Monday, July 6, 2026

No boat trailer?

 

 

No problem.

On the water, drive your boat over the lift and it picks you up.

 

Then the fork lift picks you up even higher,

 

 

…and puts you away up on a shelf!

 

 

Meanwhile, we’ve moved on.  We’re at Paradise Point State Park down by Oregon for the night.

 

2026 Summer Trip Map Link

 

 

It’s not as nice as it looks.  It’s right on the freeway, so it’s really loud.  No problem.  We’re moving on tomorrow morning.

 

Along the way.  Mount Ranier makes an appearance.

 

 

 

Sunday, July 5, 2026

The small town of La Conner

 

 

Rainbow Bridge.

 

Deadliest Catch.

 

Judy says if she were a boat, she’d be a tugboat.  Or maybe a little working boat like this.

 

And what a nice spot for a park and waterfall.

 

 

Friday, July 3, 2026

Christie’s yard

 

 

It seems every time we’re here it’s in full bloom.

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Along the way

 

 

The Old Fir Log.

 

It was born in the 1200s!

 

 

It’s big.

 

 

Clear rings to count.

 

 

They put tags on the date line for notable events.

 

If you expand the photo, you can see how most of our history is jammed in right at the end.

 

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Update

 

 

Had the date with the orthopedic doctor.  It is a hamstring tear, and probably in two different places, but no surgery is required.  The hamstring is made up of four separate muscles, and while the injured muscle may never regain the form of its former self, there is plenty of other muscle for the leg to function normally for me.  Imaging and corrective surgery would have been a possibility had I been a young professional athlete.  Since we’re not going that corrective route, this probably ends my prospects for a pro career .  Letting it heal on its own over the next month or so should be just fine.

 

We’ll keep rolling along.

 

 

Sunday, June 28, 2026

An ancient cedar tree

 

 

 

With a story.

 

It was believed to be a thousand years old when it died in a fire in the 1800s.

 

Saturday, June 27, 2026

More family

 

 

Matt and Lindsay got here Friday.

 

Elise, Conner, Cameron, and Taylor.

 

Elise already lives here in the Pacific Northwest with Tony and Teigan.  Conner and Cameron came from Colorado.

 

Brian and Becky, Tony, Teigan.

 

Tony and Taylor.

 

Mister Kitty.

 

Elise and Teigan test driving the zero gravity recliners.

 

 

We’re all gathering for Kyle’s wedding tomorrow.