Category Archives: Hiking

Indian Heaven Loop

By lee | September 14, 2009

I went on a wonderful hike yesterday with my friend Jewel. We drove out to Trout Lake and into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. We did a hike called the Indian Heaven Loop and it was indeed heavenly. The loop was 6.7 miles long and took us past 4 lakes and numerous marshes. We were [...]

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Larch Mountain

By lee | July 27, 2009

Yesterday Rick and I went to Larch Mountain. It’s a beautiful, winding drive, about 15 miles or so after you get off the highway. When you get to the parking lot at the end of the road, it’s a 1/4 mile walk to the top of the mountain. And boy are the views incredible. This [...]

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Spring is Here

By lee | April 26, 2009

Being from the sunny south, I am always anxiously waiting for the warm weather and the sunshine to finally reach Portland. I know warm weather is on the way when the spring flowers that start to bloom. This past week, the clematis that covers our back deck finally burst open. Those buds had been there [...]

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A Quick Getaway

By lee | February 14, 2009

Rick and I took two days and headed out to the beach. There is a wonderful Fiber Arts exhibit right now at the Coos Bay Art Museum. The museum has three different exhibits going on and all were wonderful. Here is the postcard from the show. The main show consists of quilts from the Studio [...]