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We awoke the next morning to cool, damp, misty weather in the Cascade Mountains.....clouds hovering low on the mountain peaks. After a long morning walk, we jumped into the truck and returned to the interstate. It never ceases to amaze me.....the way that the weather can change so quickly when...

Not too far to the north.....beyond the moored freighters.....we could see Vancouver Island, Canada in the distance..... I gave serious thought to taking the ferry across and I was quoted a price of only $75 one way.....I thought that to be cheap. I didn't do it for one reason only.....there...

halseyt.....thanks.....and you're welcome..... Riversdad.....same as above.....thanks and you're welcome..... PNWY.....I would love to tell some of those stories but I wouldn't know how to do it without pictures.....pictures are worth a thousand words.....pictures tell the story. And sadly, I...

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You didn't have to go far to find a place just like that. Once we passed through that hole in the rock, we saw not a single soul..... I'm not trying to say that in anyway that one side of the hole in the rock was any better than the other.....just simply saying that there was no appeal to the...

Hole-In-The-Rock.....that is why people came here. It was truly amazing to watch peoples' behavior here. Everyone wanted a picture of themself or themselves here.....standing within the limits of that hole in the rock. Everyone was polite and patient as they waited for their turn. Here we were...

ITTOG.....did you guys happen to stay at the Hyatt ? That was our go to place. There's a massive rock about a quarter mile off shore near the hotel. I convinced my sons (at the time maybe 9 & 10) to swim out there with me. It was one of the scariest moments that I have ever created for myself...

Maybe it was as simple as we walked further than anyone else.....it wasn't them that disappeared.....it was us..... I guess that really it never mattered.....maybe I was just too obsessed with being alone..... And then finally.....it was time.....time to go.....time to say goodbye to...

Ace & ITTOG......isn't it interesting the way that nature can affect each one of us differently ? Weather.....one's mood.....many other things.....probably affect that feeling at any particular moment as well. I think that one thing that is universal in all of us is that it's nearly always a...

A bit further north along the highway I saw the sign for the Big Cedar Tree.....we took the right hand turn off the highway and drove a short distance east along a heavily pot holed gravel road to a circular parking area where we began the short walk..... .....to see the Big Cedar Tree...

The lushness.....the richness of the Pacific Northwest forest was something that I had overlooked in my dreams prior to coming here. For me, the pre-planning of this trip had been all about seeing.....and smelling.....and the experiencing of the crashing waves of the ocean one last time...

We'd walk through the forest filled with fairy tale looking trees..... I have no idea what's up with these trees but they were fairly common along this portion of the coastline forest..... Once we made it out of the forest (not a long walk), we'd work our way across piles of magnificent...

Ace.....thanks.....seems like it wasn't all that long ago..... ITTOG & PNWY.....for sure..... We took a slight detour off of Highway 101, as that highway went inland, and our goal was to stay as near as possible to the coastline. Our next stop was in Ocean Shores, Washington where we found...

In Aberdeen, Washington we made a stop where we walked along a random road.....I saw a sign that pointed us in the direction of the Kurt Cobain Under the Bridge Memorial..... While I was never a huge fan of the man, I did enjoy some of his music. I never owned a Kurt Cobain teeshirt nor did I...

ITTOG & Mekcanix & jameswirl......thanks, the old ego loves to hear that but the truth is that I'm just another dirty, rotten scoundrel. Whatever social skills I once had, they were lost long ago. It's important to remember that I'm the artist that paints the picture..... We continued north...

The photos are absolutely incredible. I can't even imagine how difficult it must have been to only have 5 days there. It's unfortunate that the fees are so exorbitant but ultimately that will probably save the country. Bhutan is such a mysterious country. I'm hoping that you might have some...

From Lincoln City, Oregon we started the long drive north. I can't even begin to remember all of the places that we stopped as we traveled up Highway 101..... When I saw a sign that indicated that there was beach access, we stopped and we would take yet another walk along the beach...

PNWY.....we're home now and I'm just trying to finish up the trip report. I feel great.....usually walk / work 13+ miles per day. The hospital had me thinking I was near death yet they've never called me back. Wait and see maybe..... Riversdad.....the ticks lasted for 2 weeks for us. I suspect...

That day day we ended up in Pendleton, Oregon where we stopped at a Safeway for diesel and food. It turned out that not too far from us was the Pendleton Factory &  Store. It was a Sunday so only the store was open so there'd be no factory tour..... I'm a huge fan of their products.....we...

Ace & PNWY.....we drove right on by it.....didn't give much thought to stopping..... Riversdad.....my predicament isn't related to lifestyle or diet. I suspect that if it was, I definitely would not be dealing with this. My issue is that I was born with a heart defect which showed zero symptoms...