Now that we have arrived in Portland, I no longer have access to my own garden, but I do have a number of wonderful farmers markets in easy reach. The biggest is the Saturday market at Portland State University. It is an easy 1.3 mile walk before we shop, and a very easy ride on…
Wineries on the Way – Washington & Oregon
After a long 7 hour driving day, we finally reached Richland, WA and Fiction at the J. Bookwalter Winery. It was so nice to sit out on the patio relaxing in the 95F heat with a glass of chenin blanc. Dinner featured the happy hour menu and a flavorful flatbread for me with a…
Big Sky Country
There are so many things I could write about our time in Montana, it has been an utterly enjoyable 4 days. We have explored history at Little Bighorn,we were awed by the beauty on Going to the Sun Road,we hiked on trails at Herron Park,we cooled off in Whitefish and Foy Lakes,and we rafted the…
A few hours in Wyoming
We began preparing for our few hours in Wyoming a month ago. I knew we would go to Devil’s Tower National Monument, so of course we watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Cam was then very excited about the visit – but he was not interested in seeing any aliens! The tower did not…
Adventures in South Dakota
Our three days in South Dakota have been days of discovery, fun, and reunion. First I need to say that the green colors of South Dakota were incredibly pleasing to my senses, my eyes have been happy since the morning we started driving west from Sioux Falls. The variety that is South Dakota was one…
Eating and Drinking along Wisconsin’s and Minnesota’s Back Roads
The search for local foods and drinks took us off of I-90 and onto the backroads. We traveled most of Wisconsin on wonderful backroads, as well as through the Minnesota bluffs before having to deal with the monotony and construction on I-90. First stop was Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac. They had some very…
Tour of Indiana
We got to see a lot of Indiana today, and I have to admit, we encountered a few surprises. The first was when I needed gas, and I spotted a gas station that advertised “free dog park.” Now that warranted a tank of gas. Now, this wasn’t just a fenced in area with a token…
6 States, 2 Dinners with Friends, 1 State Park, 1 Farmers Market, and 1 Favorite Hippo
In the last 2 days, we have not driven very far, but we have been to 6 states (Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and now Indiana). The dog cooled off at a the dog park at Salt Fork State Park in Ohio – the first dog park I have seen that has its own…
The Cross Country Adventure Begins – Maryland
Today was our first full day of travel, but it was a calm, fairly relaxing one. We spent the day exploring western Maryland. It was a hot, hot day, so we got an early start…exploring Monocacy National Battlefield. If you don’t know what it was (which I did not, but Cam did), it was a…
Less than 3 weeks left and a taste of Delaware
I can’t believe that we leave Delaware in 20 days. My son and I have been trying to soak up as much Delaware as we can over these last few weeks. We saw Panic! at the Disco at Firefly, have been drinking in the quaint beauty and history that is Dover, tackled Go Ape, and…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 