Tour Diary: Albany, OR & Crater Lake

An Oregon house concert, old/new friends, and a trip to a true one of a kind spot that blew my mind.

I pulled out of metro Seattle on a beautiful late Saturday morning. As I hit I-5 to head southward into Oregon, I caught a stunning view of Mt. Rainier in the morning sunlight. Even at midday, the mountain was lit with purple, orange and pink coloring. It was a trick to keep my eyes trained on the road and not taking in the gorgeous peak that was completely obscured by clouds when I had visited the day prior.

Jam packed roads are a mainstay of life in Seattle, but as I headed south the traffic finally began to abate a bit and eventually I rolled into Oregon, whizzed past Portland and made haste towards Albany, OR and the home of my friends Brian and Tye Vossler-Schipp. It was late afternoon when I arrived and the family was busy prepping for the party.

I first met Tye and Brian this year in Las Vegas at the Stand Up With Pete Dominick Podjam. They’re…