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2017 Southwest Road Trip
In April of 2017, we spent 10 days enjoying the sun, rocks and ancestral puebloan sites in Nevada, Arizona and Utah. If you mouse over the slideshow, you will be able to see the arrows to advance to the next photo. You’ll also see the captions and be able to select to view full-screen. On…
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Road Trip to Southern Oregon Coast, Northern California Redwoods, and Crater Lake
1200 miles in 11 Days: we loved the rugged coast, the big trees and the blue-blue lake. If you mouse over the slideshow, you will be able to see the arrows to advance to the next photo. You’ll also see the captions and be able to select to view full-screen. On a mobile device, hold…
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Vancouver and Vancouver Island 2016
We visiting Port Townsend, WA, then boarded the ferry at Port Angeles for Victoria, BC. We had 6 days to explore the Vancouver Island, then hopped on the ferry to Vancouver. We checked out downtown Vancouver, then spent 3 days at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. On the way home we spent a day with…
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John Day Fossil Beds – 2016
Anne’s first camper van trip: we visited all three units of the monument, and stopped in Fossil to visit a friend. If you mouse over the slideshow, you will be able to see the arrows to advance to the next photo. You’ll also see the captions and be able to select to view full-screen. On…
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A Week at Denali
We really didn’t intend to make another big trip just 6 months after our epic journey to India and Bhutan last fall. Then Martha McPheeters made us an offer we couldn’t refuse. Rick met Martha during his first work quarter at Antioch College. They were teaching outdoor education in New Hampshire, during the winter of 1972.…
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The Taj Mahal
Is it worth spending two days and hundreds of dollars to get to Agra and see a single – if amazingly grand – piece of art? That’s the question one must answer before journeying to Agra to see the complex of buildings and gardens known as the Taj Mahal. The Taj is a mausoleum in…
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Rajasthan – land of kings
We enjoyed an awe-inspiring week in the amazingly photogenic Rajasthan, a state patched together from a hundred feudal kingdoms. Until after Indian independence – through Mughal and British rule – the kings continued to hold power. The former royal families are still around, and the successful ones have turned some of their properties (hunting lodges…
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Varanasi – the eternal city
Here, we experienced one of the most intense days ofmour lives. Situated on the holy Ganges River, Varanasi is among the very oldest living cities in the world. It’s a city of learning that’s an important pilgrimage destination for Hindus and offers an instant route to Heaven for those who die there. We arrived on…
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Old Delhi
In its day, Old Delhi was a planned city, with specific streets (narrow lanes, actually) for bread, silver, ribbons and even boatmen. These streets are still there, but 200 years of added population – and extra floors added to the homes and shops – makes it hard to imagine that it was ever anything but…
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First day in India
After 24 hours of travel, we arrived in time for bed. So we arose this morning to greet India for the first time. We started with a three-hour class at the Iyengar Yoga Center. Anne studies yoga at an Iyengar center in Portland, so she was very excited about this opportunity. She wasn’t disappointed. Our…