I am off for winter break and not traveling so I have this little game I like to play called, “How Long Can I Go Without Driving My Car.” It is similar to another game I like, “How Long Can I Go Without Buying Gas.” I last bought gas on December 6th and I drove…
Tag: hike
Humbug Mountain Views, Pacific Sushi & Grill and Ralphie At Nature’s Coastal Holiday Festival of Lights
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 have driven on Highway 101 along the Southern Oregon Coast, you might remember that it carves its way around the base of Humbug Mountain between the towns of Gold Coast…
Bullards Beach State Park and Coquille Lighthouse
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…
A Walk On Tatooine And The John Dellenback Dunes Trail
This is a series of posts about our Southern Oregon Coast road trip in November, you can start here if you would like. On Day 2 of our Southern Oregon Coast road trip, we woke up at Eel Creek Campground and debated when to get out of warm sleeping bags to hike the John Dellenback…
The Queets And The Sams Rivers: A Confluence
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…
I Dodged A Bullet And Why You Should Have Water Purification Backups
I dodged a bullet at the beginning of the month! In My Kind Of Triathlon I wrote about my hike to Dorothy, Bear and Deer on a beautiful summer day. What I didn’t share was that I had not brought enough water for the entire trip, counting on being able to use water purification that…






