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So, yes….back to ticks and scorpions. While packing up the tent the next morning, guess what just happened to crawl out?? A SCORPION! Yikes! We were sleeping with it! So we took some pictures of it, thanked the baby Jesus that it didn’t hurt us and went on our way. We drove on out of the Lake Euphala Campground and made our way to Arkansas… The Natural State. We had heard on TV that somewhere in Arkansas you can mine your own quartz, diamonds and other gems. We were all over that idea so we looked it up and headed to the Mt. Ida area for the booty. . We pulled over to road side rock shop and went around back where the running water and sand sifters were. We paid 8 bucks for a ... read more

url='/Videos/3453.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3453.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' PIMP Onward ho! Well, we continue our adventures onto Arizona. We continued on past the Hoover Dam and into Kingman, where we decided to stop at a motel in order to regroup and relax from our time in Vegas. We found a room at the ‘Arizona Inn’ that was acceptable, and looked around the town a bit. Kingman is on the old Route 66, and there were a few interesting places through the town that seemed to be old attractions. We ate at a great Thai place, too. After checking out the visitor’s center in the morning, we headed down south to Phoenix to stay with LeAnne’s friend who’s also named Natalie. As we entered Surprise, Arizona, LeAnne was able to reconnect with one of her cousins, Brian, and we visited with him ... read more

url='/Videos/3375.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3375.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Lombard Streeturl='/Videos/3376.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3376.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' We Don't Know Nuthin'...url='/Videos/3411.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3411.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Shrine Drive-Thru Tree Howdy everyone! I hope this blog finds you well! We’ve been having quite the action packed trip and it seems to only get better! I believe the last update you found Natalie and me wondering through the great Redwoods of Northern California…the scenery certainly has changed since then. After camping in the Redwood Forest, we drove through the Avenue of the Giants, which is the famous ‘old’ Hwy 101 where the road winds through the towering trees. As we exited the large tree area, we found a p... read more

We arrived in Bend Friday night and visited with LeAnne’s friend Marja. We had a good time visiting with her & LeAnne enjoyed catching up. We decided that we'd spend the next day letterboxing around the area to be able to visit the local parks. Our first full day in Bend we spent down at the Lava Cast Forest and the Lava River Cave. Bend, Oregon is the site of massive volcanic activity that took place over 6,000 years ago. This created an entire ‘forest’ of volcanic rock that came from the Newberry Volcano. We walked around the area down a trail that cuts through the porous rock and takes you to a viewpoint overlooking the valley on to Mount Bachelor. The area has a few seedlings here and there, but for the most part ... read more