Hitting the road at 0930 hrs, with Prineville, OR in our rearview mirror, we headed generally East. Our traveling took us through Ochoco Pass, Keyes Creek Summit, Malheur Forest, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, the town of Unity, the summit of El Dorado Pass, past several dry creek beds, the town of Ironside, Brogan Hill Summit, and […]
Read more "Day 19 – Back Into Idaho"We definitely eased into the day – on the road about 1030 hrs. Our drive started heading north east – back to Portland to join US26 heading East. It was kind of tense for a while – lots of little bustling, busy, traffic-congested towns before we broke free. Portland had several tent cities along the […]
Read more "Day 18 – Lazy Road Day"50 miles on the road today as we traveled back to McMinnville to the museum. If you haven’t visited, it is truly worth the visit. The museum participates in the Harvest Hosts program, and allows 2 nights of camping. We are just doing one – but thoroughly enjoyed our visit – finishing up about 5 […]
Read more "Day 17 – Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and Dinner with Friends"The alarm went of at 0600 hrs. Yuck! We decided last night that we would do a long road day in view of the scarcity of camping/lodging accommodations due to the holiday. This also meant a deviation from US 2. We headed south on CR 21 – the road was straight and visible for miles […]
Read more "Day 16 – Long Road Day – Wilbur to Albany"What a glorious day! Well, most of it…sunrise in this part of the world is at 0500 hrs – and it starts getting light earlier than that. Which means the birds start singing anytime around 0400 hrs. Their many morning songs are beautiful though – and the sunrise is also. You can see forever around […]
Read more "Day 15 – Wilbur, Pippin, and Grand Coulee Dam"It is a pleasure to say that we departed at 0925 hrs (after coffee and an interval workout) – sadly I did not take pictures of the campground that wasn’t. Fortunately, we rejoined US2 in short order, and went on our merry way. We warped into Washington at 1000 hrs. and were cruising through Spokane […]
Read more "Day 14 – Wilbur and Charlotte and the Web"Scheduled departure time: When we felt like it. Actual departure time: 0940 hrs Today was a beautiful day for driving – sunny, few puffy white clouds, winds were light. One last trip to Glacier – actually not stopping – but last time for that challenging drive. Once you are past the Park, driving becomes much […]
Read more "Day 13 – Into Idaho!"This morning we both woke up feeling great! The extra rest day was much needed. Everywhere you look, it’s beautiful and green (except the 45-minute drive to Glacier National Park – which is beautiful and a little scary). Leaving for the park a little after noon gave us some extra time to find parking (a […]
Read more "Day 12 – Glacier National Park Tour"The day started a little rough for me, so we eased into the day. It is lovely being surrounded by mountains, blue sky, and puffy white clouds. The cold breeze – well, it was tolerable. We both have some fitness goals that we are working hard to meet. Bill is committed to completing 500 miles […]
Read more "Day 11 – Rest Day"The storms from last night finally subsided after midnight. Those were some impressive storms – as much as I like weather systems and cloud formations, the winds really had me worried. The mosquitoes at Sleeping Buffalo were outrageous. They went for any bare skin they could find – and didn’t waste any time once they […]
Read more "Day 10 – Worldly Cities and Farmland"
