Saturday, March 21, 2020 My plans this weekend were relatively laid back: install the front window and frame the sleeping loft. Nothing more. I needed a break. I’d work a little bit today, relax on my new front deck, and then go kayaking with FH tomorrow. In addition, my new…
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Saturday, March 14, 2020 Happy Pi Day! This weekend’s plans included adding the mud room and the front deck. The mud room is to be a 4’x6′ extension to the back of the cabin. Along with the back door and a small space for depositing muddy clothes and boots, it…
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Saturday, March 7, 2020 I had a double-header planned for the weekend: Saturday at River Song, and Sunday snowshoeing at Mount Rainier. I headed out to River Song early Saturday morning. I didn’t have any firm plans and just decided to let the day unfold organically. I brought all my…
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February 29 & March 1, 2020 Finally! My first winter camping trip! Well, no, actually, not my first. I’ve been winter camping several times, but always in places I’ve driven to, and usually sleeping in my truck. This was my first winter camping trip where I snowshoed in. I was…
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Saturday, February 22, 2020 I had been looking forward to today all week! I spent the past few evenings this week working hard building two doors for my cabin–one for the front, and one for the back. The two doors are pretty much identical: 3/4″ plywood, 24″ wide, 80″ tall,…
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Presidents Day Weekend, 2020 Day One: The weather promised to be crap Saturday and Sunday, but I didn’t care. I was eager to get started building my cabin! I packed all my tarps–and I have a LOT of tarps!–my tools, and everything I needed for spending the weekend working at…
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Friday, February 14, 2020 So I’ve decided to build a cabin tomorrow. I’m not sure how much of it I will get done. Although I have done some building in my time, I’m self taught and figure things out by trial and error. Lots of error. It’s one of the…
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Monday, February 10, 2020 My paid gig landed me a day at the state capital. Woohoo! Other than a quick drive by on a Sunday shortly after I’d moved to the area, I’ve never been there. Today gave me an opportunity to get up close and personal. To save myself…
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Sunday, February 9, 2020 Another rare sunny day this winter! I got home early Sunday afternoon after spending the weekend in Seattle and was just itching to get out. I needed Vitamin D and exercise! It would have been a perfect day to head out to River Song. But, according…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 I headed out the maze of narrow, winding roads leading out of Cape Disappointment State Park, looking for the road back to the resort, and a sign caught my attention. I could visit the North Jetty? I tapped the brakes and quickly turned left onto Jetty…
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