July 25, 2005
In Columbia, sweatin' it out
Sarah should be updating her travelogue pretty soon here to cover the rest of the trip. To get up to speed on the trip, her travelogue is here!
July 11, 2005
Still kicking at 26!
Still kicking at 26!
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone!
More pictures are up and Sarah has updated the travelogue. We're in Telluride, Colorado and loving the weather!
July 09, 2005
New photos!!!
Dessert!!!
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
We've been away from the internet for a whole week now... imagine that! We're in Moab, Utah right now, but I'm only able to upload the highlights of San Francisco.... check out Sarah's blog for an update there as well!
July 02, 2005
Trip Update
Passing Tree and Vineyard
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
Many more photos are online. Go to flickr to see them all. This is my favorite one of the day, and possibly of the trip so far. Sarah snapped it while we were driving to dinner in Sonoma, CA.
We miss you guys!
Interesting Coldplay quote
There's a hidden track on X&Y, "Til Kingdom Come." That's so biblical of you.
"A Message" and "Til Kingdom Come" both come from having quite a religious upbringing. "A Message" is taken from a hymn we used to sing called "My Song Is Love Unknown," and we'd say "kingdom come" every week in the Lord's Prayer. One of the great things about being forced to go to church services is that we'd sing all these big songs. That's partly why I'm obsessed with getting everyone to sing along at our shows. It makes me feel like I'm a part of something.
July 01, 2005
Another day, many more photos!
Redwood Forest, California
Redwood Forest, California
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
We're actually waiting for traffic to pass for road construction. Pretty amazing first glimpse of the forest with the mist and all.
Sarah on the sidewalk
Sarah on the sidewalk
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
We stopped to get a look at the coast... not very impressive from our perspective, but check out Sarah's awesome bike capris!
Golden Beach (half-way through bike ride)
Golden Beach (half-way through bike ride)
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
Our butts had been only somewhat kicked by this point. Little did we know what lay ahead! Beautiful day on the beach, but tough to get a good photo... good self-portrait though!
Sarah vs. The Tree
Sarah vs. The Tree
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
To give you some idea of the scale of our surroundings
Luke contemplates his new home
Luke contemplates his new home
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
There was a hollowed out section between these trees... big enough to ride through if it had actually gone somewhere!
Roadside Elk
Roadside Elk
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
When we had left Prairie Creek State Park, we (along with many other cars of people) got to see some elk eating next to the road...
Blog, blog, blog your boat...
Sarah is gonna blog the whole trip (we're behind a few days), but go here for our latest update
And I blogged all of our posted photos so far below, so enjoy! Please post comments! We'd love to hear from you!
Goonies House
Goonies House
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
After much searching, we found my #1 choice for places to find on the trip... the house where they filmed the beginning of "The Goonies" (and location of the infamous "Truffle Shuffle"). We had to ask our waitress how to find it; it's at the very edge of town. We found the street to get up there, and there's a big hand-made sign: "PRIVATE DRIVE". I'm sure that we aren't the first to come to this neighborhood with our purpose.
Jeep at the beach
Jeep at the beach
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
Finally at the Pacific Coast, Sarah gets to touch this ocean (she's seen it from Peru and Alaska, but never in the Continental US.)... check out our low-rider of a Jeep!
Columbia River Mouth
Columbia River Mouth
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
Shot from the foot of the Astoria Column, this is our last view of the state of Washington on the other side of the Columbia River.
Shipwreck at Fort Stephens State Park
Shipwreck at Fort Stephens State Park
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
The remains of a shipwreck on the Oregon coast... Sarah got this great shot!
Biking at Fort Stephens
Biking at Fort Stephens
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
Beautiful bike ride on a very "pacific northwest" kind of day... foggy, misty, gray... perfect for 8 miles of bike riding!
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Originally uploaded by Luke and Sarah.
Perfect day (but long walk) to get this shot... definitely recommend this as a stop on your way to anywhere...