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Monday, August 31

Charity

For a Monday morning, it's pretty clear and beautiful. The skies are blue and there's no haze from wildfires. On my drive to work I could see five peaks - Mt Bachelor, Broken Top, and the Three Sisters.

And when I looked at the top of South Sister (also known as "Charity") I thought, "I've been there!"

I hiked to the top of South Sister with several friends on August 10th. Yes, in Oregon some of our mountains have trails all the way up to the top. This one happens to start at the Devil's Lake campground, a short drive from Bend.

Saturday, August 29

Hungry

a.k.a. Road Trip 2009 - The "What We Ate" Edition

Somewhere in South Dakota my husband commented that we eat better when we're camping than when we're at home. I think he's right! Based on that comment, you might assume that we ate out a LOT during our road trip but we didn't... except for our road days. We hit many fast food joints on those to make things a little more interesting and fun for the kids. I would have just as soon stopped at a rest area and set up the grill to make a meal but oh well!

Many people have asked for recipe and meal recommendations for road and camping trips. This post is for y'all. (But the "y'all" is for Melinda.)