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    Rare Air Episode 16: Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands

    August 31, 2016 - By Roger D.

    I hope you enjoy the words and Rare Air episode 16, and I look forward to hearing from you any time.

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    April 2016 desktop calendar

    March 22, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: 2014 photo from our trip to Salt Creek Recreation Area in Washington.

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    February 2016

    February 1, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Good times: June 20-22 were spent camping at Salt Creek, and touring the area during the days.

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    October 2015

    October 4, 2015 - By Roger D.

    We are very happy to be headed back to this area for our 2016 Spring Break.

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    Rare Air Episode 10

    September 7, 2015 - By Roger D.

    Where ever this day finds you, I wish you life's goodness in abundance, good friends and many loved ones to share it with.

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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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    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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    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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    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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