
THE REDWOODS 9.19-21.14
After we visited Crater Lake, we new our next trip had to be the Redwoods. Truth be told, ever since we purchased our national parks pass earlier this summer, we're very excited to visit as many national parks as possible. We already have our next national parks trips planned for next year. This trip however, we found to be so diverse. If you've never been to the Redwood forest before, the actual redwood trees and ferns and ground floor ecosystem is very similar if not exact.

CRATER LAKE NP 8.29-9.1.14
This Labor Day weekend was both planned and unplanned. We made prior arrangements to board the dog, but it wasn’t until about two p.m. Friday afternoon that we finally decided which direction to point the Westy…due north, to Oregon. Yep, we spent eight hours (remember, westy time) driving north to cross the Oregon border so that we could both scratch a destination off our to do list. Crater Lake National Park, a volcano that imploded rather than exploded, is truly a sight to