It’s been a long week of driving. Since leaving Astoria we set on driving each evening, after work, to arrive in the Bay Area by the weekend. Newport was just the beginning with numerous stops plotted out along the route. We could not drive far on any given day, but...
On the way South, along the coastline, we stayed a single night in Newport, Oregon, at the Marina. It was an impromptu stay, partly to prevent a drive through the greater Portland area, partly to avoid the silliness of Portland’s laws and partly to keep Kerri on the coast for...
On our final day in the Astoria area, Kerri and I returned to Lewis and Clark Historical Park for one last hike in the area. The original plan was to take the Fort to Sea trail, but we didn’t get too far down the trail before full distraction took over....
Two full weekends and the work-week in between. That is how long we stuck around the Astoria area, specifically Fort Stevens State Park. Fort Stevens was our base camp to explore the area, and explore we did. Our first destination was to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, my 71st...
It has been more than 6 months since leaving the van back in Colorado and started this new chapter of duo-tramping with Kerri in her Airstream. Anyone would consider this a huge upgrade, and the reality is just that. However, the longer I am clear of Big Blue, the larger...
This post was written years ago. Please research the laws yourself to ensure the information is up to date. As we travel to each state local gun laws have an effect on us traveling folk. Traveling gun owners must research the each state’s gun laws before entering each state as...
Home this week has been the Minni Peterson Campground, right down the road from the Hoh Rainforest portion of the National Park. Not only is it free camping, it is quiet and mostly unused at this time of the year. A great spot to hop into the National Park for...
Cape Flattery is the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States. It is in Clallam County, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula, where the Strait of Juan de Fuca joins the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia Two years ago, when I was in this area, I chose not to come to Cape Flattery...
Since meeting and getting to know Kerri – way back in Jan of this year – she has been telling me about how much she loves Port Townsend, Washington. So much so that we even planned our Alaska trip to return into the lower-48 via Washington just to spend a...
A planned getaway into Hurricane Ridge, a part of Olympic National Park, resulted in a frustrating drive behind a 25 MPH (or less) driving couple that refuse to use both their mirrors or any turnouts. I was finally able to pass them in the last few miles remaining of the...
