Blogs from Oregon, United States, North America - page 110

And we're off . . . We've packed up our belongings (including all my shoes ... sniff), handed over the keys to our renters, been vaccinated against every disease known to man, bought out half of REI, and somewhat figured out how to "blog." We'll spend the next week or so in a hotel right here in our home city, getting used to life on the "road" and to foreign pillows. We're looking forward to updating this site starting the first week in October from Bali, Indonesia. From there, it's anybody's guess. ... read more

Fossil, Oregon to Blackfoot, Idaho Tuesday July 29th to Thurs July 31st Leaving Crater Lake, we felt lucky that our first day the air had been crystal clear, since on the 2nd it was a bit smoky from wildfires. This day, Tues July 29, we had a long driving day ahead of us. Headed for Bend, Oregon, and then up toward John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. With the information about the town of Fossil and an idea about going to the museum at John Day first, we headed up the highway, kids on Game Cube probably, Rollie driving and me either checking work e-mail and doing some edits/layout or blogging. High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon We had seen pamphlets for a museum, called the High Desert Museum, just south of Bend, and decided stopping ... read more

I have already headed to Phoenix while I am writing this, but I haven’t had much motivation to blog about the cycle trip. We’re in Las Vegas already, and I figure I better wrap this up. I’m not sure if I can start another blog at the same web address as my cycle trip, so either watch for another link on here or just check this same blog for my Phoenix trip blog. The whole trip around the US and part of Canada logged about 11,300 miles in 69 days. What an incredible trip it was! The bike performed flawlessly, and I feel like I made a great choice buying it. Thanks Tom! As far as the budget goes, I ended up way under my expected budget. The funds totaled about $2600 including food, gas, and ... read more

Hi all. We left today around 9:40am and arrived at our Best Western hotel around 6pm; they have a nice restaurant, and an even nicer heated pool which we enjoyed tonight. We drove a total of around 430 miles today. Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon were beautiful today; weather was cloudless and in the 80s all day. We plan to spend some time in Boise, Idaho tomorrow and then onto Camp Gunnison Colorado by Thursday. Not sure if I will get any Internet service once we leave Idaho so I will communicate at least tomorrow. I don't have any pictures to share today; actually I am just too tired to go down to the car and get the camera! Love to all. Jim, Marsha, Clara, Sam, and Hannah.... read more

September 2008: Went to Portland, OR to raft the White Salmon River, see the Columbia Gorge River Area, and explore the city. We rafted the White Salmon and hiked a few trails of the Columbia Gorge area. Amazingly beautiful. The White Salmon is a small river that flows down from Mt. Adams(in Washington) and flows into the Columbia River. It was really fun but the water was about 40 degrees so it was cold! We did the half-day rafting trip in the morning and hiked around the gorge the rest of the day checking out a few waterfalls, ending at the famous Maltnomah Falls. If you're ever in the Portland area, Columbia River Gorge is a must. Take the Columbia River Highway east and there are tons of waterfalls (77 to be exact) and hikes to ... read more