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A couple of months ago I went to see the Old 97’s. Rhett Miller is the lead singer and main songwriter for them. This time (Wed, June 21st) he was traveling solo with just his acoustic guitar. The Old 97’s have been in Portland recording songs for an upcoming album Read more…
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Sam and I went to see the imaginatively named group, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, for three nights this past weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights). They’re calling this their “Residency Tour”, a joking reference to bands who set up shop in places like Las Vegas and just play Read more…
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Eels (not “The Eels”) have been making music since the mid-90’s but this (Wed, June 14th, 2023) was the first time I’ve seen them in concert. They played a sold out show at the Neptune Theatre, which is one of the nicer venues in Seattle’s U-District. There’s not a lot Read more…
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Jackie Greene has been touring for over twenty years and I believe I’ve seen him at least three or four times now. You could describe his music as Americana/Roots Rock with maybe some Blues thrown in for good measure. It’s hard to know why some artists become huge stars and Read more…
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Blanca Lake is a great hike to a great destination with an unfortunate couple of streams crossing the forest service road leading to the trailhead that keeps washing the road out. You reach the trailhead by taking Highway 2 to Beckler River Road, just past Skykomish, and then stay on Read more…
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I did my first overnight backpacking trip of the year on Thursday/Friday of this week…and ended up camping in the first rain in weeks. Go figure… If you search WTA.org for Jade Lake you won’t find a hike by that name. To reach Jade Lake you’ll hike the East Fork Read more…
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Tuesday I hiked a portion of the Meadow Creek trail. I’ve done this a few times but the last time was almost a year ago, June 25th of last year to be exact. I was curious to see where the snow started because last year I ran into heavy snow Read more…
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Lake Isabel is one of those hikes that you tell people about and then tell them not to try it. I’ll say the same thing. It’s not that it’s particularly dangerous but there is no maintained trail and if you don’t know where you’re going then you could wander around Read more…
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The trailhead for the Greider Lakes is in the Spada Basin Watershed, which is managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. This means there are some special rules and the area is closed at times, mainly during the winter. Really the only thing to know though is that Read more…
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The Iron Goat Trail is a completely different hike than is normal for me. This is more of a long walk through an area with historical significance than it is a real hike. That said, it’s an odd interpretive walk in that most of these types of family walks are Read more…