My birthday was in August. I’d planned to celebrate it camping with friends. We made our reservations back in February. I got up early to be online the minute reservations opened up at Big Lake out near Sisters, Oregon. We were only able to get one site, but needed three for our big group. That’s…
I’m an extrovert and a solo woman traveler. People ask me, do I get lonely on the road? How do you make friends and meet people? Yes, sometimes I do get lonely, but I’ve found ways to stay connected to friends and family at home and to meet new people as a solo woman on…
When I knew that Montana was out of the picture, I decided to head to the coast for some cooler weather and to see how Olive would do with a slower place on no one’s agenda but our own. Fort Stevens State Park, near Astoria, is one of my favorite places to camp in Oregon,…
My good friend, Myra, got in touch with me a few weeks ago. She is someone I traveled with a few years ago to the Modern Elder Academy and had a great experience there, learning and growing. “I feel like I need another retreat!” she said to me. She was feeling a bit stuck with…
Thursday, September 10, 2020 As I write this half of Oregon is on fire. I am at a campground just outside of Mt. Rainier National Park, backed up to the Ohanapecosh River. It’s peaceful and quiet, the only sounds a squawking jay, the river running 100 yards from my site and the occasional black hawk…
Note: I wrote this blog a few days ago and am just getting it posted now. As I write Silver Falls State Park has been evacuated due to forest fire danger. Praying she gets spared. A few other Oregon State Parks were not so lucky. My time at Silver Falls has come to an end….