On Monday I had the honor of performing the wedding ceremony for our friends Andy and Mica. The service was held on the beach near Blue Ridge, north of Golden Gardens. The small wedding party walked down the train tracks to a locked set of steps. Undeterred, the bride and groom (and [...]
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Finally Skiing - A Two Tour Weekend
It has been a fairly dismal snow year here in the Pacific Northwest. Our passes to the Snoqualmie resorts lie crisp and fresh, untouched, in our helmets. Amid the organized chaos of involvement with 3 or 4 Search And Rescue teams between the two of us, we’ve had precious little time to use [...]
Caribou Lodge - The Puppy Tour
After ushering in 2009 in a moldy, half-frozen yurt, we made plans to close out the year in comfort and style. Caribou Lodge had been good to us despite poor skiing conditions in March and it came through again for New Year 2010.
On Puppies
On April 11th, Anastasia and I made the 600 mile round-trip to Republic, in eastern Washington, to add a fluffy little fuzzball to the Pantengliopolis zoo. She’s settled in well and has been, so far, a remarkably easy puppy.