Crabbing on Tillamook Bay

Crabbing on Tillamook Bay

Let me just tell you that crabbing– actually catching a crab, with a net– is much, much harder than the friendly, helpful man in the sporting goods store in Tillamook made it out to be. He was so encouraging. He […] 

Around Portland

Around Portland

 

On the Road: Norge Village Laundromat

On the Road: Norge Village Laundromat

The original plan was to go from Utah to Idaho and kick around Boise for awhile as a stage-stop on the way to our ultimate goal of spending the summer in the North West. We set out from Provo and […] 

Antelope Island

Antelope Island

On our visit to Antelope Island, which is surrounded by the Great Salt Lake, we spent some time exploring the Fielding-Garr Ranch. The land was first owned and ranched by “the church” in the 1800s but by the turn of […] 

Utah

Utah

At night in Utah Lake State Park just outside of Provo it was war with the mosquitos and we hid from the roving black swarms in our trailer. During the day however, the bugs were manageable and Simon and I […] 

Black Mesa

Black Mesa

So this is a beautiful butte right near where we stayed in Espanola, NM: The heroin capitol of the United States. Just twenty minutes south of there is Santa Fe, in all it’s adobe swankiness. I think I may have […] 

Taking the Train to Albuquerque

Taking the Train to Albuquerque

We had the best time riding the rails between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM. The “Rail Runner” is a beautiful new-looking double-decker commuter train that is comfortable and VERY inexpensive. I think that we would have spent at least fifty […] 

East of Roswell

East of Roswell

We stayed for about a week just east of Roswell. The area is breathtaking– really some of the most beautiful places I think we’ve been on this whole journey. Roswell is an interesting little town. I wasn’t sure what to […] 

Dust Storm Near Roswell, NM

Dust Storm Near Roswell, NM

We drove up to Roswell from Carlsbad on Sunday. It was extremely windy, we had some tense moments as we were driving because the wind was so strong it was unfurling our small side awning as we were going down […] 

Carlsbad Caverns, NM

Carlsbad Caverns, NM

After leaving Austin, TX we drove across Texas to southern New Mexico and spent a day at Carlsbad Caverns. It was such a cool experience. We walked all the way in through is huge hole in the side of a […]