I Love the Oregon Coast! Even the road walk is scenic! Then you climb up from Haystack Rock and the beach, to the treeline, past Ecola Point to trek the Clatsop Loop Trail to the hiker camp on the way to Seaside. Lewis and Clark hated this hike, but this is one of my favorite […]
Category: Hiking Journal
From Bend to Cannon Beach
From Bend to Portland, for Clyde’s and to hang out with the cool kids, then out to the coast. No plan, no place to stay, but the sunset was amazing so why not just stay on the beach for the night? #OCT #wandering
Walmart Utensil Strainer Wood Stove
Voilà! Dinner is prepared! Steak sandwiches! And apparently I won’t have to shave my legs anytime soon, this Walmart utensil strainer as a wood stove has singed all the hair off. Makes me a little apprehensive to use, probably isn’t going to be a regular thing. #woodstovecooking #wandering
Something Ate My Charging Cable
Something ate through my charging cord while I was taking a nap. Haven’t been able to use my phone much for the last few days. Not sure if that’s a negative or positive? #lazydays #wandering
Ranger Roll Test
Thinking about getting rid of my tent. Slept in my rain poncho last night instead and it worked surprisingly well as a bivy. Hmm… Drop three pounds of comfort? Really sleep outside? #wandering #rangerroll
Camping in Coconino National Forest
I don’t do much camping, and by that I mean relaxing in the same campsite for almost a week. Usually I’m in and I’m out, finding a new place along the trail to sleep every night. But I thought I’d slow down and sit for a bit. Somewhere hidden and off trail. Maybe read a […]
Sycamore Falls, Arizona
When the hike out to the waterfall gives you blisters but you don’t care because you are going to be soaking in a mountain river all day… but there’s no water when you get there. You have to climb down into the canyon to drink from the puddles that still exist, breaking your tripod, and […]
Grand Canyon Railroad to Nany’s Tacos
Rode the Grand Canyon Railroad into Williams because I’ve never been there before, which is too bad because Nanys Tacos has the best tacos I’ve had in the US. Hiked a little ways out of town to camp for the night. A little close to the interstate but I don’t mind. #wandering #Arizona
From the Bottom to the Top of the Grand Canyon
Of course I hiked to the tunnel. Also hiked the ten+ miles and 5,700 feet in elevation up to the Rim in only three hours and fifteen minutes. Loving the Grand Canyon! #Arizona #wandering
Bottom of the Grand Canyon
Bottom of the Grand Canyon. Views, flowers, a mule train, and a strange looking piece of wood… that slithered by my tent. #wandering #Arizona