What I love most about my relationship with Brad, is his willingness to go with the flow of things, especially when we travel or go on vacation. We lost our opportunity this summer to go to Costa Rica due to COVID, so we had to think outside the box on something we could do that was within our means. We tossed around ideas and finally decided to putz along the Cascade Loop, a scenic drive that meanders through Central Washington and into the Cascades and Wenatchee River Valley. We figured we could easily social distance from people by not taking any populated hikes, avoid tourist traps and destinations (except for Leavenworth) , and Van Life it for a week. We did just that and our 8 day adventure was an unplugged, slow moving bliss that settled my anxieties for the upcoming school year. Let me just say, Washington State is so beautiful. I am so fortunate to get to call this place home and have lived here now, 10 years. Washington is so diverse, too, because the East side of the s
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