Category Archives: Adventures

Take a Hike in the Andes: a virtual walk

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Jim Tanner

The Fitness and and Wellness subcommittee is bringing back the popular Skyline Virtual Walk. Among the many “walks” we have taken in the past are the Oregon Trail, Route 66, and the Pacific Crest Trail. For those of you who … Continue reading →

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Standing Up Floating Across the Roof of the World

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Jim deMaine

ByArt Thiel in the Post Alley Newsletter Drive east from Seattle on I-90 and take a left at Missoula, MT. Head due north for about 1,700 miles. Then, theoretically, you could dip the front wheels into the Arctic Ocean’s once-mysterious … Continue reading →

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Gig Harbor Sailor: A Second Solo Circumnavigation Around the World

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Jim deMaine

By Ted Olinger Once you become the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone under your own power — 41,196 miles of rowing solo across the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans, then pedaling a bicycle across and scaling mountains over … Continue reading →

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