Winter Camping

I had a crazy idea about 9 months ago. We would try winter camping ... I guess not really camping considering we would be in a "rustic" cabin ... in a state park. The website looked so appealing. I happily booked this 2 day adventure the early part of Thanksgiving week. How bad can it be? And besides, we love the beach!

We packed up half the house and headed out ... through snow.



Finally, arriving at the cabin ...





You'll see what became the two most invaluable items I packed on the counter ... Lysol wipes and alcohol. We were to be in the cabin 48 hours ... we made it 12. Turns out we're hotel people.

Road Trips

On our recent road trip we decided to keep a loose itinerary and were reminded how indulgent it feels to never look at your watch for a time check. In route to Walla Walla, we decided to take the longer more scenic highways to reach each of our destinations. This waterfall is in the Rogue River National Forest ...


Quick lunch at Diamond Lake ... it was 38 degrees!



Central Oregon ... see, it's not all green ...



A relaxing evening after a long day of driving ...

Aloha!

Summer is not officially over and yet I can't stop dreaming of our next Maui trip ... the warm trade winds blowing, sleeping in late, eating fresh fish and drinking plenty of mai tais.

We just celebrated our birthday's so it only seems right to congratulate ourselves by booking our next get-away ... in my opinion, life is great ... and life is SO much better when you have a vacation to look forward to.