Life Amongst the Landscape, Unexpected Inspiration, Life as Art, Travel and More
I recently agreed to jump back into the employment pool which meant uprooting our household and crossing the state line back into Oregon. We have repositioned ourselves, seven hours north of our previous location in Trinidad, CA, returning to the central Oregon coast. Thirty-six years ago my husband and I met and fell in love …
My friend Sara and I have been anxiously awaiting the trillium season and an opportunity to re-hike the Hope Creek Trail inside Redwood National and State Parks, just north of Orick, CA. Last year I thought I saw remnants of Giant Trillium along the trail so we purposely timed our seasonal visit to try and …
Got a big change in scenery when I went to visit my son in Nevada. He took me to the Bureau of Land Management’s Red Rock Canyon, an area that encompasses 195,819 acres within the Mojave Desert and is located 19 miles outside of Las Vegas. It’s a great time to visit this part of …
I’m going on a bear hunt. Metaphorically that is. One of my favorite Children’s books is, I’m Going on a Bear Hunt by authors, Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. I used to read this book to my children when they were little. It’s a beautifully illustrated book that’s about a family that takes adventure walks. …
I grew up seeing the television commercials featuring celebrity athletes on Wheaties cereal boxes. Those commercials and their corresponding cereal boxes inspired multiple generations of children. Wheaties, the breakfast of champions is now 100 years old. I liked the marketing pitch and the cereal but as far as breakfast goes, I prefer eggs and high …
My friend Sara and I returned to hike the Redwood Creek Trail inside Redwood National and State Parks, just north of Orick, CA. Like many trails, the location has seasonal advantages. This time we were on a quest to see the grandiose Giant Trillium, (Trillium chloropetalum). Our region just experienced a couple of nights of …
I highly recommend taking a Sunday stroll, especially amongst some tall trees. My friend Sara and I hiked the Arcata Community Forest this past Sunday. Our 4.6 mile walk flew by quickly and easily. This was the first time I had been in this forest and taken this hike. The Arcata Community Forest is a …
After laying low for eight days due to a bad head cold (not Covid), it felt great to get outside and take a walk. One of the many benefits to taking all the pandemic precautions is that the members of our household have not gotten sick these last few years. I kinda forgot what normal …
I recently spent some time on the Oregon Coast. As I drove north on HWY 101 I stopped at one of my favorite pullouts near Cape Perpetua: Strawberry Hill which is a popular haul out site for harbor seals. It was low tide so I was able to catch a glimpse of some seals while …
SPRING. That’s a word many of us are looking for signs of. What do native plants, panning for gold and beach combing have in common? With each one, it’s our anticipation of finding a treasure. For weeks I’ve been checking “the spot” for signs of the elusive native plant, Fetid adders tongue. A beautiful, seasonal …
Perspectives From My Trail 