Yesterday was the 39th anniversary of the most destructive volcanic eruption in the history of the United States – the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in southwest Washington State. Last year we got to do some touring… Read More ›
Mount Saint Helens 2018
Mount Saint Helens erupted May 18, 1980
Today is the anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in southwest Washington State. This is one of those amazing events that everybody that was teenage or older at that time will remember from the dramatic news footage…. Read More ›
Switchbacks on the trail and in life
I like to have two or three discrete take-away points after any adventure – a short bulleted list of things I learned or what I got out of the adventure, or how I grew or changed. When we did Kilimanjaro,… Read More ›
View from the Astoria Column
This photo totally deserves a blog post of its own! This is the view from the observation deck of the Astoria Column. No, not that photo, though the Column itself is impressive and it sets off my rustic good looks… Read More ›
The Eagles of Long Beach
While we were in Washington State to hike at Mount Saint Helens, we spent a couple of days playing on and around Long Beach, where we got our first glimpse at the Pacific Ocean! Something else that we saw, though… Read More ›
Miraculous recovery at Mount Saint Helens
Mount Saint Helens erupted on the morning of May 18, 1980. Four days later, President Jimmy Carter visited the disaster zone and made some lengthy comments to the press in Portland. I don’t know that there’s—in recorded history in our… Read More ›
Pacific Northwest a flower lover’s paradise
The Roaming Parkers spent last week exploring both sides of the Columbia River corridor from Astoria to Portland and from Vancouver to Long Beach. Although part of the adventure took place at Cape Disappointment State Park, this trip was certainly… Read More ›
