(1 min video below) This fort was built in 1863 during the American Civil War in case the English sided with the Confederates and attacked through Canada on the Pacific Northwest / Columbia River. It was fired upon only once…
Mt. Rainier National Park
(1 min video below) Wow, just wow! Breathtaking 360* views surround you continually as you hike up the side of Rainier for as long or as little as you’d like. Turn one way and in 5 minutes you’re at a…
In the Rain Shadow
(1 min video below) Not only is Sequim (Skwim), Washington the lavender capitol of the world, it is also in, what is referred to, as the “rain shadow”. What does this mean? It gets half the 38″ of rain Seattle…
Background
Have you ever experienced a hectic or blurred day, week, month, even year? The type of day that you’re trying to get every last possible thing in, and things end up thrown together? Well, that was a summary of our…
Were we ever really IN the park?
Notice this map. We drove on highway 20. We stopped at two beautiful lookouts (Washington pass & Diablo lake) and hiked 4.4 miles at Blue Lake only to notice we may never have actually been INSIDE the park. We’re finding…
Harvest Hosts for the Win!
To best enjoy beauty, work ethic, and kindness my vote is Harvest Hosts! Staying the night at a local family owned business is such a treat. You get the benefit of a free night, local merchanise/food, and getting to know…
Route of the Hiawatha
Oh the experience of biking a breathtaking rails to trails! EXPLORED the Hiawatha trail of 15 miles through 10 old train tunnels and over 7 trestles. 🚲 🚂•LEARNED: First off we learned we LOVED this trail-it’s an experience (more than…
Favorite things
My favorite things so far were: Mountain biking at Teton Village in Wyoming. It was so much fun and so worth it. There were so many different types of trails and difficulty. I was kinda scared at the beginning but…
I Showered in a Cabela’s Parking Lot
I know many who would dream of staying the night at Cabela’s. And they should…it was great! Only after several nights of having to level the trailer will one really appreciate a flat level parking lot. Only after spotty internet…
IdaHOME
Idaho felt a lot like home. Maybe it’s because I spent two years in Rexburg for college. Maybe it’s because we’ve dropped off and picked up two of our kids at college there. I’m guessing it’s because we do have…