Guest writer climbs Cooper Spur

The guy carrying his grandfather in-law’s ashes reminded me of the closing scene in the movie “The Bucket List”.

Happenings at home

The sun gets up when I do now, and I can’t help but embrace the change in my circadian rhythms.

Campers vs. obnoxious huge bass system

I was so devastatingly tired I was ready to ford the Sandy River and go strangle JoeBob, BettySue, AND Lady GaGa. Rah rah ah ah ah!

In the shadow of a volcano

Despite having lived around mountains all my life, or perhaps because of that, I remain in awe of the awesome sweep of snowy mountain slopes that rise from valleys in the way that volcanoes do. I am simply not able to drive along our highways and not feel an emotional surge of admiration for volcanoes […]

Bring on the snow!

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