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Category: Personal History

Posted on December 4, 2022 Posted in Idaho Travel, Personal History, Photography, TRAVEL

The Snake River in Springtime Hell’s Canyon and the Snake River The state of Idaho lies just to the east of Oregon and Washington State. Most of its western border is a straight line just to the west of 117 …

The Snake River in Springtime Read more »

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Posted on August 9, 2022 Posted in California, Personal History, Photography

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 …

Surfing at Crescent Beach Read more »

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Posted on July 23, 2022 Posted in Personal History, Photography, Washington

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 …

Skamokawa Slough Read more »

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Posted on July 19, 2022 Posted in Montana, Personal History, Railroad Photography

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 …

Crossing the Clark Fork Read more »

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Posted on July 18, 2022 Posted in Personal History, Photography, TRAVEL, Washington

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 »

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Posted on July 17, 2022 Posted in California, Life Lessons, Personal History, Photography, TRAVEL

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 …

Battery Point Light, Crescent City Read more »

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Posted on July 16, 2022 Posted in Montana, Personal History, Photography, TRAVEL

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 …

Medicine Rocks State Park, Montana Read more »

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Posted on July 15, 2022 Posted in Glacier National Park, Montana, Personal History, Photography, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

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 »

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Posted on July 14, 2022 Posted in Montana, Personal History, Photography

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 …

St Mary Lake, Glacier National Park Read more »

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Posted on July 13, 2022 Posted in Personal History, Photography, TRAVEL, Washington

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 …

A Covered Bridge in Wahkiakum County Read more »

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