My car got broken into yesterday while I was on a very short run with my friend. I left the car the same as always; hid my… Read more “To the Guy Who Broke into My Car”
Author: Pina Marek
Why (the Hell) do I Run?
“Why the hell am I doing this?!” I ask this question myself while running quite often. On average it starts floating around in my head about 2… Read more “Why (the Hell) do I Run?”
Hidden Lake | Glacier Half Trifecta
It might have looked like a good idea to hope for the Going-to-the-Sun road to open so that I could go on a hike to Hidden Lake… Read more “Hidden Lake | Glacier Half Trifecta”
How to Keep it Together?
A little bit unusual post for this blog, I must admit that. I wrote it a couple weeks ago and didn’t know if I was strong enough… Read more “How to Keep it Together?”
Mount Shasta And the Sense of Wonder
We sailed north over the almost-empty freeways. Stopping at a dam and cooling off our feet and minds, we hopped back into the old car and continued… Read more “Mount Shasta And the Sense of Wonder”
Mt Rainier | One Photo

John Muir said it best.
“Of all the fire-mountains which like beacons once blazed along the Pacific Coast, Mount Rainier is the noblest.”
And it would be hard to disagree; Mount Rainier welcomed us dressed in snow and with gardens of ever-so-beautiful wildflowers which were hard to ignore. The slopes of Mt Rainier were covered with young trees, fresh grass and dozens of crystal-clear streams running down through the meadows.
It was beautiful and completely breathtaking – and it returns to me often in my dreams. Again, the only thing I can say is how grateful I am for that I can be in this world and experience it.
More One-Photo posts:
Emigrant Trail | Lake Tahoe, CA
Snow! Finally. Snow… SNOW! That was me last winter when we headed out to Lake Tahoe with my host family. We were to spend Christmas and New Year… Read more “Emigrant Trail | Lake Tahoe, CA”
I Miss Autumn
I miss the warm-coloured world of earthy tones;Brown and red, dark-green and ochre, yellow and orange,Sun filtering through the bare treesIn the gold of a late afternoon,… Read more “I Miss Autumn”
Layers | Mt Shasta, CA
This past summer, I discovered something. I discovered that I have a small obsession with one feature of mountain ranges that has been elusive to me –… Read more “Layers | Mt Shasta, CA”
Wild | Book Review
Cheryl Strayed You’ve probably already heard of Wild, a book from Cheryl Strayed. You might have even seen the movie (or only seen the movie). The opinions… Read more “Wild | Book Review”