Today’s plan of making butter has been postponed till tomorrow. Got caught up on cleaning and organizing the kids rooms.  Did manage to go swimming with my son. He is becoming a good swimmer.

🌤️ 84°F – 54°F 🙂 | Seattle

Had a relaxing Sunday. Spent the day watching tv, playing video games, swimming with the kids. For dinner I roasted a chicken. Tomorrow I will make some butter by hand. Hope it goes well.

☀️ 78°F – 51°F 🙂 | Seattle

Woke up sore from yesterday’s hike. Cleaned and put away my gear. Went through my photos I took on the trip. Stayed mostly active to keep my soreness to a minimum.

☁️ 73°F – 58°F ☺️ | Seattle

Got up at 2:30 am and started my drive 30 minutes later to Concrete WA to hike up to Park Butte Fire Lookout. The hike was incredible. Every section spectacular.  Hiked for 12 hours. Saw a few Marmots and found 3 geocaches on the way.

🌦️ 68°F – 53°F 🙂 | ParkButte

Almost have my kit together for my Friday trip. Change of plans. Going to hike up in the north cascades near Mt Hood. Will need to leave by 3 am the latest. Should be a fun hike. Planning to stay there till sunset.

🌤️ 91°F – 58°F 🙂 | Seattle

Found a spot for Friday’s hike. Wrote up a pack list so I can keep the load light.  Need to print out a map and mark waypoints on the GPS. Might treat myself by bringing hotdogs to cook for lunch. Departure from home will be 4am Friday.

🌤️ 85°F – 60°F 🙂 | Seattle

Started my Autumn cleaning. Cleaned out all my unwanted clothing. My first round produced two kitchen bags worth.  Tomorrow I will do another  pass and clear out all my electronics and cables.

🌤️ 89°F – 56°F 🙂 | Seattle

Cleared off my desk and started to do research on locations to hike. A few trails are opening. My plan is to go solo hiking on Fridays in remote areas in Washington State to minimize exposure to people. I have an inReach communicator. Might turn on the beacon and let people track me on a website or twitter. 

🌤️ 85°F – 56°F 🙂 | Seattle