Walk With Giants

For all of you who read and follow us regularly, you know that Mama Nomad’s parents were with us for about a week. We went to Multnomah Falls and drove the Pacific Coast Byway. Then, just before Christmas, we surprised them by taking them to Northern California to Walk With… Continue reading

Pacific Coast Byway

As many of you have read, Mama Nomad’s parents came in the middle of December and we had many places on the agenda to visit. The first one was Multnomah Falls. Then, a few days later, we decided to take a drive up the Pacific Coast Byway. We headed through… Continue reading

Multnomah Falls

In the middle of December, Mama Nomad’s parents came to visit us and spent a week traipsing around Oregon and Northern California with us. And what a bit of traipsing we did. You will read about all of the adventures in subsequent posts. The first place on the list is… Continue reading

A Grimm Detour In Portland

On our way back from Seattle, we had to come through Portland to get back to home base. The Nomad Men of the family are all fans of a TV show called Grimm. It is a modern-day spin on the old Grimm’s Fairy Tales. And, you may have guessed it,… Continue reading

Searching In Seattle

It was the first week of December. We had been in Oregon for 3 weeks with rain almost every day. Which put a damper, pun intended, on our adventures we wanted to take. So, we thought, “what can we do from the car regardless of the rain?” The answer? Road… Continue reading

Tamolitch Blue Pool

Since we arrived in Oregon, we had nothing but clouds and rain continuously. One day we had a break in the rain and Mama Nomad and the boys went hiking. I still had work and figured I would get a chance to go hiking too. After all, it can’t rain… Continue reading

Journey To Oregon

After leaving Idaho Falls, we continued our trek westward. This began our own Oregon Trail as we embarked on our journey to Oregon. This journey from one home base to another was a little different. Commonly we will drive from one locale to the next in one day. On occasion… Continue reading

Dunes and Water Falls

I have to admit something. I have been completely taken by surprise at the diversity of landscapes within the State of Idaho. We have been to Caribbean type waters and rock cliffs, mountains, lava fields, forests, open fields, reservoirs and canyons. A week ago we found two new landscapes: dunes… Continue reading

Trailing Of The Sheep

When we came to Idaho, there was a list of “must see” events that we had. One of those was the Idaho Spud Day and another one was the Trailing Of The Sheep. As many of you know, we already attended the Idaho Spud Day. Over the weekend, we traveled… Continue reading

Grand Teton National Park

Have you ever heard of the Grand Teton National Park? I never had heard of the park. Growing up watching old western movies and TV shows, I would hear mention of The Tetons or Grand Teton, but not the park itself. What about Jackson Hole, Wyoming? Ever heard of it?… Continue reading