We originally thought we’d take a year travel sabbatical, see some of the country and maybe look for other places besides northern California to retire. When we started the journey (now nearly 4 years ago!) I thought someplace we…
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Oregon
Is the picture above Napa? Sonoma? Paso Robles? No, no, and no. This is not even in California! It’s Newberg, Oregon – the small town where Doug spent many of his formative teenage years. We’ve been here a couple…
If you’ve only been to the old Tillamook cheese tour, you’re missing out! The 2018 visitor center has an improved factory tour, plenty of delicious products (especially the ice cream) and lots of fun facts. Given that cheese might…
Boondock With Bailey Scenic Cycling Travel
Beating 2021’s Summer Heat and Bad Juju in Eastern Oregon
With 2021’s sweltering heat even in early July, we continued to look for camping at high elevation and near water. Believe it or not, Halfway, OR met our needs more than halfway. HALFWAY AND FISH LAKE Halfway, OR is…
2021 was the summer of excruciating heat and a massive number of forest fires, big and small, particularly in the western states. We had hoped to spend some additional time in eastern Oregon before heading up into Idaho but…
From Prineville, OR we headed for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The 2 hour drive is the epitome of slow boiling a frog as the landscape gradually transitions from crystal blue streams and lush dark green pines to…
Almost due east of Sisters, OR (post here) is Prineville. The drive from Sisters to Prineville is pretty in a central Oregon ranch land way, and just before you drop into Prineville there’s an overlook called Ochoco Wayside State…
Doug’s daughter and son-in-law live in Sisters, OR (very near Bend, OR). We’ve been lucky enough to visit on several occasions ( link to prior post here). This last time we visited (June 2021) we were able to scenic…
I’ll admit it, I’m a waterfall chaser as they’re one of the few things I’m athletic enough to catch. Prior to this trip, I would have told you that the waterfalls in Maui on the road to Hana are…
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…
