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Flying Kites at Ocean Shores
  • Travel

Family Kite Flying Adventure in Ocean Shores

Mikaela Judd November 30, 2020

I didn’t grow up flying kites. The closest encounter of my youth was being hit by one, a moment I only remember because my mother “Family Kite Flying Adventure in Ocean Shores”

Mikaela Judd, Rachel Zupke and Brenda Ulinski
  • Hikes
  • Travel

When the Mountains Call

Mikaela Judd August 22, 2019

A Growing Love-Affair with Hiking Continues with a Hike to Lake Serene Photos by Brenda Ulinski “Camping is one bathroom and slow room service,” my “When the Mountains Call”

Mikaela Judd leaning against a seaplane
  • Travel

What’s it Like to Fly on a Seaplane?

Mikaela Judd July 19, 2019

In 2012, I watched a de Havilland Otter land on Lake Washington — the water splashing in a brilliant wake behind the pontoons. A born “What’s it Like to Fly on a Seaplane?”

Sunriver Brewing
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Bend, Oregon — the Best Friends Getaway in the Pacific Northwest

Mikaela Judd July 6, 2019

Silky porters. Hoppy IPAs. Citrus loaded sours. Bend brewers know more than a thing or two about crafting exceptional microbrews. But as luck would have “Bend, Oregon — the Best Friends Getaway in the Pacific Northwest”

Mikaela in front of the Victoria Parliament
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Victoria BC Essentials: Walking Shoes and an Empty Belly

Mikaela Judd January 25, 2019 No Comments

Victoria, the ‘city’ where the locals say “cheers” and drivers stop for pedestrians, seems to almost ooze with small-town charm. While the majority of joints “Victoria BC Essentials: Walking Shoes and an Empty Belly”

Mikaela in Philly
  • Travel

Eat Your Way Through Philadelphia

Mikaela Judd September 27, 2018 No Comments

The flavor goodness that is Philadelphia still has me drooling in my dreams. And, I barely scratched the surface of this urban food metropolis! (Yep. “Eat Your Way Through Philadelphia”

Setsunai Udon
  • Travel

Setsunai – Udon Worth the Trip to Lopez Island

Mikaela Judd August 16, 2018 No Comments

Noodle-packed bowls of hearty broth. Kimchi, with a bit of spice and a lot of tang. Jammy, soft-boiled egg yolk. Bright green onions. Tender sliced “Setsunai – Udon Worth the Trip to Lopez Island”

seven falls hike catalina foothills
  • Travel

Tucson, Arizona

Mikaela Judd March 22, 2018 No Comments

  We’re back from Tucson, slightly tanner and rounder than when we left. Both of which are signs of a good getaway spent cuddling, singing “Tucson, Arizona”

Girls at sunset
  • Travel

3 Days in the Bay Area

Mikaela Judd September 14, 2017 No Comments

This is in no way meant to be an authoritative guide to the Bay Area. Rather, it’s a simple rundown of an epic weekend. Use “3 Days in the Bay Area”

Mikaela Judd
Hey y'all, I'm Mikaela!
I'm a Seattle-based freelance writer passionate about spreading joy.

Becoming Mrs. Judd

Mikaela and Garrett Judd

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Mikaela on stairs

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throwing a baby up in the air and catching her
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