It’s only natural to experience a deflation. All sand dunes are not the same. Here on the Coast … More
Tag: Siuslaw NF
Re-Retired
It’s 3 a.m., Saturday morning on the day after our last day of work. I’m ready and rarin’ to go! … More
Who Works 10 Hours on Their Last Day
Today is our Last Day on the “Forest”; more sweet than bittersweet. There have been moments when this last three … More
2 Days to Go
Da Boss never showed today. We expected to have lunch with her today, but that never happened. But that meant … More
Strategic Objective: Miserable Failure
I know that title doesn’t sound like me — and it isn’t. More on that in a moment. This graphic, … More
Connie Hanssen and Our Best Meal on the Coast
One more Sunday down. Only one to go on the Coast. But what a glorious day Sunday WAS! We did … More
Turn over a new hundred thou…
Not sure if you can make it out, but our CR-V turned over 100,000 miles right in the Siltcoos compound. … More
The Value of Men
Without a doubt, the best part of Rv’ing and Volunteering is the people you meet along the way. That … More
CLOSURE (not ours)
OUR entire family is ecstatic! Our daughter has been at the same job for 20+ years and they are making huge changes … More
A Little-Bit Urban, not much, just a little
In making plans for our departure — and timing events for our Solar install we have decided to do something … More
Our Last Volunteer Meeting…
Tuesday was the last of our volunteer meetings here. While this photo shows ME with MY head in the Hippo’s … More
Smith River
Growth In Spite Of…
DA BOSS is a Grandma!
Da Boss is a Grandma! We aren’t sure when the happy event happened; all we know is she called in … More
In Touch With His Inner Fisherman…
Full Drain, Tied Down & Illuminated
I’m ready to be out of here! Not because anything special has happened but simply because I’m feeling run down. … More
Tahkenitch Lake In Fog
Power to the People…
We may not have completely resolved the electrical problem here at our compound, but we should be safe at least. It … More
Who’s Got the Power?
A couple days ago I complained to Da Boss and her boss about the power outages here at the compound. … More
Teacher! May I?
Yesterday was teaching day… As that great tyrant Father Time continues his steady march forward our ability to impact and change and … More
Cleaning up Paperwork
Considering that some of my readers don’t understand why we’re still here, and haven’t left already, I’m sure they’ll be … More
Differing Views on the Value of Life
There’s a reason that Old Men send Young Men into Battle… but, I get ahead of my story…. Among the … More
The Siskiyous
We haven’t ventured out into the Siskiyous since arriving here and today was the day. Peg wanted to see Ryan’s … More
Fun on the Dunes
I’ve talked about recreating here on The Dunes, so today I wanted to share a few views of what that … More
Our Busman’s Holiday & Can You Get Sunburn on the Back of Your Ears?
4th of July was a few days ago but the 4th was an interesting day for us. Da Boss made … More
I Couldn’t Dream this Stuff Up!
Just because we have given notice and are officially “Short Timers” doesn’t mean that anything has changed on the Forest. … More
The Conversation
Today was the day. We didn’t have time to talk with Da Boss immediately after she returned from vacation but … More
Happy Birthday America!
This is how to sing the Star Spangled Banner! I suspect I’m not a super patriotic person. Don’t get me … More
No News Isn’t Necessarily Good News
What was supposed to be Da Boss’ first day back from vacay turned out not to be. Her assistant, who was scheduled … More
The Off Again, On Again, Disappearing Volunteer
Here we are leaving Guaranty with our Toad all hooked up. When we’re hooked we’re about 55 feet give or … More
