About shelly

Hi, I'm Shelly! A traveler, hiker and an outdoor enthusiast. My dream my whole life was to travel, so I stopped dreaming and started doing. I quit my job and I am currently doing whatever it takes to keep going. I'll pick up jobs along the way and do what it takes to keep being a full-time traveler! I can prove that you don't need to come from money or anywhere special to live your dream. You just have to have the power of your own life to finally say YES!

2nd Tallest Railroad Bridge in America- Washington

Vance Creek Railroad Bridge is the second tallest railroad bridge ever created in America. It has become unsafe and is not used currently. It is illegal to hike this railroad bridge but is not regularly enforced. This destination is not marked with signs at all, which makes it complicated to [...]

By |2017-12-31T17:00:06-04:00August 1st, 2016|All Blog Entries, Fears + Motivation, Washington|0 Comments

Cascade Pass-Sahale Arm- Amazing Washington Hike!!!

Cascade Pass in Washington, located in North Cascades National Park is EPIC! But the true gold is Sahale Arm. Doing both regards having an exceptionally long day, but the views are so worth it!!! […]

By |2017-12-31T17:02:42-04:00July 31st, 2016|All Blog Entries, National Parks, Washington|0 Comments

Lower Falls- Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Gifford Pinchot National Forest is home to Mount St. Helens (which is a huge volcano!) This 1,368,300 acre of land is home to forests, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, river valleys, wilderness, and more volcanoes! It’s a great place to check out!  […]

By |2017-07-31T12:53:04-04:00July 30th, 2016|All Blog Entries, National Forests, Washington|0 Comments

Japanese Garden- Portland Oregon

The Japanese Garden located right in Portland Oregon, specifically in Washington Park is 5.5 acres. This garden is operated by the Japanese Garden Society of Oregon and has five major sub-gardens: strolling pond garden, natural garden, sand and stone garden, flat garden and the tea garden. […]

By |2017-12-31T17:07:30-04:00July 27th, 2016|All Blog Entries, Oregon|0 Comments

Monson Creek Falls- Easy 1/4 mile waterfall hike in Oregon

Monson Creek Falls trail is an easy 1/4 mile hike that weaves through the jungle-like atmosphere Oregon has to offer. The trail is primarily flat and it ends looking at a waterfall at the end of the trail.  […]

By |2017-07-31T13:07:00-04:00July 24th, 2016|All Blog Entries, Oregon, State Parks|0 Comments

Cascade Head- An Oregon Coastal Hike

Cascade Head is a headland that encompasses three different trail heads linking you to overlooks, cliffs, ocean views and even a place to view seals. There are three trailheads in this park, in which two of them are closed from January to mid July due to protection of wildife, the Oregon Silverspot Butterfly. This butterfly [...]

By |2017-07-31T13:26:49-04:00July 23rd, 2016|All Blog Entries, Oregon|0 Comments

Drift Creek Falls Trail-240 ft suspending bridge

Drift Creek Falls Tail is a 3.1 mile out and back trail (round-trip), that weaves you through thicket forests in Oregon, offering amazing shots of the moss-covered trees. It is particularly in Siuslaw National Forest. The ending part of the trail seems to be the main attraction offering a 240 foot suspending bridge with a [...]

By |2017-07-31T13:23:50-04:00July 21st, 2016|All Blog Entries, National Forests, Oregon|0 Comments

Cape Perpetua- One of my favorites for Coastal Views

Cape Perpetua is located on the Central Oregon Coast in Lincoln County. It is one of my favorite places for Coastal Views in all of California and Oregon. It offers scenic trails through a jungle-like landscape and you get to experience the rough waters of the coast on these rocks [...]

By |2017-12-31T17:10:36-04:00July 17th, 2016|All Blog Entries, National Forests, Oregon|0 Comments