July 26, 2011
Yesterday we were simple apartment dwellers in Beaverton, Oregon with all our stuff squeezed into a 1000 sq. foot apartment and a two car garage. Tonight most of our earthly belongings including the Miata are safely stowed away (actually jammed from floor to 12 foot ceiling) in a 10 by 25 foot storage space!! And we thought the apartment was crowded!! The rest is with us in our 26 foot travel trailer and our Chevy Tahoe set to begin our trek to the National Parks and unknown places waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.

Brooke and Sadie came by our camp site at Roamer’s Rest RV Park, with dinner for us tonight and to wish us well and give us last hugs and kisses. Ken is very excited to get going and I am so happy we get to do this together. I am my typical self, taking each moment as it comes. I think it’s happier for me to live in the present and watch the adventure unfold. Getting emotional or excited I don’t know it just isn’t my way of operating! I am looking forward to seeing the parks and all the things we will discover in between them – the people, history, and surprises! It is a time of spiritual exploration also for me and I think that is a very important priority for me...to see my thought expand and be humbled by the beauty and the daily working out of the details.

So off we go tomorrow morning, King and Queen of the road!! Clear, please note the crown and tiara!! They will appear from time to time!