'I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was.'-Ransom Riggs B and I talked a lot about what we planned to do when he got here. I knew I wanted to show him my favorite spots...Smith Rock and The … Continue reading Adventures in the Pacific Northwest: Central Oregon
‘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 … Continue reading Adventures in Oregon: One Year in Bend
'I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It's so fuckin' heroic.'-George Carlin I have had a strange obsession with volcanos for most of my life. I am not entirely sure where it started...perhaps multiple rewatches of National Geographic documentaries on the Ring of … Continue reading Adventures in Oregon: Newberry Volcano
'In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.'-Alice Walker I love to be outside and there are few places better to do this than Oregon. Bend is a nature lover's paradise. The temperatures are starting to rise and the sun. Spring is … Continue reading Adventures in Oregon: Deschutes River Trail
'Sometimes the most scenic roads in life are the detours you didn't mean to take.'-Angela Blount I had the best weekend and it wasn't the weekend I had originally intended. It just goes to show that if you live furiously, life can take some amazing turns. See, I had originally intended to spend the weekend … Continue reading Adventures in Oregon: Exploring Bend