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Oregon PCT Lash Day 5… Mount Jefferson to Breitenbush Lake Meadow! (21.4 Miles)
I woke up after some light rain to a beautiful morning at my epic tent site. Am I seriously here – about to enter Jefferson Park, and hike through an area that had previously been closed for several years due to the Lions Head Fire?? And… my first real water crossing would happen today… I…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 3… North Matthieu Lake to Summit Lake (23 Miles)
This was the day I crushed my first 20+ mile day… and the day my knee started hurting. I got up early to get away from the swarming mosquitos and decided to skip Lava Camp Lake (where I should have filled up on more water) and hit the biggest lava section of my entire hike.…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 2… Eileen Lake to North Matthieu Lake (13.4 Miles)
I woke up early in my epic campsite, and made my way up to a sweet viewpoint for coffee and breakfast. I must have been so excited and tired the night before, I completely missed this amazing view of Middle and South Sisters!! I filled up my water to start the day, and headed out…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 1… Elk Lake Resort to Eileen Lake (17.8 Miles)
Day 0: Even though my husband isn’t into backpacking… I wanted him to be a part of my grand adventure, so I asked him to be an angel and drive me to my starting point at Elk Lake Resort, near Bend, Oregon. We had a nice drive past Mount Hood after he got off work,…
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My first Oregon PCT Lash 🥾
I’ve been dreaming about doing this for years… I have absolutely romanticized backpacking the PCT after devouring every single thru-hiker memoir I could find. I really want the challenge of a thru-hike, but I don’t want to be away from my family for too long, so a LASH (long ass section hike) seems like the…
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Pro-Tip… Stay In a Fire Lookout!
The real “pro-tip” is to have a friend who obsessively checks fire lookout availability… and I, fortunately, have one of those friends! She found this amazing lookout in Washington, the Steliko Point Lookout. We were there at the perfect time where the wildflowers were popping out everywhere! We were surrounded by a sea of balsomroot…
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Eastern Oregon Road-Trip!
An east coast friend sent me a TikTok with a drone video of Leslie Gulch, which has been on my bucket list for awhile… after comparing busy summer schedules, we decided to take a chance and plan for a spring road-trip. Spring can be risky because while it’s usually pretty dry in Eastern Oregon, you…
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Inspiration Behind An Adventureful Life
I spent 20 years in the Army and my absolute favorite thing during that time was moving… not moving exactly, but the road-trips we went on as we transitioned from one military location to another. This is probably most people’s least favorite part about the military – but the opportunity to explore new places brought…
An Adventureful Life
A PNW mom living life one adventure at a time…
An Adventureful Life 