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…
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Shooting For Red Mountain Lookout And Settling For A Wart
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…
January In The Mojave Desert
In January of 2022, the hubs and I took a long weekend and hopped a plane to Las Vegas. After renting a car, we drove a long loop through Mojave National Preserve, visiting both new and old places (to me). It was a great way to take the edge off the winter blues in the…
2023: Highlights Of Another Year Outdoors
Ah, the proverbial 2023 highlight post… As I mentioned yesterday, there was a lot of “recapping” for this year. One of my intentions at the beginning of the year was to get the most out of my America The Beautiful Pass, Oregon State Parks Pass and Discover Pass. Apart from all the bike riding, I…
The Greatest Gift of All
Editor’s note: it is the month of December and for many bloggers it is the season 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 have dived into this as motivation to clear out some drafts and repost some…
Just What Does A Mount Si McDouble Taste Like?
Editor’s note: it is the month of December and for many bloggers it is the season 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 have dived into this as motivation to clear out some drafts and repost some…






