It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, but I recently did a four-day hike in Colombia that I wanted to write about. Wanting to escape the long, Minnesota winter, my friend Jess and I booked a trip to Colombia. While we did plenty of sightseeing along the way, the main objective of the trip was…
Category: Destinations
How to Take an Icelandic Winter Roadtrip in a Campervan
This past December, my boyfriend Gareth and I went on an Icelandic winter roadtrip in a campervan. I was uncertain whether a camping trip in the winter in Iceland would really be a good idea or not, but it turned out to be such a good time. Here’s everything you need to know about doing…
Iceland Winter Road Trip: the West Fjords and Snaefellsness Peninsula
Where I left off with my Iceland blog, Gareth and I had just departed Northern Iceland and were headed into the West Fjords. This post will be about the end of our winter road trip, the West Fjords and Snaefellsnes Peninsula. It’s been almost five months since I got back from Iceland. I’ve been quite…
Northern Iceland Winter Road Trip
After our drive through the East Fjords, Gareth and I began our journey into Northern Iceland. From Egilsstadir, the Ring Road brought us inland. We were no longer driving in and out of fjords, but rather going up and over mountains. Our first attempt to veer from the Ring Road didn’t go well. We wanted…
The East Fjords, Iceland Winter Road Trip
After finishing up our drive along the Southern Coast of Iceland, we headed into the East Fjords, Iceland. I was excited for this part of the country because we were really starting to not see as many tourists and we even had some scenic locations all to ourselves. Stokknes Beach Our first stop in the…
A Winter Drive on the Ring Road of Southern Iceland
After two years of the pandemic, I was finally itching to travel internationally again. My boyfriend Gareth and I spent a couple of months going back and forth on where we would travel to. We picked a few destinations, but travel regulations kept changing. Finally, we thought of Iceland as an option. We chose Iceland…
Dog-Friendly Hikes near Bend, Oregon
I’ve been living in Bend, Oregon for almost a year now. I adopted my dog around the same time that I moved here, so together we have been enjoying hiking the local trails. Luckily for us, Bend has plenty of dog-friendly hikes. Since my dog is so young and energetic, we mostly just go to…
Hiking in Stanley, Idaho: the Best Trails & Lakes
Spring is in full swing, and I am lamenting that I’m not returning to go hiking in Stanley, Idaho for a third summer. Last summer while working in Stanley, I went backpacking pretty much every weekend and visited all the hiking trails and lakes that were left on my list. While I’m very excited to…
Big Boulder Lakes: White Cloud Mountains, Idaho
This past summer, I paid a visit to the Big Boulder Lakes in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. Compared to the Sawtooth Mountains, it’s not a very popular or accessible area for hiking. But I had heard from Stanley locals that the Boulder Chain Lakes are a must-visit location. My work friend Kevin was…
Chamberlain Basin Hike: Stanley, Idaho
In my quest to hike more trails in the White Clouds, I decided to do an overnight to Chamberlain Basin. While I had set off for other hikes from Fourth of July Trailhead before, I had never taken the trail to the South from Fourth of July Lake. This hike would be all new terrain…