This beautiful video highlights, in my view, a thoughtful man and a capable vehicle working together in service of others. I love it.
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Last week we got a bunch of snow in the Pacific Northwest. We made the most of it by having an off-road adventure day at Baker Lake in the North Cascades. Our destination was a foot bridge suspended over a river north of the lake.
Read the rest of this entry »Last Sunday I took Illabot Creek Rd., in Washington’s Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, up to the Slide Lake trailhead for some winter fun and snow driving. Here are some photos and some trip notes at the end in case you go.
Chained up and ready to go.
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Here’s a video about a guy who builds a camper shell on the back of his Jeep Comanche to go off surfing in bigfoot country… and then escape. That’s part 2, which is after the jump.
My fiance, Natalie, has been blogging about our summer sailing adventure over at The West County Bramble. We were out on the boat for 5 months cruising around the San Juan Islands in northern Washington State.
The image above is the Doe Bay store on Orcas Island, one of our favorite spots. (The food in the Doe Bay Cafe is delicious as are the cocktails.) Read the rest of the post for more images or see the posts in full over at the The Bramble.
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The West County Bramble
This summer we sailed beautiful little Jones Island in the San Juan Islands. We fed tame deer, saw snakes, and generally had a nice time. My fiance Natalie covers it nicely in two parts (Part 1 and Part 2) on her excellence blog, The West County Bramble.
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This is the dock off the little hamlet of Olga on Orcas Island, Washington. We had mail sent there general delivery because the post office is across the street from the water. That’s our boat, Carmana, at the end of the dock.
As we walked to shore we saw a sign declaring that the dock was slated for winter removal three days before. That would have meant dropping anchor in the rain. Not terrible but not exactly fun. Glad they were late. Being able to tie up to the dock just made things easy. It’s the little things…
Photo: Natalie Menacho
These are photos of some of my favorite moments, so far, from our trip around the San Juan and Gulf Islands this summer. Click any photo for a larger view. I hope you enjoy them. Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes it’s nice to just sit and just watch planes take off. We did just that a few weeks ago at Roche Harbor Airfield on Washington’s San Juan island, while picking blackberries at the side of the runway, of course.
Being at sea doesn’t mean you have to give up on off-road fun. This boat we spotted in Friday Harbor had their knobby-tired scooter strapped to their stern.
Of course there are other ship-to-shore options. A boat we spotted in Roche Harbor brought along its own helicopter.