Park Butte Fire Lookout
Spending the night in a historic fire lookout in the North Cascades — one of the most memorable nights of the year.
Adventures
Trip notes, routes, and small musings from the outdoors. PNW mostly — trails, mountains, water.
Biking the Sunrise Road
Biking the closed road up to Sunrise at Mount Rainier — 14 miles of uninterrupted mountain, no cars, and more elevation than we expected.
Tour de Lopez 2026
An annual bike ride on Lopez Island — 30 miles, 9 people, one campsite on the beach, and a ferry that made an unscheduled stop for someone who almost didn't make it.
SheJumps x Ikon Pass: Coming Back to the Mountain
After injuries, financial barriers, and a year in rehab, a scholarship program gave me more than ski access. It gave me belonging.
First time on a banked velodrome
I spent three hours riding in circles at the Jerry Baker Velodrome for a King County Metro ad campaign. It was terrifying. I appear for approximately 21 seconds.
Seafair Triathlon
Seattle's only triathlon, in Lake Washington at Seward Park. I did the super sprint in 2024 as Baker cross-training and the full sprint in 2025 as a spine recovery milestone. Doing it again in 2026.
Summiting Mt. Baker with SheJumps
My first mountaineering experience: six months of training, a fundraiser at a wine bar, and an alpine start at 4am with eight other women on a glaciated volcano.