This week we went to an astronomy program at an observatory, it was based on the sun. The telescope there was big, but we were told that it was only a twenty four inch mirror versus the European Extremely Large telescope that has a thirty METERS long mirror. The two types of telescopes that we […]
For the most part the national and state parks, monuments, and historic sights we’ve been to have junior ranger programs or at least something similar. Here are some things about the junior ranger programs: One of the more recent badges I earned was from Farragut State Park in Idaho. Farragut’s Junior Ranger program was quite
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Mosquitoes are a member of the fly family. They can complete the cycle from egg to adult in as little as four days. After around two days as an adult female mosquitoes are ready to bite their first victim. However, neither males nor females consume blood. Instead they drink fruit juices and nectar. Everyone knows
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It is September, so that means that kids are back in school all over. This is the time homeschoolers enjoy field trips! We headed to the WA side of the Bonneville Lock & Dam to learn how the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) is using the Columbia River to generate power for the area. The
We had a one night stop on our way to White Salmon, WA and found Anelare Winery as a free place to stay with our Harvest Host membership. The winery was lots of fun and we all LOVED the pizza they offered as a pairing. Our membership suggests that you spend $20 at the businesses
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Our 12 year old awning has decided that it is done with life and started pulling apart this week. We began debating on the next step forward – order a new awning or just tape this one together. We had awning repair tape handy, so decided to repair while continuing to debate the pros/cons and
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From the get-go we have had tire problems. Luckily we were prepared for those with two spares and a great air compressor. However, the day finally arrived where we needed to do more. While pulling in to our current campground in Idaho, I noticed a bald patch on one of our trailer tires. We had
Dad really likes to go mountain biking and when he does he usually manages to convince us to come with him. Occasionally this turns out well and we have fun, but since this trip started the majority of our outings results in disaster. I will tell you about three of those times. The first story
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We are in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada for the next few days and the top item on our activity list was to hike to at least one of the local tea houses. We chose to head to the Plain of Six Glaciers tea house today. It is the less visited one because it is 7.3km
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Complaint:Why do laptops not have emogies on Notes? The world is very rude and mean. This week we’ve been exploring Canada. We’ve been on mosquito infested hikes (more on that later!), attended some fun ranger programs and been to some yummy sweet shops. Lets start with the sweetest option, the candy shop. It was very
