Phyllis and Jim's Home in White Salmon, Washington 2012 Trip

Phyllis and Jim's White Salmon Home

Photos from our 2012 Trip

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Jamie on his special chair at White Salmon that Anne gave him:


2004 age: 3 mo.	2005 age: 1	2006 age: 2	2007 age: 3	2008 age: 4	2009 age: 5	2010 age: 6	2011 age: 7	2012 age: 8
		No 2015 picture of Jamie L He stayed home (it was only a weekend)
2013 age: 9	2014 age: 10	2015	2016 age: 12	2017 age: 13	2018 age: 14	2019 age: 15	2021 age: 17

2012 Slide Show

The sound of White Salmon (for me); Click on the photo for the call of the Western Meadowlark (mp3):

(I did not take this photo -- a web photo)

Spring 2001

In 2001, I had the lucky chance to buy the 20-acre property adjacent to Jeanne and Steve Mason's place on

the north. Luckily, this was the depth of the "dot-com bust" and I had just gotten a new job with the FAA

that brought a substantial raise: The timing was perfect! Rob Hackman left the place in quite a mess; but

it was and is a wonderful place. With the view north to Mt. Adams and the view southwest to Mt. Hood,

the site is amazing. We will eventually retire here.

I had been going to Jeanne and Steve's place ("the cabin") since the mid-1990s. One time, casually, I

said that if Hackman ever sold, I'd buy his place, never thinking it would happen. Then in February 2001,

Jeanne and I were hiking on Cougar Mountain near Seattle and she mentioned that the place was for sale.

I visited in March, made an offer that month, and we closed in June 2001. We moved in on 21-July-2001.

The house-warming and new well came in the summer of 2001. That summer also brought the reunion of

me and Phyllis after living 2000 miles apart for 18 years(!). Each year since, we have spent time in White Salmon

with friends, hiking, and sight-seeing, and making improvements and cleaning the place up. It was a farmstead

for more than 50 years and there was quite an accumulation of junk on the place.

We love our place. The hiking is second to none. It's our annual chance to catch up with my friends in

Seattle.

Adams at sunrise, first morning

Hood at sunrise, first morning

Our big task this year was clearing "The Park" behind our place, to open up the view to Major Creek Canyon:


Before	After

Another big task this year was final destruction of "The Minnow" (hurray!) after we tried to give it away for 11 years:

... or Slide Show

Slide Show of the Minnow going, going, gone

2012 Slide Show


Jamie on his special chair	First afternoon	First afternoon	Sunrise, First morning	Sunrise, First morning

The Park -- Before all the clearing	After the first two days of clearing in The Park		Starting point for the 2012 Minnow demolition *Slide show of the Minnow demolition*	Starting work on "The Minnow"

Neighbors, in our back yard	Neighbors, in our back yard	Deer on Jeanne and Steve's	Jamie enjoying his bike	Phyllis enjoying her new cruiser bike

Another spectacular sunset	Another spectacular sunset	Another spectacular sunset	Another spectacular sunset	Another spectacular sunset Covering the entire shy ...

Jamie and I hiked up Lookout Mountain on an amazingly clear Wednesday	Lookout Mountain	Lookout Mountain	Lookout Mountain: Mt. Hood	Lookout Mountain: Mt. Hood

Mt. Jefferson from Lookout Mtn. (L) The Sisters from Lookout Mnt. (R)	Broken Top from Lookout Mtn. (L) Mt. St. Helens from Lookut Mtn. (R)	Mt. Rainier from Lookout Mtn. (L) Mt. Adams from Lookut Mtn. (R)	Lookout Mountain	Lookout Mountain
Panorama from the top of Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain	Jamie tkaing photos on Lookout Mountain	Lookout Mountain	Lookout Mountain hike	Lookout Mountain hike

Big group photo on the front porch	Bonneville fish hatchery and Sturgeon Center	Bonneville fish hatchery and Sturgeon Center	Bonneville fish hatchery and Sturgeon Center	Bonneville fish hatchery and Sturgeon Center Herman the Sturgeon

Bonneville fish hatchery and Sturgeon Center	Kestrel in the top of a Doug fir in our yard	Hood and Adams at sunset		Nannette wipes out the hazel clumpissimo

Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!) *Slide show of the Minnow demolition*	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)

Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!)	Destruction of "the Minnow" (Thanks Steve!) Boxed at last!

Jamie having fun in the dirt		Phyllis walking across out place	Our new sign	More fun with the fisheye lens
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More fun with the fisheye lens	Hike to the big ponderosa	Hike to the big ponderosa	Hike to the big ponderosa	The Alpaca farm

The Alpaca farm	The Alpaca farm	The Alpaca farm: Jamie with one fo the kitties	Phyllis with her first pannekoeken	Jamie and I hiked to Wahclella Falls

Wahclella Falls hike	Wahclella Falls hike	Wahclella Falls hike	Wahclella Falls hike	After the clearing: The Park
Panorama of the cleared Park

After the clearing: The Park	We had some fun with the fisheye lens: Everyone got a fisheye portrait! Me Your have to have a good sense of humor!	Me	Jamie	Jamie

Mom	Phyllis	Nannette	Cara	Ben

Gaye really went for it!	Even Gracie (and I avoided the doggy nose print)	Our Empress lillies in the Spring (Steve's photo, thanks!) Morels from our land (Steve's photo, thanks!)	Cherry blossoms and lupine in spring (Steve's photos, thanks!)	Jamie and his Hospital Kitty

Photos of a black bear on our property, captured by Steve's wildlife cam	Photos of a fire west of our place starting on 6-Sep Steve tooks these photos Check out the KEPR TV photos	KATU Photo

2012 Slide Show

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