We spent a great day in Jackson Hole and Alpine with my cousin Carson. Carson visited us in New Zealand over Christmas so it was great to see him again and catch up with him. We began the day with a quad bike ride up Black Mountain next to Carson’s house in Alpine. We got…
Month: August 2012
Driving through deserts and salt
We had a beautiful drive from Nevada to Wyoming. We started off very early in the morning and passed through stunning desert scenes and views of a rocky, barren landscape. We passed the Bonneville Salt Flats where land speed records are set, and continued on to the Great Salt Lake in…
Yosemite National Park
Two days after we wrecked our car, we headed off in a rental car to Yosemite National Park. Our original plan had been to camp nearby for two nights, but we decided to just make the best of the time that we had in Yosemite. After waiting in a queue for half an hour just…
Farewell to the Red Devil
Red Devil. Purchased June 2012. Died August 2012, aged 12. Oh, Red Devil! How excited we were when first found you. You were the only reasonably priced car in Houston, you weren’t an SUV and you were cheap. It was love at first sight. At first, we didn’t suspect you of being a Red Devil….
Crater Lake National Park
From Portland we drove south to Crater Lake National Park. Neither of us had ever heard of this until my mum suggested we visit (thanks Mum!) Crater Lake is incredible. A looooong time ago it was a volcano, which then erupted and left behind a crater. The crater doesn’t have any rivers feeding it or…
Portland, Oregon
From Pacific City we headed to Portland to stay with our new friends Angie, Todd, Zion and Brennan. We met them at the Wild Goose festival and were really blessed to be able to stay with them for a few days – thanks guys! Some of the highlights of our time in Portland…
Pacific City
We spent two nights at the tiny town of Pacific City (it is somewhat misleadingly named!) Our friends recommended a little campground there, which had lots of wild bunnies running around it – they were so cute! One of the highlights of the beach there is a giant sand dune which we climbed up…
Shelton, Seattle and surroundings
We stayed in Shelton, Washington with my (Karen’s) friend from work in Auckland. Julie and her family were awesome hosts and we had a really neat time with them. On our first day there, Julie took us to Olympia, the capital of Washington which is less than an hour from Shelton. There we ate lunch…
Piako makes some friends
After Piako left Canada, he went all through the USA…he survived a car crash and wound up visiting friends in Illinois! He had a lovely time with the Leman family.
Piako goes to Canada
Piako went to Canada. He visited Vancouver Island and played with Reuben’s cousin Hannah.
Meandering Kiwis 