Author Archives: pqrs41

We had been packed for several days, eagerly anticipating our departure on a train-bus-auto rental-public transit-and foot trip in Minnesota and Dakota. Tuesday morning, 17 May, 2016, I was awake a 04:00. The kind of awake that loudly announces The … Continue reading →

We have wanted to visit Palouse for years. And years. It all sounds so spectacular, so amazing. So remote. And after the beauty of Dayton, we were on the way. The road to Palouse Falls State Park is an adventure … Continue reading →

The day was warm enough for spring. We drove down Main Street (US 12) and pulled into a parking space across from an old hotel. We agreed “What the hell,” and crossed the street to check it out. The Weinhard … Continue reading →

We left Bend Friday morning, April Fools Day. Storing some winter things in Scott’s garage, we loaded our four travel bags, several shopping bags, two old purses, and randomly thrown shoes, using up most of the available space in the … Continue reading →

Monday, 7 March, 2016 We are speeding—relatively—toward Eugene,  OR. We are in roomette 11, Car 1131. For the first time in our riding Amtrak Superliners, we are on the lower level, sort of at walking height rather than the upper, … Continue reading →

Our train pulled out at 18:15 as we settled into our sleeper and watched Los Angeles drift by. What we could see of the sunset was hazy with a mean yellow light. We jumped up for the 20:00 dinner reservations … Continue reading →

Eco Cab picked us up in a sparkling new Tesla. We got out at the KEL Station, stored our bags in the office, and walked to Grounds for Opportunity for some breakfast and coffee. GFO is a CAP sponsored training … Continue reading →

A revived blog–my place to tell stories (all with a bit of truth in them), offer opinions, throw fits, and maybe drop off some humor or gentle misbehavior. I’m old. Misbehavior isn’t as effortless as it once was. Ron