Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Weekend on the Olympic Peninsula | Hiking the Klahhane Ridge Trail to Lake Angeles | June 2021 On Saturday morning, one week after we had departed from Omaha, we packed up the car and finished cleaning our Tacoma rental house before hitting the road. We had another rental house…
Moving to Hawaii, Jess and Charlie Edition • Cape Blanco to Crescent City • Redwoods National & State Parks • September 21, 2017 Despite feeling warm and safe in the car, I didn’t sleep well that first night. Maybe it was because I was overwhelmed and missed Curtis, maybe it was because Charlotte demanded on sharing my sleeping…
Moving to Hawaii, Jess and Charlie Edition • Driving down the Oregon Coast • September 20, 2017 The day started off with a 4:30 alarm, one I had been dreading as I lay awake for hours beforehand. Time to take Curtis to the airport. We packed the car and checked out of the hotel, and I drove…
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…
Weekend in San Diego, California || Jess’ 21st Birthday Weekend || October 25-27, 2013 Another “throwback” post with fun memories from our first year of marriage. 🙂 Only 2 weeks after our trip to Albuquerque, NM, we took off on yet another vacation for October of 2013. It was my 21st birthday weekend, and since…
July 25, 2014 A Day in Santa Barbara It was a beautiful morning, much cooler than the day before, and clear skies all around. A perfect day for going to a beach! But first, we went a little out of our way again for a letterbox. This one took us North on I-14 and West…