Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
Salmon in Eagle Creek
Spent Saturday hiking Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia Gorge where dozens of salmon were attempting to swim upstream. That section of the creek is basically the end of their run, meaning there were already a few dead fish floating in the water. Somehow I managed to get these three on camera… how they made it over that ledge of rocks in their exhausted state is beyond me. Being that close to them reminded me of how important they are to our ecosystem, which is why we should do all we can to support them.
Want to learn more about how you can help wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest? Check out Save Our Wild Salmon.
Wend event at Portland REI tomorrow
If you’re in PDX, come hang out with two cool Wenders, Gregg and Deia, who hiked the whole length of the Andes, as well as the rest of the Wend crew! It’s at 7pm and admission is free!
Fall issue of Wend is out!
After a summer of hard work, the fall issue of Wend is finally out! The funny thing about working on a magazine is that you spend so much time researching and writing articles, then editing them, then proofing the pages before they go to the printer, that by the time the issue arrives in the office, it feels like old news. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t love this issue!
There’s an amazing story by Gregg Treinish and Deia Schlosberg, the first two people to hike the entire length of the Andes, as well as plenty of other stuff to inspire you to get out and do something! You can preview some of the articles here.
Something besides the VP debate
If you’re in PDX and looking for something besides the VP debate to watch tonight, check out this:
A benefit for one of my favorite organizations Bikes to Rwanda, it should be a good time.
Classic road trips: The Oregon Coast
I finally managed to get my thoughts and photos together for a feature post over at Gadling on road-tripping the Oregon Coast; it’s not extensive, just a quick and dirty guide to good stuff to do and see. That gave me a good chance to go through pictures from the late summer coastal excursion, which was an excellent mood-booster for a gray fall day… not that I am complaining, but there is something to be said for reminiscing over summer adventures.
Read the article here.
Portland Farmers Market makes #1
Good Magazine — remember how much I love them? — put together a list of the five best farmers market, and Portland scored the top spot! It’s no surprise really, we Portlanders certainly are obsessed with our locally grown organics… Just look at the graphic; 14,000 visitors is a lot and that’s why it’s important to get there early in order to minimize the elbow throwing to get the best strawberries.
Other market’s that made the list:
- Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, San Francisco
- Dane County Farmers Market, Madison
- Boulder Farmers Market, Boulder
- Union Square Green Market, NYC
It’s nice to know that my city of residence tops the list… Here’s the key to the graphic:
Matt Gross wraps up his European Grand Tour
It’s hard not to be jealous of the New York Times’ Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross. This summer he had 13 weeks to travel around Europe on a budget of 100 euros a day for his Grand Tour series. Although in places like Paris 100 euros may not seem like a lot, I personally wouldn’t complain about having 13 weeks of travel fully-funded (and he got to write about it!). In any event, after his summer adventure, Gross has come up with some conclusions which I thought were worth posting as they are good travel tips, some of them applicable no matter what the destination:
- Think like a local
- Make yourself useful
- Go beyond the Eurail Pass
- Rely on the kindness of strangers
- Generosity trumps frugality
- Redefine “Europe”
Read the whole Grand Tour wrap-up here.
Bikes to Rwanda
These people are doing good things… if you like coffee you should definitely give this video a look. Check out BTR here and fall in love with the organization just like I did.
A picture is worth a thousand words… especially when you don’t speak the language
Came across this earlier today and wish I had come up with the idea myself. Instead of an obnoxious phrasebook with impossible to pronounce phonetic spellings, why not just point to things you need while traveling? Me No Speak thought that was a good idea and makes these cool passport-sized guidebooks that give you plenty of pictures and phrases to point to while traveling. As of now there are only three language guidebooks — for China, Japan and Thailand — but the idea is so great that I am sure we can look forward to more.
Pology Culturist blog
My first piece of writing ever published online was over at Pology. It’s a fantastic online culture journal with narratives and photography from around the globe. The journal was on hiatus for the better part of last year, but it has come back in full swing. I hadn’t visited the site in awhile and but when I checked it out today realized that I had been missing out on the Pology Culturist blog (actually the source of the video below). Be sure to give it a look.
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