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.
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 …
I Think We’re All Bozos on this Boat
Back in September 2008 I organized a charter around the San Juan Islands crewed by my best mates, Hugh, Tom and Bill. Sadly, Bill passed away last week after a years-long struggle with early onset Parkinson’s. Bill, Tom and I …
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 …
Shorts: Market Day
Position: 41°12’54″N 13°33’54″E Each Wednesday Gaeta hosts a traditional open-air market, a hangover from the days when staple goods weren’t available locally. Like farmer’s markets in America there is plenty of fresh, seasonal fruit and veggies on hand. Unlike America, …
From our Kentucky Bourbon Correspondent
Aleta.life is pleased as punch to welcome our own inveterate booze hound Tipple Timmy, who this week offers his deeply informed perspective on Kentucky bourbon and how to enjoy it. Take it away, Tim! Tipple Timmy’s Rules of Bourbon are… …