200 Square Feet with Catio Views

This is a diary of our unique life on the road with our two cats. I write this so we remember what we did and where. Follow along if you are curious!

Oregon

  • The Eastward Trek of 2025 Has Begun

    Wow, I can’t believe it has been nearly two years since we first dragged our camper across the country from Ohio to Washington State! There is still so much to see and dear friends and family to visit, so off we go and here we come! Waterfalls & Banana Slugs on the Oregon Trail Our Read more

  • Glamping for the Holidays

    After two amazing months traveling the entire Oregon Coast camping and volunteering, we headed back to the Land of Creature Comforts, a military base FamCamp…namely JBLM Holiday Park. Great name for a place to stay over the holidays! Plus, we stayed at an awesome Airbnb…what a treat! Holiday Park Avoiding the big ol’ Megler Bridge Read more

  • What the Elk?

    From Beverly Beach State Park we headed north to Fort Stevens State Park (or Elk Land, Elk Island, Elkizona, Elkville, Elkopolous). We gracefully dodged elk land mines, watched a man and his dog get chased by an elk behind our camper, saw a 235-foot-tall rock on the beach, explored Fort Stevens, Astoria, Cape Disappointment and Read more

  • Can’t See the Ocean for the Plastic

    Six days in the Newport, OR area was full of incredibly beautiful sights and just the right amount of tourist kitsch. And the whales and friendly people made it even better…until our first Tsunami Warning! Reedsport to Newport (Beverly Beach State Park) Travel to Newport was only two hours. Thank goodness for the pro tip Read more

  • Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, We Shall Return!

    We are heading north to do some recreational camping after one month of volunteering at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park…a windy, rainy, and now sunny and cold, month! We enjoyed the area, rangers and other volunteers so much that we will definitely be back next year! It’s Not Even About the Lighthouse This park is in Read more

  • Nature, Stressful AND Relaxing

    The past week or so has been filled with lovely snippets of nature mixed with weather worries, repairs and surprises. Any stress is temporary. We still love this life! Weather Wariness and Awe Hail Being coastal novices, we had no idea that mini hail downpours are fairly common here in Oregon. As we slept last Read more

  • Sleepless and Solace on the Oregon Coast

    All the things that make the Oregon Coast amazingly beautiful and at times disconnected is exactly what I needed this week! Throttled with No TV at the Perfect Time We drove a couple of hours north on my new favorite highway, the 101, where postcard views are around every corner. We have settled at a Read more

  • Southern Oregon Coast is Full of Surprises!

    Sea stacks, redwood trees, glorious sunsets, vast beaches…the (slightly) harrowing road to get here was worth it! Route Planning Challenges RV route planning can be a challenge…I am the official navigator on travel days. This sometimes causes me stress, because there is no one, single RV route planner that meets all our needs. And I Read more

  • Travel Mode Feels Great!

    This week finds us headed south on the 5 before we head to the Oregon Coast. Three travel days in four days. Back in travel mode… So THIS is Why We Live in 200 Square Feet! Much like a weekend getaway can put the spark back in a relationship and you think, “So THIS is Read more