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This gallery is full of miscellaneous summer photos.

Summers Mill Conference Center just outside of Salado is a wonderful place to rest and enjoy God's creation. Dale and I spent just one night there recently. I was recovering from the flu so we took it easy. We really enjoyed it.

Dale and I have been the target of Wyndham's Vacation Club. We've enjoyed the attention. We've stayed in Napa, Anaheim, Arkansas, and now Colorado for minimal cost to us. This trip to Steamboat Springs is our last fling. We turned them down one more time. We really enjoyed the trip though and made some friends along the way.

Dale and I spent a day on some of the best Central Texas highways to see wild flowers. We were not disappointed.

I enjoy looking back on my life. It's been so good. There were hard times, but God never fails me. I have so much to be thankful for.

Dale and I headed to Arkansas on November 25 for a short trip to celebrate our 30th anniversary. We visited some of the places I had visited as a child, such as Mount Magazine and Petit Jean State Park. Though most of the leaves had fallen there was quite a bit of color on Petit Jean. It was a beautiful trip.

I was fortunate to join a team from our church to serve pilgrims who are walking El Camino de Santiago, or The Way of St. James, a 500-mile spiritual pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. James in Santiago de Compostela. We spent seven days working at an albergue (hostel) and sharing Jesus.

I guess our most chill stay yet was in Anaheim. We stayed at the Worldmark Resort right across from Disney, for six days. We aren't interested in Disney parks and Dale worked the whole time, so we didn't have many excursions.

We departed Napa on a Friday morning and took three days to get to Anaheim. On the first day we drove from Napa to Monterey. On the second day we made it to Santa Barbara, then arrived at Anaheim on Sunday.

Our last day in Napa we headed back to San Fransico for a guided sunset tour of the Point Bonita Lighthouse, which is located at the entrance to the San Francisco Bay.

We visited Castello di Amorosa, a winery located near Calistoga, California. It is the project of a fourth-generation vintner, Dario Sattui, who also owns and operates the V. Sattui Winery named after his great-grandfather, Vittorio Sattui, who originally established a winery in San Francisco in 1885 after emigrating from Italy to California. Key details and building techniques are architecturally faithful to the 12th and 13th century time period. Adrian found this and wanted to visit. It was a lot of fun.

We spent twelve days at Wyndham's Vino Bella Resort in Napa. It was a beautiful place with a vineyard on the property and open to guests. I spent a lot of time walking through it. Our son and daughter-in-law were also able to come stay with us for six days. It was a wonderful time.

While in Napa we visited Alcatraz Island and other touristy spots.

On Sunday, July 23 we left the campground headed to Napa. We stopped by a couple of lighthouses and enjoyed some beautiful coastal scenery.

Half way between McKinleyville and Napa we stayed the night at a California state park on the coast. State parks are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get! Haha Fortunately, this one was chocolate covered peanuts with caramel.

After leaving McKinleyville, Dale and I headed south to Napa, our next destination. However, we saw as much as we could on the way, including a drive down Avenue of the Giants and a hike through Founders Grove. It is a fairly short hike but full of many beautiful, large Redwoods.

One Thursday evening after work we went to Fern Canyon which is a canyon in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County. It is named for the ferns growing on the 50-foot high walls, through which runs Home Creek. Fern Canyon is recognized as a World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve.

This trail was one of two that we hiked one Saturday in Northern California. We followed a winding, dirt road to this trail and enjoyed every minute of it. It is a new trail that features a raised boardwalk to protect the forest floor.

Boy Scout Tree Trail is a 5.8 mile-long, serene escape into beguiling, prehistoric woods. The trail is also tucked away from the main road, providing captivating peace in a hushed forest. The actual boy scout tree is impressive.

The Trillium Falls Trail loops through a remnant strip of old-growth redwoods located in Redwoods National Park just about 35 minutes from where we are staying. It was a great after-work hike. These are just a few of the many photos I took.

It’s a nine hour drive from Bend, Oregon to McKinleyville, California if you go directly west to Florence, then hit the 101 headed south. But we had two days, so we took our time. We camped halfway at Sunset Bay State Park.

We spent Fourth of July exploring Fort Rock State Park in Oregon. It was about an hour away from Bend. Fort Rock was created when basalt magma rose to the surface and encountered the wet muds of a lake bottom. It's hard to believe this used to be a lake.

Every Sunday after church we take a short trip if possible. The first Sunday in July found us at Todd Lake at the base of Mount Bachelor. We did not set out to go there, we stumbled upon it. The Lord has been so gracious to us.

We decided to make the two-hour drive south to Crater Lake National Park and we are so glad we did. It was an extraordinary sight. We didn't realize it was the deepest lake in the United States until we got there. It turned out to be the cherry on top of our overall Oregon volcanic adventures.

On Sunday afternoon we headed to Sahalie Falls and Koosah Falls, which are located along the West Cascades National Scenic Byway. It was a short but very beautiful trail. After that we went a couple of miles down the road to Clear Lake to have lunch and rent a boat. Clear Lake is a mountain lake that is primarily fed by snow runoff from nearby Mount Washington and the surrounding areas.

Smith Rock State Park is in the High Desert area so it was much warmer than Bend. The park is know for rock climbing and has more than 1,500 climbing routes! Climbers from all over the world come to climb. Also, Crooked River runs through the park, which adds to the park's beauty.

We sort of fell into the Newberry National Volcanic Monument by chance. We had no idea how much there is to see. We took three days to do it all, including: Lava Butte, Lava River Cave, Paulina Peak, and Newberry Caldera. It was pretty neat.

This are various photos of the area that didn't really fit into a specific excursion.

While in Bend we went just a few miles out of town to check out the Tumalo Falls Trail. It was totally worth it! So beautiful. We saw four waterfalls within two miles. The tallest, Tumalo Falls, is a 97-foot waterfall on Tumalo Creek, in the Cascade Range west of Bend.

The first weekend in Oregon we traveled to Sisters, Oregon for the Rodeo Parade and Rodeo. The town is small but so charming - very western. We also visited the High Desert Museum in Bend.

After leaving Grand Teton National Park we headed north through Yellowstone. It was a one-day whirlwind visit, but we saw so much!

We spent three nights camping in Grand Teton National Park. It was incredible. Read my post and find out more.

Just a few minutes from our place in Cedar City was the Kanarra Falls Trail. It was incredibly exciting to walk through a slot canyon like this. Due to excessive snow melt we were unable to do the slot canyon while at Zion, but we made up for it by going to Kanarra. However, the water at Kanarra was much higher and swifter than normal, and extremely cold! It was very worth it though!

Dale and I spent just one night at Bryce Canyon, May 20. We have never seen anything like the hoodoos, which are the tower-like rocks that filled the Bryce Amphitheater. The days were warm but the nights were chilly! And, an unexpected storm blew through!

Dale and I camped for two nights, May 14-16. It was a wonderful trip. The weather was beautiful, our campsite well located and the scenery was amazing! The only thing missing ... a shower!

After church on Sunday we tried out a disc golf course just a few minutes from us. It was crazy! The highs, lows, rocks, obstacles, scrambling, and wind made it extremely challenging. I skipped the last two baskets because I felt unsafe!

Our first weekend in Utah we hiked the Taylor Creek Trail which is located in the Kolob Canyons in Zion National Wilderness.

Our first stop on our westward Ventura Adventure! Some of these images are from other states on the way to Utah.

Jordan and Jackson tied the knot on April 15! It was a perfectly lovely celebration. Thank you Lord for your blessings! Enjoy these photos while we wait for all of the professional photos.

The Ream and Sharrick Families, and friends, kicked off the wedding weekend with rehearsal dinner at Treaty Oaks Distillery in Dripping Springs. The Sharricks did a fantastic job planning and hosting the event. It was such fun. It was the perfect appetizer to get us through to the big celebration to come the following day.

Easter is a wonderful celebration of our Lord’s death and resurrection. Being with family during this time is an extra special blessing!

Central Texas in Spring is a great time to go camping. These photos are two different camping trips that took place two weeks apart. The first one in mid-March was chilly! The second one the end of March was warm. The kids and us all had camping gear we wanted to give a trial run. We all had fun on both trips. Some friends and family came out to visit the second trip.

Spring of 2023 is all things wedding! Tax day for us is wedding day. We are so thankful that all three of our children have (or will have very soon) loving, godly spouses.

We have four months to prepare for a wedding and for the next leg of our adventure. Here are some pics of our time at home.

After spending a couple of nights with my brother in Rusk County, we headed to Argyle to spend Thanksgiving with our kids and grandchildren.

Before heading home to Texas, we headed back to North Carolina. We spent a week petting sitting in Durham, then headed to Asheville. We spent the first few days in Asheville in an Airbnb and then spent four days at The Cove Retreat and Training Center.

After leaving Maine, we headed south to Williamsburg, Virginia for four nights. Our goal was to visit three historical towns, Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown. It was a such a great few days. We stayed at the Wyndham Resort.

We enjoyed our time in Maine immensely. Here are a few more photos from our trip.

Our third weekend in Maine we headed west to New Hampshire to get more opportunities to see the leaves. And wow! Did we ever! We drove the Kancamagus Highway which is a 34.5 mile scenic drive that is well known as one of the best Fall Foliage views. We also stopped at Flume Gorge, part of the New Hampshire State Parks. It was all so beautiful!

I'm still having a hard time believing we are in Maine! In October! At Acadia National Park! God's goodness and beautiful creation is overwhelming. The second weekend in Maine we spend three days seeing as much as we could of the park and Bar Harbor.

Finally I understand why Paul Revere made his midnight ride! It was extremely interesting to follow the Battle Field Road where the Revolutionary War began. The National Park Service has done a fantastic job on the Minute Man Park.

We spent our second weekend in Massachusetts visiting Salem. The city has developed a booming tourism industry based on the witch trials that took place here in the 1690s. Dale and I focused on the history and architecture and enjoyed the day very much.