Sherri
Jul. 28: I write to you from the comfort of the Best Western in John Day. We hit the trail toward Halfway around 11am. Even with an early bird group, it takes about two hours to gather and saddle up and pack the llamas.
Our route out from Crater Lake involved mostly retracing our steps except for a small stretch on a parallel trail.
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SherriIt’s the longest day of the year, which can also be viewed as the shortest night of the year. Some sort of celebration is in order so here I sit, at midnight by the campfire, reliving my full and strenuous day exploring Big Sur and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
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SherriI am watching the moon rise through the sky and it’s another clear, breezy night in Big Sur. I have created a ritual here that when I wake up, I walk down to the ocean. It’s about 1.5 mile there and back, and it’s an excellent way to get things moving and in good stead for the day to come,
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SherriOur last night at Andrew Molera State Park is upon us. From exploring Big Sur and seeing many of the campgrounds, we confirmed without a doubt that we are at the best one and we have enjoyed the relative solitude here, not to mention we feel we were lucky to have landed a spot,
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Sherri
The Extended Stay in San Jose right down the street from the San Jose airport is not as charming and full of raw, rugged beauty as Big Sur and our visit today to Jade Cove. But often being homebound is indeed a pragmatic affair, not an adventurous one.
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SherriWell, I am back at the Captain Cook Hotel and feeling totally exhilarated from a day trip to the Kenai Penninsula. When I was in Alaska two years ago, my trip was primarily on the Kenai and when I think back to the brilliant and majestic turquoise river,
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SherriIt’s 10am and I am watching the sun peek over the Chugach Mountains. It’s a sight I could get used to, this is for sure. Dan wanted to go for a vigorous morning walk and I am catching up on blogging. Always a challenge to write when traveling, as there is more adventuring to be had.
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SherriNow I am in a most wonderful cabin about six miles outside of Fairbanks. I knew it would be special from the pictures I saw online as well as from all the raving Airbnb reviews. And it is and it deserves further praise, but let me start at the beginning of the day.
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SherriIt’s amazing how wiped out we are, but I guess a day of hiking, getting cold, and soaking in 104 degree water can do that to you. I sat back at the cabin we’ve been calling home for a few nights, remarking how much living I fit into five hours today.
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SherriI am back in Eugene and in a relative sense, sweating like a pig, since it’s 40 degrees here.
Yesterday we woke up early and cleaned the cabin and got ready to roll out to the Yukon Quest, the annual 1,000 international sled dog race.
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