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Motorcycling Through Northern California and Southern Oregon

September 21, 2016 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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"Shit!... are you kidding me?!? I don't know about this. Shit-shit-shit-shit-shit!" (Or possibly stronger oaths.) Those are the words I gasped in my headset to my dear man as the pavement … [Read more...] about Motorcycling Through Northern California and Southern Oregon

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: bmw, california, f700gs, motorcycle touring, motorcycle travel, oregon

Hell Hike and Raft: The Snake River

February 17, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

In the last Hell Hike and Raft episode I mentioned that after the brutal third day of hiking, the waters of the Snake River were more than comforting, they were rejuvenating. We embraced the new … [Read more...] about Hell Hike and Raft: The Snake River

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: america's rafting company, hell hike and raft, Hell Hike and Raft (2014), hells canyon, hells canyon wilderness, Idaho, oregon, rafting, snake river

Hell Hike and Raft: Hydration

January 7, 2015 By Val Weston 1 Comment

The Hell Hike and Raft had a lot of great sponsors. Figuring out how to share it all with you has been a bit daunting. But since I've finished the story of the hiking portion of the trip when staying … [Read more...] about Hell Hike and Raft: Hydration

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: backpacking, gear, geigerrig, Hell Hike and Raft (2014), hiking, hydration, Idaho, oregon, potable aqua, pure, Reviews, water

Milestones

June 13, 2014 By Val Weston 4 Comments

I had an entirely different postcard written for today but I'm scrapping that in favor of getting a little bit sentimental because today marks a pretty big milestone for Camp Granola. Today we find … [Read more...] about Milestones

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: geocaching, olympic national forest, oregon, pacific northwest tour, road trip, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

The Pacific Northwest Tour: On the Road Again

May 7, 2014 By Val Weston 12 Comments

So now that I've finally finished chronicling the Overland Expo to TBEX trip... it's time to set out on another journey. On Tuesday, May 13th, I'll be heading out to Overland Expo once again. It … [Read more...] about The Pacific Northwest Tour: On the Road Again

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: alberta, arizona, british columbia, canada, colorado, Idaho, manitoba, oregon, overland expo, pacific northwest tour, road trip, saskatchewan, seattle, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014), utah

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