Hello. It's been a long time! The last time I wrote a blog post was Spring 2023 and that post was about Cherry Blossoms. What happened to summer? What happened to Fran's writing? Some people have asked me if I've taken them off my mailing list. I would never [...]
It's been a challenging time for the world, including my home country, the USA. This country feels like a house struggling to hang onto its roof. We aren't seeing our common values, which potentially could hold our county together peacefully. We aren't respecting one another and allowing everyone to [...]
We are having a spate of great weather here in Seattle so we drove over to Eastern Washington to enjoy the great outdoors both yesterday and today. Nature Therapy has done me a world of good! The wildflowers are in full bloom. I am hoping the photos tell the [...]
Snow Lake is special, a perfect hike. Today we hiked 7.2 miles to Snow Lake and gained an altitude of 1,800 feet. The trail goes through old growth forest and there was still snow in some higher areas. A friend went up a few weeks ago and reported there was [...]
I will heartily declare Grizzly Peak as my favorite Oregon hike. While the above is an entirely true statement, I should also add that I have not done much hiking in Oregon! So for the time being, Grizzly Peak wins out. Rick and I did the same hike last year [...]
