The first stop on our Washington / Oregon / California road trip was the Grand Coulee Dam where we stayed overnight in Electric City, Washington, specifically to see the laser light show. Arriving in Coulee City at around 4PM, we were able to check out the Visitor's Center and still catch one of the last dam tours (that sounds bad, doesn't it?) that day. … [Read more...]
Road Trip: Washington, Oregon & Northern California
We took a road trip between August 23rd and September 2nd that took us down through Washington, Oregon and northern California that included visits to or hikes at the following places and points of interest listed below. The pictures are up on Flickr and linked to from this page. As I write about individual places, I'll link to the new posts from this one. … [Read more...]
Penticton Air Quality Almost as Bad as Beijing
OK, perhaps saying the air quality in Penticton is almost as bad as Beijing is a bit of an exaggeration, but when the smoke rolled in yesterday from a forest fire near Omak, Washington (the picture to the left shows the leading edge of the thick layer of smoke)- the air quality and visibility in Penticton took a huge nosedive. Earlier in the week, skies were a little hazy due to smoke from forest … [Read more...]
Penticton Peachfest: Raining on our Parade
As I write this, the Penticton Peachfest parade has been underway for 1.5 hours and it's been raining almost the whole time. Amazing, considering we've enjoyed an incredibly beautiful summer in Penticton up to this point - hot, dry and completely clear skies day after day and month after month... until today. Ugh. And the fact that I'm here writing this post rather than showing my support down … [Read more...]
Snowbirds Perform at Penticton Peachfest 2008
As I write this, I hear the sound of jets departing the Penticton airport. If you live in a big city, that might not sound like a big deal. But here in Penticton - where the biggest commercial aircraft that serves the city nowadays is a Dash-8 - the sound of jets is something special... especially when it's the sound of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds in formation. The Snowbirds opened the 2008 … [Read more...]
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