Letters From the Road Podcast Jamie Schumacher

LFTR Episode 58 - We’re back on the road!! We’re hanging out with our PenPals Thomas and Erin on the Oregon coast at Ft. Stevens State Park this week having tons of fun at beaches and breweries and campfires! Then we talk about Oceans for a bit!
Highlights include:
* A mouthful of oyster meat
* A crawl of Astoria on a perfect rainy PNW day
* Views and huge slide at a neighborhood park in Astoria
* Picnic on the beach with a beautiful shipwreck at Ft Stevens
* Remembering our previous Oregon coast adventures
* Site tip for starlink and families at Ft Stevens
* Driving White Pass through Washington
* Sandy or rocky beaches?
* Developed or wild beaches?
* Florida!!!
* Jamie got her car lifted by college bros and other adventures in the Saturn
* A gnarly surf lesson with Oldest on Maui
* Alright, Moana, go!
Links:
* Ft. Stevens State Park
* Astoria Brewing Co
* Buoy Beer Co
* McClure Park, Astoria
* Episode 8 of LFTR - the last time we were in Astoria
* Cape Blanco State Park
* The Crazy Norwegian’s Fish & Chips
* Sun Outdoors in Coos Bay
* Tillamook Creamery
* Blue Heron French Cheese Co
* Astoria KOA
* Oak Creek Wildlife Area
* @_maggiejo_ surfing Lake Michigan
Thanks for listening! As always you can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com. Find us on socials @lettersfromtheroadpod! If you feel like kicking us a few bucks because you like what we do you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord.


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LFTR Episode 57 - our second week back in Studio Flo and we are getting so pumped to get back on the road and hanging out with the Community for the summer! We discuss today’s camping community, how (while improving) it’s still hard to be a minority or be differently able in it, and welcoming everyone who welcomes everyone.
Highlights include:
* Surprise taxes are fun
* Frantically preparing for our summer travels
* Frankie’s 1st birthday!
* A train tangent
* Getting ready to leave town checklist
* The best customer service call ever
* Airstream Wash tips
* Ski season is over (finally?)
* Influencers or bust
* Summer is camping party time
* Thoughts on flags (Clay’s were shallow)
* Be friendly (not too friendly)
* Welcome first
* What’s the deal with Goldilocks?
Links:
* @she_colorsnature on Instagram 
* Koa Hospitality report stats post
* @fatblackandgettinit
* @themirnavator
* @themomtrotter
* This article also lists 22 more accounts to follow
Thanks for listening! As always you can find LFTR at
http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com
, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com. Find us on socials @lettersfromtheroadpod! If you feel like kicking us a few bucks because you like what we do you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord.


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LFTR Episode 56 - We’re back home but now have a big shiny object in the driveway (and a new friend or two living with us). The OG LFTR recording studio (Flo the airstream) is back! We review the rest of our time in Lake Tahoe and the drive back, and discuss the idea of living (or wanting) two different lives.
Highlights include:
* Heavenly in Lake Tahoe pt. 2
* Moguls are my nemesis
* Skiing in two states
* We had to stay in Tahoe til Saturday (darn)
* If anyone wants mens 11 snowboard boots hit me up
* A beautiful and semi-sketch drive through northeastern Cali on narrow mountain roads in the snow
* A missing piece
* Our refueling habits
* “We were so high in front one time”
* Dump at rest areas in Washington
* Where does Flo go?
* Our little friend
* Quiet country life vs small town life
* “Our valley”
* Jamie’s always a little spooky and had an albino rat
* Having a house and RV is right for now
* RVing is just easy (especially with kids and dogs)
* “We were going into debt for travel long before we had an RV”
* We wouldn’t be where we were without doing full time travel
* The many lives of… basically everyone
* I just don’t want to be stuck
* Pet rattlesnake area
* “The Palm Springs of Washington”
* Jamie and Clay complain about taxes
Links:
* Heavenly Ski Resort (and a trail map if you want to follow along)
* DIY Home Center (California)
* Over The Edge Taphouse (HH in Crooked River Ranch, OR)
* Washington Rest Areas
Thanks for listening! As always you can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com. Find us on socials @lettersfromtheroadpod! If you feel like kicking us a few bucks because you like what we do you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord.


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LFTR Episode 55 - We did it, friends! We got back into the Airstream and took it to Lake Tahoe! We discuss the timely topic of Turning Chores into Adventures and being ready for adventure anytime.
Highlights include:
* KOA Cabin review
* Pineapple Chicken Recipe
* Hey friends - most of Nevada is mountains!
* Midnight bathroom needs
* Flo is good to go!
* The drive from Vegas to Tahoe
* Our first Tahoe ski day
* Are we just easily distracted, or do we stop to smell the roses?
* Finding the fun in our daily activities
* Stop in the pull off, take the detour!
* Tacking adventures onto family and work trips
* Don’t go to the Corn Palace
* Chore Stacking
* All the parking lots we’ve squeezed into
Links:
* Bachan’s Japanese Barbecue Sauce
* Kelty Tru.Comfort Doublewide 20
* Shoshone Falls
* Cathedral Gorge Miller’s Point Overlook
* Goldfield Miner’s Camp RV Park
* Heavenly Ski Resort (and a trail map if you want to follow along)
* Rock House Discount Ski and Snowboard Rentals
Thanks for listening! As always you can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com. Find us on socials @lettersfromtheroadpod! If you feel like kicking us a few bucks because you like what we do you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord.


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LFTR Episode 54 - We’re back in travel mode and we’re ready to go! On this official, for real, actual one year anniversary episode we’re talking about our favorite LFTRs from our first year. We also can’t contain our excitement about our city weekend in Seattle for oldest’s birthday, and we bring you the highlights.
Highlights include:
* You’re not obligated to chat with us if you become a PenPal (but please do)
* Who wants maraschino cherries?
* Parking the dually in downtown Seattle
* Did you go to Seattle if you didn’t ride a ferry?
* Food and fun in Seattle
* Cherry Blossoms at UW
* LFTR is… an exvangelical, outdoorsy, post-pandemic mid-life crisis?
* How LFTR came to be
* The next year of our travels and LFTR
* Getting silly with bears, wind and pants off dance off
* Just go and see / It’s ok to like things
* Heavier things
Links:
* W Seattle
* Spot Hero
* VAIN Capitol Hill
* Mighty-O Donuts
* Proper Fish
* Fay Bainbridge Park Campground
* GameWorks
* Ooink
* Salt & Straw
* Shultzy’s
Thanks for listening! As always you can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com. Find us on socials @lettersfromtheroadpod! If you feel like kicking us a few bucks because you like what we do you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord.


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LFTR Episode 53 - This week Jamie’s a little sick, but it couldn’t keep us from talking into your ears through our microphones, whether you like it or not. We look back on our time in Vegas for Thanksgiving 2022, dropping off the Cougar and buying the Airstream. Then we bring the feels back in force with Always Leaving - the bittersweet reality that with every new adventure the previous one is history.
Highlights include:
* End-of-the-semester sick
* Drinks that are snacks
* Vegas is actually pretty ok
* Fixing the Cougar fiasco
* Airstream purchase woes
* We love no slides
* Airstream “wind tunnel” test
* The peace of embracing change
* Leaving a memory in the past honors it
* Saying yes when you can
* LFTR is really just a way to make friends!
* Is our whole life a cruise?
* Why? Why not?
Links:
* Enchantment Park Trails
* Rhein Haus Leavenworth
* Red Rock Canyon Las Vegas
* Valley of Fire SP
* Lone Mountain Trail
* Cirque du Soleil KÀ
* Meow Wolf Omega Mart Las Vegas
* Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort
* Las Vegas KOA Journey at Sam’s Town
* Wingspan and the Wingspan computer game
Thanks for listening! As always you can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com. Find us on socials @lettersfromtheroadpod! If you feel like kicking us a few bucks because you like what we do you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord.


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