Another good hike this afternoon at Stub Stewart State Park. Here's a polaroid I found on the ground near the Banks Vernonia Trail: When I looked up, I was standing in the exact spot where they took and dropped the snapshot. That was a fun little loop to be standing…
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We thought we might mix it up a little and go for a bike ride instead of a hike today. It was a hot day…the Banks Vernonia Trail is right there and mostly shaded and gorgeous. Perfect. We got the folders out, filled up a few things of water, grabbed…
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Today we took a lunch break and headed over to Cora's Crop to pick some fresh blueberries. We each grabbed a small bucket and headed out. (Buck a pound!) We came back with about 8 pounds. We'll freeze some for smoothies and eat some over the next day or so. …
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Trying to capture the mood and the color of the light here at Champoeg tonight. I think I got it.
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Well, we're here. We had a major hitch problem just as we were pulling out of Skamokawa, but we were able to MacGyver a fix that let us get to our next spot (whew!) and there are now parts on their way to us. Will break down the hitch issue…
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Last night after dinner (clams!!) we went for a walk down on the beach. It's not a very long beach when the tide is high, so last night's walk was a little short. When we came back to the Airstream it had gotten dark enough for all the solar lights…
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Late this morning (after we decided to stay here at Skamokawa one more day) we decided to drive into Ilwaco to get some lunch and to stop at the fish market we usually go to when we're in the area ( Jessie's Ilwaco Fish Market) to get some fresh seafood for…
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I'm sure we've mentioned before, but we love this place. The weather's been sunny and gorgeous and our solar is keeping up just fine with all the things we're running: both laptops, phones and iPads charging, microwave, espresso maker, Traeger grill plugged in outside…I even dried my hair this morning…
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Here's our festive little campsite at Skamokawa. Yesterday was my mom's birthday and we made for breakfast one of her favorites (and ours): crab cake benedict (modified, on a bed of wilted spinach instead of an english muffin) with sliced apples and fresh orange juice. It was sunny and warm…
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This morning around 5-something a.m. we were woken up by this ship's fog horn. We probably heard the horn five or six times before we saw the ship emerge from the fog as it headed toward Astoria. I think this ship is the Seastar Endurance. There's a great site we…
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