Mt. Howard and the Wallowa Tramway
Riding the Wallowa Lake Tramway, a quick and easy ride to the top of Eastern Oregon’s majestic Wallowas.
Riding the Wallowa Lake Tramway, a quick and easy ride to the top of Eastern Oregon’s majestic Wallowas.
We reached the farthest point of our 1,200-mile road trip through Eastern Oregon on Sunday afternoon. Wallowa Lake State Park is located in the far northeastern reaches […]
The next morning, after a full day of exploring the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, including the awe-inspiring Painted Hills, we broke camp, packed up the car, and headed deeper into Eastern Oregon […]
The Painted Hills of Eastern Oregon. Lori and I have been wanting to visit these stunning freaks of nature for a while, but given their fairly remote location […]
We took an extended Memorial Day weekend to explore the lesser-known, but equally amazing eastern portion of our home state of Oregon […]
We’re not sure how this little slice of SoCal on the Oregon Coast eluded for over 30 years.
A weekend in a rustic cabin at Oregon’s LL Stub Stewart State Park with family.
Leaving Belize and checking in on Washington, DC for a few days before finally arriving in Turkey for a [very] extended layover.
Taking a day trip to drive around beautiful Isla de Cozumel for incredible snorkeling, effortless swimming, great food and cheap drinks!
We spend the morning snorkeling, cliff jumping, and having our feet feasted on by tiny man-eating fish in the crystal-clear waters of Cristalino cenote on the Riviera Maya.
Taking in the stunning turquoise waters and peculiar tilting lighthouse of this sleepy Caribbean fishing village.
We added Cancun to the itinerary to see what’s been missing in our lives all these years. The answer? Gorgeous beaches!…if you can get to them.
We made a stop on our way from Izamal to Cancun to tour the ancient Maya city and UNESCO heritage site of Chichen Itza.
We explore the Yucatan’s charming and colorful “Yellow City,” clambering up Mayan ruins and taking in the Spanish colonial architecture, as well as the people and food of this idyllic inland pueblo.
Our itinerary from a month of activities and travel with Lori’s parents, logging over 1,000 miles overland in Belize and Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
Rounding out our week in Puerto Rico, we take a drive along the backroads of Northwest Puerto Rico, stopping off to take in famous surf beaches and the coastal cuisine.
Day #5 started on the island of Vieques and ended in a friend’s townhouse in Vega Baja. On our way back west on Highway 3 from Fajardo, we stopped to take in the North Slope of El Yunque National Forest.
On the fourth day of our Puerto Rico island adventure, we head to the even smaller island of Vieques for some beach hoppin’ and an important engagement…
We take to the road, driving first to Luquillo Beach for lunch at the famed food kiosks before heading down the eastern coast and to the south side of the tropical rain forest of El Yunque.
Leaving Isla Verde early to explore San Juan’s historic and charming Old Town, before hitting the road and heading on to El Yunque National Park.
We left DC for some much needed R&R away from work and grad school–and found it in Puerto Rico! First in a series of six posts, “Arrival” covers our itinerary and first evening.