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Welcome to Our Great Escape

We hit the back roads of Washington State in search of adventure.

WHO WE AREWHAT WE DO

Of all the paths you take in life,

make sure a few of them are made of dirt.

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Prints of select photos are available by emailing Angela. Bella can’t type.

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Angela

the escape artist

My best days are spent on the back roads, taking pictures of abandoned farmhouses, barns and churches.

I always know the road that leads us home.

Bella

the Maremma sheepdog

No adventure is complete without Bella riding shotgun in the Great Escape.

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abandoned schoolhouse

Our Adventures

abandoned church

Guardian of the Columbia

It distracted me from my ultimate mission — an afternoon with Maremma sheepdogs. I was driving south on a rural road on the Colville Reservation and spied it out of the corner of my eye. Of course, my new friend Kaila warned me about it.…
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livestock guardian dog

On the job

I love this breed. So damn much. When Shep came into my life in 2004, I had never heard of a Maremma sheepdog. When my friend who connected us told me the breed name over the phone, I heard "Miramichi dog." For those not in the know, the…
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studebaker trucks

A new friend

And one angry, worried husband. I can't really say that I blame him. My adventures have gotten me into trouble. There was the time I blew a tire (hey, where did all the pictures on that post go?) and there was the time I backed into a…
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Know a place you want to see us visit? Have a story of your own to tell? Drop us a line and tell us all about it.

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