The Adventure Guys
We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about  adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com

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The Adventure Guys
The inside story on outside recreation for South Puget Sound and beyond
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Eating our way through the outdoors
Posted by Craig Hill @ 08:47:49 pm

Jeff and I teamed up to write a story about our favorite food stops after a day in the outdoors.

No fine dining here. Just fine burgers, fries, shakes and cherry pie a la mode (Twede's famous pie pictured to the right).

Check it out and see if your favorite was included. If not let us know about your favorite. We'd love to check it out.

(Picture by Drew Perine)

Categories: Craig Hill, Cycling, Backpacking, Fishing, Mountaineering, Mount Rainier, Surfing, Hunting, Hiking, Adventure Guys, Skiing/Snowboarding, Olympic National Park, Mount St. Helens, Mail Bag, Paddling and rowing, Running, Sailing, Camping, Triathlon, Shellfishing, Wildlife Viewing
Did you ever ride the red coach to Mount Rainier?
Posted by Jeff Mayor @ 11:55:38 am

I was at Mount Rainier Monday afternoon to see the donation to the park of the 1937 Kenworth Touring Motor Coach by Gig Harbor men Art Redford and Frank Pupo.

There were 50 some park visitors, family, friends and park staff on hand when the big red coach pulled in front of the old gas station in Longmire.

The coach was used to bring park visitors from Tacoma and Seattle from 1937 to 1962.

Dean J. Koepfler / The News Tribune file Otis Hay, a retired firefighter from Tacoma and former driver for the Rainier National Park Company enjoyed seeing the 1937 vintage Kenworth that was park in front of Paradise Inn when it reopened in May 2008. Hay used to drive sheparding tourist from Tacoma to the mountain.

I have to admit it was pretty neat seeing the gleaming red vehicle park in front of the gas station.

I’m planning to do a story about the coach at a later date, but I need some help. Did your grandparents or parents ever ride the coach to the park? Did they work for the company that ran the coach and other vehicles to the park?

If so, I would love to talk to them for my story. Contact me at 253-597-8640 or jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com.

Categories: Jeffrey P. Mayor, Mount Rainier, Adventure Guys