We awoke to a cheerful “You girls want some eggs!?” It was our outgoing hosts from the night before. I could barely pull myself out of my deep REM cycle to muster a “Yeah, sounds good, we’ll be over in …
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In an unfortunate turn of events Jess came down with a mean case of Strep Throat on Day 4. We ended up spending two days in the Dalles to give her time to recover. I was biting my nails the…
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Crisis averted Jess is better! After two days of rest and relaxation Jess awoke feeling almost back to her old self and ready to hit the road. In celebration and perhaps to go along with our theme of “traveling light”…
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We left Maryhill State Park that morning in good spirits. Jess’ energy level was up and we were excited to put some miles behind us. The main concern ahead of us for the day was the temperature. It was projected…
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The previous night we finished our last 15 miles in the dark so we only had a vague idea what our “camping” area actually looked like. All we knew was we were near running water and out of sight of…
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