So Long (for now), Washington

After more than seven incredible years in the Evergreen State, we've set out on a new adventure and moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming. I was looking back at my post from when we moved from Ohio to Washington in 2015 and loved revisiting some of the things we were excited about experiencing in the Pacific Northwest. …

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Wildfires, Heat Waves and Idaho Falls

One of the more interesting travel days during our motorcycle ride from Washington to Wyoming was crossing through the wildfire-invested wilderness of Montana and Idaho. Brian was tracking the major wildfires in the area and showed me quite the map when we set out on our ride from Hamilton, Montana to Idaho Falls, Idaho early …

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Motorcycling Idaho’s Highway 12

As we were planning for our move from Washington to Wyoming, we spent some time talking about how we wanted to transport our motorcycles. We really wanted to ride them and make a road trip out of the move, but there were some logistical considerations as well as Brian's lack of PTO to take into …

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Palouse Falls: Washington’s Waterfall

Although we've tried to see and experience as much as possible during our seven years in Washington, a big gap in our travels has been southeastern part of the state. We enjoyed our couple trips to Spokane and our wine tastings in Walla Walla, but we somehow never made it around to exploring the area …

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Visiting Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

While Mount Rainier is the volcano most people associate with Washington, Mount St. Helens is the one Washington residents most like to discuss, especially on the anniversary of its May 1980 eruption. My work colleagues in particular each have a vivid recollection of where they were during that time and in the days and weeks …

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Wyoming Hikes: Pole Mountain Loop

As we were scouting places to live near Cheyenne, Wyoming, we took the opportunity to ask some locals where we could find great hikes nearby. One recommendation that piqued our interest was the Pole Mountain area of Medicine Bow National Forest, which is about 35 minutes west of Cheyenne. The 55,000-acre area has countless trails …

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The Mammoth Site

As part of our trip through eastern Wyoming and western South Dakota we spent a night in Hot Springs, SD. When I looked up things to do in the area, one of the top rated activities was called The Mammoth Site. When I mentioned it to our AirBnB hosts, they also said it was worth …

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