SLO to PNW: Day 1, 2, & 3

September 23, 2014

Howdy from Grant's Pass, OR! It's day three of our journey north and we still have so much more to see. I greatly overestimated our access to cell phone reception on this trip, hence my lack of updates. I wish to go on and on, telling you about every single mile we've traveled, including intricate details and funny stories, but I'm not sure how much longer I have in this reception zone. Instead I will share some of my favorite pictures from the trip so far! (All taken from my iPhone – raw, unedited.)

Happy Vacationing!

Camping Tips: Meal Planning

September 19, 2014

How do you successfully take a long camping trip without running out of food? A simple thing called Meal Planning.

Growing up, my family would go on ten-day summer trips, every year, into the High Sierras. My mom would make a meal plan for the week and we'd buy a huge load of groceries at the base of the mountains before heading up. I never realized how brilliant and organized she was. She had a meal planned for each night and all we had to do was buy what we needed...

Plan the Trip – SLO to Oregon

September 16, 2014

David and I decided it was imperative we finish out summer with a good, long camp trip somewhere absolutely gorgeous. It didn't take long for us to pick Oregon as our beautiful destination.

This past month has had me so excited to get on the road. I'm pretty sure I've asked David every week if we could just leave "now!" I wanted to start the planning process early, knowing it would extend the trip by allowing us to enjoy the weeks leading up rather than them feeling long and dismal in the anticipation of leaving...

Good Patterns

June 24, 2014

Lucky me to have been raised by not one, but two, adventurous parents.

For as long as I can remember they were taking us places, driving down country roads, traveling deep into the Sierra Nevadas, parking next to riverbeds, popping up tent and trailer, roasting marshmallows, playing tunes around the fire, biking on dirt-filled trails, motor-boating across lakes, hiking through mountain and meadow, and eating some darn good, fresh caught fish...

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Natalie

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