October 2024
Like the song, she was like a girl on fire! Josie stood among the Fall colors that were so bright and vivid as if to appear on fire. I...
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amyjensen98
Sep 2814 min read
September 2024
The plan was to climb a 7500 foot exposed rocky peak in a storm, but God had other plans for us today. After about an hour and a half of...
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amyjensen98
Aug 3111 min read
August 2024
This hike on Mt. Hood combined five different trails to make a fantastic loop through multiple ravines, meadows, over creeks, rivers and...
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amyjensen98
Aug 415 min read
July 2024-b
It would honestly be a crime for me to not share this hike with you. Now I know that for 2024 I had decided to only write up one hike...
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amyjensen98
Apr 2712 min read
April 2024
The Wolf and I were going to be deep in concentration today. If you have been following Mustard Seed Hiking on Facebook, then you know...
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amyjensen98
Mar 1716 min read
March 2024
I had the honor and privilege to spend my 50th birthday at a private slumber party in a crematorium. I dare you to tell me that this is...
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amyjensen98
Feb 2520 min read
February 2024
There are some things that are hard to explain even to other hikers on the trail. Today was going to be one of those days. Universally...
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amyjensen98
Jan 2810 min read
January 2024-b
My body and soul craved open sky country. I needed to feel that I was hiking where wild Palominos run and Buffalo roam. I needed to see...
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amyjensen98
Jan 714 min read
January 2024
For better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. My weekly hiking is like a wedding vow. This was my first hike in 2024...
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amyjensen98
Dec 31, 202314 min read
December 2023-d
On our last hike of 2023, my hand was held by the calloused fingers of angels whose fluttering wings created a breeze all around me. It...
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amyjensen98
Dec 24, 202317 min read
December 2023-c
Well I am going to tell you something that is rather surprising. You might want to be sitting down for this one. I can hardly believe it...
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amyjensen98
Dec 17, 202310 min read
December 2023-b
This week's hike left me utterly speechless, immersed me in thoughts of all the Christmas movies I knew and made me feel like roots were...
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amyjensen98
Dec 10, 202311 min read
December 2023
Where should you go when you have to hike in an atmospheric river?? Well, to the waterfalls, but of course! This is the "if you can't...
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amyjensen98
Dec 3, 202313 min read
November 2023-e
The haunting sound of wind whistling through barren trees was our only company on the cold exposed ridge we found ourselves on. But this...
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amyjensen98
Nov 26, 202317 min read
November 2023-d
This week's hike was about finding and enjoying crack, walking with yoda who is as wise as they say, and battling a wee bit of frostbite,...
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amyjensen98
Nov 19, 20238 min read
November 2023-c
After a rough week that tested my hope for humanity, I really needed my time alone with God in the woods! We had a lot to talk about and...
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amyjensen98
Nov 12, 202313 min read
November 2023-b
Let me share a good life lesson with you.....using a beaver damn to cross a raging deep river is not necessarily the wisest plan. While...
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