You may or may not be aware, but their is a list of Historic landmark hotels in America, stretching from coast to coast. They aren’t cheap, but from the history to the arhitecture and the quaint and uniqueness of each property, you should budget some time and money to check some of them out. Case…
Tag: Oregon
where the forest meets the sea
All areas may have already been explored before, seen and photographed, but not through my experience, not with my eyes. Today the Cape Perpetua area is mine alone. The waves break amongst the rocks to tickle and pump my blood. I will be my own sole explorer to search out discoveries that will stay embedded…
The Painted Hills
It only took one picture for me to know I would be traveling to the Painted Hills of Oregon. What I didn’t realize was the time it would take to get there from the city of Portland. After driving for four hours through the beauty of central Oregon though, a lone dirt road made it’s…
Thor’s Well
The walk among the slippery rocks was a treacherous trail, yet one will risk life and limb to see the work of the mighty God Thor. His mighty hammer crashed down upon these rocks in anger at the creatures that wouldn’t obey his word, creating the deep and mighty Well. Those that doubted Thor’s power…
The Spouting Horn
Continuing along the Captain Cook trail, the forest opens to rocky shores and tide pools. Benches house those that choose to sit and rest while watching the timeless motion of the ocean. I see the rising steam in the distance, and venture over for a closer look as the plume disappears almost as quickly it…
The Devil’s churn
My exploration of the Cape Perpetua area along Central Oregon’s coastline initially had only one purpose. Find and see Thor’s Well. My goal though of doing just that led to something far greater and unexpected, the Captain Cook trail. My first stop was to see the Devil’s churn, a small inlet from the Pacific, where mighty…
Yachats
I take the scenic but long two and half hour drive south from Portland, slowly going through green valleys and moss laden canyons as I thought about my small space in the vast universe. The smell of the Pacific ocean hits my nostrils. I buy two local bottles of wine and some other various necessities…
The McKenzie
Deep into the wooded forests of Central Oregon is a trail that will put you in the midst of the purest blue glacial waters. Koosah and Sahalie Falls cascade down the lava rock, their mist cooling off your skin during the height of summer. This is the McKenzie. I take the time to see the…
The Blue Pool
It’s midsummer, and I find myself in a torn flannel shirt and a beanie better suited for winter than hiking dusty trails. I don’t care, they comfort me, shield me from the glances of strangers that don’t understand. I sit on the edge of unsteady rocks and see if my weight will start the inevitable…
Oneonta trail
Whilst many first time travelers to the Columbia River Gorge make their way to the infamous Multnomah Falls, I find myself just a few clicks down the road to the much less crowded Oneonta trail. Today I search for cooling waterfalls and crystal clear rivers to splash around in under the summer sun. You have two…
boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon…
how’s that thought for you? Lyrics such as that are what hooked me to the artist Tori Amos back in 1990. We both have changed much since that time, but as the world continues to spin upon its axis, sometimes the stars align and fate brings things back together. July 18th was one such incident…
the Hobbit trail
The moss drapes the trees, rocks and bushes like a dark spell from yesteryear. Donning a warm cap, I make my way into the enchanted forest, no sound except the distant call of ocean birds. Tread lightly down the Hobbit trail…… Is it the earth growing exponentially, or myself becoming smaller the deeper I go?…