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    A very special Throwback Thursday

    June 18, 2015 - By Roger D.

    This photo was taken on Feb. 9, 2002… 13 years ago, when Amelia was about six months old, and we were enjoying a family dinner at our home on Rocky Creek Road. We were joined by our other local family members, including Great Grandma Theresa Julien, Grandma Ginny Martin, Grandpa Bill Martin, Ann Kiefert, Chuck Bowling, and their kids Grace and Claire. I’m pretty sure this was one of the first dinners in this home, which was brand new at that time. Although we moved from that home “into town” back in 2008, it was so special to us –…

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    June 2015

    June 7, 2015 - By Roger D.

    Snap from a memorable visit to the Hebron Rock Colony.

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    Rare Air Episode 8

    April 26, 2015 - By Roger D.

    In comparison, days like that make most others seem so routine and uneventful! If you get the chance to venture to any of these places, I hope you will seize it.

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    April 2015

    March 25, 2015 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: Starting our Washington State road trip on June 15, 2014.

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    Rare Air Episode 7: Boone Woods

    March 2, 2015 - By Roger D.

    By this summer's end, we'll leave this place, and although we are holding onto this home and property for now, there's no guarantee we'll return. So now you can understand what I'm on about...

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    February 2015 desktop calendar

    February 1, 2015 - By Roger D.

    Click the image above to download a high-res February 2015 calendar for your desktop.

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    Rare Air Episode 6: Sol Duc River

    December 26, 2014 - By Roger D.

    As you take this in, you too are part of our wondrous life’s journey that makes us stop so often to say, "life is good," and "we just might be the luckiest people alive."

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    Rare Air Episode 5: Bradley Lake Trail

    November 2, 2014 - By Roger D.

    "Rare Air" is my original series of short travelogues intended to immerse us all in nature, if only for a minute.

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    Rare Air Episode 4: Fort Flagler State Beach

    September 1, 2014 - By Roger D.

    The day was sunny and warm in monumental ways… so that the vacation seemed to have turned over a new leaf.

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    Rare Air Episode 3: Kalaloch Beach

    August 3, 2014 - By Roger D.

    Kalaloch Beach, captured June 16, 2014.

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