Can I just express how completely blessed we are? We come from two incredibly loving families who moved to two incredibly different places. After 19 years of living approximately 10 minutes apart in Kentucky, Eric’s parents now live in Southern California, and my parents live in Michigan. And since we rotate holidays with our families,…
the wallowa mountains.
This trip was the best. Eric and I have taken a lot of pretty spectacular trips over the years, so I can’t say for certain that this was the absolute best one of all time (I mean, we did roadtrip across America a few years ago, and drive up and down California last spring, so…
ecola state park and cannon beach.
Hooray for spontaneity! On Sunday morning, as we were getting ready to leave for church, I just mentioned that it would be fun to visit the coast that afternoon. So we threw some clothes in a bag and opted to plan the trip on the way there. And that’s how we ended up dining at…
touring oregon with the smiths (bend).
While my parents were in town, we wanted to show off our latest love: Bend, Oregon. It’s directly east of Eugene, just on the other side of the Cascades. We took the McKenzie Pass (a road that cuts through the mountains and is only open late June-October) to get to Bend, but first we drove…
touring oregon with the smiths (the coast).
I declare this the finest Oregon coast weather we’ve ever experienced. Generally, when we head to the coast, it’s cold, windy, rainy, or cloudy. This day was 70-degrees and glorious. We started out at the sand dunes in Florence (South Jetty Beach parking area #3, where you need your Northwest Forest Pass, or to pay…
an epic camping trip.
We’ve had a pretty epic few days. Our pals, the Bloems, are moving to Chicago (which makes us terribly sad, but let’s not talk about that right now). We wanted to get in one last round of awesomeness before they left, so we went on a camping trip/hiking adventure together. Our first stop was just…
graduation and other happenings.
Bear with me, as I’m running a bit behind on all things bloggy. But last weekend, this handsome fella finished grad school! So you can call him “Master Ringer” and ask him to solve all your business problems. Eric’s parents and sister came up from San Diego to celebrate with us, so we tried to…
toketee falls and umpqua hot springs.
Continuing our epic Oregon weekend, we headed south on Saturday to visit Toketee Falls and Umpqua Hot Springs. First of all, I’m a little bummed we’ve never spent any time near the Umpqua River before this trip. It is gorgeous. Like all of the other rivers around here, it’s crystal clear, with a beautiful hint…
hood river.
We had a pretty insanely awesome weekend. Eric and a few classmates had to give a presentation in Portland on Friday morning, so we, along with our pals, the Bloems, planned a full day’s adventure in Portland and Hood River. While the boys presented, Megan and I enjoyed the perfect weather (mid-70’s and sunny!) and…
smith rock.
Oregon is awesome. We’re used to experiencing Oregon’s glory in the typical Pacific Northwestern fashion: visiting waterfalls, hiking through old growth forests, and seeing lots and lots of green. Obviously, we love these aspects of Oregon (check out our many Oregon adventures on the ExplOregon page), but it’s nice to change things up every now…
highway 1 (and the rest of the trip).
After visiting Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and San Diego, we wrapped up our spring break trip with a drive up the California coast. Let me tell you, California is a long state. It was a loonnnnngggg drive, broken up into two 10-12 hour days. That’s a lot of driving for someone who doesn’t…
san diego.
Continuing the epic Ringer roadtrip, we spent a few days in the San Diego area with Eric’s parents. The Ringers always treat us to the best stuff when we come to visit, and this trip was no different. Between Pannikin coffee and baked goods (enormous, heavenly scones) enjoyed on a bench overlooking the ocean, walks…
sequoia.
After a day in Kings Canyon, we headed down the road to explore Sequoia National Park. Sequoia is home to some of the biggest trees in the world, including the General Sherman Tree, considered to be the largest living tree on the planet! We’ve seen a lot of big trees this year, with a couple…
kings canyon.
We had a great plan for our trip to Kings Canyon National Park. Since we only had one day to spend there, I had done a bunch of research to determine our best course of action, and we found an awesome “Kings Canyon in One Day” guide. And then we got to the park and…
yosemite.
So, we started our epic spring break trip in Lake Tahoe, which was absolutely gorgeous. And in an attempt to fit as much action into a week as possible, and visit all the National Parks in our lifetime (which might be an unreasonable goal, considering how many other places we want to go), we headed…
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