Ink + adventure

2019-03-12

after a week of cold and rainy and grey weather best suited to curling up on the couch under a blanket, I'm happy to report that the sun has finally made...

2019-03-01

it's no secret I love mountains. climbing them, taking photos of them, even just looking at them. maybe it was growing up in the flat midwest, but every...

2018-08-10

almost every summer, it seems I take a [usually unintentional] break from blogging. being married to a teacher means that my life and my calendar revolve...

2018-05-17

Lake Crescent and the hike to Marymere Falls was my first introduction to Olympic National Park, one of several stops we made during our Pacific Northwest...

2018-05-11

my thirty-third birthday was a few weeks ago, which means a few days after that, this blog turned six. sharing a birthday/blogiversary post is kindof...

2018-04-19

my very first day as an expat in Taiwan, I fell head over heels for the colorfully scaled and curly whiskered dragons that top the temples here. Taiwan...

2018-04-12

I try to make it a policy not to apologize for a lack of posting, but woah. I haven't consistently blogged since last October. there are several good...

2017-12-06

I spent the month of November writing my face off [along with reaching my 50,000 word goal and raising over $250 for the Malala Fund] and did not get...

2017-11-07

hi friends! today's post will be a little different, as I'm dedicating most of my time this month to my manuscript instead of travel blogging. but the...

2017-10-31

America's Pacific Northwest. those three words conjure up images of misty mountains and mossy forests full of waterfalls. or maybe lighthouses on rocky...