Crescent City, CA


Tonight I am camped out in the Ocean View Inn, in a nice hotel room overlooking the ocean. No hot tub, but a reasonable place to stay. It was a bit of a pain to get here, but I finally made it. When I left the hotel in Roseburg this morning, I found out that … Continue reading Crescent City, CA

Road Trip!!


Well, I decided to head south after my appointment this morning. I will not give you my destination because I don't really know what it will be. I have some bucket list checkoffs to sharpen the pencil for. As I write this, I am in a hotel in Roseburg, Oregon. I had a beer and … Continue reading Road Trip!!

It’s Been a Week…


...and a bad week it's been (posted well after this happened). My mom died last week. I have started to write this the post the day after the funeral but I am late in posting it - just wasn't up to the task. How can you really put into words how you feel after something … Continue reading It’s Been a Week…

The Calm After the Storm


Yep, the turmoil, at least for now, has subsided and life as I know it is starting to be back to my version of normal. Work has been rather busy the last few weeks. We are getting this park (Sacajawea) in pretty good shape - tree branches picked up, leaves sucked up by the leaf-picker-upper … Continue reading The Calm After the Storm

August 8, 2015


Today I took the Tunnel Creek trail and hiked to Hope Lake then on to Mig Lake. It was a perfect day for a hike - a few clouds but not enough to hamper the sun. The temperature was probably in the 60s, and except for six others and the loud-ass family of 5 whose … Continue reading August 8, 2015