Steam Donkey Trail is located off highway 26. Access to the trailhead is in the parking lot of the Sunset Rest Stop. Completing Springboard Loop is an easy 1-mile hike....Read More
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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This was my first attempt at making Hasselback Potatoes. I cooked these in the air fryer. They turned out amazing, and it was not nearly as much work as I had thought it would be. I will be posting a ...Read More
As we continued up the mountain the snow got a little deeper. The road was mostly dry, but up near the top where the ski lodge is was pretty icy, wet, and slushy.
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My father, Mitch James passed away peacefully on Friday evening, 2-19-21 at 7:28 PM. Normally I do 5 photos a day, but in honor of my fallen father I will gladly up that to 10 today. This was him at T...Read More
We took the new truck out for a spin up Bogus Basin Rd. Inga wanted to see if there was enough snow in the lower hills to do some snowshoeing, but the lower hiking trails didn't have enough snow. It's...Read More
This Mask Tie that Inga made me helps lessen the work of constantly keeping track of your mask. This way I have it around my neck when I need it. This thing is great!...Read More
Inga and I headed out of the apartment to see what all of this snow is all about. A good 6-8 inches of snow has fallen over the last 24 day or so. Makes for a challenging and more interesting walk....Read More
Occasionally we buy these plant based meatballs and add them to our pasta. We eat pasta at least a couple of times a week. Adding stuff like this in on occasion helps to keep from getting bored of pas...Read More
Our first time helping someone move something big with the new truck. It’s nice to be able to help in these situations. This was a king sized bed that we had to move from Nampa to Meridian....Read More
We wanted to start logging our daily workouts on the website. We use Strava as well. I have linked the three maps from today's workouts. Really the first two should be combined into one walk, but it e...Read More
We woke up wanting to get in a mile or two. Our goal for the week is an easily reachable 10 miles. After injuring my MCL in February of 2020, I have not attempted to run. We did sneak in a couple of s...Read More