Category: Travel
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Siouxon Creek Trail
In late June, 2020, I emerged from months of sheltering in place, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and ventured out into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in SW Washington State. It was a beautiful, sunny, 80 degree day, with a light breeze. The forest service road to the trail head was mostly paved, but full…
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My Very First Trail “Run”
About two years ago I decided that I wanted to start running. I was in my mid thirties and office work was keeping me more sedentary than I would have liked. I hated going to the gym, and was not a particularly athletic person, but I did love being outside, so running seemed like…
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The Perpetual Vagabond is Back!
Hello Dear Readers! I began this blog in May of 2011, while reading Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way, a book about discovering or recovering our creativity. At that time, I was not only unaware of that fact that creativity was something I had lost, but I also came to understand how that loss was…
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Photo: Impressions in the Sand
Happy 2016 from the Oregon Coast!
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Photos: December in Forest Park
A beautiful, misty, December hike through Forest Park in Portland Oregon:
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A Very Hot June in the Pacific Northwest
This year has been pretty A-typical, weather wise, and June has been no exception. Normally this time of year it is still damp and cool and I have always said that summer starts on July 5th in the Pacific Northwest (as it almost always rains on the 4th). But, this year summer arrived sometime in April.…
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Cape Disappointment, WA~New Years Eve
This New Years Eve, I decided to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and escape to the coast. It turned out to be a rare sunny couple of days on the notoriously, cold and wet Washington Coast. It was a beautiful way to ring in 2015!
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Mt. Rainier National Park
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Lessons from the Camino (written in 2012):
Two years ago this month, I walked 180 miles of the Camino de Santiago. Below are a few of the lessons I took from that experience that I thought I would share again! Lessons from the Camino: Judging others and ourselves is the root of most unhappiness I don’t like too much choice-simplicity makes me…
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Bike Tour! (Day 10, 11, & 12)
The past few days have been a whirlwind of adventure and lack of phone service…so I’m a bit bit behind in posting. But the following photos are from Doe Bay (Orcas Island), Obstruction Pass State Park (Orcas Island), Lopez Island (Yes, again! We loved it so much we went back!), and Friday Harbor. Some of…
It Could Be Sunshine 