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Tag Archives: Tess
making some introductions
This weekend started with what is, for me, always been a great omen: a view of the Thompson / Fraser confluence. It generally means a view of this follows shortly after. This trip up the Stein valley had a delightful … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave, Ian, James, Miki, Sara, Stein, Stein Valley Nlaka'Pamux Heritage Park, Tess
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Liquid hot magma
Lava Beds National Monument is the most understated park I have ever visited. It should be named Gnarly Lava Tunnels That You Climb In And Have Your Mind Blown National Gnar. Alice and Phil discovered this place. Why doesn’t everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Lava Beds National Monument, liquid hot magma, Tess
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Planet Vulcan
I was in a gambling mood this morning. Fortunately I found myself on the outskirts of Reno. A stop at a gas station provided the slot machine I craved. I dropped in $5 and left with $10. It was 8 … Continue reading
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Tagged California, gambling, Lassen National Park, Nevada, Reno, slots, Tess, volcano
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Frisco
Yesterday was spent exploring San Francisco by bicycle with Sarah. Last time we adventured together was when she drove to Haida Gwaii with me last year. It has been marvelous connecting on her home turf. Tess and I rented bicycles … Continue reading
got wood?
I’ve long wanted to see the redwoods of California. My only real frames of reference have been the sitka spruce of Vancouver island and, on Haida Gwaii, the sitka spruce and western red cedar. The coastal redwood has the mantle … Continue reading
git er dune
We rented a dune buggy. Tess wanted to relive a childhood memory of visiting the Oregon dunes with her family. She was adamant that she got first drive. The setting was beautiful. The dunes were between two stretches of forest … Continue reading
the joffre posse
This past weekend, to avoid the gnarly avalanche danger, I set off with a wonderful posse into the Joffre Lakes area. There was lots of beautiful. Dan and Courtney did their pre-departure training. Now they are living at a Royal … Continue reading
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Tagged BC parks, Courtney, Dan, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, Miki, Nicola, Rosie, Sam, Sara, Tess
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captain stinky pants and associates
Monday night I enjoyed a Dine Out Vancouver soirée at Libra Room. That part was great. While there, Miki introduced a topic that made me smile. She informed us she is on a 12 step program to becoming a cyclist. … Continue reading
Cray cray
This is what it looks like to go down the docks at night with the peeps.
knoxed up
Having given up on white tips of my hair, I moved on to the most critical part of the adventure. Time to get my hair big enough to warrant a trip to the driver licensing office. The tool of choice … Continue reading