Samantha Mastridge sez:
I am not in the habit of, uh, hiking, but I realize that this is the Northwest and that lots and lots of you like your nature not fenced in. And y’know, we’ve also got a fairly extensive, if sometimes slow and unreliable, bus system hereabouts. So why not combine the two?
Apparently it can be done. A fellow named Jay Pinyon has put together a list of hikes that can be reached by public transportation. He seems to have thought of everything, with detailed descriptions of the hikes, maps, and information on how to get home. It’s all so thorough that I feel like I’ve been there already.
The thorough introduction explains all of the reasons behind the list, along with how to be a good hiker. Make sure you take lots of pictures while you’re out there so I can see what it looks like.
This bears looking into. Getting out of town (not too far, though) is on my summer ‘to do’ list. Time to stop procrastinating on at least one thing.