Our last full day in the park turned out to be a Saturday which is very busy in the summer. There was quite a line up of traffic just to get into the park. What do you know? It was […]
Mandi Winland
A grave, a hike, and a mountain goat in a parabola
Since we are gone for much of the day time on our own adventures, we try to take Molly out for a walk every morning and every evening when possible. Usually this is just a loop around the campground as […]
Paradise and Grove of the Patriarchs
We had a picture perfect day hiking in Mt. Rainier yesterday. We drove over an hour through stunning trees to the Paradise part of the park, including a Visitor Center and old Inn made completely without nails. We were intending […]
Hello Washington!
We have arrived at Mt. Rainier National Park. We crossed the state line into Washington over the Columbia River and unfortunately the “Welcome to Washington, the Evergreen State” sign was on a bridge with no shoulder to pull over and […]
We love Boise!
Yesterday we went our separate ways on the Boise greenbelt path. Mark rode his bike and I went for a run. The greenbelt paved trail is right at our campground. There are many spots where trees canopy above and shade the trail. Boise […]
On the Road Again. . .
Today we drove 503 miles. (Mark’s happy daily maximum drive is 500 miles.) We did hit some wind, more in UT and ID than WY. Wind just makes the driving more difficult as he has to hang on to that […]
Hitting the Road!
Our glorious month long vacation is finally underway. We were scheduled to leave early Saturday morning and have two long (500 mile) days of driving. Mandi got a little antsy and we pulled out Friday late afternoon, just in time […]