Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

Marblemount and beyond…

Marblemount is tiny with the last census listing just 203 population as of 2010. It’s pretty obvious while touring the town that it’s income is derived mainly from people passing through or staying at the two nearby RV parks. Nearly … Continue reading

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On to Marblemount, WA

After the visit to the Big Bottom Festival, James and I decided to just head north. I had already been in contact with the insurance adjuster guy via email and he wasn’t too enthused about driving from Tacoma clear over to Randle so he and I came up with a plan. Since I wanted to … Continue reading

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Big Bottom Festival…

After I’d been in Randle a couple days, my son drove over from Walla Walla where he lives to join me and the family at the Big Bottom Festival. He was early as I’m the only family in town at … Continue reading

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From Hagerman to Randle…

Note to readers: Sorry about the delay, I’ve not been myself lately. The previous delay between posts was due to a necessary hospital visit for surgery and this time it’s been because of a week long illness. It seemed to … Continue reading

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Visit to Ritter Island…

Decades ago, there was a busy dairy on an island in the Snake River. The island has spectacular views of the many nearby springs erupting from the canyon walls of the Snake River Gorge. The dairy is now a State … Continue reading

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Hanging out around Hagerman…

Just a short post about Hagerman and environs nearby. Several things about the town I like that involve bike riding. There are several halfway strenuous hills I can ride up every day, there’s a couple of interesting bars with grills. One … Continue reading

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More from Idaho…

If you remember from last time, my Olympus camera was ruined by the raging Snake River…it got sloshed on while I was rafting below the Hagerman dam. A few days later I was browsing at the flea market at Billingsly … Continue reading

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Moved to Hagerman, Idaho…

You may remember from last time, that I was staying in Wendell (even though I mis-titled the article – since fixed) and visited Shoshone Falls on July 4th. After that visit, I was pretty enthused about staying in the area … Continue reading

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More from Wendell, Idaho…

Of course, since I was so close, had to visit Shoshone Falls. And on July 4th no less. I knew it would probably get crowded in the afternoon so I planned to be right at the falls by 10 AM. … Continue reading

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Visit to Hagerman…

Hanging around Wendell has it’s advantages. With the amply stocked grocery store, the RV park with a RV repair business right there, the auto repair shops, tire shops, a couple excellent restaurants, etc., etc.. However, there’s not much to do … Continue reading

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