Escape from Yurt Village

As I mentioned a few posts ago, Jenny and I relocated to Yurt Village in May and had been staying here for some time. Unfortunately my lease was terminated once the proprietor discovered I was harboring wild beagles in the facility, which is strictly against Yurt Village code (wild beagles are a menace in the Castle Rock area). So unfortunately we were forced to high tail it back to Kansas Town. This post takes a quick look at all the various methods of transportations required to complete our exodus from the Pacific Northwest, which in those short weeks had become something of a second home to us.


First we flew by mountains


Then we took a train through the gorge (From Natalya's series of Portland-area pics posted one day before Mr. Frugal Traveler from the NY Times ran his piece about chasing Oregonian waterfalls)


Our friend Manfred led us on a spiraling motorcycle chase to Crown Pointe.


After that we followed the waterways into the Mt. St. Helens blast zone


And drove a rental car along the Spirit Lake highway until the snow kept us from driving any further


After that, a boat


Last but not least, an epic bike ride through the Presidio

Now we are back in the Midwest, where it's all green and lovely once again. More posts to follow. Photos courtesy of Jennifer Wetzel.