Category Archives: Travel – ’16

This and That…

While staying in Fairview, had the pleasure of going to a late lunch with Jackie and Madeline at Bumpers. It’s a pretty nice place and has these huge fish tanks that separate the dining area from the bar. Food is good, … Continue reading

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Adventures around Gresham, Oregon…

The following weekend, after enjoying the Blues Festival in the gorge, I went to the Gresham Saturday Market (GSM) at Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) in Gresham. The GSM is a summertime event and has been around for years. And it’s where my … Continue reading

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New RV Post (#2)…

Just finished and posted another new article in the blog’s Winnebago section. Refer Fan Installation… This one is about adding a fan to the Norcold refer to keep the cooling fins frost free.

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New RV post…

Just posted a plumbing post for those that follow my RV Repair section. Here’s the link: Installing an under sink water filter…

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Blues Festival…

The weekend after Margie and I went roaming around the west end of the Columbia River Gorge, there was going to be the Gorge Blues Festival.  So I bought us a couple tickets. The weather was dicey every day all the … Continue reading

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New ‘Towing’ post…

Some of you follow the RV section of my blog and this is a note to let you know I’ve posted a nearly complete write up of what I did to get ready for towing a car, the mods necessary to … Continue reading

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Freedom….

My Saturn affords the kind of freedom I’ve been hoping for. I had only thought about not having a car periodically the last 10 years or so because I had the RV and got pretty good at finding ways of getting … Continue reading

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Settled in at Fairview…

Settled in here at Portland/Fairview RV Park and soon had a regular bike route around the area to enjoy. I like being able to bike to the nearby Veteran’s Clinic, post office, Target, Stomping Grounds coffee shop, etc. One of the places … Continue reading

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On to Portland…

Dan and I spent the next couple days in Walla Walla visiting with our retired sister and the still working BIL. He works up at the old military base & Walla Walla Regional Airport as an all around maintenance guy. The airport has all … Continue reading

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Crooked River to a Ghost Town…

Well, sort of a ghost town. There’s still plenty of people living there and in the surrounding area but it’s almost a wispy ghost of its past glory now. I guess it’s main claim to fame was sheep. Apparently there was … Continue reading

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