Category: Travelling
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This is not camping…
Give me a little time and I will remember how I posted pictures from my iPad. We arrived at our Cushy Condo around 5:00 last night, having covered 780 miles in two days. The trip from Portland to Vancouver was more intense…more people on the road. Magellan, our GPS system…
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Evening Red, Morning Grey
Does the traveller speed on his way, or does he stay in bed? What a beautiful sunset last night. Crimson it was. Al and I had just had a delicious Italian dinner with my friend of over 40 years who relocated to Portland about 4 years ago. The three of…
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Land of the Midnight Sun
Sunday, May 20th Eclipse Day. Before breakfast, Al and I went back again to Ja She creek and basked in its beauty and watched the fish swimming far below us as we floated around. I’m not sure if I mentioned that to get to Ja She creek, we’d have to…
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Lava Beds
Saturday, May 19th We decided to rest our weary shoulders and take our legs out for a walk around the countryside. After a light breakfast of re-hydrated fruit and a whey shake, we headed on a not-too-well-maintained Spatter Cone Loop Trail. The countryside is extremely rugged where black lava flows…
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Shasta Crawfish
Friday, May 18th…relaxing paddling all around… There is a crawfish on the endangered species list called the Shasta Crawfish. It is only found in this area. It is getting eaten up by ordinary crawfish that has been introduced by fisherfolk using them as bait. The Shasta Crawfish has adapted its…
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Getting the Lay of the Land
Friday, May 18th After the night of the Go Girl episode, we settled into our new habitat. Ahjumawi is a beautiful spot. The lakes are frequented with fishermen. Few people camp. While we were there, we only met one: Jerry from Arcata. Seems like there is more than one Northern…
