Picks and Pans – In and around Bridgeport, CA

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Bridgeport Inn

Walking in to the Bridgeport Inn was a little bit like stepping back into roadtrip times of yore. The owner’s young son seated us in the small hotel dining room as Frank Sinatra played softly on the radio. We sipped our coffee and watched the locals go about their daily business in […]

Picks and Pans – Nevada City and North San Juan, CA

Going to Sean’s hometown, after so many years, now makes me feel like I’m returning home too. This is mostly due to the fact that Sean’s family and friends have welcomed me with open arms and open hearts since my first visit. And, also, being a Montana girl, I’ll always feel at home in the […]

Picks and Pans – Lassen National Park

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Subway Lava Tube in Lassen N.F.

While in Lassen, we had the opportunity to walk through the prehistoric equivalent of a subway tunnel, formed by underground lava flow from ancient volcanic activity. The Native American tribes in the region thought the tubes were inhabited by a devil, understandable given that if you walked in […]

Picks and Pans – From Portland to Crater Lake

Western Cascade Scenic Byway

It would be a simple matter to convince yourself that anything of importance in Oregon is along I-5, and many people do just that, which makes all the other amazing byways through the state that much better by mere fact that they’re almost unpopulated. Thanks to Sean’s penchant for studying the […]

Picks and Pans – Central Oregon

Following the Greatest of Unions celebration, we joined forces with our friends Katya, Peter, Romi and Nika (here after referred to as KaPeRoNi) to venture out into the volcanic magnificence of central Oregon.

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Lava Lands at Newberry National Volcanic Monument

Apparently the middle of Oregon is one big volcano just waiting to explode […]