Wishing you blessings this holiday season from our family to yours & wishing you a wonderful, healthy Happy New Year!

~Chadd, Kristi, Brendan, Paige & Emmie

To say that we are fans of The Walking Dead would be an understatement. We have been all-in since the beginning & stuck through to the end, which has finally come to pass. Here’s a look back at some of the one-on-one fun we’ve had with members of the cast throughout the years.

There’s nothing like a quick road trip to reinvigorate your soul. Our latest day trip was the 3-hour trek to Crater Lake National Park to visit the park & what is known as the deepest lake in the U.S. Crater Lake was formed from a massive volcanic eruption. The lake is a captivating blue & is fed solely by rain & snow.

It was quite a fantastic sight to see! We started by making a stop at Rim Village & walked along the scenic self-guided walk. We thoroughly enjoyed the panoramic view from the Sinnot Memorial Overlook. We were limited as to what we could do because we visited on the last day of the season for the lodge.

You can drive or bike around the rim, which has various scenic overlooks. We stopped at quite a few of these spots. There’s an off-shoot that’s a few miles off the main rim drive that will take you to see The Pinnacles. We contemplated whether or not we wanted to make the quick detour & are so glad we did. There’s a place to park & you can see some of the structures from the parking lot or walk the quick path (less than half a mile) to the main viewing area.

While there are many hikes you can do, we chose to hike the Cleetwood Cove Trail, the one trail that leads from the rim to the water. It is a good, clear path that is a 2.2-mile round trip; however, it could be challenging for some, especially the return trip back up to the parking area. We stopped & took many breaks on the way back up. You definitely want to grab your water bottle for this one to stay hydrated, but it is definitely worth the trek down.

Want to visit Crater Lake? Click HERE to get more information, including the fee to enter the park, pet visitor rules, what is open during the time you plan to visit, maps, hiking info, safety recommendations & more. Check out our photo gallery for some pics from our visit. The photos don’t do it justice, so you’ll definitely want to put Crater Lake on your bucket list.

Looking for something to do that’s fun AND unusual? Our family recently visited an alpaca farm & had a blast!

The idea came to us after we were out exploring & saw some farms in the area. Chadd did some googling & discovered Aragon Alpacas in Eugene. He contacted Annie, who owns the farm along with her husband, and set up an appointment for us to visit.

Annie is so delightful & taught us a lot about alpacas. We got to walk through the field with them. They were very quiet, yet curious. We loved getting to meet & spend a quiet afternoon with them. If you’d like to visit, you need to make an appointment through the Aragon Alpacas website. There’s a bunch of info on their site. It’s free to book a visit, but you can offer a donation as a thank you for Annie’s time showing you around and telling you her story of becoming an alpaca farmer and all about her adorable alpacas.

It’s Thursday & we have another adorable, adoptable Pet of the Week to introduce to you & she is so sweet! Her name is Bluebell & she’s a social dwarf bunny weighing in a little under 4 lbs. She loves humans & enjoys lap time, so she would make a wonderful family pet. Bluebell is independent, curious & loves exploring. She’s litter box trained, microchipped, spayed & ready to hop into your family! Watch her in action @ https://bit.ly/3NGCEfh & call Greenhill Humane Society at 541-689-1503 to meet her.

Now, every Thursday is FURSDAY again with us, Chadd & Kristi, and Greenhill Humane Society! We introduce you to an adorable animal that’s in need of a fur-ever home.

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Are you in a difficult situation in one of your relationships that you just don’t know how to resolve? We’re here to help!

We invite you to call into the show & explain what’s going on with your significant other, family member, coworker, boss, neighbor, kids, or any other relationship you have. Then we ask other listeners to call in to give you their unbiased advice on how to resolve your issue. E-mail us at ChaddAndKristi@kmge.fm if you’d like to be on the show with us.

What a great day to get outside & enjoy all of the fun at Greenhill Humane Society’s Bark in the Park fundraiser. The weather cooperated, the runners/walkers were ready to go & there were many tails a waggin’. The best part is that there was a lot of money raised–over $90,000–to help support all of the services that Greenhill Humane Society provides to so many animals every year. Here are a few photos from the event. And you can still make a donation on their Bark in the Park page on their website.