One of the things I did when I went back to my work last fall was promise myself that it would not get in the way of my hiking. Nothing I do is that important that I can’t take advantage of sunny days or friends’ invites to get outdoors. The money isn’t worth it, either….
Do your adventures sometimes end up taking a turn you didn’t expect? Do you ALLOW your adventures to do so? I shared a beach walk that we did in Oregon in December, the hike picked randomly out of Day Hiking The Oregon Coast book. But I didn’t share the WHOLE story of what happened to…
Well, here it is nearly the end of March. I think I have survived. I posted on February 28th on my personal Facebook account about my routine of making up a batch of pancakes on Fat Tuesday. It is a ritual I have had for quite some time now, ever since I learned it was…
I think February is one of the hardest months of the year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. Depression sets in from short days without sunlight and the holiday celebrations are over (No, Valentine’s Day doesn’t count. When has this supposed holiday EVER lived up to the hype or expectation?). Everyone is hopping three day weekend to three…
John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church, is credited with the popular saying, “Agree to disagree”. He is quoted during a memorial sermon to a good friend in 1770, “In these we may think and let think, we may ‘agree to disagree’. But in the meantime, let us hold fast the essentials…” We can disagree on…
I have memories of running away from home at least two times as a child. The first was somewhere around 2nd and 3rd grade. My memory involves a sunny day, a backpack, saltines crackers and making it as far as the golf course just outside my neighborhood. The second was in 4th grade and I…