{"id":86336,"date":"2025-06-10T17:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=86336"},"modified":"2025-06-10T19:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:11:16","slug":"on-the-road-4","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/news\/on-the-road-4\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span class=\"s1\"><b>Where will <i>Eastern <\/i>magazine be spotted next? <\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>Share a photo of you, our latest issue and the details of where your travels have taken you. Send to <\/b><\/span><a href=\"mailto:easternmagazine@ewu.edu\"><span class=\"s3\"><b>easternmagazine@ewu.edu<\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\"><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Australia<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-86346\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Wilson_Australia-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Wilson_Australia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Wilson_Australia-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Wilson_Australia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Wilson_Australia-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Wilson_Australia-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While on a three-week visit to Australia, <b>Gary Wilson \u201975,<\/b> and his wife, <b>Pimei<\/b>, brought their magazine to a viewpoint near the Twelve Apostles, a series of limestone stacks off the coastal boundary of Port Campbell National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Egypt<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-86345\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Swenson_Egypt-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Eagle alumni at the Pyramids at Giza\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Swenson_Egypt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Swenson_Egypt-rotated.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Intrepid Eagle <b>Mitch Swenson \u201982<\/b> and his wife, <b>Kris<\/b>, braved temperatures as high as 110 degrees while visiting the pyramid complex at Giza. The couple traveled to Egypt to see the sights and to visit family in Alexandria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Great Britain<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-86338\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Carl_Combs_England-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Students at Darwin's home in England.\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Carl_Combs_England-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Carl_Combs_England-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Carl_Combs_England-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Carl_Combs_England-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Carl_Combs_England-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Carl_Combs_England-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Carl Combs \u201987<\/b> joined students from the EWU Study Abroad program as they gathered outside Charles Darwin\u2019s house in London\u2019s Borough of Bromley. Darwin, who moved to the house in 1842, wrote <i>On the<\/i> <i>Origin of Species<\/i> in the<br \/>\nhome\u2019s study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Iceland<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-86344\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Starostka_Iceland-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Starostka_Iceland-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Starostka_Iceland-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Starostka_Iceland.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During a 5-day trip filled with \u201clots of outdoor activities,\u201d <b>Michele Starostka, \u201997<\/b>, and her husband, <b>Chris<\/b>, hiked Iceland\u2019s S\u00f3lheimaj\u00f6kull glacier in celebration of Michele\u2019s 50th birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Italy<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-86342 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Kelley_Italy-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"EWU's Kelley in Italy.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Kelley_Italy-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Kelley_Italy-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Kelley_Italy-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Kelley_Italy-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Kelley_Italy-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While on a springtime sojourn to Italy\u2019s Amalfi Coast, \u201cOn the <\/span>Road\u201d Hall of Famer <b>Doug Kelley \u201983<\/b> <span class=\"s1\">enjoyed a luminous afternoon in the ancient port city of Positano, a UNESCO World Heritage site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Japan<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-86329\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Heyamoto-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Heyamoto family in Japan.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Heyamoto-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Heyamoto.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jerrie (Little) Heyamoto &#8217;88<\/strong> and Dave Heyamoto, dressed in traditional kimono and yakuta, share a magic moment in Kinosaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The couple were enjoying a 2 week family vacation that included visits to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>United States<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-86343 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Landeza_Maui-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Landeza_Maui-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Landeza_Maui-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Landeza_Maui-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Landeza_Maui-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Landeza_Maui-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Andrew \u201915<\/b> and <b>Kristen Landeza \u201915,<\/b> with their daughters, Kaisley, 5, and Koah, 7, display their <i>Eastern<\/i> magazine, and Eagle pride, while sharing a perfect, sunshiny day on the beach in Maui.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-86391\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Retirement-2025-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Retirement-2025-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Retirement-2025-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Retirement-2025-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Retirement-2025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Kristy Garrett &#8217;80, <\/strong>is surrounded by the doctors, practice manager, dental assistants and hygienists that she worked with for 22 years at the Willamette Dental Group in Idaho Falls. Garrett brought her magazine with her to her retirement celebration. &#8220;While I did not travel to a far away land with my <em>Eastern<\/em> magazine,&#8221; she wrote, &#8220;I am proud to be an alumni of EWU, and grateful for the support I have received from my coworkers.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-86387\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Eags_in_Desert_Arizona-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Eags in the Desert event.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Eags_in_Desert_Arizona-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Eags_in_Desert_Arizona-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Eags_in_Desert_Arizona-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Eags_in_Desert_Arizona-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Eags_in_Desert_Arizona-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A group of Eastern alumni, faculty and friends, including EWU President Shari McMahan (bottom row, center), share their magazines \u2014 and EWU pride \u2014 at this winter&#8217;s &#8216;Eags in the Desert&#8217; event in Arizona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where will Eastern magazine be spotted next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":484,"featured_media":86343,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-86336","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_categories-travel","stories_categories-travel-travel","stories_tags-spring-summer-2025"],"acf":{"subheading":"","featured_image_format":"cover","display_byline":false,"display_featured_image":false,"display_date_published":false,"featured_video":"","Links":false,"Resources":false,"page_override_title":"","page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/86336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/484"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/86336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86397,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/86336\/revisions\/86397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}