(The header photo features a snow-capped Mt. Shasta. Stunning from every angle.)

I mean, what did I really expect?

Our short-lived time in Oregon was astonishingly beautiful, even as we tramped along sheer cliffs of snow

Well Southern California, it's been real. But it's time to say goodbye to you and your frustratingly lucid blue skies. And it's time to switch maps as we head north. The only question now is which

Well, it's been three whole weeks and I'm only now figuring out how to post photos. And it seems as though I'll only be able to do so when I come across a computer. So thank