Solar Eclipse in Redmond, OR
For one day, for one event, everyone shook off politics and world disasters and looked up together at the sky. As the total solar eclipse grew closer, the temperature dropped, the birds quieted and we [...]
Summer in the Pacific Northwest
The weather was a mixed bag, but we golfed, saw great theater, concerts, baseball and happily chowed down on the salmon as we traveled through Washington and Oregon.
You say you want an Evolution?
Well, you know - we all want to change the world. In this case it's a revolutionary new program by Evolution Aircraft in Redmond, OR that allows us to participate in building our own [...]
Walking the beach in Seaside, OR
Seaside, OR is a relaxing stay along the Pacific west of Portland, OR. Miles and miles of beach to walk. It was maybe not so relaxing and a little more work for Lewis and Clark [...]
Wining Down in Redmond, OR
Central Oregon is such a great place in the summer. High desert, with toasty but not too hot weather, and cool nights. Fortunately we were far from the numerous wildfires that plagued the Northwest this [...]
Sisters, OR and Pronghorn Golf
The Three Sisters mountain range in central Oregon.The stunning Sisters from Pronghorn Golf Course.Love these gnarly old trees on the course...unless your golf ball is behind one.Mike taking aim at the Par 3.Sand on the [...]
Bandon Dunes in Oregon
The game of golf was born on rugged, wind swept landlike the Oregon coast. Bandon Dunes is perched 100 feet above the Pacific, representing links golf at its finest. Pacific Dunes (my favorite among Bandon's four courses) has several holes with [...]
Pigging out in Portland
Portland's light rail transit, Max, is a great featurein this well planned city. Just in case you've eatentoo much to walk.PIG OUT at Lardo, Portland's pork-centric restaurant. Oink!The first, the original, the one and only [...]
Shakespeare PLUS in Ashland OR
We were fortunate that the local wildfires inAshland didn't cause performances to be cancelledas they had the prior week. Lucky for us, itkept the crowds away and wasn't too smoky.What a delight to see the [...]
Riding the Sand Dunes in Florence OR
Who sat in the badass back seat? You betcha.Florence is Oregon's summer playground, with the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America. An adrenaline fueled sand dune buggy ride awaits. Drivers strap you in tightly, [...]
Riding a Tin Lizzie!
Butch's pride and joy - 1923 Model T. It costabout $287 in 1923, which would be about $3,500 in today's dollars. Ford said "you can have it in any color as long as it's black". Butdid you [...]