Articles about my travels beyond my beloved Pacific Northwest of the U.S.
“Y’all know what you’re havin’?” the friendly, weathered man said behind the counter. “Oh yeah, we came here all the way from Portland for an ‘All That Jazz’ “ said my husband. Well, we didn’t come to New Orleans JUST for that. We were at Verdi Mart on Royal St. around 1 am for the…
Okay, so you’ve decided that you want to take a vacation. A good one. A few days to get away from regular life. The need burns so great in you that if you don’t leave town soon, you’ll burst. What to do? Where to go? Maybe you don’t even care where you go, you just…
The best hike of my life so far? Definitely! Certainly, the longest hike I’ve done yet, and one of the most challenging. Not so much as difficult in terms of elevation, but in the uniqueness of terrain and stamina. Much of it is wading in water, negotiating smooth rocks. As I was preparing for this…
