by Paty | Apr 30, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Monday April 29, 2024 My flight to Europe was wholly uneventful after a handful of minor dramas in the 24 hours leading up to my departure. I didn’t sleep a wink on the trans-Atlantic flight from DFW to Madrid, but that is par for the course. I rarely can sleep...
by Paty | Apr 29, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Sunday April 29, 2024 Before I could even begin the Camino Portugúes, I had to get there. Living on the West Coast of the US doesn’t make this easy. It’s more than a 5,000-mile, multi-flight journey across North America, over the Atlantic Ocean, and to my...
by Paty | Apr 20, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
My best friend and his wife keep sending me pictures of Spain. Pictures of them exploring small villages in Andalusia. Pictures of the Moorish and Gothic-inspired architecture. Pictures of tapas and wine at cute little cafes. And each time I receive a new image on...
by Paty | Apr 17, 2024 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #14 Difficulty: ⭐️ ⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 3,228 feet Mountain Range: Oregon Coast Range Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Alsea, Chinook, Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes,...
by Paty | Apr 16, 2024 | Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #13 Difficulty: ⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 2,265 feet Mountain Range: Oregon Coast Range Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Kalapuya, Clatskanie, Atfalati, Confederated Tribes of the...
by Paty | Apr 15, 2024 | HP blogs
*Last updated December 4, 2025 Below is a table summarizing each of the county high points in Oregon I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that county. At the bottom of this post, I’ve...
by Paty | Mar 5, 2024 | Arizona High Points, Southwest US
*Last updated Feb 23, 2025 Below is a table summarizing each of the county high points in Arizona I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that county. At the bottom of this post, I’ve also...
by Paty | Feb 21, 2024 | Arizona High Points, Southwest US
Arizona County HP: #5 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 4) Summit Elevation: 4,877 feet Mountain Range: Kofa Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cocopah, Kwatsáan, Yavapai Apache PLANNING DETAILS Location: Signal Peak is located...
by Paty | Feb 20, 2024 | Arizona High Points, Southwest US
Arizona County HP: #4 Difficulty: ⭐️ (on a scale of 4) Summit Elevation: 9,157 feet Mountain Range: Santa Catalina Mountains Ancestral Lands: O’odham Jewed, Sobaipuri, Western Apache, Hohokam, Tohono O’odham PLANNING...
by Paty | Feb 19, 2024 | Arizona High Points, Southwest US
Arizona County HP: #3 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 4) Summit Elevation: 7,280 feet Mountain Range: Santa Catalina Mountains Ancestral Lands: O’odham Jewed, Sobaipuri, Western Apache, Hohokam PLANNING DETAILS...
