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Waterfalls & Tree Puddles

On March 14, 2022March 13, 2022 By Chelle B.In Beyond Our "Backyard"4 Comments

While I love to spend time right here in our "backyard", it feels like ages since we drove over to the coast and back. I found these photos of a road trip we took out to Oregon a few years ago as I was going through my gazillions of pictures in an attempt to whittle …

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Nicht ganz Bayern (but it will do!)

On October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 By Chelle B.In Beyond Our "Backyard"1 Comment

One of the things on our bucket list for retirement in a few years is to take a tour of the Bavarian alps, preferably in Gunther, but since we can't easily take him half way around the world, any old Porsche will do. Lucky for us, Porsche offers tour packages where they set you up …

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Return to Zion?

On July 1, 2021 By Chelle B.In Beyond Our "Backyard"5 Comments

We've been mulling over the idea of taking a road trip down through Wyoming into Colorado this fall, mostly because I want to see the fall colors and also drive through Rocky Mountain National park. It's about nine hours from our place, so it would make for a nice weekend drive. Not too far, but …

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Stopping To Smell The Roses At Rose Hill

On March 22, 2021 By Chelle B.In Beyond Our "Backyard"2 Comments

A couple of years ago we took a Labor Day road trip to see the Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge and along the way we stopped to (literally) smell the roses at the award winning Manito Park and Botanical Gardens in Spokane, Washington. There are 90 acres of the most beautiful botanical gardens and …

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