Tolkien’s Final Journey, and our final leg
The gravesite where the original Luthien and Beren lay is in Wolvercote Cemetery.
Read More Tolkien’s Final Journey, and our final legTag: volcanoes
Hiking Rangitoto Island Loop
We had many hours to kill, and pent up energy from having spent an eternity on airplanes.
Read More Hiking Rangitoto Island LoopMountain Perspectives
Bend is a popular destination in central Oregon. Mountains are part of the appeal.
Read More Mountain PerspectivesFriends on the Fourth
Our plans changed completely, but it still ended up being an especially great camping trip with friends.
Read More Friends on the FourthLava 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.
Read More Lava Beds National MonumentHummocks Trail
All this beauty before me sprung out from that poor beginning.
Read More Hummocks TrailSunshine at Lake Todos los Santos
At long last the rain dried up and the clouds parted.
Read More Sunshine at Lake Todos los SantosMirror Lake: The scenes I missed
In December I hiked to Mirror Lake and Tom Dick and Harry Mountain for the first time. Though the whole region was sunny that day, there was a little microclimate engulfing our local volcano, Mt. Hood. Snow actually fell during the hike. At the summit of the mountain, I was told that it is typically […]
Read More Mirror Lake: The scenes I missedThe Other Side of the Mountain
2000 years ago, Mt. St. Helens erupted with fluid lava.
Read More The Other Side of the MountainMt. St. Helens Today
It does not look like any other place in the Pacific Northwest.
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Conscious Engagement 