A Bit of Personal History I’ve had a camera in my hands most of my life. In 2006, I went to California to take care of my mother during the last year of her life. I have to admit that …
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Category: Personal History
How I found myself in Wahkiakum County I’ve mentioned this before. Please bear with me. I’m not proud of the fact that on Labor Day Weekend, 2016, I got very angry at a houseguest. I took off with the excuse …
Don’t all little boys love trains? Trains have fascinated me ever since I got my first Lionel 027-gauge train set. That set had a locomotive painted with the colors of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the main line that crossed southern …
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A Personal Introduction In 1980, I found myself in the small town of Stanford, Montana. Stanford, the county seat of Judith Basin County, had fewer than 600 people at the time, yet the grandest building in town was the County …
Friday Harbor From the Sound Read more »
A Personal Intoduction Although born in Montana, I grew up in California, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area. There I attended junior high, high school, college and grad school. I lived at home through my master’s degree, avoiding the …
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A Bit of Background In 1980, I drove through the small town of Stanford, Montana, the county seat of Judith Basin County. The county courthouse caught my eye. In this town of fewer than 600 residents, the courthouse stood out …
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Introduction Yesterday, I posted a story about St Mary Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana. That photo shows a clear blue sky. The photo above was taken on the same day. Note the change in the sky. The storm clouds …
Storm Clouds Over Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park Read more »
A Personal Introduction First, a bit about how I came to take this photo of St Mary Lake, Glacier National Park. I have had a camera in my hands most of my life. I come by it naturally as my …
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An explanation How did I find this covered bridge in western Wahkiakum County? Before the first weekend in September, 2016, I had never been to Wahkiakum County. I’m not sure if I could even pronounce the name of the county …
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Wasting Away in South Florida Several years ago, my partner Kevin attended a January conference held in Miami Beach, Florida. Never having been to South Florida, I tagged along looking forward to a week’s R&R escaping a Montana winter. For …