Training to climb Mount Hood? Looking to summit Mount Rainier? Or maybe you just love tough hikes like I do. In any case, challenge yourself with a hike up Mount Defiance! There are actually two ways to hike up Mount Defiance. You can follow Mount Defiance Trail or you can take the longer, more difficult [...]
June 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
June 11, 2013 1 Comment
Moving to Korea to Teach English
Early Tuesday morning, June 11th, I’ll be boarding a plane for the first leg of my flight to South Korea. I’ll be spending a year teaching English in Suwon, South Korea, which is about an hour south of Seoul. I’ve written before about finding jobs like Indiana Jones that support your interests. Teaching overseas is [...]
June 7, 2013 2 Comments
Photo Friday #22: Wind Mountain
From a distance, Wind Mountain looks like an upside down ice cream cone. It’s south face rises sharply from the Columbia River and if you hike to the summit, you’re rewarded not only with excellent viewpoints but a taste of Northwest history as well. Wind Mountain was a site for Native American vision quests. A [...]
June 3, 2013 2 Comments
How Fishing Placer River in Alaska Nearly Killed Me
Placer River is a beautiful area south of Anchorage along the Turnagain Arm. The first trip there was uneventful since most of us didn’t have fishing licenses yet. But we knew we wanted to come back. So, we got our licenses and went back. The second time at Placer River ended pretty crazy. We were [...]
May 31, 2013 Leave a Comment
Photo Friday #21: Warren Lake
This was the view I enjoyed while taking my lunch break at Warren Lake. The water here is so clear and calm that you can watch the fish swimming 20 feet away! It was strange seeing a lake that was this calm, just perfectly smooth. It must have been lunchtime for the fish too because [...]
