The weather we have been having lately here in the Pacific Northwest has not been super motivating for getting up into the mountains, particularly with the avalanche conditions that come with new, wet snow. It reminds me of the time we were down along the Columbia Gorge in December and the forecast was nothing but…
Editor’s note: today is December 1st and for many bloggers it is the beginning of “Blogmas”. It is a marathon of posting every day for the month of December, often with a holiday theme. For some crazy reason I am going to dive into this as motivation to clear out some drafts and repost some…
I have a mental bucket list of hikes and snowshoes I want to do in my lifetime with a snowshoe loop around Crater Lake being one of them. Ever since hiking to this national park on the Pacific Crest Trail, I always said I would come back to do a circumnavigation during the winter months….
Jump to the recipe… After spending time in Central Oregon near Stinkingwater rockhounding, we drove to Burns, OR and towards Glass Butte in the afternoon. The rain held off, thankfully, and we were able to stretch our legs out a bit. Due to COVID, we didn’t visit many businesses other than to get gas and…
Jump to the recipe… Can we just put it out there now that this was been one heck of a weird year? Back in June, it was time to decide what to do for my husband’s birthday. The last two years I had taken him to Stehekin, one of my favorite places in Washington. But…
This last December after Christmas, the hubby and I took a drive down to stay on the Columbia River Gorge for the weekend. One of the hikes we did was on the Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail just outside Lyle, WA. This turned out to be an interesting stroll with expansive views of the gorge despite…