About the Author

Kelli Martinelli

Kelli Martinelli believes the story is only a good one if you believe in it. She uses her way with words as a writer and communications consultant to support brands and organizations she believes are doing good things for the world. Humboldt County-grown and Portland-seasoned, Kelli hopes to raise her two kids to pursue passion, embrace adventure and let compassion compel them to create meaningful action.

Growing Up Inside a Douglas Fir

June 22, 2017
Climbing up a Douglas fir is an immersive experience that hits the sweet spot where adventure and education intersect. It isn’t a flash in the pan thrill like bungee jumping, it isn’t an Instagram opportunity that begs to be the next aspirational hashtag. It’s the opportunity to saturate the senses as ascension reveals new details. More
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Treetop Camping at Opal Creek

October 30, 2016
On the last morning of my 38th year I awoke 75’ up inside the arms of three trees: one towering cone-crowned Douglas Fir, its trunk deeply rutted like the lined hide of an aged elephant, plus two neighboring cedars, their fragrant and feathery fringes wagging above, below and between our skillfully strung arboreal Treeboat beds. More
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