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Shimmering Dubrovnik: September 30 – October 2, 2019
Dubrovnik, called the Jewel of the Adriatic, was the last stop on the Raffs’ Croatia itinerary. Tourism in this town has skyrocketed in the last few years primarily fueled by Game of Thrones, as it was a major filming site … Continue reading
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September 21 – 24, 2019: A Sample of Croatia’s National Parks
After eating and drinking our way through Istria, the Raff’s needed exercise and nature. A few days in two of Croatia’s National Parks was just the ticket. We headed inland and south to Plitvice Lakes. Google Maps again suckered us … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Croatia
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September 12 – 16, 2019: Slovenia – Logarska Dolina, Ljubliana, and Piran
“I don’t want to die, and I am going to drink a liter of wine†were the words that poured out of my mouth during our eventful drive to Logarska Dolina from Lake Bled. What was supposed to be an … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Slovenia
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It’s All Fun and Rains: Bled, Slovenia September 5 – 8, 2019
It was time to kick off part two of the Raff’s Still Moonin’ adventure… Europe! Our starting place was a trip through the Western Balkans. Croatia was top of the list, but after some research (Thanks, Rick Steves!) we decided … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Slovenia
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Mt. Whitney: August 12 – 16, 2019
The culmination of our summer climbing plans was Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the continental United States. All summer, we had this climb in mind. We would need high-altitude fitness, good route-finding and efficient climbing to make it successful. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, USA - Summer 2019
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Cobble, Cobble: Maple Canyon July 27 – 30, 2019
Maple Canyon was not on the original Raff’s Summer 2019 itinerary. After lots of discussion over happy hour wine in Jackson Hole, we decided to head there next as a stopover on our way to Tuolumne. We were originally planning … Continue reading
A Grand Time in the Tetons: July 21 – 26, 2019
Teton National Park was the next stop on the Raff’s summer road trip itinerary. We had a quick preview of the park at the end of June during our drive to Ten Sleep. Based on that view of the mountains, … Continue reading
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming: July 7, 2019
“Dad, I am going to climb to the top of this tower someday.†I said this as an 8-year-old standing at the base of Devil’s tower watching the climbers. I had never even seen rock climbers before, but I have … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, USA - Summer 2019
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On the Road Again…
The stress of the last few weeks is starting to peel away slowly the farther from Portland we go and as the days pass. It was such a whirlwind, crazy, exhausting few days leading up to our departure. I had … Continue reading
Ready for the Adventure
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. The to do list is dwindling down. It is finally less than half a page long! My favorite task has been to inspect the wine cellar and determine which wines just had … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Preparations
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