papa's got a brand new bag!

Long time, no post...I've been super busy and will hopefully have some great stuff to post this summer and fall!

In the meantime, check out my dad's blog about his adventures in backpacking:

http://7days6nights.blogspot.com/


Cheers!

It's on!

proudly presents

the deafening sound of silence

Blogs are like sharks...
if they don't keep moving they die.

wayward

We took a quick break at the Charles Sprauge Waypoint. Highway 6 was originally a stagecoach trail and the waypoint was where teams of horses were changed out. Later Highway 6 became a toll road and the waypoint was a toll stop. Local travelers became increasing frustrated with the tolls and eventually tore down the tollbooth. The tollbooth was nevr replaced. The waypoint is now a charming rest area with clean restrooms, picnic tables, and access to hiking trails.

mooving right along

We're on our way out of Tillamook, the cheese capitol of the pacific northwest. Life on a bike allows everything to be savored for a much longer than in a car including the sweet aroma of "dairy air".

sitting on the dock of the bay

We made camp at the Brighton Marina. It's crab season so, there is an expectant energy in the air as captains and crew ready their vessels. Oh wait, that's somewhere else, here there are a lpt of people drinking beer outside their RVs. It's kinda like the poor man's Deadliest Catch. If we had cameras with us we could shoot an episode of The Laziest Catch.

still a ways away

...and the train conductor says

take a break Driver 8

Driver 8 take a break

we can reach our destination