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We were tired after 3 full days of music at the Sasquatch Festival at the Gorge, but damn we had a good time. Our favorite of the weekend was, by far, Massive Attack, a “trip-hop” band from the U.K. They put on the same show in Switzerland (take a look at these photos). Other bands that stood out were Band of Horses, The National, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, My Morning Jacket, Passion Pit and Tune Yards. We van camped with Sam and Mareike, and Pete and Barb, among a sea of what seemed to be young 20 year-olds. Let’s just say when it comes to the latest fashion, we are definitely not in the know. We spent every morning over a huge breakfast, practicing our hula hooping skills and devising methods for smuggling in drinks to the venue (check out Mareike’s chest baggies below). Here are some of the favorite shots from the weekend:

Following the concert we began our drive south, stopping for a night in Hood River to celebrate Sam’s 31st birthday, a few nights in Bend with Shannon and Jimmy, a soak in the Umpqua Hot Springs (super cool Yellowstone-esque springs in the middle of Oregon), and then made our way, all too quickly, down the California coast. Plans with family in the Bay Area and a need for a solid internet connection seemed to dictate where and how long we could stay along the coast, so we now have a list of places we need to return to, like the Lost Coast, Mendocino, and, well, pretty much everywhere else in between Bodega Bay and the Redwoods. Some day we’ll return. For now we are San Fransico-bound and looking forward to seeing family and friends.