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I’ve always loved this museum – it’s an amazing place. At least for me, what makes the UBC’s Museum of Anthropology special is the access they allow to their wonderful collection of ethnographic items from Read More …
Most of Vancouver seems to be undergoing road construction at the moment, and the UBC campus is no different. Since we can’t actually get to the parking lot nearest the Museum of Anthropology, we park Read More …
Nitobe Garden in mind as we head toward UBC, but I think we should save that for later when we already over there to visit the museum. (Actually, I plan to let Lane start in Read More …
Back at the hotel, the kids are in the pool and are not interested in leaving. We had planned to spend most of the day together, but the decision is made instead to say good-bye Read More …
The others are taking it easy this morning, so Lane and I head out for a quick return trip to Mt. Erie to see what morning light does to the view. (Last night the sun Read More …
Deception Pass is the name Captain George Vancouver gave to the waterway separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and mainland Washington. He named it thus because he initially thought it was a river and found Read More …
We start our vacation following our friends up from Seattle through to La Conner in the Skagit Valley. I love this part of the state, with its classic old barns set in flat fields framed Read More …
The streets of Grand Forks are empty. Tim wants to run an errand at Cabela’s and I have no plans for the evening, so we set off across the Red River into East Grand Forks Read More …
Rapid City is the gateway to the Black Hills, as it has been since gold was discovered here in the 1870s. Today it is mostly an unattractive conglomeration of the usual sprawl, but it has Read More …
I have been determined to get downtown to check out the shopping scene – especially in light of my excellent frugal behavior at the Mount Rushmore gift shop. I am not alone in my determination Read More …