BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. I take the train to Sandpoint this weekend. I’ll be there at least two weeks, possibly a month, maybe even two. I’m trying to work through internet connectivity, but not sure if I’ll be able to get broadband. All the providers insist on year long contracts, so it’s hard to […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A favorite mode of transport for skiers is to take a train to and from their ski destinations. Sandpoint, Idaho–a popular ski resort–does have a train stop but not a train station. As such it has no baggage checking facilities, which means that if you travel to and from Sandpoint […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Fall came today. I don’t need the calendar or even the cool weather to tell. When I start to cocoon, I know it’s Fall; when a hot shower feels really good, I know it’s Fall; when I get the urge to make an apple pie, I know it’s Fall; when […]
An archive of this page, with comments, is available at Wayback Machine Saturday was the Artica event downtown, which promised many photographic opportunities. I wasn’t up for the crowds, though, and headed towards the Botanical Gardens to look at leaves turning color. The leaves were still green except for a sugar maple here and there. […]
I decided to visit a park in Illinois yesterday and walk the trails while my roommate rode a bike path that connected with the park. The weather was perfect: cool but sunny, and the trees just starting to turn. Most of the road to the park was by the Mississippi and it looked beautiful and […]