After changing our plans multiple times thanks to COVID-19, we finally decided our Labor Day motorcycle trip would stay close to home but include a handful of places we (still) have never been, including Vashon Island, Maury Island, and Bainbridge Island. Brian spent quite a bit of time researching all of the ferries we would …
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Last year, one of my good friends at work recommended we check out the bioluminescence kayaking experience in the San Juan Islands. We've done a little kayaking on vacation and locally and enjoyed it, but what really sold me was learning more about the bioluminescent part of the experience! Bioluminescence is the emission of light …
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Among the many things our Washington state governor closed down in response to COVID-19 -- and the one that probably impacted us the most -- was access to local, state, and national parks and land. We love hiking and spending time in the great outdoors -- it actually seemed like one of the more responsible …
The last stop on our road trip to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park was a spot in the northeastern corner of Oregon known as the "Little Switzerland of America." Brian heard about Joseph, Oregon, from one of his customers who takes his RV there to escape from Portland. Soon after he told …
When we planned our road trip to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, I spent time looking up other places to hike and explore the outdoors along the way. I was surprised to find a national monument in southern Idaho that had never crossed my researching radar before - Craters of the Moon. …
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On our way back to Seattle from Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, we stayed at a great AirBnB in Victor, Idaho on the western side of the Grand Teton range before driving across the southern part of the state toward Boise. When we arrived, the family was hosting an outdoor gathering, and …
We set out early our final day in Grand Teton National Park, heading from our cabin at Colter Bay south to Jenny Lake where we planned to stitch together several hikes -- Hidden Falls, Inspiration Point, and Moose Ponds. Specifically, we planned to out and back hike the 4.8-mile round trip to Hidden Falls, add …
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Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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