Fall Finery

I tried to leave, but the views were gorgeous.

Goat Lake and Jordan Basin

It was our last day and I pushed through the pain in my feet to keep going.

Smoky Old Snowy

See that? No, you don’t, because of the smoke.

PCT and Cispus Pass

On our second day we continued to climb in elevation and into the heart of the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

Return to the mountains

The trailhead is at about 4000 feet elevation and we climbed about 1700 feet that day in only 4.5 miles.

Mouth of the Columbia

Door connoisseurs may appreciate these rusty doors.

Five H’s

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

St. Helens foothills

Forty years later it’s amazing both that there is so much life here, and that I can still see the devastating effects of the volcanic eruption.

Weekend in Lyle

I know I am spoiled that I have the option to get out of town when others don’t. I am grateful.

Signs of the season

By the looks of the gold and red leaves, summer slipped away and Autumn is here. Yay for October, my favourite month!! I leave tomorrow for two weeks in Jordan with everyone’s favourite travel-partner: Sassy, fashionable, California-girl Margaret. I’ll do my best to keep up with the blog while traveling. Summer was unseasonably wet this […]