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…
dry creek falls.
I think we might be experiencing the mildest, sunniest, happiest winter in the history of Portland. While I’d love some snow and real winter weather, I’m not going to complain about 65 degree days in the sun. (Naturally, as I am actually writing about this wonderful weather, it’s been raining for three days straight.) The…
elowah falls.
In recent weeks, Portland has been doing this kind of frustrating thing where it is completely glorious and sunny all week long, and then the sky lets loose on the weekends and drops all the rain. This was the case on our trip to Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. Since it was raining,…
mt. tabor park.
We’ve lived in Portland for 4 months now, and I can’t say I’ve spent much time in the city outside of our neighborhood. So, in hopes of becoming a better Portlandian, I ventured over to the east side of the river to do some exploring at Mt. Tabor Park. Mt. Tabor is a volcanic cinder…
mount hood meadows.
When the snow won’t come to us, we’ll go to the snow. As lovers of all things snow, we get a little bummed out that snow isn’t the winter norm here in Portland. Luckily, we can find plenty of it on Mount Hood. It’s been really fun to watch the snow pile up on the…
angel’s rest.
If things have seemed a little quiet on the blog for the past few weeks, it’s because we’ve been relaxing, taking that 2-week Christmas vacay that was instilled in us through 17 years of schooling (I’ll never stop wanting it). I’ve been reading books (4 1/2 down, 2 1/2 to go), finally jumping on that…
the wallowa mountains.
This trip was the best. Eric and I have taken a lot of pretty spectacular trips over the years, so I can’t say for certain that this was the absolute best one of all time (I mean, we did roadtrip across America a few years ago, and drive up and down California last spring, so…
wildwood recreation site.
The weathermen predicted 4-6 inches of snow for Portland last week. We got zero. As two people who love, love, love snow, we were super bummed. So we went snow chasing over the weekend. We drove about an hour east to the Wildwood Recreation Site in hopes of hiking to the top of Huckleberry Mountain….
ecola state park and cannon beach.
Hooray for spontaneity! On Sunday morning, as we were getting ready to leave for church, I just mentioned that it would be fun to visit the coast that afternoon. So we threw some clothes in a bag and opted to plan the trip on the way there. And that’s how we ended up dining at…
wildwood trail.
Fog is quickly becoming one of my favorite things. I mean, I still hate driving in it, thanks to the night we drove on mountaintops in the dark, but I’m loving the way it looks on a hike. On this particular morning, after sending Eric off to work, I peeked out the window and saw…
a bunch of waterfalls.
The day started with donuts, as all the best days do. We met our hiking buddies for the day, Dana and Emma, at Pip’s Original in Northeast Portland. I could write a whole post raving about this place, but I’ll save that for another time. But basically, I love these tiny, made-to-order donuts. And I…
columbia gorge marathon.
Surprise! I ran another marathon. After the horrible, no good, terrible Portland marathon earlier this month, I kind of never wanted to run a marathon ever again. But, alas, I’d signed up for the Columbia Gorge Marathon months before, so I didn’t have much of a choice. The good news is, this one was SO…
international rose test garden.
I was out running some errands the other day (walking some errands, actually, since I’m attempting to live a car-free lifestyle whenever possible due to my fear of Portland traffic), when I remembered that Eric had stumbled upon a rose garden on a recent run. So I kept on walking, and what do you know?…
elk mountain.
This is the tale of the steepest hike we’ve ever accidentally done. We set out on this cloudy weekend to do a hike that wouldn’t necessarily have great views, but would be a nice stroll through the Tillamook State Forest in the Coastal Mountain Range. Our plan was to hike a gentle, shaded 7.4-mile trail….
marquam trail to council crest.
It is a seriously gorgeous day in Portland. I feared these might be over with the arrival of Autumn, but things are wild and sunny around here for the next week. And this made today the perfect day to hike somewhere with a view. Or so I thought. Apparently a beautifully clear sky in the…
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