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The Hall of the Mountain King

E July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 1 Comment

Arriving in the area just in time for the annual chili cook-off sponsored by the Whiskey Runners Motorcycle Club we decided to find a different spot from our normal place near the base of Saddle Mountain. Turning off of West Courthouse Rd onto West Salome Highway right under the Highline power lines we saw some …

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Salt Creek Falls

E December 8, 2018December 9, 2018 Leave a comment

Our time in the Central Oregon area had eventually come to an end. We headed south out of La Pine before turning off Highway 97 to eventually head west on Highway 58. Not long after transitioning to the Willamette Highway we saw a sign directing us to yet another waterfall and so made the quick …

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Big Obsidian Flow

E December 7, 2018 Leave a comment

We had already visited both Paulina Falls and Paulina Peak and it was still only around noon. We decided to keep on exploring and visit this interesting volcanic feature that had peaked our interest when we had seen it while up at the Paulina Peak summit. Once we got back down the hill from the …

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Paulina Peak

E December 1, 2018December 7, 2018 Leave a comment

Towards the end of our time in central Oregon we made it our mission to explore as many waterfalls and geologic wonders as we could. On this day we left our campsite in the McKay Crossing campground outside of La Pine and headed east to check out several areas of interest including Paulina Falls and …

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Lava Cast Forest Trail

E September 22, 2018October 18, 2018 Leave a comment

If you have any interest or love for the mighty forces that shape our planet the Newberry National Volcanic Monument has numerous attractions to scratch that itch. From our camping spot just outside the Monument’s borders we are well situated to visit and explore most of the volcanic wonders and revel in Central Oregon’s molten …

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Cascadia State Park

E September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 Leave a comment

While hanging out below Three Creek Lake in Sisters we decided to be as wasteful and inefficient as possible and take the drive over into Lebanon to pick up our mail at the UPS Store. On the way there along Hwy 20 we saw signs for Cascadia State Park and liked the name. Once we …

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The Mojave Road – Day 1: Colorado River To Camp Phallus

E April 22, 2017April 24, 2017 Leave a comment

Using Dennis Casebier’s book as our guide we started the day at the edge of the mighty Colorado River. After a few fits and starts as we figured out the difference between what the book says we should be seeing and what we actually see we finally found the right turn off Needles Highway and …

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Exploring The El Malpais National Monument

E March 12, 2017August 10, 2019 Leave a comment

About 100 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico sits the El Malpais National Monument which takes its name from the Spanish word Malpaís, meaning badlands. With a name like that full of danger and foreboding is it any wonder that Willow and I decided to give it the once over. If you were wondering about …

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Diablo Canyon

E March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 1 Comment

Heading up towards the Northern edge of New Mexico we decided to check out what our camping options were around Santa Fe. As usual we try to focus on National Forest areas as it is regularly free and beautiful. Our second choice is BLM land. It’s also mid-week (Wednesday) which is when we try to …

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Black Dog On White Sands

E March 4, 2017September 12, 2022 Leave a comment

Hey, we’re in New Mexico! Besides our visit to the Gila Cliff Dwellings one of the more iconic and strikingly visual natural places we wanted to visit in New Mexico was the White Sands National Monument, hereafter referred to in this post as WSNM. The VLA is strikingly visual as well but man-made. We headed …

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