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Hi All The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie. Montana also has a nickname BIG SKY COUNTRY. Agriculture and Tourism are major contributors to the state economy. Montana is larger than Japan and the 4th largest state in the…

Hi All After staying overnight at the Walmart carpark in Idaho, we entered Montana.   Today we felt like an American traveller. On the road early and parking late. We choose the scenic byway to Glacier National Park but despite being scenic it appears everyone was in a hurry. Glacier…

Hi All Just one hour south of the border with Canada lays Bellingham and its Fairhaven Historic District. The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest runs along the slopes of the Cascade Mountains, with North Cascades National Park to the south and the Canadian border to the north. This area has some of the best ski…

Hi all. We returned from the Netherlands after a very sad goodbye to my sister (only months to live diagnosed Pancreatic cancer) and Clary her mother and father. (Clary her mum passed away while we were at the airport) Sadly, my sister passed away one week later while we were…

Portland to Seattle and 2 weeks Netherlands. My sister received the sad news of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4 and according to doctors had only a few months to live. Hence, we decided to fly back to Holland to say our goodbyes and spend time with my sister…

Pendleton to Redmond and the PNW Overlander 4×4 show. Leaving Pendleton winding through hills and canyons it was a mix of rolling benchlands and granite outcrops. This area was a bustling gold and silver mining area in the middle to late 1800’s. Traces are still visible of people who removed…

Portland to Pendleton Around 75KM east of Portland, and the northern Willamette River valley, we entered Mt. Hood National Forest. Mt Hood is the tallest mountain in Oregon and dominates the landscape of this National Forest. The western slopes are thick with coniferous trees and lush undergrowth. Driving up towards…

Crater National Park to Portland via the Oregon Coast. Driving back to the coast was a mix of rolling grasslands, forests, and rivers. It reminded me of the western movies when pioneers rolled their wagons into unexplored valleys. Once we reached the coast our first stop was in Florence. The…

California North Coast to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Just North of Arcata on the Northern California coast we turned inland towards Lassen National Park. Leaving the coast means leaving the redwoods and the otherworldly lush foliage at Fern Canyon which Steven Spielberg used in the movie Jurassic Park….

San Francisco to Humboldt National Park After some more shopping we left Sausalito to travel north along Highway 1. This is the major state highway that runs along most of the pacific coast of California. In fact, it is the longest state road in California at just over 1000 km….