by Lauren Magnee | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was a rough night. Fortunately, I didn’t hear any rodents, but I was so hot, I kept sticking to my sleeping bag and couldn’t sleep.It rained a lot last night, but it was dry this morning. We started hiking at 8:20 AM. I predicted we would finish the...
by Lauren Magnee | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last night, we learned our summit sunrise reservation for this morning was cancelled due to winter weather. We were disappointed, but appreciated getting more sleep. After awaking to loud birds, we packed up our stuff and walked to a nearby stand for açai bowls. As we...
by Lauren Magnee | Nov 28, 2019 | Running
I was dreading this morning’s race because I haven’t been running. It’s a “fun run,” but I still wanted to do my best. It was cold, but sunny. Despite the low temperature, there were a lot of people. It’s encouraging to see more...
by Lauren Magnee | Aug 11, 2019 | Hiking
I had a rough night. We kept hearing an animal gnawing in the walls. It was probably just a mouse, but I was scared. One time, it sounded so close that we jumped out of bed and searched the room with a headlamp. We ate biscuits and gravy and fruit salad for breakfast....
by Lauren Magnee | Aug 10, 2019 | Hiking
Reminiscent of our recent bike tour, we got another late start to our weekend trip. We ate a disappointing breakfast at Paradox Cafe. Packing this morning took longer than I expected (it always does). Then, I filled up the gas tank and stopped for Doe Donuts. We...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 29, 2019 | Cycling
I like the idea of camping more than I actually like camping. I like comfortable mattresses, hot showers, and a toilet in the next room. I’m sure other bike tourists would consider that blasphemous, but I want to relax after a long day of cycling. And that does...
by John Miskey | Jul 29, 2019 | Cycling
With the bike tour officially ending and our bikes locked up on the rack on the back of my car, I decided to wait until we got home to document my final thoughts about the trip. That, and we also spent the entire day walking Port Townsend, finding geocaches, eating at...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 25, 2019 | Cycling
We had set an alarm for 7:30 AM, but we both woke up before then, so we watched an episode of “Stranger Things.” We ate snacks and leftover Indian food for breakfast and packed up our stuff. After finding a geocache in the park across from the Airbnb, we...
by John Miskey | Jul 24, 2019 | Cycling
It was a great day for a rest day in Bremerton. We casually awoke around 9:00 am to the sun shining, which helped improve my first skewed impression of this small coastal city. We decided to take a walk to a small cafe called The Manette Daily which is just on the...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 23, 2019 | Cycling
We woke to an alarm at 6:30 AM and walked out to the lobby for a continental breakfast. I assumed the waffles, bread, and English muffins were not vegan, so I chose cereal and John chose oatmeal and prepared our powdered coconut milk. After eating, we returned to our...
