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Weekend at Twin Harbor State Park
We were accidental campers at Twin Harbor State Park. Dashing out for a quick weekend full of relaxing beach walks, we planned to go to Grayland. It was full, but …
Yakima Canyon Spring Camping
BoiToi worked like a dream (i.e., how it is supposed to)! I introduced Victor to the pleasure of listening to the Cowboy Junkies in the dark with WA Legal (the new …
Table Mountain Star Party
"I can come? About the only thing I know in the sky is Orion." And that is how I got myself invited to the Table Mountain Star Party. You don't have …
The Oregon Country Fair
I think the last time I made the trip out to Veneta must have been 1992 or 1993. I no longer worked for the Corp of Engineers at Fern Ridge …
Final Westy Health Check: All Clear!
BoiToi was sure sick. At the shop for over two months, while we waited for an new engine, while different parts came in, while budgets were adjusted, tears shed, parts …
Last weekend I forgot my jacket, a sweater, a hat for cool Northwest nights and a hat for protecting my balding pate. Then there were simple things that might make …
Dungeness Spit with a Revived Westy
After two months of one of the most glorious springs I can ever recall, the weekend proved cool and cloudy, i.e., "normal". This ended up an issue as I forgot …
California Dreamin’: Part 2
I expected that I'd be part of a VW bus parade anywhere near Ventura, with surfboards strapped on top and sexy boys and girls sitting in their vans getting in …
California Dreamin’: Part 1
My first paid vacation at my first real desk job found me packing my beloved Tercel with skis and snorkeling equipment for a two-week final destination unknown drive down to …
Westy Shakedown to John Day Fossil Beds
Before Vic and I got married, one of the things we agreed is that we'd each take a vacation on our own every year. This has turned out harder to …