The Pacific Crest Trail. It’s on every serious hiker’s to-do list. To walk the entire length from the Mexican Border near Campo, CA all the way up through Washington State and 12km into Manning Park, BC, Canada – now that’s a feat! The trail snakes through some of the nation’s most spectacular mountain and…
This is the first in a series of stories about my exploration of Vancouver Island, Canada. Makes for a great road trip in British Columbia. Read about parts two and three here. It is just one of many Pacific Northwest road trips you can take. Vancouver Island is big. Well, big for an island, I…
Think you know Oregon? Think again… Oregon is not the biggest state in the Union, not by far. But venture east of the Cascades into High Desert country and it can certainly seem that way. Gigantic open spaces where the skies open up and the infinite wild west claims you as one of their own….
I was so excited to go on a solo trip to Vancouver Island. Having never been further than the city of Victoria, my explorer hat was in full force as I picked up a rental car for the 5-day journey. After sitting on my toosh all day driving from Portland up to Port Angeles, taking…
The Pacific Northwest has some pretty epic national parks. It’s safe to say that as far as outdoor scenery goes, these parks are among the best Planet Earth has to offer. The great nations of the United States and Canada have set aside these lands for everyone to enjoy, and I am privileged and humbled…
The Oregon coast has such a wide variety of attractions that it really takes time to explore it fully. Just recently I learned that it takes about eight long hours to drive from Astoria in the north, all the way down to Brookings near the northern California border. And that is only if you…