Tag Archives: The Big Trip

Day 20: Hooray for Hollywood

Posted on 10 September 2008 by Jason

I woke to the sound of jack­ham­mers out­side again, stum­bled to break­fast in the lobby, and charted a course for Mulholland Drive to get a view of Los Angeles from above.

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Day 19: To Live & Die (Laughing) In L.A.

Posted on 9 September 2008 by Jason

Eager to escape the depress­ing Morro Bay, I started toward Hearst Castle for a tour, but dis­cov­ered that tick­ets started at $24 and, since I am noto­ri­ously cheap when it comes to such things, decided not to spend what rel­a­tively … Continue read­ing →

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Day 17: Sick as a dog

Posted on 8 September 2008 by Jason

I woke up feel­ing like hell, so it took longer than expected to pull myself together and get out the door to explore San Francisco. My first stop, the num­ber one thing on my list, was to visit the 21st … Continue read­ing →

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Day 16: Where life’s such a groove

Posted on 7 September 2008 by Jason

I barely slept through the night, as I’d cho­sen the Motel 6 that appeared to be host­ing a biker rally on the scale of Sturgis in the park­ing lot. Eager to get the hell out of Arcata as soon as … Continue read­ing →

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Day 15: Westward Ho!

Posted on 5 September 2008 by Jason

I woke far too early for my late bed­time, but I wanted to get a start on the day, so I made my way out to the car and found a Dutch Brothers Coffee stand nearby and started my daily … Continue read­ing →

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Day 14: I have tasted heaven

Posted on 5 September 2008 by Jason

I put­tered around Don & Deb’s in the morn­ing, mak­ing cof­fee, writ­ing, and get­ting ready to leave. Once packed, I started back toward Seattle, stop­ping for cof­fee at Locals, the best drive-thru espresso stand in Stanwood. Luckily, I was slow … Continue read­ing →

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Day 13: A little slice of heaven

Posted on 3 September 2008 by Jason

Spent the day doing mostly noth­ing at Don & Deb’s on Camano Island. I caught up on the site, did a cou­ple loads of laun­dry, worked on a free­lance project, helped make brunch (bis­cuits & gravy with home fries) and … Continue read­ing →

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Day 12: The bluest skies you’ve ever seen in Seattle

Posted on 2 September 2008 by Jason

I started the day with a pot of Stumptown Coffee’s Hair Bender (and it was). My agenda hadn’t taken shape much beyond know­ing I wasn’t going to spend another $40 to get into Bumbershoot, despite the allure of see­ing Superchunk … Continue read­ing →

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Day 11: Bumbershoot

Posted on 2 September 2008 by Jason

I woke early again Sunday morn­ing in Portland, stum­bled down­stairs and made tracks to Peet’s for cof­fee, where I ran into a cou­ple of the par­ty­go­ers from the night before. Back at the Knaus house, Meshel made a break­fast of … Continue read­ing →

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Days 9 and 10: Stumptown

Posted on 1 September 2008 by Jason

I made my way up to Portland from Medford in rel­a­tively lit­tle time. My first stop was to see my dear friend Sarah, who I’ve known since high school. We had an all-too-brief chat before I left to meet up … Continue read­ing →

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