Exploring around Phoenix
With 48 hours to explore around Phoenix, I relied on a Twitter friend for advice on where to go. Boy, was that ever smart!
Posts that don’t fit easily into another category and are about travel and exploring, mostly on public lands.
With 48 hours to explore around Phoenix, I relied on a Twitter friend for advice on where to go. Boy, was that ever smart!
Olympia, Washington, is further north than Montreal, which means winter solstice has less than nine hours of light. Better get outside and enjoy it.
Fourteen days of kayaking at a national wildlife refuge at the Jersey Shore. Yes, that Jersey Shore.
Alaska. The word evokes images of mountains and sea on a scale unknown in the lower 48. It was high time for a return visit.
Previous commitments kept Mr. Adventure and I close to home last weekend, but gorgeous weather beckoned. Luckily, there are plenty of lowland trails nearby that offer great midwinter hiking. We headed to the Chehalis River Discovery Trail, a 3.6-mile ramble along the river just below its confluence with the Skookumchuck River. The trail is adjacent to a working farm, and the Chehalis River Basin Land Trust has partnered with Lewis County and local schools to…