Many of my readers are new to blogging, as I was just 6 months ago. If you are unfamiliar read on… Unlike Facebook, a blog is a website under the control of an administrator (on my blog site it’s me). There may be several “pages” having information about the site, its authors, and contact information.... Continue Reading →
Lacking the Right Equipment
The camp host greeted us on a dirt bike at the campground entrance of Sand Lake Recreation Area. “I don’t know if there are any open sites tonight. Pretty busy being Saturday and everything,” he said to us through our open window. We had pulled the trailer, down the winding roads of the scenic Oregon Coast,... Continue Reading →
Dog-Gone Beach
Carmelites have an almost European obsession with dogs. They put bowls of fresh water in businesses, hand out free doggie treats at restaurants, and provide cannisters of Mutt Mitts at most street corners. Dogs are proudly walked down the sidewalks, in front of quaint cottages and shops, and right down trendy Ocean Avenue. Big dogs, skinny... Continue Reading →
Ferry People
A young man and his wife pedaled their bicycles laden with camping gear up to the ferry terminal in Port Angeles, Washington, looking to catch the afternoon boat to Vancouver Island. Towed behind the man’s bike was a small trailer holding a screaming toddler. The little family was running late and seemed concerned about catching the boat; stopping... Continue Reading →
Hiking with Giants
The trail to Fragrance Lake started out steep from a small parking area along the Chuckanut Road in northwestern Washington. Early morning fog, coming in from Puget Sound, blocked the rising sun. Cool coastal air, with a hint of salt and seaweed, mixed with the scent of the forest as we climbed the trail. We were... Continue Reading →
Bear Spray
I wasn’t going to shell out forty-two dollars for a canister of bear spray. Despite signs at the trailhead expounding the dangers of grizzly bears in Glacier National Park, I ignored the warning. Marcia and I had been in the park for a few days and had seen little wildlife, and no bears. Plus, we... Continue Reading →
Turkeys and Cosmo
One of our trailer tires began to fail so we pulled into the Goodyear Tire Service in Mitchell, South Dakota, the home of the “World Famous Corn Palace,” and not much else. Everyone we met in South Dakota was nice, down-to-earth, courteous, and just “good folk.” We were at the tire store before they opened... Continue Reading →
Double Total Eclipse of the Sun
By chance our travel plans took us through Missouri on the same day that the moon was to slip between the earth and the sun causing a total eclipse. The first time in 99 years that this was going to happen in the United States. Without much effort we could be in the center of... Continue Reading →
The Hit and Git
We needed diesel in the truck as we crossed over the Mississippi River at Vicksburg heading west. A large billboard advertised a truck stop and superstore at our next exit. Perfect. Orange road work and flashing detour signs then announced that our exit was closed. We were re-routed around the truck stop, and found ourselves... Continue Reading →
