July 27-29, 2015 Washington is the third state we’ve visited since starting our long trip at the end of April. Our first stop–Mount Rainier! There is a nice little campground just a few miles west of the Mount Rainier National…
Portland and the End of the Oregon Trail
July 18-27, 2015 After spending time exploring the beautiful Oregon Coast, we headed inland toward Portland. We stayed at Clackamette Park in Oregon City, the first U.S. city west of the Rockies and the end of the Oregon Trail. Our…
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The Oregon Coast – Reedsport to Astoria
July 9 – 18, 2015 Oregon Highway 138 from the Crater Lake area to Reedsport is one of the best scenic drives we’ve taken. This route is known as the “Highway of Waterfalls”. It winds through the pine forests along…
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Crater Lake
July 2 – 9, 2015 Crater Lake is really that color. Yes, look at the photos. It looks like they’ve been enhanced, but no, Crater Lake is really that color of blue. It is even more stunning in person. Crater…
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
June 28 – July 2, 2015 This was a busy few days. After leaving Fort Bragg, CA, we drove for a couple hours through the mountains and pine forests to reach Clear Lake, California. It is the largest natural lake…
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The Biggest, Bestest, Smallest, Mostest
It seems as though with every new place we visit, there is often a “most this” or “biggest that”. This post is a running list of the Biggest, Bestest, Smallest, Mostest and other superlative places we’ve visited on our journey.…
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Fort Bragg!
June 24 – 28, 2015 Ok, so let’s start with how we got to Fort Bragg! Route 1 from San Francisco! If that is not insanity, I don’t know what is. Nate was dead set on driving the coast of…
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Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley
June 15 – 22, 2015 After our quiet week catching up on work and school in Oakdale, we moved on to our next destination–Santa Cruz. We found a great campground in Watsonville for a reasonable rate (especially compared to the…
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Yosemite!
June 3-8, 2015 Words to describe Yosemite are majestic and stunning. The eyes are the only things that can accurately describe this absolute treasure. We started our stay at Wawona campground located on the southwest part of the park. It…
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The Biggest Tree on Earth
May 28-June 1, 2015 Sequoia National Park was a great stop for us. Our first national park stop, at least since we officially started our trip. Let’s start with the camp site! Nate chose an awesome camp site called Sequoia…
