Columbia Gorge, New Year's Eve day, taken with my phonecam  from our car whizzing along I-84, just west of The Dalles. Our plans were am...

Thursday, the second snow dusting this winter on the distant hills.  The Dalles, Oregon. Earlier this week I chided myself for getting too s...

Yes, we do miss seeing the sunrise over an uncluttered horizon, and hanging out in the tropics when it's winter elsewhere.  S/V Journey,...

  Our driveway, last weekend. The trench was hip-deep. It started months ago when Wayne looked at the water bill for our new-to-us home. Our...

The storefront wasn't. Mitchell, Oregon. I peeked—nothing inside but a big pile of dirt. Floods, fires, booms, and busts. Through it all...