Eclipse 2017 Leg #2: Prosser -> Baker City Aug. 20, 2017 Today we made our way from our overnight stop in Prosser, WA down south into Oregon. Our path took us up and down over the likes of the Horse...
Returning to a cloudy land Jun. 22, 2004 Matt and I woke up at 6am this morning from some much-needed sleep. Slightly chilled from a lack of blankets due to warm temperatures the night before we got...
Up and back ~ SpaceShipOne's successful spaceflight Jun. 21, 2004 They did it! Matt and I are now waiting to see if they parade SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded crewed space launch vehicle, in front of the crowds. We...
10 minutes to go Jun. 21, 2004 The loud speaker said we're go for launch. We wait among thousands of people for the takeoff and launch of SpaceShipOne. Matt and I got nearly no sleep so...
From Firebaugh onward Jun. 20, 2004 I'm now navigator on the home stretch of our journey. From our changeover in Firebaugh Matt is now taking a sip from a green-flame painted can of energy drink....
Baboon Figs Jun. 20, 2004 In the valley, the baboons have an acute tendency to throw the hardest of figs. This, or so the story goes according to Mr. Turner, is how the crack...
Our fruit runneth over Jun. 20, 2004 Apparently there's no longer a mandatory border sniffing upon entering California. I could be wrong but if they don't scrutinize our vehicle by the time we reach Yreka, we...
California boys Jun. 20, 2004 We're in California! Yes, the sight of Mt. Shasta in the distance harks back to a time when, during family trips, the are-we-there-yets began. Our poor parents probably spent...
Like bugs on the windshield Jun. 20, 2004 ...These are the days of our lives. Yes, I'm writing from the passenger seat after the first driver hand-off on Matt's and my road trip to Mojave. We just...
Going for a ride Jun. 10, 2004 After some wrangling and angling Matt and I will be heading out on June 20th to Mojave, CA to spectate at the first private crewed space launch....
A new drive home Mar. 22, 2002 Sarah and I concluded our work weeks tonight with a smooth drive to my parents' house in La Center, WA. After last week's outing to the mountains for some...
