OffBeat Pathfinder Basecamp

Best concert shirts ever found at their gift shop. #collectors

Can confirm: wildflowers in Harris aren’t messing around. Went for a quick stroll, wound up taking half the machair home in my boots. Still pulling sand out of my socks, but worth it for the views. Anyone else nearly get hypnotized watching the tides roll in and out? Pure magic.

Never thought I’d find a place where the wind could steal my lunch and my hat in the same gust. Tried eating a sandwich on Machir Bay—still picking sand out of my teeth, but I wouldn’t trade that view for anything. Also, seals: so many! They lounged like they owned the beach and had zero respect for ...

Y’all, I’m from South Carolina and I thought our springs were blue but this one? Absolutely bonkers. Drove out in my cousin’s pickup, left with more bug bites than souvenirs. If you find a pair of sunglasses near the canoe launch—mine now. Water so clear you can see your regrets.

Strong City overlook at dusk is wild. I brought snacks, got ambushed by grasshoppers. Worth it.