Just under a week ago I was in Saint Louis, Missouri. I was staying in an Air BnB with Ryan downtown. After picking him up at the airport we found a parking structure that my car fit in (not always the easiest being around 6’9” with my Thule cover on). Saturday morning I realized I […]
Black Beauty
Craters of the Moon NM
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a lava field in central Idaho. I spent a few hours there after I had gone ziplining. When I first got there I went to the visitors center to learn a little more about what the park was and how was there all this lava when […]
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Olympic NP
Mount Rainier was a blast, but I had to leave to go pick up a very important person to join me for the next little bit of my journey. My dad was flying into SeaTac then we’d be staying in downtown Seattle for the night. We had a GREAT dinner at Elliott’s Oyster House which […]
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Mount Rainier NP
It was a fairly quick, smooth drive to Mount Rainier. I got into the National Park, drove to Cougar Rock Campground and picked a site that was open for the night. These campgrounds were very nicely organized and had a leveled area for a tent where I could access everything I needed including the fire-pit. […]
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Keepin’ Portland Weird
Here is a really cool thing that this trip has allowed to happen. I hadn’t really talked to Julia since I was in high school (8 years ago), but we were friends on social media. When I originally posted about my trip, she had offered to host me while in the Portland area, if I […]
Crater Lake NP
The drive to Crater Lake was uneventful. I did still stop at any views, which this route consisted of stopping to take some pictures of the Sprague River and the tree lines. First things first, I needed to find a campsite. Depending on the time of year you visit Crater Lake there may, or may […]
The Tallest Town in Oregon
Leaving California was a little hard, because it meant that my trip was REALLY starting now. No turning back… The morning after the wedding (see California Dreamin’) I had over 7 hours of driving in Black Beauty to get to my next stop, The Tallest Town in Oregon! Driving from Arnold I went Northeast towards […]
Black Beauty
I’m currently catching up on a few posts right now so first lets start with my brand new baby!! I’m actually glad that I waited (or was too distracted) to post this because now I have had a little bit more time to drive her around and actually experience all that is capable, and I’m […]