Monday, May 20, 2019

Leaving Whidbey Island for good....we have sold our Brigadoon

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A few months ago we made a big decision.  We decided to sell our home on Whidbey Island....our Brigadoon on Whidbey Island and have Nuestra ...

Celebrating the 8th anniversary of our first date

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Every other year we have gone to  Buck's American Cafe in Everett and then to dancing at Noreen's.  But this year we were simply too...
Saturday, May 11, 2019

Western Tanagers return

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Our favorite tropical bird .  Bright yellow with a bright red head. For the past three years we have noted when we see our first one of th...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Marina and Stella help us get the house ready to sell

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We hired them.  They came over several times.  Both were very serious about what they did, were good workers, and it was a huge help.  And w...
Saturday, April 27, 2019

Hikes in Death Valley

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While in Death Valley on this trip we got to take 5 hikes.  We would have taken more but had to return to civilization to deal with a proble...

Our camping spots above Sand Flats, Death Valley, after crossing the Panamint Range

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We had two camping spots for our five nights in Death Valley.  We saw only three vehicles driving past our sites in those 5 days and nights....

Crossing the Panamint Mountains in the Rat

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The second stage of our adventure was leaving the Panamint Springs Resort and heading north into Death Valley, crossing the Panamint Range. ...
Friday, April 26, 2019

Death Valley in the Rat: Starting from the Panamint Springs Resort

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150+ years ago, some settlers trying to get to California made two fatal mistakes.  The first is that they left late, and the second is that...