Last weekend we hiked to Todd Lake. It is a small mountain lake with a view of Broken Top Mountain on one side and Mt. Bachelor on the other. It is easy to get to and a nice walk around. The lake can be used for camping or hiking deep into the …
Gymnastics Fail at 35
It seemed innocent. Harmless even. My daughter is in gymnastics and doing quite well. I competed in gymnastics when I was young and loved every minute of it. So when my husband was trying some of her moves in the living room, I knew I had to …
2/26/2016 Lunch Swim at Juniper
This was the first swim workout in over a year that I was able to verify I can still swim 1 mile. I focused on the following: -Staying relaxed. There is a fine line between swimming hard with no breaks and swimming too hard and needing to …
Paulina Falls and the Big Obsidian Flow
We finally made our way out to Paulina Lake in the Deschutes National Forest. It has been on the list of to do's for a while now. We just went for a couple of hours, but there seems to be endless camping, so hopefully the next trip will involve a bit …
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Meadow Camp Hike
Today we had a glimpse of spring sunshine. There is something deep down inside that urges us to get outside after a streak of bad weather. It was a good idea too, because a storm threatened us at the end and it is pouring down rain now. Meadow …