I’m not one who likes to revist the same places. But it says a lot that I’ve been to Deception Pass state park four years in a row. In the previous visits, I’ve gone over July 4th “weekend,” taking a side trip into Oak Harbor for the fireworks gala. WIth the 4th occurring mid-week, I […]
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Palouse Falls is located in the bottom, right corner of the state, out in the middle of nowhere. My interest in this park was piqued after watching the May NOVA special on megafloods. I rarely get out to this part of the state unless I’m on my way to somewhere else, so when I had
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Lake Chelan is located in the central part of Washington, north of Wenatchee. I biked in the general area last year for the Chelan Century Challenge. I didn’t participate in the ride this year, but am considering doing so next year.
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Cape Disappointment is located in the bottom, left corner of the state, near Ilwaco. This was the originally-planned terminus for RAW 2004.
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Sunrise viewpoint I spent the Fourth of July weekend camping at Mt. Rainier. (This is also a not-so-subtle attempt to test the Flickr posting thingie.)
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Because I have to vent…
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The schwag of the conference was limited to a breath mint/toothpick dispenser courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, one of the “gold” sponsors of the conference. I don’t know if they’re intentionally suggesting anything to the 90% male attendance at the conference, but biting down on the mints did help me keep my cool and
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When I worked the trade show/presentation circuit in the 1990s, I’d often have to hunt down “lost” components of our booth. On the way to the super secret customer package storage depot, I’d see the inner operations of hotels. Employees weren’t maintaining the facade they do in public, tossing stuff around, fraternizing in the nooks,
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