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…
Category: National Parks/Public Lands
2024: Highlights Of Another Year Outdoors
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…
Redwood Nature Trail And The Chetco River
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…
Bullards Beach State Park and Coquille Lighthouse
This is a series of posts about our Southern Oregon Coast road trip in November, you can start here if you would like. From Eel Creek, we drove south on HWY 101 to continue our Southern Oregon Coast road trip. Our first stop was for a second cup of coffee at Human Bean. I don’t…
A Southern Oregon Coastal Road Trip, Threemile Lake Trail Dunes Loop And Sea Pickles
I really meant for this post to be out earlier this week but I just had to knit myself a Santa hat first. I saw this pattern that was created for JK Rollins in the new Red One movie and had to have it. It looks a little gnome-like right now, just need to find…
The Queets And The Sams Rivers: A Confluence
I spent the long Veteran’s Day weekend at the Moclips beach cabin and while there I debated which nearby hikes to do. A repeat like Colonel Bob’s Peak or Irely Lake? Obviously there would be no shortage of beach rambles but with only one non-rainy day in the forecast it felt important to get out…