Hey there, blog world, it’s Andy. Normally my wife writes our blogs, but since I summited Mt Hood solo, this blog post was up to me. Allison didn’t climb with me on this one because the gear required was too extensive and costly for us to gather prior to the climb. Don refused to come […]
Oregon Part III: The Timberline Lodge
After Multnomah Falls, our next stop was the Timberline Lodge in Government Camp, Oregon. The Lodge sits at the base of Mt. Hood and was an obvious place to stay, not only due to its convenient location but because of the lodge’s fun and alluring history. Despite Timberline’s rich and compelling history, its status […]
Oregon Part II: Multnomah Falls
Next on our Oregon tour was the Timberline Lodge (stay tuned for the blog on that adventure!). The drive there was a few hours, so we made the most of the journey by first stopping at Multnomah Falls, the tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon, and the second tallest year round waterfall in the United […]
Oregon Part I: Portland!
We departed pretty late that night for Portland, as usual with Fairbanks departures and arrivals. We got in about 11am or so to Portland Airport and picked up our rental car. Donkeys riding the rental car shuttle Andy’s cousin, Carrie, and her husband Kevin, kindly offered for us to stay with them while we were […]
Healy Overlook and McCandless’s Magic Bus – Healy, Alaska
Next in the “I ♥ Fairbanks” series is the Mt. Healy Overlook trail located in Denali National Park, the 49th State Brewery in Healy, and the Christopher McCandless bus, made famous from the book Into the Wild by John Kraukauer. Andy and I headed out last Sunday about 8 in the morning. The drive from […]
I ♥ Fairbanks Part I: Kayaking the Chena River with Captain Bandit and His Crew
This summer, I am doing a special series of blogs titled “I ♥ Fairbanks.” I will separate them into parts as I usually do. Fairbanks is a beautiful town, full of a lot of wonderfully kept secrets; I am so in love with my town. While Andy and I love to travel, we never forget […]
Washington D.C. Part III: The Holocaust Museum, White House Visitor Center, Ford’s Theater, and Guapo’s
Our last day in Washington D.C. had to be a short one. Our flight back to Fairbanks was at 5am, meaning we had to get up at what I like to call the “unfunctioning” hour to catch our flight. Accordingly, we decided to make our last day a shorter day and get back to the […]
Washington D.C. Part II: Blithe Spirit!
Blithe Spirit, which we saw at the National Theater, is a famous play written by Noel Coward. The plot centers around a wealthy socialite and writer, Charles Condomine, who lives in an upscale flat with his wife, Ruth Condomine, and their maid, Edith. Charles is writing a book about séances and psychics, and despite the […]
Washington D.C., Part I: Library of Congress, Supreme Court, National Archives, Washington Monument, and the White House
My dear friend, Janice, and I toyed with the idea of going to Washington DC to see Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit. It was Angela’s last performance of her career and we felt like we should honor it. Originally, it started as a joke, not really sure if we were financially committed to the idea, […]
Death Valley Day Five: Rhyolite Ghost Town & the Sand Dunes
On day five, we got up a little later in the morning and drove out to the Nevada area to explore Rhyolite, a ghost town in the Bullfrog Hills, about 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Before we hit the ghost town, we stopped at Beatty, Nevada, about 4 miles away, for groceries. Beatty is […]