by GWTAdmin | Nov 12, 2023 | Columbia Gorge Oregon hiking, Columbia Gorge scenic highway waterfall tour, PNW hiking, Uncategorized
Ineffable. Definition: too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. Most days. when it comes to capturing the beauty of this area—the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia Gorge—words fail me. Enjoy the photos instead. With few exceptions, since... by GWTAdmin | Sep 11, 2023 | cruising British Columbia, Uncategorized
The calm, clear anchorage from the night before transformed into the morning to a dense fog. We picked our way past the boats we remembered parked next to us the night before, toward the ferry dock, and from there toward shore and the dinghy dock. Port Townsend... 
by GWTAdmin | Sep 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
We (still) no longer own a boat. We’re fortunate our friends Chris and Chris generously let us join them on their sail into Canada.* They’ve penciled in a month for their trip from Seattle up into British Columbia’s Desolation Sound. We’re... 
by GWTAdmin | Aug 29, 2023 | dirt dwellers
My dirty face inspired Wayne, who rarely snaps photos, to take this one of me a few days ago. Amazingly, my baseball cap dates back to 2013; won from Jacksonville Florida’s Ortega Landing Marina (now “Port 32 Jacksonville at Ortega Landing”) after my... 
by Dana | Jan 3, 2023 | Columbia Gorge Oregon hiking, New Years Portland OR, the dalles oregon
Columbia Gorge, New Year’s Eve day, taken with my phonecam from our car whizzing along I-84, just west of The Dalles.Our plans were among the many foiled by the weather on Christmas weekend, 2022. In our neck of the woods, Interstate 84 closed for 60 miles... by Dana | Dec 4, 2022 | homeowner humor, Post-cruising, The Dalles
Thursday, the second snow dusting this winter on the distant hills. The Dalles, Oregon.Earlier this week I chided myself for getting too sucked into work to take a moment and step outside to capture the first snow dusting of this winter on the Washinton hills... by Dana | Nov 21, 2022 | Pacific Northwest, Pacific Northwest wildlife, The Dalles
Yes, we do miss seeing the sunrise over an uncluttered horizon, and hanging out in the tropics when it’s winter elsewhere. S/V Journey, under sail as the sun rises over our watery horizon.Meanwhile, here in The Dalles, we went from summer to winter within... by Dana | Nov 8, 2022 | after cruising what next, cruising life, dirt dwellers, homeowner humor, terra firma life
Our driveway, last weekend. The trench was hip-deep. It started months ago when Wayne looked at the water bill for our new-to-us home. Our water bill showed us using many thousands of gallons, when in the past, we’ve had to limit our water use to less than 200... 
by Dana | Oct 24, 2022 | Gateway town, Mitchel Oregon, Mitchell Wheeler County Oregon, Painted Hills, Scenic Eastern Oregon
The storefront wasn’t. Mitchell, Oregon. I peeked—nothing inside but a big pile of dirt.Floods, fires, booms, and busts. Through it all, the scrappy Eastern Oregon town of Mitchell, circa 1893, population 130—give or take—perseveres. Trappers, traders,... 
by Dana | Oct 3, 2022 | Oregon Oregon's 7 Wonders, Painted Hills, Road Trip Oregon, Scenic Eastern Oregon
Cottonwood Canyon Oregon State Park entrance.Living an hour and a half’s drive east of Portland Oregon opens up new territory for us, as we’re on the cusp of eastern Oregon and a hop and a skip from central Oregon. Much of the area is high desert terrain,...