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Cheesy humor at the Tillamook Cheese Factory

San Marcos Place in Chandler, Arizona.

The Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club in Edinburgh.

Coal brick-oven pizza at Grimaldi’s in Scottsdale

The ultimate backcountry camping experience!

Grimaldi’s Pizzaria in Scotsdale, Arizona

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

Welcome to Oldtown Scottsdale!

Old Wheeler Hotel

Waterfall near Redstone, Colorado.

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

Leaving, on a jet plane.

A snowy Christmas Eve at the Pine Creek Cookhouse.

Welcome to Scottsdale, Arizona!

View from the Newton Hotel in Nairn.

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

Glacier National Park

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

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

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

God bless America

Our room at the Old Wheeler Hotel.

Looking for John Wayne.

Our cozy cabin in Lake City, Colorado

Beautiful drive along the Oregon coast

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

Bourbon Jacks Bar & Grill in Chandler, Arizona.

Pretzels and beer at the SanTan Brewing Company.

Empty nest camping!

SanTan Brewery in Chandler, Arizona

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

Views from the West Elk Scenic Byway

Volcanic Scenic Legacy Byway

The Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel in Dublin

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

Best friends

Japanese Gardens in Portland

Blarney Castle

Murphy’s Law Pub and Ale House.

I will own a Harley again someday!

Jake’s Famous Crawfish in Portland

Mt. Shasta from the Volcanic Scenic Legacy Byway

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

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

VooDoo Dougnuts!

Cinnamon roll French toast at the Handy Creek Bakery.

Scott at Arcadia Beach.

The view from the top of Tomichi Pass.

Henry’s Tavern has 100 beers on tap.

Our first empty nest road trip in Oregon

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

A beautiful Colorado sky.

The Newton Hotel in Nairn, Ireland.

A welcome site at the end of a long day.

G&M Cabins in Lake City, Colorado.

The Taylor River

Beautifully preserved bank in downtown Lake City.

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