We did the PTC!
The Belle Brigade is a relay team of walkers made up of women military veterans.
Read More We did the PTC!Author: Crystal M. Trulove
storyteller, thinker, worker, lover, student, mother, dreamer, achiever
Graduation and other updates
I am so late in telling you, but Tara graduated from college!!! Yes, in June my kiddo received their Bachelor of Science in Geology. I am very very proud of my baby for sticking with it and doing all the work to make it happen in the end. It took six years and there is […]
Read More Graduation and other updatesGoat Lake and Jordan Basin
It was our last day and I pushed through the pain in my feet to keep going.
Read More Goat Lake and Jordan BasinSmoky Old Snowy
See that? No, you don’t, because of the smoke.
Read More Smoky Old SnowyPCT and Cispus Pass
On our second day we continued to climb in elevation and into the heart of the Goat Rocks Wilderness.
Read More PCT and Cispus PassReturn to the mountains
The trailhead is at about 4000 feet elevation and we climbed about 1700 feet that day in only 4.5 miles.
Read More Return to the mountainsInto the smoke and out again
My brother told me that the skies over Montana have been swathed in wildfire smoke for a long time.
Read More Into the smoke and out againBruce and Nephew
The speed at which she was ready to take me up on my offer and the multiple times she double-checked, “Do you really mean it?” let me know that I had offered a real gift.
Read More Bruce and NephewRainier Days 2021
Have you ever been to a small-town parade? They are completely unlike big parades, and have an irresistible charm.
Read More Rainier Days 2021Dangling in the trees
I nearly had a panic attack looking at it, but I knew it was my only way out.
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Conscious Engagement 