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July 2008 - Posts

Digging In

Today we drank wine and started breaking up the earth for our fall and winter seeds to grow. This fortress inside our backyard fences . . . these tall trees and bushes surrounding a gorgeous ornamental playground outside the back Read More
posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 12:39 AM by Ms Claritynow | 1 Comments
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. . . and now OREGON in this gorgeous Ring of Fire

. . . end of the trail. The beach is about an hour from our new home. There are some long challenging hikes and lazy sightseeing hikes. Jo is having fun wading with her daddy. Sometimes the sunlight creates such beauty on the water! Read More
posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 11:13 AM by Ms Claritynow | 6 Comments
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Deep Lesson in Faith

The Universe Provides . . . I have been reading a book called Adrift, Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan, a true story. He capsized in a small boat and lived on a small rubber raft (Rubber Ducky), alone. In the part Read More
posted Friday, July 25, 2008 12:06 AM by Ms Claritynow | 8 Comments
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DAVINCI DAYS

These zany contraptions are to be able to race in sand . . ., through mud, on land and/or in water! Except for the musicians . . .  and kids who want to ride, play, run, explore the multiple booths of education and hands on art . Read More
posted Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:14 PM by Ms Claritynow | 8 Comments
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End of Our Oregon Trail!

  The day after we enjoyed the Tetons it was evident that all of us wanted to get to Oregon. We drove all day and all night to arrive in Corvallis by about four am the next day! It was a journey up through Portland, first, and then down to Corvallis, Read More
posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:30 AM by Ms Claritynow | 7 Comments

Photo Journal 5- Utah and The Grand Tetons

We stayed in East Canyon, Utah, at a very nice camp ground and we were hungry when we arrived late after our driving. We heard that a restaurant was available around the lake so Katie took Amber for a swim and Phil, Galen and I drove to the resort Read More
posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:38 PM by Ms Claritynow | 7 Comments

Delicate Arch At Dusk, Photo Journal 4

This is Katie standing under Delicate Arch and looking up to take a photograph. She's by a sharp drop off and we're majestically high up! I'm surrounded by beautiful people with cameras and water bottles. Everything feels still and the sun is setting. Read More
posted Sunday, July 13, 2008 12:38 AM by Ms Claritynow | 1 Comments
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Photo Journal 3 HOT HIKE to Delicate Arch

101 degrees and we hauled water up this long dusty steep incline to see the delicate arch in Moab Utah today. Without the oasis of shade trees and rocks we'd have been beaten down. There were plenty of folks doing the same thing, nuts just like us Read More
posted Saturday, July 12, 2008 7:52 PM by Ms Claritynow | 1 Comments
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Journey Photo Journal Number 2

. . . So, we continued to haul this heavy 5x8 u haul across the desert. My home is in storage awaiting movers in MI and all the most precious things I own were in this u haul weighing a ton and making me nervous over mountains and valleys. We stopped Read More
posted Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:28 AM by Ms Claritynow | 10 Comments
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Photo Journal Number 1 - Start of 18 Day Road Trip!

I basically wrote in my last blog that our car broke down briefly before we got out of MI, in New Buffalo. Well, after this we went to Iowa to see Craig and drop off some of his stuff, and then onward to Nebraska where we went through Lincoln Read More
posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:12 AM by Ms Claritynow | 9 Comments
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The Adventure Begins

. . . The movers were supposed to come on Sunday and we all were scheduled to leave on July 1st, but they have delayed now until Thursday!! I finally had to leave the management of movers to my friend and we left today. Right before we left I got new Read More
posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:44 PM by Ms Claritynow | 4 Comments