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The view from Donner Lake Overview.

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Our first empty nest road trip in Oregon

Old Town Chandler should be on your agenda the next time you visit Phoenix.

His and hers, on one of our first rides to nearby Redstone, Colorado. Mine is the pretty one in front.

The Taylor River

Pretzels and beer at the SanTan Brewing Company.

The Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Cheesy humor at the Tillamook Cheese Factory

Family hike at Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park the week before the nest was vacated.

The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Jake’s Famous Crawfish in Portland

Blarney Castle

The Newton Hotel in Nairn, Ireland.

Waterfall near Redstone, Colorado.

San Marcos Place in Chandler, Arizona.

Japanese Gardens in Portland

The view from the River Lee Hotel in Cork, Ireland.

The ultimate backcountry camping experience!

G&M Cabins in Lake City, Colorado.

The view from the top of Tomichi Pass.

Mt. Shasta from the Volcanic Scenic Legacy Byway

Beautifully preserved bank in downtown Lake City.

Cinnamon roll French toast at the Handy Creek Bakery.

Henry’s Tavern has 100 beers on tap.

Wine tasting at Maison La Belle Vie in Palisade, Colorado, in 2022

View from the Newton Hotel in Nairn.

Cien Agaves, home of 100 tequilas, for a Valentine’s Day dinner in Oldtown Scottsdale.

SanTan Brewery in Chandler, Arizona

Clouds rolling in at Arcadia Beach, near Wheeler, Oregon.

The Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club in Edinburgh.

Welcome to Oldtown Scottsdale!

Murphy’s Law Pub and Ale House.

Views from the West Elk Scenic Byway

Our cozy cabin in Lake City, Colorado

Happy hour on the patio at El Zocalo in Chandler, Arizona.

Welcome to Scottsdale, Arizona!

Coal brick-oven pizza at Grimaldi’s in Scottsdale

Volcanic Scenic Legacy Byway

Best friends

The Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel in Dublin

God bless America

Scott at Arcadia Beach.

Bourbon Jacks Bar & Grill in Chandler, Arizona.

A snowy Christmas Eve at the Pine Creek Cookhouse.

VooDoo Dougnuts!

A welcome site at the end of a long day.

Celebrating the completion of our remodeling project by getting away from it all in Moab.

Our room at the Old Wheeler Hotel.

A beautiful Colorado sky.

Reward after the day’s ride: a cold beer and a slice of pizza at Poker Alice.

Old Wheeler Hotel

I will own a Harley again someday!

Grimaldi’s Pizzaria in Scotsdale, Arizona

Glacier National Park

Looking for John Wayne.

Leaving, on a jet plane.

Beautiful drive along the Oregon coast

Empty nest camping!

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