Finally! A weekend with nice weather. Long overdue after the ridiculously wet spring we’ve been having. Mia texted me on Monday and said she wanted to get away for the weekend to Sisters. Who am I to argue with that request? We totally lucked out and the house that we have rented a few times…
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COVID-19 Wk 24: Vacation
Normally Mia and I would have spent our vacation taking a trip someplace. More than likely up to the Methow Valley to hike, bike, swim and chill. This year however we decided to stay closer to home and do day trips and at the same time try to get some little things done around the…
COVID-19 Wk 16: Hiking Again
For the past several years I have set a goal to hike with Codi at least 100 miles a year. While riding my bike(s) is generally my main objective, Mia and I try to hike at least once a month if at all possible. We were off to a decent start in 2020 with almost…
COVID-19 Wk 3: Feeling in Tents
We’re in week three of “stay at home” and “social distancing” as we all try to “flatten the curve”. All of these phrases will hopefully die a quick and painless death in the next few weeks. I hope to never utter them again. Well, except for maybe “stay at home”. Anyways! Still dealing with the…
Opal Creek – Jawbone Flats
No work on Friday because of the Veterans Day holiday (It’s actually Saturday) and it’s also birthday time frame for Paul and myself. For the most part neither of us have ever had to go to school or work on our birthday and for as long as I can remember now we’ve marked the day…
The Other Niagara Falls
Long ago, in what feels like another lifetime, I visited the “real” Niagara Falls between NY & Canada. My take away from that trip was that the Canadian side was way more fun than the U.S.A side. Perhaps things have changed though, it has been almost 18-19 years since I was last there. Mia was…
ON & OFF RHODES 