by Paty | Jun 9, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #4 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 4,101 feet Mountain Range: Oregon Coast Range Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Alsea, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, and...
by Paty | Jun 1, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #3 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 7,048 feet Mountain Range: Klamath Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Takelma, Cow Creek Umpqua, Modoc, Tolowa Dee-ni, Confederated Tribes of...
by Paty | Aug 28, 2021 | Day Hikes, West Coast
When you move to a new town, you have a whole slew of mundane tasks to endure. You’ve got to figure out which grocery store has the best selection of produce. And what day the trash and recycling needs to be at the curb. Plus, you need new doctors and dentists...
by Paty | May 9, 2021 | Day Hikes, The South
If you told me three years ago that I’d find myself wanting to spend time to Little Rock every spring, I would have spit out my beer. Seriously? Little Rock? Arkansas?!? Yeah, fat chance. Yet, here I am after three years of nomadic life, and I have to admit...
by Paty | Aug 27, 2020 | Day Hikes, Midwest
We’re never doing THAT again!! The three of us were in resounding agreement with that sentiment when we collapsed into the car at 11 pm. We were famished from hiking through dinner and barely taking a single break over the past 18 miles. But, I’m getting...
by Paty | Jun 20, 2020 | Day Hikes, Grand Canyon, Southwest US
Ask any American to name a natural wonder of the world, and chances are, the first thing that rolls off their tongue is the Grand Canyon. It is often parodied as just “a giant hole in the ground, ” but the vast expanse of the Grand Canyon is bigger than...