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🔥🍻 #upperleftusa #campvibes #stanleyness

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There was plenty of coffee in today's recipe. I've been thinking of doing some what of a #coffeeoutside meet up in the morning sometime soon. Who would be interested in joining in on something like that? I'd love to see you all ride your bikes and come together over morning coffee! #upperleftusa #vsco #campvibes (at Spokane, Washington)

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anniversary getaway to the wallowa mountains

My wife and I have now been married for one full year.  !!  Seems like the year has gone by so quickly and I wouldn't change a thing.  As many of you may know we are due to have our first child this November.  We recently found out that...... ITS A BOY.  Blue birthday cake forever.  

 Anyway , back to the trip.  I surprised Brooke with a getaway to the Jennings Hotel in Joseph, Oregon.  We first visited the town last year shortly after our wedding and I quickly fell in love.  Someday we (I) really hope to have some property in Wallowa county.  If you've never been I highly suggest it.  

Our journey began with the drive.  I had never driven from Spokane to Joseph but I knew it wouldn't disappoint.  The scenic views and winding roads we're nothing short of what I'd hoped for.  The grande ronde river runs from the snake through the south-eastern most corner of Washington before dipping south into Oregon.  At the very bottom there was a little restaurant called Boggans Oasis... next time (hopefully by bike) a stop will surely be in order.  As we continued out trek into oregon it only began to rain much more.

Once we arrived in Joseph the rain had stopped and we we're gifted with a nice overcast night filled with mountainous fog.  The town is photogenic to say the least.  Big thanks to the Jennings hotel for housing us and all of Gregs hospitality.  It really is a rad project and you should all go check it out. 

It's easy to feel small nestled in mountains so large.  

In closing, we had a wonderful getaway.  Here's to a year of marriage and the many more to come.

_cheers

The eagle cap wilderness butts right up against town.  Its 565 Square miles and covers the Wallowa mountain range.  The area is littered with glacial fed lakes and is quite the evergreen playground.  We only went for a short day hike up the west fork of the Wallowa river on the Chief Joseph Trail.  I'm eager to head back and plan some sort of backpack trip through the area.  (maybe with a little kiddo on my back)

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Long winding roads and misty mountains... Would you believe this is in south-eastern Washington? #upperleftusa #vsco #campvibes

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Our stay at the @thejenningshotel has been wonderful. Thanks @greghennes for your hospitality, we'll be back again soon! #vsco #wallowacounty #yearone (at The Jennings Hotel)

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They'd never been to north Idaho and we didn't bring swim suits. #upperleftusa #vsco #party (at Lake Pend Oreille)

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Coming into the weekend like.... Stoked for @verseandventure and @ryan.bradley.wilson to come up and spend some time with us. #upperleftusa #vsco #stanleyness (at Lake Pend Oreille)

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Mid-week jonesin' for some splorin'. It's Wednesday my dudes. #stanleyness #vsco #upperleftusa (at Lake Pend Oreille)

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Go check out the latest wedding I shot on my site. I plan to continue in updating more and more content throughout the next few weeks. #vsco #upperleftusa #lookslikefilm (at Grafton Photo)

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Morning coffee. It's Thursday... We're almost there. #upperleftusa #fortheboys #stanleyness in this very moment I was telling @blzke to follow @drunkcyclist 📸: @micah.cr2 (at Rose Lake, Idaho)

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Got to spend some time with the boys today and a little last week, always a great time. Can't wait for future adventures. #funisthebest #vsco #upperleftusa (at Rose Lake, Idaho)

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Driving around the mountains in this beast of a rig. 79' Subaru. #campvibes #vsco #upperleftusa (at Valley, Washington)

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Amongst all the coffee and coffee shops, I'm hoping to get out for a quick hike today. Who else is getting out this hump day? Halfway to the weekend. #upperleftusa #vsco #stanleyness (at Sandpoint, Idaho)

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Found a dirt road... Let the adventure begin. #upperleftusa #vsco #spokanedoesntsuck (at Spokane, Washington)

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More of @yourbudpauldud getting fast and loose up at @mtspokane in the gnar woods of @mtspokaneterrainparks pretty rad concept for a park in the middle of the woods. If you're local and you decide to ski elsewhere I'd urge you to go check out all the new things Mt Spokane is doing! #fastandloose #upperleftusa #vsco (at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park)

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@mtspokaneterrainparks has a pretty awesome pump track set up right now. Feels good to be back on a snow covered mountains. #upperleftusa #vsco #spokanedoesntsuck (at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park)

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Touristing around Vancouver for our @velofix franchisee training. Can't wait to start @velofixspocda. I hope I get to work on all your muddy mountain bikes. #lookslikefilm #vsco #upperleftusa (at False Creek, Olympic Village, Vancouver, BC)