The Trip – Introduction
In the summer of 1973 I was unemployed. Kathy was working at University Hospital so we had money to pay the rent. After some thought (not a lot because we…
The Trip – Part 19
The Trip - Part 19: The San Juan Islands and Mt. Rainier We caught a ferry that would take us to Orcas Island, the largest of Washington's San Juan Islands.…
The Trip – Part 18
The Trip - Part 18: North to British Columbia When we arrived at the ferry dock in Port Angeles, I was a little worried. There were already about 20 cars…
The Trip – Part 16
The Trip - Part 16: Up the Oregon Coast Heading north from Patrick's Point State Park, Highway 1 eventually turns inland and ends near the town of Leggett, where we…
A decade of camping with Pat Diener
As we age, our memories will occasionally fail us. That's nothing new. Even so, sometimes a name from the past will instantly trigger memories. If we're lucky, they will be…
The Trip – Part 15
The Trip - Part 15: Napa Valley and back to the Coast Heading west again, there was one other place we wanted to visit before returning to the Pacific Ocean:…
The Trip – Part 10
The Trip - Part 10: Off to California Leaving Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, we made a brief stop in Ajo, Arizona. Our campground neighbor Paul Kay said if we…
The Trip – Part 9
The Trip - Part 9: Into the desert After a great Thanksgiving in Los Alamos we made one more stop in the civilized world to visit a friend of Kathy's in Albuquerque. …
The Trip – Part 8
The Trip - Part 8: On the road to Thanksgiving When we left the Grand Canyon we said farewell to our friends. We had a wonderful time camping and hiking…
The Trip – Part 7
The Trip – Part 7: The grandest canyon of them all It was now early November and, with our friends Jack and Merike, we headed south into Arizona. Our goal was the…