Hoover Dam and Arizona rain

Let me dispel the myths: you can still cross the dam for free!

Red Rock Canyon SP & Hoover Dam

I was on the road early, hoping to put the few hours behind me that I should have done the night before. In a couple hours, I left I-5 toward Bakersfield and then to Red Rock Canyon State Park. It is a beautiful place, and I even went for an actual hike, but drat it […]

Redwoods and rain

My god, what is that smell?

Bring on the snow!

Feeling the tug of a winterscape, my girl and I drove west to Mt. Hood

Fall on Sauvie Island

The first part of the maze was somewhat short in length and we became lost without a moment’s hesitation!

Hawthorne – the Darling of Bridgetown

Portland’s tattoos may be administered on both sides, but they show up on the east side of the river.

Journey into fae

Here there be dragons! Gnomes, Green Men, angels, demons, devils, centaurs, and fauns.

Shoshone petroglyph Map Rock

It couldn’t possibly have been “discovered” as late as 1872, unless our only point of reference is white folk (…she says, tongue-in-cheek)

Falls and Sunshine in the Gorge

Our consistent girl whined with the predictable nature of an almost-13-year-old that she does not like to go on hikes, and we didn’t bring enough food or drink, and—about that time she was off like a forest-dwelling gazelle.

Woodburn Tulip Festival 2010

This year is an extra-big celebration because it’s the 25th anniversary of the festival.