ClickAfter picking up “the 1” at Leggett, just south of the Humboldt Redwoods, we headed over to the coast. Just south of Albion we turned inland again on highway 128. It was another beautiful road through another redwood forest. Eventually it opened to the Anderson Valley. The Anderson Valley is about 100 miles north of […]
ClickTuesday we finally hit the Pacific Ocean. We then hit the third tine of our trinity (Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and the redwoods). Our first encounter was driving through Jebediah Smith State Park. At Del Norte State Park we had a picnic lunch and visited the “Big Tree.” At Redwood National […]
ClickWe finally said good bye to Barbara and Hyla’s hospitality this morning, heading out toward Crater Lake National Park. It was a beautiful blue sky, which seems to only get bluer as one approaches altitude. On the way, we stopped for lunch at a rest area. We continued on, stopping at a few vista viewing […]
ClickDriving west through Oregon I was impressed with the number of cattle. I would have expected more in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. To be sure, they were there, but upon entering Oregon, there were many more. Other observations: East of the Rockies the hay is baled in round cylinders; while west of the Rockies it […]
ClickCan you see the billy goats? They’re really supposed to be there. This was shot from a mountain goat viewing bridge.
ClickThere is a place in southern Idaho called “Craters of the Moon National Monument.” We didn’t really know anything about it, but it is on the map, and on our way. We spent the night in West Yellowstone. This morning we found a great coffee shop. It was kind of old school – in an […]
ClickTo the tune of Home on the Range” Oh let me be homeless, With the buffalo on the road, And the elk and the antelope play… It took us a bit to get out of Red Lodge. As it turns out, there are two Cenex stations. So the bridge after the Cenex is actually the […]
ClickWe spent the night in Red Lodge, Montana. Neither of us had ever been, and we both wanted to see it. Turns out it is a nice Montana town. It is at about 5500 feet of elevation, but doesn’t seem it. This may partially be because it is in a river valley. The ski area […]
ClickWe finally made it to Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). We were supposed to have made it here on August 25th, Blakey’s birthday. Given the things that ensued, we did not. But we were not to be denied! I am pretty sure that we have had a stunningly beautiful autumn as the karmic counter-measure against […]
ClickOn the way back from the memorial/reunion in Kentucky (Ellen’s family), we decided to spend the night in Baraboo, Wisconsin (my family). My grandparents Donahue were born and raised in this general area. Baraboo First things first. We drove up to West Street to see the Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Back in the day, the […]
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