Travel
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Of weddings and monsoons 03.08.07
This past two weekends Julia and I had the pleasure of witnessing the marriage of some good friends. Unfortunately, the first one was in Tucson. Not that I have anything against Tucson (other than the heat, long drive and total lack of freeways) The wedding was like most weddings, average looking people [...]
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Skywalk dirt road 29.04.07
If you’ve read the reviews, you probably heard about the 14 mile dirt road leading to the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Many have asked why they didn’t pave the road before opening the Skywalk to the public. Well, the short answer is…they couldn’t. The unpaved portion of road is actually county land and has [...]
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Seattle is Great 24.04.07
I meant to write about this when it happened. In fact, I meant to blog about it as it happened unfortunately, I was having such a good time that I never got around to blogging about any of it. I didn’t even take notes. I did take pictures. Lots and lots [...]
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Kauai is for chickens 08.03.07
Wild Chickens
Roosters and hens and baby chicks are everywhere, running through parking lots, jungles and golf courses. The roosters are usually a beautiful red color, occasionally speckled with white spots. The hens are good mothers, constantly looking after their small chicks.
The story about where they came from is that early Polynesians and Europeans brought moa [...] -
Flying is for the birds 08.03.07
So we’re sitting in the airport waiting to board our plane and we’re having to dodge the flock of birds that live here. Several starlings have taken up residence here in the terminal. I don’t know how they got in or managed to get to the farthest end of the terminal but they [...]
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Greetings from Seattle - belated 08.11.06
Check out some of these great shots from Seattle. We arrived on Oct. 20th and returned home Oct. 30th. We saw lots of wonderful places like Snoqualmie Falls, Fremont Troll and the Pacific Science Center. We’ve been to Kirkland, Seattle, Poulsbo, and Mt. Saint Helens. I’ll give a more in-depth report [...]
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See the Dead Sea Scrolls 12.10.06
Later this month we’re going to Seattle. While there, we hope to see lots of wonderful things including Mars Hill Church, Pike Street Market and Under Seattle. But we also hope to see the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Pacific Science Center.
Regarded by many as one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the [...] -
Going to Seattle 02.10.06
My wife and I are going to Seattle at the end of the month (Oct. 20th -30th) and wanted to find out from all you Seattle types, what should we not miss while there?
Of course we’re going to Mars Hill Church, but what other sites and attractions are a must see?
Here are the suggestions so [...]
