Archive by category 'Sometimes I want to be somewhere I’m not. Today, it was Yosemite. Fortunately, there’s a high-tech solution: virtual touring. Here are a few of my favorite resources. There are many more resources you can use for virtual traveling. Google image search MapQuest Bing Yahoo Wikipedia YouTube Do you use the Internet to “travel”? What are [...]
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Cape Lookout
View Larger Map After our bike ride earlier today and another meal, Rob and I decided to take others on a walk at Cape Lookout. It was a bust. The weather was gloomy and the trees were dripping on us. The trip was not a total loss. Rob pulled into a private fish hatchery with [...]
Bayocean Spit Bike Ride
View Larger Map Brother-in-law Rob and I took the boys and Ashley for a bike ride on the Bayocean spit. We went up the east side, relatively protected from the wind, and returned on the beach, with the wind at our backs. We’d like to think we planned it that well, but it was just [...]
Cat Ballou on San Francisco Bay
This last Thursday, Cat Ballou hosted my work team on the San Francisco Bay for a team builder. We sailed from Sausalito, where Cat Ballou is based, out toward the Golden Gate. We sailed by Pier 39 and enjoyed the view of the city. As one of the “crew” said, San Francisco is best seen [...]
Thanks for Asking…
My day was great! So great, in fact, that I just have to share a small part of it with you. This is what central Oregon was like earlier today. Enjoy! ;-) If you’re a true friend, you’ll watch all 7:10 of it. Gee, thanks, YouTube… Click to show full size.
Quote of the Day — Fred, the TSA Employee
If you have any questions about what’s allowed and what’s not, I can tell you. I can even tell you why the rules exist. You can raise your hand or yell, “Hey, Fred!” —Fred, the TSA Employee at PDX Normally, the security lines at PDX are brutal. They’re not particularly long; the pain is caused [...]
Casting Off
We’re at PDX, waiting for our flight to Atlanta. The fun begins… :-)
