October 2016
Oct 01 – Mount Saint Helens Our new Thule Box has a new sticker from Mt. Saint Helens: “I Blew – 1980“. Nineteen Eighty! Now, that is recent Volcanic history. It was a scenery changing explosion witnessed (almost) in the Digital Age. I remember the reports of the eruption/explosion and observing with passing interest without […]
Sept 30 – Ellensberg to Mount Rainier (don’t forget to check out the slideshow, above, for more pictures) The morning started with a nice hot shower at the KOA off the highway (just off the highway — another night of “Big Rig Serenade”). We were working our way in the general direction of Mount Saint […]
Unfortunately, we’ve been internet-less (and showerless) for the past few days while we’ve been going from campsite to campsite through Oregon and California. We hope to catch up on some upcoming down-days before and after Desert Trip! On this post, though, is an idea of what we saw and did at Crater Lake!
la Sept 29 – Kelowna to Ellensburg We woke up after a restful night on the Hideaway bed at Charlene’s place (it folds right up and out of the way into a compact side table) and had some excellent omelette du Jour à la chef Charlene. Yum. After our à la prochaine (because, apparently, there […]
Sept 28 – Golden B.C to Kelowna We woke up to another fresh camping morning in time to see the sun rise over the hills and cast a nice hue over the mountains in the distance. Some hot chocolate made on our camp stove and some PB&J-wiches later, we were ready for the day. I […]
Sept 26 – A Day in Calgary We were fortunate to be in Calgary for the day relaxing and spending time with Chris’s Sister, Mary, & brother-in-law Peter K. We did laundry, ate, went for a walk, ate, and chatted! Mary toured us through her fantastically thought out and orchestrated garden. Peter K is […]
