Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Category: Travel and Other Adventures

I love going on adventures of all kinds.

  • Saturday’s Hiking Adventure

    Saturday’s Hiking Adventure

    Yesterday we decided to try a new hiking spot from the book we’ve been referencing. We decided to check out a spot near the Clackamas River, East of Estacada. It was a gorgeous drive. The river cut a canyon through the Cascades and there were lava cliffs along side the highway. We finally found our…

  • Yesterday's Adventure

    Yesterday we decided to take our chances in the rain and go for a walk on a trail that goes along the Salmon River. It was gorgeous. There were a number of little waterfalls that we had to jump over, this one being the prettiest. We stopped here for a moment so Raf could take…

  • Mirror Lake

    On Sunday we decided to go on another hike from the book 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington. We chose, Mirror Lake. The trail head is up near Government Camp, just on the side of the road on Highway 26. The trail itself is gorgeous. It climbs, zig-zagging along the slope, the entire…

  • Hiking at Farragut State Park

    On Sunday Raf and I went for our weekly hike. We chose to got to Farragut State Park in Idaho. I love this park. We used to camp here when I was a kid and I have good memories of swimming around in Beaver Bay. We decided to follow a trail laid on in the…

  • Wallace Falls State Park

    Our original plan was to camp at Mt. Hood. However, we knew it was going to rain so we searched around for parks in Washington and Oregon with cabins or yurts. We decided on Wallace Falls State Park in the North Cascades near Mt. Baker. I had never heard of it, but liked that it…