I can see this beautiful mountain range from my apartment and have been longing to get to the top. The high heat of the Phoenix, Arizona summers halted me, but patience paid off and a perfect January day served as the best for hiking Camelback Mountain! As with any hike, make sure you are supplied with plenty of water, sunscreen and fuel (food). This one definitely … [Read more...]
Sedona Day Trip and Hikes
Sedona seduced me! As I sit at home writing this, I want to go back right now ~ and I just got home from there a day ago! It's beauty is stunning, but more than that is the overall vibe of peace and happiness that was beyond your typical fresh outdoor hike, and the exuberant excitement of the locals for us to experience their city. There are several different mountain … [Read more...]
One Gal’s Guide to Becoming a Female Adventurer
“I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it's very difficult to find anyone." I should think so — in these parts! We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit I have always considered myself a hobbit. I'm small in stature, have … [Read more...]
Hiking the Tofino Bomber Trail
Last summer, after returning from Tofino, I discovered I had missed something interesting. Though I had fulfilled all my plans of hitchhiking, surfing, hot springs, and whale watching, I had missed a significant hike: the Tofino Bomber Trail. In 1945, during WWII, a RCAF Canso bomber plane crashed in the woods off the Pacific Rim Highway during a routine patrol of the … [Read more...]
