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Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020

Dispatches from the Road: Great Basin National Park

'Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me.'–Walt Whitman Originally, I was planning on starting in Moab and working east. Since I had to go to Zion first, I looked at the new route to see if there was anything to explore and there was...Great Basin National Park! …

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Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

Dispatches from the Road: Southern Utah

“There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.” ― Charlotte Eriksson As I've written about, this year has been hard. I knew for my mental health, I needed to get out of town and hit the road. I'm incredibly fortunate that Bend has nearly no cases of COVID, …

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Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: Mirror Lake

'You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away.'-Fredrik Backman Things I have learned this summer...summer in Bend lasts about three weeks and during those weeks, it hovers around a hundred degrees. It's a Catch-22 because I've discovered that I need more weeks of it being warm but that it allows …

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Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: One Year in Bend

‘You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you …

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Posted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Dispatches from the Road: The Northern Oregon Coast

'Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.'-Confucius Sometimes, you just need to get into your car and drive. I was feeling overwhelmed and needed to get out of my head and out of Bend. As I've said before, my favorite place to do this is the Pacific Coast...so I went. I worked Saturday morning and …

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Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: Crater Lake National Park

'Crater Lake is the greatest asset to southern Oregon. It is worth traveling hundreds of miles to see. I thought that I had gazed upon everything beautiful in nature as I have spent many years traveling thousands of miles to view the beauty spots of the earth, but I have reached the climax. Never again …

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Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: Tumalo Falls

'Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical …

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Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: La Pine State Park

‘In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.’ –Ralph Waldo Emerson 2020 has been a lot...on all levels! But I have had a lot of personal growth. Once Bend and Central Oregon starting reopening, I was so glad to be able to explore and clear my …

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Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway

'Because the greatest part of a road trip isn’t arriving at your destination. It’s all the wild stuff that happens along the way.'— Emma Chase Bend is slowly starting to open and not just because of corona. My new town is at about 4,000 feet elevation and surround by mountains that are 10,000 feet plus. Due …

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