Life is breezing on by, as it does. The last time we went hiking, we sweat it out in tank tops or short sleeves. Granted, it has been a while since we’ve hiked, thanks to Eric’s travel schedule and my penchant for jobs that require my nights and weekends. But our most recent trip to…
summer.
There’s no time like mid-October to wrap up the summer, right? I’ve reached the point where I am so far behind on life documentation that I’m afraid I’ll forget everything we did this summer. But it’s kind of nice to stay in solidarity with these seasonal blog posts, yes? (Check out winter and spring, if…
mcneil point in the snow.
One of the reasons I love Oregon so much is because of how different it looks on any given day. Rain, sun, fog, snow, clouds, hail- they all turn Oregon into something unique. Sometimes when we’re driving through the city on a sunny day after a few days of clouds, the place is almost unrecognizable….
the timberline trail.
Let me tell you about the most perfect day.
long live the three-day weekend.
As someone who feels the average weekend flies by far too quickly, I love three-day weekends with all of my heart. This Memorial Day weekend was full of hiking, biking, and eating almost every meal outside. It’s what we call summertime perfection.
backpacking trip to palmateer point.
For my birthday weekend, we went snow camping. Apparently I’m into physical challenges for my birthday celebrations (see last year’s cycling in Bend adventure), balanced out with a healthy number of doughnuts. (Obviously, we stopped at Joe’s Donuts in Sandy on the way to the trailhead and tucked away a sweet treat to enjoy at…
mcneil point.
I think, maybe, we’re not great at camping. We’re at the point in the season where every weekend might be “the last nice weekend,” so we wanted to fit in one last camping trip before the rain sets in. I like to think of camping as a peaceful, calm, stress-free experience (the Instagram camping experience,…
july 4th in mount hood national forest.
Let’s celebrate the glorious 3-day weekend. And perhaps start a movement to make all summer weekends last that long? Please? With weeks of temperatures hovering just below 100 degrees here in Portland, we desperately wanted to head to the mountains and do some swimming for the Fourth of July. But I figured everyone else would…