Savoring Space in Bend, Oregon
The first time we visited Bend, in Summer, 2018, smoke from nearby wildfires blanketed the region through most of our visit. This time, wildfire smoke drove us to Bend when we canceled our Fall travel plans and found ourselves with nowhere to go. Fortunately, the smoke finally cleared, and our friends who live in Bend told us about Crown Villa RV Resort.
Crater Lake, Waldo Lake, and Friends!
7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama, one of several volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest, erupted violently and with enough destructive force that the 12,000 foot tall mountain collapsed in on itself.
Oregon: Up In Smoke
Soon after we crossed the border from Washington into Oregon, we watched as our plans, as well as our sense of security, went up in smoke.
Mount Rainier: Fire & Ice and an End to What’s Nice
There's this couple I follow on Instagram who travel fulltime and their entire Instagram feed is just happy pictures of them. They are, according to social media, the happiest people in all the land.
North Cascades National Park: The Most Beautiful Place You May Have Never Heard Of
An oft heard complaint these days is it's hard to get away from crowds in the National Parks. Thanks to Facebookers and Instagrammers and bloggers and vloggers and Instagramming-blogger-vloggers all of whom won't stuff a sock in it, just about every big national park is absolutely overrun by hordes of tourons* trying to ride a bison to TikTok glory.
Glacier National Park, Part II: The Slightly Less Interesting Stuff
We're nothing if not honest here at C3T HQ. But even a pile of "runner up" pictures from Glacier National Park is still pretty good stuff.
Glacier National Park, Part I: Why Everyone’s Advice Is Wrong
The key to having a great time at Glacier National Park is doing the exact opposite of what everyone tells you to do.
Parks & Rec(reational Drinking): Henrys Lake, Yellowstone, and Missoula
When we made the decision to head out of Austin, it was with two main goals in mind: 1) to escape the Texas heat; and 2) to go somewhere with great hiking trails.
Road Trip! Texas to Idaho
When I started looking at how to route us from Texas up to our summer spots in Idaho and Montana, I broke some of our rules right off the bat. Others, we broke along the way when we realized our plans needed adjusting. Either way, a lot of rules were broken.
The In-Between
I can't remember anything. Ever. At all. Big things, little things, conversations, names, faces, events... all of it disappears quickly. Through the years, I've just relied on various tricks to help me get through life, which brings me to my cell phone.