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Month: June, 2026

Day 4 – Astoria to Tillamook

Good morning! First things first. Breakfast. “Ask ChatGPT. What’s the best breakfast burrito in Astoria, Oregon that is currently open?” Turns out ChatGPT is a life changer on a road trip. It was at this point I discovered I could be in the absolute middle of nowhere and ask ChatGPT what sights there are to […]

Day 3 – Portland to Astoria

After a wonderful night of sleep in the upstairs Air BNB guest room, Sean and I walked to get some breakfast. Fantastic food and I actually didn’t want to leave Portland today to be honest. Next time will be a few nights to explore more. At least it’s in a days drive. I brought my […]

Day 2 – Portlandia

Current time line interjection… See that? I brought my XPan along on my trip and shot 13 rolls of film! 13! One of the main points of this trip was for it to be a photo adventure to take loads of film pictures. I went out of my way so many times to get panoramic […]

Day 1 – Away We Go…

It’s been about five years since I’ve had time off so it’s my turn to change that. Since I’ve set aside a whole month to do this my thought was if I saw something that piqued my interest, just stop, take a picture, and just enjoy. You have plenty of time. Turn that car around […]

The All-American West Coast Road Trip

3000+ miles later. As The Proclaimers didn’t once say.I would drive five hundred milesAnd then I would drive five hundred moreThen I would even drive five hundred miles againAnd then I would again drive five hundred moreThen again tag on another five hundred milesThen I would have to drive five hundred+ moreJust to be the […]