“The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.”

Adventures in Oregon and Beyond…
“The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.”
A short, sunny hike to explore a piece of old road and take in some big views.
A short stroll in one of our favorite local parks to enjoy a forest that has finally experienced a real wetting.
Celebrating a brief break in our dry spell with a loop around Jacksonville Forest Park.
Dodging smoke and heat, we go for a short, restorative hike in our local Forest.
More fascinating abstractions courtesy of the Pacific Madrone.
A rumination on one of Nature’s little miracles.
A cool morning on the trail leading to dayhike doggerel.
Because a walk in the woods is about more than just big trees and the occasional big view.