Anecdote Podcast

“Join us in Ethan’s breakfast nook/recording studio as we meet and have real conversations with real people. We believe that each and every person has a story to tell, a concept to share, or an idea to express. Listen to raw dialog as we get to know a new human being each week.” It all … More Anecdote Podcast

World Beat Festival!

Summer is finally here and we’re enjoying every minute of it! On Saturday we visited the World Beat Festival in Oregon’s capital. This multicultural festival is held every year at the Riverfront Park. Thousands of visitors come from all over Oregon to watch the parade, dragon boat races and dancing from around the world. Check … More World Beat Festival!

Polaroid Impulse AF

I recently bought my first Polaroid Camera and I’m in Love! After reading online and talking to a few friends I decided to order the Polaroid Impulse AF. The best online resource I found was Dan Finnen’s post on Polaroids. Although the Impulse isn’t a pretty looking camera, I decided to go with it because of its automatic … More Polaroid Impulse AF

A New Mate

Every time we travel up to Alaska we experience the wildlife in a new way. Sue and I are intentional about stopping and admiring the beauty and the animals. We always point out how the clouds seem “Just somehow different” every time we go to a new place. This latest adventure to Alaska was especially … More A New Mate

Alaskan Dreams

Our trip to Alaska ended abruptly and unexpectedly. We are home in Oregon now. Glad to be home around friends and family enjoying the wonderful weather. Summer is coming early and still not soon enough. Here’s a random assortment of pictures from our trip to Esther Island.

Tenting

We flew out of Cordova in the afternoon heading for Esther Island. After a beautiful float plane ride we arrived at our new home. While we were in Cordova everyone warned us of the dampness, the rain and the bears when tenting in this part of Alaska, suggesting that we pitch our tent inside of another tent. … More Tenting

Todd. Hippie Cove.

We had the most wonderful Couchsurfing experience with Todd. We arrived in Cordova and began wandering looking for dinner. We found a Mexican food bus. It was delicious. Then we were picked up by Todd in his beat up Jeep with no interior. He blasted bluegrass music as we drove and introduced ourselves finally reaching … More Todd. Hippie Cove.