I had a couple reasons to book a campsite at Champoeg State Park for December. I wanted another night to test out the Eberspacher Espar B2L heater and I am working my way towards twelve consecutive months of camping in Clifford. First off, let’s discuss the name of the park. Champoeg (Sham-poo-ee). The G is…
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Clifford Turns Four
Mia and I are celebrating our fourth full year of owning Clifford the Big Red Van. It has honestly been a total blast with this van. Unlike some of the bigger projects in years one and two, the past twelve months have seen us only do a few minor tweaks. Year one, two and three…
Oregon Coast Quickie
Mia is back in New Hampshire helping her mom after knee surgery. I couldn’t bear the thought of Codi sitting at home all day while I was gone from 7am to 6pm during the work week. So, what did I do? Took the week off so Codi and I could travel the Oregon Coast and…
Solo Trip to Mt Hood
A few months ago I had pegged the first weekend of August as a good time to do the Timberline to Town trail. I had hoped for a group of friends to do it but for various reasons as the date approached it ended up being just me. Last year when Paul, Noah and I…
Railing It
I spent the weekend exploring two rail trails. Both, I have done more than once each. The super popular Lower Deschutes River Trail and the lesser loved, more rugged, Klickitat River Trail. Back in January I started booking campsites with the idea of a once-a-month trip. Mia and I are not planning any sort of…
Clifford Turns Three
This weekend marks the third anniversary of me picking up Clifford the Big Red Van in Colorado and driving him home to start this #vanlife thing. I wrote about year one here and year two here. The third year of ownership was less about major upgrades or big trips. The past twelve months was more…
ON & OFF RHODES 