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…
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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…
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…
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…
When you’re adventurous like Doug, you don’t think anything of a hike that starts like this…. Is it just me or does the “Dread and Terror Segment” on this sign jump out at you? Given that we’d already donned…
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…
