June 25, 2009 200 people can commute in: Great poster from Seattle demonstrating the space it takes on a street to move 200 people in various modes. Categories Bicycles/Environment/Summer 2008 Comments: 0
July 15, 2008 War Resister support protest at Peace Arch On my way back from Canada, I stopped for my usual visit to the Peace Arch on the Canada/US border. This year I was pleasantly surprised to find a protest in favor of US war resistors, and Robin Long in particular. For more details, see http://resisters.ca/index_en.html. Click the photo on the right for more photos. In short, Robin Long is... Categories Peace/Summer 2008 Comments: 0
July 15, 2008 Great visit with some of the Canadian Trampleasures Last night I had a great visit with cousins in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Gary is my “fourth cousin.” He’s proud to be the oldest living Trampleasure in Canada, and the third oldest in the world (my dad beats him out by a decade, as does Colin in London). I met two “fourth cousins once removed” and three “fourth cousins... Categories Summer 2008/Trampleasures Comments: 3
July 14, 2008 Two lovely days on Whidbey Island, WA Mmm. Relaxing. I spent Saturday and Sunday with my old neighbor Quinn. Quinn moved up here last fall, and is enjoying his first summer on the island. He’s got a nice place, with enough space to hang his many guitars, but not so much as to need to hire a housecleaner 🙂 He’s on the end of a dead-end road,... Categories Summer 2008 Comments: 0
July 11, 2008 Mt. Rainier and a family of foxes Today started off with me doing laundry and computer tasks while Etsuko went to class and Bob went to work. Around noon, we had got it together to drive to Mt. Rainier. Etsuko used to give tours on the mountain, so she was our guide. The park entrance is about two hours from Seattle, but we had a nice drive,... Categories Summer 2008 Comments: 0
July 10, 2008 Two hundred people can commute…but how would Lenin do it? Great poster on the ferry. Be sure to click on the larger image to see all the details. The options shown in the poster are: By car, by bus, by light rail, and by bike. Very descriptive. Then, there’s Lenin in Seattle: A guy found this in the former Czechoslovakia, bought it for its artistic importance, and brought it to... Categories Bicycles/General/Summer 2008 Comments: 0
July 9, 2008 Another day, another 200 miles or so Yesterday afternoon was a nice drive up coast of Washington (although most of it was inland). Entered the Olympic National Forest and Park. Last night I did make it to the Hoh Rainforest. Lots of lichen, moss, and fungi. I went to a campfire talk on fungi, and it was lead by a fungal. She had group participation acts, with... Categories Summer 2008 Comments: 0
July 8, 2008 Aberdeen, my Aberdeen No, I didn’t get off course. I’m in Aberdeen Washington. Just below the Olympic National Forest/Park. Yesterday’s hitchiker was a self-proclaimed aging hippy who was just getting off work and heading home to help insulate the floor of her house with her old man (no, that’s not her father). I only took her about six miles. Today’s hitchiker was a... Categories Summer 2008 Comments: 0
July 6, 2008 Greetings from Eureka Well, I finished my first day. Last night I stayed in Campsite #7 at Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area outside Leggett (just north of where Highway 1 meets 101). I had a nice rideshare with a woman from Craigslist. She’s originally from the Willits area, now living in Portland, and back to visit her folks. We had a nice conversation on... Categories Summer 2008 Comments: 0
