A2Z and Back Again

By -magnum108
Posted on September 26, 2023
Posted in Dinning, Pacific Northwest, PNW 2023, Touring, Washington
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PNW Part 8 – Olympic Peninsula, Sequim WA

During our last visit to this area, we wanted to visit Victoria and Vancouver Island, British Columbia but COVID put a stop to that. So during this visit we decided to try again. The base area we picked was the town of Sequim, pronounced “skwim”, halfway between Port Townsend and Port Angeles, two of the

By -magnum108
Posted on September 16, 2023September 26, 2023
Posted in Friends, Hiking, PNW 2023, Washington

PNW 2023 Part 7 – Washington State, Whidbey Island

No trip to Washington would be complete for us without a visit to the San Juan islands and Whidbey Island in particular. We have great friends who live in Anacortes and we so look forward to seeing them when we are here. We also wanted to explore some new places, so we booked a stay

By -magnum108
Posted on September 10, 2023
Posted in Events, Family, Hiking, National Parks, PNW 2023, Texas, Touring

PNW 2023 Part 6 – Seattle

With Jennifer’s Dad getting ready to celebrate his 90th birthday, we decided to stop in the Seattle area and McChord Air Force Base as a place to park the motorhome for a couple days to fly down to Texas. Our original plan was to set up for a couple days near Mount Rainer before heading

By -magnum108
Posted on August 26, 2023
Posted in Beach, Pacific Northwest, PNW 2023, Touring, Washington

PNW 2023 Part 5 – Washington Coast, Pacific Beach

After 4 weeks exploring the Oregon coast it was time to say “til next time” to Oregon and drive north into Washington. We had not explored much of the far western Washington coast, so we decided to check out some new areas. There are two choices we found on the west side, a southern peninsula,

By -magnum108
Posted on August 19, 2023
Posted in Brewery, Dinning, Hiking, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, PNW 2023, Touring

PNW 2023 Part 4 – North Oregon Coast, Cannon Beach

As we continued north on our journey up the Oregon coast we made one last stop, Cannon Beach. Our plan here was to enjoy one of the largest beaches in Oregon and try out some of the many restaurants in this small vacation resort town. Just a short 100 miles north of Newport, the coast

By -magnum108
Posted on August 12, 2023
Posted in Brewery, Dinning, Hiking, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, PNW 2023, Touring

PNW 2023 Part 3 – Central Oregon Coast, Newport

As we continued up the coast, we made an extended stop a few miles north of Newport and just a short 75 miles from Winchester Bay. We love this area! During our last two visits we spotted a lot of whales and hoped to replicate our luck again this year. The Oregon coast is lined

By -magnum108
Posted on August 6, 2023August 6, 2023
Posted in Beach, Hiking, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, PNW 2023, Touring
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PNW 2023 Part 2 – South Oregon Coast, Winchester Bay

After a wonderful stay in Harris Beach and our first tastes of fresh seafood and the Pacific coast, we set the theme for our next stop as Seascapes, Sea Lions, and Seafood. Our target was to eat only freshly caught seafood, find sea lions in the wild close enough to see and hear, and hike

By -magnum108
Posted on July 28, 2023
Posted in Beach, Hiking, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, PNW 2023, Touring
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PNW 2023 Part 1 – South Oregon Coast, Brookings

It’s summer in Tucson and 100+ degrees. Time for us to take off on our quest for cooler weather, coastal views, eating seafood and hiking. This year’s adventure finds us north along the Oregon Coast, Washington Coast, then inland to the Cascades and ending up in Utah. Our first stop is near the town of

By -magnum108
Posted on June 15, 2023
Posted in Arizona, Hiking, National Parks
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Spring Adventure: Manning Camp 2.0

This spring, Jeff (my backpacking partner in crime) and I had plans for another big backpacking trip to explore the Grand Canyon. This time starting at the North Rim. Unfortunately, the permit lottery gods were not shining on us this time and we were unable to get a permit. As it turned out, we would

By -magnum108
Posted on January 15, 2023
Posted in Hiking, UK
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Fall in the UK 2022 Edition – New Forest (Woodgreen)

The third and final phase of our trip was back inland to New Forest National Park for some hiking and peaceful English countryside. Known for its thousands of acres of Heatherland, free roaming horses and ponies, and woodland forests; New Forest is a web of walking trails, lovely villages, and hilly terrain. The weather was

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