After knocking the rust off his fly fishing gear in Ennis (post here), we traveled through Livingston, MT on our way to Big Timber and the Boulder River for more fishing. We stopped for an afternoon in Livingston, whose…
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We were now on a tight timeline to get to Ennis, MT to fish the Madison river with the Miller side of my family. Doug and Google located a “shortcut” that meant seemingly endless miles of rough dirt road,…
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 first two weeks of July we joked that we were caught in a Sisters-Portland Oregon vortex due to some unexpected logistics related to RV upgrades, gravel bike procurement and hair care. All told we ended up staying twice…
Sisters, OR – the sister city of Bend, OR – so nice, we visited twice! Leaving Waldo Lake, we spent the morning at Hosmer lake in the Deschutes National Forest. If you’re headed to the lake there’s a a…
Waldo Lake is one of the many lakes in the western slopes of the Oregon Cascades. Unfortunately, a fire devastated the area in 1996 and it is still recovering, but the new growth includes an abundance of wildflowers including…
We’ve known for a long time that our dog, Bailey, loves the beach and people, but during our trip from Trinidad to Crater Lake we found out she also enjoys snow. PLANKTON: Trinidad Beach We stayed just one…
After months of waiting for local and state parks to open due to Covid-19, our adventure began on June 17th. First stop – celebration in Sonoma, CA with Doug’s Uncle (Roger) and Aunt (Kay). Later we headed north to…
_________ Doug’s last day with his “real” job, was January 31st – he’s calling this new phase a sabbatical, not a retirement, ha! He’s kept surprisingly busy during the year with a wide range of pursuits (Wendy’s skeptical). Wendy…
