Mount St. Helens

MOUNT ST. HELENS MOTHER’S DAY CLIMB We’d not climbed a mountain before,…


Columbia River Gorge

ROCK OF AGES Heading into the gorge we were overwhelmed by the number of…


Farm to Coast

HANGING OUT ON A CORVALLIS FARM  We made our way to Brian’s aunt Hiedi’s to…


Bend

EXPLORING SMITH ROCK When we arrived in Bend we asked several friends and…


Into the Umpqua

LAND OF LAKES Crossing into Oregon, we made our way to Crater Lake to see the…


Castle Crags

A WORTHWHILE DETOUR While heading north, we had to change our plans to visit…


The Lost Coast

BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED After Yosemite, we regrouped at our friends Alicia…


Yosemite

THE START OF OUR TRIP Even though we would be starting our trip with a slight…