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…
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Snuffy’s 2014 Pacific Crest Trail Journal-Oregon Zeros Part 2
Here are a couple more entries in my journal from the time in between finishing the section around Mount Hood to returning to Oregon to continue my hike south from Timothy Lake where I stopped and hiked back to meet Elizabeth. She will be not only helping me by dropping me off but then meeting…
I Have Lived A Good Life
I’ve been thinking about this sentence a lot lately. Or rather, it popped into my head last week and I can’t stop thinking about it. If I died today, did I live a good life? What exactly would I be leaving behind? When someone dies, we often will say, “She had a good life.” Maybe,…
Snuffy’s Final 2013 Pacific Crest Trail Journal August 24
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). You can, also, head over to Trailjournals.com and read as many…
A Haleakala Sunrise: A Moment of Love On Public Lands
I remember reading a guide book while planning our vacation to Maui in 2010 about what to do if you wanted to visit Haleakalā National Park for the sunrise. It was best to go when you first arrived to the island as the time change was in your favor. Also, I would probably have to…
Why You Have To Visit The World’s First Nuclear Power Plant. No, Really.
This might be stretching the definition of the Nature Writing Challenge but nuclear energy can be natural and this is a national historic landmark. Plus, the kids thought it was pretty cool. The topic for the challenge tonight is my favorite part of National Park history but since I already wrote The National Parks: America’s…