A long overdue hello! It's been over 2 years since my last blog post and over 4 months since my trip to Washington, but at least I'm getting this in before the end of the year! And that's what she said. Back in August, I took two weeks off work to do two of my… Continue reading Climbing Mount. St. Helens on a Friday the 13th
Category: Hiking
Hiking with Goats in Gray, Maine
In October, a friend and I booked an AirBnB experience called "Hiking with Goats" in Grey, Maine. We had booked an AirBnB in Freeport and planned to spend most of the weekend in Portland, but we were so intrigued by reading the words "hike" and "goat" in the same sentence. The experience came highly rated… Continue reading Hiking with Goats in Gray, Maine
Conquering Half Dome
On Thursday, June 7th, two days before my thirty-first birthday, I conquered Half Dome in Yosemite with three friends. It was a grueling, fifteen-hour hike that I thought would never end, but looking back on it two weeks later, it was worth all that hard work. I had been planning to visit Yosemite since first… Continue reading Conquering Half Dome
Hawaii Pt 2: Hiking Kauai and Other Adventures
On Friday morning, we hopped into the car bright and early when all the radio shows were playing the catchy end of the week song: "It's Aloha Friday! No work 'til Monday!" A great way to jump start our hiking adventures on Kauai. Any Aloha... Kauai Hike #1: Hanakapiai Falls Trail We hiked 8 miles… Continue reading Hawaii Pt 2: Hiking Kauai and Other Adventures
Part 1: I Went to Hawaii and I Didn’t Get Leid…
...but I still had an awesome time! Going to Hawaii was my first big vacation since being back from Japan...and actually my longest vacation yet. Since I was gone for two whole weeks, I'm going to break my adventures up into several parts. We packed in so much hiking and eating into two weeks that… Continue reading Part 1: I Went to Hawaii and I Didn’t Get Leid…
The Becca Jar 