State of Wilderness

Author: keely

  • Sahalie and Koosah Falls: The One-Hour Five-Minute Hike

    These pictures are from a hike we took more than a month ago, while we were making our way through Oregon to get to my work conference.  I haven’t had time to tell the stories, though, because that baby pretty much demands most of my time at home.  As a matter of example, I have…

  • Paradise Campground

    There is a road…there is always a road, with us…there is a road that crosses east to west, from Eugene to Sisters in the great green state of Oregon.  This road is called the McKenzie Highway (126), as it parallels the McKenzie River.  There are parts of this river that are good for fishing, rafting,…

  • Mother Nature’s Son

    Paradise Campground, Oregon.  Sebastian is hungry, so we stop.  As a mother, there are a lot of uncomfortable places and ways to feed your baby, but there are also some moments where it just feels right.  In this moment, I felt connected to the outside world, a part of the living cycle in which things…

  • Hike It Baby – Terry Hershey Park

    Close to the time my maternity leave from work was ending, I stumbled upon this group online that seemed congruent with my current lifestyle –  Hike It Baby.  The Houston branch is part of a national organization dreamed up by founder Shanti Hodges of Portland, Oregon in 2013.  There are branches in 100 different cities…