Trevor & Kelly's Cross Country Trip 2010

HOUSTON

KELLY AND TREVOR’S CRAZY FUN SUMMER TRIP Olympic NP Seattle

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF

Portland

Missula

Dunes NRA

Bighorn NF Redwood NP

Boulder

Palo Alto Keystone

Bakersfield

Topeka

Mojave NP Flagstaff

Tulsa Phoenix

Fort Worth

Marfa

Houston

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HOUSTON

HOUSTON

ESCAPE FROM HOUSTON

Keywords: Kimbell Museum, Travis, Tulsa: Downtown + River

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Fort Worth

Houston

FT. WORTH

After staying up until 3am to move from one apartment to another, we woke up at 6am to pack the car and high-tail-it out of Houston.

The open road -- yeahhh! It took a little over an hour to get through the endless sprawl surrounding Houston, but soon we were passing through smaller towns as we drove north. The first stop on the trip was the Fort Worth / Dallas metro area to visit the Kimbell Art Museum. The museum was built by Louis Kahn, an American architect, and houses a variety of paintings and sculptures in a barrel vaulted space that utilizes beautifully diffused daylight. The building design is known for a well-integrated landscape, which we were able to fully enjoy in the gorgeous weather.

In late afternoon we hopped back in the car, grabbed some lunch and headed to Tulsa where we visited Travis and Brittani for a memorable night. The first piece of business once arriving in Tulsa was getting some food... and after trying three difference restaurants, we finally found a nice cafe in the downtown district that served killer wings and nachos.

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM: Trevor checking out a detail at the entrance portico

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM: Entrance sequence, grove of trees that shade the approach. Fantastic use of landscape as an equal partner with the architecture instead of simply a decorative feature.

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM: Daylight diffuser

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM: Interior view of the barrel vaults

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM: Exterior view with reflecting pond

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM: Kelly and Abe under the giant span of the entrance portico

TULSA

Brittani took us on a tour of the area that ended at the riverfront park that runs through the city. We attempted to rent bicycles, but a HUGE black widow spider had already called dibs on a few of the bikes so we decided to relax on Brittani and Travis’ porch instead.

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM: Abe relaxing in the shade

The girls called it a night around 3am, but Travis and Trevor headed to the local high school track to explore and practice some sweet moves. After hopping the fence they climbed the goal post and screamed victory... until a gigantic storm rolled in and kicked them off their newfound throne. Before leaving through the gate (yes, it turns out there was an easier way in) Travis attempted a handstand, but only succeeded in a faceplant... and is still bearing the bruises a month later... ouch. On the walk home a random car pulled up and the driver asked our opinion of his brother’s new album while his girlfriend hid her face in the passenger seat. To add to her embarrassment he jumped out of the car and started to dance. We all pulled her out of the car to join us dancing in the rain, and when the song was almost over for the 4th time we headed home to pass out.

TULSA

WHAT? MORE KANSAS?

KANSAS

A DETOUR THROUGH KANSAS

Keywords: Hangover, Travis, Detour, Walmart, Doggie Day-care

Boulder Topeka

Tulsa

Fort Worth

We woke up in Tulsa and decided to take advantage of the huge backyard at Brittani and Travis’ house by playing a little frisbee with Abe. Unfortunately, the 10 dachshunds that lived next door were intent on barking us out of the neighborhood...they were so loud that we left the yard to them and opted for an early lunch at the best sandwich joint in town.

This stretch of driving through Kansas was by far the longest day on the road...helped by a healthy detour to Topeka (turns out I-35 is not a direct route to Salina). At around 12:30am we decided to pull off the road to find a place to stay the night in Brewster.

Sadly, we found nothing vacant...except the Wal-Mart parking lot. We set up camp alongside other RV’s using our handy-dandy sunshade to block the parking lot lights, and then woke up a few hours later to finish the drive to Colorado.

Houston

Once in Denver we got assistance locating Camp Bow Wow, Abe’s wedding weekend accommodations, thanks to Dad. After dropping Abe off for his day-long interview with the other dogs, we drove straight to Boulder to meet up with Cullen and take a nap in his techno-cave bedroom.

KANSAS AT NIGHT: I-70 at dusk, if you look closely you can see the guts of one million bugs on the windshield

KANSAS STORM: Although we weren’t caught in it for long, there was a large storm churning the clouds as we passed through Witchita

KANSAS PLAINS: Although difficult to see in the photograph this was a full rainbow along the side of the road; the cloud movement in Kansas was incredible

KANSAS OIL: Within the corn and sunflower fields of Kansas and Oklahoma it was easy to spot the mechanic movement of the oil pumps

BOULDER

LEAN BACK

COLORADO WITH CULLEN

Keywords: Mold, Hiking, Climbing, Falling

Boulder

After waking up from our Walmart parking lot induced nap, Cullen took us to his favorite lunch spot in town. He instructed us to grab a table outside because he doesn’t like wearing shirts, and therefore isn’t allowed in the restaurant. The food was delicious... and it was apparent that Cullen was a regular when the waiter commented, “Hey man good to see you again...you know though, you’re our only customer that comes here without clothes on...” Granted it was warm outside, but it seems that Captain Nude (Cullen’s childhood nickname) is still in full-force in Boulder.

Topeka

Tulsa

Fort Worth

Houston

Once in Colorado we were constantly on the move exploring the surrounding area with Cullen and his friends. The first two days were filled with rock climbing and a picnic dinner atop the summit of Mount Sanitas.

The last day was spent at ‘the creek’ during the afternoon and on a longer climb to the Flatirons - the view into the Rockies was incredible from the top! The only trouble we encountered came on Day 4 when we were rock climbing within the gorge. The last climbs required each of us to pull ourselves over a river using a zip-line for access...Trevor had a scary run-in with the zip-line on the way back...

THE CREEK: Kelly, Trevor and Cullen relaxing along the creek that runs through Boulder; the whole town was there...evidently no one works

HIKING MOUNT SANITAS: Trevor desperately trying to catch up

HIKING MOUNT SANITAS: Cullen and Trevor looking good

HIKING MOUNT SANITAS: Cullen, Vanessa and Trevor setting up a picnic dinner at the summit

HIKING MOUNT SANITAS: Beautiful sunset over the mountains during the hike

HIKING MOUNT SANITAS: Kelly and Abe bringing up the rear HIKING MOUNT SANITAS: Cullen getting his run in for the day

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Kelly belaying down the rock face after making it to the top

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Cullen working hard as a belayer for his friend Fabby

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Cullen and Trevor enjoying the scenery

CLIMBING THE GORGE: During some down time Kelly scrambled up a rock face to find great views of the gorge and rocks covered with neon lichen

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Kelly climbing a 10-7 using borrowed equipment, huge thanks to Cullen’s friends

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Trevor belaying down the most difficult climb of the day, a 10-10+

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Trevor climbing a 10-8 on the other side of the gorge; this rock face was reached by zip-lining across a river

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Trevor climbing a 10-9 called ‘the crack’

CLIMBING THE GORGE: Cullen surprises Trevor as he is finishing his belay down the rock face...he’s flying?

CLIMBING THE GORGE: While zip-lining back across the river at the end of the day, Trevor forgot to check that his harness was properly secured to his hardware. When he leaned back over the river to begin his trip across it, the carabiner ripped clean off and he fell ten feet directly onto the rocky riverbed below.. back and, paradoxically, head first. Luckily he was wearing a backpack and narrowly escaped getting smacked directly in the head by hitting a little bit of the rest of his body all at once...nothing a little Ibuprofen couldn’t fix...almost.

THE CREEK: Kelly and Trevor having fun in the sun

THE CREEK: Kelly looking for people on the rope swing and / or rafters getting ready to wipe out on the rapids at the dam THE CREEK: Cullen resting on one of the pillars at the dam overlooking the famous rope swing THE CREEK: Kelly, Trevor and Cullen relaxing at the creek

THE FLATIRONS: After spending the early part of the day at the creek, Cullen took us on a hike to the Flatiron faces just outside of town; they can be seen from the highway as you enter Boulder

THE FLATIRONS: We were able to climb around two faces of the Flatirons at sunset which highlighted the amazingly rich colors in the mountains

THE FLATIRONS: Looking toward the Rockies from the Flatirons

THE FLATIRONS: Looking toward the Rockies from the Flatirons

THE FLATIRONS: Abe came on the hike with us through the Flatirons and absolutely loved it; he jumped from rock to rock with no effort at all...we now believe that he might be part mountain goat...

BOULDER

WEDDING

KEYSTONE

Friday afternoon we drove into Denver and dropped Abe off at Camp Bow Wow for the weekend. Then we headed west for Keystone, a ski resort nestled in the mountains where our friends Paige and Patrick were getting married. Once in Keystone we checked into the condo we were sharing with other wedding go’ers and began to explore the resort before saying hello to everyone after the rehearsal dinner later that night.

PAIGE AND PATRICK’S

Keywords: Wedding, Mountaintop, Old Friends

Boulder Keystone

Topeka

Tulsa

Fort Worth

Houston

The weather on Saturday was gorgeous, so we decided we would take a hike in the area before the ceremony. Two of our condomates, Lindsay and Andrea, were able to join us. The wildflowers were in bloom along the entire length of the hiking path, and from the top we were able to get a great view of the Dillon Reservoir below. We returned to the condo mid-day to grab lunch and get ready for summit ceremony. Paige and Patrick exchanged vows in front of a backdrop of forest and snow-capped mountains, and then everyone moved into the lodge for a long night of dancing and celebrating with friends and family!

Congratulations to Paige and Patrick!

WEDDING WEEKEND: Kelly with MRS. PAIGE LEONARD (formerly Paige Thompson) at brunch the morning after the reception

WEDDING WEEKEND: We went hiking in the Dillon / Keystone area with two of our roommates from the condo on Saturday morning before the ceremony

WEDDING WEEKEND: Andrea and Lindsay were our hiking mates, we had a great time with you two!

WEDDING WEEKEND: The wildflowers were in full bloom along the trail

WEDDING WEEKEND: The girls, heading back to get ready for the wedding

WEDDING WEEKEND: Here we are enjoying a great view of the Dillon Reservoir at the summit

WEDDING WEEKEND: The flower girls were so cute...and a little tired

WEDDING WEEKEND: The whole Thompson crew on the dance floor

WEDDING WEEKEND: They just said ‘I DO’

PHOTO BOOTH: Lookin’ CLASSY

WEDDING WEEKEND: At Timberlake Lodge for the ceremony, overlooking the beautiful snow-capped mountains

WEDDING WEEKEND: The two love-birds stealing a smooch before hitting the dance floor

DANCE FLOOR MOVES: The bride and groom were rocking the dancefloor

PHOTO BOOTH: Yea I look good...and you have no idea who wrote this...

WEDDING WEEKEND: Paige and Kelly re-living their middle school dance parties

PHOTO BOOTH: The photo-booth was addictive...

WEDDING WEEKEND: A beautiful end to a gorgeous ceremony, congratulations to Paige and Patrick!

KEYSTONE

WYOMING

BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST

BOULDER

After a great visit to Colorado we set-off to explore other parts of the country. The first stop on our camping trip was Big Horn National Forest in Wyoming. We arrived at our campsite in utter darkness (something that would become quite common during our trip) and found a great campsite to explore the next morning. Directly adjacent to our tent was a crystal clear creek surrounded by wildflowers and mossy woods.

PASSING THROUGH

Keywords: Camping, Driving

Glacier NP

Billings

Bighorn NF

Boulder Keystone

Topeka

Tulsa

Fort Worth

WILD WYOMING: Kelly tries to convince Abe that stream water is refreshing Houston

WILD WYOMING: We love this truck; we happened upon it at the back of a parking lot while grabbing dinner

WILD WYOMING: Good-morning Kelly

OUTDOORS=PAVEMENT?: Abe is BREAKFAST: Trevor cooks breakfast on the grill not sure what’s going on, but loves all the smells WILD WYOMING: The clouds opened up over a field in the distance CAMPSITE: Our first campsite of the trip

WILD WYOMING: beautiful wild flowers near the stream

WILD WYOMING: Kelly officially becomes obsessed with various forms of lichen A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE CAMPSITE: Kelly and Trevor exploring camp

A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE CAMPSITE:

WASHING UP BY THE STREAM: Abe wondering, “I still don’t get it, where is all the pavement?”

DRIVING MONTANA: Stopping at the public library to send some important emails

DRIVING MONTANA: Small town of Judith Gap

DRIVING MONTANA: Converted school bus to church bus

DRIVING MONTANA: Endless fields and big skies DRIVING MONTANA: There were a surprising number of wind farms along the road

DRIVING MONTANA: We got out to enjoy the sun peeking through the clouds DRIVING MONTANA: And this...is Judith Gap’s Main street

DRIVING MONTANA: Kelly was fascinated by the water tower

DRIVING MONTANA: The Judith Gap post office

ST MARY’S CAMPGROUND

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Keywords: Camping, Hiking, Lakes, Glaciers, Deer, Bear

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF

Billings

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TREKKING ACROSS THE DIVIDE

Glacier National Park is one of the most gorgeous and majestic places that we saw along our trip. It is estimated that the glaciers within the park will be completely gone by 2030, so get inspired and take a visit before its name is an anachronism! We were able to spend 3 days in the area, but it wasn’t enough...Kelly is determined to plan another trip in the coming years.

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Boulder Keystone

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INTO THE SUN ROAD: During another episode of standstill traffic we were able to hop out of the car to take in the view just over Logan Pass; here you can see three waterfalls making their way into the valley INTO THE SUN ROAD: Another view just beyond Logan Pass, with a piece of the Jackson Glacier visible INTO THE SUN ROAD: St. Mary’s Lake had many steep cliffs covered in lichen; notice the blue-teal water color that is characteristic of glacial lakes

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8850 ft 2697 m

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Rogers Lake 28 mi 45 km

Camas Creek Entrance

13 mi 21 km

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Helen Lake

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Old Sun Glacier

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To Pincher Creek and Calgary

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Cut Bank Pass

9 mi 14 km

Low er Tw o M edicine Lake Running Eagle Falls Nature Trail

9 mi 14 km

Tw o M edicine Junction 4 mi 6 km

Tw o M edicine Campstore

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BOWMAN LAKE: Enjoying an extended sunset at the water

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Mount Logan 9239 ft 2816 m

Jackson Glacier Blackfoot Glacier

Mt Jackson 10052 ft 3064 m

Walton Mountain 8926 ft 2 720 m

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9 mi 14 km

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V ehicles longer than 21 feet (including bumpers) or w ider than 8 feet (including mirrors) are prohibited betw een A valanche Creek and Sun Point. Rock overhangs may pose difficulties for vehicles taller than 10 feet traveling w est from Logan Pass to The Loop. Guided tours are available; check at a visitor center.

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The Going-to-the-Sun Road is one of the world’s most spectacular highways. Bisecting the heart of Glacier, this 50-milelong road follows the shores of the park’s two largest lakes and hugs the cliffs below the Continental Divide as it traverses Logan Pass. Numerous scenic turnouts and wayside exhibits allow travelers to stop and enjoy the park at their own pace.

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Heavens Peak 8987 ft 2739 m

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M argaret Lake Ipasha Lake

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Cosley Lake

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(summer only)

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22 mi 35 km

Crypt Falls

Goat Haunt Overlook

Lake Janet

Thunderbird Glacier

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Thunderbird Mountain 8 790 ft 2679 m

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K intla Lake

Campbell Mountain 8245 ft 2513 m

Carcajou Lake

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Kintla Peak 10101 ft 3079 m

Lake W urdeman

Lake Nooney

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4196 f t 1279 m

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Prince of W ales National Historic Site M iddle W aterton Lake Vimy Peak 7805 ft 2379 m

Low er Bertha Falls

W ATERT ON

Akamina Pass

A K A M IN A - K IS H IN E N A PR O V IN C IA L PA R K

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To Pincher Creek and Calgary

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4 mi 6 km

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LAKE MCDONALD: Posing with Abe

POLEBRIDGE: Quickly moving clouds just outside Polebridge

DINNER ON THE LAKE: We grilled a lot while camping!

POLEBRIDGE: This small little town, consisting of just one restaurant and a bakery, is where we purchased some delicious bread. Note the sign urging slow driving on gravel roads...SLOW DOWN, PEOPLE BREATHING!

LAKE MCDONALD: Our last stop in Glacier National Park before driving into the National Forest

FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST

HUNGRY HORSE DAM: The gateway into the Jewel Basin, an area of Flathead National Forest filled with little jewel-like lakes; the Dam holds back a giant reservoir that ironically has saved a local species of trout from an invasive species.

CRAZY DEER: At first sight we were excited to see this deer, but after it began to follow us around we started to get a little worried.

First, Kelly and Abe chased after the deer (Kelly barking as loud as she could in order to encourage Abe to do the same) yet the deer continued to return. As our strategy slowly escalated from throwing sticks to hurling rocks, the deer only got slightly more cautious always reappearing behind a tree creeping as close as possible to our campsite.

HOT ASHES: Soon after we extinguished the campfire and fell asleep we were jolted awake by Abe barking at the deer, who returned to the campsite to chomp on campfire ashes. Worried about having a mentally unstable deer as a camp mate, we gathered rocks and waited to ambush the deer when it returned. Once the deer crept back and continued its midnight snack we bolted out of the tent, pelting rocks in the deer’s direction (it is hard to hit a moving target when it is pitch black). After a few rounds of wait and ambush we finally all passed out, exhausted.

WARM POO: Eventually the shadow left and, after waiting frozen for a long time, we eventually exited the tent brandishing our bear spray.

After packing up the campsite, we headed back down the trail. Along the WELL, WE GOT RID OF THE DEER PROBLEM, way we passed a BUT I AM PRETTY SURE WE HAVE A BEAR warm pile of bear PROBLEM: When we woke the next morning poop...thankfully we we could see the deer continuing his meal did not encounter through a small opening in the tent. Then, another bear! all of a sudden, the deer bolts and we hear the sound of heavy footsteps approaching, followed by the appearance of a muzzle shaped shadow that pressed against the side of our tent (curiously sniffing the fabric). Staying as quiet as possible, our gaze frantically switched between the ominous shadow and Abe, our eyes pleading with Abe to not bark.

THE DECENT: Abe watching Kelly hike ahead

THE DECENT: View across the valley and onto larger mountains beyond

THE DECENT: Abe needed a little help during the swampy areas

THE DECENT: Most of the hike was through an old burn area of the mountain THE DECENT: Abe followed close to Kelly’s heels

FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST

MISSOULA

DRIVE TO SEATTLE

On our way to Seattle we made a short detour to visit Highschool, one of Trevor’s old friends from Colorado. Surprisingly Missoula is actually an interesting little town with some nice little public spaces.

Keywords: Highschool, Missoula

Seattle

Glacier NP

SEATTLE

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF

Boulder Keystone

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MISSOULA’S HONEYBEAR DAYCARE: Visiting one of Trevor’s good friends from his time spent living in Colorado.

SEATTLE

SEATTLE WITHOUT RAIN

BUT STILL LOOKING FOR TSUNAMIS

Keywords: Emily Caraway, Eric, Neighborhoods, Olympic, Beach

Olympic NP

Seattle

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF

Boulder Keystone

After spending quite a few nights without a shower, we were thankful to pull into Emily’s Seattle neighborhood. Kelly and Emily have known each other for what feels like forever...it was like a piece of home staying with her for a few days!

While in Seattle we spent time exploring the city and its diverse neighborhoods, but also managed to organized a camping trip into the Olympic Peninsula with Emily and her boyfriend Eric. Thanks for hosting us you guys!!

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SEATTLE FERRY: Kelly and Emily pose for a shot on the ferry

SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Red stair core

SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Overlooking the atrium area SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Main circulation SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Main entrance and circulation desk SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: The reading room

OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK: Here you can see the zig-zag circulation of the park

EXPLORING SEATTLE: Possibly the best sign of the trip

THE CHAPEL OF ST. IGNATIUS: Chapel designed by Stephen Holl

THE CHAPEL OF ST. IGNATIUS: His inventive use of color and light in THE CHAPEL OF ST. IGNATIUS: Beautiful meditation corner the chapel make it a great place to explore

ON THE FERRY: Trevor and Eric WAITING FOR THE FERRY: PULLING A FRY OUT OF MIDAIR:

ON THE FERRY: Trevor and Eric

SEATTLE THE WORKING PORT: With Mt. Rainier beyond

SOMETHING NEW: Trevor passed out while someone else is driving

ON THE FERRY: Abe’s ears were flapping in the wind!

ON THE FERRY: Emily and Eric

ON THE FERRY: Majestic Mt. Rainier

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST

THE MOST AMAZING CAR CAMPSITE/OUR WONDERFUL HOSTS: It was determined that Emily’s camp stove did indeed boil water faster than Eric’s.

RIVER CAMPSITE: View of the hoh river from the tent

RIVER CAMPSITE: Tents by the hoh river

RIVER CAMPSITE: Kelly and Abe doing some morning snuggling THE HOH RIVER: The color of the Hoh River was so incredible. Most likely from fine sediment, the water had this incredible soft opalescent blue color we had not seen anywhere else.

ELK: First elk sighting of the trip

HIKE INTO OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK: Hoh River Trail; this trail is through a temperate rainforest - notice all the moss

KALALOCH BEACH: These are all color photographs!

KALALOCH BEACH: The water’s reflection of the white sky made the depth of the water hard to gauge

KALALOCH BEACH: Emily and Eric KALALOCH BEACH: The fog at the beach was incredible

KALALOCH BEACH: Surface of the rock formations

KALALOCH BEACH: He doesn’t always flaunt his skills, but Abe can jump!

KALALOCH BEACH: After running around frantically he did it again!

SIDE OF THE ROAD: If you were a hotdog...would you eat yourself? ..............I know I would

KALALOCH BEACH: We went back to the beach the next morning (though it was a different one of the Kalaloch beaches)

KALALOCH BEACH: Abe got too excited and by accident ran right into the deep puddle of seawater.

SEATTLE

GOLDEN GATE PARK:

JAI THAI: Thanks Fiona for the great advice!

GOLDEN GATE PARK:

SEATTLE

PORTLAND

PORTLAND

BERRY GOOD

Keywords: Emily Kappas, Kelly, Neighborhoods, Merryhill, Kitesurfers, Berries

Olympic NP Seattle Portland Maryhill

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF

Boulder Keystone

After Seattle, we continued our trip down the west coast...our next stop was Portland, Oregon. In Portland we were able to spend time with two of Kelly’s closest college friends, Emily Kappes and Kelly Stock. These girls were amazing...Emily drew incredible maps, gave us a tour of her office and planned great dinners while Kelly gave us mini-tours of the city and took us to one of the best brunches we’ve ever eaten! Our days in Portland were full of sunshine and bike riding. After exploring the city for a day we took a quick tour of the Columbia River Gorge and the Maryhill Overlook.

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EMILY’S HOUSE:

MARYHILL OVERLOOK

ONLY IN PORTLAND: Not only did someone find a chicken and put up a sign so the owner to find it, this random person could tell what type of chicken it was.

MARYHILL OVERLOOK: By Allied Works

COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE

PORT MARINA PARK: Right on the Columbia River Gorge, this spot has some of the best Kite Surfing and Windsurfing in the world. It is hard to see but there are like 300 Kitesurfers and Windsurfers in this picture.

PORTLAND

ALBERTA STREET FAIR:

ALBERTA STREET FAIR: Everybody bikes

HAYDEN ISLAND

BERRY PICKING: All in all we picked around 13 pounds of Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries and the local favorite Marionberries

IRA KELLER FOUNTAIN: Built to mimic a waterfall, the fountain is creates a great public space. People are always hanging around it and many come to swim

PORTLAND

PORTLAND

TILLAMOOK

DOWN THE COAST SAY CHEESE Keywords: Dunes, Redwoods, Cheese, Frank Lloyd Wright

Olympic NP Seattle Portland Dunes NRA

Maryhill

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

DUNES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

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Bighorn NF Redwood NP

Boulder

Palo Alto Keystone

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MORNING ON THE BEACH: Houston

SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST

DUNES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

SLEEPING ON THE BEACH:

TILLAMOOK TOURIST TRAP: They did have some real good ice cream THE DUNES:

OVERLOOKING AN OYSTER FARM:

REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK

HUMBOLDT LAGOONS STATE PARK

WHALE WATCHING: Sitting by the ocean we sipped on a bottle of wine and saw whales spouting in the distanace.

MARIN

THE MARIN COUNTY CIVIC CENTER: Designed

by Frank Lloyd Wright

PALO ALTO

PALO ALTO

After weeks of camping and sleeping on our friend’s floors it was great to be in Trevor’s highschool home with our own comfortable bed. We also enjoyed taking a few days without an itinerary to relax by the pool as well as cook and eat some delicious food!

Keywords: Mom, Pool, Food

Olympic NP Seattle Portland Dunes NRA

Maryhill

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF Redwood NP

Boulder

Palo Alto Keystone

Topeka

Tulsa

Fort Worth

ANOTHER DELICIOUS MEAL: Houston

PALO ALTO

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE

MOJAVE DESERT

Keywords: Cactus, Jackrabbits, Desert, Black Widows

Olympic NP Seattle Portland Dunes NRA

Maryhill

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF Redwood NP

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Palo Alto Keystone

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HOLE-IN-THE-WALL LOOP HIKE: Houston

THE HARSH DESERT LIGHT:

OUR CAMPSITE: No moon nor a cloud in the sky as well as no lights for over 100 miles, we had never seen such a densely star filled sky.

HOLE-IN-THE-WALL LOOP HIKE:

HOLE-IN-THE-WALL LOOP HIKE:

OUR CAMPSITE:

OAK CREEK CANYON

MOJAVE DESERT

PHOENIX

PHOENIX

Keywords: Mandy, Frank Lloyd Wright, Biodome

Olympic NP Seattle Portland Dunes NRA

Maryhill

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF Redwood NP

Boulder

Palo Alto Keystone

Bakersfield

Topeka

Williams

Mojave NP

Oak Creek Canyon

Tulsa

Phoenix Biodome 2 Fort Worth

BILTMORE HOTEL: Sneakin’ onto the roof.

Houston

OAK CREEK CANYON

BIODOME 2

SCOTTESDALE

TALIESIN WEST:

PHOENIX

MANDY AND NICK’S THREE LEGGED DOG:

PHOENIX BOTANICAL GARDENS:

PHOENIX

MARFA

MARFA

Keywords: Art, Trailers, Birthday

Olympic NP Seattle Portland Dunes NRA

Maryhill

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF Redwood NP

Boulder

Palo Alto Keystone

Bakersfield

Topeka

Williams

Mojave NP

Oak Creek Canyon

Tulsa

Phoenix Biodome 2 Fort Worth

DAN FLAVIN INSTALLATION:

Marfa

Houston

MARFA

OUR HOTEL:

OUR HOTEL “ROOM”:

OUR HOTEL:

OUR HOTEL:

OUR HOTEL “ROOM”:

FOOD SHARK: Watching the trains go by as we eat at the notorious Marfa food cart, the Food Shark.

CHINATI FOUNDATION: Dan Flavin/Donald Judd installation

CHINATI FOUNDATION: one of 50 or so Donald Judd variations on 2:1:1 volume CHINATI FOUNDATION: one of 50 or so Donald Judd variations on 2:1:1 volume

CHINATI FOUNDATION: one of 50 or so Donald Judd variations on 2:1:1 volume

EVENING SKY IN MARFA:

CHINATI FOUNDATION: Giant grasshopper? EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas.

CHINATI FOUNDATION: Donald Judd table and chairs

CHINATI FOUNDATION: Donald Judd table and chairs

CHINATI FOUNDATION: one of 50 or so Donald Judd variations on 2:1:1 volume

CHINATI FOUNDATION: Donald Judd designed these doors which are center pivoting and only open 45 degrees.

Here three of them together make an interesting space.

CHINATI FOUNDATION: Their “Downtown” building

DOWNTOWN MARFA: Abandoned storefront with china cat in window

MARFA SIGN: Michael T’s “Gift” of a good wine

DOWNTOWN MARFA: Strollin’

MARFA

HOUSTON

HOME STRETCH

Keywords: Still, Loving, Every, Moment, Together

Olympic NP Seattle Portland Dunes NRA

Maryhill

Glacier NP

Glacier NP Flathead NF Missula Billings

Bighorn NF Redwood NP

Boulder

Palo Alto Keystone

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Williams

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Oak Creek Canyon

Tulsa

Phoenix Biodome 2 Fort Worth

Marfa

LAST MEAL: One more of Michael T’s “Gift” wines and some homemade ribs Houston