Every year, I like to put together a playlist of 10 songs that were my soundtrack for the year. In 2023, my most meaningful songs were: Joy – Martin Smith Psalm 63 – Jeremy Riddle The Wild Ones – Rachel…


Every year, I like to put together a playlist of 10 songs that were my soundtrack for the year. In 2023, my most meaningful songs were: Joy – Martin Smith Psalm 63 – Jeremy Riddle The Wild Ones – Rachel…

It’s time for the annual round-up of the top-performing pages on Anne’s Travels in 2023! I’m very happy with the diversity of popular posts this year, though several of the long-standing oft-visited pages have sunk lower in the list this…
Zone 1 Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington) Washington Whistle Lake Loop 3.7 mile lollipop loop; 359ft. elevation gain; Strenuous to Moderate Lake; forest; views; Fidalgo Island Whistle Lake Loop Trail Guide Cross Island Trail 4.9 mile shuttle; 369ft. up, 430ft. down;…
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If you’re looking for one spectacular hike – that doesn’t go to a lake – near Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, the hike to Blackmon Peak fits the bill! It’s not an easy hike (we’re talking over 2,000ft. elevation gain here), but…

Last Christmas, I received a gift that would keep giving – Vasque Breeze LT hiking boots! But they gave me such terrible blisters that I couldn’t even wear them 3 miles in the local nature preserve. The internet came to…

‘Tis the season for the beginning of the book of Luke. It’s a beautiful story of the birth of Christ. Most churches end the story with the last verse of Luke 2: “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and…

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting a lot when I hiked to Riddle Lake up near the Continental Divide in southern Yellowstone. Lakes are often little ponds (or big ponds) in the forest, and unless there happens to a be…