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Off-Season Conditioning

Posted on February 26, 2020March 24, 2020by Gabby

If you have any big hikes or summits planned for this summer, keeping your body in hiking shape through winter can be tough! Here’s some tips that help me.

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Bluebird Day at Skyline Lake

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020by Gabby

I am a woman about simple pleasures. Dunking bread into soup. Pedicures. And bluebird days in the snow. Ain’t life grand?

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Sun Mountain Trails: Kraule-View Ridge Loop

Posted on February 5, 2020February 5, 2020by Gabby

In Winthrop is the famous Sun Mountain Lodge. Amongst other lodge-y amenities, the lodge offers some stunning snowshoe and xc-skiing trails. We decided to check out their snowshoe trails when in Winthrop for MLK weekend.

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Pearrygin Lake State Park Snowshoe

Posted on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020by Gabby

The boyfriendo’s family recently moved to Winthrop. Knowing what an outdoor city Winthrop is year-round, I was thrilled for a chance to visit!

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Two Seasons of Lake Twentytwo

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020by Gabby

Thie weekend, I did something I don’t usually do–I repeated a hike. But this time, there was snow!

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Lake Keechelus Snowshoe

Posted on February 13, 2019April 9, 2019by Gabby

Chances are, if you’ve crossed from western Washington to Eastern Washington, you’ve driven past Lake Keechelus. I-90 is on the shores of Lake Keechelus, and in summer is a barren pond littered with tree stumps everywhere. But in winter? 

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What Snowshoes to Buy?

Posted on February 6, 2019April 9, 2019by Gabby

Anything MSR. Now hit the trail! In reality, snowshoe shopping isn’t quite that easy–here’s the best way to determine what snowshoes to buy for use in the PNW. 

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REI Moonlight Snowshoe: Tronsen Meadow

Posted on January 30, 2019January 4, 2020by Gabby

After one successful REI guided snowshoe, I decided to book another*. This time, I wanted to go at night. Nighttime snowshoeing looks gorgeous, but I know myself well enough to know I’d be terrified of a wolf or cougar attack at all times. A large group of women led by professional guides sounded the safest […]

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REI Guided Snowshoe Expedition to Lanham Lake

Posted on December 20, 2018January 4, 2020by Gabby

A little after 8AM on a sunny Saturday, we departed. A gang of strangers in a cozy van set off from the Alderwood Mall REI towards Stevens Pass, with a van full of gear and guides experienced at driving in the snow. It was the beginning of a great day!

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Commonwealth Basin Snowshoe

Posted on February 28, 2018January 4, 2020by Gabby

I had the brilliant idea to do a romantic Valentine’s snowshoe instead of an expensive dinner with the boyfriendo. Romantic, it was not. Adventurous? Perhaps. 

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