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Category Archives: Vagabonding 101
The Impossible Sight of a Ship
Apologies for the lack of posts lately. I stashed my dogs and my rig with friends in Seattle and flew east for two weeks. First I flew landed in Maine to attend the opening night of my sister’s show “The … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living, Vagabonding 101
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My 500th Post!
Drum roll, please… this is my 500th post on the Blonde Coyote! A look back at my very first post from June 2011: Until very recently, I resisted starting a blog. I already make my living at the keyboard as a freelance … Continue reading
Oregon Cascades: Mount Thielsen!
For a few years now, I’ve been calling the Pedernal in New Mexico my favorite mountain. The seemingly insurmountable flat-topped peak, made famous by Georgia O’Keeffe, was one of the first big mountains I onsighted and soloed. I first saw it … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie & D.O.G., Hiking!, Photography, Road tripping!, Uncategorized, Vagabonding 101
Tagged climbing, Mount Thielsen, Oregon Cascades
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The Oregon Cascades: South Sister!
The first really big mountain I ever summited was a stratovolcano – Ecuador’s 19,347-foot Cotopaxi – and I’ve had a thing for climbing them ever since. Stratovolcanoes boast the classic volcanic profile – a lone, cone-shaped summit, usually snowcapped. Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie & D.O.G., Hiking!, Photography, Road tripping!, Science Writing, Uncategorized, Vagabonding 101
Tagged Cascades, climbing, Oregon, South Sister, stratovolcanoes, volcanoes
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Ask the Blonde Coyote: Tips For Traveling With Dogs
I’ve been getting so many lovely, thoughtful, inquisitive emails from people and I’m sorry to say it’s become impossible for me to answer all of them. Most of you want to hit the road – for a long weekend, for … Continue reading
The Steens Mountains: A Round Barn & U-Shaped Gorges
Having grown up around horses and in Amish country, I’ve seen a lot of beautiful barns in my life, but this round barn in southeast Oregon, built in 1880 to train and exercise horses through the winter, just might take the … Continue reading
My Own Private Idaho
I have this theory that hiking uphill isn’t any more tiring than hiking on flat ground. Uphill takes a different set of muscles, but once your “ups” are in shape, you should be able to climb as readily as strolling. … Continue reading
With A Name Like Death Canyon…
Park rangers are one of my favorite resources for hiking tips when I’m on the road. At the Climbing Festival in Lander I met a ranger from the Grand Tetons and asked him to name his favorite hike. Death Canyon, … Continue reading
Ask the Blonde Coyote: Where the Heck is the Bathroom?!
I’ve been getting so many lovely, thoughtful, inquisitive emails from people and I’m sorry to say it’s become impossible for me to answer all of them. Most of you want to hit the road – for a long weekend, for … Continue reading
On Belay? Belay On. Climbing! Climb On! Getting Vertical at the International Climbers’ Festival!
As a life-long lover of rocks, it surprises me that it took me so long to start climbing them. I first got into climbing in grad school in Baltimore, where daily sessions at the indoor climbing gym kept me fit … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Road tripping!, Uncategorized, Vagabonding 101
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Travels with the Blonde Coyote 