Back in February I decided to plan ahead. I had some vacation time on the books that expires as of June 30th (and no idea when I was going to be able to use it between January & early June). Toss those vacation days in with a new federal holiday and I decided to make…
Category: camping
So Much Better
And just like that the weather turned and outdoor fun has been a constant thing lately. Bike rides (lots of bike rides), a little running, walking some alpaca and even a camping trip have all been on the menu since our April trip to Sisters. Mia had her birthday recently and I really wanted to…
Olympic Peninsula Weekend -Proof of Concept
I am at the point in my life where I want to do things instead of get things for my birthday. So for my birthday weekend this year Mia and I headed out for a three day, two night, trip around the Olympic Peninsula. Eight years ago, after having Codi for only three weeks, he…
Clifford Turns Two
This week we celebrate two years with Clifford the Big Red Van, our Wayfarer Vans Ram Promaster Build. A lot of little things have changed, been added or modified since then. Last year I summarized all the changes we made in the first twelve months. There were not as many changes this past year, but…
Timothy Lake Weekend
I had been scanning Recreation.gov most mornings about two weeks ago. I wanted to get out on another weekend of camping in August but had to play it by ear in regard to the weather too. Nothing was looking too appealing until one day towards the end of the week, two weeks ago, a campsite…
Rhodes Trip 2022 – Lodging
I briefly mentioned in the last post about the campsites, cabins and houses we stayed in during Rhodes Trip 2022. We mostly stayed in Federal or State-run campgrounds with only a few private lodging options. In general, my default is recreation.gov for federal sites in Washington and Oregon. As I started to map out our…
ON & OFF RHODES 