Pacific Northwest Details 2007
The idea behind this trip was to combine a long over-due visit with my college roommate in Seattle and a Vancouver art gallery tour. Since we were visiting in spring, we added Victoria on Vancouver Read More …
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Downtown Seattle
This morning Lane awoke feeling pretty good after last night’s emergency room treatment and we are both eager to spend the day roaming around Seattle with Michele. This will be great. That there will be Read More …
Ferry crossing between Vancouver Island, Canada, and Seattle
Last night we had dinner at the amazing Café Brio. It started off as the perfect evening, excellent food and wine in a lovely, romantic place. Unfortunately, on about the second bite of his lamb Read More …
Fairhaven, Washington
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 …
Return to Mt. Erie, Washington
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, Washington
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 …
La Conner, Washington
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 …
Evening in East Grand Forks, Minnesota
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, South Dakota – The Details
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 …
A quick shopping trip in Rapid City, South Dakota
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 …