We moved to another spot in the same camp to get some distance between us and the Winnebagos and those generators. Now, off to do some hiking. What a beautiful day – hotter than we thought, but we’ll take it. We chose trails that were surrounded by big trees, and I have to keep reminding myself the Rocky Mountains are all around us. We’ll get that straight tomorrow, but today is Glacier on a micro level, where you look down to see the cool stuff.
Day 7 – Missoula to Glacier National Park
We awake in our motel room after dreaming of glaciers. No, not the ones in Glacier National Park, but the ones whose meltwater is feeding the “hot” water lines.
Day 6 – Leavenworth To Missoula
Today is a long driving day to set up our approach to Glacier National Park. Eastern Washington and Montana are large expanses of this continent, separated by a skinny slice of Idaho.
Day 5 – Seattle to Leavenworth
Our trip into the Cascades is punctuated by road repair, RVs and diesel trucks, and punctuated by clear cuts. Ick.
Day 4 – Newport to Seattle
Up in the morning, Beverly Beach State Park is quiet in the way that a nervous stomach is quiet. It is definitely time to hit the road.
Day 3 – Rogue River to Newport
Our Rogue River campsite was near perfect. The river is very pretty and the trees are big and shady.
Day 2 – Ukiah to Rogue River
There is a lot of California north of the Bay Area. We’d already come three hours north to Ukiah, and it’s another seven hours of driving to get to the Oregon border.
Day 1 – Albany to Ukiah
In 1994, Laura and I picked up and moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Madison, Wisconsin.
Granary Burying Ground
Treating myself to a day along the Freedom Trail in Boston. It was supposed to be a cloudy day, but as soon as I reached the state house (#2 on the Trail), the sun came out! A bit later at the Granary Burying Ground, it’s actually warm enough that I wish the trees were more […]
USS Cassin Young
I took the ferry from Long Wharf to the Charlestown Navy Yard to visit the USS Constitution, but on the way into the yard, it was impossible to miss the presence of a grand, grey warship at the pier: The USS Cassin Young. Intrigued, I left the crowd heading for the Constitution and went to […]
Gulf Shores, Alabama
We are in Gulf Shores, Alabama, for Spring Break. We rented ourselves a condo unit at a large complex called the Beach Club. We’re on the 11th floor, with nice views of the Gulf of Mexico. We are west of the actual town of Gulf Shores, wisely out of earshot of the spring break revelers, […]
Fort Morgan Casemates
The Fort Morgan casemantes were originally designed to protect cannon, but they were rarely used for anything more than storage of goods and sometimes housing for soldiers.