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LOVE CHEESE? Then Tillamook, Oregon should be on your bucket list! Last time visiting this cheesy place we found a tired packing plant and took the tour. This time….WOW! Obviously a great marketing company has been tapped to give this worthwhile stop in Oregon a brand new look! I purchased a few different white cheesesContinue reading “Did someone say cheese?”

WE SETTLED INTO OREGON’S South Beach State Park, one of the largest state park’s we’ve visited with about 325 sites in several loops and well spaced. After a quick tour of the park, I hopped into the truck and headed north across the Yaquina Bay Bridge in search of my coastal splurge….a mighty big bowlContinue reading “The Oregon Coast”

Ten years ago we brought this sweet dawg, Boonedocker, home from Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah. A bit lighter on the scale and less gray….but weren’t we all a decade ago!

WITH BEND, OREGON IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR we headed west and landed in Hobbit Land. I would swear that it felt as if Tolkien had just departed this lush, riparian forest with mossy trees, ferns and our very own river just 40 steps from the back of our Airstream. The McKenzie River was peacefulContinue reading “Bend, OR in the rear view mirror”

LA PINE STATE PARK just 30 miles south of Bend was our next stop. For one week we toured and enjoyed this peaceful park. With 20 amp service and water hook ups, there was not one dreadful generator to be heard. We took off on the path less traveled and chatted up with the localsContinue reading “Just south of Bend”

FEELIN’ A LITTLE…..NOSTALGIC? Well, there IS something you can do in Bend that you cannot do any other place in the world, and that is to visit The Last Blockbuster on Earth. It’s true, right here in Bend, Oregon! I did not believe it until Rhonda pulled into the lot and we jumped out forContinue reading “The Last Blockbuster”

SERIOUSLY, Bend is…so many Bends! This is definitely a foodie haven with so many choices I would have to hang out for several months to hit them all! The natural beauty in this area is positively breathtaking complete with the Deschutes River running right through town! Everywhere I look there are people running, cycling, walking.Continue reading “So many Bends!”

THIS TOWN HAS GONE TO THE DAWGS and has completely stolen my ! Bend, Oregon with a population just shy of 100,000, definitely adores dawgs as much as we do! With no less than EIGHT leash-free parks, dogs definitely rule this town. This particular park, Bob Wegner Memorial Off-Leash Area, has 18 FENCED acres forContinue reading “Bend, Oregon”

THIS, THIS RIGHT HERE (AND G’GIRL BETSY)…are the toughest part of full-timing. Just a year ago, I was home schooling Jack with the pandemic in full swing. Now, I’m rolling down the road and my backyard changes every week or so. Thank goodness for electronics these days and the ability to stay connected.