Category Archives: Oregon Road Trip 2016

I slept well last night. I was pretty tired from the trip and the long drive. Overall it was a super fantastic time and both Susanne and I really enjoyed the trailer experience. We decided to name the trailer “Clark” and the truck “Lewis”; they made a good team. It seemed fitting since we didContinue reading “Day 24: June 14th. Lewis & Clark”

Ok, so we set the alarm from 5:30 AM so that we could get on the road and give ourselves the option to make it all the way home. We were worried about Ringo and his foxtail and decided we would rather get home and have options if need be. We made coffee and packedContinue reading “Day 23: June 13th. Long-Haul Trucker”

After last nights trip into Bend, the pant count is 3. Three times this trip I have had to wear pants. I know you all wanted to know. We start our drive back home today in earnest with a 6-hour drive out to Bruneau Dunes State Park in Idaho. Bye-bye Oregon! I guess I’ll haveContinue reading “Day 22: June 12th. Fuzz and Foxtails”

We enjoyed our six days as Tillicum, although if we were do it again we would have probably only spent 4 and moved to a different beach. That is not to say it wasn’t super wonderful. Plus, Susanne’s plans to buy a house on the coast were pretty much nixed once she got to experienceContinue reading “Day 21: June 11th. Oh….(pause)…B (staccato) Reilly”

First off, a couple of sunset pics from last nights sunset with the good camera:   It rained a lot last night, so I was expecting it to be pretty ugly when we got up in the morning. It wasn’t. It was very sunny. We took the dogs down to the beach and threw theContinue reading “Day 20: June 10th. Big Wussie”

Ok, so here’s a quick number recap for the trip so far: 2020 miles driven 13 MPG (again, sorry mother earth) 5 states 3 flat tires: one on the truck, one on the fattie and one on the MTB 4 new tires 1 afternoon in the Walmart parking lot $25 of powerwashing 9 campsites 3Continue reading “Day 19: June 9th, By the Numbers”

We had a very weird couple from Alaska camp next to us last night. They were nice enough, but weird for sure. I think she was super stoned on something. He smoked like a chimney. It was really cold and windy, and he was hanging around in his shorts. Anyway, they were gone by theContinue reading “Day 18: June 8th, Dreary with a chance of Sun”

Before I get started on today’s most enthralling blog post. A few pics from the last couple of days: Today we had to switch campsites in Tillicum: moving from site 48 to 12. Kind of a pain, but it gives us a chance to dump and fill the trailer, and I am now thinking maybeContinue reading “Day 17: June 7th, Beach Fattie Babylon”

It was a very nice sleep last night as we had this wonderful white noise generator called the Pacific Ocean going all night long. Very relaxing. I decided I was going to take the dogs for a run in the morning and Susanne would ride along on the Fattie. Well, “run” is really starting toContinue reading “Day 16: June 6th, Mr. Pokey Pants”

There are multiple crises to report: First, the astute observer will note that I lost a day somewhere. It appears to have been in Humbug. I’m sure it was a great day. Wonderful stories that would have kept you entertained for hours. Millions of hits on youtube. But I lost it and I don’t knowContinue reading “Day 15: June 5th, Crisis”