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Exploring: Skyline Divide

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, July 24, 2021
This hike ranks at the top of my list if not as my favorite hike here in the Mount Baker Wilderness.  There is no bad hike here but there is something about this one.  The first two miles are through a heavily shaded forest thick with ferns.  It invites mystery and contemplative moods as if I've stepped into a world with fairies and...

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Golfing Mini Series

By Leslie Parks - Friday, July 23, 2021
 Job, John and I were out trying the private frisbee golf course south east of Bellingham when I was invited to join Job on his cross country move from Maine to California.  He had applied to become an IT in the Coast Guard and was on the list for the Petaluma Training Center.  It was to be a seven month course which required...

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Exploring: Hannegan Peak

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, July 10, 2021
There is a customer that comes through not daily but at least once a week and we share hikes that are open.  He informed me that Hannegan pass was open and so I knew we needed to check it out asap.  It is always exciting when the high mountain hikes open up.  When the kids were little we had tried this hike but...

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Exploring: Church Mountain

By Leslie Parks - Sunday, July 04, 2021
Located in the Northern Cascades along the Mount Baker Highway, Church Mountain was a delight to hike.  We took our time since no hike should be rushed.  Instead it should be savored like a fine wine so as to enjoy it.  It's an 8 mile hike with 3900 feet of elevation gain that moves through lush forests, wild flower meadows and left over...

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