
Two years ago, I decided—last minute, of course—to tackle a solo hike up Mount Rainier. To say I was unprepared would be an understatement. I drove up to Ashford, WA, from my Airbnb in Vancouver, in a rented Turo car, and checked into Whittaker's Historic Bunkhouse Motel. The timing was less than ideal; the first heavy snowfall of the season hit just as…
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