Exploring Portland during off-season
One week in Portland both working remotely and exploring the city during the off hours and weekend
Blue Point Short Hike
A short trip near the Blue Point Picnic Area with lots of exciting meetings with wildlife
Dia de Los Muertos and Hawes Trail
A full day starting with the Dia de Los Muertos festival in Mesa and ending with a scenic hike on the Hawes Trail System
Long weekend in Los Alamos and Aztec, NM
Two days exploring Los Alamos while at conference followed by a half day in Aztec to see the National Monument and interesting public lands
Red Rock Spring Trail
A few hours on the Red Rock Spring Trail and then on the Highline Trail enjoying the good weather and finding a few caches
Three weeks visiting Estonia, Latvia, Hungary and Romania
Three weeks visiting two of the Baltic countries, seeing bears and then sightseeing through Hungary and Romania while visiting with family
Alpine Mushroom Festival
Weekend trip to Alpine area to attend a Mushroom Festival Field trip and to finally climb Escudilla Mountain the third highest peak in Arizona
Hiking near Pine
Exploring Pine during a short visit on a hot day and finding lots and lots of elk
Finally seeing the becards at Tubac
Finally a successful trip to see the rose-throated becards in Tubac followed by a short expedition on Mt Lemmon
Looking for bears around Alaska (and failing)
Two week tour in Alaska spending a few days in the far northwest of Alaska in Nome and the rest of the time exploring the more well known areas around Anchorage, from Seward and Homer to the south to Denali and Fairbanks in the north and Valdez in the east