tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33410190936782678132024-03-13T03:24:42.669-07:00CBD's Big Adventureblinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341019093678267813.post-81188791135202757122008-08-24T06:02:00.000-07:002008-08-24T06:24:36.803-07:00Trip Home<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link style="font-family: georgia;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CLiam%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:relyonvml/> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><link style="font-family: georgia;" rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CLiam%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link style="font-family: georgia;" 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border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">….. we drove from Bigfork down through Missoula to Anaconda.<span style=""> </span>In Anaconda , we met up with Mike and Dot again.<span style=""> </span>They had settled in at the cabin by Georgetown Lake.<span style=""> </span>The cabin sat at 6,500 feet and had nice views along with a hot tub o</span><span style="font-size:100%;">n the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">deck.<span style=""> </span>At that elevation, the mornings were brisk (~40 degrees) so the hot tub was booked up in the early am.<span style=""> </span>Mike’s father (christine’s grandfather) grew up in Anaconda. Mike visited once back in around 1960. 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day-to-day here in Raleigh.<span style=""> </span>Again, I wouldn’t recommend reading it.<span style=""> </span>But you can.<span style=""> </span>If you want. </span> </p> blinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341019093678267813.post-55068089662315300822008-08-12T16:28:00.000-07:002008-08-13T10:00:43.050-07:00Trout Lake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzo36zt-EGlQHnCnBQuCy4V3g0MA3OEbXeIWDm5ObuJ1W84YpKWt66yDCIrDuaFGPJuK_3aZRFwq_D4Easa8qN0SK1_ueH9O-WECgB8g-hAufxLpQzI8WNARRc_HpeL8jWLLe5DUQrCw/s1600-h/IMG_5195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzo36zt-EGlQHnCnBQuCy4V3g0MA3OEbXeIWDm5ObuJ1W84YpKWt66yDCIrDuaFGPJuK_3aZRFwq_D4Easa8qN0SK1_ueH9O-WECgB8g-hAufxLpQzI8WNARRc_HpeL8jWLLe5DUQrCw/s320/IMG_5195.JPG" alt="" 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took a boat ride out to Wild Horse Island.<span style=""> </span>We chartered a boat with a captain and left bigfork at 8 am.<span style=""> </span>Bigfork is at the northern tip of Flathead Lake and it was a 20 mile trip over the water to get to the island.<span style=""> </span>Wild Horse Island is a state park that is about </span><span style="font-size:100%;">2,000 acres and is inhabited by quite a few large mammals, including </span><span style="font-size:100%;">horses.<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The captain was knowledgeable about the lake and was a competent </span><span style="font-size:100%;">boat pilot, but he was carrying a variety of personality disorders so he kept us on our toes for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the 7 hour trip.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzt3Ra05yyJlIvNaS0weh31WCPVQpeXtAxbWSA4oRdYmmKRGVE7Lfm0RMwWo2vHNzUrUK02qrZboda868W3V89UdlQDImADK4j5y-wiyRSmcbfQlIJi3U6QjCdhijeIoPV6trogHUf7QY/s200/IMG_5520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233343451620949938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Captain Bill was a kook.<span style=""> </span>He was mustachioed like a seventeenth centrury vicomte and talked a mile a minute.<span style=""> </span>He took a shine to mike.<span style=""> </span>And mike couldn’t get far enough away from him on the boat.<span style=""> </span>He spoke to all the animals we saw in a creepy Cesar </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Milan voice and told them that it was ok, it was just their friend bill.<span style=""> </span>I will try to upload a video that captures an example of this one-way conversation.<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">He talked to the animals ~50 times while we were on the boat.</span></p><p face="georgia" class="MsoNormal"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwq9o3IsAwyVkgkpTOsXG4DsktU8nJ5b7UaPfxVjb_0o-pevJObqgjSOvDcoADfYCBySUVETFQuNWtn0GWhtg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p> <p face="georgia" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEz8nMmHy26r68ptCho3sCs0vT9Ti2nLFn9D3reuAtXtRFZdv9OcN0mjD0ICvayXw_tdbsXXrgQnW-brJGjGi9ST6M7joLODEyy2gdmZltEALV-bxmEb1q2Ovtmw1jhUvH79KPpgIt8jc/s1600-h/IMG_5532.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >I knew they would love it and of </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >course it did not disappoint.<span style=""> </span>We hiked through Avalanche</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >Creek and some old growth </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >cedars, then went to </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >Logan Pass</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" > and hiked Hidden Lake.<span style=""> </span>Bob and I went ahead at Hidden </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEd7xzf2m37F3xfPVYIqQ7xy-Mr9uJrfrduk5IbEWLFauiPUnR7O-4SDAiYxXpKG0rv9sqyihoIjQog2zXBEy9JfJINbbvQ5tFTYXy9N3arRLPrwATk6I9JPHjHqvNTSg9CtvF44nd20/s1600-h/IMG_5446.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEd7xzf2m37F3xfPVYIqQ7xy-Mr9uJrfrduk5IbEWLFauiPUnR7O-4SDAiYxXpKG0rv9sqyihoIjQog2zXBEy9JfJINbbvQ5tFTYXy9N3arRLPrwATk6I9JPHjHqvNTSg9CtvF44nd20/s200/IMG_5446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232306229800737490" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLTLgwgEskIY5JA1Rnt64GzuDfpMxKqx4JzR2bW4EUuH5AvkR4VWg2NetoF4_gPkQLunEIBF_jUbd-U7IpflVRAFpik3tr_eEuJEa30LsDlZkByJfY4k9n9PNP10KDtFaxaexQNXgBQU/s1600-h/IMG_5427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLTLgwgEskIY5JA1Rnt64GzuDfpMxKqx4JzR2bW4EUuH5AvkR4VWg2NetoF4_gPkQLunEIBF_jUbd-U7IpflVRAFpik3tr_eEuJEa30LsDlZkByJfY4k9n9PNP10KDtFaxaexQNXgBQU/s200/IMG_5427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232307516968498114" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >Lake and missed out on the experience of mature big horn sheep (with the huge curling </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >horns) walking right across the trail in front of my parents.<span style=""> </span>10 feet away and they have great photos that I’ll try to post </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >later.</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" ><span style=""> </span>
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<br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >We picnicked at the Sunrift Gorge and walked down to Baring Falls.<span style=""> </span>We ended the afternoon at St. Mary and then Many Glacier Lodge.</span></span>
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<br /></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >On the way to Many Glacier I saw a bear sitting on his haunches about 50 yards from the road.<span style=""> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcD1Nqpn8rgBVAWgYGrj8bPe7pIDK3svxRS74siA78R31KOvX53RH28T5GRflU6It5gFAKBqqgFTCeF3minq_-bWAGVCBYrKDNQGW1nim8SdmaBjQPvoGswlu7oyoDclzECGVKJuma9I/s1600-h/IMG_5408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcD1Nqpn8rgBVAWgYGrj8bPe7pIDK3svxRS74siA78R31KOvX53RH28T5GRflU6It5gFAKBqqgFTCeF3minq_-bWAGVCBYrKDNQGW1nim8SdmaBjQPvoGswlu7oyoDclzECGVKJuma9I/s200/IMG_5408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232306224511841250" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHJTJrwyQ4xevWdnlRs6hmninevBvL49Wv57tuG1Rfx8ASQFPQaDeZv4x8vjHv4G6xJmNTAUnbL44H91nJl1st7vOyzdBOprcSaHpyuLw82I5qh_6Cs0H7z1vcNk4inu0-aEuwfi_DOE/s1600-h/IMG_5454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHJTJrwyQ4xevWdnlRs6hmninevBvL49Wv57tuG1Rfx8ASQFPQaDeZv4x8vjHv4G6xJmNTAUnbL44H91nJl1st7vOyzdBOprcSaHpyuLw82I5qh_6Cs0H7z1vcNk4inu0-aEuwfi_DOE/s200/IMG_5454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232307518806093730" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >Bob put on the brakes and we tried to go back, but everywhere we turned cars were piling up behind us.<span style=""> </span>No one else got to catch a glimpse.<span style=""> </span>By early evening we started heading back and it was a very long ride on a very winding road.<span style=""> </span>Dot and I were none too happy as both of us are prone to a little car sickness.<span style=""> </span>By the time we made it back to Bigfork we just stopped for quick burgers and beer, which seemed to lift everyone’s spirit.<span style="">
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<br /></span>We all made it back after conquering Glacier National Park in one day and we fell asleep exhausted. <span style=""> </span>The next day was left open for shopping, resting, and grilling out at our cabin.<span style=""> </span>My parents spent the afternoon at their condo swimming in Flathead Lake and sipping on frozen Mike’s Hard Lemonade.<span style=""> </span>It was a record high for the summer on Flathead: 94 degrees.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span></span>blinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341019093678267813.post-84607014789834385372008-08-08T16:48:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:13:43.291-07:00“Swimming Hole“ hike and Bob’s favorite day of the year<span style="font-size:100%;">
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is called the crown of the continent.<span style=""> </span>It straddles the continental divide with sharp peaks reaching 10,000 feet.<span style=""> </span>In every direction from the highest point in the center of the park, the terrain slopes down to lower peaks strewn with lush valleys, innumerable waterfalls, mountain streams and a glacier here and there.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJ044UmvJyVTZOuqiXcqTRSNU89W_uj6AAAXNeeBcKrblXzP4KRgQ58Xd3rRcybspss-xUDop13UeFUD5LaqRE2EAbfm6NbvYcivyKLMgjoaR5FEhyphenhyphenJmKKaA5Ol-cqcxA6iKJRrW6b1Y/s1600-h/IMG_5232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" 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Friday morning.<span style=""> </span>The NPS is working on a shuttle system to move folks around the park and alleviate traffic but the kinks aren’t quite worked out.<span style=""> </span>We drove to the shuttle stop at end of the highline trail then took the shuttle the last 10 miles to the trailhead at 6800 feet.<span style=""> </span>One way the trail is 12 miles and drops about 2,500 feet.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c3wVa63PAoVw8cG1OlZW5lwJwiviqW3CryemJOrz2JEWcjowMtvIjEKbzYlNuxH9eIn9xUU3bwHNtYAAL4gPtE9kYRsDnwxWkdzJBRekUDV_nqOlRlw7oqfrZKhACiKgJ5Bur1B7aK4/s1600-h/IMG_5222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" 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continental divide through the center of the park and provides views of most of the western ½ of the park.<span style=""> </span>It is a relatively flat trail.<span style=""> </span>About 6 miles into the trail there is a fork with a sign indicating a quick detour of 0.6 miles to the “Glacier Overlook”.<span style=""> </span>We decided to take the detour.<span style=""> </span>50 feet from the main trail Christine decided the trail was a bit steep and said she would wait for me at the crossroads.<span style=""> </span>
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We ate an early dinner then headed into the casino back in bigfork so that I could play some poker with the cowboys.<span style=""> </span>I bought a handgun and a holster from a pawn shop and headed to the game.<span style=""> </span>It was full of locals that were much better poker players than I am.<span style=""> </span>I didn’t lose too badly thanks to one dude who got worse as he slammed shots of rumplemintz.<span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YbuGy7-r1iZqqq5h22EvJeDGKHAANXL6SYgvs3HSDv8Tsp39s2OZFfq5fIMEx91OZcYejHUHA_DhRIGN9MnDPWh2meVbOyVQvGixeAI1oaZb51qAuyVuL16ZRPUx7rOOnRtC5aB-DTg/s1600-h/IMG_5204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YbuGy7-r1iZqqq5h22EvJeDGKHAANXL6SYgvs3HSDv8Tsp39s2OZFfq5fIMEx91OZcYejHUHA_DhRIGN9MnDPWh2meVbOyVQvGixeAI1oaZb51qAuyVuL16ZRPUx7rOOnRtC5aB-DTg/s200/IMG_5204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230489859279966946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzi6cUQ4sgqwyaEByZE7Ox_m5dwGnv1cjm7k9-xqdRItFe0FXaFISuKiYrx4bSWuVNky5DCi6yvq3nkwdZZu3E2K7yg38lDdC0JhZ7jjc9HMlLdOd-wshUlMczK0mS4qSFpm8Qh5Bdws/s1600-h/IMG_5217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzi6cUQ4sgqwyaEByZE7Ox_m5dwGnv1cjm7k9-xqdRItFe0FXaFISuKiYrx4bSWuVNky5DCi6yvq3nkwdZZu3E2K7yg38lDdC0JhZ7jjc9HMlLdOd-wshUlMczK0mS4qSFpm8Qh5Bdws/s200/IMG_5217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230490897819795730" border="0" /></a>Christine sat behind me cheering me on when I won and consoling me when I lost.<span style=""> </span>As she mowed down pints of busch beer, her whispering cheers and derogatory comments about my competition got louder and louder.<span style=""> </span>I thought I might have to get into a duel at one point, but it didn’t come to that.<span style=""> </span>I did open the bathroom door and smack one of the poker players in the forehead and put a big gash in his brow.<span style=""> </span>So the short version of the story is I went to Montana lost a little money in a backroom poker game then almost knocked some fella out. </p> blinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341019093678267813.post-72556088534716901272008-08-01T21:15:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:51:00.213-08:00Glacier National Park - Gunsight Lake<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CLiam%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:relyonvml/> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><link rel="themeData" 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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3dHMlr4m3xY5PuCQpPJ1DfC6hA0TurVgyYfXkiWl6Kn4G_4JWhQUOu8qbwhxp86Ffn3Ff6_FLjGzZeXa5kyk34a-g9EolpUN5XnC-CnPtLg3Gv7IVbTsPyutiiqBr7-YQbbOKcXkKOk/s1600-h/IMG_5116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3dHMlr4m3xY5PuCQpPJ1DfC6hA0TurVgyYfXkiWl6Kn4G_4JWhQUOu8qbwhxp86Ffn3Ff6_FLjGzZeXa5kyk34a-g9EolpUN5XnC-CnPtLg3Gv7IVbTsPyutiiqBr7-YQbbOKcXkKOk/s200/IMG_5116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229771226042396770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIwug_0vOmXo6k6yBfZpdcmGm0aSMZgbbe-6QKI0zZW9dSEG1NOxNi1XE6eIvzOfLc2Df2YehGQ7OVmeOGpw7Py6v45Xqe1_nmAUfx6RIF3W3srvwP5TNabb24B2iUYHwc1v-ZGfz-wg/s1600-h/IMG_5136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIwug_0vOmXo6k6yBfZpdcmGm0aSMZgbbe-6QKI0zZW9dSEG1NOxNi1XE6eIvzOfLc2Df2YehGQ7OVmeOGpw7Py6v45Xqe1_nmAUfx6RIF3W3srvwP5TNabb24B2iUYHwc1v-ZGfz-wg/s200/IMG_5136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229772026010435282" border="0" /></a>Day 1 was spent parking at the west side (Apgar Visitor Center) and catching one of the park’s shuttles to Logan’s Pass.<span style=""> </span>From our cabin it’s 1 hour to the entrance,<span style=""> </span>but 2 and a half to Logan’s Pass. <span style=""> </span>The park is expansive, but the drive is part of the breath taking experience.<span style=""> </span>We had in mind to do the Highline Trail, which is very popular and well traveled.<span style=""> </span>However, when we got there the ranger forecasted 80 mph winds and the trail literally walks out on an exposed ridge at 7000 feet.<span style=""> </span>It looks like certain death from a distance with no wind.<span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZrNMuIYlWCMVtMZ4n28q1aunv69YJCrNp7vgAWO7NcdYkoz5JvuHrD9Z-bsfX8fVDIZcgAlkgjXGmyQGVC_XPLU7lnnGOtJWGF5VQUv_d9mb2M9LWh6ufCS39zfR5a4YnyabERPcoE8/s1600-h/IMG_5132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZrNMuIYlWCMVtMZ4n28q1aunv69YJCrNp7vgAWO7NcdYkoz5JvuHrD9Z-bsfX8fVDIZcgAlkgjXGmyQGVC_XPLU7lnnGOtJWGF5VQUv_d9mb2M9LWh6ufCS39zfR5a4YnyabERPcoE8/s200/IMG_5132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229771234289917650" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65Qroyv7Ck-1tF9bpL93kI3vjuP44vSYulru5w7pXn2mgPnOJXkY6L-XxH8YuI9xsyUjEiVhYxAwV19PExwTRjytjeHGXNzvgF3_vy8pNWgxurTEUT_uC5fu87u_0qc7i_GC-lDdKmAo/s1600-h/IMG_5129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65Qroyv7Ck-1tF9bpL93kI3vjuP44vSYulru5w7pXn2mgPnOJXkY6L-XxH8YuI9xsyUjEiVhYxAwV19PExwTRjytjeHGXNzvgF3_vy8pNWgxurTEUT_uC5fu87u_0qc7i_GC-lDdKmAo/s200/IMG_5129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229772015833915202" border="0" /></a>We opted for another trail that a shuttle rider recommended: Gunsight Lake.<span style=""> </span>The hike was just shy of 13 miles with little elevation change; except an 800 foot climb right at the end that was a bit of a killer.<span style=""> </span>The payoff is at the half way mark when the trail opens onto Gunsight Lake. <span style=""> </span>We had lunch and rested.<span style=""> </span>The thing about this hike was that there were people we came upon that we wanted to ditch for solitude reasons.<span style=""> </span>This led to a record pace!<span style=""> </span>We were all high fives and congratulatory the whole way home.<span style=""> </span>Thursday we stayed at the cabin all day lounging around, reading, and planning for Friday.</p> blinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341019093678267813.post-65627979463333986642008-07-29T21:38:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:51:03.099-08:00Big Fork, Montana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCx_Ai4IzTBGk_f0Qrn8kchv4cANuIZUUcY23V7J-Grc2RjTOIAOhB-zof5ufdhJDaMv6pQSkmkvP3YMqpXdTF2wqle831KVvBKTuCl3C8Hi9jAT8JBWM9hNXjDC7CEqSpQAm4jx_OXI/s1600-h/IMG_4950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCx_Ai4IzTBGk_f0Qrn8kchv4cANuIZUUcY23V7J-Grc2RjTOIAOhB-zof5ufdhJDaMv6pQSkmkvP3YMqpXdTF2wqle831KVvBKTuCl3C8Hi9jAT8JBWM9hNXjDC7CEqSpQAm4jx_OXI/s200/IMG_4950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228787705535840370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTrxzKlsvwu-hkOjP0ICAt3Ic_Q1sQmUNbCSxfTwf0g60oDEdAcUDeviOLw7QyocifQYVJpJIu-oMWiBU8kr8ExpHK3-D56mzD0jGOIbTLaORdIMEFIakuhoFuj7MEnKm3dq1o1RZIGI/s1600-h/IMG_5036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTrxzKlsvwu-hkOjP0ICAt3Ic_Q1sQmUNbCSxfTwf0g60oDEdAcUDeviOLw7QyocifQYVJpJIu-oMWiBU8kr8ExpHK3-D56mzD0jGOIbTLaORdIMEFIakuhoFuj7MEnKm3dq1o1RZIGI/s200/IMG_5036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228783772194235490" border="0" /></a>
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id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227778236975630802" border="0" /></a>This is a traditional private campground with a putt-putt course, a swimming hole and lots of close together sites.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">It was nice but not what we are looking for.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">This gets to my three primary pet peeves for the trip so far.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Third, placing stuff on the dashboard which ineveitably falls off.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Second, Christine packed what seems to be a dozen tubes of toothpaste that are down to the last brushfull, which requires angles and pressure placement that test a recently awoken pair of hands.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">First, I look at a map and measure how long it’s going to take us to get 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By a near margin that has determined our course through eastern Washington and Idaho for the next week.<span style=""> </span>We headed out early Monday morning from Seattle with Winthrop, WA and the Chewuch River as our destination.<span style=""> </span>We traveled along scenic Highway 20, which was a destination in itself… a hike on wheels.<span style=""> </span>Rivers, dams, mountains, forest.<span style=""> </span>Very pretty.<span style=""> </span>We got to Blue Lake about 20 miles outside of Winthrop and did a hike my aunt had recommended.<span style=""> </span>We were worried about snow, but it appeared to be long thawed and it was a great hike.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRjV618o_RkgyA7ciSMF9WnzC5AKm2TEW-3rJ4qQIVfEqd5MyW2vSOt1puV58d74TknrXsFWD0LtVQ5PBp1JM4fXK6AAcRt4EwC41qtPzj2M9EFZiTJiyTNTnxD0-sXCnEpdkyTkBanQ/s1600-h/IMG_4679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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we had 30 minutes to ourselves at the top and it was just lovely.<span style=""> </span>As we descended down the first switchback, we were too high on life and the good fortune of being at Blue Lake on a Monday morning to care about the high up echoes of “Jaaaaaaaack!”.<span style=""> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGy9MfAdqYqNpUC8-AJ5yL91OmTRbUIDPcQ8tlztzXJZ9IOOQKK5xDkHHMSQ6PintGZEWP0vCxjmt3wxTNQc3FGFTV_0A5xBDgDFP_IxaBKI0jXJkYgVNaJIdPjl051dcHCPT2gf7URM/s1600-h/IMG_4699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGy9MfAdqYqNpUC8-AJ5yL91OmTRbUIDPcQ8tlztzXJZ9IOOQKK5xDkHHMSQ6PintGZEWP0vCxjmt3wxTNQc3FGFTV_0A5xBDgDFP_IxaBKI0jXJkYgVNaJIdPjl051dcHCPT2gf7URM/s200/IMG_4699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226722242036349762" border="0" /></a>When we got back to the car we had some lunch and set our packs and whatnot on the hitch.<span style=""> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq23DXw7CPyWwXV3S1f9blNw4hNtXNro679VHlWsU8rvbqsUqZNqSKD1dzHzr8lB9dlH76TwSC-8EknlYfzxg5HBdqlZ4XI1WqAZxfVOKhcczy_bBoYCmNLWtUx-F-0gu1dv_PXAimjZU/s1600-h/IMG_4686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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Theresa) and a sister in law (Joyce) that made the pilgrimage to the Pacific Northwest<span style=""> </span>at different times in the past 30 years.<span style=""> </span>I have always wanted to visit and Bob and I were able to make that happen this past weekend. <span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">My Aunt Kate and Uncle Jim graciously welcomed us into their home for the long weekend.<span style=""> </span>Talk about an upgrade to our recent digs!—a great <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6We2g7-sUe9N9B5BD9kGYlU5i1_X6qHnK1QDuXn8F6ESg-uQWk8XQBbdmxSAA14LKAB-UJ4bPlV5iNHz_6WBzUTQWfIli_y4VK-WrkEZrunqChLmBS5DNXch-bCL7fOO75yEF31MhunA/s1600-h/IMG_4567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6We2g7-sUe9N9B5BD9kGYlU5i1_X6qHnK1QDuXn8F6ESg-uQWk8XQBbdmxSAA14LKAB-UJ4bPlV5iNHz_6WBzUTQWfIli_y4VK-WrkEZrunqChLmBS5DNXch-bCL7fOO75yEF31MhunA/s200/IMG_4567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226672660202629698" border="0" /></a>house on Puget Sound with a view and a downstairs guest apartment to ourselves.<span style=""> </span>Even Deefur was allowed in, despite Jim and Kate’s obvious resolve to maintain a calm, clean, and dog free household.<span style=""> </span>This gesture was very much appreciated.<span style=""> </span>So we arrived on Thursday evening and sat on the deck enjoying some wine, chatting, and had a late dinner of Spaghetti with Clams.<span style=""> </span>Like Grandma and the rest of the Cadwells, Kate can impressive spreads this weekend that really deserve their own blog, but Bob and I thought it a bit much to take photos at the table.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIInpRSlxTN19vrtNrxtru-mMSrX05x-mPcNb0aEiFN6FSQaCmNAVw91w6PUxeMEbKXBKIuH2HjAmeKSY4LZYz7tCgRX2Kz549b0HqyOAYmrsYxX-BKKRM3dKCfMmcd6VGfzdCkJK8B1E/s1600-h/IMG_4551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIInpRSlxTN19vrtNrxtru-mMSrX05x-mPcNb0aEiFN6FSQaCmNAVw91w6PUxeMEbKXBKIuH2HjAmeKSY4LZYz7tCgRX2Kz549b0HqyOAYmrsYxX-BKKRM3dKCfMmcd6VGfzdCkJK8B1E/s200/IMG_4551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226671469887940066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_gmtnsq2m9OJvfHpCULvIuVVi19kvDZ9o30NC6A47ZujBtgN3tu4phIgzEsvBZgLowoobDhZYNXe8O9zqiMPdKzsJdujGPTHLBi_SUSxVat6iXeY2x2LtLpwDUfIOT1W8sEd8BipNgM/s1600-h/IMG_4540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_gmtnsq2m9OJvfHpCULvIuVVi19kvDZ9o30NC6A47ZujBtgN3tu4phIgzEsvBZgLowoobDhZYNXe8O9zqiMPdKzsJdujGPTHLBi_SUSxVat6iXeY2x2LtLpwDUfIOT1W8sEd8BipNgM/s200/IMG_4540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226671467114461970" border="0" /></a>We slept in a little on Friday and then headed downtown on the bus to Pioneer Square.<span style=""> </span>We had lunched at the Owl N Thistle Pub, which was quite good.<span style=""> </span>I had also read online about a tour called the cook.<span style=""> </span>She laid out some “Seattle Underground” that takes you below the street level in Pioneer Square where the city used to lie prior to the great Seattle fire (round about 1890? So much for <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZiCUKNFv8o9JXNCTUW9GHN-pFfCtjEKTyTo_dK6_BHZq_EQ85UAg-GTJuUyDFlWrJzUDkGVEm9DV6AJ_PdPnLzVlZ57p31QvF7Ig8ZOel_Coo3GtJTVkB5K2jWIgUPi7VG53WYYesTY/s1600-h/IMG_4536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZiCUKNFv8o9JXNCTUW9GHN-pFfCtjEKTyTo_dK6_BHZq_EQ85UAg-GTJuUyDFlWrJzUDkGVEm9DV6AJ_PdPnLzVlZ57p31QvF7Ig8ZOel_Coo3GtJTVkB5K2jWIgUPi7VG53WYYesTY/s200/IMG_4536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226671464244119474" border="0" /></a>learning something on the tour)<span style=""> </span>The guide told lots of off colored jokes (toilet humor that knocked Bob’s socks off) and enlightened us to the not so savory beginnings of Seattle.<span style=""> </span>Anyways, many details can be obtained when you too go to Seattle and take the tour, but in short it’s an underground walkway system that used to be the 1<sup>st</sup> floor of buildings and they just built right on top of it after the fire.<span style=""> </span>After the tour, we browsed around cute little shops, bookstores, etc.<span style=""> </span>But, the real work was done in our quest to hit as many coffee shops as possible.<span style=""> </span>The chill in the air really does inspire rampant coffee drinking and I was shaking when we arrived back at Kate’s.<span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">2) we are going to Aunt Kate’s and Dee needed cleaned and clipped.</p><p class="MsoNormal">She was not fit to make a good first impression.<span style=""> </span>I talked with a nice lady, Mary, in Port Angeles, WA that would take care of her for the day for a small fee.<span style=""> </span>We dropped Dee off at 7am and headed west.<span style="">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span>Bob had an open faced seafood sandwich with a thick Bechemel sauce that he still claims was worth it despite sprinting back to the restaurant 30 minutes later to use the potty.<span style=""> </span></p> blinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341019093678267813.post-12006971428094761122008-07-16T16:57:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:51:15.094-08:00Olympic Peninsula – Dungeness Spit / Hurricane Ridge<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0nntbcn_8WRzKni0BKc4eGeqLLoClDyK3XXcpu4nNID1iYFmVMe8getv_LP5XXPIadPkInY2FcGGSrS5dxKS_aG84fh4WPgIVaxKOf5JhWdQYLCEV6XzAMZiamgI3Lm8vmAVjkrQY_c/s1600-h/IMG_4433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0nntbcn_8WRzKni0BKc4eGeqLLoClDyK3XXcpu4nNID1iYFmVMe8getv_LP5XXPIadPkInY2FcGGSrS5dxKS_aG84fh4WPgIVaxKOf5JhWdQYLCEV6XzAMZiamgI3Lm8vmAVjkrQY_c/s200/IMG_4433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223769913086971410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwjAZdjr33HMjlAmoE9gtiYTXoj6RlW0qHMVPJZ1PjCRBTAjhwQDNKRr5Ro0ASSuOemxhoEPHAya7GEZ2sG52D4-JS7MHNwCuI8gLnGyoU4UdYL_sjQvG8vab-aykLsgRfBiaxAmeLng/s1600-h/IMG_4427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwjAZdjr33HMjlAmoE9gtiYTXoj6RlW0qHMVPJZ1PjCRBTAjhwQDNKRr5Ro0ASSuOemxhoEPHAya7GEZ2sG52D4-JS7MHNwCuI8gLnGyoU4UdYL_sjQvG8vab-aykLsgRfBiaxAmeLng/s200/IMG_4427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223775373610627090" border="0" /></a>
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cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLbzqlu53MJNCq2OSkXKkUpKjRFP6FxukQa6_nezhXmvIkRrOU4StMMFl4XYVXXTsON4H_I4zp1Ti7FTt-ip5duPRbnnaK5byGFhhC7vFCvag6jITnEIde5KoZ8G1xblhwC9zATyubqQ/s200/IMG_4302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223779273166744754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">We left Mount Rainier for the Olympic </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Peninsul</span><span style="font-size:100%;">a before noon Monday</span><span style="font-size:100%;">.<span style=""> </span>W</span><span style="font-size:100%;">e were in </span><span style="font-size:100%;">between two camp</span><span style="font-size:100%;">grounds for our three night stay.<span style=""> </span>One was i</span><span style="font-size:100%;">n the Olympic National Park and named the Hoh </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Rainf</span><span style="font-size:100%;">orest Campground.<span style=""> </span>The other </span><span style="font-size:100%;">was a 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/></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sVxmd8msFmr3Vu8xYV3iHkvKYbyN77o7wc3RDFIQtzrUc1rItxhF3tR9L8Rd6lS86YGv5TMj36rN47z2nSZkIdLKbqqajPnzWs6iz9EwgziJYPoxgRD_fz78tzjV2Sj-q_Od3HzCu74/s1600-h/IMG_4309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sVxmd8msFmr3Vu8xYV3iHkvKYbyN77o7wc3RDFIQtzrUc1rItxhF3tR9L8Rd6lS86YGv5TMj36rN47z2nSZkIdLKbqqajPnzWs6iz9EwgziJYPoxgRD_fz78tzjV2Sj-q_Od3HzCu74/s200/IMG_4309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223779113516338434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">north end of the Peninsula on the coast.<span style=""> </span>The convi</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ncing detail for Dungeness is that it is in the rain shadow of mount Olympus and therefore only receives 15 inches of r</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ain a year.<span style=""> </span>We 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ztqfrXyI6RgBcmuFquzThlJW_aNtDRV37pyGVwV3IFAwykB_z7MF-5sfEUg6eKyS4yMeyR3U7v4zm4DCR5uNDzoHlYLAwTqLtwAxqd24p_xBQn8SJEaIZYCitkgMxIhSQw00xaWjOrA/s1600-h/IMG_4415.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ztqfrXyI6RgBcmuFquzThlJW_aNtDRV37pyGVwV3IFAwykB_z7MF-5sfEUg6eKyS4yMeyR3U7v4zm4DCR5uNDzoHlYLAwTqLtwAxqd24p_xBQn8SJEaIZYCitkgMxIhSQw00xaWjOrA/s200/IMG_4415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223775369228455666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">We continued on the ridge for a couple miles.<span style=""> </span>When we turned back four mountain goats came over the ridge on the trail, two adults and two babies.<span style=""> </span>Without a working knowledge of mou</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ntain goat behavior or disposition, we surmise</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d that the presence of the babies m</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ight bring out the worst traits in their personality.<span style=""> </span>We climbed up out of their way assuming they would bolt when they caught wind of my stench, but they continued staring at us </span><span style="font-size:100%;">indicating we should make </span><span style="font-size:100%;">way.<span style=""> </span>I am carrying an aeros</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ol can of ‘bear-pepper-spray’ mainly for psychological peace of mind, but as they approached I pulled this can out and removed the safety.<span style=""> </span>They walked directly below us on the trail and headed off over the ridge.<span style=""> </span>One of the goats was wearin</span><span style="font-size:100%;">g a collar with a tag on it.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMsm4oAXYO268MhPDF5LncbV64f9uH0Htpz7dadmv9yW0imPZWKrJsYOSA_GmMv1JCbJVOhrLAurWUjXxJTrIOSApmwPN5D3ruu7MRqcLdC5VND72mMea2lMchkFbq_dt0FHS8EaejUM/s200/IMG_4170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223420032302505410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">We left Portland and drove north into the state of Washington heading towards Mount </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Rainier National Park.<span style=""> </span>We didn’t have a place to stay yet and it was Saturday night.<span style=""> </span>We stopped at the ranger station to get some advice.<span style=""> </span>One of the options was down a forest road in a national forest and the fee was $0.<span style=""> </span>The location was good so we drove to check it out.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75slptJlIM6UZ7okXTsJsK_5TYsa-CS09sOZ5yxHfoNAw3_x8f_dkM77JOpvONdIIUmTSLGc4xlHpzSTyfcVqoEga97qCq_urq0rqU0QkaBiUdeCdDE8O0xYWddtzyg5o4Jz1_89EbV0/s1600-h/IMG_4189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75slptJlIM6UZ7okXTsJsK_5TYsa-CS09sOZ5yxHfoNAw3_x8f_dkM77JOpvONdIIUmTSLGc4xlHpzSTyfcVqoEga97qCq_urq0rqU0QkaBiUdeCdDE8O0xYWddtzyg5o4Jz1_89EbV0/s200/IMG_4189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223420039265654658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>It turned out to be a great campground next to a mountain river (Summit Creek) and it was in fact free.<span style=""> </span>Free.<span style=""> </span>Brilliant.<span style=""> </span>The neighbors on one side were a couple where both the boy and the girl wore wrap-around skirts.<span style=""> </span>And on the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">other side was a rowdy crew of busch light drin</span><span style="font-size:100%;">kers shooting p</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrJubaLJdPTizeZ3m3TMWtpS2GbcHqv4G38NKg7Uh0JnSfZRW6N-sbJzxSla7DvmsPJStGMySEyipeB65PonEo7j-YJSCESURNb1dJwt5WH28Kh1Yvw2AI9tuP3Mzj_siDVHv8J3Feto/s1600-h/IMG_4183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrJubaLJdPTizeZ3m3TMWtpS2GbcHqv4G38NKg7Uh0JnSfZRW6N-sbJzxSla7DvmsPJStGMySEyipeB65PonEo7j-YJSCESURNb1dJwt5WH28Kh1Yvw2AI9tuP3Mzj_siDVHv8J3Feto/s200/IMG_4183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223419071583978850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">ellet guns.<span style=""> </span>But they didn’t bother us.<span style=""> </span>Other than the campsite, Mount Rainier </span><span style="font-size:100%;">was a bust.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We have a great book of trails th</span><span style="font-size:100%;">at aunt kate gave us for Washington.<span style=""> </span>In this book, o</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ne </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBoaV1g3Uienu_PrEc-CsBOBGQ_eSzJVM1-HoCp4dTUhTkYzApuaj7j1DOjbdkRwMyn_YayNp7e6Lhn5O_BxsVB88dgvusLpHONLrX9d6KiPAnh4ChoJ2BMIukhsRkVzdAVxym9PuBCY/s1600-h/IMG_4242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBoaV1g3Uienu_PrEc-CsBOBGQ_eSzJVM1-HoCp4dTUhTkYzApuaj7j1DOjbdkRwMyn_YayNp7e6Lhn5O_BxsVB88dgvusLpHONLrX9d6KiPAnh4ChoJ2BMIukhsRkVzdAVxym9PuBCY/s200/IMG_4242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223420036117983762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">of the specifications is what time of year the trail would</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> be open.<span style=""> </span>Many of the trails around Mount Rainier said July-Sept or </span><span style="font-size:100%;">mid-July-September.<span style=""> </span>On Sunday morning we got </span><span style="font-size:100%;">up and went into the park to try one of the trails that was listed </span><span style="font-size:100%;">as Mid-July.<span style=""> </span>We were a bit concerned that the portion of the trail </span><span style="font-size:100%;">visible from the trailhead </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciDAnxreUwdD_rvIPf8YHAsvUzj5KmYZdytn1xMwv29cQN7vHo4TJ242OwqTHfwUgrggdOB5nKSmHRZrb9MUCh_rWWFSUUBsHRkdifeAwtG3SCoA3HXoldL8vFlNZqipqg5zjMaDjSII/s1600-h/IMG_4195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciDAnxreUwdD_rvIPf8YHAsvUzj5KmYZdytn1xMwv29cQN7vHo4TJ242OwqTHfwUgrggdOB5nKSmHRZrb9MUCh_rWWFSUUBsHRkdifeAwtG3SCoA3HXoldL8vFlNZqipqg5zjMaDjSII/s200/IMG_4195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223419073911380002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">was completely snowed under, but when a lovely family of 5 pulled up next to us, geared up and headed out on the trail we decided we would give it a try.<span style=""> </span>We followed this crew up the mountain and it was hard work.<span style=""> </span>The snow was deep, slick, wet and most of it was set at about a 30 degree pitch.<span style=""> </span>At one point, Christine lost her footing and ended up on her ass sliding about 50 feet to where the ground leveled off.<span style=""> </span>This was cute but about a ¼ mile on, the snow covered ground was at a steep angle and the downhill eventuality wasn’t as friendly.<span style=""> </span>We had a bit of a melt-down.<span style=""> </span>No tears, but</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> close.<span style=""> </span>And it was pote</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ntially dangerous.<span style=""> </span>So, we watched this </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60Y2I5i0qA-TzEEd5MejoCJaNg8EOGZfX8BDOm7t8sZ35yS7VFMgn6DYfLk-84AXrt7phyWNBptlhP6O2hwgGgFFI9xI3XkLtJl_WcXePlMyiJMb9UCcdLZqNwGsVNwCCDTtxwAS_7aU/s1600-h/IMG_4277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60Y2I5i0qA-TzEEd5MejoCJaNg8EOGZfX8BDOm7t8sZ35yS7VFMgn6DYfLk-84AXrt7phyWNBptlhP6O2hwgGgFFI9xI3XkLtJl_WcXePlMyiJMb9UCcdLZqNwGsVNwCCDTtxwAS_7aU/s200/IMG_4277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223420040516943954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">lovely family disapp</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ear over the ridge and t</span><span style="font-size:100%;">urned back.<span style=""> </span>It </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGhUX0wLmX9bP99o44vx9a-F39KUy5HO_DReoy14NN5BZjmFT1bCyZix3EHrVyGFj5qsG_5BB_Vpz3Dw6xezBUw_18gE3QLg9CRji81Ck_wKS5OTub8rx89O67SxrSM6_cuG2OE49kFA/s1600-h/IMG_4264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGhUX0wLmX9bP99o44vx9a-F39KUy5HO_DReoy14NN5BZjmFT1bCyZix3EHrVyGFj5qsG_5BB_Vpz3Dw6xezBUw_18gE3QLg9CRji81Ck_wKS5OTub8rx89O67SxrSM6_cuG2OE49kFA/s200/IMG_4264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223419078996084162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">was</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> hard work for all three of us.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sunday afternoon we were exhausted from the morning and walked to a waterfall.<span style=""> </span>Then Monday morning we packed up and headed back into the park (we did see some massive big-horned sheep early in the morning) to cover some trails close to the visito</span><span style="font-size:100%;">rs center. <span style=""> </span>Apparently, it was a late, rough winter at Mount Rainier.<span style=""> </span>The visitor center was newly emerged from a snow-bank.<span style=""> </span>And the trails we attempted were also still snowed under.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEUbbj6o2y6IFmloSZzp4-ZW55lU6FLuemQ0XeBHw_1jQezrq6zTGz7Sj3-wauQkBAJj_Z5YJSuqlpXngXHzjLZGw83D_C9tlXkFER5NKIGB9XILaeZa-xjzNS3xH3sLsg6dEU4i9BHA/s1600-h/IMG_4290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEUbbj6o2y6IFmloSZzp4-ZW55lU6FLuemQ0XeBHw_1jQezrq6zTGz7Sj3-wauQkBAJj_Z5YJSuqlpXngXHzjLZGw83D_C9tlXkFER5NKIGB9XILaeZa-xjzNS3xH3sLsg6dEU4i9BHA/s200/IMG_4290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223420041712341842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>We walked a couple hundred yards over the snow and decided to come back another time.<span style=""> </span>We set out towards the Olympic peninsula around noon.<span style=""> </span>We are hopeful that </span><span style="font-size:100%;">another couple weeks will make a difference in snow-melt for our </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHco-Bs2PtX84aa7SSpGTCdvIOkJRWN8XTcYbvE56UBH1-4gsJ1SmWFPnyggHnzSVY80SXgCfGmLqmvSX4zyDd47o9s9zkduWG45saCL9CKtYVmSY8G0G-szadSOtbTL0FYa1Sf5FrGI/s1600-h/IMG_4282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHco-Bs2PtX84aa7SSpGTCdvIOkJRWN8XTcYbvE56UBH1-4gsJ1SmWFPnyggHnzSVY80SXgCfGmLqmvSX4zyDd47o9s9zkduWG45saCL9CKtYVmSY8G0G-szadSOtbTL0FYa1Sf5FrGI/s200/IMG_4282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223419082433272210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">stop at Glacier.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">**Although our experience wasn't perfect, Mount Rainier is an impressive beast - tis very tall**
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{parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC_KE8ODOBQMjP0F4sW_BxUCgJJbNio1Hk9fSqwVTboVvYPmksqGbDkUEvB3LxIdB7XUoYXaK3BSJjS2OSFS73Y9hFf6SxXVaQOmmXFDs0qbeQr1_lbBnD7TRGuSabxg7ndL0_e7baSU/s1600-h/IMG_4114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC_KE8ODOBQMjP0F4sW_BxUCgJJbNio1Hk9fSqwVTboVvYPmksqGbDkUEvB3LxIdB7XUoYXaK3BSJjS2OSFS73Y9hFf6SxXVaQOmmXFDs0qbeQr1_lbBnD7TRGuSabxg7ndL0_e7baSU/s200/IMG_4114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223263891312502898" border="0" /></a>As indicated in the previous post, we did get a room in Portland (with a shower) and we did have pizza.<span style=""> </span>Both were heavenly.<span style=""> </span>We pulled into Portland in early evening and walked the waterfront for a few miles to Old Town and back.<span style=""> </span>Portland is full of characters… hanging out on the waterfront, swimming in the public fountains, playing music on the corner.<span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’ve heard Portland has a <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAzR4-Bkcv81CpyrGrlGosFKZqCReJPTQL_lSH8Dm5jVU75JUeyXA-Bibp0zXPFp-ZDlNugDTecrN_IHh5e_mGP9WQ__ifnpws5502nqEGiuwpsIeBOkDeDqSzv6wiW4nulFvLMnEN0M/s1600-h/IMG_4112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAzR4-Bkcv81CpyrGrlGosFKZqCReJPTQL_lSH8Dm5jVU75JUeyXA-Bibp0zXPFp-ZDlNugDTecrN_IHh5e_mGP9WQ__ifnpws5502nqEGiuwpsIeBOkDeDqSzv6wiW4nulFvLMnEN0M/s200/IMG_4112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223262561479898354" border="0" /></a>large homeless population.<span style=""> </span>I suppose there are a lot of homeless people, but it’s a mix of transients, good timin’ “I choose my choice” youth, old fashion crazy <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jdb77G-p6MuJrwUk2cltbHTWkP5jLSdsF3I2bHro9qd1Pvq_wyqtnwqHweBzLXMm_-p7q7CsOzKuN-dtV3rwHnRJ3tkS5AX6yffeCdkuN7dIxHAh-5L6CArVPk_jdkt_-nZ5xDoqRL8/s1600-h/IMG_4116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jdb77G-p6MuJrwUk2cltbHTWkP5jLSdsF3I2bHro9qd1Pvq_wyqtnwqHweBzLXMm_-p7q7CsOzKuN-dtV3rwHnRJ3tkS5AX6yffeCdkuN7dIxHAh-5L6CArVPk_jdkt_-nZ5xDoqRL8/s200/IMG_4116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223263899140752274" border="0" /></a>homeless, and then just eccentric folks who probably have lovely homes.<span style=""> </span>And, of course, everyone else.<span style=""> </span>
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">After the riverwalk we hit the town for some Old Town Pizza(good pizza, awesome atmosphere).<span style=""> </span>We stopped in <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWpor6r3sdHc4-F3ZggQeomd9ysTo22llJsEt3bSoNIFeqq8pD8I1Ap77g2j3m6ImVuL9vn0ILmvXvgtUFvI4frqor8JK_Sjtq2barnW0XamN9PdjhFaHCukowJ07pgoqhB8xTpwvv3Q/s1600-h/IMG_4115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWpor6r3sdHc4-F3ZggQeomd9ysTo22llJsEt3bSoNIFeqq8pD8I1Ap77g2j3m6ImVuL9vn0ILmvXvgtUFvI4frqor8JK_Sjtq2barnW0XamN9PdjhFaHCukowJ07pgoqhB8xTpwvv3Q/s200/IMG_4115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223262566054992050" border="0" /></a>for some off track betting before heading back to the hotel.<span style=""> </span>The next day we tried to get bagels, but we were in a financial district that catered to 9-5ers, so everything was closed Sat. morning.<span style=""> </span>Fear not, we headed down to the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioohLlV6arbDgdiD1faSHdb6R7k_F1EGlBmGIIziFzCMtG8BbQSnTXwFMksKW_ynl5yOaNfriz537c_Y63SNhKTGiv_t5z_s9yNjmHZ0QjwK5O2_NYgpunSTEN6Yh1PZsR_ZTzT5Mc_M0/s1600-h/IMG_4108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioohLlV6arbDgdiD1faSHdb6R7k_F1EGlBmGIIziFzCMtG8BbQSnTXwFMksKW_ynl5yOaNfriz537c_Y63SNhKTGiv_t5z_s9yNjmHZ0QjwK5O2_NYgpunSTEN6Yh1PZsR_ZTzT5Mc_M0/s200/IMG_4108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223263886232954802" border="0" /></a>Saturday market.<span style=""> </span>Every weekend they put this on near the river where hundreds of artists and craftsmen display and sell their work.<span style=""> </span>And they have an international food area.<span style=""> </span>That became our breakfast at 10am: Bob=lamb gyro Christine=teriyaki thai noodles.<span style=""> </span>We walked around for a couple hours and then rolled out to Mt. Rainier National Park where we’ve planned 2 nights.<span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIapUThwKfhdj3Kx9FSGhNaM2Jia8jVMW8Pk_Ma_8gxExrBbkdQ0HAy2tENd47XLRUMGTf_umlyCgaCZzdZBnVnCCKZ2JnPqhURGbH-D6lZi2pMBrVD8i0risq_9EzbhaFHpXtEz56Eo/s1600-h/IMG_4125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIapUThwKfhdj3Kx9FSGhNaM2Jia8jVMW8Pk_Ma_8gxExrBbkdQ0HAy2tENd47XLRUMGTf_umlyCgaCZzdZBnVnCCKZ2JnPqhURGbH-D6lZi2pMBrVD8i0risq_9EzbhaFHpXtEz56Eo/s200/IMG_4125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223262568713480754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8D6SBL7hP-hlXSCPQnfSQPDkVKOoSCyb54u8d_d538m_3C8WgGuKlU27SeWKWRNqnsSvIZFg-T7E4z3DFh_yBYeVaxu06M8P8ukYiqB0EdJdeorXAZgPA7e_eaLnulnup39vDyvxN9s/s1600-h/IMG_4135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8D6SBL7hP-hlXSCPQnfSQPDkVKOoSCyb54u8d_d538m_3C8WgGuKlU27SeWKWRNqnsSvIZFg-T7E4z3DFh_yBYeVaxu06M8P8ukYiqB0EdJdeorXAZgPA7e_eaLnulnup39vDyvxN9s/s200/IMG_4135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223263904156343570" border="0" /></a>OH! One hitch in Portland: no dogs at the Marriot.<span style=""> </span>I was desperate and would not accept campground for an answer.<span style=""> </span>I told Bob to figure something out.<span style=""> </span>This picture is what he figured out.<span style=""> </span>It involved the parking garage, 8 flights of stairs and posted lookouts. The Marriot was not dog free that night, but no harm no foul, right? <span style=""> </span>We loved Portland and had a great time in the 24 hours we spent there.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></span></p><p face="georgia" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEjNejk8ZSicencQ1fPZjm13KlCgcw6QXMW4wOPlqaBv4tkEPk6OHVGxwZuhwU4HCVVG-WeRJPf1kNfa6nivhk6WIZXyuItldi15WwKBVvgXuvu8Cbs1jBlO1rw4nVomNtDuTgvg1HE0/s1600-h/IMG_0161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEjNejk8ZSicencQ1fPZjm13KlCgcw6QXMW4wOPlqaBv4tkEPk6OHVGxwZuhwU4HCVVG-WeRJPf1kNfa6nivhk6WIZXyuItldi15WwKBVvgXuvu8Cbs1jBlO1rw4nVomNtDuTgvg1HE0/s200/IMG_0161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221568199979695410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Well, I’ve been</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> third </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">wheeling my way a</span><span style="font-size:100%;">round god knows where. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Every parking spot we pull into I eagerly run to the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">back window hoping it’s Raleigh.<span style=""> </span>Where </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZMyh-pb_CAz0lYBzV_k4Yyh6oI7NH-Bb0LAHKhwzDr4Ai3nSiqo2FctSdRpLJ2XOsZ-KMh0VZYRxByH9XtiU7JJJa_Si4bOI11d50K3_fvcXiKt2OW76Y_JNOcZ0uUXN9c0z7ZkNv10/s1600-h/IMG_3777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZMyh-pb_CAz0lYBzV_k4Yyh6oI7NH-Bb0LAHKhwzDr4Ai3nSiqo2FctSdRpLJ2XOsZ-KMh0VZYRxByH9XtiU7JJJa_Si4bOI11d50K3_fvcXiKt2OW76Y_JNOcZ0uUXN9c0z7ZkNv10/s200/IMG_3777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221568202238988274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yOzCc2AhuogzPLfVp-DQ1TzBz-PjEZbg2AeXZAd_KucRvaSBqf8Y9aftupceMs8tagQrQvhGcSFFiv8hqTA3R1wFS_ARLaMxcJU-ir-Qj2w6lvXiUFQXVsE5IIV0LTdiLt4OifnbhBA/s1600-h/IMG_3688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yOzCc2AhuogzPLfVp-DQ1TzBz-PjEZbg2AeXZAd_KucRvaSBqf8Y9aftupceMs8tagQrQvhGcSFFiv8hqTA3R1wFS_ARLaMxcJU-ir-Qj2w6lvXiUFQXVsE5IIV0LTdiLt4OifnbhBA/s200/IMG_3688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221568920155183378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">we </span><span style="font-size:100%;">have been and why I cannot s</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ay.<span style=""> </span>Tho</span><span style="font-size:100%;">se two said: “look, Deefur, New Mexico! <span style=""> </span>And then put me in a </span><span style="font-size:100%;">kennel for 2 days “for my own good”.<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Utah? <span style=""> </span>Same story, different cabin.<span style=""> </span>Oregon</span><span style="font-size:100%;">? “put your sweater on it’s cold!”<span style=""> </span>Every day it</span><span style="font-size:100%;">’s another confusing circumstance of temperature changes, outfit changes, <span style=""> </span>things one </span><span style="font-size:100%;">shouldn’t eat, get in the picture, get out of the picture, get in the car, get out of the car.<span style=""> </span>Bobby and I used to take photos together; now it’s all about </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91DmKRCjrOhjrMTAC4hlidaYvApfdzY1EzUFPbHszUte3DXQraTURKsZ6riOu1PH900VncpIQ8pHGvzyzCc3FG2Up-yrpLS1IWZXkcxsDseFUZ79Dq3sQUme2yWMEykNXDoOWuoSM4IU/s1600-h/IMG_2570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91DmKRCjrOhjrMTAC4hlidaYvApfdzY1EzUFPbHszUte3DXQraTURKsZ6riOu1PH900VncpIQ8pHGvzyzCc3FG2Up-yrpLS1IWZXkcxsDseFUZ79Dq3sQUme2yWMEykNXDoOWuoSM4IU/s200/IMG_2570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221568916017768578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">newlyweds.<span style=""> </span>“Here, Dee, get one of the two of us.”<span style=""> </span>I’ve posted a few pics of me.<span style=""> </span>I can’t say there ha</span><span style="font-size:100%;">sn’t been good days: running on the beach, nap</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ping in </span><span style="font-size:100%;">the sun, left over por</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MuJNSYE61nIQjjwLpGRevRIrTF5M_5hOX9Fxc7Wd1Jr9SsZKalk8d2eW-uDyN6pdN0XLCJmV1IvBfNgw1H4OGChevpz-A0mAQZFUFchJPRQPwyy7WANbfZrRs8MTL4hdGh0YNtvzrYY/s1600-h/IMG_2574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MuJNSYE61nIQjjwLpGRevRIrTF5M_5hOX9Fxc7Wd1Jr9SsZKalk8d2eW-uDyN6pdN0XLCJmV1IvBfNgw1H4OGChevpz-A0mAQZFUFchJPRQPwyy7WANbfZrRs8MTL4hdGh0YNtvzrYY/s200/IMG_2574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221568197565072274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">k chops, climbing into a warm sleeping bag.<span style=""> </span>But overall, worst vacation ever.<span style=""> </span>Megan, Kansas City Greyhound station, Saturday</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> 3pm, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">please be </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-fYXApG-DFJjdJZh20RJUKX8kL0pknwbbhyphenhyphenoKDXX9NCvwC27tFxcH4hX4buzoJiRda_3u4Gkco1mwrMr58ctHbK7IAjhjnP8rQNaiAuZbTlVwxHyFLFAbkd6ZEDVVTeZfzGelBfMC0I/s1600-h/IMG_3924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-fYXApG-DFJjdJZh20RJUKX8kL0pknwbbhyphenhyphenoKDXX9NCvwC27tFxcH4hX4buzoJiRda_3u4Gkco1mwrMr58ctHbK7IAjhjnP8rQNaiAuZbTlVwxHyFLFAbkd6ZEDVVTeZfzGelBfMC0I/s200/IMG_3924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221568207681505394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">there.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv4Al4-OcmwBDDlJCkQVX_dcyxC4kiTJcLv45wytVsIh48j8kwl95XFjR8rlGN1fWi7qwomJsbq0XFRVEop6QvLML_5wl9wVceW56q-IS8DtEzthcFOeVtWVaVo2cv6cUSwBT2AO0fM4/s1600-h/IMG_3980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv4Al4-OcmwBDDlJCkQVX_dcyxC4kiTJcLv45wytVsIh48j8kwl95XFjR8rlGN1fWi7qwomJsbq0XFRVEop6QvLML_5wl9wVceW56q-IS8DtEzthcFOeVtWVaVo2cv6cUSwBT2AO0fM4/s200/IMG_3980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221568923274640450" border="0" /></a></p> blinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341019093678267813.post-51386026062986199912008-07-09T10:02:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:51:21.331-08:00PCH and Cape Perpetua<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhge3o2ziPG-6MUGW7vk-1JKM5rXk_LulFH91Ur9Gwa0Tq2ofXh2684ukYAetsVeZ6TG0znhPxtvGjP37m47CvaRVTyxqTOJC-t56WUmRShFM-I0K_JLkc2Z8-F1miJH8YuPw_v5sTT5kI/s1600-h/IMG_3896.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhge3o2ziPG-6MUGW7vk-1JKM5rXk_LulFH91Ur9Gwa0Tq2ofXh2684ukYAetsVeZ6TG0znhPxtvGjP37m47CvaRVTyxqTOJC-t56WUmRShFM-I0K_JLkc2Z8-F1miJH8YuPw_v5sTT5kI/s400/IMG_3896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221063054811729762" border="0" /></a>
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style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >from getting to </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >Redwood country until late in the evening.<span style=""> </span>We found a </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >campsite at Del N</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >orte State Park in </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >California and wal</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11;" >ked through groves of redwoods.<span style=""> </span>The campsite and park were dreadful</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try 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m</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:11;" >iles from vegas) is what you might expect: casinos and liquor stores and tourists.<span style=""> </span>We did meet one local, but he’s</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:11;" > been living in a motel for a year.<span style=""> </span>I wouldn’</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:11;" >t call that roots.<span style="">
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July.<span style=""> </span>We woke up early to go back to </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Canyonlands National Park to see the Mesa Arch and do one of the longer trails.<span style=""> </span>The section of </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Canyonlands that is accessible from Moab is called Islands in the Sky – it is a 45,000 acre section of the park raised about 1</span><span style="font-size:100%;">500-2000 feet above the Green and Colorado rivers basins that converge at the so</span><span style="font-size:100%;">uthern tip of this area.<span style=""> </span>The access road is the only way </span><span style="font-size:100%;">onto the “island”.<span style=""> </span>Otherwise you have to wal</span><span style="font-size:100%;">k down switchbacks in the canyon walls.<span style=""> </span>The Neck Spring trail led us about 400 feet down and around the edge of the canyon then back to the rim and around back to the car.<span style=""> </span>The park is very rugged and less 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ5eQa-1p2nbs_YSe8a-wc3eHEhPYWQp1iTd0w8ADa56PIK5DjTckDarTOhOVThdzpaA3eTY7iDSlv8oJIMFcWAOsx-0sAq7v5dvHwPu9I9DOnHaT43OVb05UCgNe4_EJQwZE-pL3no8/s1600-h/IMG_3523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ5eQa-1p2nbs_YSe8a-wc3eHEhPYWQp1iTd0w8ADa56PIK5DjTckDarTOhOVThdzpaA3eTY7iDSlv8oJIMFcWAOsx-0sAq7v5dvHwPu9I9DOnHaT43OVb05UCgNe4_EJQwZE-pL3no8/s200/IMG_3523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218984274915869266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Today we went to The Devil’s Garden in Arches, a trail that Bob has been hot on, but I was reluctant.<span style=""> </span>I didn’t think we could carry enough water as it is </span><span style="font-size:100%;">lengthy </span><span style="font-size:100%;">and you either start or finish </span><span style="font-size:100%;">in the heat of </span><span style="font-size:100%;">the day.<span style=""> </span>At any </span><span style="font-size:100%;">rate, I w</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ent to bed early and agreed to go despite my get out of jail free card.<span style=""> </span>Bob said he would go on his</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> own, but I didn’t want him coming home telling me how great it was and all.<span style=""> </span>As it turns</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> out, he would have come home saying those things.<span style=""> </span>It was somewhat lengthy but no m</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ajor elevation change.<span style=""> </span>Water supply was A-OK with some to spare at the end.<span style=""> </span>We saw several arches and took a primitive loop trail on the way back out</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS96OK3Q6AkjdidIU2QVf9f_TcFyXR-IEpTECDTS8jOA5W2B6l4StStj7OB8zXSTc6GiMD6WnK2ntWc50Rg3cEBiiLhxQfYfTtL6fNEWus9cUOaSHkb2b4vp59byUR7mVi8x7NDDMdbCE/s1600-h/IMG_3524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS96OK3Q6AkjdidIU2QVf9f_TcFyXR-IEpTECDTS8jOA5W2B6l4StStj7OB8zXSTc6GiMD6WnK2ntWc50Rg3cEBiiLhxQfYfTtL6fNEWus9cUOaSHkb2b4vp59byUR7mVi8x7NDDMdbCE/s200/IMG_3524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218986511307242322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> that led across can</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZcnwdqIEgjbaE4nsHONR3sAm9X-5SHj9kBlRkuNyxrcdJ5x0ANADERYif1Sw7frPUX5wYPOKUKSurCRCVaMw1LoxN5t-1XTCOrf7Ufn2D22_7WI0FInNCW2hqyC4gWDZwqmXiF3R3GA/s1600-h/IMG_3568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZcnwdqIEgjbaE4nsHONR3sAm9X-5SHj9kBlRkuNyxrcdJ5x0ANADERYif1Sw7frPUX5wYPOKUKSurCRCVaMw1LoxN5t-1XTCOrf7Ufn2D22_7WI0FInNCW2hqyC4gWDZwqmXiF3R3GA/s200/IMG_3568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218984285850792306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">yon fins and</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> spires.<span style=""> </span>All around great.<span style=""> </span>This </span><span style="font-size:100%;">evening we went to a winery in Moab (Castle Creek), but we did a few tastings and then the attendant told us they don’t actually sell any glasses or bottles of wine until 5:30 and it was only 4:45, so we</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> left with broken spirit.<span style=""> </span>We </span><span style="font-size:100%;">stopped at the Moab Slickrock Bar</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> and</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Grill and had a Moab micro-brew.<span style=""> </span>All </span><span style="font-size:100%;">alcohol served in Utah </span><span style="font-size:100%;">HAS to be served with food (state law), so you can either order dinner or the bartender will bring </span><span style="font-size:100%;">you a snack of some </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSwomB9LnfOevkNk9nB7JieyoP-We3yr9H6L2XzMigP_-xsKzrsC3FpxITUnObwttwAXSSXXo9FYNO8ZkQyHK5FMdpsxAn7q_RGFR2i0BUbdbofbtGPlBcAVQ8iigxQD8JSYIGVG0rgI/s1600-h/IMG_3535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSwomB9LnfOevkNk9nB7JieyoP-We3yr9H6L2XzMigP_-xsKzrsC3FpxITUnObwttwAXSSXXo9FYNO8ZkQyHK5FMdpsxAn7q_RGFR2i0BUbdbofbtGPlBcAVQ8iigxQD8JSYIGVG0rgI/s200/IMG_3535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218984283310737266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">sort (chips and salsa in th</span><span style="font-size:100%;">is case) in order to keep you on the right side of the law.<span style=""> </span>We are </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_26dISPaK0J_C1L0WvyMIPwzenzBvGd1gECXkCCzqUWK6LGloEoEsCApZPcE4WnDAX3-v41LhpMibGO0gU4NmucbvhnIb9Mx5OnjlrQLuoco-qAm3PbaLG9zJ4mRahoIpIrZY853k_XI/s1600-h/IMG_3548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_26dISPaK0J_C1L0WvyMIPwzenzBvGd1gECXkCCzqUWK6LGloEoEsCApZPcE4WnDAX3-v41LhpMibGO0gU4NmucbvhnIb9Mx5OnjlrQLuoco-qAm3PbaLG9zJ4mRahoIpIrZY853k_XI/s200/IMG_3548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218986513894413026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">learning many things </span><span style="font-size:100%;">ab</span><span style="font-size:100%;">out Utah liquor laws: no beer over 4%, no beer from other states, no alcohol served without food.<span style=""> </span>I am sure we’ll learn a few more laws at tomorrow’s fourth of ju</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ly celebration… we’ll keep you updated.<span style=""> </span>After the outing we came home to grill out and drink Coors Light from our cooler.<span style=""> </span>Rest assured it is Utah </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDKVLxIYAbVcokws-zzC99WXL_C-ruAko3bnVOglM7oV7LFHtH1S6q01zohnQ3np2hiVMbASxdyBTZmn438KqG1ATobUY7U_XMICcE7WQclK08Zh9PXg5iQQFUDvnL53DClyTezM6b-8/s1600-h/IMG_3551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDKVLxIYAbVcokws-zzC99WXL_C-ruAko3bnVOglM7oV7LFHtH1S6q01zohnQ3np2hiVMbASxdyBTZmn438KqG1ATobUY7U_XMICcE7WQclK08Zh9PXg5iQQFUDvnL53DClyTezM6b-8/s200/IMG_3551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218987711074059826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">purchased, 4</span><span style="font-size:100%;">%, and we plan to eat… so </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMeGT_Ghyphenhyphenw6HLnlhF1fo6S1rhMSD7zZEPXzywfIGnEqQGn9PnFWZhyRDd1-IliqyNa4St8_8sawCWF1o71E7llqQNNNAYMqESOQVJEZ7oGLIOvU8O7N51GBj891rX20V_RuVJeaPLMEY/s1600-h/IMG_3576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMeGT_Ghyphenhyphenw6HLnlhF1fo6S1rhMSD7zZEPXzywfIGnEqQGn9PnFWZhyRDd1-IliqyNa4St8_8sawCWF1o71E7llqQNNNAYMqESOQVJEZ7oGLIOvU8O7N51GBj891rX20V_RuVJeaPLMEY/s200/IMG_3576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218986522721009138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">we’re</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> golden!</span></p> blinnsanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301826775232291801noreply@blogger.com3