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Switchback City: June 2016
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Latest New Hike (8/17/2016). Central Cascades - Stevens Pass West. 2:00 (1:15 up, :45 down). Driving Directions from Seattle. Take I-5 North to either I-90 East or WA-520 East (depending on where you're located in the city; WA-520 East is a toll road). From there, take I-405 North to WA-522 East (exit 23). Continue on WA-522 East until US-2 East toward Wenatchee. As you approach the city of Gold Bar, WA, turn left on 1st Street (honestly best to type. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Better Luck Next Year.
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Switchback City: November 2015
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Latest New Hike (8/17/2016). 50 (:25 up, :25 down). Driving Directions from Seattle. I-90 East to Exit 47 (Denny Creek/Tinkham Road). Turn left (North) and cross over the freeway. After about a quarter mile turn right at the stop sign onto Forest Road 58. After another quarter mile, turn left (signs for Franklin Falls). Continue for about 2.5 miles and take a left just after the Denny Creek Campground to arrive at the trailhead. Issaquah Alps - Squak Mountain. 2:30 (1:30 up, 1:00 down).
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Switchback City: Poo Poo Point (Chirico Trail)
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Latest New Hike (8/17/2016). Poo Poo Point (Chirico Trail). Issaquah Alps - Tiger Mountain. 40 (1:00 up, :40 down). Driving Directions from Seattle. I-90 East to Exit 17 (Front Street). Turn right (South) on to Front Street and take it through old downtown Issaquah. Approximately 3 miles from I-90, you will see a large gravel parking lot on your left for parking. It is located next to the paraglider landing field. Victory Beverage: Bad Jimmy's Brewing Company - Cucumber Lime Blonde (Seattle, WA).
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Switchback City: About
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Latest New Hike (8/17/2016). Having grown up in the suburbs of Chicago and living in the flat plains of the Midwest, I didn't have many options to hike trails or traverse mountains. It was a great change of pace when my fianc. E (Brittany; of "B Score") and I (Dan; of "D Score") moved to Seattle in 2014 and discovered the vast opportunities for hiking here in the "Great Pacific Northwest" (said in Sean Connery's voice, for your entertainment). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Poo Poo Point (Chirico Trail).
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Switchback City: May 2016
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Latest New Hike (8/17/2016). Snoqualmie - North Bend Area. 3:30 (2:15 up, 1:15 down). Driving Directions from Seattle. I-90 East to Exit 32 (436th Ave SE). Turn left on to 436th Ave SE and take it for about 0.5 mi. Turn left on to SE North Bend Way for 0.3 miles and then turn right on to SE Mount Si Road. Follow this road for about 2 miles. Entrance and parking lot to the trailhead is on the left. There is ample parking in the lot. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Better Luck Next Year.
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Switchback City: Victory Beverages
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Latest New Hike (8/17/2016). Gig Harbor, WA. Bad Jimmy's Brewing Company. Lunch Break India Session Ale. Diamond Knot Brewing Company. Fa La La La La. Hood RIver, OR. Semi Sweet Hard Cider. Silver City Brewing Company. Ziggy Zoggy Summer Lager. Two Beers Brewing Company. Day Hike Session Ale. Big Cog Double IPA. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Measures the incline of a hike. Essentially let's you know how bad your legs will be burning. Poo Poo Point (Chirico Trail). Better Luck Next Year.
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Switchback City: Past Hikes
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Latest New Hike (8/17/2016). Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Poo Poo Point (Chirico Trail). Chula Vista, CA. Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Olympic Peninsula Northern Coast. Olympic National Park Pass. Central Cascades Stevens Pass West. Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Snoqualmie North Bend Area. Coal Creek Falls (W2/C3/C4). Issaquah Alps Cougar Mountain. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Better Luck Next Year.
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What Common Rejections from Publishers Really Mean | Juggling Writer
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. Living life through words and balls. Nagging Wives, Foolish Husbands. Misty Me and Me. A Reason to Kill. What Common Rejections from Publishers Really Mean. June 14, 2015. I’m really good at getting rejected. With almost 1,000 rejections to my name, I know everything there is to know about being told we don’t want to publish this piece of trash. After analyzing all my rejections and evaluating some common trends, I’ve learned how to read a rejection. S...
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The Millions : Magical Thinking: Talent and the Cult of Craft - The Millions
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Books & Reviews. Magical Thinking: Talent and the Cult of Craft. Posted at 6:00 am on November 18, 2014 48. In August 1954, just months after he graduated from Harvard, John Updike. Had his first story accepted by. He was 22 years old. Three years after that, having spent a year studying drawing in England and two years as a staff writer at. Updike was an excellent student — all A’s from 7th to twelfth grade,. Notes in his recent biography,. Yet from 1957, when he left the staff at. Along with two stor...
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