Daryl 
After years of driving through Kenmore on the way to and from work, and years of watching the Beavers and Otters head back to base every evening, I finally did it- for my 53rd birthday I decided to pursue my seaplane rating, officially Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Sea (ASES) at Kenmore, the most well-known … Read more
This, our third ski and soak vacation after our honeymoon to Iceland, and Montana with Brian and Caitlin. We skipped last year (2024) but were back to our old tricks, this time in central Oregon. For this ski and soak, we skied Willamette Pass and Ski Hoodoo and soaked at the natural McCreedie Hot Springs … Read more
Katt’s earliest memories were as a toddler on Kodiak Island where her dad was stationed in the Coast Guard, but had never been back. We decided to “break the mold” by doing a four-day trip to Anchorage in February 2025. Anchorage – Day 1 On day one we flew non-stop on Alaska Air to Anchorage, … Read more
US Highpoint #38! Eagle Mountain, Minnesota lies at 2,301 feet MSL and is ranked #37 in elevation among US Highpoints. I took advantage of a work trip to Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN to fly from MSP up to Duluth and then drive to the Eagle Mountain trailhead in January. Fortunately, the road to the … Read more
This is the best way I’ve ever seen to store ratchet straps!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J1pd8ZisSNU
Here’s another “sick mod” – upgrade your OEM wiper washer sprayers with these sweet Honda parts! You read that right! They take about 3 or 4 minutes and install without tools! Honda part number: 76810-TK8-A01
Enamored by how visible the flashing 3rd (eye level) brake lights I see on new cars, I decided to upgrade mine! I found this ast the evil overlords’ site (Amazon), but there’s likely other sources. Definite upgrade!!
Here’s the link to the part: FANTELI 912 921 LED Bulb, Strobe Flashing 3rd Third Brake Center High Mount Stop Light
This is how I fixed my rusted driver’s front seat mount (crossmember) on my 1998 (3rd Gen) Toyota 4Runner without welding or fabrication. Tools Required: Philips screwdriver, 14 mm socket and ratchet, 16 mm open-end wrench, long forceps, duct tape. Parts required: 2″ x 1.5 ” thick metal plate with hole in center (found at … Read more
For Halloween we went to see the unbelievable musical Hadestown at the Paramount Theater. Anaïs Mitchell’s “Why we build the wall” was especially moving, lyrics below, take a listen: Why We Build The Wall [HADES] Why do we build the wall My children, my children? Why do we build the wall? [COMPANY] Why do we … Read more
Mount Magazine, Arkansas lies at 2,753 feet MSL and is ranked #34 in elevation among US Highpoints. If you didn’t check out my photos of the absolutely gorgeous Lodge at Mount Magazine, check them out here. The day before I hiked Magazine, I hiked to Driskill Mountain, the Louisiana highpoint. So after relaxing at the … Read more
Immediately following my hike to the Louisiana highpoint, I turned north and drove directly to Mount Magazine State Park, home of the Arkansas highpoint. On a whim I decided to see if the summit lodge happened to have any same-day reservations, and much to my surprise, they did! I had just spent $230 on a … Read more
Driskill Mountain, Louisiana lies at 535 feet MSL and is ranked #48 in elevation among US Highpoints. In July, prior to my trip to Missouri, I decided to do a “twofer” type trip and knock out a couple of US State Highpoints on the way there. So, I flew American Airlines to DFW, then to … Read more
Back in July I flew out to Grays Harbor on the Washington coast to knock out the last three Fly Washington Passport Stamps I had to collect to finish the 18 airports in the Olympic Region!! Gray’s Harbor is surrounded by several airports and is the mouth of the Chehalis River. What a great trip! … Read more
We drove to Goat Rocks for a backcountry ski trip since the weather decided it was Juneuary, and I stopped by and grabbed some Fly Washington Passport stamps on the way!
Forecast for the weekend was pretty crappy for basically everything, but as soon as we saw the forecast for snow in the mountains, we decided to go for it! First trip into the Goat Rocks wilderness! Goat Rocks have been on my bucketlist since I first saw them while climbing Tahoma waaaay back in 2001. … Read more
On June 11th we went to see my 3rd show at The Gorge amphitheater; The Highwomen and Tanya Tucker. This was the third day of a Brandi Carlisle mini festival, replete with one of Joni Mitchell’s first performances in over 20 years, Annie Lennox, Lucius, and Marcus Mumford. This was my second time seeing Brandi … Read more
It’s been a long time since Katt went flying with me! We took a sunset cruise from Boeing field (BFI) up to Arlington (AWO) and it was gorgeous!
