Month: October 2015

With Lone Cone Mountain in my past, it was time to move. Onward to Victoria.  However, for this journey, I would not be alone... Francesca, a young Spanish traveler offered to come along for the ride to Victoria and split the gas.  I thanked myself later for saying "yes" because we had a wonderful car … Continue reading Day 25 – September 26, 2015

Today is the day! Not a cloud was in the sky,and it was therefore time to conquer Lone Cone!!! So up I went... In the first stage, I meandered through a lush, old-growth temperate rainforest with massive red cedars. You don't see in the pictures, but the path was MUDDY and my legs were caked … Continue reading Day 24 – September 24, 2015

Surprise, surprise... still raining!!! Lone Cone would just have to wait another day for my ascent. After saying goodbye to the Germans, I went into town for groceries, more art-gallery cruising and cabin-fever relief. While I was returning to the island, something miraculous happened ... The rain had stopped! Most importantly, the peak of Lone … Continue reading Day 23 – September 24, 2015

Slowwwwwwww day. I had a first-hand look at life in a temperate rainforest - the rain was unrelenting and came down hard all day. I decided NOT to hike Lone Cone Mountain, but remain indoors near the fireplace and get caught up on my reading. After awhile I started to get antsy, so I hopped on the … Continue reading Day 22 – September 23, 2015