Author Archives: Rose and Dean's Travels
OREGON
Sunday 22nd May 2022 We had so much rain in Oregon! It seemed like it rained nearly every day. In fact it was the rainiest April on record!! A good portion of May has also been slinging down that liquid … Continue reading
California Coast
Tuesday 26th April 2022 Ventura has some cool looking windswept trees. The guys were impressed with the curvaceous mermaid. We sure could do with some love again. When you are in Santa Barbara and see a sign like this what … Continue reading
March in Indio
We had a pretty nice month in Indio until it started heating up. When the temp hits the 90’s I turn into wimpy girl. We were lucky to have a family visit. We took cousins Candice and Lennard on our … Continue reading
Arizona Winter
Monday 28th February, 2022 Crikey it’s already Springtime down south. We had a quiet winter in Phoenix. Played plenty of Pickleball and hiked and biked around the area a few times. There were a few rainy days in January and … Continue reading
Happy Holidays
Monday 27th December 2021 2021 has been quite an eventful year. We have been vaxxed, boosted, trapped under a heat dome in Oregon and dodged wildfires in Washington. Life has calmed down since we arrived in Phoenix in November. We … Continue reading
Traveling South to Arizona
Sunday 31st October 2021 The coast of Oregon is green (It must be all the rain and fog that reminds me of England). Eastern Oregon high desert is pretty barren and brown. (Probably because it hardly ever rains). Washington, Oregon, … Continue reading
Oregon Coast
Sunday 19th September 2021 We spent a few weeks traveling down the Oregon coast. The weather was pretty decent most of the time. Depoe Bay is always a nice stop. The worlds tiniest harbor is only 6 ½ acres. We … Continue reading
Washington 2
Tuesday 10h August 2021 We managed a couple of good hikes in the North Cascades National Park. It was pretty hazy due to the 2 massive wildfires just east of the park. Over 114,000 acres already burned and less than … Continue reading
Washington
Saturday 31st July 2021 We camped for a week below Mount Rainier. A day visit to the East side of the park convinced us to keep away from the area as it was very crowded. It was time to test … Continue reading
Oregon 2
Tuesday 13th July 2021 We rested up for a few days in a nice quiet campground in the high desert of Oregon after our busy time near Hood River. It seems we have missed the wildflowers here too. Summer came … Continue reading