Heading back down from our Washington adventures we wanted to stay in the Columbia River Gorge area again. The campsite we had stayed in the last time we were here a month before was closed for the season and so we decided to look for a spot on the Washington side of the Gorge. From …
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We were in the Portland area and waiting for some friends to become available for a visit. It was about to be the Labor Day Holiday and they had house guests already so we didn’t want to impose. We let them know we would be happy to hang out in the Mt. Hood National Forest …
While traipsing about Oregon we had some business to attend to in Grants Pass and decided to spend some time exploring the area. In this instance we chose to see what our friends at Freecampsites.net had to offer, found a place called Burma Pond in their listings that sounded interesting and headed that way. It …
While we were up along the Northern edge of Oregon we decided to continue on up into Washington State. We knew we wanted to see Mount Rainier for sure but first, being a bit of a Tacoma fanboy, I decided to get a picture of our Tacoma in front of her namesake which I thought …
When we decided to head back up into Oregon to do some exploring during the state’s short period of non-wet and non-cold weather one of our major targets was Crater Lake. We were camping in the National Forest up above Chemult and decided to take a full day to drive down to the lake and …
UPDATE: It has been a long time coming but we have decided to focus any attention for this website on this actual website and not filter and overshare my posts through the lens and algorithms of a shit-tier corporation. I have purged my IG followers down to only those that I have met In Real …
About 30 miles East of Roseburg, Oregon on Highway 138 you come across an almost perfect spot to stop for a day or two on your travels. Nestled in a crook of the North Umqua River the Susan Creek Campground sits under a mature forest grove close enough to the river that you can hear …
On the Oregon side of the Columbia River spans one of the more scenic drives to be found anywhere. It winds past numerous waterfalls, gorges and scenic overlooks. Once you head East on Highway 84 and get about 10 miles past the outlet malls, traffic and sprawl around Troutdale a different world emerges. Turning off …
During our time in Death Valley, especially when we were staying at the Geologists’ Cabin, we were able to witness a wide variety of natural behaviors of the Wild Burros who called the Park their home. One such memorable encounter happened as we were sitting out behind the Cabin under our sunshade just taking in …
On our travels back and forth between California and Arizona we usually end up on Highway 40 heading into or out of the Barstow area but sometimes, for a change of pace, we end up on Highway 15 instead. For whatever reason this time we chose the Highway 15 route. Numerous times we have seen …