2023

I’m exploring Vancouver Island beyond Victoria.

I went to California this week for a major event for my team at work.

Lisa and I are back for a fall work-cation visiting friends in South Carolina.

This week I’ve been attending Internet Identity Workshop (warning: that link is mostly deeply geeky).

This week I’ve been attending Internet Identity Workshop (warning: that link is mostly deeply geeky). This event is held twice a year at the lovely Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, which recounts the formative years of our tech industry.

This afternoon, I was in Olympia and in search of a short, new hike for a bit of exercise. The trail guides pointed me to the Bob Bammert Grove trail and it was just perfect for the occasion.

My fiancé and I took a short trip to San Francisco this weekend. This was partly so I could have a couple of work-related meetings and partly just for fun.

Lisa and I bumped into some friends of ours in Olympia on Wednesday night. They happened to have their boat nearby and invited us aboard. We got a nice view of the Lady Washington as she sailed Budd Inlet near us.

My daughter and I are on one last road trip before our summer vacation comes to an end. We both spent some time in the San Juan Islands over the last few days. (See 146 Parks for some details of my explorations.) Since then, we’ve headed north into parts of British Columbia neither of us have seen before.

This summer I’m on a road trip across the western United States for a fun family celebration.

I’m in California for several days for some work-related events and a bit of personal travel as well.

I’m on an extended exploration of the southeastern United States.

I was in Utah for a long weekend. This was mostly a family visit, but I did get a chance to get out and enjoy the snowy mountain landscapes east of Salt Lake City a bit.

Once again, I was in for a real treat on my morning commute.

A short drive south of Olympia, Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve presents a most unusual landscape. Hundreds of small mounds of dirt, some as tall as a person make an oddly undulating grassland. Scientists have studied this landscape for nearly two centuries and have yet to agree on a convincing theory for how or why they were formed.

On a recent walk around Capitol Lake in Olympia, I spotted these ducks hanging out on a log.

Sometimes the commute is mundane. Sometimes it is spectacular.

A random photo grab while I was driving near Shelton recently …

Lisa and I went for a hike in Woodard Bay Conservation Area recently.

Had a night to myself last night so I looked on AirBNB for last-minute getaways and found a steampunk caboose! Couldn’t pass that up, so I booked it and drove up there straight away.