All Day Trekking

Hein brought up the Rohingya. NONE of us tourists were about to be the first one to speak the word.

Trekking from Kalaw

We walked to Hin Kha Gone and Myin Taik villages, through areas with the Paulaung and Dannu people.

On a trail again

On the trail is where I find my bliss.

Sunshine at Lake Todos los Santos

At long last the rain dried up and the clouds parted.

Day hike in the Andes

Count them: five lakes in one day. Villarrica, Caburgua, Tinquilco, Chico, Del Toro.

North Idaho panorama

Despite their infrequency, the trips Tara and I always enjoy are the periodic visits to see my stepfather Jim at his remarkable mountaintop cabin. Tara has known that mountain all their life, and confessed to spiritually “needing” to be there sometimes, to go for a walk alone, and to reconnect to childhood and peace and the […]

Beach time

Confession: I live about 40 minutes’ drive from the Pacific Ocean and I hardly ever go there! That’s a crime, isn’t it? Yes, yes it is. In 2016 I’ve been to the beach two times. I went to Astoria for my birthday in January, and later in the Spring, I went out with a group […]

Rocks and Rain, but no Goats

Second big hike in a row with no mountain goat sightings. Do you think it’s me? I hiked into the Goat Rocks Wilderness for three days and two nights with my boyfriend. Our timing was uncanny, and we were up there during the only three rainy days in between sunny weeks either side. Though I […]

Beaver Creek Falls

I was told that there was a falls on Beaver Creek. That’s MY creek!

Back home in full colour

Finally I began the 4000 foot drop back down to civilization.