‘Adventures’ Archives
Goat Rocks Wilderness – Nannie Ridge Loop
As some of you may know, I am not a hiker. I don't really like to backpack either. It's not that I don't like walking through the woods with a little bit of weight on my back, quite the contrary in fact. But I often times require a bigger goal - hiking in to go climb something for example; an accomplishment at the end of the journey. Not just [...]
Post Canyon Mountain Biking
Post Canyon, near Hood River, is home to some excellent single track mountain biking. With its ease of access to fantastic terrain it is definitely worth checking out if you are in the area, or want some destination mountain biking from Portland that's a bit closer than going to Bend. Though I have always gritted my teeth and rode up the the [...]
The first step is getting there
Having never left the safety of the North American continent, I had no idea what to expect from my first travels abroad. LAX was no big deal. It was just a really big, really crazy for 10pm airport that looked like any other. Incheon airport in Seoul, South Korea was a whole different ball game. The smells were different first off. I [...]
Letters from Nepal (4 of 4)
date: Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:44 AM subject: Back from Langtang Hello All, We are back from Langtang National park after an excellent journey into the high mountains. Too many stories to tell here today as I am tired from the nine hour long bus journey riding on the roof of the bus back to KTM. (more...)
Letters from Nepal (3 of 4)
date: Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:50 PM subject: delays and festivals Hi all, Well, we were not able to get out of town as planned yesterday. Ashley got really sick and spent most of the night throwing up so she was not in the mood for an 8-10 hour bus trip on unpaved roads in a hot bus. Instead we spent another day touring around kathmandu and [...]