Walking

I love to walk.  I would walk everywhere if I could.  I live in the woods out of town so I end up driving way too much.  But I do get to walk in the woods every day, even if it is only for a few minutes.

Here are some pictures and links to my favorite walks.

The most beautiful walks and longest I've ever been on were in New Zealand.  My husband and I walked the Queen Charlotte Track and the Kepler Track.  In my dreams, I'd walk like that every day.

 http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/

When I first moved to Oregon, these were some of my favorite walks.  You might call them hikes, but I like to think of them as walks in the woods.

Ramona Falls:
http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/Ramona_falls  












Whakeena Falls to Multnomah Falls Trail:

http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/Multnomah-Wahkeena_Loop_Hike







Right now, my little boys love this walk outside of McMinnville: Erratic Rock State Park.  It only takes about 15 minutes to get to the top, even with a 3 year old.

 http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=96

I love to walk on the beach.  Perhaps it is because I grew up near a river and I could walk to a little beach from my house.  I've found that my children do not so much like to walk on the beach--they have work to do playing in the sand and waves.

I have had some luck walking with them to get to a great beach though.  We enjoyed walking to Indian Beach at Ecola State Park.


 http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=136






As an artist, I love to collect things as I walk.  Maybe this makes me a little more sympathetic too the slow pace that small children walk.  After all, every step is an adventure and you never know what you'll discover.  Just like a kid, I have boxes and boxes of treasures I've found.  Shells, snakeskins, rocks--my pockets are always full after a walk.

Here's what I do with my treasures:  http://www.koruartstudio.com/home