I had the privilege of coincidentally planning a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii in November of 2021 and spending a night at the campground of Volcanoes National Park when Mauna Kilauea and Pele began to erupt that September. It was one of the most incredible events I have witnessed in person and reporting…
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…
It is hard to believe it is time again for a year recap but well, here it is. Another name for this recap could be All-The-Blog-Posts-I-Didn’t-Write-In-2024 but as always, I hope to do more detailed posts of some of these experiences. There will be a second recap post tomorrow that highlights non-outdoorsy memories and you…
So this is not going to be a glamorous post but since I wrote up a post about our latest hiking road trip and talked a little about how I eat on the road, I thought I would share some photos of my “Kitchen Go Tote” in action. You have probably heard about having a…
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 remember on the third day of our Southern Oregon Coast road trip, on our way south towards Brookings, I had tried to find a hike called Secret Beach that…
This is a series of posts about our Southern Oregon Coast road trip in November, you can start here if you would like. Originally in planning I thought we would stay two nights along this road in search of several hikes I had scouted online before we would eventually drive back up HWY 101…