

After 900 miles on the PCT, 10 lessons I’ve learned
But having just finished another section — 217 miles from just north of the Columbia River to Snoqualmie Pass east of Seattle — to...
bobwelch23
Oct 2, 20164 min read
Living a Yahtzee life
They say if you want to make money in the writing business you find a niche and go to that place again and again. In other words, if the...
bobwelch23
Feb 12, 20143 min read
Back to the woods and rivers
On August 20, 1905, Oregon wilderness wanderer John Waldo wrote a journal entry from the east slope of Mount Jefferson. In it, he quoted...
bobwelch23
Jun 1, 20122 min read


New book came easier than ‘Nightingale’
Ah, but some books come more easily. Last spring, in my post-Beachside Writers recovery week in Yachats, I read Laura Hillenbrand’s...
bobwelch23
Mar 20, 20122 min read


A pirate’s life for me: burying skeletons from the past
“Remember to wrap the plastic around the candy before you bury the treasure,” my first mate suggested as, shovel in hand, I prepared to...
bobwelch23
Jul 10, 20104 min read
Test your Oregon, Lane County history
En route to Yachats Friday, I was reminded that Florence-to-Yachats on Highway 101 is my favorite 20-mile stretch of highway in the state...
bobwelch23
Jun 13, 20105 min read


Accidentally finding Walden Pond
As with most trips, wife Sally and I experienced some low moments: having to pay $32 a day to park our rental car at our downtown hotel;...
bobwelch23
May 16, 20103 min read