SherriI am embarrassed to say that prior to being 44, I had not backpacked. I’ve done tons of day hiking. A slew of car camping. And I have camped out in the woods for multiple days, at Rainbow Gatherings and when packing with llamas. But in the strict sense of the word backpacking,
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Sherri
Being an Oregonian for a couple of decades I have heard the phrase “the wild and scenic Rogue River is my favorite river to raft” more than a few times. But what makes it so special? The typical answers included comments like: “dependably gorgeous summer weather, lush scenery,
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Sherri
The land of fire and ice is what most attracted me to Iceland. Is it my contradictory nature, or perhaps my ability to see both sides of a situation, or simply liking multi-faceted diversity? Who knows? Whatever the reason, the idea that glaciers, ice caps, shifting tectonic plates and geothermal activity all converge on one island,
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Sherri
“I did a stopover in Iceland. You know, you can do that for free for up to a week with Iceland Air, which I used to travel to Spain.”
“Awesome, how was it? How long were you there? Where did you go?”
“I love it,
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Sherri
I had read about how remote and stunning the scenery was in Southern Iceland. It is considered by many to be the most striking in the whole country. Lava fields, huge waterfalls, glaciers, glacial lagoons, black sand beaches, craggy mountains, ice caves, horses with their manes blowing in the wind,
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SherriThe Basque Hotel, not to be missed. You simply haven’t lived, until you have been at the Basque Hotel. And I lay here late at night, so happy to be in a comfortable bed. Where is the Basque Hotel you ask? France or Spain, in the Pyrenees? No actually, it’s in the town of Jordan Valley (JV),
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SherriI am sitting outside in the moonlight at Wai’anapanapa State Park. Listening to the waves crash in below me. It’s awesome.
I awoke at 5am at the YMCA camp and went outside to watch the sunrise. The moment I stepped outside, I felt something crawl across my bare feet,
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