Bend, Oregon - Smith Rock

This past Sunday afternoon I went with Tony and Caitlin to Smith Rock.

Tony and Caitlin's dog, Lucy. Can you guess which two breeds she is?

Whitefish, MT to Bend, OR (BONUS CEDAR DESKTOP WALLPAPER)

Chowing down on some of the best BBQ I've ever had with my cousin Nikie and her husband, Billy. There were ribs, a brisket, chicken, and pulled pork.

It's that good

Deep fried cornbread and seasoned potato slices (appetizer)

The place is called Piggyback Barbeque. You'll have to check it out if you're in the area.


Lots of stuff going on in Whitefish, as evidenced by the overstuffed bulletin board. Not the least of which is the "Doug Knudsen Memorial Ride" circled in the middle. Good to know my fellow Knudsens are having memorial rides in their name.

Glacier National Park is close to Whitefish and even though the higher altitude hikes aren't possible this time of year because of remaining snow, we looked around a little. This is at lake MacDonald.

Lake MacDonald

Billy is a conservationist. Here he is explaining the science behind the breathtaking aroma of the great cedar.


Okay the below picture I made my new desktop background and it looks really great. Really compliments the icons. I left it high resolution and uploaded it so you can click on it, save it to your hard drive, and use it for your background too.


After visiting Glacier national park we went elk spotting with binoculars and found this guy. (click to see the bigger picture)

On the Oregon trail. No cholera and plenty of rations.

Arrived in Oregon. This is my friend from Moody, Tony Querio making me an intensely tasty cup of Costa Rica.


Another friend from the school that D.L. Moody founded, Chris Cambell, will be leaving for England to get married and live there for the foreseeable future. I'm glad I'm getting the chance to hang out with him before he leaves.

Rock Island, IL to Whitefish, MT

Tuesday morning I started out from Rock Island

and made it to Rapid City, SD. Wednesday I went from Rapid City to Whitefish, MT, where I am now. Each day took about 12 and a half hours. Here are a few pictures I managed to snap while driving.

Here we go

Hi, my name is Lewis Knudsen.

I attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago from 2002-2006.

After I graduated in 2006, I wanted to go on a huge road trip and visit lots of friends and relatives.

However, at this time I was working at Starbucks 25ish hours a week.

This paid the rent, but was not enough for renting a car and buying the super expensive gas for going on a road trip.



In 2009 I decided to go to Korea and teach English at an elementary school.

I stayed in Korea for two years and saved up some money

Now I can finally go on my road trip.

The plan is to visit my cousin in Montanta, then down to Oregon to see some friends from College, California, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and then back to Chicago for my friends' wedding. I'm going by myself so there will be some long drives. Also I'm trying to save money by bringing food with me instead of eating at restaurants.

Check out this blog and I'll keep you posted on how it's going.