This is part two to my 2024 highlights, you might call it the behind-the-scenes to my outdoorsy adventures. It includes time spent with family and friends, along with completed knitting projects that brought joy to my year. Oh, and lots of good food. Recap posts like this are a great way to appreciate all that…
I am off for winter break and not traveling so I have this little game I like to play called, “How Long Can I Go Without Driving My Car.” It is similar to another game I like, “How Long Can I Go Without Buying Gas.” I last bought gas on December 6th and I drove…
Another blog I follow is the Wy’East Blog by Tom Kloster. Wy’East is a name attributed to Mount Hood near Portland, Oregon, since the 1890s that some believe has indigenous roots but that may not be historically true*. Mount Hood is within the Mount Hood National Forest and covers 1.1 million acres of land. One…
One of the blogs I mention on my Favorite Outdoor Hiking Blogs page is She-ra Hikes by Renee Patrick. She is a Triple Crown long distance hiker, consultant and raft packer who has been spending the last few years on the Blue Mountain Trail and Oregon Desert Trail in Eastern Oregon and advocating for the…
This is a series of posts about our Southern Oregon Coast road trip in November, you can start here if you would like. We turned off of HWY 101 on the Southern Oregon Coast and onto 2nd Street of Bandon, Oregon, a little after noon on Thanksgiving Day with the intent of just giving it…
I watched a great documentary on Netflix a short while back (okay, maybe it was this summer) and there is no better time to share than Native American Heritage Month. I learned about the movement to restore local native foodways in our country which led me to do a little more research into what that…