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6/8/16 The best grilled cheese sandwiches are done on a campfire at Panther Flats campground in Jedidiah Smith State Park under the watchful eyes of the redwoods. Even at 9pm! It is dark out here and fun to walk around and practice using our night vision. A number of years ago we camped at Ledge Park at Horicon in WI and wandered around that way. Can't do that in Alaska! At least not usually. A group of about 50 motorcycles with little trailers came in shortly after we set up camp. How fun to travel as a group! Tomorrow we head up towards Salem and will stay with Katrina and James at their farm. 6/9/16 Saying goodbye to the redwoods today. We will go back again. Maybe you will come with us? Northern CA was lush ... read more

Sadly, our visit with Jim and Bonnie has come to an end. We are looking forward to our next trip back down and their visit up to Alaska! Yesterday we went into Eureka and made a stop at AAA for maps. Makes things easier and more fun when you know which direction to head...or not as the case may be with a 25' RV! Eureka is not a bustling metropolis by any stretch of the imagination. It is a town that is working on revitalization but is not there yet. We did find some BBQ for lunch. I think we will not have BBQ except for when we go back to TX. It was only okay. Then we headed to Arcata plaza. Walked around the plaza and did some window shopping. Arcata is a nice place ... read more

Elan dropped us off at 11:45pm to the airport and even though I thought there was no more TSA precheck possibilities upon checking in, both Mark amd I got it! We left a couple of hours later, slept very little on the plane to Seattle and finally arrived bleary eyed in Portland. After picking up our suitcase, had to check it because we must be prepared with knife and Swiss tool! And bedding for the RV plus a small pan set and camping plate set... Mark thinks I can make a gourmet meal now! Oh! And a lightweight down blanket... We head out in the 98*F weather on to public transportation to pick up our RV. Ever stand at a bus stop, not knowing quite where you are and seeing the bus you want to catch ... read more

What do a pirate, a survivor of the Titanic and a soldier in the Revoutionary War have in common? They are all in my family tree! Today is the second day for my brother and I travelling in New Hampshire and Maine searching for family. The list of names in our family is growing. Today we are looking for Sinclairs, Pikes, Fosses and a few more...Paiges, Peases and Peaslees! I was told that the weather would be hot and sunny, due to a heat wave but it is grey and overcast, just like home! I am hoping it will be hot and sunny this weekend. My brother made a family tree that goes from my Father back nine generations! This makes it easy or at least a little easier for me to keep people straight. For ... read more

Shabbat shalom from Sebec Lake I sit on our back porch looking out at across the lake, a view that has been a part of my life since I was two years old. I am surrounded by memories. In no particular order they come to me. Aunt Bill helping us put together a skeleton of a small rodent we found under the porch, picking berries for pie, hoisting the flags in the morning and taking them down at night while singing "Day is Done", stubbing countless toes on the roots and rocks, taking pictures on the picture rock and on the back steps, watching the sunsets, dreaming about the castle across the lake, riding in the Mary B. across the lake, cleaning brush, sweeping floors every morning, doing dishes, running through the woods with older cousins ... read more