Snowed throughout the morning . Me and the kids ran outside to run in the snow. Didn’t stick but was fun anyways. Not feeling good. I think I caught a cold. Finished the workday and took a nap.
🌨️ 39°F – 36°F 🤒 |🔴| Seattle
Journal – 19122021
Started the morning off right by breaking down a fallen tree in the alley way with a chain saw. Just need to split the pieces and stack them for firewood. Spent the rest of the day resting and watching TV.
☀️ 47°F – 38°F 🙂 |🟢| Seattle
Journal – 18122021
My new toilet arrived today. I installed it right away. It is glorious. We are now back to a two toilet household. Working out a way to do a live video feed to YouTube for a bike trip to the snow covered mountains. GPS overlay would be cool.
🌧️ 51°F – 38°F 🙂 |🟢| Seattle
Journal – 17122021
Organized my outdoor equipment into four groupings. Biking, Hiking, Camping, and General. Should make it easier for me to pack up quickly and get outdoors. Practiced using Gaia on the tables to plan trips. Love this app.
☁️ 49°F – 37°F 🙂 |🟡| Seattle
Journal – 16122021
I took a drive around the neighborhood after I dropped the kids off at school this morning. I haven’t driven around the area for a while. Houses were decorated nicely for the holiday season.
🌧️ 47°F – 38°F 🙂 |🟡| Seattle
Journal – 15122021
Last night’s Christmas party was fun and the food was amazing. A very classy joint. Stayed up late. This morning was a bit rough, but work was very manageable. Going to bed early to catchup on sleep.
🌧️ 45°F – 37°F 🙂 |🟢| #Seattle
Journal – 14122021
Feeling 100% again. Work is incredibly busy right now but getting through it. Not feeling stressed. Tonight it the company’s Christmas Party at an expensive steak house. Should be fun!
🌧️ 41°F – 33°F 🙂 |🟡| Seattle
Journal – 13122021
Had to take a day off from work to recover from yesterday’s excursion. My neck and back was sore and couldn’t sit for very long. So I took the rest of the day laying on the couch and resting.
🌧️ 42°F – 37°F 😐 |🟡| Seattle
Journal – 12122021
I went on a bike trip to see if I would be able to get to Carter Creek Campsite from Rattle Snake Lake. Rattle Snake had a light dusting of snow with a temperature of 38°F. Hit the trail before sunrise ( 7:15am). The trail was wet but easily ridable. Trail conditions become icy and snow passed Garcia. Snow gradually gets deeper from Garcia (1 inch) to Alice Creek Campground (16 inches). Once I reached Alice Creek I had to turn around because both main batteries died. My reserve power can only power one motor. It struggled going through 16 inches of snow. I had to hike down a mile before I was able to ride the bike. The gears and derailer iced up and was difficult to peddle. Once I got to a lower altitude and the snow levels decrease to 8 inches the gears started work again. Was on full electric power 2.5 miles away from Alice Creek. Reserve power dropped to 5 percent passing Ragnar. Changed to low assist and started to peddle once again. Power completely cut off a fourth of a mile away from Rattle Snake Lake. Was completely on peddle power to get to the car.
Over all I had a blast. Only crashed 3 times, but fell into soft snow. I was not able to make it to my goal of Carter Creek ( 1 mile past Alice Creek). There would be no way to make it to either campsite with a trailer and camping gear. I will need to find another place to winter camp.
🌨️38°F – 32°F 🙂 |🟢| NorthBend
Journal – 11122021
Prepped the bike for a trip up Iron Horse Trail. Want to see if I can make it up to the camp site. I should encounter snow on the way up. Not sure the dept of the snow but it should be fun.
🌦️ 49°F – 39°F 🙂 |🟢| Seattle
Life in the Pacific NW 