The drive from Florence to Sisters is beautiful, winding through thick forests, following a river and then slowly ascending into the mountains. Along the way I stop in Eugene, home of the University of Oregon, and the town doesn’t let you forget it. There are ‘O’ stickers everywhere – on cars, in windows, on T-Shirts, […]
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Oregon’s Playful West Coast
Mission complete, a part of it anyway – I make it to the coast. It’s wonderful to walk towards the beach in my bare feet, cool sand slipping between and around my toes, the big sky above, and the coast stretching as far the fog and haze. I take my shoes off and run towards […]
Portland, Oregon
Have you ever tried to watch Portlandia but couldn’t manage to get through an episode? I didn’t get through an episode a few years ago. Didn’t get it. Turned it off. It was too weird. And now I do. I get Portlandia. Because I’m in Portland and it all kind of makes sense. I’m staying […]
Scenic Drive through Washington and Oregon
Another camper in Idaho suggests that I stop in Lewiston, ID and visit Hell’s Gate State Park, which I do. The park is right on the Columbia River and very busy – speed boats and jet skis decorate the river…and make a lot of noise. Still, the landscape around the canyon is beautiful. To get […]
Hwy 12 and the Lush Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
On a sunny morning I drive out of Butte and head for Missoula where I plan to camp and have the day to explore the town. I find a good place to have breakfast, plonk the address into my Sat Nav and hit the road. Paul’s Pancakes is outside of Missoula’s downtown, in a mall […]
Billings, Bozeman and Butte, Montana
I drive into Montana – Big Sky country. My first stop is Miles City where I caffeinate for the long drive ahead. Miles City a is still fast asleep on a Sunday morning, but I find a diner/restaurant where I get my coffee, and an entire coffeepot so that I can refill my own cup […]
Medora and Theodore Roosevelt National Park, South Unit
In North Dakota, a sunny day quickly turns into a thundery one. The wind helps the clouds conglomerate, hook up, build electricity and thunder down on the campers. Thankfully, the storms tend to come in the evening and rage throughout the night, so my day-time adventuring is not hindered. At night, my tent shakes as […]
The Stunning Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Unit) North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park sits on the western edge of North Dakota and is divided into the South and North Unit; they are about 100 km apart, between them a designated wilderness area. I first visit the North Unit – it is more remote and less frequented by visitors; the South Unit sits on the […]