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Hike around Manzanita Lake at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

September 1, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

While I like to hike up and down mountains with a kid strapped to my back, I also like those hikes where Jane and Wilson can walk most or all of the trail on their own. Our pace with the kids walking is much slower than when we carry them, but slowing down to enjoy […]

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Camping and Hiking at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

August 31, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Crater Lake was high on my list of the places I most wanted to see on our trip because of its uniqueness. The lake formed when a volcano erupted 7,500 years ago. The volcano walls collapsed inward, leaving a several thousand feet deep crater that slowly filled with rainwater and snowmelt over the millennia. The […]

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Exploring Tide Pools, Coves, and Caves along the Oregon Coast

August 30, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

While staying in Coos Bay, Oregon, most of our explorations along the coast were around Shore Acres State Park and Sunset Bay State Park, which are right next to each other. We biked along the top of the cliffs, looking down on crashing waves and feeding Pacific Gray Whales, and we ventured down steep trails […]

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Welcome Cool on the Oregon Coast

August 23, 2016 by Mark Kelley 2 Comments

The two weeks we spent in Portland were some of the hottest we’ve had on our travels, especially since the AirBnB that we rented didn’t have air conditioning. Apparently many older houses in Portland don’t have central AC because temperatures are typically mild. During our two weeks, Portland saw several 100F days, a rarity. We […]

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Jane Learns to Ride a Bike

August 17, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

While hanging out in Portland for a couple weeks, we’ve passed a few major milestones. Wilson turned 2, and Jane learned to ride a big girl bike. When we left on our trip, we brought along a strider bike, also called a balance bike. It’s a small bike without pedals, and the idea is that […]

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Exploring the Diverse Olympic National Park, Washington

August 10, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Before heading into Portland, Oregon for a break, we spent a week about five hours north in the Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula. We had high expectations for Olympic. Since we moved into Montana and further west into the Pacific Northwest, various travelers kept telling us about the awesomeness of Olympic. The park […]

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Day trip to Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington

August 8, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

While camped near Seattle, Washington, we visited Mt. Rainier National Park for a day hike. Mt. Rainier towers over the landscape. We could see it from our campsite, though we were something like eighty miles away. When we arrived at the visitor center at the base of the mountain, we spent some time watching numerous […]

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Digging for Sea Creatures at Low Tide in Birch Bay State Park, Washington

August 5, 2016 by Mark Kelley 2 Comments

After we bolted out of fear from our campsite in the Northern Cascades, we made dozens of calls to find a campground with availability on short notice. We found one, but we had to drive a couple hours farther than anticipated to Ferndale, Washington. Ferndale is in the northwest corner of Washington state, about twenty […]

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Tour Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

August 3, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota has about 150 miles of cave passageways. We visited the park one morning to explore about two miles of the 150 on a guided ranger tour. Wind Cave is different than the other caves we’ve visited. Unlike most other caves, like those at Lewis & Clark State Park […]

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Exploring Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

July 29, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

After several days in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, we weren’t real keen on visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, which had its share of badlands, grasslands, and seemed not at all unique. However, as often happens, we were surprised by what we found. Not only did we find an adorable little […]

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