The kids and Mom went to the pool at the Copper King Hotel in Butte, Montana this morning while Dad dropped off the car at the Toyota dealership to look into a check engine light which came up during yesterday’s drive into town. Tiffany and Brian have been well prepared to expect the unexpected duringContinue reading “Butte, Montana; Day 1”
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Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 5
We were able to make one final visit to Glacier National Park in the morning after packing up and clearing out the camp site. Our target today was Two Medicine Lake in the Southeastern area of the Park. The kids continued to refine their rock skipping technique and discovered many skipping stones among the sedimentaryContinue reading “Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 5”
Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 4
Today was our last full day at Glacier National Park. We would like to visit tomorrow morning prior to leaving for Butte, Montana but we will need to pack up and assess our driving day. Once again we saw some new wildlife today in the Park. Uncle Jeff did not get to see the BighornContinue reading “Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 4”
Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 3
Day 2 at Glacier National Park. Yesterday, we traversed the Park from one end to the other by car (with a boat ride in between). Today was a hiking day as we marched over four miles across a few trails with the 5 Adventurers and 6 Stewarts. We saw a number of amazing waterfalls andContinue reading “Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 3”
Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 2
We awoke in the tent at our campground just outside of Glacier National Park after a comfortable night with minimal wind. Mom got the camp stove running before Dad was out of his camp cot. The kids tried to be helpful for breakfast prep but mostly stayed out of the way. Dad seemed most excitedContinue reading “Glacier National Park, Montana; Day 2”
Driving to Glacier National Park, Montana
Today, we leave Tanya & Jeff’s house in Eastern Washington for a 5 hour drive to Glacier National Park in Montana. We are all very excited to see the park and camp out for 4 nights. If you notice some missing updates in this travel blog this weekend, it will be due to cellular serviceContinue reading “Driving to Glacier National Park, Montana”
Spokane, Washington; Day 2
We had a fantastic day in Liberty Lake with Brian’s sister Tanya and her family. Liberty Lake is just east of Spokane in Eastern Washington. All four of Tanya’s kids were home to see their cousins. We started the day with a board game, which is a treat for the 5 Adventurers. We learned thatContinue reading “Spokane, Washington; Day 2”
Spokane, Washington; Day 1
We got back into the minivan and left the Columbia River Gorge for Brian’s sister’s family home in Spokane. This brought us to visit more family and also back into the “heat dome” which recently left West Oregon. It was 105° in Spokane but is expected to cool off before the weekend when our twoContinue reading “Spokane, Washington; Day 1”
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
The unusual heat and the adventurous family departed Portland this morning. We traveled upriver to the Columbia River Gorge driving for only about an hour and half to our campsite. So, not really an official driving day. Our first adventure was stopping at the Multnomah Falls to see one of America’s longest Falls. Mom andContinue reading “Columbia River Gorge, Oregon”
Portland, Oregon; Day 2
Record-breaking day in Portland, Oregon today. 114° meant that some of our original plans for exploring the great outdoors was nixed. In fact, the pool was closed due to the inhumane conditions for the lifeguards. One resident of the cousins’ house here is better built for this weather. Adam is a Bearded Dragon. Adam wasContinue reading “Portland, Oregon; Day 2”
Portland, Oregon; Day 1
Driving Day. We drove to Detroit. Detroit, Oregon that is. Actually we were only driving through Detroit on our way to our next destination. We have arrived in Portland and have now logged 1,498 miles on the road. Cousin Melissa prepared a fantastic Sunday meal for the entire family at Jessica & Kevin’s house inContinue reading “Portland, Oregon; Day 1”
Crater Lake & Bend, Oregon
The 5 Adventurers are in Oregon which is currently experiencing record- breaking high temperatures. The locals have experienced the rare 100 degree day but no one can remember having several June days in a row like these. We traveled to Crater Lake National Park today. This lake is the deepest lake in the United StatesContinue reading “Crater Lake & Bend, Oregon”
Driving to Bend, Oregon
Driving Day. We are now driving toward our next family/friend destination in Portland, Oregon. Did You Know: There are 58 counties in California. Our 5 Adventurers spent time in many of them on this leg of the journey. How many California counties can you name? We examined our route through California and learned that weContinue reading “Driving to Bend, Oregon”
Nevada City, California; Day 2
Our college friends Dave & Aimee designed and built a gorgeous home in the woods of Nevada City 14 years ago. There are many thoughtful and unique aspects to the home and it integrates into the land wonderfully. We spent an easy morning swinging softly in their hammock considering our options for the afternoon. OneContinue reading “Nevada City, California; Day 2”
Nevada City, California; Day 1
Our driving day took us from Yosemite Valley to Nevada City, California. On the way we stopped and had lunch with our Best Man (Keith) and his family. We also delivered the “Space Car” to him which saved us a lot of trouble with listing and selling this vehicle prior to our overseas portion ofContinue reading “Nevada City, California; Day 1”
Yosemite, California; Day 2
The family treated Dad to a special day in the Yosemite National Park. We are staying in Curry Village and walked over to the Ahwahnee for a breakfast in the Dining Hall. The family took most of the day hiking the Valley. We logged about 6 or 7 miles on mostly uncrowded trails to seeContinue reading “Yosemite, California; Day 2”
Yosemite, California; Day 1
Today was primarily a driving day. Our next destination is the amazing Yosemite Valley where we intend to spend two nights at Curry Village. We arrived at the end of a long day (the longest actually as daylight lasted 14:42 at this latitude) into the valley. The crowds weren’t as daunting as feared as everyoneContinue reading “Yosemite, California; Day 1”
Monterey, California; Day 2
I enjoyed a very pleasant Father’s Day surrounded by the family. We spent another day at the Aquarium in Monterey and were able to see a Red Octopus (another Mom favorite) and some of the tide pool animals. I was treated to a round of golf today in Monterey but it wasn’t exactly Pebble Beach.Continue reading “Monterey, California; Day 2”
Monterey, California; Day 1
Today was our first real day on the road. Yesterday, we arrived in Monterey very late after finishing final clean out of the San Clemente house. (Bye fixed address!) We spent part of the afternoon at the Monterey Bay Aquarium which the kids loved. We had to make reservations but arrived at a time whenContinue reading “Monterey, California; Day 1”
5 Adventures Together 