Tues. September 10: After saying goodbye to my host and new friend, Marci, I finished packing my bags, loaded up the car, and headed south on my way to California. I stopped on the way to get snacks at a convenience store in Gilchrist, Oregon, the last lumber company town in Oregon. I browsed stands…
Thurs. September 5: After loading my car and saying goodbyes to Marsha and Alex, I hit the road once more on my way to my next night’s stay in Gearhart, Oregon. Traffic was heavier for the first couple hours as I headed through Seattle and south to Tacoma. Eventually it lightened, and I made a…
Thurs. August 29: Our first day in Seattle was a full one. My daughter, Marsha, and her husband, Alex, were working, so Linda and I were on our own. We started the day with a visit to the Space Needle. While we waited to enter the historic landmark, we read murals along the walls detailing…
Fri. August 23: I woke early, packed up the car, and headed out by 9 a.m. With the Grand Tetons in my rearview mirror, I made my way back along the eastern side of Yellowstone National Park to the northeast corner. There, I would access the Beartooth Highway (Route 212), which would take me to…
Mon. August 19 I left Park City, MT mid-morning to head down to Yellowstone National Park. From Gardiner and on past Mammoth Hot Springs, the road wound along the beautiful mountains and valleys at the western side of Yellowstone. I stopped along the way to take some pictures at cool thermal spots that caught my…
Thank you for joining me on this journey! It has been a long time coming. I’ve always loved traveling, even when I was young and joined my family on vacations to the beach or camping. When our parents asked who wanted to go on a trip with them, I was the one who said, “Me!”…