Day 366: ONE YEAR!

Aug12

A year ago today (366 days since this is leap year) we pulled away from our house in Deer Park and the Generous Journey officially began. What a year it’s been!

We’ve mostly been hiding out in Eastern Washington, resting, connecting with friends and family, and doing what needs to be done to get back on the road in October. But we did take a road trip to the upper reaches of Washington with our son, our daughter-in-love, and the world’s cutest grandchild. Among other things, this allowed Lori’s dad to meet his great-grandson.

Four generations © Paul H. Byerly

We also snagged a couple of geocaches and hit a farmers market.

We be farmin' © Paul H. Byerly

Al didn’t accompany us on this trip – he couldn’t get off work. He’s got a summer job as a bouncer at a local animal hangout. As none of the critters here have ever seen an alligator he’s a bit of a celebrity.

Al telling a hedgehog he's had enough © Paul H. Byerly

Image Credit © Paul H. Byerly

Day 320: A Prodigal Son Returns Home

Jun26

The first time we blew through Wyoming, Paul’s state of birth, we failed to get a cache. We tried, but we had no cell phone reception the two times we stopped. So, this time, we printed out half a dozen caches. We nailed the one on the border and grabbed a fast picture to prove I was there.

Paul @ Wyoming border © Paul H. Byerly

Image Credit: © Paul H. Byerly

Day 318: Those Are Some BAD Lands!

Jun24

Lori and I continued our exploration of the Rapid City area by driving through the Badlands National Park. In addition to a lot of great pictures, we also got our first earth cache.

Apparently, the area is called “The Badlands” because early French explorers said they were “bad land to cross”. With a modern road, access to the beauty and wonder of the badlands is easy.