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…
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…
This spring has found me staying pretty close to home in an effort to not only train for a bike ride at the end of April but to save money for two trips this summer. I plan to get out for some wildflower wandering in Wenatchee later this month but mostly I am sustaining myself…
Well, anniversary #6 is in the books and winter was definitely a third wheel. We were staying in the quaint Bavarian town of Mount Angel in Oregon with plans to check out Bauman’s Farm and Garden in nearby Gervais so it only made sense to hike Silver Falls State Park. It also made a great…
The hubs and I are getting ready to celebrate anniversary #6 and it has me remembering #3 when in 2021 when we drove down to the Columbia Gorge and stayed at a tiny house AirBnB in White Salmon so we could visit our favorite Hood River cidery and spend time outdoors. As always, the weekend…
In case you haven’t heard, Mount Rainier National Park will begin a piloted timed entry reservation system in 2024, similar what several other national parks have done (like Glacier and Yosemite) or popular attractions like Red Rock Canyon outside Las Vegas. From the parks’ website: Mount Rainier National Park has experienced an approximate 40% increase…