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…
Just the Boys
Growing up as a twin you kind of take for granted that your playmate/best friend is pretty much always around. Paul and I rode bikes, hiked, played soccer and all the other youth sports together. He was on the CHS football team, I had zero desire for that. I ran an extra season of indoor…
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…
Birthday Getaway
Somebody in our household celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 29th birthday recently. To mark that special occasion, we booked a rental house in Sisters, OR so we could play, relax and attend the Sarah McLachlan concert in Bend. We arrived late afternoon on Saturday the 25th. The wind was whipping out of the west…
ON & OFF RHODES 