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    October 2016 desktop calendar

    October 2, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Welcome to the one and only month of October in the year 2016 - I hope it's a series of wonderful days for you and yours.

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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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    August 2016

    July 31, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: 2016 photo from the ferry ride leaving Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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    June 2016 desktop calendar

    May 29, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Stop back soon to see the newest episode of “Rare Air.”

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    Rare Air Episode 14

    May 1, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Annie Dillard: "The difficulty and expense of reaching Puget Sound at all, from anywhere on the planet earth including Oregon, had drawn men and women as hard as mules, whose arrival proved their endurance."

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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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    Rare Air Episode 13: Tongue Point, Washington

    February 28, 2016 - By Roger D.

    In this minute of Rare Air, you can join me at the Tongue Point Marine Life Sanctuary in Crescent Bay… part of the Salt Creek Recreation Area where I camped for a few nights with my family back in 2014, while touring Olympic National Park. The spot appears on the map below, snared from the awesome website for The Strait of Juan de Fuca Scenic Byway: http://highway112.org. Throughout time, the areas all along the Highway 112 corridor have been home to people of the Klallam and Makah tribes: Exploring their cultures and histories are wonderful aspects of visiting.

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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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    Rare Air Episode 12

    December 27, 2015 - By Roger D.

    Earlier this year in April, I filled you in on some of the highlights of our 2014 vacation to Olympic National Park in Washington, and shared a video I had captured on June 18. Today, I’m inviting you to join me and Beth on our adventure the next day.

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    December 2015

    November 29, 2015 - By Roger D.

    As you'll see in the next episode of Rare Air, exploring Rialto Beach was a vivid memory that's sure to live on for a while.

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