Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 37 - 45

My school job shuts down for the summer, and I have the entire month of July off! (without pay, fyi). That usually means lots of time for adventures - and also reading!

I was able to explore eight separate trails/routes - some solo and some with family and friends.

No. 37 - Reed College, July 2:


No. 38 - Wildwood 🠞Koenig 🠞 Alder 🠞 Wildwood, July 4:





No. 39 - South Beach, July 7:











No. 40 - Fanno Creek ➡️ Camille Park ➡️ Tigard Trail, July 11:





No. 41 - Timothy Lake, July 14:



No. 42 - Bald Mountain, July 21:








No. 43 - Cape Horn, July 23:




No. 44 - Steel ➡️ Darlene Hooley ➡️ Terwilliger ➡️ South Burlingame ➡️ Riverview Cemetery ➡️ Sellwood, July 25:






No. 45 - Mt. Hood 25K course, July 30:




:)

Sunday, August 2, 2026

2026: Nos. 54 - 68

July reading roundup...

No. 54 - The Girls In The Garden by Lisa Jewell:

No. 55 - Not That Bad by Roxane Gay:


No. 56 - Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day:

No. 57 - Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell:

No. 58 - The Girls Trip by Ally Condie:

No. 59 - Scone Cold Dead in Maddie Day:

No. 60 - Shakeup by Stuart Woods:

No. 62 - The Guardians by John Grisham:

No. 63 - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder:

No. 64 - The Whisper Man by Alex North:

No. 65 - The One by John Marrs:

No. 66 - The Judge's List by John Grisham:

No. 67 - My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney:

No. 68 - Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood:

:)