I don’t think it comes as a surprise to anyone who has read this blog more than a few times that Mia and I absolutely love Sisters, OR. We go there a couple times a year for anything from a weekend to a week. The views of the Three Sisters are quite stunning. Especially from…
Tag: Oregon
Sub 24 Overnight
A sub 24 overnight is basically a bikepacking trip that lasts less than twenty four hours (duh!). I didn’t do a single bikepacking trip in 2024 and hadn’t been camping in a tent for quite some time. I get this itch to sleep outside that needs scratching. The whole #vanlife thing is fun and definitely…
Tom, Dick and Harry Hike
The last time Mia and I hiked up to Tom, Dick & Harry was back in September of 2013. We had only been living in Oregon for 3ish months at that point. Back then we were still in an apartment, had no dog and were just trying to get to know the area we had…
Champoeg State Park
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…
My Cup Runneth Over
Today, August 13th, is the first time since July 19th that I have had the pleasure of spending time with just Mia. Now don’t get me wrong, I have been having A LOT of fun the past twenty five days but man oh man has it been busy and slightly exhausting. On July 19th, after…
Rhodes Trip – Anthony Lakes
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…
ON & OFF RHODES 