Despite knowing we were going on this trip for some time, I was still booking things relatively last minute for our recent motorcycle trip around the Olympic Peninsula. I should have known better-- we were planning to go for my birthday, which is around 4th of July weekend, and things are always busy, no matter where …
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A Day at Ruby Beach and the Hoh Rain Forest
We spent two nights in Forks at the beginning of our motorcycle trip around the Olympic Peninsula so we would have plenty of time to explore La Push and its beaches as well as Ruby Beach and the Hoh Rain Forest. It was great staying in the same place a couple of nights so we could off load a …
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The Beaches at La Push
Each day of our recent motorcycle trip around the Olympia Peninsula included something new--something we had never seen or done before. After arriving by ferry in Kingston and riding a ways, we made a quick stop for gas and brunch in Port Angeles. We popped in Cock-a-Doodle Doughnuts to snag a snack from among the last remaining …
Motorcycle Ride Around the Olympic Peninsula
For months I've been slowly putting together the pieces for the longest and farthest trip I've done on my motorcycle-- the northern loop of the Olympic Peninsula! I always plan a long weekend adventure over the fourth of July so I can make my birthday celebration last a little bit longer. More like a birthweek …
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Worldly Fare: Try the World Sweden
My new Try the World box finally arrived--who hoo! It's such a tease seeing some of the ads and pictures online, wondering if that's the next one I'm getting or if it's just a promo-- it's been both so I never know! I had my fingers crossed the June box would be Sweden. The Nordic …
Hiking in Wallace Falls State Park
We didn't get to ride our motorcycles at all in 2015 due to Ohio weather, our move to the Pacific Northwest and weather in Washington. Brian spent a ton of time getting them ready for this year-- there's a lot that needs checked and refreshed when they've been sitting for more than 12 months-- but his …
A Morning in Capitol Hill
Brian's mom recently came out for a long weekend visit, and after a full Saturday on Whidbey Island it was nice having a more low-key local adventure spending our Sunday morning in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. One of my friends and former co-workers recommended we spend some time in Volunteer Park, which is on …
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