Outings! – Turner Lake Park pt. I
Just a heads up, this installment of Outings! is going to look a little different, because, well… it was a different sort of outdoor adventure than I’ve done since starting this blog series. This past weekend we didn’t go for a hike, or even a walk in a nearby, new-to-us park. No. This weekend, we borrowed a couple of kayaks, putt my beloved Subaru Crosstrek to the test, and headed out to a local man-made lake for a little paddling! Preamble Now, Trev and I have been planning to buy kayaks of our own for a couple of years now, but it turns out they’re kind of expensive. And school employees don’t make all that much money, y’all. But I REALLY wanted to get out on the water on Sunday, and I happened to have a friend willing to loan us her boats for the day. So, we drove to…
Introducing: Outings!
Outings! is an all-new blog series where I explore the (mostly urban) outdoors and report back to you! I know I’ve talked a lot about hiking on the blog before, and particularly about how I didn’t do enough of it this summer, so this is my way to make up for it. I’ve also talked a little bit about needing to up my activity levels, especially on the weekends, so I thought this might be a good way to do that. So, what is Outings! exactly? Outings! Is… A weekly blog post where I share my thoughts and experiences with the outdoors here in my town. Salem has a lot of parks and some trails and wilderness areas nearby, and despite living here for over 10 years, I haven’t been to most of them. In an effort to be more active, give myself some weekend structure, and reconnect with my…