Year of Hiking 2021: 13 - 20

Loving my second year doing the 52 Hike Challenge! March was a great month for hiking and trail running and exploring new spots :)

No. 13 - Short Beach and Nascowitzen, March 2:

No. 14 - Fanno Creek Trail, Beaverton, March 22:

No. 15 - Multnomah Falls to Larch Mountain, March 23:

No. 16 - Round Lake, March 24:

No. 17 - Lacamas Lake, March 24:

No. 18 - Bloom Lake, March 25:

No. 19 - Soapstone Lake, March 25:

No. 20 - Eastbank Esplanade, March 27:

Can't wait for more trails!!! :)

Year of Hiking 2021: 6 - 12

With COVID, I have to be creative with this year's 52 Hike Challenge. It's forcing me to find new places to explore, some closer to home. 

February's adventures...

No. 6 - Portland Winter Light Festival, Feb. 5:

Snacks at 1927 S'Mores:

No. 7 - Sherwood High School, Feb. 7:

Had to check out the enormous brand-new school!

No. 8 - Cook Park in the snow and ice, Feb. 15:

No. 9 - Atfalati Park and Saum Creek Greenway, Feb. 19:

No. 10 - Wy'East Twin Lakes on snowshoes, Feb. 20:

No. 11 - Sitka Sedge, Feb. 28:

No. 12 - Whalen Island, Feb. 28:

:)

No. 8 - 12

For Christmas, I requested the latest Joanne Fluke books. The culinary mysteries are easy and entertaining - perfect for bedtime reading. I jumped right in and knocked out a few :)

No. 8 - Joanne Fluke's Red Velvet Cupcake Murder:

No. 9 - Andrew Yang's The War on Normal People:

No. 10 - Joanne Fluke's Blackberry Pie Murder:

No. 11 - Fred Aceves's The New David Espinoza:

No. 12 - Joanne Fluke's Double Fudge Brownie Murder:

:)

Year of hiking 2021: 1-5

The 52 Hike Challenge was a fun motivation to get out more and explore new places in 2020. So why not try again in 2021?

Here's my January outings.

No. 1 - Tryon State Park, Jan. 10:

 
No. 2 - Summerlake Park, Jan. 15:

No. 3 - Jack Park, Jan. 15:

No. 4 - Lake Oswego, Jan. 22:

No. 5 - Latourell Falls, Jan. 23:

Off to a good start! :)

Happy February!

 

:)