California Redwoods
As the Scholl Bus began lumbering up hwy 101 in California, we began to notice a change in the air. Fog and mist seemed to appear from out of nowhere, and the trees began to get tall… Really tall…...
View ArticleA Quick Trip Up The Oregon Coast
We drove up from the redwoods and made it to the Oregon coast, it was a nice drive up from San Francisco. As soon as you cross from California into Oregon, the scenery begins to change. The large...
View ArticleGotta Glitch, But Still Going
Our site has had a glitch over the last couple weeks, which has really cramped my style when it comes to updating the blog. I had tried on multiple occasions to add new posts, but it kept crashing. I...
View ArticleWelcome to Kilchis River County Park – Oregon
When we arrived at the Kilchis River County Park in Tillamook, Oregon, we were looking forward to a month of new experiences. The first experience on our agenda, however, was to do laundry. I set the...
View ArticleLocation, Location, Location
There has been a lot of speculation recently about where exactly we are. We are running way behind on blog posts due to poor internet all summer, and crazy work schedules during October at the Beet...
View ArticleMay in Oregon – Living The Life
While working in Tillamook, Oregon for the month of May 2013, we used our days off to explore the area. We decided to dine at a taco truck in Tillamook on our way to Oceanside Beach. The girls had...
View ArticleGood Food Creates Good Ideas
In case anyone has been wondering, a lot of our time is spent cooking outside on this crazy journey we call everyday life. I love grilling and smoking on the contraption I built on the front of the...
View ArticleTollgate Campground – Summer In The Hood
Our summer work camping position was at Tollgate Campground in the Mt. Hood National Forrest, Rhododendron, Oregon. We left our spot at the Kilchis River at the end of May, and arrived in Rhododendron...
View ArticleThanksgiving Request
If you go out shopping tomorrow on Black Friday, please do something for me. Go up to every employee you come across and say THANK YOU. They don’t hear it enough, and tomorrow is the hardest day of...
View ArticleWhy Did They Call It Tollgate Campground?
We had a lot of questions this summer why our campground was called Tollgate. Well, the answer is a pretty cool one if you ask me. Everyone has heard of the Oregon Trail, this was the last section of...
View ArticleSplinters Happen – Caution: Graphic BooBoo Pictures Enclosed
I am going to start this one out by saying DO NOT LOOK if you are squeamish at the sight of blood and gore… You have been warned… This evening started out like many others this summer in The Hood… I...
View ArticleBeer, Fish, and Hippy Stickers – Yep, Oregon
Combining a few of our favorite aspects of the summer in these photos, the roaring campfires in our awesome stone fireplace and the Pacific Northwest Micro Brew Scene. The variety of specialty beers...
View ArticleMt Hood National Forrest – Mirror Lake
The hike up to Mirror Lake is one of the most popular hikes in the Mt Hood area. It is not a difficult hike, but it is uphill through switchbacks all the way up to the lake. The girls kept fussing...
View ArticleLittle Zig Zag Falls – Mt Hood National Forrest
The trail to hike up to Little Zig Zag Falls was just a few miles from our home-base campground this summer. It is a very easy hike, and highly recommended if you are in the area. The water rushing...
View ArticleMt Hood National Forrest – Bagby Hot Springs
As soon as we arrived at our campground in Oregon, we began hearing about Bagby Hot Springs. All of the locals have an negative image of Bagby as a drug-infused naked people hang out. There are areas...
View ArticleOregon Campfire Cooking
Our summer in Oregon came with many first time experiences. Although cooking over a fire was by no means new to us, 3 meals a day being prepared this way for 3 months was a new adventure for sure. Our...
View ArticleBrown Water?
To finish out our posts about Oregon, I have to include something about the brown water. The water in our campground came from a well, it was safe to drink according to the monthly testing. It was a...
View ArticleBerkey® Products Note:
Due to restructuring at the corporate warehouse, many Berkey® systems are on backorder. Once your order is placed, you will receive your system as soon as availability is renewed. For some of the...
View ArticleGoodbye Oregon, Hello Idaho
We left our summer home in the Mt Hood National Forrest the first week in September. I had been asked to get to the Sugar Beet Harvest as soon as we could so I could get settled in to my new Night...
View ArticleGlacier National Park
After our stop at the gold mine in Idaho, we were just a few hours away from our next campground a few miles from the entrance to Glacier National Park. We arrived late that night at Glacier Pines...
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