For Independence Day we explored some of the history of Gettysburg, Pa. Started with a 3-hour tour of the battlefield itself with Licensed Battlefield Guide, Susan. There is a lot of geography to cover, so she drives your car and explains the history on the move. Extraordinarily informative. And, of course it was the [...]
We spent 24 hours in DC, visting friends Diane and Carlos. Luckily, there was time to visit the Library of Congress, before it started to pour.
Last weekend, I joined up with Phil, Joff and Olga for a couple days of skiing on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence. They get a ton of snow, and the nearby town of Baie St. Paul is charming. The skiing was pretty good too. While we were in La Belle Province, [...]
Here's a couple of pictures from Vancouver, where we spent one night before heading to Whistler. Close as we can tell, the totem is an eagle/wolf eating a small human. We met Heidi's brother, Dan, in Whistler. It was very, very cold (1). We had lots of blue skies, but not a single flake of [...]
We went to Jasper National Park for the MLK long weekend, to meet up with our friends Bogie and Angela from Edmonton. Sorry, no pictures of anyone but me, and the mountain tour volunteer, Ruth. But, trust me, we had a great time.
Nothin' much happened in Luckenbach this month, 'Cept the potato chip man came by. "Luckenbach Moon", Hondo Crouch This year we went to Texas Hill Country for thanksgiving, and stayed in a swanky tent, and gorged on huge meals. It was unseasonably cold, but at least the rain and flooding that swept through a month ago [...]
This weekend we reconnected with our friends Olga and Joff at their home in Subarulandia aka the United State of Bernie. Since it was a fairly long drive on Saturday morning, Joff took us the explore Shelburne Farm in the afternoon, just south of Burlington. I think we picked the best weekend for fall colours. [...]
