by Deonne Kahler | Oct 21, 2015 | Travel
I don’t usually get too excited about lakes. I’m more of a rivers and oceans girl because lakes are too static, too passive for my taste, pretty but not worth shouting about. But then I went to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. The lake sits in the...
by Deonne Kahler | Oct 13, 2015 | Travel
The first chunk of this last Scamp was clouded with smoke from all the wildfires in the West. The worst was at Sequoia National Park. I had planned to stay a few days to really take in the beauty of the place, but the smoke was so bad it chased Sam and me out after...
by Deonne Kahler | Oct 6, 2015 | Travel
Cape Flattery in Washington state is not, in fact, a place to go when you’re feeling insecure and need some praise. It is the northwestern-most point in the lower 48, and also? It’s absolutely gorgeous. It sits on the Strait of Juan de Fuca (best said out...
by Deonne Kahler | Sep 30, 2015 | Travel
Redwood National Park is in the very northwest corner of California, home to the tallest trees on the planet. And for me, it was a highlight of what turned out to be an almost seven-week Scamp. I saw a lot of beautiful places, but the redwoods were extra special....
by Deonne Kahler | Sep 24, 2015 | Travel
It was a first: I visited a National Park and didn’t get one photograph of what I was there to see. I’ve talked a little about what a strange Scamp this has been, with the entire West seemingly on fire and all. Smoke and intense heat in the early weeks...
