A Blog About Hiking, Travel, and Adventures Big and Small
I really just love summer πβοΈβ±οΈ The Pacific Northwest might not offer everyone's favorite sort of beach day, but bundling up in a sweater while sinking my feet into some warm sand, and...
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 ...
When the bright colors are shadowed and washed out by a fluorescent glow, a new layer surfaces. Other details to take in, other senses to fall back on.
#japanπ―π΅ #stayandwander ...
These fuzzballs make every day brighter βοΈπΎβ±οΈ #bestfriends #fuzzbucket #dogventures
Just hanging out at picnic tables behind a brewery, soaking in the view. Contemplating a move just so this could be my view every day π π π
#pnwlife #mthoodmagic #brewandview
A little chunk of Germany... in Oregon π₯¨π» Complete with glockenspiel, beer halls, brass bands, and, you guessed it, weiner dog races! πππΆ #iloveoregon #oktoberfest #ohheyfall
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...
Minutes before this moment, we were trudging up a nearby street in the rain and gloom. But then we caught a glimpse of sunshine slicing through some clouds, and raced up to the highest spot we knew ...
A few moments of Pacific Ocean chill, courtesy of the Oregon coast ππβοΈ
#pnwlife #saltyair #chillin
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 ...
The humidity was thick enough to chew on, but the views were so expansive that it felt like we could see half the island even before we got to the top π¦ βοΈπ¦π #pushon #tothetop but ...