13 miles of cycling is nothing for Doug so our relaxed ride in Coeur d’Alene (see our review here) was followed by a 22 mile round trip ride on the scenic Hiawatha Trail (www.ridethehiawatha.com) . Leaving Coeur d’Alene in…
I’ve never met anyone who put Idaho on their travel bucket list. Maybe because of its location? Maybe because it’s a known as a haven for preppers / survivalists? Maybe because it doesn’t send out either a resort or…
So far we’ve spent about 75% of our time boondocking (free dry camping…usually off of forest roads), 5% of our time in RV parks (full electricity, water, and sewer) and about 15% in campgrounds. The other 5% we’ve been…
I don’t do drugs, but I do have a vicious soft peanut brittle (or bruttle, to be precise) habit. Don’t misunderstand me, I’ve never turned down carrot cake, chocolate or coffee either but with soft peanut brittle so much…
For the second half of the trip, we wanted to camp on the western side of the Olympic Peninsula so we drove towards Rialto Beach. There was a sign at the start of the road to Rialto Beach that…
I love those holiday gift sites that try to point you to the perfect gift by personality type. The Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park could create a website like that as they seem to have a little something…
If you’re around my age, you watched Mr. Rogers…A LOT…but I must say that Mr. Rogers did not adequately prepare me for the people in my neighborhood and by that, I mean, extended family. Just kidding. To keep pace…
For the best sunsets on the west coast, consider a trip to Puget Sound in mid-July. It’s rare to have a gorgeous Bay Area sunset and I find sunsets in So Cal are beautiful because it’s warm enough to…
Or is it? Today was a roller coaster. Even if you’ve never spent any time in an RV you probably know that there are 3 tanks – one with fresh water, one with grey water (think dish washing and…
In the summer of 1980, my Aunt Sherry brought me a vial of ash that I had zero appreciation for. At the time, I could think of no reason that I’d need light colored dirt. For Doug, this was…
