The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: Cascade Mountains

  • Off We Go in Search of Snow

    Happy winter to you!

  • A Different Place Entirely

    It’s important to experience change every now and again.

  • An Adventure Fraught with Pangs of Conscience

    I’m probably going straight to hell.

  • Sometimes It’s the Big Things

    Don’t ever take it for granted.

  • Weather Weirdness

    Moving to the Seattle area has been quite the education in more ways than one. For instance, I lived in Florida for so many (too many) decades that I assumed that weather worked the same way everywhere. Not that everyone had the pleasure of the unbearable heat and oppressive humidity that we experienced there 11…

  • From Hell’s Gate to Hope

    During my most recent trip to Canada, a friend and I decided to camp in the wilds of British Columbia. Sadly, the further out you get from Vancouver in the summer time, the more apt those wilds are to be on fire. So we really only went halfway to the back of beyond. Still, that…

  • The Eye of the Beholder

    The other day a dear friend pointed out to me that the bridge tower I work in is basically the aesthetic equivalent of a concrete bunker, and the green and rusted girders make the bridge itself rather ugly. That really took me by surprise (and even hurt my feelings for a hot second). I had…

  • Exploring Washington State—Leavenworth

    One of the best things about moving from Florida to Washington State is that I’m getting to experience seasons again for the first time in many decades. And my favorite season happens to be Autumn. What I didn’t realize, though, is that you actually have to make a bit of an effort to see leaves…