We made it home from a wet and windy Descend on Bend this year and even though the weather conspired against us, we had an amazing time! Saw and laughed with old friends, made new ones, and a generally fantastic time.

Once again the circled the wagons around the DubTown Tree and our little camp was known far and wide as THE spot. We had tourists come in from Schoolie World and Sprinter Town, soaking up our small town collective vibe.

This was Logan’s first camping trip and she did great. We did great. The van was trouble free with the new engine/trans, updated electrical, and solar power to spare. We were much better prepped for this year than last year – gear, fridge, shade, hot water shower…

The plan was to take the Doka as well, but the Doka has turned into a bit of a nightmare – ask me who not to buy a vehicle from or to have any work done by in the small world of West Coast VWs… We rallied though and took the car and the van as we needed a second vehicle in case there was a hasty baby-related retreat required by one of us 🙂

I took my 1951 Medium Format Rolleiflex 3.5a and shot portraits of folks and their VWs as a yearbook-ish of this years events. I also shot a ton of video and of drone footage. I sent everyone copies of their portraits and people were so awesome about them! Made all the work and expense 100% worth it! I will post a YouTube video as well (BETTER THAN LAST YEARS!) when I come up for air soon – life is complicated 🙂

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