Most mornings, Eric sits outside and drinks his coffee while observing the birds in our campsite at Spencer Spit State Park. Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Spotted Towhees, and Pacific Wrens are daily visitors to our site, along with frequent appearances by various woodpeckers, including the big beautiful Pileated. Overhead, ravens cavort in the tree canopy. We walk […]
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One of the things we enjoy most about camphosting at Spencer Spit State Park is the Junior Ranger program. Working with the kids is a delight, and we feel like we’re helping not only to enhance their experience at Spencer Spit, but also planting seeds that will help them to have a deeper appreciation for […]
Island life suits us, especially life on Lopez, a small isle in the San Juan archipelago just off the coast of Washington State. We love it here. It’s just as laid back as you imagine island life to be, but with the particular twist of being located in the Pacific Northwest, a belt of liberal […]
For a variety of reasons, it has been difficult for me to post the final blog from our summer on Lopez. But it’s time bring our blog up to date, or I fear I never will. So here, the final installment of our Lopez adventure. Over the span of three summers, we’ve spent a total […]
Before we get too much further along in our journey, I want to backtrack a bit, and post a couple of blogs that I already have written about our two months on Lopez. One of the things we enjoy about traveling is the opportunity to sample local foods. I don’t think there’s any better place […]
Three mornings a week, we teach programs at the Nature Center at Spencer Spit State Park. The Nature Center is conveniently located right next door to our campsite; as a result, we have kids screeching to a halt on their bikes throughout the day to investigate. A sign out front advertises our programs: Plants and […]
Not quite six weeks into our journey, we’re finally finding our stride. The emails and phone calls we’ve received in the past week from friends have helped immensely. So has meeting new friends in our travels. Everyone, without exception, has been generous in offering support and encouragement. Undoubtedly we’ll trip and stumble again—but that’s true […]
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