Author Archives: Gunther
The End of the Stop
Yesterday was the big day…our last significant medical appointment for our time here at Graham. In the words of the guy from the TV commercial…”You’re now free to move about the country.” In the words of a famous man…”Thank God … Continue reading
Day Trip to Lewis and Clark and Willapa NWR
Wednesday was a day trip to visit the Willapa NWR, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Site, and a short side trip back over to near Mt. St. Helens (since we were passing fairly close by) to get some better … Continue reading
Great Weekend in Graham
A great weekend in Graham with a couple of nice shots of the mountain. It’s been clear, low humidity and beautiful since mid day Friday and we’ve just hung out. Saturday we watched a couple of football games…although we really … Continue reading
Good Medical News!
Good news today on the medical front. Yesterday we went on our planned trip down to the Mt. St. Helens National Volcano Memorial and there are pictures but Neil’s not done with them yet. I did want to go ahead … Continue reading
Labor Day Weekend Chillin’
It was a great Labor Day Weekend here in Graham WA. Saturday we stayed home and watched Alabama open their season against Virginia Tech on ESPN. Bama is trying for their third consecutive BCS championship…but has some holes to fill … Continue reading
Another Nice Ranier View
Another great view of Mount Ranier today…I guess that the Ranier View RV Park is aptly and appropriately named. After our day trip to Nisqually earlier in the week on Wednesday we just spent Thursday and Friday around the house. … Continue reading
Nisqually NWR Day Trip
Wednesday was a day trip to the Nisqually NWR. The refuge is a freshwater marsh encompassing the delta of the Nisqually River and is about 30 miles from our location in Graham but just about 5 miles west of our … Continue reading
Columbia River Gorge Take 2
This is the second part of the Columbia River Gorge day trip. Last post I left off with the photos from Shepperd Dell Falls. We met this couple from Arizona while at the Dell Falls and kept running into them … Continue reading
Moon over Ranier
There was the most beautiful moonrise over Mount Ranier last evening; Neil’s still working on editing the rest of the waterfall pictures from yesterday’s Columbia River Gorge day trip…but Connie just happened to notice the moon coming up about 2130 … Continue reading
Columbia River Gorge Day Trip
Monday was a road trip day to the Columbia River Gorge on the Washington/Oregon border. We combined that with the Mount Hood Scenic Loop rather than return along the north bank of the gorge or the freeway. We got up … Continue reading