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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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Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: Deschutes River Trail

'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 …

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Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Adventures in Oregon: Exploring Bend

'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 …

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Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

Dispatches from the Road: The Oregon Coast

‘You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you’re part of something bigger.’–Lauren Myracle When I moved to Oregon, I had hoped to spend the weekend before my birthday in Philadelphia. Friends were getting married and my best friends just had a baby. …

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Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Adventures Down Under: Be Brave and Live Furiously

'It’s about taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they’re the same moments we take into battle with us'-Jenny Lawson I still cannot believe that I flew across the globe, by myself, and spent two of the most glorious weeks …

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Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

Adventures Down Under: The Outskirts of Melbourne

'Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it's beauty.'-Albert Einstein Melbourne, Australia was my final stop! I actually did not spend any time in the city other than to sleep, so I cannot speak to the city itself. …

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Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019

Adventures Down Under: The Great Barrier Reef

'The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild, and free.'-Unknown I have loved the ocean for as long as I can remember. Going to Sea World was a highlight of my childhood summers. I have watched every documentary about the deepest parts of the ocean. I love listening to the waves crash …

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Posted on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

Adventures Down Under: Cairns, Australia

'The sea is a desert of waves/A wilderness of water.'-Langston Hughes The second stop on my Australian adventure was the coastal town of Cairns. I spent three days in this tropical paradise. When I arrived, an Iron Man competition had finished the day before. You want to feel out of shape...where a bikini with triathletes! …

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Posted on September 2, 2019September 2, 2019

Adventures Down Under: Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

'Do one thing every day that scares you. '-Eleanor Roosevelt I wasn't going to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was on the provided list as a possible excursion but I am terrified of heights and immediately crossed it off. I panic and hyperventilate. Once, when I was at the Eiffel Tour, the elevators were …

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