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Exploring the American Wilderness and Other Adventures

Creative chaos, new places, wild beauty, and spontaneous adventures

McKenzie River National Recreation Trail, Chapter Two

Four days, 12 women and children, 14 miles of rafting, 27 miles of hiking, loaded with laughter and some tears. Memories were made.  Trailkat and I scouted out this trail last year. I wrote about that here. It was really fun, and really really icy, and really really really cold. Like last year, I scheduled […]

McKenzie River National Recreation Trail #3507

Willamette National Forest,  in Linn and Lane Counties, near Sisters, Oregon I’ve wanted to do this trail for a few years, and it was an easy sell to get my friend, Trailkat, to go with me the week of Thanksgiving.  After a 7.5-hour drive, we arrived at Horse Creek Lodge & Outfitters. Setting up the […]