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  • C-TravelerViaggiatoreLake Powell and PNW
    Tacoma Museum of Glass Cone.
    Chihuly Bridge of Glass. This was just one panel of several.Chihuy Bridge of Glass sculptures.Union StationGlass Museum Plaza water structure.Glass Museum Plaza XylophonesChihuly Bridge of Glass, skylight.Tacoma DomeTrain yard. I was on the wrong side of the road to get a good photo.Train going by under the bridge.End of the Thea Foss Waterway

    Tacoma Day Two

    19 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    Off and on rain, some sun, some wind, 58 degrees. Tacoma Museum of Glass, closed! Washington State History Museum, closed! LeMay America’s Car Museum, open! My second post today will cover the Car Museum. First, walked a little around the immediate area. Enjoyed some of the sculptures around the Museum of Glass, some very intricate glass work on the Chihully Bridge of Glass, the interesting architecture of some of the buildings, and found a geocache at one of the Glass Museum’s Plaza Xylophones. My walk over and back to the Car Museum passed by the Tacome Dome and a train yard. I also crossed over the end of the Thea Foss Waterway that I am docked on. As I walked through a sketchier area of town, seeing some of the homeless and their tent camps, I am reminded how blessed I am to live the life that I do.Leggi altro

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  • C-TravelerViaggiatoreLake Powell and PNW
    Entry lobby.1919 Stanley Steamer. Car was steam powered.For my Back to the Future fans. The DeLorean.This was my favorite car. The Flintmobile! lolHaving a helluva good time. Didn't do so hot on the first two laps, but got it down by lap three!Concentrate!For those involved with the experimental aircraft association, Jim Bede designed this car.Solar powered.

    Tacoma LeMay America's Car Museum

    19 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    It was the only museum open today, and well worth the two mile round trip walk over to it. The LeMay America’s Car Museum is huge! And fascinating! I took over 270 photos, so it will be hard to decide which ones to upload. (And it’s going to take a while to go through them on my laptop now and thin them out and categorize them.) There is also a lot of history shared about the auto industry and even route 66. With all my travels, and mostly because I spent a lot of time on Route 66 in Arizona during my college years, it was nostalgic to see some of the information about Route 66 history in Arizona and New Mexico. The best part of the museum is when I drove a Mazda simulator on a race track. My first two laps were not pretty. But in my defense I was still getting use to the simulator and trying to move my foot over far enough for the brake and still managing to hit the accelerator. But by the third and last lap I had it pretty much down and didn’t crash or wipe out any barriers. LOL! There were three other gentlemen at the simulator room also, but one of them was just watching, and he was willing to use my iPhone to take some photos and video of me. (There were only three simulators, so we each had our own.) I think I spent about 3 hours in the Museum, looking at the 4 floor levels of cars!Leggi altro

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  • C-TravelerViaggiatoreLake Powell and PNW
    Tacoma Dragon Boat rowers.
    Some more Tacoma Dragon Boat rowersTug OspreyOld City Hall TacomaStadium high schoolCape Intrepid and Cape IslandSeal resting on a Pt. Defiance dockEntry to Gig HarborSea Lion on a Gig Harbor dockGig Harbor Fishermen Lost MemorialArlin, MaryAnn and I at Tide's Tavern.Gig Harbor fire department training.C-Traveler at the Jerisich public dockI just found a geocacheSeveral kayakers or rowers were positioned on their knees using a single ended paddleJunior group in small sail boatsSun setting in Gig Harbor

    Point Defiance and Gig Harbor

    19 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    Mostly sunny today, and in the low 60’s. A few sprinkles, and light breeze. Last evening I watched some Tacoma Dragon Boats row by after I had already posted the day’s blog. This morning on the way out of Foss Waterway, I saw the tug, Osprey, docked. This is the tug that was towing the barge towards Seattle two days ago. Took a few more photos of some interesting buildings in Tacoma before leaving the Foss Waterway. Just outside the waterway, in Commencement Bay, were two large gray sister ships, the Cape Intrepid and Cape Island. These are roll on roll off, or RORO ships, specifically a combination container and RORO ship owned by the US Department of Transportation, and part of the Maritime Administration’s Ready Reserve Force. It’s designed to be deployed quickly for various purposes, including disaster relief, wartime operations, and supporting military logistics.
    Picked up my brother, Arlin, and his wife, MaryAnn, at the Tacoma Municipal Parks Boat Ramp on Point Definance. Another cute seal was on one of the docks as I approached the ramp. After picking them up, we slowly cruised through the Breakwater marina looking at all the boat houses, then headed over to Gig Harbor. A Sea Lion was resting on one of the docks as we entered into Gig Harbor. We cruised around the bay, and then docked at the Jerisich Public Dock. They took me out to lunch at Tide’s Tavern, and then we walked around town and I took them out for Ice Cream and shakes. Back at the boat we headed back over to Pt. Definance and I dropped them off. I came back to Gig Harbor and am anchored for the night.    Leggi altro

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  • C-TravelerViaggiatoreLake Powell and PNW
    Gig Harbor homes just outside the cove.
    Tacoma Narrows BridgeWashington State Penitentiary on McNeil IslandThe ferry tug Red Bluff and McNeil IslandSeal or sea lion. Usually you just see their heads.Dofflemyer Point Light at Boston HarborC-Traveler sharing the Port Plaza dock with MV Doolin-RogersKids in a Doolin-Rogers education programThe Port Plaza towerPort Plaza SculpturePercival Landing sculpturesPercival Landing sculpturePercival Landing sculpturePercival Landing sculptureThe KissWest Bay. I'm next to that last big boat, before the crane ship.Percival Landing sculpturePower Box murals. The geocache was a magnetic key box on the bottom of the salmon one.3"Tugzilla". It's for sale! Cute and tempting! lolOlympia Community Sailing

    Olympia Port Plaza and Percival Landing

    21 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F

    Mostly sunny today, not much breeze, and 65 degrees! Puget Sound ends at the Tacoma Narrows which is the waterway I entered as I left Gig Harbor. Soon after leaving Gig Harbor, I went under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and then via the Balch Passage, past the south side of McNeil Island, the Drayton Passage and Dana Passage into Bud Inlet, and then the West Bay of Olympia to the Olympia Port Plaza dock. I’m right at the base of the Olympia Farmer’s Market, which I’ll check out tomorrow! I’m sharing the dock with a large maritime training vessel, the Doolin-Rogers. The Doolin-Rogers is the new training vessel of the Youth Marine Foundation. Many programs on the Doolin-Rogers are designed for students interested in Maritime Careers. So if you have a kid that might be interested, google Doolin-Rogers to see what they offer. This is a beautiful area to learn about the maritime industry! The Port Plaza has a tower you can climb up and get a good view of West Bay. I walked along the Percival Landing Boardwalk, noticing many sculptures. Each year the Percival Plinth Project hosts a new group of sculptures on Percival Landing. A community vote is held and the sculpture with the most votes is added to the City public art collection on display throughout Olympia. At the far end of West Bay, in a small park, among some power boxes with murals, I located another geocache. There is also a cute statue “The Kiss”. Passed some more nice homes, a lighthouse, the Washington State penitentiary on McNeil Island, and that Island’s Tug Ferry. While I’ve seen a number of seals and sea lions on docks, I also see quite a few in the water. Just limiting how many photos I upload with each blog…This evening a bunch of kids showed up to go sailing. I learned that the Olympia Community Sailing organization does this every Wednesday evening.Leggi altro

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    Sun setting in Olympia
    Cargo ship pulled in to the dock behind me late last nightDoolin-Rogers departing for educational cruiseOlympia Farmers MarketFarmers Market Music22' C-Dory "Watt Now"Salmon viewing tank at fish hatcheryA couple of ducks at Tumwater FallsBlue HeronMe at Tumwater Falls trailFence with many locks hanging on itMe in front of the fallsArlin and MaryAnn at Tumwater FallsTree growing out the side of a rockFish stairsOne of two generators on M/V Doolin- RogersOne of two engines on M/V Doolin-RogersDoolin-Rogers main classroomMe on the bridge of the Doolin-RogersOlympia capitol

    Olympia Farmers Market and Brewery Park

    21 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    Another sunny day with a little afternoon breeze and in the 60’s. Woke up this morning to find a large cargo ship had come in to the dock behind me. Watched the Doolin-Rogers depart with about two dozen kids for a 90 minute learning cruise. Went up to the Farmer’s Market and bought some Fruit Habanaro Jams, some pickled hot Asparagus, wine, and some apples. Then bought lunch at a Mexican food stand, some gelato, and enjoyed some music by a local band. Arlin and MaryAnn (brother and his wife) then came and took me to Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls. There is a fish hatchery there that raises salmon, and a trail along the river and to the falls. It was interesting seeing the fish ladders along the side of the river. Also did an Earthcache (geocache) there that talked about the geology of the rock in the area. Before heading over to the park, we had the opportunity to meet another C-Brat that has a new 22’ C-Dory that he worked with the factory for some changes to the usual layout to allow for electric propulsion. Arlin decided that would be the way he would go if he was to get a boat. Upon returning from the park, we had another opportunity as the captain and one of his mates on the Doolin-Rogers invited us to a tour of the boat. Along with the main classroom area, we also got to see the engine and generator rooms along with the bridge. So all and all a pretty damn exciting day for us boys! I think MaryAnn enjoyed it too. She is a retired teacher, so really liked seeing the education stuff. It was still early in the afternoon, so I decided to depart and start towards Jarrell Cove. I thought I’d stop at Hope Island (a marine park, only accessible by boat), but once I got there, with only another 8 miles to Jarrell, I just decided to continue on. I did run on a slow plane of 16 kts today, so only took a little over an hour between Olympia and Jarrell Cove.Leggi altro

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    Jarrell Cove Marina old boat
    Interesting ray of light beaming down on the old boatC-Traveler and the sailboat at the State Park T-dockDeer in the back yard of a Jarrell Cove home.Merganser ducks.Bald EagleBald Eagle taking flightAnother boat has joined us on the T-dockSee the geocache container hidden in the foliage?Boats on the long dockMy walk in the park.

    Jarrell Cove

    23 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Nice sunny day, 66 degrees, breezy in the afternoon. Today was mostly a day of rest. That is, no cruising on C-Traveler. I did launch my kayak and peddle all around the shoreline of Jarrell Cove. After that, I walked around the island some, also along the shoreline, and then inland a bit looking for a geocache, which I found. Rest of the time was just chatting with a few other boaters here on the dock. There are two state park docks here, and a small private marina. The state park has a long dock, with power, but it was already filled with larger boats when I arrived yesterday. Then there is the T dock I’m on, without power. A 36’ sailboat came in late last night and shared the dock with me. There is also a state park Ranger boat at the end of this dock. A couple more boats came in and docked here today as well. This afternoon I cleaned up the kayak and started to put some things away, as I plan to head back to Port Orchard tomorrow morning. It’s forecast to be a 72 degree, sunny day. I’ll likely go all 55 miles tomorrow, so run a combination of both fast and slow. I’ve had a great time both at the Friday Harbor C-Brat gathering, and exploring Puget sound. But I’m ready to get back home for a bit. And I’ve pretty much seen everything I planned to see.Leggi altro

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    Found paddle board.
    USCGC-Traveler at my brother'sRosanne captured this video at our home

    Last Day on the Water this trip

    24 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

    Another sunny day, with little breeze and high 60’s. Today was my last day on the water out here in the Pacific Northwest. I was away from the dock at 6:45am. I had a tail current most the way, but still pushed the throttles up for a good part of the time, running at 20 kts. (And I believe the tail current gave me a 4kt push about half the way!) The route took me around the east side of Harstine Island, south on Case Inlet, then Balch Passage south of McNeil Island, under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and north on Colvos Passage. It was midway on this passage that I came across an abandoned paddleboard. I suspect it floated away from a beach somewhere, or fell off someone’s boat. I contacted the Coast Guard, and they had a boat in the area that came and picked the board up. (I didn’t think of getting a photo of them until they sped away and passed me.) I continued on around the west side of Blake Island into Rich Passage, around Pt. Glover, into Port Orchard, and then on to the Port Orchard Marina. It was crazy busy up on the street there with some kind of market or craft fair going on. I bypassed all the stands as I was ready to get off the water and head over to my brother’s for the weekend. The C-Brat, Dave, that I left my truck and trailer at was still out in the San Juan Islands fishing, so I caught an Uber to his place. Came back then with the truck and trailer to the boat ramp and loaded C-Traveler up. Headed back up to Dave’s place, and flushed the motors and washed the boat down with salt-away. Then headed over to Arlin and Maryann’s, about an hour away. I’ll stay here two nights, and then head out early Monday morning on my long drive home. I added one more unrelated video to this blog. Rosanne and I enjoy watching "our" birds, and we have a birdhouse right outside our kitchen window. Rosanne captured some video of mama feeding one of her babies. Thought you might enjoy it too.Leggi altro

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    Flowering bush at my brother's
    This flower has a busy bee in it.Brother Arlin and I next to C-TravelerThe last inspection station texted me the inspection report

    Bro and sis-in-law and first 500 miles

    25 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    I enjoyed my visit with Arlin and Maryann (brother and sister-in-law) at their home yesterday. I ended up replacing my house batteries with AGM’s. Arlin gave me a hand with getting them installed. I’m hoping that these will do a better job with capacity over night. Arlin grilled some good burgers Saturday for supper, and MaryAnn made some great blueberry pancakes Sunday morning, and then some good tacos in the evening. I was up early today, and both Arlin and Maryann saw me off at 6:45a. A little rainy when I left, but cleared up by the time I got into the Cascades. I always enjoy the mountain scenery that I drive through. Had three watercraft inspections to stop for. One in each state, Washington, Idaho and Montana. I will have one or two more here in Montana that I know of, tomorrow. For those not aware, all these states west of the Mississippi are pretty serious about trying to stop invasive water species. (Especially zebra mussels.) The inspectors will ask questions of what was the last water body you were in, where are you launching next, how long has your boat been out of water, etc. Then they inspect the boat for any invasive species. If they find some, they can power wash it with hot water, or quarantine it for a set number of days before you can launch again, at least in their state. Seems repetitive that each state has to do their own, when the boat has already had a seal placed on it (preventing it from being launched without breaking the seal), and a record of inspection has been provided. Personally, I also find it more cosmetics and a money maker for the state so they can charge for permits to use your boat in their state. While they inspect what they can see of the boat, there are so many other nooks and crannies that invasive species can get into. The internal water passage of the engines, inside through hulls that allow water thru, or even the boat trailers square framing. And, recently, they’ve found that birds can spread invasive species as well.
    Anyway, good day of traveling with no problems. I’m parked at the Cracker Barrel in Missoula tonight, after having a nice supper in the restaurant.
    I forgot to give the stats for my time in the San Juans and Puget Sound. A total of 123 gallons of gas burned, and a total distance of 414nm or 468 statute miles.    Leggi altro

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    C-Traveler is a great camper too'
    Sun setting in Red Shale campground,

    Red Shale Campground

    27 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    Another early start to the day, and 500 miles. No more watercraft inspections today. The one I was thinking about near Billings, just does it west bound. A while back, because of all my trailering, several guys told me I should have a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). I didn’t see any need as I’ve been pulling various trailers for a long time. I’m pretty religious about doing walk arounds to check tires and hubs anytime I stop, and before I take off in the beginning. However, last year I finally decided to buy a TPMS. A few times I’ve been disappointed when the thing gave me a false overheat warning. (They also monitor temperature.) However, today it earned it’s satisfaction from me. Late this afternoon, I got a warning that my right rear trailer tire was losing pressure. When it reached 30psi, (they hold 80), I decided to stop and change it so I wouldn’t ruin the tire. Checking the pressure with a tire gauge, it was indeed only 30psi. Like props on the boat, I carry two spare tires for the trailer. I put one of them on and threw the one going flat back in the truck. I’ll see if I can find the leak later. Continued on to my planned stop this evening at Red Shale campground. This is a national forest campground, free, and very nice. Picnic table and a fire ring at each of the 14 campsites. And several pit toilets. This is probably my favorite stop when going along this route. When I pulled in around 5p, there was no one else here. I see one other camper pulled in a couple hundred yards from me. This place has never been busy when I’ve stayed here. I think the most I’ve ever seen was 3 other campers. It’s near Ashland, MT, on Hwy 212. This highway shortcuts I90 cutting out Sheridan and Gillette.Leggi altro

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    Wall Drug coordinates
    One of several Wall Drug women I met with. lolOne of several Wall Drug women I met with. lolThere isn't much that I can't drive! lolOne of several Wall Drug women I met with. lolThis ain't no horse!This oversized easter bunny likes me.WallDrug T-RexDignity. https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/dignity-earth-sky1Another view of Dignity. For size comparison, I'm standing at the base of Dignity.I have a connection with something in the background. And it isn't food, lol

    Wall Drug

    28 maggio, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

    Up early again today, and another 500 miles behind me. Some rain last night and today. No matter how many times I’ve been there, no drive through South Dakota on I90 is complete without stopping at Wall Drug. And I'm quite the lady's man there! lol. (Or detouring along the Badlands National Park Loop, however I’ve driven that loop several times, including dragging the boat behind me both ways on past trips, and it was already going to be a long day by the time I got to my planned stop for the night.) I stopped briefly at the S. Dakota Welcome Center near Chamberlain SD, and the Missouri River. I had not stopped there before and was impressed with how nice this rest stop is. A beautiful large sculpture called Dignity is there, with a scenic overlook of the Missouri River valley. This was also a Geocache Virtual I got a smiley for. For more information on Dignity, you can link here: https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/st…
    This evening I stopped to eat at Marlin’s Family Restaurant in Mitchell, SD. I had planned to make this a Walmart night, but couldn’t resist the idea of eating at Marlins. Some of you may understand the connection I have with it.    Leggi altro

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