This fourth post in our 2023 Summer Road Trip series is a journey through southern British Columbia, traversing the scenic province from Vancouver to the U.S. border crossing at Cristina Lake. The Cranky Camper also discovers what a closed border crossing looks like and reflects on lessons learned.
The second post of the 2023 Summer Road Trip series follows the adventure to Portland, Oregon. The Columbia River Gorge offers up miles of scenic landscape along the Oregon-Washington border, and Multnomah Falls, Oregon's tallest waterfall, is a popular hiking and photo spot.
Table Rock Dam in the Ozarks of Missouri provides plenty of recreation opportunities as well as hydroelectric power generation. We also visited Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery, part of the Missouri Department of Conservation, which provides trout management for Lake Taneycomo and other areas in Missouri.
Owen the pup loved his hiking adventure on a popular, local five-mile trail loop in Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
After a hiatus due to the Covid19 pandemic, the Tournament of Roses parade returns to Pasadena, California- and with special significance for the Cranky Camper family.
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