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:

:)

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:

:)

Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 32 - 36

June brought a few explorations, including some wooden bridges I've always wanted to check out!

No. 32 - Cedar Mill Creek Trail, June 7:

No. 33 - Japanese Garden, June 17:

No. 34 - Wildwood Recreation Site, June 18:

No. 35 - Burnt Lake, June 19:

No. 36 - Tryon Creek State Park, June 27:

2026: Nos. 47 - 53

June reading roundup...

No. 47 - It's Not Her by Mary Kubica:

No. 48 - One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware:

No. 49 - Survive The Night by Riley Sager:

No. 50 - Batter Off Dead by Maddie Day:

No. 51 - Bad Tourists by Caro Carver:

No. 52 - Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall:

No. 53 - Four Leaf Cleaver by Maddie Day:

:)