A different kind of 4th

McMenamins is a local chain of bars and restaurants.

Lava Beds National Monument

There is a small and fascinating park in the northernmost part of California dedicated to learning about and exploring a volcanic landscape.

Imagine my pleasure when we arrived and discovered that these are Modoc petroglyphs.

Have you ever revisited a place you once lived?

One of my favourite things to do is to visit a fellow blogger in real life.

I am hugely grateful to be 51 and happily climbing mountains.

Sunday I reveled in the creative spirit of the region.

One way to find fun at the end of a cold, wet, sad, December is to go for a hike.

Door connoisseurs may appreciate these rusty doors.

Helens, Hiking, Hummocks, Heavenly, Hoffstadt, and oh and…Happy