Month: August 2017
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Eastbound and Down
It was hard to leave that little cabin on Flathead Lake. Partly because it’s on a lake – the views are pretty amazing. But I also loved the cabin because it was so tiny. It felt like the right size house for me and Michael. But it was time to move on. In the general…
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Friday Night at the Rodeo
This one might be short on words… but long on photos. If you’re looking for an easy read than today’s your lucky day! While we only spent two days at our friends’ cabin on Flathead Lake, Montana, we were there at the perfect time. The Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo was going on that weekend.…
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Back to the USA
I’m not going to lie: the decision to end the Canada portion of our journey was more than just disappointing. I was crushed. I’d waited years to come see the Canadian Rockies. And what I had seen so far was a strange combination of awe-inspiring and frustrating. I mean, I’ve now been all over the…
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Canada: On Fire
I had such high hopes for our trip to Canada. I’ve wanted to see the Canadian Rockies for something close to forever. Kind of since I learned of their existence. And on that front, I can’t say I was entirely disappointed. We drove from our campsite near Westwold, British Columbia and headed towards Banff, skipping…
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More Sailing. Plus, Canada!
After my disastrous effort at sailing in Puget Sound, you might think I was crazy to get back out on the water again. Maybe I am. But when we rolled through Anacortes, Washington, stopping at Penguin Coffee to do some research, I found Anacortes Kayak Tours. We’d talked about doing something like this for our…
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Hot and Humid Seattle
We were driving through Hoquaim on our way to a coffee shop in Aberdeen when I saw it: a big sign with a giant “Y.” Is that a YMCA? I asked. Pull in, Michael said. And it was! A really nice YMCA too, I might add. $15 got both of us day passes. And the pool…
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Olympic National Park
I had no idea there were so many National Parks in Washington State. We’d already hit Mount Saint Helens and Mount Rainier, and we weren’t done yet: It was time to see the rain forest. Olympic National Park was a bucket list item for me. I’ve always wanted to see the only rain forest in…
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Wonderful Washington State
I started out our first full day in Washington State with a trail run. We were in Gifford Pinchot National Forest and I ran on the Lewis River Trail. Not very technical, but I enjoyed the rolling hills – as did Bailey. The views of the Lewis River were pretty sweet, too. After breakfast we…
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Mount Saint Helens National Monument and Mount Rainier National Park
On July 28th we finally made it to Mount Saint Helens. Of course, that was after morning snuggles for Bailey… After departing our campsite at 10am, we made a few stops in the towns of Longview and Kelso. Wal-Mart (paper towels and almonds), Winco (to fill the water containers) and Safeway (for gas). Too bad…
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Escaping Portland
I know, the title makes it seem like a bad thing. Hear me out. It’s not like Portland was a bad place to be imprisoned, mind you, but the clutches of the Portland area seemed to be pretty long indeed. July 17th we headed out on a little day trip. I’d mentioned to our friend…