Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

Still near Portland & after…

While in the Portland area, I stayed up in Corbett. A very small town east of Troutdale up in the hills above the Columbia River Gorge. This area is very nice, and the RV park I stayed at honors the … Continue reading

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Hanging out in Oregon.

I still have a few friends in Oregon, in the Gresham, Portland, area. So I always spend a couple to a few weeks here as I pass through. As I mentioned in the last update, I made it up to … Continue reading

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Up to & through Oregon…

The morning after I went to Hearst Castle, since I went to sleep early the previous evening, around 10pm, I woke up at 5am. Weather was still pretty dismal, but at least the rain had let up somewhat. Got on … Continue reading

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Hearst Castle visit…

I’m going to back track here since I was able to recover many of the lost pictures. This section is about the trip my brother and I took to Hearst Castle on the coast of California. Enjoy! Since my brother … Continue reading

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Arrived in Alaska…

I have finally arrived in Alaska. I’m now at my old haunt in Fairbanks volunteering at the Ice Park Campground. I manage the place, check people in, make sure everything works, etc. Got here last Thursday evening after a long … Continue reading

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More Filler…with good news.

I was able to restore many of the missing pictures, some are totally lost, but many others are back none the worse for wear. Only problem is that now I am on the road up to Fairbanks, Alaska and really … Continue reading

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A trip to a museum then the coast.

Since I lost those 218 pictures, I guess I’ll just give you a quick run down of where I went and what I did. I left my brothers house in Rosamond California while he followed in his Prius. We headed … Continue reading

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Disaster struck…

Three weeks ago my computer died. Since I was heading north from the California coast 100 miles above LA, I thought I would hold off buying a new computer at retail and get a new mother board from Fry’s outside … Continue reading

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Hangin' in Maz – Feb. '10

I love this town! Mazatlan has everything I like about a town and it’s all stuff right near my RV park. It is a surprise to me since I hate big cities. But Mazatlan is something special. I’m really comfortable … Continue reading

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Into Mazatlan – Feb. 2010

The morning I left Teacapan I headed North to Mazatlan but after 12 miles, stopped in Escuinapa for some bike repair. Turned out the shop was just a block off the main road I was on, and there was a … Continue reading

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