I knew of Vernonia Lake from my cycling days on the Banks-Vernonia trail. If you start in Banks, reaching the lake in Vernonia will be about 21 miles. If you want to avoid riding the Banks-Vernonia tr...Read More
We packed up our camping cooler with some lunch, and headed to Rockaway Beach. We had just been here not too long ago, but Inga wanted a beach where we could get some miles in walking on the sand....Read More
Our hike on Triple C Trail to Gales Creek Loop was just over 2.5 miles. I will our Strava map available to view below the photos. We found this hiking trail near Timber, Oregon. This trail will take y...Read More
With some good weather upon us in Oregon, we wanted to take advantage, so we headed west to the Tillamook State Forest to explore, and have lunch. Inga found us a great spot to back-in the truck, righ...Read More
Inga and I were hiking along the trail that runs next to Henry Hagg Lake, and I spotted this tiny purple orchid on the ground. There were a few more around the area, but not many. What a cool looking ...Read More
With the weather getting warmer, and two of Inga's daughters in town to visit, we headed to Cannon Beach. Cannon Beach is roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes from our place. Inga likes to come to this beach...Read More
I spotted this cat in our neighborhood, perched on a fence post. This cat will sit on the fence for hours, patiently waiting. The cat was friendly enough that I was able to get a few good photos.
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The sky is another of blue on the Oregon coast. Here we are at Rockaway Beach, which is about 90 minutes from home. Sometimes it takes more than 90 minutes to get to the other side of Portland. It's a...Read More
We'll start off today's post with Grubes, the Oregon Ground Squirrel. Grubes also made an appearance in yesterday's daily photo post. It's always nice when the local animals cooperate with you, and le...Read More
After I parked the Tacoma, I hopped out and heard a loud hissing noise. I immediately knew it was coming from one of the tires. I found this tire on our U-Haul trailer with a severe gash in it. It was...Read More
Inga doing some running on the trail. Spring really is a great time of year to visit Jordan Valley. It's greener this time of year and you won't get beat down by the sun nearly as badly....Read More
We kept going further up the narrow and constantly winding road to a spot on the Owhyee Reservoir where we could stop and hang out for a bit....Read More
As you look up towards the rocky cliffs above the Owyhee River, you can't help but to be amazed. The array of colors in the rock formations vary from dark red all the way to ash gray. Similar to the J...Read More
This was a random waterfall that we spotted up in the mountains of Idaho. It was a good distance away from us, and across a river as well. ...Read More
With only ten days left before we head west to Oregon, we are trying to enjoy the warm weather, and the city of Boise before we leave. There has been a severe lack of recipe videos, and blogs on our ...Read More
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This is the face that the cat makes when Inga plays her rom-com tv shows. To say that she is less than thrilled would be putting it mildly....Read More
Our recent visit to Portland was brief but we did manage to squeeze in a trip to Veggie Grill. This Rueben Sandwich that I had was pretty amazing. The sauce on the sandwich, and the toasted rye bread ...Read More
During our visit to Oregon we stopped at Roger's Park. The park is in the city of Forest Grove, which is just west of Portland. Inga was excited to go walk in the tree tunnel.
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