Monthly Archives: August 2004

I can stop going to breweries any time I like. In fact, I’m thinking next week I won’t go to any at all! But today, I’m having breakfast at the brewery. Found a “Rocky Mountain Brewing News” that lists breweries … Continue reading →

Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles is/was around 2200 miles. I’ve driven about 3400 miles so far from San Diego. (16:46) Random road thoughts: Trees exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen; the lungs exchange CO2 for O2. Trees look like … Continue reading →

Today was a long driving day; I’ll probably run into Idaho tonight, already. Assuming that is, that I can find someplace to camp, or at least pull off the (ugh) freeway. It’s been raining all day long, some times a … Continue reading →

This is a cute little old-west style town with wooden sidewalks and decor. And yes, I’m at yet another brewery, trying a few of their samplers. Gotta keep those carbs up. Once I get over the fact that I don’t … Continue reading →

Not a lot of time to write, the ferries here are quite efficient and we’re about halfway to Seattle, but wanted to note that it’s absolutely gorgeous and the view of the city is wonderous. Staying with the Hubbards tonight, … Continue reading →

Got a little bit of a headache going, woke up with that. Otherwise my campsite last night was beautiful – In a rainforest, beside a river, in a nearly deserted national forest campground 13 miles down a gravel road from … Continue reading →

Waiting here to meet a friend of Pamarie’s who she tells me is amazing and knows everything about Portland; I don’t know what she looks like other than she’s about 50, and I don’t know if she knows what I … Continue reading →

Come for the wireless access point – stay for the breakfast! Or something to that effect. Slept very well last night at the Eel Creek campground, just down the road from Spinreel, where…well, I’ll explain that in in minute. After … Continue reading →

I find that if I go too long without food, as I tend to do on the road, I get a little dopey. I took the grand tour of Coos Bay without finding a single restaurant that sounded good to … Continue reading →

The bartender tells me this is no longer a brewery, hasn’t been for three years, but it’s still listed in the brewer’s directory I got from North Coast. But I’m enjoying a “Six Rivers Sasquatch Strong Ale” which is dark … Continue reading →