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Cascade Locks + Portland, Oregon

August 21, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Cascade Locks + Portland, Oregon

Continuing my long overdue (by 1 year!) trip report from Oregon on this "flashback Friday." :) The day prior we had finished our backpacking trip on the PCT and driven to Crater Lake and then Bend, OR. I slept great (nearly 9 hours of glorious, uninterrupted sleep!) Don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photography, Travel, Trip Report

Crater Lake + Bend, Oregon

August 7, 2020 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Crater Lake + Bend, Oregon

Whew, it's only taken me a year to finish this trip report! I've had it in draft since September 2019 :( Flashback Friday to Thursday August 8th, 2019: After our 4th and final day on the PCT, Joel and I headed north, to one of the top destinations in Oregon: Crater … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hiking, Photography, Travel, Trip Report

Our Summer trip to PA

July 17, 2020 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Our Summer trip to PA

This is almost an annual tradition by now. July rolls around, and I feel an itch to travel. Though I love to stay in town to run the Kernersville 4th of July 5K, no surprise here, it was cancelled this year. So... we dropped off Luna at doggy-daycare, then headed north for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Photography, Travel

Hiking Hanging Rock & Wolf Rock Trails

May 31, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Hiking Hanging Rock & Wolf Rock Trails

Hike: Today (5/31) I went hiking with my dear friend SL at Hanging Rock State Park. We decided to do the 2.6 mile round trip, moderately difficult hike to Hanging Rock itself, then tack on whatever time we had left hiking Wolf Rock trail. Goal: Just to have a great time! I … [Read more...]

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Hiking Brasstown Bald, Georgia

May 31, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Hiking Brasstown Bald, Georgia

Hike: The highest point in Georgia, Brasstown Bald, is reachable by road (unless you go on a day where they randomly close the steep, windy, 3 mile approach road... like we did!). The upper parking lot is just 0.6 miles from the observation tower, on a paved path through the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Highpointing, Hiking, Photography, Travel, Trip Report

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