COVID-10 Wk 45: Getting Old

Not only is the whole COVID thing getting old but so am I. Mia and I were talking this week about the last time we ate out. It was just as all this crap was kicking off and we were in Cannon Beach for a few days while the last of the repairs were getting…

COVID-19 Wk 37: Freaking Thieves

There is a bit of a running “joke” at work that I don’t like people. Mostly because I say it often enough. The truth is it is a bit more nuanced than that. I equate it to my New Hampshire upbringing. In general I’d say New Englanders are a bit more stoic and we tend…

Black Friday Hike

Mia and I are not Black Friday shopping people. In general the further we are away from any retail establishment on the day after Thanksgiving the better. In keeping with past tradition we headed out for a hike and avoided all the crowds. As REI would say….we #optoutside Reehers Camp is conveniently located not too…

Annual Timothy Lake Hike

The hike around Timothy Lake has pretty much turned into an annual fall tradition for Mia and me. We like to start from Little Crater Lake Campground and have in the past always gone clockwise around the lake. This year we got all adventurous and went counterclockwise (the scandal!). It actually turned out to be…

New Year’s Eve Hike with the Dog

Mia had to go to work for a couple hours and I had the day off.  What better way to spend the morning than hiking with Codibob. CB and I didn’t have all day to travel to a hike since Mia and I had afternoon plans.  So we decided to stay fairly local and head…

Step Creek (Again)

Mia and I opted to ignore the whole “Black Friday” b.s. and head out for a hike.  It was my third time in three weekends heading out to Reheers Camp.  The last two were for bike rides, this time it was for a nice hike. The overall trail conditions were decent but way wetter than…