We were lucky to spend the last few days with family in the Seattle Metropolitan area. We hit the jackpot with weather – warm, but not too hot, which was a nice break from the overpowering heat in NorCal & Oregon. It was great to spend a few days playing tourist as well and spend […]
Author: Andrea
Loves adventures with Steven, family & friends. If not adventuring with loved ones, I am usually running half marathons, reading books, trying new food, cuddling with Sparky, Brady or Tachy, hiking, playing ice hockey, or rooting for a local bay area sports team.
“...when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Crater Lake
We spent the last few days at the BEAUTIFUL Crater Lake National Park. Crater Lake was formed when Mount Mazama erupted over 7,700 years ago. As the magma chamber emptied the mountain could not support its own weight. It collapsed and created this stunning caldera, which over time filled with water from rain and snowfall. […]
Mount Shasta
For our first stop, we went to Mount Shasta. Steve and I have heard how beautiful the area is, and decided it was a “must see”. We arrived Saturday evening and will be leaving tomorrow morning. We are not expert mountaineers, so we did not attempt to climb the beast, but enjoyed it surrounding natural […]
One Door Closes, and a Trailer Door Opens
It has been a few weeks since I have written a post. I have been meaning to… but things have been a little bit crazy – you know… getting married. But I don’t want to write about that, yet. Two weeks ago today, I cleaned my work desk, had my exit interview, and said goodbye […]
Typhoid, Yellow Fever & More!
Today Steve and I went to Kaiser to get three of our four required vaccines. While in the waiting room at the travel clinic, we enjoyed looking at the world map, and day dreamed about all of the possibilities. However, as our names were called, each having our turn in “the chair”, reading the brightly […]