Pacific Northwest Adventures : Part 1 🎥
Each month, my friends and I decide on a new challenge to face that month. The challenge can involve diet, fitness, or trying new things. We hold each other accountable, checking in and providing the extra motivation to finish the challenge. Inspired by the slowly warming pacific northwest, this month's challenge is to explore the amazing trails that we have in our own backyard. Each week we're conquering a new mountain and taking you along the way!
We started our first two trips off easy with Little Si (pronounced sigh) and Franklin Falls.
- Little Si is a 4.7 mi (7.6 km) round trip hike with 1,300 feet (396 m) elevation gain.
- Franklin Falls is a 2 mi (3.2 km) round trip hike with 400 ft (121 m) elevation gain.
Little Si, with Mt. Si in the backdrop
We stumbled upon these incredibly fluorescent flowers which seemed to attract the flies. Does anyone know what they are?
Drone selfie!
Finally at the top!!
Cliff hanger
A bit of bad Karma
Sadly, we experienced a casualty on our trip. While flying our drone, Icarus, through the forest lined streets, the drone swerved off and crashed into the trees. Ouch! 💥 Luckily it landed in the brush with only some broken propellers. I'm just grateful that it didn't crash on any of the previous flights while flying over rapids or off cliffs 😅
On the drive home we stopped at a restaurant called "XXX", named for the XXXL burgers and root beer floats (if you didn't come here for burgers you may be disappointed). The burgers are the size of your head! Each one had 4 regular sized burger patties in it. Needless to say, we gained all of the calories back from our hike :)
Thanks for following! Now get out there and enjoy the sun Steemit!
All content is original. Filmed with the GoPro Hero 5 and GoPro Karma. Edited using GoPro Quik app and Microsoft Hyperlapse.
Music credit: Hundred Miles by Yall ft. Gabriela Richardson
Haha according to the pictures the challenge definitely didn´t involve diet this month! :-D But a great way and idea to push yourselves and build each other up. You can be proud to have such a great circle of friends! Oh and nice pictures btw.
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Haha thanks! I wonder if we could organize something like this on Steemit.. some kind of monthly challenge that everyone can participate in 🤔
Great idea actually!
What a great idea to do with your mates. sounds like fun and the pictures are awesome. I feel you about the drone. We live on a the side of a steep hill in the bush and I am frequently watching hubby fly his drone off the edge and attempt to go through the trees... lets just say lucky it is pretty tough and spare parts are plentiful!
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haha agreed, as long as we avoid the water.. what kind of drone does your husband have? thanks for following!
DJI Phantom 3. Just a toy really at this stage - wanted to see how he went and if he liked it before dishing out for something serious ... no upgrading til he can fly properly :) I bought it for him so we could get footage when we are SUPing.. but yeah...no way is it going near the water... I'll have to stick a go pro on him instead I think. Pity I didn't get the Spark - same price but with obstacle detection lol
flying a drone while SUP would be impressive! I can barely stay on the board as it is....
I have a challenge for you, how about getting real and realising what actually going on around you
where's the fun in that? 😛