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Our first Thursday in McKinleyville, California we headed a half hour away to hike the Trillium Falls Trail. It was the perfect choice for our first deep dive into a Redwood Forest. Not only was it extremely beautiful, it was easy to access and had plenty of parking (which is...
A Chronicle of our Drive to Northern California It’s a nine hour drive from Bend, Oregon to McKinleyville, California (our current location) if you go directly west to Florence, then hit the 101 headed south. That’s totally doable in one day. But why rush? Plus, my beloved likes to shoot...
Sticker shock accurately describes our overall impression of California prices. I’ve always known gas is higher here, so the $5.49 per gallon price was to be expected, however, I was not expecting the ridiculous prices at the grocery store. So, just to let off some steam, I’m going to share...
I confess, I created this blogsite for my own selfish reasons. I love to experience the joys of life over and over. Facebook scratched that itch for a while, but I decided that it would be better to store my memories on a platform that I have a little more...
While many people headed to the lake or river, Dale and I spent Independence Day in the Desert! We visited Fort Rock State Park, which looks huge in the barren, immense flatness of Oregon’s high desert. It resembles a fort, but it’s actually an old shield volcano set in what...
Mount Bachelor looms large in the distance almost everywhere you go in Bend, so Dale and I agreed we should check it out, even though it is primarily used for winter skiing. When we arrived we found a hive of mountain bikers buzzing around the parking lot and trails. There...
We started out the month of July with one of our most awe-inspiring trips yet – a visit to Crater Lake National Park. The sheer beauty of the crystal-clear, intensely blue waters is a sight that must be seen to be believed. When we finally got through the entrance gate...
It seems that many of our trips include waterfalls, which I love, and can’t get enough of. However, I understand that it may be a bit repetitive since they all look very similar, so I thought I’d put two waterfall trips into this one post. Tumalo Falls We visited Tumalo...
For our last Sunday in Bend, we headed to Sahalie Falls and Koosah Falls, which are located an hour away, along the West Cascades National Scenic Byway. It was a short but very beautiful trail, with two waterfalls more stunning than any of the other falls we’ve seen (and that’s...
Knowing what I know now, it’s embarrassing to say that we stumbled upon a lava field and cinder cone by accident. We thought we were going for a sweet little hike about 12 miles outside of Bend, but ended up on top of Lava Butte (yes, Dale and I made...
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