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Month: January 2015

  • BZN to PDX

    BZN to PDX

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    Brent
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    The morning started early. We woke at 4:15 am in order to get me to the airport by 5 am. It’s been long overdue for me to visit Oregon for longer than just a couple days, so last month I booked some tickets and now here I am, sitting in Powell’s books in Portland. For…

  • Nike+ 2014 Running Review

    Nike+ 2014 Running Review

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    Jess
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    Nike+ sent me this video giving me a review for my runs in 2014. I didn’t log all of my miles and I didn’t have a good marathon year, but this is still a fun video. I am excited to see what 2015 brings. Not sure if I will run a marathon, but who knows!

  • Edinburgh – The End

    Edinburgh – The End

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    Jess
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    We arrived back in Edinburgh on Saturday night in time to see some Christmas decorations. Christmas in November? Yes! Then we enjoyed our last great day in the city of Edinburgh on Sunday.

  • Year in Review – 2014

    Year in Review – 2014

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    Brent
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    The nice thing about operating a blog, is that you really don’t have to write a long essay on the adventures of the last year, you’ve already done that. However, people don’t always read all the posts, and may have missed out on a few things. So here is the year in summary.   The…

  • St. Andrews

    St. Andrews

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    Jess
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    We took a stroll down to St. Andrews on our way back to Edinburgh. What a beautiful little town. FYI, if you like golf, it was invented here. Those pictures of the golf course, ya that is the oldest golf course. Kinda of cool even though I don’t play golf.

  • Nessie & Inverness

    Nessie & Inverness

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    Jess
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    We ventured on over to Loch Ness where we toured around the ruins of the Urquhart Castle. Nessie wasn’t spotted, but I am a believer. Ha! Then we took a little jaunt over to Inverness.