Somehow, it is December, and I’m about to blog about a hike that happened in October. Where, oh where, has the time gone? Let’s throw it way, way back to October, when the sun was still shining, the leaves were still golden (to be fair, the tree right outside our window is holding on strong),…
ringers in portland.
Eric’s parents and sister came to visit us in Portland for Labor Day weekend. They live in Southern California, so we only get to see them a few times each year. Luckily, they arrived just in time for a delightfully autumnal weekend (no more 90 degrees! no more 90 degrees!), so we spent the weekend…
moulton falls.
Hey, Washington! We live in Portland, which is at the top of Oregon, separated from Washington by only a river (and generally, a lot of traffic). But we constantly forget that Washington is available at our leisure. Last weekend, we finally got around to visiting a Washington park that has been on our list for…
leavenworth (part 3)- icicle ridge and hidden lake.
At long last, the final portion of our Thanksgiving trip to Leavenworth, Washington! As you read in part 1, we stayed in a tiny house and enjoyed Leavenworth’s adorable charm and delicious food (we’re still talking about the breakfast biscuits and wood-fired pizza…drool). In part 2, we hiked to frozen Colchuck Lake (in the glorious,…
leavenworth (part 2)- colchuck lake.
Our main goal in vacationing in Leavenworth over the Thanksgiving holiday was to do some hiking in Washington’s Cascade Mountains. We both saw hundreds of photos of Colchuck Lake and its blue water this summer, so we hoped to hike up there. Through a little Instagram investigation, we discovered that the winter gates would be…
leavenworth (part 1).
Since Eric and I live too far from our families to visit them for Thanksgiving, we’ve started a tradition of taking a little holiday getaway. So far, they’ve been pretty spectacular. Last year, we visited Joseph, Oregon and the Wallowa Mountains. Two years ago, we camped in the Redwoods of Northern California. This year, we…
dog mountain.
At long last, we’ve crossed Dog Mountain off our hiking to-do list. We’ve put this hike off for a year now, as we’ve been training for some sort of endurance event pretty much since moving to Portland, and therefore, couldn’t afford to spend a day hiking one of the steepest trails in the Gorge. This…
beacon rock.
Hey, hey, Washington. Once again, we remembered that we live just across the river from another state, and ventured into Washington for a hike at Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge. And guys, this trail is an engineering marvel. Look at this thing. As soon as you get started on the Beacon Rock hike,…
coyote wall.
This weekend was the most beautiful weekend in the history of Februaries. And while I’m completely jealous of all the snow my old Kentucky home is getting this week, I’m trying to accept 60-something degree temperatures and abundant sunshine in this winter-that-wasn’t here in Portland. We started this weekend’s adventure as we start many Ringer…
cape horn.
Hey, September. Where’d you come from, and how are you already halfway over? Summer lasts until mid-October around here (case in point: it’s going to be 92 degrees on Monday), so we have plenty of warm weather hiking ahead of us before the rain and gloom sets in. But at this point, we’re really looking…
a mini-vacation (day 3).
Our final day of vacation started with another enormous breakfast from Chef Jerry (almond belgian waffles, Canadian bacon, scrambled eggs with swiss cheese, and fresh fruit) and a walk on the bed and breakfast’s grounds to take in the amazing views. The B&B is home to a flock of sheep and chickens, as well as…