Tag: nature
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Suburban Nature Walk in Tigard, Oregon
Today I walked a short 1.8 miles from Dirksen Nature Park to the Tigard Public Library on the newly expanded Fanno Creek Trail. It was an unseasonably warm day, with highs reaching the upper 70s by early afternoon. The new trail fills in a number of gaps in the network and is a wonderful investment…
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Winter Walk in NE Portland
Today I spent the afternoon walking around NE Portland and enjoying the many flowering winter plants along the way. I also found my first crocus of the year, which is my mid-winter reminder that spring is not far away! I love the Pacific Northwest. Every season is so full of color and life, even in…
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Happy New Year!
New year, new name, new adventures! I began this blog in the spring of 2011 when I was living alone in the woods and looking for ways to share my writing and photography with others. At the time, I called myself The Perpetual Vagabond, as I was in constant motion — rarely living in any…
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Day 23: Cahors to Lascabanes
~15 miles, a few hills, lots of sun and very hot The last two days were long days, and today was long and very hot and probably one of the more challenging days we have had yet. Despite the high temperatures (into the 90s), we decided we would walk and do our best to stay…
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Day 21: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie to Saint-Géry
~8 miles, relatively flat and scenic (although one regrettable shortcut) Today’s walk was fairly short and easy, except for an unfortunate shortcut we decided to take near the end of the day. We read that it would take off a few miles and a whole lot of elevation gain and loss, but was for the…
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Day 19: Cabrerets to Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (& Pech Merle)
~8 Miles, hilly and beautiful Our last day in the Célé Valley and one to always remember. The highlight of the day (and maybe the trip) was a visit to Pech Merle. The caves were a labyrinth of stalactites and stalagmites, interspersed with ancient paintings and drawings, some dating back 35,000 years. Unfortunately (although understandably)…
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Day 18: Marchilhac-sur-Célé to Cabrerets
~13 miles via kayak (amazing!) It was forecast to be 100 degrees, so we decided to kayak instead of walk today! And what a great choice it was. The river was calm and easy to navigate with lots of wildlife (herons, fish, butterflies, baby ducks, raptors, cows, so many cicadas, and more!). I had been…
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Day 17: Espagnac-Saint-Eulalie to Marchilhac-sur-Célé
~11 miles, steep hills, lots of sun, beautiful scenery Wow! The Célé Valley is spectacular! Steep limestone cliffs covered in oak groves and wildflowers. The walk was again very challenging and VERY hot, with little shade throughout the day. I used my umbrella for shade and was so grateful to have it as I walked…
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Day 16: Figeac to Espagnac-Saint-Eulalie
~16 miles, rolling hills, beginning of the Célé Valley Today we got back to walking and did one of our longest days yet! I felt much stronger than I had before the break, so I’m glad I listened to my body and let it rest and recuperate. The hike out of Figeac was tough (uphill),…
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Day 14 & 15: Livinhac-le-Haut to Figeac & Rest Day in Figeac
~15 miles (11 by car, 4 walking) Another short day of walking. Our gracious host was heading our direction and offered to drive us. We still wanted to walk some so asked to be dropped off along the way. One rest day has turned into many, but we start walking again tomorrow, so hopefully we…
It Could Be Sunshine 