Category Archives: Travel – ’21

Wrap up to the Walla Walla Valley stay…

Got here to Milton Freewater, Oregon in May, and have already headed south as of this article, so here is a wrap up of the few things I did in the valley other than day to day living… Most Tuesdays … Continue reading

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Projects…

Once again, it’s time to list the projects I’ve been working on. They keep me busy. I was just pondering today how it never seems to end. I still have two or three projects on the back burners. Nothing monumental … Continue reading

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Old Time Farm in M-F…

Milton Freewater, Oregon has it’s share of pioneer history, and a portion of it is represented by the Frazier Farmstead Museum which I visited in the middle of August. One of the first settlers in the area had lived for 4 … Continue reading

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Whitman Mission…

The visit to the Fort last time begged for a visit to the reason the fort was constructed… …and it was constructed because of the Whitman massacre that had occurred 11 years and ~7 miles away. And today we’ll visit … Continue reading

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Fort Walla Walla Museum…

Sort of sticking close to home lately, because it’s a chore to deal with the ignorance around me regarding face masks and far to many other hot button issues. This area is a hot bed of aggressive conservatism: racism in its … Continue reading

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Back in the Walla Walla valley…

Last time, I left off with the golf course in John Day, Oregon. You might recall in that article the snow on the ground I’d passed by soon after crossing the Oregon border heading there. That was fun. No danger really … Continue reading

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Time for another trip near Las Vegas…

I’m getting lazy, I haven’t posted for nearly a month. Sorry people! I had to go to the VA hospital and get a shot to my knee and on the way back, I stopped at this wide spot along the 4-lane … Continue reading

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Return to Death Valley…

There is a view point I’ve passed several times now going in and coming out of Death Valley and one day, with nothing better to do, decided to get out of the house and visit it. So I did. Here’s the … Continue reading

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Red Rock Canyon…

The Red Rock Canyon is just a few miles outside of Las Vegas, and as you’d expect, it gets many visitors being so close to a metropolitan area. But on a recent trip to the VA hospital I found my GPS … Continue reading

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2nd Hike to Darwin Falls…

As you may recall, my brother Dan & I hiked up the Darwin Falls valley a few weeks ago but he slipped and fell on rocks and broke his crown so he was bleeding all over the place. We were only … Continue reading

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