Welcome to On-Walkabout.  If you found your way here through a search engine or a referrer, either way I really appreciate you taking the time to read this About Page to learn a little bit more about the site.

This site I started as a place to share pictures and stories I found of interest with people who know me as well as anyone else that finds the postings here of interest.  I have lived in many parts of the world and I am now call the Evergreen State of Washington home.  You can view pictures from the places I have been at this link.  I hope everyone finds this site informative and appreciates the work I have put into it.  Please leave a comment on posts you are interested in to add further information or suggestions for other readers. I highly recommend if you enjoy the site to become a subscriber to ensure you stay up to date of all the new posts made to the site.

Enjoy the site and feel free to leave a comment.

Comments Policy:

If you find the posting you were looking for or something else of interest feel free to join in the conversation by leaving a comment.  I do not pre-moderate any comments and welcome all kinds of thoughts, supportive, dissenting, critical, or otherwise.

I will not delete or censor any comments unless they have content that:

  • is abusive
  • is off-topic
  • contains ad-hominem attacks
  • promotes hate of any kind
  • name calling
  • uses excessively foul language
  • is blatantly spam
  • the commenter is a sock puppet

All comments are filtered through the Akismet spam filtering technology.  The spam-filtering technology isn’t perfect, and from time to time it flags legitimate emails.  If you find that your comment isn’t immediately showing up, it may have been erroneously flagged as spam.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: 

On-Walkabout is a website about outdoor activities that is not affiliated with any state or national government.  The articles on this website are for informational purposes only and to inspire others to get outside.  The activity descriptions are given to showcase the beauty and fun of experiencing the outdoors.  The writer of On-Walkabout is not responsible for any accidents, injuries, rescues, legal issues, or loss of life by anyone attempting the activities listed on this website.  Outdoor activities can be dangerous which is why it is the responsibility of the reader to use common sense and understand their own abilities before attempting an outdoor activity inspired by this website.  Most importantly parents need to understand the ability of their children before attempting an outdoor activity.  Just because my young children completed a hike mentioned on this site does not mean your children can as well.  Be safe and I hope this website inspires others to go and enjoy the outdoors as much as I do.

Finally, once again welcome to the site and thanks for visiting.

Cheers!

Dobbs (site webmaster)