Up at 6 am to start this sunny day off right. Ate a light breakfast and headed out to pick some items at Costco. Once back home, I attached the bike rack to the car and loaded up all the bikes to head to Enatai Bach Park to start a trip on the I-90 trail heading towards the city. We road partially across I-90 bridge westerly bound. Once we got to Mercer Island the trail was detoured onto a busy road that we didn’t feel comfortable with the kids to be on. So we turned back around and headed home. On the way back I ordered pizza, so that it would be delivered home about the same time we arrived. It was perfect timing; the pizza was delivered 1 minute after we got there.

After eating, I watched Gravity Falls with the kids and took a nap with a cat on my lap. 

Before sunset, I prepped the fire pit for tonight’s fire. Tonight, we have roasted marshmallows!

Once the kids went inside to go to bed, I stayed up watching the fire go down and the stars go across the sky. I’m reading Tales of the South Pacific. A book I have been reading on and off for a few years. I just need to finish it. I enjoy reading it, but I get seduced by technical training manuals and start reading those instead. I attempted to cheat by watching Rogers & Hammerstein South Pacific, but I can’t get over the no picture (blank screen) intro (just instrumental soundtrack) and some very distracting colour filters they used. It pulls me away from the story and I can’t stop thinking if it is a sinking issue or tv problem. I just lose focus away from the movie and try to figure out the meaning of the colour changes in the scene. What does it mean? I just can’t finish watching it and I love watching Rogers & Hammerstein movies. The Sound of Music is on my Top 10 list of favourite movies.

Progress Report: Since I have made the decision to take a picture of the day, I have been getting outside more as intended. I will be pushing myself to take more pictures like I used to. I do go out on hikes and camping trips, I just stopped taking a picture or two of the trips. Since the days are getting warmer and have a minivan, I will be taking more trips.

☀️ 62°F – 43°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Gorgeous day in the PNW. Sadly, I spent most of the day indoors working. I started my online journal up again, but this time including a picture from the day.  Hopefully, it will push me to go outside and do more.

☀️ 40°F – 38°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Getting used to the time change. I do like having more daylight hours when I am awake, especially in the summer. Not sure what I will do this weekend, I might just stay home and work on my bike. I want to take it out on the trail after work.

🌦️ 50°F – 40°F 🙂 | Seattle 

My plans to start the month strong were hampered by illness. We are all better now except for me. But with a good rest tonight I should be good to go for tomorrow.

I tested the satellite test yesterday and it worked, it is messy, and I have only 160-character limit per message. If I use this in the field, I will need to get creative because of the limitation.

This is going to be a short article so I may get some rest.

Not sure if I will bring back my short daily journal log as I did before.

It has been a year to this day since I have stopped updating this site. A lot has changed, and my life has become more of a routine. This is not a bad thing. It gives me more time to do things I like to do.

My hiking / camping trips have been stopped since September of last year. My car’s transmission died and having it replaced was a mess. I got my car back at the beginning of the year none functioning. I ordered a new car a week ago and now I’m on a waiting list to get one. They gave me a six-to-twelve-month ETA. In the meantime, we are looking to purchase a clunker. It just needs to last a year at most. Once we get one, I will be able to gain access to the mountains and do some winter camping.

I have been working on a side project on being able to post to this blog via Satellite when I am out of mobile phone range. Going to start testing out the system tomorrow at the earliest. So, if you see some strange posts, they will most likely be the test.

I will also be testing out converting the text to voice for a podcast. It will be an automated process at first, then move to me simply talking on a mic. This week I will start to slowly role out articles on local hikes and what I have done to change my habit to a healthier living. I’m going to start cutting back on sugar this week. I am expecting to develop a headache because of it. I will explain more in another article on why and how.

Purchased more home improvements stuff. I should be able to complete a few more things in the house. Nice sunny afternoon, Had heavy rain throughout the morning. Should have no rain for a few days.

🌦️ 56°F – 40°F 🙂 |🟡| Seattle

My new MTB full face helmet arrived today. It looks good. Fully adjustable and I should be able to wear a beanie with the helmet. Can’t wait to get out to hit the road or mountains.

🌧️ 55°F – 44°F 🙂 |🟢| Seattle

It rained all day today. Dark and gloomy like what people think Seattle is year-round. Did my normal routine at home. Worked and did laundry. After I picked up the kids at school, we played Animal Crossing together and ate dinner.

🌧️ 52°F – 45°F 🙂 |🟢| Seattle

Drove to the office to work from there. I saw 5 other people there. Even talked to two of them. I need to find something to read during my lunch break. I just sit there looking down through the window watching people walking around.

🌧️ 46°F – 32°F 🙂 |🟢| Seattle