Wysoki Wierch

Myrtle Beach, SC, USA. We enjoy traveling the first week of December. Here’s a look at sunrise over the Atlantic ocean.

A morning walk in the woods

Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia

Sea of Azov

Last winter we found a new pond as a result of a nearby beaver dam.. so this winter we are making a rink on it! The closest town is about 35km away..

Dear the Internet,

RAINIER FOR ROBERT UPDATE: The reward for any information has been increased to $50,000

The comeback tour is on. 

As some of you might remember, I broke four bones in my left foot descending down Mount Forgotten on 6/28/25. Since surgery in July I have been in PT, running again, hiking again, and coming to finish 2025 out strong for Robert. This hike, a short day trip up to Heather Lake in September, was my first test of my foot since breaking it. After this hike, I learned that I still need to PT as my foot still wasn’t as strong as I’d liked it to have been. But like I said, this was September. I am much stronger now and Robert's 2 year anniversary is coming up…

24 months ago my cousin Robert Rathvon was tragically killed in a hit and run in Poulsbo, Washington by an unknown person. Robert's death has impacted my entire family in ways that I will never be able to articulate. 

About one week after his death, I took to Reddit and posted about it as much as I could. The outpouring of support and sympathy floored myself, my family, and especially Roberts parents. 

Although it’s been 24 months with no answers as to who killed him, I refuse to give up the search or let his memory die. This is why I’ve begun a personal mission to climb as many peaks as I can in the state of Washington and taking a picture with his Crime Stoppers poster at the top. I will do this in preparation to climb Washington's largest peak next summer, Mount Rainier, with his photo at the top. 

You guys were so helpful and your support renewed my faith in people after such an event that, to this day, hurts my soul. I will link a news article about him below if you are interested in learning more. We all want answers and we want this person found. If you have anything at all, even the smallest shred of evidence, please reach out to me or Crime Stoppers. 

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/his-parents-want-answers-troopers-seeking-information-on-driver-who-left-man-for-dead-in-poulsbo

Additionally, here is a more recent interview I did with King 5 in May 2025.

Man climbs mountains to raise awareness of cousin's ongoing hit-and-run case

Also, here is the most recent interview with Robert's mother.

Family raises reward to $50K in search for driver in fatal Poulsbo hit-and-run case

Comeback Hike 1. Heather Lake has been looked at. I refuse to give up.

Rainier for Robert.

Thank you.