Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 5 | July 29, 2020 | Hiking Around Stanley Lake 3 years ago when we were moving to Hawaii, we had considered driving this route through Northern Wyoming and Southern Idaho. I did some research and asked friends for recommendations, and starred quite a few places on Google Maps. However, when it… Read More
Archives for August 2020
Boise / Boise National Forest
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 4 | July 28, 2020 | John Day, OR to Boise National Forest, ID On day 4 of our road trip, we packed up our campsite and drove back to John Day. Today we were wrapping up our time in Oregon and planned to camp in Idaho that evening. Our goal wasn’t… Read More
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 3 | July 27, 2020 | Driving from Sisters to John Day, OR | Visiting John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Our third day of vacation happened to also be our 7th wedding anniversary. This was the first time since our first anniversary that we were able to be traveling on the… Read More
Columbia Gorge to Deschutes National Forest
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 2 | July 26, 2020 | Driving from the Columbia River Gorge to Deschutes National Forest We woke up on our second day of vacation at our campsite in Mt. Hood National Forest. It was chilly, but not cold by any means. We discussed with Grant what we wanted to do today…. Read More
Lookout Mountain / Mt. Hood National Forest
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 1 | July 25, 2020 | Hiking Lookout Mountain On our first day of vacation, we packed all we had into our tiny rental car, picked up Grant, and headed for the hills. We made a quick stop to pick up groceries for a week on the road, then continued on to… Read More
Goodbye Hawaii
On Friday, July 24, we awoke in our rental house in Hawaii for the last time. We ate breakfast and finished packing, then took Charlotte for a walk to the park for the last time. We said goodbye to our neighbors, and walked through our house for the last time. All of this felt surreal and emotional, but walking through… Read More