Mon 24-May-2021 Oregon, Travel |
Route 20 to Bend is a 65-mph road through desert and mountains which took us directly to Bend. Along much of the road there are no homes or services. At one point we were warned that there was no gas for 130...
Sun 23-May-2021 Oregon, Travel |
From Willard Bay we headed north into Idaho. Most of the terrain was desert-like but some valleys contained rivers where there was a surprising amount of agriculture — mostly hay and grain for the...
Sat 22-May-2021 Travel, Utah |
We left home on May 19 — headed west to visit our daughter in Bend OR. We decided to take I-80 west as it is the route we have taken the least in the past for our western trips. The trip has had...
Tue 6-Apr-2021 Indiana, Travel |
Another warm, breezy, and sunny day for a hike, the warm weather has really brought out the spring flowers. — red bud, flox, blood root,red trillium, may apples, dandelions, more daffodils including some...
Mon 5-Apr-2021 Indiana, Travel |
For Savanna’s first outing David and I drove south to the Deam Wilderness – part of the Hoosier National Forest. Savanna performed admirably, but all the bells and whistles will take a little getting...
Sun 20-Dec-2020 Events |
2020 has been a busy time for the Elmore family in spite of having to stay at home alone to be safe. We planned for a new patio and wood-fired oven a year ago, started construction in August, and are just...
Thu 17-Dec-2020 Tech |
We planned for a new patio and wood-fired oven a year ago, started construction in August, and are just finishing up now. We learned from YouTube and books and kept fit by laying pavers, mixing concrete (84...
Wed 16-Dec-2020 Tech |
We have planned and ordered a new Sportsmobile, Savanna, to replace our 8-year-old RV, Vanessa. Savanna is four-wheel drive and the RV is powered by 600 amp-hours of lithium batteries. We can...
Thu 10-Dec-2020 Tech |
We have been busy making lamps and lamp shades. Photos on shades include coronavirus, NASA images, a quilt, and grandchildren; bases are made from polymer clay, ceramics, and black walnut. The lamps have...
Sun 1-Nov-2020 Events |
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. The Canadian Maritime forests we hike in Are full of trees covered with lichen. Although the forests are quite dark I photographed much detail in the...
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