http://www.the181.com/181is daily 0.75 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1574974624571-KSLQ6RJ7GL4IKS9SNPJM/the-cast.jpg The 181 is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1574974504719-46SA62AFQJNSOR2X2WUG/fbwatch-sm.jpg The 181 is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/871bc9d8-c51e-4f51-ab56-0bcb04252c67/6476720_rd.jpeg The 181 is - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1693925202794-HPO5INY6VNOHG261ZCSN/PC-4.jpg The 181 is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1693925199547-EX2KYWT5EGSN5LNO9JLA/PC-1.jpg The 181 is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1693925198860-C44FC3VUYXD37SHC438F/PC-2.jpg The 181 is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1693925202304-6U4EQXJVT239SE0W721Z/PC-3.jpg The 181 is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/63b0de91-0711-4829-a52b-4aaeaf5816b9/IMG_3565.jpg The 181 is - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour daily 0.75 2015-09-24 http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/2/thursday-july-30 monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438571552116-H7N86IMGNGWRFABX92NA/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 1: Shoving off from the dock. Just how much stuff will fit in there? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438572076671-2I24ZZ8UXCDOUANUJ5OM/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 1: Shoving off from the dock. Welcome (back) to Hague! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438571831525-Q21ANWCQR7AF6P4TAUWQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 1: Shoving off from the dock. Selfies irritate me. But as you can see here, they do serve a purpose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438572198201-UPKJFTDER47T9FNY7CR6/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 1: Shoving off from the dock. Only a few minutes to go before arriving at my childhood home. Leaving Vermont in our rear-view for a few weeks! http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/2/friday-july-31 monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438574087867-D2RQL9ZN4K4M5ZVPKQXW/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations He could have taken their picture, and they could have taken his picture. Or not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438574312553-8AB7LR7IHQ19HS36ZGK8/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations In some areas, standing on the railing would be extremely ill-advised. The top of the falls is remarkably close to the sidewalk. This would be the ideal launching point for the Kiwanis Duck Race. Especially if you didn't want anyone to win the prize! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438573946707-MLQNGCK8ALU1NAHCWACJ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Wall to wall people for miles along the Canadian side of the falls. All shapes, sizes, colors, styles and languages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438574571893-SLYNR7ZVZ5TARPFM8D2P/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Niagara Falls or the Alps? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438573567723-ZLE65Y5CN04V65FWWYB1/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Kellan's choice of shirt would become a source of entertainment later in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438574141826-WFH5ER3TCHMNU27WEN08/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Forget going over the falls in a barrel. I'm certain we are likely to see a news story soon about a tourist descending the falls backwards with a camera in hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438575019318-5JUXGAF3EWU656743RU8/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Skipping stones against a squally sunset sky. A memorable arrival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438574482581-NQL354V6KW03REU24CSF/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Sumo-tourism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438573663999-KN3L14F17YJ2C1XBJLS9/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations If anyone were to make a version of "Caddyshack" set at a Yacht Club, this would be the perfect name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438575078728-BDDSJK7S3ZBF4YPAPVU5/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Also memorable upon arrival was this sign. Enjoy your night of camping folks and be nice to the snakes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438574520474-S0RGZSWBD7ZXR3QB5C88/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Kellan's reaction: "This is AWESOME!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438573443508-E14I1X8196KU2X7BE72Y/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Why did I bring this stuff, and where should it go? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438574842868-T4J1F95B7JJDSOBM9708/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Based on the local reaction, the small town of Burford doesn't get visited by many white Mercedes Sprinter vans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438575198729-73GANYKJXF2OZPFTDN1P/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 2: International Relations Where's the pan? Why did I put all of this crap on top of the tent? Can't we just order pizza tonight? http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/2/saturday-august-1 monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438607976936-E08S9ECTQN5JRD3GH0YQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438608112324-84MVMA4NCGPH1VIDQ8D7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive A new game: Sprinter Van garbage ball. Sliding door + Moving van + Dumpster = Swoosh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438607868292-XI0JWTXR3A6IAE73RIS9/IMG_0514.jpg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive Who needs toys, when you have rocks? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438608248946-60QVD68CHKOALUNL79UG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive The bridge crossing into Port Huron, MI from Sarnia, ON. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438608292842-C3KQKFFIJX0A7L6T1TRQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive Chasing the sunset across Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438607999346-H5S76ZLVTN6NVZOFDFL6/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive The kids found a broken up old boogie board in the dunes and took turns trying to keep it from "accordioning" on the wave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438608079791-XUPI4U7M7VWJATRQUH6D/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive Breaking camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438607934272-3O31RM6XCAXSCX5BQX6U/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3 - Let's Stay A while, Then Drive Just a short walk to the beach. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/2/road-tripper-observations-day-3 monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438668069517-2Z57UCCZN1JZZ5SNBBN5/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 3A - Road Tripper Observations http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/4/day-4-hot-enough-for-a-slurpee monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438694701343-1U5BMUQKJA4EM3I3PGOZ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee If dad's going to take pictures backwards while riding, I'm going to ride with no hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438695208670-5GS9SINODQZ1I29GUPJO/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee There is nothing better for a quick cool off even if they are rather disgusting. And sticky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438694620055-Z9H17QDK3NJRTQTN5L0Z/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee One hundred one, one hundred two.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438694263019-UNWOV8JWDNC5V0KMGPYP/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee The kids' bikes don't have removable front wheels, but they sit atop the cabinets in the van with plenty of room to spare. Towels were drying from the day before, way back on the eastern shore of Lake Huron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438695381497-1XEIKU3YR538H71ZIRUE/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee No other markings on this truck. What could be in there? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438695421749-P9M96Z17UHVU8G51E18B/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee "Hey Julia, make it look like you're thinking while I take your picture!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438694493608-EY8SYGBU6N9COJJWLZ48/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee I would guess that the vote to approve a budget for what seems to be a bridge to nowhere was rather close, but as with many civic projects, they are done for people like us so we could put nice photos like this on the web. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438694419980-LRBYHATPB1FOYO70OMDH/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee It was completely flat, but felt like we were riding uphill thanks to a strong headwind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438695512292-X38I3H13MROVC0BHFFHZ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee We could use one of these in Vermont. Weighing the cats in our house is an inexact science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438695750116-F69JPV3J9OD3WAT75EOV/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee Time to hoover the plains? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438695558696-2JF3IDYFHAN1MU2O1PAM/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee Pretty much the most accurate sign we have seen all trip. Taken in the middle of Nebraska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438696163330-SKYXMSHT2P6WEE2XHDBQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438695860000-PI0EB6FHDZ7LWU1INZD7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 4 - Hot Enough for a Slurpee That was close. Julia, take a picture of the dark sky behind us! http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/4/day-5-van-stress-and-good-friends monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438777968736-FXY6Q7823PVDGBUWNQCC/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, PART ONE Not your typical monday morning at the office! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438778420260-5U7W7HMI8A0224MA0NER/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, PART ONE Pancakes are almost ready. We topped them with raspberries from Grandma and Grandpa's farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438778340444-B39AIEACKTJBJD3W33DS/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, PART ONE No luck. And wouldn't you know it, dad, your knot came undone and I lost the fly ;-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438778670967-RXXG6J1OH4CGVTNP61B9/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, PART ONE The camera made I-76 look much more colorful than it actually was, but the landscape was fascinating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438707889803-WZ0M1WXBZ7HT3TVEB09R/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, PART ONE http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/7/day-5-part monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438960921545-C871GYZ7DKGP4MEI4NNT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, Part Two: Good Friends Make All the Difference Crowd-funded craft distilling is alive and well in Colorado. This tasting had been in the making for two years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438960745382-LV074W1WXI7L9MY89O2O/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, Part Two: Good Friends Make All the Difference The van was in good company here, even if its residents looked a bit out of place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438960635667-H912SNGPEQOKJ7XTBGEG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, Part Two: Good Friends Make All the Difference When the grass starts to burn in the middle of nowhere, it could be a while before fire response teams can get to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438961259002-7SEUMYYMG2VFGZO13H55/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, Part Two: Good Friends Make All the Difference All of the Hubners are good climbers. No need for a play set when you have this in your backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438961183387-3UWVUA0FXCXDLQXZY23P/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, Part Two: Good Friends Make All the Difference It didn't surprise me at all to learn that Graham lives in a house on a cliff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438961065821-AZTRZ3OOU6DWN11XAITT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, Part Two: Good Friends Make All the Difference Too much time in the van? Prescription: Trampoline therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438961337229-0OWR7SQSI7203V40YNHE/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 5 - Van Stress, Part Two: Good Friends Make All the Difference They had only known each other for about 4 hours. This is how they entertained themselves. And us. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/7/day-6-diagnosis-day monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438962716811-185M7MWSNBK0BKAEFX1F/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day Windows down, radio up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438962370101-T9GU36ZKRGNXZE14HADW/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day Hey Julia, hang on to Kellan so he doesn't blow away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438961663144-UZ4OBNAESYPRCN0FIAXP/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day The front yard camping scene looked peaceful enough to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438962470592-33G1SMHSLG31LUEYYNJB/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day Sorry folks, Park's full. The visitor center traffic jam at the top of Trail Ridge Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438962536287-P34A8J5K65QUCTC2WR68/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day The four of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438963032552-FLUSPFB9U838HTM4C03O/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day Sleeping in a van down by the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438962087719-YBX7W9XNBBDTEU1WZRYV/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day Prestige parking. Serviced and ready to go. The shop specialized in Delorians. You can see one in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438962864811-TFTV7SE0W3CY2UREBHQJ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day Welcome to the Keys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438962655163-CGWSDLCF6UMCX0EG5IQ6/IMG_7560.JPG Summer Tour - Day 6 - Diagnosis Day Need a photo for an atlas cover? Step right up! http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/7/day-7-time-to-pick-up-mom monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438964162671-17QZNUQSZEVJQFTIJH7J/image-asset.png Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom No diving, but flips are encouraged! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438963361369-F5R54FG52H1NVWQTVCSP/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom Hey Dad, why so early? Kellan slept in the "front" bunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438963671786-98IO667F1RHJVTQ3A5NS/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom See, Colorado? This is more like it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438963630135-TFIGMU6JYHLWBA6GI01V/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom Colorful Colorado: Brown sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438964220457-PLIJH771RWB9YLKIDEL4/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom Nestled into our campsite in Midway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438964098715-XBQPTGAHJSN48FC9BCGY/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom The kids loved bouncing into the foam pits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438963851917-NTRBWQ9XN5HEX40OA063/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom Sheer luck or tramp champ intuition? Kellan happened to spot the trampoline park of his dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438963411618-6XADCB4MMRRDTR1GITS5/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 7 - Time to Pick Up Mom Julia's response was to pull her sleeping bag up. She was in the "back bunk." I slept on top of the platform in the top left corner of the photo. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/7/day-8-quarter-day monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438964516200-WTENW9Q6H9URTYJJSYTQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 8 - Quarter Day A happy reunion. Silliness with the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438964983035-27I0LC77ALZST8L6VSKG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 8 - Quarter Day Generic version of Le Petits Ecoliers. Perfect for simple smores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438964750303-HU9J1Y28YYNLUDNQF57J/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 8 - Quarter Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1438964613500-RJTR2L4QS2B3ZF3JOLH7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 8 - Quarter Day All who were with us will appreciate seeing this photo. No more bricks! http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/9/day-9-yellowstoners monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439095885263-6JFT1A19ZFB2W1L77Z7R/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners Our neat little campsite in Idaho. Note that we decided to put up the canopy on the front of the tent tonight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094448752-UPLHOOH47X1J2G0FK9WA/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners NASCAR or Geologic event? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094654757-KIRUAUJT2QLEHNSX8MXV/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners Heading down toward the river to check out a bison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094582302-3THF3K111M92HHU1NV71/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners Now you tell us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439095134847-D3E3472YGODJ2ILWNZBU/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners Look at the bison sausage, ignore the snake sticker. And what ever you do, don't open that cooler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094110867-8OES5LGRMPK2M4NJGELB/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners Welcome to a fisherman's paradise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094333836-P2B5O35JNKOTKR5HDUPW/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners Busted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094527951-6707UOZQQ2LY9PUWHIB1/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners This looks like one of Kellan's marshmallows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094697759-315LLFYNVNYJ0FCJLBOU/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners This place is lousy with Bison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439095015663-KX5Q1TXTLFN093CN6JLI/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners The first of many crossings of the divide. Not a selfie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439094983927-INDXTQGPFK6B1CTZIKPH/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 9 - Yellowstoners A postcard perfect day in Yellowstone. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/9/day-10-from-yellowstone-to-jellystone monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439098967791-WU33X82KRPWYPOWGBPRW/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 10: From Yellowstone to Jellystone One thing you won't find at a USFS Campground: pavement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439098852380-QGFD1RFHBINU4O9VYVCL/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 10: From Yellowstone to Jellystone "Yes, I know I should have ordered the Huckleberry ice cream, but I wanted vanilla." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439099099533-JH5W8ODH1VUN2FQ8VRKE/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 10: From Yellowstone to Jellystone This is the camping version of junk food. Not a lot of nutritional value, but strangely satisfying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439098737265-8LK5Y1Q0ONTJMCL8EX2R/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 10: From Yellowstone to Jellystone Way to go, Boo Boo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439099564834-3XG0GRQS3TL55FN74FW1/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 10: From Yellowstone to Jellystone You know what? It actually was a pretty nice setting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439098449692-VRF585P8QSUKWV8P1KKC/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 10: From Yellowstone to Jellystone You know how they say a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work? Well this was a bad day of fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439098334225-7NVNTOXFLH33NREGRL3U/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 10: From Yellowstone to Jellystone It wasn't pretty, but it did the job. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/11/day-11-friendly-strangers-with-good-advice monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439341297134-4I7OZ1T6W13HC7W1M0Q6/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice We turned into Big Arm State Park with our fingers crossed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439341575441-631I8JP7F03W6GZLLTS4/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice Ice cream at the end of the rainbow? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439340837698-M33EOJNP38Y803R6CAHR/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice Farewell, our fiberglass friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439341501580-O5UHIJ868UCSUKPGQ5LL/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice The BOV (Back of Van) Kitchen still needs a few tweaks, but there is plenty of space for cooking and prep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439340917643-FXSMK22MDTDUDQ1IJIKK/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice This is not your typical "painted plywood in a park" skating area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439340976592-9M3QFIVX0IV63QRMZZRV/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice The Rip Sticks (aka "wiggle-boards") don't take up much space in the van. These two-wheeled skateboards require that the rider wiggle back and forth to propel the board forward. They are a great way to have fun and get your energy out. Like hula hoops and pogo sticks, these are toys that are best left to the kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439341159202-D0R4G2VKW9A1RE5CANON/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice Optical illusion. Kellan is not about to go down the drain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439341382147-KQD2N8G01PBQMGIXC9AG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 11: Friendly Strangers with Good Advice We are learning that there are actually other nice lakes in the USA (and Canada!) http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/11/day-12-the-great-smoky-mountains monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342848337-SVFUWMSJKH4CAP49CRUY/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK The road up is called Going to the Sun. Unless you are an attentive driver, the trip down could be called tumbling to your death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342779640-N1QHIKB41I8DHEPLJZYT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK The mountain goat's best bear protection is to climb higher than the bears. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342717735-60XZN9A5X7OF3JXFJ5YQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Kellan spotted this whistlepig rooting around in the clover. He wasn't interested in us until I whistied at him and he popped right up to see who it was. Not recognizing us, he put his head back down and resumed the feast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342950877-ULTTWNHFO51S9O2HB5FI/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK "Hey, I know that Sprinter!" The MAX BMW Motorcycles license plate frames always get looks from BMW riders on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342691355-X6LYDFW1T5OSFC9A1VJQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK A perfect table for building small cairns, overlooking hidden lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342742241-HHRG7IOB3HFVA41BNVSD/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Karen with cairns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343053895-TF8USG90PEPEE3JOQ5BN/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK A 4,500 acre fire on the east side of Glacier National Park must have been stoking up. The smoke was blown into the western valleys to the point where we had to put up the windows and turn on the AC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343389829-0F57US51M7XHNKC03CQ7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK The tent sites are immaculate. The park is huge and appears very well-maintained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343204951-OLUM1PB8N2ZNEOSUP8S8/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Western americana with comfort food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342652080-BYJF00BJB6A38KI7JNIK/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Gorgeous view. You can see the smoke starting to crest the ridges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343516748-1QWABY4NX479GLJRA7CX/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Throughout the park there are wide smooth trails for walking and biking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343625141-TSPR86OHSJ7UMTKFAWSL/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK This small bay is probably the warmest part of Lake Pend Orielle. (Pronounced Pen-Dor-Ay) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342448624-GZC85XD0S241DK51RFJ4/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Sportsmobile and Wannabe. Early entrants in the Logan Pass lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343128293-RRNT47XCEGPW0NPGVSUF/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK No selfie stick required. Hold a regular camera and people will usually offer to take your family picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343665263-UW5KWIYPX0EUP1437NJ0/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK The profile of the coastline is similar to our favorite lake at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342354949-S5EKVGJ8EFXPK7ML2SH6/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK The first sunrise, just after departing Big Arm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439342564169-ZRC13HWY55C2I25I2PHU/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK A bluebird day. Perfect for hiking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439343291619-9SEVM14QIB7S17MF02BT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 12: The Great Smoky Mountains OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK The Blue Moo comes through. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/12/day-13-welcome-to-washington-eat-our-dust monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439394192405-R88BIO63FOD7NYS28QBN/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 13 - Welcome to Washington. Eat Our Dust! Karen took up residence in the passenger seat office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439393610990-V2URYBATHF0VOWOB21WI/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 13 - Welcome to Washington. Eat Our Dust! Someone has outgrown his kids bike. One large front chain ring just won't cut it anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439394740462-MRXAPWTQBNMNC1POHRRX/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 13 - Welcome to Washington. Eat Our Dust! Looking for a hotel that is used to welcoming smelly travelers? Find one next to a marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439393771999-TILEMS72PN5QZJGELM4X/IMG_8121.JPG Summer Tour - Day 13 - Welcome to Washington. Eat Our Dust! Dust devils are a meteorological phenomenon caused when superheated air creates an updraft. The resulting vortex acts like a small tornado, but without the power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439393677972-7IYIG7Y0UOULKXU4VOZO/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 13 - Welcome to Washington. Eat Our Dust! Problem solved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439394022481-KTPF8IQQHARKIND6DR0N/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 13 - Welcome to Washington. Eat Our Dust! There are some optimistic farmers in this area. Blowing dust from working ag equipment created some interesting road conditions. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/13/day-14-pacified monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439503272676-S0TF6M95IUT232VYRT2E/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified Conditions are so dry that there is a burn ban in the entire state. That means no campfires. The show must go on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502598022-66MQAA02BVFZCVRFO1F1/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified The city of Olympia surrounds Budd Inlet, which connects to the Puget Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502552392-6Z5W7T3KGXE74MZXXGXI/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified The Washington State Capitol building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439503072199-58PBGAOU1BPXFJW4DXJJ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified Cape Disappointment is both a geographically and culturally significant area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502960126-KDPROYL663KI22HWGCH9/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified Vermont kids in the Pacific. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502374369-4NO6YUW4RNUEW9JNNFII/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified Galaga used to be my favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502404374-I8ZLK0LG4IEL76YSDVW7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified At the very same time, on the other side of town, Julia and Kellan were being introduced to the table version of Ms. Pac Man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502744108-2DXH4XEX2LCWE6C9LC9M/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified A company town in western Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502799627-0ISR7JPHL1G14PVHPK62/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified South Bend, WA claims to be the Oyster capital of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439503146043-BWJ85ATQAOH255MTMJLM/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified On the beach until the sun goes down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439503003353-X2YHGA3DR8KRI6S9BCQI/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified At first we thought this was a real rescue. But it turned out to be a drill. There is a USCG station at Cape Dissapointment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502899626-289PW4PE9BAS9XMRSFTS/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified O! The joy! Indeed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439502499758-7WPETHK8ASCQHRGEYLP0/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified Early morning work at the Port of Olympia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439503221927-ZP1MP9YRQCTK1Z2QWIZ2/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 14 - Pacified Our campsite, nestled beneath the mossy boughs of Sitka Spruce. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/15/day-15-seeking-higher-ground monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439735850723-04JB1VY36M618AV5YCIA/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 15 - Seeking Higher Ground We spend the afternoon on "Waikiki Beach", on the Columbia River side of the cape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439735805203-3GL7SGGJ6IDCLRJC1CIF/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 15 - Seeking Higher Ground The black volcanic sand is an irresistable canvas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439735899271-RTX45PUD3K56V21CM3EG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 15 - Seeking Higher Ground Julia is not in this photo, but I can assure you that Kellan did not bury himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439735560902-0IVFP0VJXZY56AR57HQR/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 15 - Seeking Higher Ground Your mission: the Pacific Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439735943448-3BNS1RAM7YZW5D63E3QR/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 15 - Seeking Higher Ground The profile of this rafter tail and the twisted iron nail are suggestive of Japanese architecture. This piece of wood could have traveled thousands of miles, or just 10. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439735619821-N7W6MTVM62ZKHU8VD5GT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 15 - Seeking Higher Ground The information is right there. I wonder how many people have taken the time to read it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439736090147-16YL7HC534NPBLNRR8X2/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 15 - Seeking Higher Ground Walking out to the beach to enjoy the evening sun and a visit with new friends, Rob and Patty, who are from Eugene, OR. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/17/day-16-inland-migration monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439871829205-WKAI11LB3X75ZEWHTTPZ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration Overlooking Longview. The milled lumber on the barges is likely headed to Asia The finished lumber on the train cars will remain in North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439872087991-66FWMP7U6IAWJIKFWEAF/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration The Family Man staging area at the Post Canyon trails has something for everyone. Julia enjoyed the flowing cross-country trails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439872129918-VKKZN2GZJBH1QBU3LLTC/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration Kellan anti-gravitated to the free-ride areas of the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439871781458-5IYNK3JRTPMS1C6O12YV/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration Life at sea level. Floating houses on a small inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439871929661-IH720Q3I2R4N4QLO35U7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration Walking toward the event area in Hood River. Vehicle spectating is its own sport in the Gorge. Sprinters, campers, vans and other sport-customized vehicles are everywhere. We fit right in with our vehicle, but we were probably not in town long enough to get featured on the Gorge's White Sprinter Van gallery: http://thegorgeismygym.com/white-sprinter-vans/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439872394357-HZA7KFM1KEZ8XOBRSXC6/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439871684357-W5NVKT4PDCSMA1D1A80G/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration We were not the only campers at the Pig'N Pancake on this wet morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439871896425-PRQGECSPV858ZSNB0VOA/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration We had a great lunch at Thunder Island Brewery next to Cascade Locks. It'a a hole in the wall with a nice menu, fantastic beers, and an ideal view. They won't sell you a growler or any beer to go. It exists to be enjoyed right here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439872218094-0OB20NLA64W0PJ2TNNHA/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439871738271-LSB6ZGUHYJZI5JD1K6PP/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration We figured that this was a good place to park in Astoria. We had to laugh at the Oregon Lottery logo: a hand with two fingers crossed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439871578594-JFZH5JFITNZ656Q89WL0/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 16 - Inland Migration Welcome to Oregon. From the bridge, we saw two bald eagles fishing in the Columbia River. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/18/day-17-all-good-in-the-hood monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439874822710-R5TXZ52NK80QEAQIHMJ0/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood The exterior of the Inn has had a facelift since my last visit back in 1990. During my ski racing days, I used to spend weeks in the summer training on the snowfields of Mt. Hood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439875548865-EWT6WEU5JGNS3FEEQH07/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439874346865-MQZZOYZ4D61BRROZX8U7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood When you ask a tired rider sitting in the parking lot if he will take your group picture, don't be surprised if the main subject of the image is the sweet bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439874068298-KC0PO5WUOVLUU3WNKR3O/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood Thatcher has been lobbying Ethan for a new bike helmet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439874488528-5N2BITNP1QA7UG3HNN6R/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood Eat your sandwich, son. We are headed for that mountain behind you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439875258141-KUIYG8B5LWBLOEUTZ6IK/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood The Warm Springs fire cloud. We are heading south on Rte 26. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439875328545-0F6SLE6RK6YRIFAW2FU0/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood The scene along the roadside. This fire was completely avoidable. Laziness and carelessness on the part of one person put people and property in jeopardy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439874182189-4OYUOWLKKH2EENHHFUCK/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood Julia following Thatcher down a moderately scenic trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439874957167-EJL89V2KW1IWCDKF0VJW/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 17 - All good in the Hood The lunch counter and the Huckleberry Shakes still look familiar. Huckleberries are like small blueberries. They are perfectly sized to get stuck in the middle of your straw. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/19/day-18-bending-it monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959866169-PUK1CQI5DPH62GMC1EMH/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Bodie led the charge. He's not afraid to go big and is a natural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959797893-AIWSZ1OZ6BLUYZVJDCJU/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Small wheels + poor shocks + inadequate brakes = the edge of control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439960293382-72511YZVO4KOIPJ5WIJW/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Table for eight? No way. Kids and adults got their own tables. Notice the Thai truck in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439960106243-SY9EPYK8XUU73C21T5J6/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Hey Kellan, I dare you to walk across that tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959333328-FA5X4XR064K8GUOC6B8W/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Being a parent can be hard. Being a parent of a goalie is even harder. For all of the great saves, there are the ones that get through. Bodie is lucky enough to have a mom that can relate to the stress: Christy was Middlebury's goalie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959994303-NGJRP3NCXI34HE2VCWAM/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. The trails were flowing, fast and dusty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959449607-UTU45TOM4SN13NG204RT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Livin' the High (Desert) Life. Fun in the foreground and even bigger fun in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959617492-RB4BVE2PAPKIF1F6TLLP/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Julia, about to load the chairlift in her Snow Bowl t-shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959913401-HHV4L9IBK6VFOGVVY93Y/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. Kellan, figuring out the balance. Notice the kickstand. Yes, we are those people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439960036477-J8QX2GW6F45N39J7L6XG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. The crew, all in one piece after a fun afternoon on the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439959737451-FS8GC7NZVC7NJ16KYOFT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 18 - Bending it. The helmet brand is Nutcase. So is the kid brand. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/19/day-19-hardly-pioneers monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439964744289-O02WWCN3RQ29QS24WLQT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. This one's for you, Trigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439965451915-YZO0WFJD6JMXF1SIIODT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. We tucked the tent behind a tree. There was a strong wind blowing and we thought it might provide some shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439964874745-S8KSKO17C9B24DK3V5FW/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. I have a feeling that a lot of the west is looking at smoke-filled valleys like this one right now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439964969548-TQ9LWQ7U0D4XAZ1VO8G5/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. No idea what we are about to find in there... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439964420991-D029PRJ4Z7S1BTXJ86MR/IMG_8512.JPG Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. Technically, its what we asked for. But it was not the office supply store we were expecting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439965242421-IGDZZSM65B6GS25AVB3T/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. How do you like them onions? One billion pounds a season is an impressive figure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439965263169-F5CSODZN1RPA4VUZV48D/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. Before there was Yelp and TripAdvisor, there were stickers like this one. I'd have to give this place a YES. It's too interesting to pass by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1439965533219-QM4AMU7Q13AUPRTC6JTQ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 19 - Hardly Pioneers. Riding across from the eastern banks of the Snake River. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/19/on-the-oregon-trail-in-idaho monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440043640980-D95MBLVWICTBLVPFXOXD/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. There also appeared to be a tradition of chronicling the journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440043558087-755E01BIFOHFDVCV13HB/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. The tall wagon was driven from the front, while the kitchen area was accessed easily from the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440043397689-67UU9PSM9K6CVE62LBTB/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440042909127-M5HFTN0HGEWDX14KTSMH/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. We shared the museum with exactly two other guests. To think that we just randomly stopped at this park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440043607841-1EVGPV3DR4SLVQDBE5AY/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. If they decided to put out a tent, it was eerily similar to the shape of ours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440044081989-WAQ6BH513SAEDY8URSFJ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. The old Tarpon will get some relief for the rest of the trip since I don’t plan on replacing the tubes until we get home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440043129037-ZCIKLIPVWCZXKT66TX41/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. Compare this photo to the illustration below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440043735817-8XDQGT8FLWPJ0JOTWGEL/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440042640149-RYJQ9DU7CH0WCCCZVUQU/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 20 - On the Oregon Trail. In Idaho. Karen enjoys a quiet moment on her last morning of camping. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/21/why-wyoming monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440166079325-3EG5T7HXN994MFAZ9P2F/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! This is one of many self-contained office units that we saw out in the high desert and high plains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440165888985-OGG761VZOF2USQYNX1CJ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440166118968-5IP1LEBO57LYIB7SX04A/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! Bluebird day. Perfect for monolith viewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440166503698-4KF89SUX6QC35GWPID1Z/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! If you are ever traveling through Spearfish, SD. The municipal campground is a convenient camping spot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440166381862-KITALKRDBAAJIYCAU2JG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! Just outside of Gillette, we passed a large coal pit mine and noticed train after train pulling cars filled with coal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440166424555-U8XL7LLA3MYVNLOXVO77/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! No aliens here. Just you tourists! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440165943606-D9FC0X8QXQ5QQI6L3VTI/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440166047196-LK6HW2AJ51T4K5T59P3I/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440165970997-G9X4WV50V34A1LICH33Z/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440166464455-64JIZSW54WR32GGFCZIM/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! The Black Hills look greener than anything we have seen all day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440165861971-F1UPSCAP0HEYPXH75TVV/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 21 - Why, Wyoming! http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/21/badlands-van monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217090749-NQT6HET8MRQVTT1PB17X/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van State flags. Famous presidents. Matching granite. This is a memorial as much as it is a monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217129385-V4K6QODVU5IJ9WPNBALY/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van We have all seen an image like this. But when you see it in person, it is difficult to imagine how the sculptor and his employees managed to carve the faces so accurately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217302151-CRG1GDXJW23ZBVNIMF8M/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van If you have ever seen the movie "Big" you will know (as Kellan does) not to mess with Zoltar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217560584-ICKGWZTN7QDLAGSF3QVZ/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Hey, it's 5:00 PM and 95 degrees. Want to camp here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217352901-FGBIDRLD9VXCUD3DNXPX/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Classic Badlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440216863695-OFEA9UAERKHWJ150NGCT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van A more natural-looking brookie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440216718149-QFSVD3P3Y1EZ6RBORAB4/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Dogs and kids cannot resist this stream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440216964774-FLCOSYPNIFI5DIFVANUF/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Make your money in two weeks. Take the other 50 off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440219036532-FEQ446YXFPPEAI4HXKHL/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Tryin' to make a livin and doin' the best I can... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217158010-NIS2BNXC9EUL9YXWDMSX/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van BOV lunch with Mount Rushmore in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440216816646-QCWNQSA8HFCC50LSH89R/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Hatchery-sized augmented brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217515283-P1ZYED9KTR67HAQU77RU/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Hell no! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440216775348-MAS5SPJHZLGRR4QSI7AP/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Catching fish the new-fashioned way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217221513-EK10G8AL4MC33JQBHL43/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van The kids may have ridden one, but I'm still not sure they know what makes a jackalope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217458557-1PDVBBQUS9RF97CP86EA/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van In this photo the Sprinter is on and in Drive with the parking brake on and nobody in it. This is the stuff that comedy scripts are made of. Thankfully, she held her ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440217380567-WW6G3S1DWLMOV29WVYUB/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 22 - Badlands Van Early evening was a good time to tour the park, but looking at the aspect we decided that it would be decidedly more dramatic if seen at dawn. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/23/the-other-side-of-the-coin monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421465452-7TIK00KE56L5CVICUYHD/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin On the far right you can just make out the 18-wheeler trailer that is out in this field. It gives you a sense of the scale of this equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421492214-WV88HUJ8BSUC0VH0SVHC/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin Midwestern spumoni: corn, concrete and soy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421711399-AOEUVQH954HX6FMK6UM4/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin Most farm elevators like this one had the city or town name painted on them. I am guessing that the elevators are the social connective tissue for these small towns since schools seem to be few and far between. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421527319-6Z5O0C6LG4OMZCA8Y4RX/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin This was an unexpected discovery. I would rather find something like this than to stop and see the world's largest ball of twine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421552850-JI278P40DM15IUJ3XRNI/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin One of the turbines on the left is getting repaired. It's not uncommon for them to get hit by lightning and damaged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421680387-TOUS3MUF6ZJEK5T6JK3D/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin No farm stands to be seen in this area, but there were plenty of roadside Anhydrous Ammonia depots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421644903-JJ7VJS7FPN2C7BYV1VF1/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440421605033-8VMOB3VIFI0G3JFT2988/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 23 - The Other Side of the Coin You will not find a falafel wrap with a babaganoush spread and hummus on the side at the Wooden Nickel. But feel free to indulge in a Peanut Butter and Bacon Burger with Garlic Parmesan Fries and a PBR tall boy. (I only had one of those three things.) http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/24/yooping monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431615045-31S53B4MG6BOJUVOEHK7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. On top of the dunes looking at Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431273073-NPAS7ZETQ3MOK8GX19N5/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. The ski capital of the midwest has a 400 ft. vertical drop. In high school, we drove out here for a race at a nearby ski area called Indian Head. I remember that the lodge was at the top of the mountain and you skied down a bluff and took the lift back to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431225254-NOYEFT1N63OO8MWGE4WV/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. There was a lot of classic metal on the road this morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440430763193-DSS4UC9KZ4XVBAUBRFJ8/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. This is one of the ships that was heading for the bridge, but unfortunately we couldn't wait around to see it go through. Duluth is supposed to be one of the best ship-watching cities since the huge ships go through a relatively narrow canal with so little room on each side that you could almost reach out and touch the ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431882351-QKVZJMFM4UNVNX1NRBRL/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. It was enough to knock your fillings out. I'm pretty sure that all of the parts are still on the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440430249001-ZWWKFSPU174LGCM8K4GT/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. Julia's yawns went away after her French Toast arrived. It was the size of one and a half loaves of Italian bread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431718838-L7DRHPZQT2TNH6TD6MFG/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. Running down the dunes and into the wind toward Grand Sable Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431489655-9GIRW5QWIQ25TPPUH7F9/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. The dunes here eat trees. These are the tops of full-grown trees. As blowing sand accumulates against the trunks, the trees eventually get buried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431667690-3MHHRFK6YFC0FIKUCMWM/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. Okay kids, give me the "Tourist Brochure" pose. Got it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431813952-R934A28F79B57U5HA5CX/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. The forest at the base of the dunes is lush. In the winter these trails are used for nordic skiing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440430460642-53UH1Y1QRS1CNLNN9SHK/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. This little rocking horse is actually used for fitting riding suits. When you sit on a motorcycle, your pant cuffs rise and your sleeves pull back. So you try on your gear and then sit on the motorcycle to see where the cuffs fall. Predictably, a device like this one is irresistible to a 9-yr old boy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440430732062-IKYSARMCMC9PUE3UPMVX/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. Invasive eastern monkeys on the pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440431042457-9OS6XG538KAFNNATBLU3/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. This photo alone is an invitation to come back and see what life is like here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440432075316-OWJ0XKG2KXTTDWMSROKA/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440430644329-IH6UWYIKF8ML2B4LJYTH/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 24 - Yooping. The repair wall at Aerostich. http://www.the181.com/summer-tour/2015/8/24/day-25-sprinter-butt monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440437832799-ELH2K5MZ93KBFPCH2ZI7/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 25 - Sprinter Butt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1440437372608-95A8SDAPO7L8VHOL7PPN/image-asset.jpeg Summer Tour - Day 25 - Sprinter Butt How far are we going to drive today, Kellan? 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Labrador is the big red area on the continent, Newfoundland is the island. We are exploring Newfoundland for a week and a half in our Sprinter van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498003800175-739C7XP2OT4JAUVLQ0LM/image-asset.jpeg June 19, 2017 Twlight dinner. 10 pm in Labrador, and yes, that is an iceberg on the horizon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498004387877-DERC587HUTOAMFOZQI4L/IMG_8079.JPG June 19, 2017 The Road to Red Bay, Labrador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498002548242-QS72NAZKV1YK0QNSZMYL/image-asset.jpeg June 19, 2017 Mandatory stop. Mandatory photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498003458026-YAOFTKMXVQJMHNQ41TC2/image-asset.jpeg June 19, 2017 Thanks to the rain, the view of our first iceberg through the ferry window wasn't very clear. But it was still a unique thrill to see one floating by! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498002453592-4ER4IOKJR2NCBMX1HADK/IMG_7940.JPG June 19, 2017 Only a handful of people were arriving in Deer Lake, Newfoundland. Karen and the kids flew in from Montreal three days after I left Vermont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498004259072-JB5OWT6HMEP9UP4OIR2N/image-asset.jpeg June 19, 2017 Success! Three of the four of us slept really well. The fourth took pictures of others sleeping well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498002610209-QIS1R4EZUNVKZZSHQ57X/image-asset.jpeg June 19, 2017 We ate lunch at a small cafe behind the fish processing plant in Port au Choix, Newfoundland. Fresh cod and moose burgers. Yum! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498003156463-TMWYAWP88S2FZ5U72RHD/image-asset.jpeg June 19, 2017 Just like on our local ferry between Shoreham, VT and Ticonderoga, NY, the regulars chat with the crew while tourists (in this case, us) make a bigger deal of the trip than it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/544e96c3e4b03e213b50627b/1498003339753-HND71G5G2T7O61821VQ4/IMG_7998.JPG June 19, 2017 While waiting for the ferry to load, we took a walk around the rugged coastline.