
Two nights to rest our feet in Spoleto, Italy.

Two nights to rest our feet in Spoleto, Italy.

The Way of St. Francis winds around Biscina Castle before dropping down to the town of Valfabbrica.

The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. After two nights in Assisi, we resume walking The Way of St. Francis tomorrow.

The Way of St. Francis is a walking Pilgrimage that begins in Florence and follows the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi through Tuscany, the Umbrian mountains and into Rome. So far, it’s been a spectacular walk.

Today’s woodland walk in Jacksonville revealed a glimpse of Southern Oregon’s rare flower, Genter’s Fritillaria.

Wildflowers spill down the California hills of Oroville’s North Table Mountain Ecological Preserve.

A sunny morning hike to the top of Lower Table Rock in Southern Oregon revealed vernal pools and a clear view of distant Mount McLoughlin.

The sheer beauty of this scene along the Camino de Santiago momentarily stopped my husband in his tracks.