Where Will Vincent Van Go?

 So, here we are in Nevada, which is one of those states that I feel like kinda flies under the radar (except for Vegas). It is a state I have been to before, but just kinda in passing. But, this year, for my birthday, we decided to drive down to Lake Mead and Las Vegas for a few days to celebrate! It isn't actualy too far from Central Oregon where we have been for the past month or so, about 13 hours. We departed Central Oregon on Thursday afternoon and arrived on Saturday afternoon. It is nice traveling when you can just kinda find a place to stop wherever you feel like it. We arrived at the Lake Mead Visitor's Center to get the inside scoop on where we should park. There are a few really nice free camping areas around the lake (2ish week stay limit) that we liked, and the first night we decided to stay at Government Wash.  The temperature was perfect for strolling around, relaxing, and enjoying the sunset. There were a few other vehicles parked there, but it was by no means...

We can finally breathe again! We have been hanging out in Bend for the past month or so, and let me tell you, it is good to have some clear air once again. There are a few wildfires that have been burning in the Oregon Cascades, and the prevailing winds from the west have provided us with an overabundance of smoke. But, towards the end of last week, it started to rain! YES! The rain helped cut down the smoke we received, and we can once again see the mountains and breathe deeply! Thank goodness! The best part was that we got to go up to Big Lake this past weekend for a wedding! Our good frineds Apollo and Alexis Lizzi got married! And there was no smoke, which was great! It didn't even rain during the wedding. It rained before, but just as it was getting close to wedding time it slowed to a stop, they got married successfully, and we had a great time at the reception afterwards hanging out, talking to people, and generally having a party. Then, the next morning, we jumped into the ...