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.

First hike of 2021

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

Cape Falcon

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

Mouth of the Columbia

Door connoisseurs may appreciate these rusty doors.

Five H’s

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

Shevlin Park and Pilot Butte

If you read my last post, you saw that I drove the 4 1/2 hours down to Bend, Oregon to see an art show and found my childhood home at a museum. I spent one night in Bend and found two quick, easy trails to walk the next morning. First of all I enjoyed Shevlin […]

Cascade Falls and Bauneg Beg Mountain

I thought it would be fun to hike to a mountaintop in Maine.

Silver Falls Mothers Day

Tara and I went camping on Sunday for Mother’s Day in Silver Falls State Park. We’ve been camping on Mother’s Day, rain or shine, since the kid was in middle school. This year it was time to find a new place. Over the years I have had Silver Falls recommended for a hike because of […]

Lake Stuart

I purchased overnight camping passes for the Lake Stuart Zone in the Enchantments area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Washington state. It’s due east of Seattle and north of Mt. Rainier. It takes me 4 1/2 hours just to get to the trailhead, but I can’t help myself: it is so beautiful there. I’ve […]

On a trail again

On the trail is where I find my bliss.