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…
This is a series of posts about our Southern Oregon Coast road trip in November, you can start here if you would like. If you have driven on Highway 101 along the Southern Oregon Coast, you might remember that it carves its way around the base of Humbug Mountain between the towns of Gold Coast…
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…
Why is checking something off your to-do list SO satisfying?? I am half way through summer having spent the first half out of the country (Greece and Canada but I will get to that later) and when I started summer vacation I had but a few things on my list to accomplish before it was…
Last year I had a chance to hike the new trailhead at the end of Maiden Lane in Wenatchee named Kenzie’s Landing after the nearby trail of the same name. It is a great alternative trailhead to the ones at Horse Lake Reserve and Sage Hills which tend to see more cars than there is…