I had expected my previous post would be the last regarding my summer trip to the rural side of the family, but I did cram in a bit more fun. So, we’ll wrap it up today. I had certain designs for this trip and can happily report they were fulfilled. Except for the fishing, I [...]
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my summer vacation 2010 — post #3
(and what I will do again)
…continued from part 2: Sunday was only the day between the days that I’d be fishing. Saturday was set aside for salmon. Monday would be time for more gentlemanly and sporting fly fishing; dad’s first experience of fly fishing, ever, and my first visit to the Yakima River. The plan called for hooking up with [...]
my summer vacation 2010 – post #2
(or what we won’t do again)
…continued from part 1: My intention was to follow up our first Alaska fishing trip with a second this year. Intentions, however, have a tendency to be fleeting. The rising cost of airfare, family commitments, and life in general pushed aside any still-unformed plans for a triumphant return to Alaska. Which is when the idea [...]
my summer vacation 2010 – post #1
My PNW vacation is over. Family were visited, friendships started, fish sought and some caught. In between there was beer, uncle time, time to myself, and general re-acquaintance with the place. Thrust back into the routine, I’ll be back at work today, and have the weekend to recover, in between yard work and car washing. [...]
in the middle of something
Because I’m writing this ahead of time, by the time you read this I won’t be here. The there where I’ll be, and am as you read this, is roughly 18.5 miles east northeast of downtown Seattle. It’ll take a plane, a train and automobiles to get where I’m going. We’re on day two of [...]
