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The Beaches of the Southern Oregon Coast ~ Heaven on Earth

May 5th – Cinco de Mayo ~ Gold Beach, OR I know I raved about the Giant Redwoods that we visited the day before, but truly there are few places on this planet that are any more beautiful that the … Continue reading

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Oregon Caves and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

May 3rd ~ Southern Oregon We parted ways with my sister and her husband after breakfast this morning where they joined us for a sampling of a morel mushroom frittata I had fixed. We did not manage to find many … Continue reading

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Oregon ~ Lake of the Woods to Jacksonville

May 2nd ~ Overnight in Central Point, OR We enjoyed our time at Howard Prairie, regardless of finding few morel mushrooms. But, it was once again time to pack up and move on toward our next stop. Leaving the Howard Prairie … Continue reading

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Ashland, Oregon ~ A Backstage Tour, a Play, and Lithia Park

May Day ~ Ashland The four of us were out the door by 9:00, driving back down the mountain to the charming town of Ashland, home of the Shakespearean Festival. We had pre booked a backstage tour that included the … Continue reading

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Howard Prairie Lake, Southern Oregon

April 30th ~ Howard Prairie Lake, Oregon I grew up hunting Morel Mushrooms in Southern Oregon. It was the equivalent of an Easter Egg hunt for adults. Morel Mushrooms are unique in appearance, and next to impossible to get them … Continue reading

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Let’s Go On An Adventure

April 28th and 29th ~ Our two week surprise road trip begins! “Let’s go on an adventure”, was emblazoned on the front of the custom-made t-shirts that Laura handed us early Saturday morning. They had risen very early to make … Continue reading

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Planning a Surprise Trip

Sunday April 22nd ~ San Bernardino Mountains Although we have had a break from traveling the past two months, we have still stayed busy with doing some needed clean-up, repairs and decluttering at our tiny cabin in the mountains. We … Continue reading

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ~ Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain

January 14th ~ Rio de Janeiro This was to be our last full day in Brazil and we still had some “must see” places left to visit. 

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ~ Copacabana and Ipanema Beaches

January 13th ~ Rio de Janeiro A morning flight from Foz do Iguacu to Rio de Janeiro was followed by a short drive to check into our hotel. We caught our first glimpse of the “Christ the Redeemer” statue along … Continue reading

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Iguazu Falls – From the Argentina Side

January 12th We had both our Intrepid guide and a local guide today for our excursion to see the Argentina side of Iguazu Falls. Both were in agreement that an early start was a necessity in order to beat the … Continue reading

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