Backpacking the Northwest

Determining and using your Heart Rate Training Zones. A quick and easy method to determine your Heart Rate Training Zones, along with your Working Heart Rate is described in the example below.   Enter your age:   52 Enter Resting HR (RHR)   43 MHR =214 x (0.8*age)   172.4 Working Heart Rate WHR = [...]

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I blasted out a 30 minute HIIT session, followed on the return route with a bit of recovery and endurance pacing.   [sgpx gpx="/wp-content/uploads/gpx/02_04_13.gpx"]  

Make the most of what our weather still has to offer, Check out some cool outdoor goodies.

Large washout forces closure of Comet Falls Trail at Mount Rainier | The Adventure Guys – The News Tribune.

Be safe! Expect avalanches from our stretch of great weather in the Pacific Northwest. Sunday and Monday (and into Tuesday) A strong upper ridge should be over or just east of the region Sunday through Monday (and possibly extend into Tuesday). With freezing levels reaching 12-14,000 feet along with strong sunshine and light winds, this [...]

Today’s update states that another foot of snow has fallen in the past day and winds gusted to 50 mph. Better weather on Friday in the forecast. The two parties planned to return January 15th and 16th.

Ingredients: 1 cup of red wine (merlot or cabernet) 1 ½ cup of olive oil 1 soup spoon of fresh minced garlic 1 soup spoon of white pepper 1 soup spoon of 1 soup spoon of fresh rosemary Spring of fresh sage 1 chopped shallot ¼ cup of Dijon mustard ½ cup of fresh Italian [...]