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Where are we??

Portland - Tacoma - Olympic Peninsula - Montana - Wyoming - Colorado

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From the West Coast to the East Coast - and everything in between

  • Portland
    • 7 days in this wonderful city
    • We made new friends and thought we may have found the city that we loved most
      • And then it rained
        • Rained some more
    • Chelsea Parrett of Snow Peak took us Rock Climbing and showed us the town.
      • Portland really is a great city
    • Spent a couple of days in the famous gorge at which you can see multiple renowned waterfalls within a few mile stretch
      • One of those days at the gorge happened to be Memorial Day
        • Bad Idea to drive to the falls that day
    • Kristen did A Day in the Life with The Growlers in a neat old theater in NE Portland
    • Our favorite restaurant was Harlow
  • Washington State
    • We were invited by a new friend's mother to spend a night on her 30 ft boat called The Sea Willow
      • Joyce was the captain's name
      • We enjoyed it so much we stayed 2 nights
      • We sailed the Seattle waters on a 3 hour tour
    • A ferry ride over to Olympic National Park
      • 2 wet nights sleeping in an old growth rainforest
      • Rialto Beach - Drift wood lined beaches in the upper most westward tip of our country
      • Hurricane ridge - A top view of the vast and enormous landscape that is the Olympic Peninsula
      • A ferry ride back to the main land
  • Montana
    • Wow
    • Glacier National Park
      • First night in bear country
        • Scared us right out of our first campground in the middle of the night
      • I read that 88% of the the people that visit Glacier each year don't venture more than 300 yards from their vehicle.
      • First thing we did was a 3.5 mile hike to Avalanche lake
        • 3.5 miles in I broke my sandals in the slippery mud
        • 3.5 miles out barefoot
          • Ouch
      • Logan pass which takes you directly over the continental divide was closed still due to snow
      • Spotted a black bear eating on the side of the road
      • We made the best of the west side of the divide
      • Headed south
  • Wyoming
    • Wow Wow
    • Yellowstone NP
      • No other place like it
      • Mammoth Hot Springs
      • We camped at Norris Campground for 3 nights
        • Directly across from Norris Geyser Basin
        • Bison regularly stroll through the campground
      • Spotted a black bear within an hour of being in the park
      • Grand canyon of the Yellowstone
      • Eggs every morning
        • Starting to become a camp cook master!
      • NO SHOWERS EVER
    • Grand Teton NP
      • Somewhat unexpected, but so graciously welcomed
      • Every view within miles of this mountain range looks like a painting
      • We canoed Lake Jackson just beneath the Tetons
      • Found a campsite right on the lake and enjoyed our last night with The Stewarts
        • Drinks were drank, stories were told, and laughs were had
        • Sad to part ways with these two
      • Final community breakfast
        • Eggs 
        • potatoes
        • Coffee
        • And Franks hot sauce of course
    • Bye Josh & Meg!
  • Colorado round 2
    • Coming back was bittersweet
      • Colorado has been a home to me, many times. I enjoy every visit
      • But this also meant that we were through with the West
        • A new frontier for us
        • No longer undiscovered 
    • We weren't leaving the west without a week of activities
      • We were invited by LadyAustin (from Instragram) to go sailing just south of Denver in the Chetfield Reservoir
      • Hiking with friends in Boulder
      • A second visit to The Great Sand Dunes
      • And of course a visit with some of the most generous people we know - Peter and Valarie
    • We took showers
    • We had a little bit of rest
    • We were ready to say goodbye to the West, for now 

It was time to head back across the country. Where life is a little bit more familiar. Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan UP. We are excited to say hello.

See y'all somewhere!

- Matt

Monday 07.14.14
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