During our time in Portland, several local friends recommended that we visit Chapman Elementary School and watch the birds. This seemed both unique and local, which are two of the best reasons for us to try something during our travels. ‘The Birds’ turned out to be Vaux’s Swifts, a variety of bird that roosts at…
Our visit to Patrick’s Point and the Trinidad area was most notable for it’s amazing blackberries. I’ll get to details there, but first, let’s talk about fun on north coast beaches. When We Visited: August 10-14, 2014 Ages of Kids: 8, 6, 4 Where We Stayed: 4 Nights at Sounds of the Sea RV Park,…
We were recently interviewed by Michael Boyink for his Ditching Suburbia project, and our conversation has led me to a few realizations about our town travel and our motivations to travel. Many of the travelers that we know, and those interviewed for the same project came to travel because of their dissatisfaction with the typical…
Beautiful Nightscapes usually have some foreground elements. This can often be a silhouette, but being able to see elements in the foreground can be very helpful as well. One of our favorite images capture in Bryce National Park was enhanced with some light painting. Consider both images, and see which you like more. Foreground Subject…
Full-time travel as an active Latter Day Saint family provides us with plenty of experience visiting new congregations. Each week, we walk into a new building, meet new people, and visit new classes. We’ve had all kinds of experiences and we’ve learned a few things about effective ways to welcome people into church. Some of…
Thanks for the mention Sam! We feel a bit newbie-ish to travel getting rolling again after 5 months down.