Long Beach, Washington
Telephone of the Wind in Olympia, Washington
A Rotary Telephone to Help People Mourning the Loss of a Loved One. Today, we found out some friends of ours lost their four-year-old daughter Joelle “Ellie” Sylvester to a virus. It crushed me. I have a four-year-old daughter. They played together, sang Frozen songs on a microphone, just a few weeks ago. I cannot More
Improving at Astro Photography: My First Attempt’s an Epic Failure
A Pineapple Express was dumping rain and clouds over Western Washington. Still, I desperately wanted to try my hand at Astro Photography. If I wanted to try it, I had two options. Wait for my next camping trip or pull an all-nighter and bear through a sleepless next day. I’ve always loved all things outer More
The Disney Dilemma or, Does It Really Matter Which of the Beasts’ Heads You Feed?
My wife Lacey and I experienced Walt Disney World for the first time in September of 2012 as part of our honeymoon. Being the humble Disney aficionados we were (and are), and having been Disneyland pass holders at the time, we had very high expectations. Thankfully, we loved it as much we’d hoped we would More
The Bike in a Tree: Fact or Fiction
Is there actually a bike growing into a tree on Vashon Island, Washington? More
Chasing the Sun: From Melbourne to Cairns via the Road Less Traveled
Just as humpback whales migrate from Antarctica to warmer waters for the winter, many travelers in Australia choose to wave goodbye to the crisp, wet climates of the south and enjoy winter in the tropics, where bikinis and thongs are fashion staples year-round. You can reach the tropical paradise of Far North Queensland in an More
Dalton Distillery Moonshiners with a Century of Whiskey Experience Distill the Sun’ in Dalton, Georgia
Fans of the old movie “Thunder Road” will be right at home visiting Raymond Butler at Dalton Distillery in Dalton, Georgia. He and his family have been producing real Georgia moonshine for more than 100 years. Southern moonshiners are inventive. They don’t let the law stop them and they get creative about ingredients. Raymond has More