Gather 'round…
Up at 5 this morning, and on the road for Oregon by 6. So far the day's drive has been a bit surreal. Idaho was over before we knew it, the SE corner of Washington was uncomfortable and strange, and Northern Oregon is it's own kind of strange. Within a few minutes of crossing over... Continue Reading →
Hitting the sack at Camp Coeur d'Alene tonight, the first RV park/campground I've ever experienced harboring FREE firewood. And us with not enough time in the day to even start a fire... Sigh. Up at 5:45, and only eight hours on the road today, but a nice four-hour stop at Lewis and Clark Caverns State... Continue Reading →
Columbus, MT, actually. Itch-Kep-Pe Park specifically. We hit the road at 4:20 this morning and drove for 14 hours through the flatlands of Minnesota and North Dakota, to make it here to our first stop, a free city campground on the Yellowstone River. This is the only place we will be without a reservation until... Continue Reading →
1 two-year-old $900 van 4 Ottingers (occasionally 5) 8 National Parks 14 States 23 Days 308 Gallons of gas (regular) 6,916 Miles Whew. I’ve yet to meet a good family vacation that was made better by the presence of a laptop. So I left mine at home. Thank God. I did blog. Sort of. I... Continue Reading →
It's 1am. I am supposed to be diving into my thirty-seven degree sleeping bag on the shores of Lake Superior after a mad midnight setup spree right about now. But instead I am pit-stopped on my couch, typing my way to bed. We can debate the sanity of the midnight arrival plan later. 45 minutes... Continue Reading →
Off to the North Shore, so no words of writerly wisdom this week or next. Stay Tuned for Episode 6 in a few weeks! If you need me, I'll be around the fire, KJ
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