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Category Archives: Peru

Adventure in Peru

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Jessica Carpenter — 3 Comments ↓

My mom and I traveled together for the first time since I was a kid to the beautiful South American country of Peru. I’d been talking about going for over a …

Posted in Destinations, Peru, South America | 3 Comments ↓

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Hi! I'm Jessica Carpenter, US based writer and founder of My Feet Will Lead Me. I love my dog, crêpes, all things Disney or Christmas, and traveling! Let's get to know each other!

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➳ Globetrotting adventurer • Pharmacist • Dog mom • Widow • Living life to the fullest📍PNW
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Memories from Tahoe 💙 Happy Saturday.

Memories from Tahoe 💙 Happy Saturday.

Is there a college degree in seeking the best natu

Is there a college degree in seeking the best natural hot springs? Cause if so, I just completed my PhD.
📷 @chris_cottrell

I thought I was just spending a couple days in Jos

I thought I was just spending a couple days in Joseph, Oregon but this road trip turned into 4 states (not including my home of Washington). I love the spontaneity that this year has brought with travel and the freedom of a road trip with no plans or expectations. We’ve had no idea what we’d do or where we’d stay from one day to the next. It has challenged the type A control freak/planner in me and I like it! Here’s the cute little street outside our hotel in Joseph.

Has your style of travel changed a bit since the pandemic?

The times have forced many of us to explore local

The times have forced many of us to explore local areas, an opportunity for which I am grateful. I’ve visited areas that have long been on my bucket list and discovered for myself places I’d never even heard of. Just a few hours drive from my home is the cute little town of Joseph, Oregon and the dramatic Eagle Cap Wilderness. I had no idea! Yesterday we hiked to this unique area in the mountains where we had these lovely (freezing) pools all to ourselves! I jumped at the chance to get in and cool off. 📷 @chris_cottrell

Go in the direction of where your peace is coming

Go in the direction of where your peace is coming from.

Did you know Crater Lake, Oregon is the deepest la

Did you know Crater Lake, Oregon is the deepest lake in the United States at 1,949 feet? The total volume of water is replaced every 250 years by a continual cycle of evaporation and rain/snowmelt. The caldera was formed in a massive volcanic eruption of Mazama Mountain 6000-8000 years ago. Lava eruptions later created wizard island in the middle. It’s estimated that it took about 720 years for water to begin to accumulate and rise to the current level.

The Klamath Tribe of Native Americans have an oral history passed down that tells the story of their ancestors witnessing the eruption. They used the crater for spiritual vision quests. Today, the tribe still holds the lake in high spiritual regard.

Swimming in Crater Lake is allowed, but there’s one steep path down to the bottom. Crater Lake has exceptionally clear water with visibility depth averaging 100 feet. The last time the lake totally froze over was 1949!

I desperately wanted to climb down the steep trail to the waters edge to experience diving into this stunning and unique piece of geological history. We didn’t have much time and it wasn’t quite warm enough for me. Perhaps next time.

Thank you all for the amazing comments, love, and

Thank you all for the amazing comments, love, and support yesterday on my post and in DMs! I love you all. It feels good to share about Mike and something hard that happened to me. If you ever have any questions, don’t shy away from asking. I’m happy to talk about it openly.

In other news, 63 people unfollowed me yesterday 🤪 That’s like 3 times as many as I usually lose. Maybe they just don’t like tough topics or depressing things happening in the world. And my hashtags were blocked for some reason so no one new could see my post. Oh well.

Love you, thank you!!!

September 26th is not an easy day. I can’t quite

September 26th is not an easy day. I can’t quite believe it’s been 9 years now.

My husband Mike took his last breath early that morning, leaving me, his family, and our dog Griffey surrounding his bedside in the hospital room we’d been living in for days. Going home from the hospital that day without him, with just his parents and Griffey, was the strangest, most hollow feeling I’ve ever experienced. The loneliness was impossible to comprehend. Half of me was missing. I’d left it behind at the hospital.

These photos aren’t easy to see, and the last one isn’t even the worst of it. It got much worse. The good times are painful to recall, but the end is even harder. That’s why this date is so much worse than other significant dates. Seeing a person you love deteriorate and fade before your eyes is traumatizing to say the least. But we humans are resilient. And I know Mike would be proud of me and happy to see my happiness that eventually was able to find its way back into my life. 💙

Did you know you can visit the Maldives right now?

Did you know you can visit the Maldives right now? Only private islands though, not the local ones. Unfortunately my bank account isn’t feeling up to the private island resorts at the moment...Pandemic-associated Compulsive Amazon Shopping Disorder is a real thing. So I think I’ll stick to the west coast road trips for a bit 😉

A place at the top of my “revisit” list: the G

A place at the top of my “revisit” list: the Greek islands. I can’t imagine ever getting tired of these unique landscapes and stunning water. Someday 😌

I miss dressing up and going to dinner.

I miss dressing up and going to dinner.

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago...American

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago...Americans could travel to distant lands - exotic far off places with history, culture, and great food. They thought they were invincible and their good fortune would never change. Then a great plague fell upon the land and all was changed. Americans had to stay home and get to know the people they lived with. They had learn to appreciate the simple things. They explored their own back yards and traveled their own country. And they saw that it was beautiful and loved it even more. 📷 @chris_cottrell

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