P.S. I highly recommend reading the Declaration of Independence today.
Six Things I Learned in June
2. In just one Canadian province (Nova Scotia—Hi Elisabeth!), there are 2 time zones, one of them only 30 minutes later. That would be highly annoying! From Elisabeth: “. . . there is actually only one time in Nova Scotia (AST) which is 1 hour ahead of E.T. But in Newfoundland (a nearby province) it […]
Chilly Weekend in Mineral King
Sunday morning’s temperature at our cabin was 33°. This was on the second day of SUMMER! My 7 year old neighbor and I discussed the fact that the seasons don’t always follow the calendar. Because it was unseasonably cool, we opted to walk up the usually hot and dusty trail toward Timber Gap, Monarch Lake, […]
Oregon Beach Day (chapter 3)
Beach #2 We passed this air museum multiple times on this day of geographical challenges. It is enormous, and finally, I shot a photo through the windshield (as a passenger, fret not). This beach is known for a giant sand dune. I climbed it two other times and wanted to test myself, SIXTEEN YEARS LATER. […]
Oregon Beach Day (chapter 2)
Lighthouse On my beach day in Oregon, we visited two beaches and one lighthouse. We didn’t have a paper map, the cell service was spotty, I’m not very good at that electronic navigation stuff (who wants to operate a cell phone when the scenery looks like this?), and we were rather geographically challenged. Eventually we […]
Oregon Beach Day (in three chapters)
I love the beach. Any beach. All beaches. While in Oregon, my sister and I had a day to go to the beach, so we went to 2 beaches and one lighthouse. Beach #1 We had the address of some old friends from Visalia and decided to surprise them. This is the road that led […]
Why I Went to Oregon
As you probably have surmised, I live in the sticks and don’t get out much. City things are not a regular part of my life. So, when I get to a city, I get busy. This trip to Oregon was full of purpose: a haircut, a new battery in my laptop, a box of clothing […]
Trail Guy is Back on the Mineral King Trails
Who wants to hear about Oregon?? Not as many of my tens of readers as want to hear about Mineral King. While I was on the road, Trail Guy was in Mineral King. (Are you surprised? Then you might be new here. . . welcome!) You may recognize these photos as coming from his camera, […]
Walking in Oregon
Walking in the mornings in Oregon was just ideal. So many interesting houses, so much to see, so many great looking yards and growies! It felt like March or April at home. Yea, kitties! A favorite yard. Another favorite house. The lavender! With yellow roses! This color combination always grabs my attention. Yeah, yeah, I […]
I Went to Oregon
This is the fourth summer in a row that I have gone to Oregon. This state is pertinear perfect in the summer. The folks here complain when it gets into the 90s, but to a Central Californian, this is mellow summer weather. There were so many paintable scenes, but never a place to even pull […]