On the road for history, for art, and for adventure.
Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler Riding up river on a sternwheel paddle boat is as cool as it sounds. So is getting a full view of Portland and its bridges. One of the Willamette River winter boat cruises for nearly 40 years has been aboard the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler. Boats were once the only way to cross... Continue Reading →
Port Orford Jail, Port Orford Oregon
Kayaks, paddles and dog in tow, the map said “that way” to the water! Though not seeking a northwest passage, I was seeking access to the waters near the Columbia River. Sauvie Island, which sits in the Columbia, has a lake nested inside itself, Sturgeon Lake. They say that half the adventure is getting there,... Continue Reading →
August 2, 2019 In the Black Hills of South Dakota… Despite this day also being the opening day of the 79th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a trip to the likes of Deadwood and the notion of Old West saloons took precedent. Lo and behold, August 2nd, 143 years ago, is the day that Wild Bill... Continue Reading →
Everything is bigger in Texas. Wide open spaces and swathes of sky reaching to a never-ending horizon; it’s a big state. Even the gas station is bigger in Texas. Think of the biggest gas station you have ever seen. Now think bigger! Buc-ee’s in Temple Texas is one location of this record setting convenience store... Continue Reading →
“We have to hike to the top of that!” “Why!?” “Because it’s there!” In British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Corridor, at the top of Howe Sound, towers The Chief, the Stawamus Chief. It is North America’s largest granite monolith, second largest in the... Continue Reading →
We are all indoors and not hiking right now, but one place on the gotta-hike-it-in-the-future-list is Silver Falls state park in Oregon. The camping is comfortable; the forest is beautiful, and the hiking provides fantastic views. The park’s Trail of Ten Falls is an experience in nature appreciation, ecological balance, geology, and even some Zen.... Continue Reading →
Yep, went to the Alamo...but...when I heard that someone had turned a cannon into a church bell, and that it was just blocks away, I had to go find it. I may have already been standing in front of an iconic site for Southwest history when I heard this news, but THIS had to be... Continue Reading →
I ventured to Tokeland expecting to see the oldest hotel in Washington state. It’s on the national historic register, playfully rumored to be haunted, and totally feels suspended in time. Why wouldn’t this adventurer go there? My nose followed the online images of food and the lake house atmosphere. Verily the edge of the world,... Continue Reading →
Post Offices...Mail Carriers...Cannons in the Surf Postal carriers witness history. Think about it…who’s out and about six days a week, often on foot? Mail carriers, and they often were eye witnesses to historical events...like finding cannons on the beach, but first... In Astoria Oregon, March 9, 1847, the first federal post office and U.S.... Continue Reading →
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