Okay, seriously. I can’t be the only one! Back in 2016, Gary and I found this little gem of a beach hike while escaping to the Washington Coast for Thanksgiving. A stop at a quaint thrift store in the town of Forks led to a beachcombing suggestion by the owners and it blew…
This is a series of posts about our Southern Oregon Coast road trip in November, you can start here if you would like. We turned off of HWY 101 on the Southern Oregon Coast and onto 2nd Street of Bandon, Oregon, a little after noon on Thanksgiving Day with the intent of just giving it…
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…
One of the reasons I love living in Washington State is the wide range of weekend getaways that you can find all over the state for whatever mood you might be in. This was one we did when my husband injured his meniscus during a search and rescue training exercise. His hobbled pace lowered our expectations…
If ever there was a tree with a story, it has to be this one. Labeled the “Tree of Life” by many, it draws people to the coastline of Washington State and HWY 101 hoping to see for themselves how just a few tenacious roots can possibly be keeping it suspended over a cave on…
Despite all my whining the last few months, it really was an incomparable year outdoors for me and those in my circle of outdoor loving friends. As always, it’s hard to whittle the list of my favorite hikes to one post but I’ll give it a try! Click on the pictures for my trip report,…