A Blog About Hiking, Travel, and Adventures Big and Small
This was the most perfect beach day we'd ever seen in Oregon -- no wind, sunny, warm. I even burned my feet a little on the sand ๐คฆ ๐ฅ Don't worry, though -- I carried our little dog, so...
"Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.โ โย John Muirโ
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๐ฆ Also just loooook at that fuzzy little face...
It's exciting and strange to see a view in so many photos, and then to finally be there in real life ๐ธ
#arashiyama #adventureeveryday #liveit
I watched a TED video on breathing a couple of days ago. And while I can't say I expected much when I hit play, I've found my brain cycling back to it many times since. It pops into my head ...
Birds just really get some of the most incredible views ๐๐ฆ๐ท #tulipfestival #aerial #wishicouldfly
Walking along the beach in this light felt like stumbling into the opening scene of some super dramatic movie set. We'd face this way, and it was all fog and filtered light. We'd turn the ...
It may have been a little much to cram in a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, a sort of intense journey to our new lodgings, and a 2 mile walk to the base of this temple.... Followed by a hike through...
Warm sunny days in the Pacific Northwest are just the best. Add in some kayaking/visiting new places/hanging out with friends/super happy dogs, and you've got something really special. ...
Low, hazy mountains behind, alien-feeling dunes underfoot, and vast, churning ocean ahead.
#adventuretime #sandfordays #letsgo
Escaping a drizzly winter day in the valley to emerge onto a sunny coast is an indescribably beautiful thing ๐
#pnwlife #hellosunshine #getoutthere
There are some scenes that I look at and think, wow this was probably set up specifically to get people to post photos on Instagram. But dammit if these lanterns didn't make me feel like I was in...
As glad as I am for the research and planning we did before travelling to Japan, I'm also so grateful for the unplanned time. Even though there's a certain comfort in knowing what to do and ...
