Day 3 – Columbia River Gorge & Mt. Hood
Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the trip so far! After everyone had breakfast, Mamafer, Evan, and I went to the laundromat. They had an arcade, but we didn’t have cash, so...
Category: Hiking
Day 17 – Oeschinen Lake Hiking and Swimming
We got up very early today to take three trains and a cable car to Oeschinen Lake, which, according to all the Instagram stories I have watched, is the most beautiful lake in Switzerland. ...
Day 13 – Stoos Ridge Hike, Switzerland
Today was another hiking day, this time along a beautiful ridge in the Schwyz Alps overlooking the tiny town of Stoos, Switzerland. But first, we had to get there! We took the train from...
Day 10 – Hiking Mt. Patscherkofel in the Austrian Alps
I started off the day by waking up to my sister’s very loud alarm at around 7:00 am. Then, I got ready for the big hike up Mt. Patscherkofel (my moms did this hike...
The Great Blasket Island and Dingle, Ireland – Day 11
Hi everyoneee. Sorry for the delay! Writing this a day late but we started day 11 with some breakfast in our Castleisland Airbnb. We hit the ground running with an hour drive to the...
The Gap of Dunloe and Killarney, Ireland – Day 10
Today, I woke up, ate cereal, and put on my socks and shoes for our day’s adventures. We hopped in the car, and I sat in the way back with Kate the Great. When...
Hiking in Connemara National Park, Ireland – Day 6
Hello broskis! Today. Was. Tiring (and also kinda cool); keep reading until the end of this blog because I’m your FAVORITE PERSON EVER!!!! Okay. So. I woke up at 9:00am, got dressed, visited a...
Wicklow, Ireland – Day 3!
Hey, hi, how are ya! It’s V (or Vee if you are Jendra). It’s day three in Ireland, and we are smashing it! This morning, I was the first person up! Very rare because...
Riley Moore Falls in Westminster, SC
Whenever we visit Kendra’s family in the south, we try to find fun outdoor adventures to have with the kids. Just 30-minutes from the Georgia border, Riley Moore Falls in Westminster, South Carolina, is...
Another Hike Up Mt. Pisgah in North Carolina
I never climbed anything other than out of my crib or up swing set poles as a kid. Yet somehow, I married an outdoorsy girl and I was transformed into a hiking and camping...