A Return! & Running
It’s been a while since I wrote in this blog and I’m committed to making a return! So here it is. A lot has happened since my last post, as usually happens with life over […]
Chasing Waterfalls (and Beaches) in the Pacific Northwest
Whenever I visit a new place, it never feels as though I have enough time to truly explore. Not enough time to hike, not enough time to wander, not enough time to truly feel immersed […]
Outdoors Listening
One of my favorite ways to pass time on long drives, sit through traffic without losing my mind, and make long walks and runs even more enjoyable is to listen to podcasts. In lieu of reading books on […]
Journey Into the Southwest: Caprock Canyons State Park & Petrified Forest National Park
I haven’t spent much time driving further west than Albuquerque so when an opportunity presented itself to go on a road trip to Arizona, I jumped at the chance. A friend of mine who has […]
Hiking, Camping & the Great Outdoors Roundup
It’s time for the next edition of the hiking, camping & the great outdoors roundup. If you’ve come across an article you recommend, please share it with me! Happy reading. National Parks Sierra Club – […]
Family Fun in Palo Duro Canyon
March can be a tricky month – winter and spring are struggling with each other for dominance and humans are placed in the middle of a battle between goliaths. Although the weather wasn’t quite as […]
Happy 100th, National Park Service!
The National Park Service officially turned 100 on August 25th, but they’ve been celebrating the entire year. To encourage folks to go and visit our beautiful national parks, they are waiving entrance fees on certain weekends, […]
A Brief & Wondrous Visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Smoky Mountains stole my heart. I admit to being one of those people who shrugged off the idea of visiting Tennessee and finding anything beautiful in the landscape – probably in the way a […]
Eating with the Deer at Colorado Bend State Park
Colorado Bend State Park was as beautiful as we hoped it would be. We visited in late January (yes this post is super late) and recently spoke with friends who visited in May, and it […]
REI Garage Sale, take 2
The last time we went to an REI garage sale, we were total rookies. We showed up a little before 9am (the sale started at 9) and by then, there were a couple of hundred […]
