51. Happy Birthday Elizabeth (subtitled Crater Lake – possibly a beautiful park).
This morning started at midnight – no one was getting any sleep because of the rain (all night long) and the cold. Crater Lake, while only a hundred miles or […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
50. Winter Wonderlands are Scary
Crater Lake is described as one of the most beautiful lakes. The word “pristine” is consistently featured in any description. After our initial entry into the park words like “cold” […]
49. 5 People? In That Small Space?
We have heard variations of this theme from a number of people. It is usually followed by, “I couldn’t do it.” After six weeks it turns out that it isn’t […]
48. More Cruising the Oregon Coast
Barking sea lions now join coyotes, baby raccoons, feral cats and neighborhood dogs as animals that have kept us up at night. But it’s a pretty cool animal to add to the list. […]
47. Cruising the Oregon Coast
Today started with some school work for the kids while I went for a run down Highway 101. The run, with its ocean views, was wonderful, especially with 60 degree […]
46. Book Lust
It is hard to believe that reading is considered good and virtuous as it tends to be more of an addiction for some. We visited Powells bookstore in Portland for […]
45. Brody/Brody
Our children have uncommon names so it was special that our host family had a son named Brody. After a day of studying at the library we crossed the Oregon […]
44. Final Night in Washington
Our time in Washington is about to come to an end. We spent the day in pleasant conversation about the state of the world and watching football via DVR while […]
43. Saturday Morning Across America
We have been living the atypical life for about six weeks now. But today, I think we spent it like a lot of families across America; we watched a youth […]
42. The One We Left Behind
The biggest regret we have about our trip is that we didn’t do it at a time when our oldest daughter Brenna could be with us. The trip has been […]
