May 16
Living in Seattle, I love the history of Seattle Underground. While researching my trip across highway US-2, I was surprised to find out there is a similar underground city in the middle of Montana! It’s called Havre Beneath the Streets Tour. The History Havre, Montana is a remote, windy town that started in 1893 as …
May 10
The land around Great Falls, MT marks the location of one of the significant events in the Lewis & Clark expedition – the great portage. Boating up the Missouri River was an effective way to move west until they came upon not one, but five waterfalls in an 18-mile section of river that’s now known …
May 07
Montana Vortex and House of Mystery Montana is one of the few “mystery spots” around the western US…where things are not what they might seem… marbles roll uphill, you move from one end to another of a level, short plank and gain or lose 6 inches, blurry shadows, trees that grow in a spiral, but …
May 01
Glacier National Park in Montana is one of the USA’s most prestigious national parks. It’s a favorite park for some of my friends. In the summertime, it is a view, hike, and wildlife extravaganza but Glacier National Park in the Spring is another story – still some good views but massive closures too. Apgar Village …
Apr 25
There are so many scenic drives in the state of Oregon, and one in contention for most scenic might be the stretch of Highway OR-216 from Grass Valley to Tygh Valley, also known as the “Sherars Bridge Highway”. From the views of Mt Hood, the to scenic camping spots on the Lower Deschutes River and …
Apr 21
These are my favorite things to do along the Oregon Outback Scenic Byway located in Eastern Oregon. It’s way off the beaten trail and aptly named the “Oregon Outback Scenic Byway” due to the similarity to Australia’s Outback. La Pine Most likely you will be starting from Bend or Crater Lake. Drive Highway 97 to …
Apr 15
Crater Lake is one of my favorite National Parks – I’ve been there four times, but always in the summer. This year, I found myself at Crater Lake in April (April 1, Easter Sunday to be exact) so decided to make a detour over to Crater Lake. Crater Lake in the Spring is the basically …
Jan 23
Spam – the luncheon meat, not the annoying e-mails – is an American Icon. And there is even a museum dedicated to it! Of course it’s called the Spam Museum. It’s located in Austin, Minnesota – the headquarters of Hormel Foods, a Fortune 500 company. The History of Hormel and Spam If you ever wondered …
Sep 30
One of my favorite getaways for a weekend of natural beauty and solitude is the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in central Oregon. Close enough to make a weekend trip from Seattle, Spokane, Tri-cities, or Portland but far enough to keep out the crowds. It’s also a great add in for any trip to …
Sep 15
2017 was a big travel year for me. It was the inception of this travel blog. I traveled to Michigan, Nashville, Huntsville, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Ethiopia, Somaliland, and Djibouti. The traveling continued in 2018 with trips to Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and planned trips to the Balkans and a Hawaiian Cruise. I often get …
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