Maui Bound

We’re leaving for Maui in the morning, so posting will be sparse for the next few days. I do hope to have some images to share in the near future; I’ve already scouted … Read more

San Diego and Seattle Trips

The blog format, with articles appearing in reverse date order so that the newest postings are displayed first, works rather well … for blogs themselves. On the other hand, if someone is trying … Read more

Seattle to San Jose

Our journey home initially took us down Interstate 5, but as we neared Oregon we headed east, over to the Columbia River Gorge. There we drove along the Historic Columbia River Highway, enjoying … Read more

Bald Eagles in Seattle

April 6th One of the most exciting things to happen during our stay in Seattle was when I fulfilled a life-long dream to see an American Bald Eagle, reasonably up close and personal. … Read more

3 Days Around Seattle

April 6th, 7th and 8th Having finally reached our destination, we proceeded to thoroughly enjoy our stay in Seattle. On Tuesday we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary (actual date is April 5th) by … Read more

Brookings to Seattle

April 4th and 5th 2004 After a most restful stay in Brookings we continued our journey up the coast of Oregon. We drove up to Astoria on Sunday, and on up to Seattle … Read more

Eureka to Brookings

120 miles, 6 hours. Seems about right to me. Of course, when you’re taking roads like this: 20 miles per hour is a good rate of speed! We were fortunate enough to discover … Read more

Heading North

Our latest journey, a road trip to Seattle to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary, got off to a low-key start today. We left San Jose around 9am and with little effort (and virtually … Read more

San Diego Sun

The beautiful weather during the week of eTech04 continued through the Valentine’s Day weekend. We found ourselves returning more than once to both the La Jolla area and the Silver Strand State Beach … Read more

Carmel to San Simeon

I’m writing this note from the Sands Hotel in San Simeon, near Hearst Castle. We had a very nice drive down today, with bright sunny weather and little traffic. Our first bit of … Read more