Since Oyster Dome is trending this weekend on the website, I will pop this little gem out to remind everyone that you don’t want to be that person parking dangerously on Chuckanut Drive. In January, just a few days before I broke myself, I took the drive up to the Chuckanuts for a short hike…
Well, tickets for Flock Fiber Fest are on sale again! This is the fourth year for the festival in Seattle and I am looking forward to another year. I don’t think I have any friends flying in as in past years so it will just be local friends but they aren’t as bad of enablers…
As I was texting with the kiddo this week about his upcoming 29th (ah!) birthday, I started thinking about the trip we took for last year’s birthday and decided it was time to get it up on the blog. How else will you know about spring recreation opportunities and yummy food found near Mount Hood?…
Jump to the recipe… Cape Lookout State Park on the Oregon Coast has been a repeat stop for me with two trips lately, one in December when I took a quick jaunt down to pick some Christmas gifts up in Hood River and Dayton (I know, not even close to the coast) and then…
Nothing so far in 2026 has gone as planned, it is obvious that it is going to be a year of just rolling with it. Back in November, I made plans to knock a long desired trip off my bucket list: a trip to Stehekin in the winter. I dreamed of a snowy arrival on…
About this time two years ago, I took a trip down to visit the bestie. After several discussions about what we felt up for, we opted for a local hike that afternoon and urban hiking in downtown Portland the next day. I had read about the Portland Winter Light Festival that sounded intriguing and since…