A plaque marks the site of the first geocaching stash at N 45° 17.460 W 122° 24.800, near Oregon City, Ore. The original cache was hidden there by Dave Ulmer on May 3, 2000, just one day after the government disabled the selective availability system that limited the accuracy of civilian GPS units. Geocaches are [...]
Peter and Alison Ginn hike along the Latourell Falls trail Sept. 2 in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Ore. Latourell Falls is one of several 200-foot-plus cascades in the area. Last Tuesday was my parents’ last full day in Oregon, and we had saved some of the most scenic sites (sights?) for the [...]
Peter and Alison Ginn read stories of the pioneers Sept. 1 at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City. The center teaches visitors about the six-month journey that tens of thousands of immigrants made from Missouri between 1843 and the 1870s.After a couple weeks touring around Crater Lake, Redwoods National Park [...]
A look at Portland’s south waterfront from the aerial tram. My parents were in Portland for a couple of days last week, visiting me before heading out for a couple of weeks touring around the west coast. Since it was their first visit to the Rose City, I figured I ought to take them out [...]
Alison Ginn reads a placard Aug. 21 at the Evergreen Aviation Museum. The museum in McMinnville, Ore., is home to the HK-1 Flying Boat, better known as the Spruce Goose. On the second full day of my parents’ visit, the weather was better and it was time to head out into the Willamette Valley. I’ve [...]
Sue and Stuart discuss potential locations for wedding photographs July 10 at Carruthers Point in Kingston, Ont. High water levels in Lake Ontario have dramatically reduced the size of the beaches, leaving many areas inaccessible. Wedding activities kicked into high gear Thursday when Stuart and Sue arrived from Ottawa with her parents, who had flown [...]
Kingston City Hall was built in 1844 at a cost of 25,000 pounds, when the city was the capital of Canada. I’m trying to get caught up on some of the photos I have taken but not posted this week. I’m back in Kingston now, where my parents live. As my brother’s wedding approaches, things [...]
Many of you already know, but I’m back in Ontario right now for some family time. I’ve just ended what I suspect is my longest internet blackout since I was in Ecuador in 2005 … some four days without checking my email, posting a blog, or keeping up with the rest of the blogosphere. Anyhow, [...]
My grandparents, Ken and Magda Davey, walk hand-in-hand May 21 across a parking lot in Phoenix, Ariz. After last week’s trip to the east coast, I had about 36 hours at home to get caught up and prepare for the next tour. This one promised to be a lot easier, if only because it was [...]
A magnet reading “growing old is NOT for sissies” sits on Peter and Anne Ginn’s fridge among photos of their grandchildren and other relatives.I don’t have a lot to say about these photos, but I thought I’d post them anyway. For the record, none of the photos you see on the fridge are me. Here [...]
“Grandmum’s cottage” sticks out among the trees on Kenogami Lake. The main cottage is hidden by the trees behind the white building. It is hard to get a good picture of the main Ginn cottage at Kenogami because it is tucked among the spruce and pines. They keep the cabin cool and private, but there [...]
(left) Peter Ginn, right looks up at a birdhouse that needs cleaning out as his father, A. Peter, hands him a screwdriver to open it. (below) Peter consults his father before installing a storm window on the upper floor of his father’s home in Matheson, Ontario. While we were up in Matheson, my father and [...]
Peter Ginn drives north on Highway 11 Oct. 4 en route to his home town of Matheson, Ontario. I finally have a bit of time to start posting some of the pictures from my trip. The trip started off fairly routinely, with me getting up at 3:55 a.m. to drive to the Hollywood MAX station [...]