It was a clear, windy and cool day as we drove from Idaho Falls through Jackson, WY to Grand Teton National Park. The peaks were visible until the clouds quickly engulfed them ~ 3:30 P.M. We took Moose-Wilson Road to the Granite Canyon Entrance, walked a nature trail in the Lawrence Rockefeller Preserve, then slowly…
Seeing Randy was another reunion long overdue, and we finally got to meet Debbie. She and I found we have a lot in common so the four of us had a great time. Mollie, their Pomeranian, was our best friend in no time. Randy treated us to his culinary skills during the weekend: Perfectly grilled…
Rather than taking I-5 straight in to Seattle from Portland, we cut onto 12E then 7N for the scenic route through small historic towns like Mineral and Elbe. If not for the low clouds, we would have been able to see Mt Rainer from here. Originally, we wanted to take 123N between Mt. Rainer and…
May 1st: As we crossed the Oregon border, the first thing we noticed was all the irrigation systems spraying high into the air and far out onto farmer’s fields. There didn’t seem to be any water shortage just over the California border. Has no more efficient system been invented yet? Anyway, we checked in to…
Steve’s cousin Tommy (they’re both 65) and wife Elisabeth (we’re both 57), were our earliest inspiration to travel, and the first time we had ever heard of house sitting. Our second and most recent inspiration for house sitting was ~2005 when Teri Hebert introduced us to Janetta and Eddie from South Africa. They were house…
Our house/pet sitting gig in CA was nearing and we were feeling the need to keep up our pace. It was an easy drive on Rt 8 all the way from Phoenix to San Diego and the home of our friends, the Shresthas. We became friends with Hemanta and his family at UConn and this…
After our unplanned off-road adventure in Big Bend, the CRV needed to be realigned, so we found a Honda dealer in Las Cruces, NM and hung out at K-Bobs restaurant where we had our first Hatch chiles — roasted and salsa. Back at the dealership we were amazed they found no dings on the underside…
Having completed our medical maintenance, we are good for another 6 months or 10, 000 miles, whichever comes first: Ha! On March 25th, Amy dropped us at Bradley airport and we returned to San Antonio, TX to begin our journey west of the Mississippi: Visiting family and friends, seeing many sights on our way to…
Travel Vicariously with Jane & Steve 