So the day after the fire I got to work labeling and tearing out the burnt up wiring harness. It turned out to be about eighteen wires, of which I was able to easily trace about twelve. The rest were burnt down to nothing and broken. But it was a … Read More
San Francisco
We walked over to the Larkspur ferry this morning and took the quick trip into San Francisco. In town for the day we decided to hit Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury. First stop at the park was Stow Lake for a paddleboat ride. Somehow we got off our bus at … Read More
Sebastopol
We just spent three awesome days with friends we feel like we’ve known forever, despite the fact that we only see each other every couple of years, and just about every time it is in a new country or state. They grew up California hippies, sailed the world (we first met … Read More
Redwoods
Slowly meandering south. Hiding somewhere nearby Paul Bunyan is a guy with a microphone, and from far up above the kids comes a deep voice saying hello, and having a short conversation with them. Ouest thought it was amazing, Lowe didn’t figure out what was going on. Ouest was still … Read More
Jack-O-Lantern
Ouest has been taking almost as many pictures as I have as of late, but I have been terrible about getting them loaded on the computer and actually going through them. She’s been showing so much enthusiasm though that we finally sat down and began the process, showing her the … Read More
Humbug Mountain
We rolled into Coos Bay yesterday. It’s one of those places that I always remember vividly. When I was still in college Ali and I took a trip out to Oregon. We flew into Portland, rented a car, made a beeline south on 5, and then turned to the coast … Read More
Beachside State Park
If you are anywhere near the river in Newport you can hear the sea lions. Their barks echo for miles. They are so loud that yesterday we started to walk to the waterfront to see them only to discover that they were actually on the other side of the river … Read More