Durango

Eugene of the southwest?

Still alive!

In Sedona, Grand Canyon and points east.

On the road again....with Sean!

After a speedy transdesert drive from Santa BB and a comfortable hiatus in Phoenix, Im back on the road, headed north, with Sean. So far? Redlands and Sodoma, Flagstaff and ...oh yes, burgers.

Into the hills

Waking up in Los Padres National Forest east of Santa Barbara along El Camino del Cielo

Big Sur, SoCal and strawberries

#beached #whale #carcass #awesome

Whale beached at Pajaro Dunes

SAN FRANCISCO!

Tuesday we did Napa, Berkeley and San Fran: Duck in Chinatown and lights EVERYWHERE.

Just another Monday in California

Through the Redwoods and Highway 101 we made it to Napa today!

"When it comes to knives the bigger one is the better one"

...cut to 6 hours later aaand...

Southern Oregon to Crescent City CALIFORNIA

Waterfalls to Redwoods. Oh yeah! We're camping at an awesome private campground near the coast. $15, free wood and no burn ban. Bring it on. WE LOVE CAMPING! :)

Ashland!

Day 3 saw us in Ashland. Saw no shows at the Shakespeare festival but we did buy some sweet hats.

Adventure begins!

Day one of the roadtrip. Jade and I set out from Corvallis armed with a baguette, chorizo, bleu cheese and a car full of camping gear. We set out south, heading for Crater Lake National Park.

Crater lake was gorgeous and COLD. As you can see, in mid June snow is definitely still part of the landscape. We disperse camped below the snowline in the national forest.

I bought my first cast iron pan (8", $10) at a small junk shop in the Cascades. So excited. Chorizo and egs this morning were the best ever!

Testing the Blogger/FB link

I thought it would be easy peasy to link Blogger up with FB (because that's where most of you are checking regularly, let's face it), but it's not as simple as I thought! I am using a widget called If This Then That (IFTTT) to post to FB. Let's hope it works! Looks like so far though.

Day 1 of the trip! On Saturday, the lovely Jade Florence and
 I will head from Corvallis to Crater Lake National Park.

A practice run...

Jade and I adventure to the Cascades: Bagbee hotsprings and Opal Creek

Part I: Chapter 1

TODAY I ordered 1) my moving POD and 2) my National Parks and Federal Recreation Areas annual pass. WOOT! Ladies and gentlemen, this is HAPPENING. June 14th. Mark your calendars. Adventure begins at home.

Prologue

My planned route - Jan 13th, 2014

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Corvallis OR -- I am planning a trip. In June, I will be moving back across North America to join Sean, my husband, in Nova Scotia. I have a car, and some stuff, and some time, so, why not, let's have an adventure!

I have mapped my planned route, touching on places and people I want to visit, and marking all the US National Forests and Rangelands. For around $80 I will get a National Parks pass, and spend my trip camping on public lands. I will take my time, document my travels, and enjoy the road.