A huge thank you (asante sana!) to everyone who supported Becks and I on our incredible journey to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro! All of your prayers, well-wishes and financial support enabled us to experience the trip of a lifetime. We learned Swahili words (“jambo”, “pole-pole”), drank tent tea, met new people, and learned a [...]
25Jun10
Answered prayer
Even when it doesn’t seem like it, God is always at work behind the scenes doing his thing, inviting us to trust him no matter the outcome. Yesterday a huge hurdle was jumped: bought my airline ticket for the trip – chalk up one positively answered prayer! Tried to book on-line to no avail so [...]
14Jun10
Eureka!!
No, I didn’t strike gold or find Ponce de Leon’s fabled fountain of youth, but I did discover something nearly as difficult to find: the trailhead for Mt Washington (Cascades)! While going through a box I discovered my copy of 55 Hikes around Snoqualmie Pass by Harvey Manning and Ira Spring (Photos). Directions: Take I-90 [...]
14Jun10
Ankle tendon out of groove
Went to see a foot and ankle specialist last Wednesday about my achy right ankle. Apparently, when I point my foot downward (plantarflexion) and outward (eversion), the tendons of the peroneal muscles in my right foot pop out of the groove they are supposed to stay in (officially known as Peroneal Tendon Subluxation). Often this [...]
6Jun10
Spring sprung on Saturday
Wow! Yesterday was a beautiful day to climb Mount Si….no rain and temps in the 60s. Of course, this meant quite a bit of trail traffic…from three year-olds to hikers training to climb Mount Rainier or Mount Shasta (kudos to the woman I met with the iron skillet in her pack!). And dogs of every [...]
4Jun10
Check out the bling!
Many thanks to Michelle at Switch-Itz for making seriously cool, special edition necklaces for Babes Climbing 4 Boobies! Make a donation of $25 or more (and provide contact info) and one of these sweethearts will find their way to you! And be sure to check out Michelle’s site for additional bottlecap jewelry collections!
3Jun10
Memorial Day Weekend
Neither glistening snow nor icy wind could keep bc4b and some friends (thanks Kristin and Anita!) from taking a day hike up Mt Rainier from the Paradise parking lot over Memorial Day weekend. At one point during the hike I was looking around at the winter wonderland and had to remind myself that June 1st [...]
28Apr10
Two Weekends on Mt Si
BC4B Fundraising Update Raised to date: $9,455 Left to raise: $10,545 Make a donation online! Climb Stats Name: Mt Si Elevation: 4,167 feet Total Miles: 8 miles round-trip WTA Difficulty Rating: Strenuous Trip Report Determined to not let a bulging disc stop me from training for the Kilimanjaro climb, I tackled the well-traveled Mt Si two [...]
10Feb10
Up ‘n running!
Ok, it may not be all prettied up yet, but the BC4B blog is now officially up ‘n running! Guess something good came out of my back going out on me last weekend.
