Wander & Wonder

Climate-friendly and slow travel, equitable access to outdoor recreation, and nature’s awesomeness

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When you go slow enough, you create things

Illustration of a person with a heart on their chest arms up surrounded by a painting, a water droplet, a plant, friends, a gray cloud with a sun behind it, a heart, writing

Heidi Beierle 2/26/23 Heidi Beierle 2/26/23

Embracing the magic of life - Whitney Washington

Whitney Washington is an adventure film maker, bike tourer, kind-hearted soul, and expert at conceiving big adventures. Her creative work is about seizing the moment of being alive, of discovering her capabilities, and inspiring others to lean into their fear and find their own story in the world.

Heidi Beierle 10/26/22 Heidi Beierle 10/26/22

A bike tour from Portland - slow travel

After Preserving the Historic Road International Conference, I pedaled from Portland toward Corvallis on the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway. The journey was an experiment in climate-friendly and slow travel.

Heidi Beierle 10/16/22 Heidi Beierle 10/16/22

Talking to bicyclists - road project planning

Whether you’re leading a road project engagement process or wondering why people are often in your way out on the road, there are a few things to keep in mind to ease tensions. And comics!

Heidi Beierle 8/6/22 Heidi Beierle 8/6/22

Pedaling Olympic Discovery Trail

The Olympic Discovery Trail has about 30 miles of paved path through the forest around Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. The path was a perfect destination to ease two people who enjoy riding bicycles back into pedaling shape.

Heidi Beierle 7/9/18 Heidi Beierle 7/9/18

Points in Time - car-free from Portland to Dufur

With new transit service from Portland to Hood River, it’s possible, and even enjoyable to travel car-free to the little out-of-the-way town of Dufur, Oregon. Dufur is home to a three-story brick hotel, the Balch Hotel, a great place to spend some time. Geologic, cultural, immigrant, and transportation history abounds in the landscape between Hood River and Dufur along the Columbia River.