An Attempt to See the World with New Eyes
Thunderstorms are expected for the evening. I keep my fingers crossed that the forecast will prove true as we snake up Mount Hood, going round and round circling the mountain surrounded by tall evergreens and steep drop-offs. I don’t commonly pray for storms, but I don’t commonly overnight in the hotel from The Shining either, … Continue reading The Seven Wonders of Oregon Part IV: Mount Hood
At twenty-five, I went West. West out of my Philadelphia comfort zone where I’d lived for eight years. West into Seattle, a city I had never seen before, in a state I’d never stepped foot in. Acclimating was hard, not gonna lie. My boyfriend Carl and I arrived in early November, a month which seldom … Continue reading An Ode and a Goodbye to Seattle
The Pacific Northwest (that’s the PNW to you cool kids) is a heaven for beer-mongers. Craft breweries are popping up like weeds, invading small towns and doubling up on city blocks. At the moment there’s almost 500 between Oregon and Washington and that number is ever-increasing season to season. Though I’ve been to nowhere near … Continue reading Must Visit Breweries in the PNW
East Coast is different than West Coast. Food is different: The East boasts some homeborn eats like lobster rolls, cheesesteak, and chowder, while the West is more fusion-y and fresh ingredient centric with the sushiritos of LA and avocado toast of San Francisco. Style varies drastically: All black everything in New York contrasting against the … Continue reading Seven Wonders of Oregon Part III: The Oregon Coast
Overnighting in the Enchantments requires winning the lottery. From May to October a limited amount of campsites are available; names are put in for a permit drawing, weeks of anxious waiting pass, then the winners cheers over beers to their good fortune and the losers shake their heads and keep their fingers crossed for … Continue reading The Enchantments Wilderness
Traveling, even the tiniest bit, causes your body to crave it. Once you return from abroad or just a weekend away, the day-to-day seems duller, more pale. Everything’s accrued a thin film of dust while you were gone. Everything is just as you left it. From your travels you feel refreshed and new eyed, but … Continue reading How To Be a Tourist in Your Own City
It’s 90 degrees out, but the man next to us on the bus is draped in chainmail from head to knee, and underneath this heavy armor is a pair of paint-stained cargo pants. We’re the closest passengers to him so he asks if we know where in town he can sell chainmail. Unsurprisingly he has … Continue reading Keepin’ Portland Weird
