Video: The Metolius
The past couple of posts have focused on the Metolius River scenic area. This video brings some of our photos and stories to life. Enjoy a quiet stroll along the banks near the river’s source.
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Young Women and Fire (Photos)
Position: 44°34’28″N 121°37’10″W Back in late August 2003, lightning struck near Mount Jefferson in central Oregon – twice. Both strikes ignited fires that over a period of two weeks consumed some 90,000 acres of forest. More than 2,000 crew fought …
Far from the Maddening Crowd
Position: 44.62N, -121.47W There’s a rule of adventure travel that I call the Rule of 9s. It goes something like this: when visiting a site of natural beauty, if there are 900 people at the visitors center, 900 yards away …
Double Your Fun!
Three weeks and two days after landing in the States we are officially Pfizered up. DoubleVaxxed! Ready for anything. And as is the story of the rest of my life, our timing was just a little bit off. Let me …
Oregon’s Coast
Position: 46°10’41″N 123°58’51″W What Oregon’s coast lacks in hospitality it makes up for in beauty. Its bluff, jagged shoreline offers sailors little respite from the wide expanse of the north Pacific Ocean. Deep canyons lie mere miles offshore and cold …
Hi Guys – Marlon Here!
Crazy Times It’s not like me to talk about me, but I’ve had a heckuva time these past couple of weeks! Sheesh! First there was the visit to the nasty people in the white coats. Now, I’m not crazy and …
Gaeta: Beach Walk
Take a break and spend a couple of minutes with us as we walk Marlon along Gaeta’s beachfront. It’s empty now, but you see that bulldozer? It’s preparing the sand for a few thousand sun loungers. Shortly, those loungers will …
Photos: Gaeta in the Spring
Position: 41°12’57″N 13°34’23″E Gaeta is glorious. Spring has sprung and everything is sun, sand and beaches. Wandering the hills brings us across rallies of cyclamen, rhubarb purple and dappled by the overstory. Anticipating the hot summer ahead, bright African daisies …
From Our Italian Correspondent
Position: 41°12’57″N 13°34’23″E A couple of weeks ago Italy’s Prime Minister resigned and the government collapsed. In the middle of the pandemic. Everyone locally appeared singularly apathetic. Unused to Italian political affairs and coming off the back of an insurrection …