This volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon is the only national park in Oregon. It is the deepest lake in the United States, and the […]
Category: Trails
Twanoh State Park
Sometimes you are blessed with great weather for a weekend in February. And that is just what happened on weekend in Feb. 2022. Rather than […]
Franklin Falls
Growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, my nearest natural area was Pinnacle Mountain State Park just west of the city. It became a main location […]
Sunday Waterfall Stroll
Fall in the PNW is without a doubt stunning. And short. Every October, I observe the season’s effect on my neighbor’s deciduous tree. It spans […]
Lower Lewis Falls
“The sweetest song is silence that I’ve ever heardFunny how your feet in dreams never touch the earth” – Heart After I realized summer was […]
Lower Lena Lake #810
It’s been quite some time since I last put on my hiking boots. So much time, in fact, that I now kinda hate them. They […]
Staircase Rapids
During Washington’s shelter in place, I applied to be a Wild Keeper for Keep Nature Wild. What started as a hiking blog for locals in […]
Mount St Helens: Hummocks Trail and Coldwater Lake
I have been living in the PNW for just over 14 years now. Wow…that feels so weird to type. I moved out here after I […]
First Snow on Mt Rainier
In the midst of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, it feels a bit bizarre to write about hiking up mountains. Here in Washington state, we are in […]
High Steel Bridge
When I first moved out to Washington state, I didn’t really know all the cool local hiking spots. Obviously, cause I wasn’t a local. It […]