So you’re thinking about adding a Basenji to your family? And you also have kids or are planning to someday soon? Well then settle in and read our story. When my wife Lana and I moved in together we knew we weren’t ready to have children yet, but we did want something close, which of…
Author: Alex
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 12 – Final Stop, Lake Siskiyou
Lake Siskiyou was to be our last stop before heading back home. We tent camped at the Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort years ago, but this time we were coming back in style. We were originally scheduled to spend three nights at Lake Siskiyou but in typical fashion for us, since we were so close to…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 11.5 – Crater Lake
As soon as we started planning our summer trip, my one requirement was that we stop at Crater Lake National Park. It’s been towards the top of my list of places to see for a long long time, even ahead of Yellowstone. When we finally figured out our actual trip itinerary, at first I was…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 11 – A Hazy Evening at Diamond Lake
We stopped for the night at Diamond lake because it seemed like the nicest closest place to Crater Lake National Park, which doesn’t allow RV camping in the boundaries of the park itself. Both the lake and the adjoining RV resort seemed very nice in their own right, but we wouldn’t have much opportunity to…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 10 – Old Friends in Portland
While there’s a lot to do in Portland, the purpose of our stopover was a quick visit with friends. First stop was Friday evening with my good high school friend Jonah, his wife Cindi, and their kids Hana and Kiran (who our boys hit it off with). We had a great time catching up over…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 9 – Cooling Off at Rainbow Falls State Park
Not only did we get to cool off after a string of 90 and 100 plus days, we actually got to reacquaint ourselves with pants and sweatshirts again! Driving west for about 4 hours saw the temperature drop by a very welcome 30 degrees and replaced desert with forest. For the record, Rainbow Falls was…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 8 – Blustery Wanapum State Park in Washington
After a somewhat reasonable three hour drive we pulled into our full hookups campsite at Wanapum State Park in a very dry section of Eastern Washington. We find that state parks typically provide the spacious campsites when compared to private campgrounds, but they’re usually sparse on utilities, so it was a nice treat to get…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 7 – Coeur D’alene, Idaho
While we may not have absolutely needed to stop in Coeur D’alene on our way to Eastern Washington, we did still need the Idaho sticker for the back of our RV. That’s just how we roll. Although it was pretty late when we pulled into our spot at Camp Coeur D’alene, and we were both…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 6 – New Friends in Helena
Leaving Gardiner, it was once again just the four of us. About an hour into our drive we decided to stop for one of our rare restaurant lunches, this time in the town of Livingston. The internet had informed us of a highly rated BBQ place, and those can be hard for us to pass…
Summer 2021 Western Trip – 5 – Yellowstone and Gardiner, Montana
Grab some snacks, this is going to be a long post! After leaving Jackson, we all caravaned (two RVs and a mini van) straight to Yellowstone via Grand Tetons National Park. Our campsite for the next 4 days was just north of the small town of Gardiner in southern Montana. We had to drive the…