My daily commute is now taking me from the icy wastelands of the 425 area code into downtown Seattle. The express bus makes this tolerable, since it gets me through the bulk of the bad part. Once at the bus tunnel, the best option is walking the remaining part (0.8 miles), rather than trying to […]
I was going through yet another hard disk of photos to find an appropriate “timeline” image for Facebook. Had a lot of fond memories of a geology-themed vacation through southern Washington and central Oregon. The first stop was at Mt. St. Helens, home of the ‘sploded volcano from 1981: Very close by is Ape
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After finishing my commercial pilot rating, I was really hankering for owing my own airplane to avoid all of the randomization with renting and, ultimately, go someplace far. That destination would be Oskhosh, WI, for EAA’s Air Venture. For various reasons, not limited to prolonged time being unable to use the restroom and wanting to spend
Why on earth would I be looking forward to spending Memorial Day bicycling in Pendleton? Here’s one reason: This is a different view of the gorgeous terrain seen while climbing over Pendleton’s best view, Thorn Hollow road. I found this particular spot when visiting a geocache named “A Woman’s View.” This year’s Century Ride of
I’ve been going through my vast collection of photos and came across this one. This is from a geocache overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. One can park at the rest stop and hike up the steep incline for a fabulous view of the surroundings, yet few do.
Last May, we took a long weekend to go dig fossils at the Stonerose Interpretive Center in Republic, WA. The fossils are from the Eocene epoch (about 50 million years ago), when eastern Washington was tropical. The city of Republic was part of an ancient lake. For a nominal fee ($6/person plus $4 for hammer
Last week was my first time visiting Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex’s better half. When I had the opportunity to be outside (80°F and sunny, in April!), I wandered around downtown, letting the numerous virtual geocaches guide my travels. (All photos, except the USPS one, are mine. Click to embiggen.) This mural (a block over), is typical
Day 4: Lake Selmac, OR to Glendale, OR – With the big hills out of the way, they ratcheted up the distance. But by now, I was feeling pretty good. I got to wondering how much better I’d feel if I did a ride like this at the beginning of the season instead of the
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