July 21st-25th. Alvord Desert, in the far SE corner of Oregon. BLM land. 1 month of planning. An overpacked flatbed truck. 8 hour drive through cities, mountains, plains, and high desert. 38 friends. What does this get you? The Invisible City. We arrive early Friday morning. Thrilled...
Hey, Kara here. I just recently went on a magical road trip. It all started with this text at 11 pm on a Wednesday night: My dear friends Corbin and Libby were leaving in Libby's new Subaru at 8:30 the next morning, and I went with my gut...
This is the second time we have done this hike in the past two months. A group of friends went out on January 1st, it was chilly and snowing then! Everything was quiet, glowing, and magical on the first day of the year. We sadly...
Well, secret's out you guys. I'm half Canadian, and if I want to, I could become a dual citizen! This is thanks to my Grandparents on my Fathers side, Keith and Evelyn. They grew up in the Edmonton area, but for the past few years...
First things first, there is no ‘i’ in frends at the Frendly Gathering. I bet if you asked any single person at this event for a hug, they would give you one, and it wouldn’t be a measly one armed thing, it’d be like you...
Continuing our exploration of the 26 different waterfalls along the Columbia River Gorge, we visited Elowah falls and continued to Upper McCord Creek Falls. Being Memorial Day weekend we were expecting it to be packed, but since these falls are a little further along then...
When our friend Nick Jacobs asked if we would set up a dome off-the-grid to make his birthday dreams come true, we couldn't resist. Especially in a setting as beautiful as Frog Lake. To top it off our friends over at The Original Nomad Hot-tubs got...
Last weekend Kara Jean invited friend and collaborator Joal Stein, who is a writer and designer living in NYC, on a hike while he was in town. The crew - Kara, Andi, Ben and Joal - set out to hike Rowena Plateau in Central-North Oregon. These...
This weekend we didn't have much time for a hike away from the city, but we still wanted to get out of the house. There is also something nice about exploring your own city with purpose and intent. We went down to the Vera Katz...
The weather was going to be nice for a few days in a row so we decided to grab the opportunity and really change our scenery. The Cove Palisades was the perfect spot to go camp and do just that. We gathered up a few...