Here’s an alphabetical list of some airports that are potentially great for camping in the PNW. In addition to those, I leave you with a list of ones that are less desirable and the reasons I think as much, in case you’re wondering. In all cases, get yourself some earplugs from Loop, you might need … Read more
I bought a canoe! $150 for this old 17-foot Coleman! I’ve only been on a canoe THREE times in the last 25+ years since leaving Missouri where we used to go canoeing in the Ozark’s almost every weekend. Just a few days later we took it for its inaugural trip on the Lake Sammamish “River” … Read more
Katt and I last did “the Puyallup” soon after we started dating over a decade ago, and we went back in 2025 to check it out!
General Aviation lost another Seattle-area airport with the recent closure of the private Wax Orchards (WA69) strip located on Vashon Island here. 47.400182,-122.499415 I’m not a long-term local so I never got to fly into Wax Orchards or know any stories about it. Do you? If so please leave a comment below!! Air Nav archived … Read more
Here’s a list of selected soft-field runways available to the public in Washington state. Airports participating in Fly Washington Passport stamp are listed in bold. Runway surface is “TURF” unless otherwise indicated. Region Airport ID Runway length Elevation Northwest Bandera State 4W0 2344 x 100 1636 (Southwest) Cedars North W58 1960 x 50 275 Olympic … Read more
List of Seattle “area” venues by maximum seating/standing capacity:
This page contains lists of the shortest runways in Washington State by several variables: Note: Public on this page means publicly-available, whether the airport is publicly or privately owned. Shortest paved public runways in Washington state by Available Landing Distance (ALD) Rank Airport Runway Available Landing Distance (in feet) 1 First Air Field (W16) Monroe … Read more
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
