Our interview this week is with Sari Meline. At age 47, Sari got it in her head that she wanted to try camping for the first time as an adult. She spent a year preparing before she headed out on her first camping trip–solo in a tent. Sari is a great story teller and she…
Did you know Teslas and other electric vehicles are perfectly set up for camping? This week I interview Tesla enthusiast Kim Wagner where we talk about all the cool features of a Tesla that make it the perfect camping vehicle. Kim also shares with us about her solo camping adventures, how she stays safe, great…
Camping with lesbians is not like camping with straight people. To start, there’s jello wrestling. At least there was at the PDX Lesbian Network campout last weekend at Milo McIver State Park. When she heard I was coming off the road due to Olive’s health, Danielle del Prado, the PDX Lesbian Network campout organizer reached…
This week, we have a great conversation with Margaret Dunn, who teaches us all about geocaching and why it’s a great activity for solo women travelers. Margaret tells us about the type of equipment you need to get started, (not a lot!) where to find geocaches and how to find geocaching community. It was a…
Solo Camping for Women If you’ve never camped solo before, the thought of it can be intimidating and maybe even frightening. Will I be safe? Will I be lonely? Will I be able to set everything up by myself? What if something goes wrong, will I be able to fix it? There are a lot…
Recently the Pacific Northwest saw an unprecedented heat wave. Portland metro area hit 115 degrees Celsius. As global climate change becomes more and more severe, scenarios like this are going to become more common. If you’re traveling in an RV or van, how do you stay cool? Move somewhere Cooler I ran away to the…
I’m an extrovert and a solo woman traveler. People ask me, do I get lonely on the road? How do you make friends and meet people? Yes, sometimes I do get lonely, but I’ve found ways to stay connected to friends and family at home and to meet new people as a solo woman on…
After a few days at the coast and one sketchy campground, I came back into Portland for a vet appointment for Olive. I wasn’t sure where I was going to go for the weekend, as I had a reservation on Sunday at Trillium Lake, near Mt. Hood. I was texting with a friend and she…
One of the questions I get asked a lot is, “Do I ever get scared camping as a solo woman?” The answer is yes, sometimes. Sadly, I recently had one of those experiences. After three wonderful days at Fort Stevens , I needed to head into Portland to take Olive to the vet. One of…
When I knew that Montana was out of the picture, I decided to head to the coast for some cooler weather and to see how Olive would do with a slower place on no one’s agenda but our own. Fort Stevens State Park, near Astoria, is one of my favorite places to camp in Oregon,…