Moving to Hawaii • Hiking Saddle Mountain • The Oregon Coast • September 16, 2017 Our main reason for having our cross-country journey end in Oregon was because my brother Grant had recently moved to Portland, and we were excited to be able to visit him in his new home state! After admiring the mountains in Oregon’s coastal range…
Moving to Hawaii • Cape Disappointment • Astoria, OR • September 15, 2017 Jess: On our last day in Washington, we left our campsite in Olympic National Forest and continued to follow US-101 South towards the Columbia River. We drove down to Cape Disappointment State Park for the morning. I’m sorry to say, but it really didn’t live…
Moving to Hawaii • Olympic National Park & Forest • September 13 & 14, 2017 Once we arrived in Seattle, it was time to get down to business and take care of one of the big moving items: shipping our car. The military will ship one car for free, and we had been advised to take advantage…
Moving to Hawaii • Driving through Eastern Washington and the Cascades • Hiking Mount Pilchuck • September 11 & 12, 2017 After leaving our campsite in Colville National Forest, we began to notice the haziness was back in the air. We had considered hiking to a nearby peak and got as far as the trailhead, but decided we…
Moving to Hawaii • Badlands National Park, Minutemen Missile National Historic Site, Mt. Rushmore, and Custer State Park • September 6, 2017 Curtis: We woke early in the morning having slept fairly well despite the full moon. We packed up, returned to I-90 and continued our trek west. The first stop for the day was, of course,…
Moving to Hawaii • Our Time in Michigan • August 2017 We arrived at my parents home Saturday afternoon in time for dinner and general socializing, but were tired as is often the case after driving almost non stop a third of the way across the country. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect on our arrival, warm…