Dates of Visit: December 19 – 29, 2018 Our two grand sons live near Chicago; they are at the prime Christmas ages so we knew where we would be on Christmas morning. We arrived in the afternoon of Wednesday December 19 and had a beautiful dinner with our son, daughter-in-law, Jurgen, and Cornelius. Both of… Continue reading 2018 Christmas in Riverside – Trains
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Hood Canal Moments
August 24-26, 2018 Hood Canal is a beautiful spot – great for whiling away a summer vacation. I love taking photos up there. These don’t fit the themes of either of my earlier posts: Smoky Sunset or Maine Clam Boil so I’ll just post them as random images here. It was a cool, cloudy and smoky… Continue reading Hood Canal Moments
Summer Trip to Newport – Evening in Bayfront District
Date of Visit: July 16, 2018 After spending the morning and afternoon visiting the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse we took a short nap before going out for our dinner in the Newport Historic Bayfront District. Back when I was a kid I read the Ripley’s Believe It or Not feature every… Continue reading Summer Trip to Newport – Evening in Bayfront District
Late Summer Road Trip: Mesa Verde
September 6-7, 2-17 [NOTE: Click on the photos to get much bigger versions with detail I discuss in the post] When last we talked (September 5) we had arrived in Mesa Verde, hiked a bit and saw some sites. We had a morning tour set up for September 6 so we walked from our room… Continue reading Late Summer Road Trip: Mesa Verde
Where The Freeways Don’t Go – Monument Valley
I broke my leg earlier this week, being clumsy. I was walking on the pathway to our side yard where the garbage cans are. On the way to take out the garbage I looked over at our neighbors insane Halloween yard decorations; my left foot slipped off the walkway and on the way down my… Continue reading Where The Freeways Don’t Go – Monument Valley
