Category: Goals

Goals, hiking, pnw, travel

Colchuck Lake ~Gateway to the Enchantments ~Hiking in the Cascade Mountains

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Colchuck Lake has easily become a yearly favorite . The first time I ever had the privilege of doing this hike it turned into a crazy day . We had an injury in our group, we experienced bouldering for the first time , many of us ran out of water , it took us way longer then we planned  , and we met our first skinny dippers at the lake 😂 Since then, we have had so many laughs looking back at that first time. 

Here is some of the first boulders we experienced.. but stay to the right and you will find a path that makes it easy to get through.

This hike is so captivating that when you first get the glimpses of the water you are in awe that you have just stumbled on this hidden gem . It is surrounded by two of Washington’s tallest peaks ,Dragontail and Colchuck Peak. Literally, I could stay there all day ! So beautiful and the water is so clear . 

Colchuck Lake is one of the two gateways to the Enchantments. It’s an iconic hike in itself but if you want to challenge yourself more ,you can continue on to Aasgard Pass, the door to the Enchantment Core. Makes me think of a portal to another world , which now after doing Aasgards ,it actually does seem like a whole different world you step into . Look for that post later! 

Here are our stats⬇️

📍Colchuck Lake

🧭 Leavenworth, Wa

🥾 8.7 miles RT ( we came in at 10.55)

🏔️ 2342ft elevation gain ( we gained 2491)

⭐️ Stats based on AllTrails and Apple 

And now for coffee ☕️

Check out the full reel of our adventure ⬇️

And check out our post of the cutest Bavarian Starbucks we went to after our hike

Unique Starbucks in Bavarian Town of Leavenworth ~ Review
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Mystery of the Climb

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What does climbing mean to you?
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For me…There is something about each step I take on the way to the summit. There is a release of everything in my mental to do list or all the things in my life that are demanding my attention . Instead , my mind is filled with awe in all the beautiful details that I know my picture or video will not capture as accurately as I see it . Then the next step , the emptying of all my strength and full reliance on Gods strength, and constantly saying to myself “Oh my goodness , I can’t believe I’m doing this!! Praise be to God!”
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Wherever you are today in whatever journey your on , I pray that you will keep going …one step at a time. If you have any summit plans I would love to hear ..drop it in the comments below so I can be praying for you ⬇️

Goals, hiking, pnw, travel

Lake 22 Trail

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View at the summit of Lake 22

Lake 22 was one of the most beautiful hikes we did in 2024 . The pics don’t even begin to do it justice or show just how huge the rocks are…Amazing!

Stairs
This log was huge!

This trail was not at all what I expected. With the elevation being under 2000 gained I was thinking easy but it was not. It was a great workout and the views were stunning! It was rocky which I wasn’t expecting and had some bouldering .
Definitely one of my top favs!

Huge boulders
Look at how little these hikers look on one of the many rocks
Lake 22
Huge boulders
Other less traveled side of Lake 22
Best view!

The stats for this trail are ⬇️

📍 Lake 22 Trail

🧭 Granite Falls, Wa

🥾 5.9 miles RT ( we came in at 8.38)

🏔️ 1446 ft elevation gain ( we gained 1526ft)

⭐️ Stats based on AllTrails and Apple

Trail to walk around Lake 22

View on the opposite side of Lake 22

Check out our reel below ⬇️

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Resolutions Check In ⏱️

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Cultivate Planner

Resolutions checkin.. how are you doing for 2025?
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This year, I planned and scheduled a quarterly refresh of our resolutions to go along with my cultivate quarterly refresh . Yay! For already having it on the calendar 🙌 This way it lets me look at our year 3 months at a time instead of the whole 12 months at once which was great! Our family was able to see some goals we achieved for the year and to also remember what we were all working toward.
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Another fun way to stay motivated was making these vision boards with friends at the start of the year. I keep mine posted on the front door so I can see it everytime I leave . A good reminder of how I want this year to look and what I am working toward.

Vision Boards



Have you ever looked at your year as quarters or do you regularly review your goals /resolutions ? Share your tips below.. I would love to hear them.

Goals, hiking, pnw, travel

Hurricane Ridge Snowshoe

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We were able to finally make it to Hurricane Ridge ✨The trail has eluded us for a few trips due to closures. The drive up was beautiful .The parking lot was quickly filling so once we parked , we geared up and set out on the trail . There were already several groups of snowshoers on the trail so plan to go early .


The trail was absolutely beautiful! Trees covered in snow and really perfect conditions when we started. After we let the more popular turnaround point to continue to the summit , the snow became softer and was harder to navigate with just spikes so we changed to snowshoes.The snow became less packed and even with snowshoes there was still some post holeing making it difficult to climb . The path was also getting hard to see because the snow was covering tracks and even with navigation it was difficult. With white out conditions, we turned around about 1/2 mile from summit . Sometimes knowing when to turn around is one of the hardest decisions when you are so close .



Trail Stats ⬇️
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📍 Hurricane Ridge
🧭 Deming , Wa
🥾 3.4 miles RT ( we came in at 4.58 )
🏔️ 826 ft elevation gain ( we gained 758 )
⭐️ Stats based on AllTrails and Apple


Hurricane Ridge is in avalanche terrain, so it is best to check the NWAC avalanche forecast before venturing out (updated every night at 6pm).

Check out our Snowshoe at Artist Point ~ Mt. Baker ⬇️

Artist Point Snowshow ~ Mt.Baker
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Goals

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All starts with first spending time with God ❤️

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Columbia Gorge Hiking ~Shepperd’s Dell

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View from the path ❤️

Shepperd’s Dell was one of the little stops on the Columbia Gorge that we literally could have driven right past and missed out on all this beauty!

Beautiful path to the bottom
Views from the bottom are priceless
View from road


I’m so thankful a friend told us about the trail from the road and that we stopped. It is a very short short hike down a beautiful path to the waterfall❤️ A bonus looking back up at the bridge and path .. I felt like we were in a whole different world

Check out our reel below and follow us for more adventures ❤️

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Prayer Journal

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One of my favorite gifts this year ❤️
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It has several things that I love . Prayer prompts for every day of each month, list of those I’m praying for , things I’ve learned this month , a place to record favorite passages, spiritual and personal goals ,answered prayers and what I’ve learned this month. It’s a great way to document my prayer life and see how God is moving over the year .
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One of my favorite things to do is to look back and see how God has answered prayer request that sometimes are months or years in the making.
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Do you use a prayer journal? I would love to hear what you use .. and If so, what’s your favorite thing about it?Drop a comment below ⬇️

Family activity, Gathered thoughts, Goals, New Years

Hello 2025 🎆

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Happy New Year!! I can hardly believe today is the first day of a brand New Year, can you? With it comes fresh new opportunities to do things differently then we have done, make goals and take chances , dream big and try again .

We love New Years Resolutions and getting to create new ones while we also reflect on the ones from the past year . Our family loves to take the time on New Years Eve or New Years Day to review our resolutions from the previous year and mark through what we accomplished or completed. We also love to make our resolutions for the New Year . We take time to think through trips we want to take , character traits we are working on , adventures , a new skill we want to learn or projects we want to complete.

We always do the following categories when we make resolutions ⬇️

Each Family Member has their own space for resolutions

Home

Family

Marriage

Now that we have been doing this since our kids were little, they look forward to it each year . It’s fun to see the resolutions they come up with for themselves and a fun opportunity to cheer when they mark through them .

Here is a breakdown of each of the categories ⬇️

The family ones are things we would like to do as a family this coming year . They include serving together , trips we want to take and family adventures or connection times .

The marriage one is good to put yearly goals we want to do for our marriage. For example, an intentional study together or getaways for the year ahead. Putting those goals on the calender has been such a blessing the past few years in us actually doing them.

The Home one is great for projects that we are planning on for the next year. We put things like completing our yard, selling a car or new windows.

Your turn❤️ Do you make resolutions for the New Years? If so , what are some of yours? Do you have a special way of doing them ? I would love to hear all about what works for you and your family .

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Family Adventure ~ Little Si

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We were up early to try to beat the crowds and were so thankful when we pulled in a little after 8am and there was still parking! Yay! Praise God!

The trail starts steep but then levels out for a bit where you almost think ,”where is the elevation gain? “ Oh no worries .. the last part of the hike is all elevation.

Be on the lookout for rock climbers also. We saw several sets of them ascending the rock face which was very cool.

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As you get closer to the summit you will have some rock scrambling so trekking poles are super helpful especially coming down.

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When you come to the top clearing you are met on the left side with a stunning view( top picture on this post) ! In fact it may be our favorite view even more then the summit!

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Then you climb a little more and are on the summit of Little Si. Mt.Si is behind you and the whole Snoqualmie Valley is in front of you .

Such a fun family hike! It took us about 3 hours round trip and we logged just over 4.5 miles on our Apple Watch.