The ramblings of Colin and Kristin: --The heart was made to wa(o)nder--

Hello- I hope reading this wicked long blog finds you well and healthy as we change seasons and move into the long cold season of Winter.

I have been roaming all around the Pacific Northwest/Northern California for the past couple months. I have sailed, rafted, and hiked all over. Now I am out of money and have squeezed every last bit of summer out, now I reside in Hood River where I enjoy my family and take in Hood River at it's finest.

I have been spending a good deal of time with my lovely sister Lindsey, whom I love like no other. My girldfriend Kristin, the beautiful woman from Vermont in many of the photos. Ben Hacket owner of the one and only Glara-mara. Forest, Michael and Lisa the coolest family in French Gulch. Mikey and YT fellow summer workmates and friends. More recently Blaine and Bethany, the strangest married couple alive, I don't know if I will ever be able to understand their relationship. My mom and dad who I am eternally grateful for. Brent my hotsprings buddy and BFF. And so many others there are too many to mention. Sorry y'all.

They say photos are worth a thousand words and my fingers are a little dirty from working on my van so here we go...
Linz and I hiked the John Muir Trail in the high sierra in Central/Northern California. We had an incredicle time that cannot be described by words.

Kristin and I in Big Sur California.

Michael and I on our way to the NAWA graduation in Redding.

Ben aboard the Glara mara crossing the Sraight of Juan de Fuca. She's on auto pilot.

My last major Goodness Collective event, the mother's day potluck. Thanks mom and dad for coming! RIP to the the collective, I am going to miss that place.

Forest Kielich. Cutest little dude around. One more reason to move back to the Gulch.

Michael fishing the Sacramento river in Redding. Yet another reason to move back.

Porcini mushroom in the Mt. Hood National forest.

The Wind River Hotsprings in Washington.

Kristin on a semi-steep section of Mt. Thielson. That is one cool peak to climb. Highly encouraged.

Kristin and I at Crater Lake. Take note we both got hair cuts! No dreads for Kristin and no more hair for me!

And now for a little, I say again, tiny does of the Sierras.

Before I forget... I also graduated college! I am done with my studies at Oregon State and have received a Bachelors of Art, in Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Tourism, with a focus in Outdoor and Experiential Education! I feel pretty proud of myself.