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The Oregon Coast
This long holiday weekend we headed to the coast! We started the party off with a visit to the Devil’s Punch Bowl and Otter Crest Beach. Lots of cool little tidal pools and beautiful views from the cliffs. The next day we did a couple of really cool hikes. First to God’s Thumb. It was…
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Mt Tumalo and Paulina Peak
This weekend we did a cool hike up to the top of Mt Tumalo. There were beautiful views of Mt Bachelor, the surrounding countryside down to Bend, and an incredible view of the Sister mountains and Broken Top. We also drove to the top of Paulina Peak and got a great view of Paulina Lake…
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Val and Riley visit Bend
My mom and Riley passed through Bend for a visit this weekend and we really packed it in! We went up to Lava Lake and over to Newberry National Volcanic Monument over to Benham Falls did a river walk along the Deschutes and visited the local breweries. It was a great weekend. Thanks for coming…
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Silver Falls State Park
This weekend we did a short camping trip near Silver Falls State Park. On the way we hiked up to the Blue Pool at Tamolitch Falls. There aren’t any falls this time of year but the pool is filled year round by an underground spring. The hike along the McKenzie River was also beautiful and…
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Smith Rock State Park
This weekend we headed up to Smith Rock State Park for a hike up Misery Ridge trail. The heat made it a little more miserable than I bargained for but it was worth it. It is truly summer in Bend! This past week we also did a fun little hike at Tumalo Falls. And we…
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Bend, OR
It’s been a great week exploring around Bend. There is a really nice river walk down by the Old Mill district. You can just see Mt Bachelor off in the distance in the last pic. We got a much closer look at Mt Bachelor on the way up to Elk Lake this weekend. On the…
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California to Oregon
This weekend we drove up to Bend, OR with a nice little stop in San Luis Obispo. Right up near the Oregon border we had a cool 360 degree view of Mt Shasta right from the road. And then we were in Oregon! First impression of Bend is that it’s a much bigger and busier…
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Colorado visit
It’s been a busy couple of weeks! We headed out to Denver to celebrate my niece Sophia’s first birthday. It was great being able to celebrate with the fam! And just like that, it’s our last weekend in San Diego. We celebrated with an amazing omakase sushi dinner at Kinme. We also did a long…
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Carlsbad Beach
This weekend I had an extra day off for an Alma company holiday, Mental Health Day on May 3. I engaged in my preferred mental health break and headed to the beach! It started off as a typical May gray morning, but sure enough, right at noon the blue sky started to peek through. Chris…
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Palm Springs
This weekend we did a trip to Palm Springs! Our friends Will and Chris came down from San Francisco and Alison and Nolan flew in all the way from New York. We spent a ton of time hanging at the pool and also went to some great bars and restaurants and an incredibly fun drag…
Traveling Van with a Man 