tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86789405911306372512024-02-20T00:49:33.034-08:00FirewaterFoster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-25418038470090084792016-03-10T17:53:00.002-08:002016-03-10T17:57:21.957-08:00<span style="font-size: large;">Going to start catching up with this blog and some of my more recent photographic work with this reach back to The NORTH COLUMBIA MONTHLY, August 2014 issue when I fist began to be a contributing photographer and gradually merged into a monthly writer/photographer of a wildlife column. This is the cover that then editor and friend Karla Rumsey chose from my various bald eagle images:</span><br />
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Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-90745593200803877892014-04-21T19:14:00.001-07:002014-04-21T21:19:41.679-07:00BIRDS IN FLIGHT...<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">SIMPLICITY OF FLIGHT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I remain soundly
fascinated by flight. Photographing birds in flight gives me a deeper
appreciation of this natural process so long desired but so long denied to
humans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>“The desire to fly is
an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds
soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air.”</em> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wilbur
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">WESTERN GULL IN FLIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Part of my
photography focus has been learning the techniques of capturing birds in
flight. The results of this image are enjoyable in that the focal range,
details, use of light and composition work. In other words, I lucked out…</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This redtail hawk (below) is defending it's nesting territory, on this day from a pair of crows that may enjoy a feast on hawk eggs.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Redtail Hawk in full, gliding wing spread.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> This is the same redtail hawk, in this case coming out of a glide and back-flapping it's wings to slow and land on a perch. Note the talons beginning to extend as the hawk readies itself for tree-top landing. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Redtail Hawk preparing to land.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">On final, this redtail hawk is using it's broad winds to near-stall while it continues to move forward, talons extended to capture the perch. It is a beautiful maneuver to observe.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Redtail Hawk landing.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Of course differing species of birds engage flight differently. For shear speed this mallard duck hen can beat the above hawk or gull wing flap for wing flap exceeding 40 mph for extended time. But it cannot soar, and glides only in a ground skimming mode as it comes in for a landing.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Ducks often have a distinct sound associated with their flight. It is the sound of their wings working through and displacing the air, which often causes a 'whistling' like sound during their passage. This sound also lets other ducks know of new arrivals in a given area. Here is another image (below) of the same mallard duck hen during the same flight.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Returning to gulls for just a moment - while it may not be common knowledge to the casual bird-watcher, gulls occasionally fly in formation.</span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two gulls flying in formation backlit by late afternoon sun.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Although more often, as in the image below, a clutch of gulls fly together in search of or competing for food. Watch closely and even at times like this a pair or more of the birds may break off and fly in formation to a different location.</span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A clutch of gulls competing for food. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Try as I might, some of the most difficult birds to capture images in flight prove to be the minor species like this mountain chickadee. This image is as close as I've come but fortunately there are much more qualified photographers in the field that are able to get great images of these small birds in flight.</span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountain Chickadee about to launch from this Ponderosa pine branch.</td></tr>
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Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-36163266922087384712014-02-15T14:15:00.006-08:002014-02-16T10:25:54.469-08:00A Warm January Visit to Wenatchee WA...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wenatchee Washington, named after the Wenatchi Indian tribe
in the native language of Sahaptin means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"river
which comes from canyons". </i>And appropriately so as Wenatchee is
located along not only the banks of the mighty Columbia river for the entire
city length, but a northwest portion of “The Apple Capital Of The World” is at
the mouth of the Wenatchee River Canyon. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downtown Wenatchee looking from the Columbia River across town to the <br />
Mission Ridge Ski Area located above this Eastern Washington City.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Population for this Eastern Washington
City was at 32,520 at the 2013 census. The 'Wenatchee Valley Area' refers to
the land between two of the Columbia River dams – the Rocky Reach (upstream) and
the Rock Island (downstream) including East Wenatchee, Rock Island, and Malaga.
These local environs sprawl across portions of Chelan and Douglas counties
(divided by the Columbia River).</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking upstream across the Columbia River to a portion of <br />
Wenatchee from the Kirby Billingsley Hydro Park </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not only does Wenatchee have the moniker of "Apple
Capital of the World" (due to the valley's many orchards) but the city is
also referred to as the "Power Belt of the Great Northwest". This is
a metaphor for the series of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. Rock
Island Dam is located nearest to the middle of this "belt", and so
was labeled the "Buckle". This saying is printed at the top of every
issue of Wenatchee's newspaper, the Wenatchee World. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great blue heron off Walla Walla Point on Wenatchee waterfront <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The historic Pipeline/Pedestrian Bridge, opened in 1908 as the first road bridge over the Columbia River south of Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also accommodated pipelines for irrigation of orchards east of the River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a steel truss bridge over one thousand feet in length connecting the cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. And now serves as a pedestrian / bike path bridge while still carrying irrigation water across the Columbia River.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">During our January, 2014 visit to Wenatchee we lucked out with hitting the weather window - four days reaching fifty degrees Fahrenheit with one of those tagging 55*. Believe me, coming from the Canadian border area a few days in the warm sunshine in the middle of winter was welcome. </span></span></div>
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headwaters on the east slope of the Cascade Range, is a variable waterway
tumbling thru cleft wall canyons, winding through basined wetlands, in a
combination of rapids giving way to backwaters. While this image is primarily
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Wenatchee in the Sculpture Garden along their waterfront park. It stands
approximately 10 feet tall, created in bronze, stainless steel, and copper by
artist Jim Johnson of Salem Oregon. The plaque with the sculpting states that
it is part of “Arts on the Avenue – Visiting Sculpture” and is for sale for
$10,000. I caught this image with the January full moon rising behind the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you have a home feeding station in a winter-like environment
chances are your already familiar with Nuthatches, members of the bird family
Sittidae. Apparently the moniker of ‘nuthatch’ is, in part derived from an
older English name of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“nuthack”</i> due
to their habit of wedging nuts and other food in tree crevices before hacking
them open with its long, sturdy bill.</span></span><br />
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of the four members of the family that reside in North America, the others are the
white-breasted, brown-headed and pygmy nuthatches. Worldwide a total of 22
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<span style="font-size: large;">The nuthatch is a cavity nester that often filling it’s nest
with twigs, moss, mammal hair and feathers. Both sexes help with the nest
construction. Once eggs are laid incubation lasts 12 to 14 days and is mainly
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seen scurrying down tree trunks headfirst. When climbing down tree trunks,
nuthatches depend entirely upon their claws. The stance shown in this image is
a classic nuthatch stretch, one foot forward under the breast and the other
back under the tail. This movement allows the birds to travel nimbly down the
trees, digging in with their strong hind toes. The strategic advantage for
these birds to climb downward is their ability to find food in bark crevices
overlooked by birds that climb upward like tree creepers and small woodpeckers.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red breasted nuthatch clinging to the bark of a Ponderosa pine tree</td></tr>
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mountain chickadee is all fluffed up to keep what little body heat it has in
place. For this diminutive creature to survive these frigid nights, it can put
on fat equal to 10% of its body weight in one day, and burn it off using
selective muscle shivering by the early morning hour. Go figure that formula
out for your body size. The smaller the bird, the harder it is to stay warm, and the more food it requires for its size. These winter foragers frequent my feeders daily for oil-rich sunflower seeds and nuts. While I enjoy feeding and having the birds here during the winter months, the research of Dr. Thomas Grubb of Ohio State University, shows that these small birds get through the winter season in better nutritional condition if they have access to bird feeders. Works for me...</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-84862017680969692252013-12-22T21:05:00.006-08:002013-12-22T21:06:49.476-08:002013 Winter Solstice...<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">"Whose woods these are I
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">His house is in the
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">He will not see me
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">To watch his woods fill
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">My little horse must
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">To stop without a
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Between the woods and frozen
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">The darkest evening of
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">He gives his harness
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">To ask if there is some
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">The only other sound's
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Of easy wind and downy
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">The woods are lovely,
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">But I have promises to
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">And miles to go before I
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Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-68422724347916614542013-11-19T17:28:00.000-08:002013-11-22T09:22:44.014-08:00September 2013 Road-Trip...<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Without going into great detail, I’ll mention that the summer of 2013 has been an unusual one for me. The first time in 36 years that I have not worked the fireline, with the exception of a type 3 wildfire incident I commanded in early May. My lower back was torqued during the Pack Test (45# / 45minutes / 3 miles). I passed the test but the subsequent injury has limited me to very light duty and no return-to-work clearance from my medical providers as of yet. So how the above plays into this next story is a bit unique, but leave it to say, I am not an ideal patient. Catherine had a bit of vacation time coming from Stonerose and needed a break from the care-giving role she found herself in with her mom. We decided on a stress relief, light duty week in the camper would suit us both well. And thus it was in early September that we embarked on a short road-trip heading to visit the Pacific Ocean via the Olympic Peninsula. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our departure was September 5<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: large;">. The day after my birthday and the day before Catherine’s. Usually we are on a month long sail cruise at this time of year but my injury took the option of the boat off the table – too much potential for less-than-light-duty activity. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Our first stop was Early Winter’s Campground in the Methow River Valley. The campground is located in the Okanogan / Wenatchee National Forest and even though Washington State still had a burn ban in place campfires were allowed in improved campgrounds on national forest lands.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We knew there was a red flag storm warning for the North
Cascade mountains with heavy rain and abundant lightning, remember I’m a fire
manager and incident commander and have spent many years paying close attention
to summer storms, but what Mother Nature threw at us that night was unprecedented
in my experience. The lightning was phenomenal and near continuous with
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across the state and over 2 inches of rain in some areas fell in less than 6
hours. Here’s a complied image showing Early Winter’s Creek to the left at approximately
1900:hours on 09/05/13 with me doing a polar bear plunge and then a photo from
the same location at approximately 12 hours later on 09/06/13. Pretty darn substantial
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Backing up a bit: after enjoying a glass of wine at the fire we were sleeping in the camper when all of a sudden Catherine, Pinja and I were all awakened by a brilliant light and an explosion of thunder.<em> "Wow! That was close!"</em> was the general sentiment. Between the flashes of lightning and the blasts of thunder the wind was howling, causing the camper to shudder, and huge rain drops were pelting the thin roof inches above us. The storm kept our crew awake for a bit but soon with Pinja hiding under the covers and Catherine snoring away I was the only sleepless one. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">And I was sweating. Hmm... Kick off some covers and go back to sleep - no go. Booms of thunder, flashes of lightning, pounding rain and camper-rocking winds. Hmm... My pulse is up and I've got a little bit of jitters. Howling winds and I hear a tree cracking and branches falling as the rain pounds our protection shell and the lightning flashes and the thunder cracks in crisp electric percussions. Hmm... is that a pain in my chest? And so it was I passed several hours of the night weighing the options: Do I rouse the crew and break camp and drive through the storm to seek help? There is no cell service in the campground. Do I drive until we can call 911 and make arrangements to meet the ambulance, telling them I have a possible heart attack - leaving Catherine to fend for herself in this storm. Probably better than her waking next to a corpse, but heck, driving a camper down the road at night in these winds with this much rain in such a storm isn't going to be easy for anyone. But I'm a fire chief, I'm medically trained - this isn't a heart attack. Is it? </span><br />
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says whilst enjoying the fresh-ground brew I served. Although I’m feeling much
better, with the exception of the pain in my lower back, I agree. We decide to
cross the North Cascade Highway and find a hospital in Western WA. About that
time our campground host arrives and informs us that North Cascade Highway is
closed (again). Major washouts, mudslides, trees down. Mental note to self –
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Happy Birthday dear Catherine... Happy Birthday to you"...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Yes indeed I did sing to her as Wenatchee Valley nurses and aids wired me up, checked me out, and after three hours in the E.R. gave me a clean bill of health. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So what was up? Well as the good doctor said, <em>"we really didn't check you for what was wrong, but we did check you for a cardiac emergency. You are not, nor did not recently have one".</em> What we determined was the likely cause relates back to the opening paragraph of this blog. <em>"I'm not an ideal patient".</em> I'd been neglecting to eat when I took the pain-meds for my lower back. Those meds wreck havoc on the stomach and it appears that I had a substantial bout of upper intestinal gas reflex. Add the hostile environment of the major storm and a few other stressors and, well there you have it. Three things good I can say about this situation is:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Catherine has incredible patience and a very positive outlook on it all...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We got out in time to make the run over Stevens Pass in the daylight and managed to hook up in our friends driveway in the fine little city of Mukilteo, Washington...</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Once a year the residents of Mukilteo host a weekend long gathering of family, friends and visitors to this friendly sea-side village of twenty thousand people. In the language of the indigenous people Mukilteo means "good camping ground". </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Located on the south east shore of Possession Sound this is the site of a Washington State Ferries terminal to Clinton, on Whidbey Island.</span><br />
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Nearly 40 years had passed since Bruce Tipton and I had crossed paths. Over the course of those years I had heard that Bruce was part of the Wooden Boat Foundation in Port Townsend but the winds had not brought us on the same tack until the afternoon pictured here. I had a weather eye out for Bruce but so many years is a long time to change a person. Still when I spotted this fellow earnestly discussing wooden spars his voice told me it was Bruce. Well met indeed.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of those few visitors we met the next morning when Catherine and I invited Tucker and Edward into our camp for coffee. Catherine is a southern girl at heart and be it camper, boat or home the galley is an important social setting. So it was that our two new biking friends were treated not only to the offered coffee but biscuits, eggs, a delightful sweet pineapple/habanero sauce and more coffee. Turned out we had a few of the tools the guys needed to tune their bikes and we saw them off in fine style later that morning. Seems like we are now the old folks in the camper whilst others are under the lean-tos and tents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wandering down the windy road from Forks to La Push we noted a fog bank over the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean and soon the bright autumn sunshine of mid September was left behind. Our first item of business when arriving at La Push, the tribal home to the <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quileute people was to visit the tribal center. About 40 years ago I was a young man living in this area. The native peoples were good to me and shared many fish without asking anything in return. This trip Catherine and I brought some homegrown beef that we left at the tribal center for some elders. Next we found a spot at the RV Park right on First Beach. And soon afterward we took a walk onto the beach. Mother, Mother Ocean... </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pinja thinks she's a lab, loves the water and delights in being allowed to chase the gulls off the beach. Granted she is cautiously weary about those breaking waves plunging up onto the beach and has yet to get rolled by one of them...<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My lower back injury has restricted cycling this year. Where I normally get a couple of hundred miles a year, I've probably less than twenty during 2013. Catherine and I did hop on the cycles and did a leisurely tour of the La Push village and water front. That presented up an opportunity to speak with a young native lad who has taken up surfing. Appears some of the Quileute youth have become competitively at the sport. Good for them! </span></div>
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And speaking of surfing. A good wet-suit goes a long ways along the North Pacific beaches. These guys were making the most of out of the small waves coming ashore this afternoon. Would have loved to have been out there with them...<br />
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Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-74399754846536021162013-11-01T13:07:00.002-07:002013-12-22T21:08:15.381-08:00August 2013 Portland and Pacific Ocean Roadtrip...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in August of this year (2013) Catherine and I took a little road trip to Portland for
</span><a href="http://stonerosefossil.org/"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Stonerose</span> </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">and made a detour or two on the way home. I don't do many summer road trips, unless I'm on fire suppression assignment, but due to an on-the-job-injury, this was my first summer off in 36 years. I agreed to tag along on this road trip to share some driving, provide moral support and enjoy the company of my fine lady...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our meanderings took us from the north country of Eastern Washington, down the San Poil River, across a corner of the Colville Nation, thru the Grand Coulee, along the mighty Columbia River and all the way to the Pacific Ocean. We followed the coastline for a bit, visited the fishing mecca of Westport, crossed over a northeastern shoulder of Mount Rainer and somehow found our way back home...</span></div>
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Center was designed and built by architect Marcel Breuer as part of the dam’s
third power-plant. Breuer designed the visitor center to resemble a generator
rotor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From this center the National
Park Service stages an evening laser show using four large ion gas lasers.</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So were traveling over Manilla Creek Pass in the lower Okanogan Range, crossing a portion of the Colville Nation tribal lands, out in the pine and sagebrush forest lands, when my lady says to me, <em>"I need a restroom break. Preferably a scenic one."</em> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>"A scenic one?"</em> I ask glancing around at the towering Ponderosa pines surrounded by sagebrush and bitter bush and not another car or residence in sight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>"A real restroom,"</em> she says reading my mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>"Hmm, a real restroom and s scenic one at that."</em> I mumbled. <em>"Hope you can hold it"...</em> She could and here we are at the National Park Service restroom with the Grand Coulee Dam in the background. Boy, do I ever deliver...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">These towering basalt cliffs, illuminated in the early
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the "Biggs Rapid Bridge" also known as the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge. Connecting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maryhill, Washington to Biggs Junction,
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(WA DOT). The bridge. The is located 13 miles above<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Dalles Dam. Bridge length is 2,567 feet,
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Maryhill Museum of Art is perches on a south facing
slope overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. Open to the public in 1940 the
structure was originally intended as a mansion for entrepreneur Samuel Hill
(1857-1931). During May of 2012 a plaza open that overlooks the Columbia River,
serving as an education center, a collections suite and a café.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother Goddess Native American display at Maryhill Museum of Art </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seal Skin Shirt - Native American display at Maryhill Museum of Art</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On to Portland, Oregon and the </span><a href="http://www.ricenorthwestmuseum.org/"> <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We did manage to hit rush hour traffic on a Friday summer's evening in Portland and trying to reach our evening destination was a bit delayed. Although I must say if your going to get stuck for an hour in traffic the peak of the I-5 bridge over the Willamette River, over the downtown Portland waterfront on a fine summer's eve is not such a bad place to have to creep along with fellow motorists... </span></div>
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bridge in North America. This steel cantilever bridge spans the Columbia River
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Solar Facility. The farm, with 149 wind turbines, is owned by Puget Sound
Energy and named after the famous metal sculpturing ‘Grandfather Cuts Loose the
Ponies’ which is located across the Columbia River.</span> </span></div>
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River. Due to the Wanapum Dam this section of the river is named Wanapum Lake.
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south of Dry Falls. The lake is located in Grant County, Washington, just north
of the town of Soap Lake. The Sun Lakes drainage runs north and south right
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western shore of Alkali Lake in the Sun Lakes drainage. The lake is a critical
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</span></span><br />Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-29074720800575792502013-10-17T06:41:00.002-07:002013-10-17T07:03:17.590-07:00<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Foraging</strong> has been defined as: is searching for and exploiting food resources.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Recently had a chance to do a bit of foraging in the <a href="http://okanoganhighland.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: black; color: blue;">Okanogan Highands</span></a> when a friend mentioned finding a very bright, very large orange fungus growing on a stump. I guessed immediately she was referring to <span class="userContent">Chicken-of-the-woods, thanks to my neighbor <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1553843512&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/sue.carlson.9849?directed_target_id=0"><span style="color: blue;">Sue</span></a><span style="color: blue;">.</span> Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, are commonly known as chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because of texture and taste like chicken. Here's a visual on how I like to prepare them.</span></span><br />
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across and are made up of many tiny tubular filaments. The mushroom grows in
large brackets - some have been found that weigh over 100 pounds. It is most
commonly found on wounds of trees, mostly oak, though it is also frequently
found on yew, and willow, as well as conifers in some species. This one was
found on a Douglas fir stump.</span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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olive oil. Once the oil was ready I added enough of the mushroom to cover the
bottom of the pan. As one batch was ready I shifted them to an open baking pan
and grilled them until the edges were crisp. Heated up the kitchen sautéing and
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Catherine and I had a chance to spend a several days in
Seattle taking care of Stonerose and fire department business as well as a few
personal chores. Getting by with a little help from our friends included our
lodging on the waterfront of Elliott Bay seen in this image with Bell Harbor
Marina as part of the front yard.</span><br />
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enjoy complaining about the weather but we found the daily sunny periods good
chances to walk, cycle or capture a few photographs of the neighborhood as this
one of dawn over the Olympic Mountains seen from our abode.</o:p></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">A new feature of Seattle's waterfront is what they are
calling The Seattle Great Wheel, a Ferris wheel standing 175 feet tall and
carrying 42 fully-enclosed gondolas. Each gondola seats up to eight people,
meaning the wheel can hold over 300 passengers at any given time. The wheel
extends nearly 40 feet beyond the end of the pier, over Elliott Bay, is open
year round and weighs 280,300 pounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Part of the Seattle waterfront seen from the Space Needle
observatory. Looking closely one may note the Great Wheel just before the Ferry
Landing. The commercial port area lays further south in the background of this
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Another dawn on the waterfront of Elliott Bay looking into
Bell Harbor Marina near a historical point of interest for any of us naval
buffs. This sculpted tower, erected on National Maritime Day 1961, marks the
spot where the U.S. Navy's "Great White Fleet" anchored in 1908
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the heart of Seattle. Catherine and I did a leisurely bicycle ride along what
is known as the West Lake area, a nautical community of small marinas, boat
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the sailing vessel ZODIAC laying pier side at the southern end of the lake. The
ZODIAC is a beautiful, old, wooden sailing vessel I've had the chance to
photograph while it was traveling in the San Juan Islands under sail. Neither
of us had ever seen the vessel up close.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and stood admiring the ZODIAC her watchmate, Don came on deck and began a
conversation with us. When Don heard that Catherine serves as secretary to the
Rickey Point Sail Club and I the commodore he insisted we come aboard for an
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research and education. Don captured this image of Catherine and I at the
crew's dining table in the ZODIAC.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thru these locks within the next few years and had been wanting to see how they
worked. Thus when the opportunity presented itself to join Argosy Cruise for a
tour of the locks we went for it. My 1st mate is seen here sharing the heave
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ready for a passage from saltwater into the freshwater confines of the Ships
Canal and eventually Lake Union.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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designed to address unique functions of this freshwater / saltwater transition
area. Here a group of fishing cormorants are taking advantage of "Smolt
flumes" in the spillway. These flumes assist young salmon to pass safely
downstream, of course "safely" for the young salmon is relative and
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the greater Seattle area. This statue, dedicated to Leif Erickson attests to
the strong nautical ties of the area. Set at the Shilshoal Marina the plaque
reads: "Leif Erikson, the first recorded European to set foot on North
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thinking about an anchor upgrade to my 30' sailing vessel
AQUILA: or not! During our cycle art-tour, Catherine caught me goofing off on
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vessel, EXPLORER IV, was one of our neighbors for several days during it's stay
at the Bell Harbor Marina. Home port of Saint Johns, Newfoundland tells part of
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Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-36013582275856807872013-01-21T15:27:00.001-08:002013-03-08T17:43:08.006-08:00Catching up...<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Tis the middle of January in the borderlands of the Inland Empire in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures are hoovering around the 0* mark with everything covered in old, hard snow. And while nursing an injury of a pinched disc a bout of Cabin Fever is setting in. Good time to think of sailing. That said, this is a look back to the 2012 September Cruise Catherine and I undertook on our sailing vessel AQUILA. So hop aboard and enjoy and remember to double click on an image for a larger view...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Catherine and I, along with our ship’s pup Pinja spent a few weeks cruising in the fresh, inland waters of the Pacific NW on <st1:place>Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake</st1:place>. <st1:place><st1:placetype>Lake</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Roosevelt</st1:placename></st1:place> is formed by the mighty <st1:place>Columbia River</st1:place> impounded behind Grand Coulee Dam, a waterway with over 500 miles of rugged shoreline.Our magic carpet across this remote, inland waterway? The
sailing vessel <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>, our 1987 S-2 9.2 meter,
center-cockpit sloop seen in this image by Catherine.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While “a few weeks” is a relatively short cruise by sailboat
standards, it still takes a lot of preparation especially when there are no
provisioning options while underway. There are four marinas operating on the
lake with very limited stock, especially in September.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our trip started in early September. The weather was hot and
dry, the winds light and variable. Much of the first couple of days was spent
motoring south, downlake. Of the few sail-sets we did make our spinnakers, used
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had plotted Nez Perce Creek Cove as our first anchorage,
knowing it would be a long run. Unfortunately there was a large encampment on
the sandspit and with darkness falling we sailed on to Hunter’s <st1:place><st1:placetype>Creek</st1:placetype>
<st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place> where we dropped the anchor
after dark on a very settled, star filled evening. Here’s a pic of Pinja
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catherine caught this image of me that morning celebrating
my 61st birthday as we rowed about exploring Hunter’s <st1:place><st1:placetype>Creek</st1:placetype>
<st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Better yet – here is Pinja and I exploring Cove of the
Waterfalls (<st1:place><st1:placename>Nine</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Mile</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Falls</st1:placetype></st1:place>). It was a cold birthday
shower in the plunge pool of the falls making the 65* water of <st1:place><st1:placetype>Lake</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename>Roosevelt</st1:placename></st1:place> seem warm when I later
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here’s a pic I caught of Catherine standing-off with <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was later in the afternoon of our 2nd day out that I
received one of my best birthday gifts from Mother Nature. While anchored in a
small cove just north of McGuire Point, on the Spokane Tribal lands a young
bullmoose caught our attention while swimming across our anchorage. Seen here
from the cockpit of <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place> as it walks along the sandy
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caught this close-up pic of the young bull as he stands in
the shallow looking across the lake. He snorted deeply, took a few steps
forward and began a swim that took him just under 25 minutes to cross this
reach of the lake. Every five minutes or so he would vigorously toss his head
and antler rack back and forth in the water sending up a spray six feet or more
into the air. Catherine watched his complete swim with our field glasses. After
the fifteen minute mark the moose was so far out on the lake I couldn’t see him
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toasted the evening of my birthday. Not a bad way to spend the day…</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day three found us spinnaker up / spinnaker down, sails set
/ sails furled as the air remained light and variable. To make up for it we
motored close to Castle Rock with 60 feet of clear water under our keel and the
300’ of rising rock cliff tampering back, it’s exciting to pilot a vessel so
close to this famous north lake landmark.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catherine at the helm piloting <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>
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of the Hawk Creek Arm and <st1:place>Columbia River</st1:place>. This
beautiful, calm evening turned into a raging blow with gusts up to 30 knots out
of the north just after dark forcing us off this exposed beach anchorage and
into the relative shelter of Hawk Creek Cove. Besides literally cutting the
shore-tie to beat a hasty retreat we were doing so in the dark with heavy sand
and grit blowing off the nearby chalk cliff faces. Unfortunately we were
outside the scope of our VHF to receive WX forecasts and the intensity of the
weather was unexpected with the last forecast calling for 10 knots of northerly
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning up the mess, Lake Roosevelt</td></tr>
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us cleaning dust and grit out of our eyes, and ears as the moderate 20 knot
gusts hit the Hawk Creek Cove. No problem there as we had 100 feet of chain and
a lot of rope rode out after setting the anchor in a good sand bottom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catherine, on her birthday morning, recovering the shore-tie
we had cut during the night in making our escape from Naked Frank Beach. Yep, I
really know how to show a gal a good time…</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duck Pan Cove, Lake Roosevelt, Columbia River, Colville Tribal Lands - J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I asked Catherine what anchorage she’d like to be in
for her birthday, “Duck Pan Cove” was her response. Duck Pan Cove, located on
Colville Tribal land, is one of our favorites. Clear water, well protected from
winds and waves with limited fetch, it is the home to bald eagles, big horn
sheep, mule deer, great blue herons and of course – ducks…</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our birthday luncheon of fresh garden tomatoes, various
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<span style="font-size: large;">These unmarked, unnamed rocks are in our boat log as ‘The
Pod’ referring to their formation like a small whale pod (yes, we know it’s
fresh water) strung out over a quarter mile of waterway. You can see the
northern most (smaller) rock beyond where Catherine has tied the dinghy. We are
on ‘Humpback’ the largest of The Pod, which rises about ten feet above the
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<span style="font-size: large;">While Catherine and Pinja appear to be standing on water
they are on the southern most rock of The Pod group. The distance between them
and the shoreline is approximately three hundred feet with a depth of thirty to
fifty feet of water. On a body of water marked to U. S. Coast Guard standards
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<span style="font-size: large;">The evening of Catherine’s birthday we are on deck and
enjoying the coming of twilight over the <st1:place><st1:placename>Columbia
River</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leaving Duck Pan Cove behind we have entered the historic
Castle Cove of the Columbia River so named by the early explorers of the river,
long before the Grand Coulee Dam was ever conceived. The name originates from
the turret like rock promenades lining the towering cliff walls of this bend in
the river. Catherine and Pinja are enjoying the view.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The view out and up the companionway of <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>
as we are anchored and beach tied at <st1:place><st1:placename>Palisades</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Beach</st1:placetype></st1:place> in a rather popular area of <st1:place><st1:placetype>Lake</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename>Roosevelt</st1:placename></st1:place>. The weather hot,
although a dry lightning storm passed through over-night with mere moments of a
shower. Unbeknownst to us, that same evening over 150 new wildfire starts
occurred in north central <st1:place><st1:placename>Washington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>State</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everybody needs their “cat nap” even if you are a ship’s
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not too hard to tell Catherine and I both have a bit of <st1:state>Texas</st1:state>
in our blood; farm fresh eggs cooked and served over hot grits with toasted
zuke bread on the side. Did someone mention hot sauce? Mmm…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our ‘evening wine tours’. This one in the night
cliffs of the <st1:place>Palisades</st1:place>, an area of multiple, towering
granite cliffs plunging vertically into deep, dark water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And speaking of cliffs; a few miles further down lake this
wall, part of the Basalt Reaches of Lake Roosevelt, is in the Whitestone area.
In the center-ground of the image is a rather unique hive shaped basalt tower.
Stretching from Hawk Creek in the east to the Camel Backs beyond the San Poil
the basalt escarpment is a formidable wall of tiered and towering cliffs
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with the same name. As I pilot <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place> through a gap, the
width of our boat length, betwixt rocky shore and the island, Catherine has
taken up the bow watch position. It had been many years since I’d navigated my
smaller Lyle Hess designed 27 footer through the same pass.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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marina of the same name. Next onboard – Clementine in celebration of her 20th
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Clementine’s would be a late arrival to Keller Marina so Catherine and I veered off to <st1:place><st1:placename>Moonbeam</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place>, one of our favorite anchorages in the area. In this image we are departing <st1:place><st1:placename>Moonbeam</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place> on the darkside of twilight running under the headsail toward the marina. Keller Marina has been on the verge of bankruptcy for a few years. This past winter their floating office broke loose and washed ashore along the beach. Additionally the marker buoys to the marina have not been maintained. Be wary the southern shoals on the approach. I neglected to heed that and soon had <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>’s keel firmly in the sand while still several hundred yards off the beach. The headsail pulling and a 20 knot tailwind pushing weren't helping our situation. Unable to back out of the shallows with the Yanmar diesel at full throttle I used the WM Zodiac with the 8hp outboard to pull while Catherine helmed and worked the diesel. Ten minutes later we were free of the sand shallows. A lesson re-learned.</span></div>
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arrival and the next night for our rendezvous with friends Larry and Connie. We
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knot range. Not a hard decision to hang tight and indulge on our shared
birthday celebration snug below decks. With a special breakfast of local roasted
coffee, home grown bacon, farm fresh eggs and the 2nd loaf of zuke bread we
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<span style="font-size: large;">The gals smiling behind the pile of loot and treasures that
had stacked up from our on-board birthday celebration gift exchange. With the
winds dropping into the 20’s it was time to clear for action and haul up some
sail for a down wind run to Hellgate Island several miles uplake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The romp to and from <st1:place><st1:placename>Hellgate</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> was just that, a romp with
the cold frontal passage winds remaining between 20 and 30 knots. Adding to the
mix was a thick haze of wildfire smoke as the dry winds fanned the flames of
not-too-distant blazes. Here is a pic Clementine took of Catherine and I
enjoying the rowdy day in <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>’s cockpit under a
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panoramic option on her camera of the SA AQUILA reefed and working to weather
on a close haul tack in the mouth of the San Poil on <st1:place><st1:placetype>Lake</st1:placetype>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And speaking of old pirates – boat designer and builder
Larry Silva accepting a bribe of hot buttered rum from the first mate. More on
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<span style="font-size: large;">That evening to celebrate the arrival of Larry and Connie,
and to share a final meal with Clementine ending her all-too-short visit, the
chefs prepared a home grown tomatoes, basil salad with feta and farm raised
pork shish-ka-bobs served with red wine and all the while above decks the cold
front passage winds howled on their uplake run.</span><br />
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blowing SW winds, a shift occurred and the winds came strong out of the NE. Our
buddy boating friends Larry and Connie looked out across the San Poil Arm of <st1:place><st1:placetype>Lake</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename>Roosevelt</st1:placename></st1:place> at the lines of south
marching whitecaps and decided the 20 mile row to our gathering point of
Palisades would be better cut down by hauling HONU to the <st1:city>Lincoln</st1:city>
launch ramp knocking fifteen miles off the row. Thus we parted company with the
thoughts of meeting later that afternoon. The <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>
crew was hoping for a favorable wind to carry them uplake. As it worked out
right after parting company with Clementine, who was riding the ferry back
across the lake, we were under way motoring in very light and variable winds.
That was just about the time our circulator pump for the diesel cooling system
failed – as in froze solid. The irony didn’t fail us – three days of howling
winds, most of them rushing uplake which is exactly where we’d like to be
traveling and now with a broken motor we could barely ghost the boat along.
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had managed to catch some cell service and were able to
update our buddy boat as to our situation and progress. At some points, with
slightly favorable winds our <st1:stockticker>GPS</st1:stockticker> told us our
arrival at the rendezvous point would be late afternoon. At other times we were
showing arrival after <st1:time hour="0" minute="0">midnight</st1:time>. And
ever so slowly we adjusted, set and trimmed sail to gain the most out of each
one and two mile an hour wind shift. During one of the update calls we received
word that <st1:stockticker>BLUE</st1:stockticker> HERON, another vessel from
the Rickey Point Sail Club was already anchored and beach tied at <st1:place><st1:placename>Palisades</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Beach</st1:placetype></st1:place>. They were ready for us to
sail in and would raft us along starboard side. Now all we had to do was get
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<span style="font-size: large;">On final approach to The Palisades Catherine spotted Larry
rowing HONU downlake. Lar and I have a long standing joke between us. He once
said, “Foster, you don’t own a boat that I can’t beat,” as a boat builder speed
is his forte as in COYOTE his custom built 26’ trimaran with hydrofoils. To
which I replied, “Silva, you don’t own a boat I haven’t towed.” An entirely
true statement and humorous statement on both our parts. And now he was
underway in his newly built and launched 21 foot rowing dory, HONU, to see if
he could tow my disabled sailing vessel. Ha! I may love the guy that there was
no chance he’d get that one up on me if there was a breath of wind moving
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catherine got this shot of <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place> and
HONU on their first water meeting as the wind freshened and I picked up speed.
When we closed with HONU Larry was sitting midlake drinking a beer and as I
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HERON crew knew our lack of auxiliary motor status and was as ready for us. <st1:place><st1:placename>Palisades</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Beach</st1:placetype></st1:place> is tight. A small bite of
sand wedged firmly between two cliffs with rocky arms extending deep into the
water. Anchor placement is critical. Fortunately I’ve spent a lot of time under
various conditions in this spot but Jay, <st1:stockticker>BLUE</st1:stockticker>
HERON’s skipper told me it was fairly exciting to watch as <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>’s
sails furled and the 10,000 pound vessel bore down on him. Catherine was on the
bow with the Delta claw anchor at the ready. I knew we had to clear over the
southern rock ledge before letting the hook tag the bottom in forty feet of
water. Jay said he anxiously awaited to hear me call for “anchor down”. My goal
was to do an over-drop of the anchor, pay out all 100 feet of chain but no rope
rode. Ideally Cath would cleat off, the anchor would bite in, <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>’s
bow would swing to port, and her stern end up within twenty feet of <st1:stockticker>BLUE</st1:stockticker>
HERON’s bow. Thankfully it all played out as planned and as Larry rowed HONU
within tossing distance of a shore line, Catherine had moved astern and tossed
Jay another line to pull the vessels into position for the raft up. I climbed
into the motor dinghy to make adjustments to <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>’s
position if any were needed. Moments later we were rafted along side <st1:stockticker>BLUE</st1:stockticker>
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good friends John and Joann, had hailed us on the VHF as we approached the
anchorage and informed us they were just a few miles out and closing. Here is a
photo of all the primary vessels rafted and beached. There was sundry other
kayaks and dinghies floating about as well.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Part of the fun of rafting up and doing ‘boat camp’ is the
beach gatherings. Lar and Connie of HONU had a tent ashore and the rest of us
brought folding chairs, stumps or blankets to make-ourselves-at-home. And there
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is an image by Catherine Brown showing the main island
and channel island of the <st1:place>Palisades</st1:place> area of <st1:place><st1:placetype>Lake</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename>Roosevelt</st1:placename></st1:place>. Our beach is tucked off
to the left of the image. Water through the channels between the islands
averages 30 foot depth and we've often sailed through the channel entering or
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on-board Scrabble tournament but used the time of our cruise to close my five
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busy day. Pinja wants in on the action here.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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check us out. Here is a big horn ewe from a resident herd looking down on our
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<st1:placename>Roosevelt</st1:placename></st1:place> bordering the Colville
Indian Reservation is neither exotic, nor far off, at least for us. But there
was an opportunity to work on the boat when the cooling system water pump
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>“9th Day – Yanmar diesel failure. Catherine diagnosis faulty
water pump. Hoist spinnaker in very light air. <st1:place>Palisades</st1:place>
anchorage rendezvous? Maybe…”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>“10th Day – rendezvous successful – Silva confirms Catherine’s diagnostic conclusions. I call Hansen Marine, Seattle. Pump will ship today, overnight delivery to Seven Bays Marina.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>11th Day – Later afternoon call from Seven Bays Marina – <st1:stockticker>UPS</st1:stockticker> arrived with part, closing in half hour. I blast out on WM Zodiac arrive in time to refuel, get ice and part. Five miles back to boat camp.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">12th Day – pump fits! Silva and I finish up pump replacement and have </span><st1:place style="font-size: x-large;">AQUILA</st1:place><span style="font-size: large;"> running again! Thank you Larry!!!”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the last twenty photos of the <st1:place>Palisades</st1:place>
it’s time to move on. One final look at beach camp from the perch of the
northern rock wall of the beach. As George Harrison once said, “all things must
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<o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-size: large;">Catherine Pinja and I caught up with this group of big horns
while gliding quietly along in our dinghy. As always we were amazed at how
nimble these hoofed creatures climb the steep rock faces and gullies. The Colville
Tribe is keeping close tabs on the health and well being of these wild animals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After one final ‘coldie’ aboard <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>
whilst we towed HONU, we cut Larry and Connie loose near the lake side
community of <st1:city>Lincoln</st1:city> and bid them
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our path for the next few days would be in the company of
GILLYFOYLE with the crew of Joann and John, seen here in their cockpit enjoying
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<span style="font-size: large;">Together we piloted the vessels into the Hawk Creek fjord, a
narrow passage, tightly lined with towering basalt cliffs ending in a large
pool with a plummeting waterfalls dropping into a plunge pool. Indeed a unique
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<span style="font-size: large;"><st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place> seen here against the early
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ever the emissary of Stonerose, Catherine Brown is seen here
sharing information with Seven Bays Marina owner Lyle as we top off our water
tanks and purchase the last round of ice for our trip northwards and home.</span><br />
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What’s the old TV ad: DO NOT <st1:stockticker>TRY</st1:stockticker> THIS AT
HOME! It pays to be very familiar with the landscape and waterscape when
piloting a racing sailing vessel so close to the rocks. But “Oh what a rush!”</span><br />
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force us below decks. The crews of the two vessels seen here enjoying an
after-hours gathering in <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place>’s cockpit. That would be
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of days later and the crew of GILLYFOYLE are
departing Nez Perce Creek Cove on a tighter return-home schedule than
ourselves. While we thought we had this fine gunkhole, sandspit anchorage to
ourselves a loud houseboat with grandpa, grandma, ma, pa and the over-weight,
overgrown kids arrived with disco music blaring and a fishing boat traveling in
and out of the anchorage. Soon <st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place> had moved on and
found another, empty, quiet and very attractive anchorage to enjoy all to
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<span style="font-size: large;"><st1:place>AQUILA</st1:place> at <st1:place><st1:placename>Cedonia</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Beach</st1:placetype></st1:place> near <st1:place><st1:placename>Harvey</st1:placename>
<st1:placename>Creek</st1:placename></st1:place>, <st1:place><st1:city>Lake
Roosevelt</st1:city>, <st1:state>WA</st1:state></st1:place>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ship's dog Pinja enjoying a new beach without dumb-ass powerboaters who act like their in the middle of Seattle instead of a pristine wilderness lake.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catherine enjoying the new beach and the beginning of the
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catherine and I enjoying another 'sun~downer' together. What a fine woman to share a cruise with...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pretty sweet boating sunset shot by Catherine. I think it says all that needs to be said...</span><br />
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images from our 2012 cruise. Catherine used the panoramic feature on her camera
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<span style="font-size: large;">When departing Cedonia Cove we spotted another boat from the
Rickey Point Sail Club and later in the day had caught up with George and
Teanna on the recently purchased Catalina 30 K'PLAAH. We shared an anchorage in
Strange Creek Cove and a fine meal below decks on their new boat.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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great, low budget, sailing vacation in sunny <st1:place><st1:city>Eastern</st1:city>
<st1:state>WA</st1:state></st1:place> (except for the overnight part
delivery). Were already looking forward to the next one.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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French Rocks Islands near our homeport of <st1:place><st1:placename>Kettle</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Falls</st1:placetype></st1:place>, on <st1:place>Franklin D.
Roosevelt Lake</st1:place>, <st1:place>Columbia River</st1:place>, <st1:place>Pacific
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<br />Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-41286397423280682402012-03-05T20:35:00.003-08:002012-03-05T21:04:04.325-08:00A short trek through Big Horn country...<span style="font-size: large;">Waiting for Spring…</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">An old cottonwood along the banks of the Kettle River reaches up into the cold, early March sky. Not much thawing of the ice flows today. Snow lay deep along the trail. Listening close I could hear the whisperings of ice and water as the river enters the transition from the cold season to one slightly warmer. For a moment the thick clouds parted and rays of sunshine found a distant mountain. It soon passed. The message was clear – not today, not today…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a strenuous day, hiking about in the mountains. Walking was a combination of post-holing thru snow, skiing on loose rocks, sliding on hard crusted ice and slipping in muck. But the warm sunshine made up for it all…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The diversity of the Okanogan Highlands, (spelled and pronounced </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okanagan in Canada) </span><span style="font-size: large;">an international area between southern <state><place>British Columbia</place></state>, <country-region><place>Canada</place></country-region> and Northeastern Washington State, U. S.A., is vast. Spanning an area of over 5 million acres, with multiple mountain ranges including the Monashee, the <place>Kettle River</place> range, the <place><placename>Okanogan</placename> <placetype>Range</placetype></place> and the northeastern foothills of the North Cascades this area encompasses a layering of complex eco-systems. Rivers in the area include the Similkameen, the <place>Okanogan</place>, the Kettle and the <city><place>Columbia</place></city>. This album will focus on the winter season of the Okanogan Highlands, which lasts from late October through April (elevation specific).</span><br />
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The wildfire scars of 7,140' Copper Butte in the Kettle River Range are easily seen as winter blankets the mountain steppes. This landscape is representative of the eastern reaches of the Okanogan Highlands in Ferry County. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forests in the Okanogan Highlands, Winter</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The forests of the Okanogan Highlands vary by elevation, aspect and geographic location within the <place>Highlands</place> themselves. Mid, southern slopes can be a mixture of open spaced, towering Ponderosa Pines and encroaching Douglas Fir with the higher regions giving way to Lodge pole Pine and Alpine Fir. Mountainous wetlands are usually cottonwoods with large, branchy Spruce. Quaking Aspen groves are found on moist but open slopes. The hot, dry summers and heavy fuel loading on many of the mountain slopes equate to a fire prone ecology in these highlands. Many of the panoramic photographs I post of this area show the scars where large scale forest fires have traversed the landscape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A dense stand of aspens mixed with cottonwood, scrub birch, and wildrose, during an early winter snow storm in the <place><placename>Kettle River</placename> <placetype>Valley</placetype></place> of the Okanogan Highlands. Photograph by J. Foster Fanning</span></div>
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On the mountain slopes above the riverside village of Curlew in Ferry County a ridgeline forest of open Ponderosa Pine is shrouded in winter mists after a warm, wet snowfall. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ferry County, Washington, contributed to a total of 120 named mountain summits and peaks in the Okanogan Highlands. Okanogan County adds another approximate 80 named mountains. My personal expertise is skewed toward the United States side of the highlands and I do not have an accurate account of the number of named summits and peaks in the Canadian portion of the highlands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><place><placetype>Mount</placetype> <placename>Bonaparte</placename></place>, at 7,257 feet (2,211.93 meters) is located in northeastern <place><city>Okanogan County</city>, <state>Washington</state></place> State. This lone summit monadnock is the highest peak in the Okanogan Highlands south of the Canadian border. <place><placetype>Mount</placetype> <placename>Bonaparte</placename></place> is within the <place>Okanogan</place> / <place><placename>Wenatchee</placename> <placetype>National Forest</placetype></place> and has a fire lookout tower in it’s summit still staffed during the summer season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Big <place>White Mountain</place> summit at 7,595 ft, (2,315 m) is the highest mountain of the Okanogan Highland. This peak also dominates <place><placename>Beaverdell</placename> <placetype>Range</placetype></place> which lies between the <place><placename>Okanogan</placename> <placetype>Valley</placetype></place> to its west and the main spine of the <place><placename>Monashee</placename> <placetype>Mountains</placetype></place> to its east. Big White lies between the head of the <place>Kettle River</place> and the source of Damfino Creek. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lets first address Eastern Washington’s two vehicle carrying ferries in order of general usage:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. The Keller Ferry – vessel name: Martha S. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We’ll start with the smaller of the two ferries: the M/V Columbia Princess a.k.a. the Gifford-Inchelium Ferry operated by The Colville Confederated Tribes. The route across Lake Roosevelt links the areas of Inchelium and Gifford on the eastern side of the reservation. Connecting the Inchelium Highway to State Route 25 across the river. The fare to ride is free. The weight limit is 40 tons. The ferry operates between 7 days per week between 6:30 AM and 10:00 PM. The tribe operates the ferry under a Public Law 93-638 contract. The average daily traffic for cars is 227. One round trip takes approximately 30 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Initially costing the tribe $28 million, the Gifford / Inchelium Ferry began operation in 1982. Recently the tribe received $940,000 in Ferry Boat Discretionary funds to construct the new dock facility. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While the Columbia Princess ferry does carry transport traffic moving across the Colville Tribal lands and <place><placename>Ferry</placename> <placetype>County</placetype></place> it primarily serves the <place><placetype>village</placetype> of <placename>Inchelium</placename></place> on the Colville Indian Reservation in <place><city>Ferry County</city>, <state>Washington</state>, <country-region>United States</country-region></place>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The population of the town was 409 at the 2010 census. The village Inchelium was relocated from an earlier site in the early 1940s. Old Inchelium had been on the banks of the <place>Columbia River</place> before the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. As the waters rose behind the dam, the town had to be moved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">THE KELLER FERRY (a short history)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The history of the Keller Ferry extends back further in time, predating the creation of Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake. This ferry crosses the Columbia River linking Ferry County and the Colville Indian Reservation on the north bank to Lincoln County on the south. The Columbia River is approximately one and a half miles wide at this point with towering basalt cliffs and rugged scab land forming both shores. The river wasn't always as wide. Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam about 15 miles downstream from the ferry route quadrupled the width of the river when the reservoir was filled in 1942. Prior to that, the ferry crossed a free-flowing Columbia River rather than the slack water Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake as it does today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the signatures of the Pacific Northwest are the intricate ferry/transport systems linking the major areas of the Salish Sea and some of the great cities of the NW. Thus it may come as a surprise to note that Washington States 1st ferry was located in Eastern Washington long before it the cross-sound routes in Western Washington that are familiar to so many. On September 1, 1930, the State of Washington Department of Highways took over control of the Keller Ferry run on the Columbia River, operated by Mr. William Latta, completing a link on what was then known as State Road #4. The State's tenure as a Puget Sound ferry transportation provider did not begin until over 20 years later, with its purchase of the Black Ball Line on June 1, 1951. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">THE MARTHA S.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the morning of September 9, 1998, the Washington State Ferry, Martha S. made her 50th anniversary crossing of the Columbia River between Lincoln County and Ferry County. The vessel was launched in 1948 and has been in continuous service since. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-12743737200278805082011-11-11T09:54:00.000-08:002013-01-22T07:00:21.200-08:00Honoring My Father...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Veterans Day Remembrance of my father, John Lawrence Fanning Jr. March 18th, 1929 to December 3rd, 1951. United States Navy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">As a teenager during World War II my father was gung-ho to join the service and fight for his country. At age 17 he secured consent from his parents, John Lawrence Fanning and Margaret Fanning to enlist in the U. S. Navy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Because of his young death at age 21 and the bitter dissolution of the two families, maternal and paternal I never really knew my father (being three months old when he perished attempting to rescue a fellow sailor). It would be many years after his death before I discovered there was another branch of my family and nearly half a lifetime before contact was reestablished due to the complexities of life, time and distance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">John Lawrence Fanning Jr. affectionately known within his family and close circle of friends as King, enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1946 at 17 years old. Part of the following are some of his words and photographs from that timeframe. My deepest thanks to West Coast cousins Larry and Jackie Pearson for saving the photographs and letters and routing them to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This brochure, produced for the Secretary of the US Navy was put out during recruitment for WW II. I'm certain my father was familiar with it as a mid-year teen longing to join the service during this engagement:</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"Enlisted men are the backbone of the Navy. They are real heroes, who ask for nothing greater than the chance to help win the war — and the opportunity to show they've got the stuff to do it. To these men of action — men who join the Navy to serve their flag and country, regardless of grade or rank —this booklet is dedicated."</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While I don’t know the exact date or details it wasn’t long after his birthday in 1946 that my father entered the service as a raw recruit. While the official date for the ending of WW II is <date day="15" month="8" year="1945">August 15, 1945</date>, a wave of post-war enlistees, immediately in the wake of the war are still considered by US Navy as veterans of WW II. My father fell into this category (see military headstone above). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My father’s letter to home, dated February 22nd, 1947 mentions debarking from the US Naval base at Guantánamo, Cuba. My historical research for this post shows that during the Spanish-American War, the U.S. fleet attacking Santiago retreated to Guantánamo's harbor to ride out the summer hurricane season of 1898. The Marines landed with naval support, requiring Cuban scouts to push off Spanish resistance that increased as they moved inland. This area became the location of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, which covers about 45 square miles and is sometimes abbreviated as "GTMO" or "Gitmo".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">By the end of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. government had obtained control of all of Cuba from Spain. Tomás Estrada Palma, the first President of Cuba gave the United States a perpetual lease for the area around Guantánamo Bay in 1903. The Cuban-American Treaty gave, among other things, the Republic of Cuba ultimate sovereignty over Guantánamo Bay while granting the United States "complete jurisdiction and control" of the area for coaling and naval stations. The base was an important intermediate distribution point for World War II merchant shipping convoys from New York City and Key West, Florida, to the Panama Canal and the islands of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Trinidad. I’ll not go into contemporary history of the area as it does not affect this story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In 1947 new recruit J. L. Fanning Jr. found himself in gunnery practice at the US Naval base in Guantanamo Bay. The following are two photographs he took of one of the ‘dry-land, ships gunnery practices. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">USS EUGENE A. GREENE (DD-711) - a Gearing-class destroyer, operated along the east coast and in the <place>Caribbean</place> acting as plane guard for pilots in carrier operations. From her home port in <city><place>Norfolk</place></city> she sailed to <place><placename>Guantanamo</placename> <placetype>Bay</placetype></place> for training early in 1947 and on 13 February sailed in a task group bound for <city><place>Montevideo</place></city> <country-region><place>Uruguay</place></country-region> to participate in the festivities accompanying the inauguration of <country-region><place>Uruguay</place></country-region>'s president. The group also paid a good will visit to <city><place>Rio de Janeiro</place></city> before returning to <city><place>Norfolk,</place></city> 31 March. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fast forward four years. Little did my family know it but 1951 was to be a year of big changes. My 18 year old mother and 21 year old father get married. About nine months into the year I am born on September 4th and in between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays my father dies tragically at a very young age. Indeed a year of changes…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">November 28th, 1951, just after dark, my father is driving a loaded truck with two Navy buddies as passengers. A drunk driver swerves into a corner striking and overturning the truck in a terrible crash. The accident and the resulting account were witnessed by a taxi driver and his fare traveling the same route. My father thrown clear of the wreckage appears to have only scrapes and bruises. One of the passengers climbs out of the truck dazed from the impact but the other fellow is trapped. Realizing the situation my father attempts to rescue his trapped buddy. During the impact the fuel tank of the truck had ruptured and during the rescue attempt the battery shorted, sparked and ignited the pool of gasoline. My father and his trapped buddy were engulfed in a ball of fire. The trapped passenger died on scene. My father survived a week and died in intensive care in the hospital December 3rd, 1951. I was one day short of three months old. As a result of this terrible occurrence the paternal and maternal sides of my family fell into grief, despair, anger and confusion. There was an emotional explosion that severed the family and spun us off in different directions, parts of which would never reunite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FOOTNOTE:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Looking back over the years, I realize that coming to terms with the death of my father and it's subsequent family aftermath has been a life long process for me. Throughout the early years of my life the subject was taboo for various reasons - children learn these lessons well, sometimes too well. In the 70's I was too busy building my own life and simply let the status quo stand. In the mid 1980's I connected with the West Coast branch of my family (my father's sister, Aunt Pat had married and moved west to raise her family there). God bless them all I was received with open arms. Later I traveled back to the East Coast and met with my Grandmother and two other Aunts. It was a wonderful reconnecting but my Grandfather had died and I deeply regret to this day not reuniting with him. Time, distance, economics, and unfortunately patterns of life, have been a challenge to staying in touch.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Although born John Lawrence Fanning III, I grew up with the name John L. Foster. In the 1990's I legally changed my name to J. Foster Fanning, honoring both my blood father and my step-father. Shortly there after my son changed his family name from Foster to Fanning in honor of his Grandfather who lost his life trying to save a friend and fellow serviceman. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My half brother Rick died in a car crash when he was a young man leaving a son and daughter behind. Once again, although under differing circumstance (mostly economical) there was a family estrangement occurring. Several years later in coming to terms with what was happening I stepped in and managed to bring the <br />
teenage children of my half-brother back into contact with my mother and other brothers. Fortunately we have remained in contact to this day...</span><br />
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Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-28719292640010000552011-10-04T16:33:00.000-07:002011-10-04T16:37:18.940-07:00Golden Tiger Pathway<span style="color: white; font-size: large;">The last entry I managed to upload here was clear back in July. Gads! How is it that life buries us under such minutia of details we are always short of time? Speaking of which, here is a short story I'll share before I get to the topic I want to cover in this posting:</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">GET YOUR ASS IN GEAR:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqbt1Cgkx8G97-aZda2gv98FWl3YktTDmgppW4V6iQePnqdWkZ5KhyphenhyphenxIGBXjOXMO1k2x9AWK_pFdQKBSYFBSZ_G8GoF21GumN30_CXj9MV87WJmAthNJWOKVIGGDJrlmLZkO0eJ2Jpw/s1600/donkey+get+your+ass+in+gear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqbt1Cgkx8G97-aZda2gv98FWl3YktTDmgppW4V6iQePnqdWkZ5KhyphenhyphenxIGBXjOXMO1k2x9AWK_pFdQKBSYFBSZ_G8GoF21GumN30_CXj9MV87WJmAthNJWOKVIGGDJrlmLZkO0eJ2Jpw/s1600/donkey+get+your+ass+in+gear.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for ...hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">MORAL :</span><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Golden Tiger Pathway</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJhqNY1KEfkK-0uvDBYUb9DgBec2kpkk2bUII0hfYmXbLZBRLS2RqvAyQNOftdyUSQz0jVQRAXR4oris4YGDTMiCfECAKkWyqTxJp_gDDLysReArKRZpHBi-EJ7EdXVdmmn8iPwbPsA/s1600/Tiger+Trail+3+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJhqNY1KEfkK-0uvDBYUb9DgBec2kpkk2bUII0hfYmXbLZBRLS2RqvAyQNOftdyUSQz0jVQRAXR4oris4YGDTMiCfECAKkWyqTxJp_gDDLysReArKRZpHBi-EJ7EdXVdmmn8iPwbPsA/s640/Tiger+Trail+3+copy.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Near the small mountain town of Republic WA, deep in the Okanogan Highlands, on the foothills of the Kettle River Range there is a 27 mile long stretch of abandoned railroad grade running from the town north to the Canadian Border. The first three miles of that grade have been partially surfaced over and form what is known at the Golden Tiger Pathway, which is the portion I'll mention here. The rest of the grade is now a part of the Ferry County Rail-to-Trail system (see </span><a href="http://www.ferrycountyrailtrail.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Ferry County Rail Trail</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, ).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The western gateway to the Sherman Pass Scenic Byway also marks one of the parking / entrances to the Golden Tiger Pathway near Republic, WA. Photography by J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">The southwestern entrance to the Golden Tiger Pathway is near Republic, WA. has two small parking lots, one located across State Highway 20/21 from the high school football field. The other entrance is at the Sherman Pass Scenic Byway sign along side Hwy 20/21.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Golden Tiger Pathway has both an improved and unimproved surface. <br />
Photography J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pathway is well separated and above the state highway and for the most part is usually uncrowded. Often I find myself the only person walking or cycling the trail. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An interpretative sign along the Golden Tiger Pathway. <br />
Photography J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
</tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;">There are some interpretative signs along the trail and I think the plan includes more as funds come available. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Gib, a steep mountain face overlooking the town of Republic WA seen from the Golden Tiger Pathway. <br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">This is a late summer image of Big Gib, the mountain overlooking the town of Republic. The vistas of the pathway have distinct seasonal changes as the cycle of seasons occur. The pathway is groomed for cross country skiing during the winter months. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bench overlooking one of the many vistas of the Golden Tiger Pathway.<br />
Photography J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll close this posting with this image of an inviting bench overlooking one of the many vistas of the Golden Tiger Pathway. If your in the Republic area this is definitely a walking or cycling path worthy of a visit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For more info regarding the Ferry County Rails-to-Trails </span><br />
<a href="http://www.ferrycountyrailtrail.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.ferrycountyrailtrail.com/</span></a>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-37508550541064184872011-07-03T08:33:00.000-07:002011-07-03T08:45:44.649-07:00Cooking with Beer...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzYB6hiit8hdFOSX21b7eo0Lg_RxwJ9x9f3PviA980GYEttMr1QuWef9dAAtCyP9xh8h_sjvyzAdzROfChlwvdffy5z-znOuwOvB3gBu2UNFVbW6wtC1moXgH_3k-FJsSpfycyYV19w/s1600/Beer+Brewed+Hotlink+Sausages+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzYB6hiit8hdFOSX21b7eo0Lg_RxwJ9x9f3PviA980GYEttMr1QuWef9dAAtCyP9xh8h_sjvyzAdzROfChlwvdffy5z-znOuwOvB3gBu2UNFVbW6wtC1moXgH_3k-FJsSpfycyYV19w/s320/Beer+Brewed+Hotlink+Sausages+2.jpg" width="320px" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Brauts and Brew</span> have a long history extending over the grill, atop the stove and in the oven. What I’ve found important, through trial and error, is the relationship to temperature, moisture content, elevation, barometric pressure and latitude during the cooking process. Thus when our friends and proprietors of the Republic Brewing Company launched a Beer Cook-off with the judging based on <em>“Recipes judged for: deliciousness, difficulty and strategic use of beer”</em> I knew a definite advantage in the ‘strategic’ use of beer category.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now ‘deliciousness’ is an altogether different element but confidence held with the use of Louisiana Hot-link Sausages bathed throughout a ten hour simmer in a frothy, rich brown beer from said taproom carried home in a four pint growler. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So in the end all that remained was the ‘difficulty’ portion of the prerequisites. Hmm, lets see my riverhome kitchen is at 1,850 elevation, 48*52’.59” Latitude, with the current barometric pressure of 29.78 and steady, with a ten hour preparation duration the cooking temperature had to be ~ well, you get the picture. Thus my recipe:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beer Bath Louisiana Hot-Link Sausages</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">• One pack of Louisiana Hot-Link Sausages</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">• 1.5 pints of Republic Brewing Company’s Fit Brown Brew</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">• A dash of Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Combine the contents into the crock pot early in the day. Periodically check the progress. During each inspection pour one quarter cup of Fit Brown Brew into a measuring up and drink slowly. If your measurements are done correctly the growler will be empty and the sausages cooked at the end of the ten hour period.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 cups organic all-purpose flour</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 Tablespoon organic granulated sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 Tablespoon baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 teaspoon salt</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mix dry ingredients together and add your favorite spices and cheese.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A dainty shake of locally grown and dried Dill</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 Tablespoons of Feta</span><br />
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12 ounces of Frothy Fit Brown Brew from Republic Brewing Company’s take home growler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mix lightly batter will be thick. Add more beer for a thinner loaf.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Spread into a buttered 8 inch loaf pan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Glaze: 1 brown home grown organic egg & 2 teaspoons Frothy Fit Brown Brew, well beaten</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Cook at 375* for 45 minutes.</span><br />
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</span></div>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-15455957664784991292011-06-13T10:31:00.000-07:002011-06-14T07:32:45.991-07:00Republic Brewing Company<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9X4qWz4ThKpbYPbFyhG6Az5uU0ZaQMN4qoPycxm3Dx5JTx0LvxPoqHKNC_beyW3bWXPQSkxTs5sorEwiR6V7N-Zffl1w28otW4hhw33YCIlRTt4zDPJKvaRdZ25BhRKfm9lxJ1iiow/s1600/rbc_logo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9X4qWz4ThKpbYPbFyhG6Az5uU0ZaQMN4qoPycxm3Dx5JTx0LvxPoqHKNC_beyW3bWXPQSkxTs5sorEwiR6V7N-Zffl1w28otW4hhw33YCIlRTt4zDPJKvaRdZ25BhRKfm9lxJ1iiow/s200/rbc_logo.JPG" t8="true" width="200px" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nestled in a mountainous valley within the <place><placename>Kettle River</placename> <placetype>Range</placetype></place> in the Okanogan Highlands, Republic Brewing Company and their new ale house, located in the historic fire hall downtown, Republic Wa is a establishment to wile away a spare hour or two enjoying locally crafted ales. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqrLNy1NuAZJlVU5lLWNbo_NHCRdKSEoL_ldK1yt7-1rO1kKiNzrHJMI0n4fotcEJvBVZfqcCg_LTzc6CIR4qID78qRQg8XdBomYMsA4hIwnZl2jckAR8UKatNvwZavw5Nwd2Ohfjdg/s1600/Republic+Brewery+comp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqrLNy1NuAZJlVU5lLWNbo_NHCRdKSEoL_ldK1yt7-1rO1kKiNzrHJMI0n4fotcEJvBVZfqcCg_LTzc6CIR4qID78qRQg8XdBomYMsA4hIwnZl2jckAR8UKatNvwZavw5Nwd2Ohfjdg/s320/Republic+Brewery+comp.jpg" t8="true" width="252px" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does your fortune smile and guide you there on a warm and sunny afternoon? If so you are likely to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere as the big firehouse doors open letting the fresh air of a quaint, two lane, five block main street into the pub. Want a little more privacy? Drift back to the end of what once was two bays housing fire apparatus to find a comfortable couch and stuffed chairs arranged with conversation in mind. If your ready to mingle with the eclectic mixture of locals including mountain folk, miners, loggers, cowboys and everyone in between, saddle up to the custom built bar, inlaid with thousands of unique bottle caps, and order your choice of fine refreshment. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="left"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the 'fire house' door open the mountain fresh <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">atmosphere of the Okanogan Highlands blends with an <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">eclectic mixture of locals. </span></span></span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">From the Republic Brewing Company website:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Republic Brewing Co. & Fire Hall History</u> </span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">"We are not the first Republic Brewing Company. The original brewery operated 3 miles east of the current location, providing beer to gold miners from the 1890’s until it closed at the onset of Prohibition. Beer was served to local saloons in wooden barrels and bottled at the Republic Bottling Works, a building that currently serves as the San Poil Grange Hall."</span> </em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of our local 'official' tasting teams taking their task seriously...</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;"> Of our tapmasters? Again from the Republic Brewing Companys website:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>"Republic Brewing Company is owned and operated by Billy and Emily Burt both long-term locals of Republic, WA. They share a vision to provide excellent, locally made beer in a relaxed taproom where people can slow down and sip a pint. Advocates of living simply, they enjoy Ferry County because of the scenic and remote natural areas, excellent hunting and the wonderful, kooky locals."</em></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">A panoramic image of the Republic Brewing Company pub in downtown Republic WA.</span></div></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span> <span style="font-size: large;">I'll close now with this "cheers" to you and hope that the long and winding road you are traveling will lead your road weary feet to our local pub for a pint and sometime spent with the good patrons of the Okanogan Highlands...</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-61473415293066774522011-05-23T17:24:00.000-07:002011-05-23T17:38:08.661-07:002011 Spring run-off - Kettle River Rising...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">On May 17th the Kettle River achieved a flow rate of 18.32 vertical feet according to the National Weather Service NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Predictive Services. The highest flow of water for this river since 05.21.08. Army Corp of engineers rates Flood Stage for this area at 18.5 feet. On 05.22.06 we hit 20.18, nearly two feet higher than these images taken today. But there’s a lot of snow in the <place><placename>Monashee</placename> <placetype>Range</placetype></place> of central <state><place>British Columbia</place></state>, the head waters for the <place>Kettle River</place>. Anticipate another substantial rise in the river within the next two weeks with continuing episodes until mid June. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFsDnGMAAYm6MjxpVDytRqMwaGx3jId-qTNAS70APqyK_03A9ho2u0Cyq_AFQVTStjmrxUloZ6aKh1Wk8HNdxvO4QnUGlwgsq2PJgBFTFf3ftQHOdQkOTSCuJNRX2NEwNjVrJ4ORilw/s1600/From+Hwy+Bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFsDnGMAAYm6MjxpVDytRqMwaGx3jId-qTNAS70APqyK_03A9ho2u0Cyq_AFQVTStjmrxUloZ6aKh1Wk8HNdxvO4QnUGlwgsq2PJgBFTFf3ftQHOdQkOTSCuJNRX2NEwNjVrJ4ORilw/s640/From+Hwy+Bridge.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is what the NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Predictive Services graph looked like for that day. A point to note low water is roughly 9 feet on this graph.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxYPqHChBGLYgTEGl0D8vww2pqjyPxdrq2uSMQ-7gLEcDnugUtKBbofQzOiFDpmDb5g-gOFcD7NFlDICdLGN8JKyxdZAFpKhTqv-Y5sV5rignG8B8EyQ809-lZYGNTFlf4u4UhvMBXg/s1600/05.17.11+PM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxYPqHChBGLYgTEGl0D8vww2pqjyPxdrq2uSMQ-7gLEcDnugUtKBbofQzOiFDpmDb5g-gOFcD7NFlDICdLGN8JKyxdZAFpKhTqv-Y5sV5rignG8B8EyQ809-lZYGNTFlf4u4UhvMBXg/s400/05.17.11+PM.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It takes a bit more water under the bridges to dampen the town of Curlew on the banks of the Kettle River seen in this image from that same date.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXS4eGN359EOA5Lzcf4duOEnFLeFp57keKxK_wStSau3kKSPlrWSZ1xVGAX6AP1PwVtqsCJFjTwjBWXqXQXbx0_VL6hgUlm7lr1NV55mbtCYKZdK3m6qnE_u2EqWiIi1xRw5_pSWn7Q/s1600/Curlew+High+Water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXS4eGN359EOA5Lzcf4duOEnFLeFp57keKxK_wStSau3kKSPlrWSZ1xVGAX6AP1PwVtqsCJFjTwjBWXqXQXbx0_VL6hgUlm7lr1NV55mbtCYKZdK3m6qnE_u2EqWiIi1xRw5_pSWn7Q/s400/Curlew+High+Water.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some historic high water marks of the Kettle River near Curlew WA.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Historical Crests <br />
(1) 21.15 ft on 05/29/1948<br />
(2) 20.54 ft on 05/27/1942<br />
(3) 20.18 ft on 05/22/2000<br />
(4) 19.69 ft on 06/01/1972<br />
(5) 19.60 ft on 05/21/1956<br />
(6) 19.52 ft on 05/14/1971<br />
(7) 19.37 ft on 05/30/1983 <br />
(8) 19.30 ft on 05/20/1957<br />
(9) 19.17 ft on 05/29/1986<br />
(10) 19.12 ft on 05/20/1954<br />
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</div>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-2286650896980102692011-03-07T20:28:00.000-08:002011-03-08T17:03:14.721-08:00Land Locked Sailors Head West…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is a long winter in the Pacific NW. Especially here, in NE Washington, it feels even longer than many other areas as we still have several inches of concrete-like snow in the mountain valley’s. So it was with pleasant anticipation we recently packed our bags for a westbound trip over the Cascade Mountains and onto the snowless, coastal plains to visit the village of Seattle. Okay, I’ll concede that for the most part Seattle, with over 582,000 folks, passed the village mark sometime ago. Still there are village like qualities to Washington’s most populace city. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a rendered image from two of my photographs. The foreground is a portion of <br />
one of two cedar totem poles, designed by Victor Steinbrueck and carved by <br />
James Bender in 1984.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we may think of the founding of Seattle as the arrival of the Denny Party in 1851 the area has been inhabited since the end of the last glacial period approximately 8,000 years ago. When nautical explorers first arrived the indigenous peoples, now called the Duwamish Tribe, were living in several villages scattered over the coastal plains where Seattle is located. My partner Catherine and I appreciate the very active native culture within the current mosaic of peoples in the greater Seattle area.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">One of the things making this trip to the coast special is that a friend arranged for our party to spend our week in residence in a downtown condo located on Alaskan Way overlooking Elliott Bay. As sailors this was a near perfect match of shore-side accommodations with fantastic access to the waterfront.</span><br />
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- photo J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While our arrival was marked with a big late winter thunder front, complete with heavy winds, driving rain and pockets of hail, it was only a matter of hours before the late afternoon sun made an appearance and coaxed us into an evening walk up to the Pike Place Market. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seattle is a unique community. Here are some interesting facts about the Emerald City...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seattle is ranked the most literate city by Central Conn. State Univ. Everybody reads here. The Seattle Public Library system has the highest percentage of library card-holders per capita in the country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seattle was the first American city to put police on bicycles. Seattle has the highest percentage of people riding bikes to work compared to other US cities its size.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1961, the restaurant atop the Space Needle became the country's first revolving eatery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seattle's total land area? 53,718 acres of which 6,189 acres are parks and open areas. That's 11.52%! The parks in Seattle rock. The Port of Seattle parks in town are hidden gems awaiting discovery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Farmer's Market at Pike Place Market is the longest continuously operating farmer's market in the US (1907). So speaking of the Pike Place Market... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike Place Market with a partial view of downtown Seattle skyline. <br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;">My first visit to the market was in 1969, not long after my arrival in Washington State. What a delightful experience the Market was then and remains so now. The market is a destination unto itself. And our temporary abode was just four flights of outdoor stairs below the market. It was a fun experience hiking up to this unique landmark each day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pike Place Market overlooks the waterfront in downtown Seattle. Its a place of business for many small farmers, merchants, craft folks, street musicians and peddlers. Also known as the Public Market it remains one of Seattle's most popular destinations and sees 10 million visitors annually.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Built on the edge of a steep hill the Market consists of multiple levels located below the main street entrance. Each layer features a variety of unique shops and stalls. Antique dealers, family-owned cafes, pubs, restaurants and vendors of the unusual and sometimes arcane give a somewhat third world feel to this unique market.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tidy looking pilothouse seen at the Bell Harbor Marina. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our lodging is on the fourth floor over-looking the Bell Harbor Marina, which bills itself as <em>“Seattle's only downtown recreational marina.”</em> Situated at Bell Street Pier #66, boaters can tie up amid Seattle's main waterfront that includes easy access to Pike Place Market, Seattle Center The Space Needle, and Aquarium. The marina offers accommodations for approximately 70 boats, 30 to 150 feet. Guest moorage is available year-round.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Later during one second day on the Elliott Bay waterfront the HMCS ALGONQUIN (DDG 283) a Canadian air defence destroyer arrived on Pier 66. A bit of on-line research revealed this ship was built in the 1970s, early in the 1990s it was extensively converted and refitted with sophisticated anti-air weapons systems, an improved propulsion plant, and advanced weapons and communications systems. The advanced communications capability combined with extra accommodations make ALGONQUIN sophisticated command and control platform. In peacetime, ALGONQUIN can employ its high-tech systems for a variety of missions, from search and rescue to fisheries and sovereignty patrols. The vessel's homeport is Esquimalt, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HMCS ALGONQUIN approaching Pier 66. Photo J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above I mentioned the influence of our native population on the Seattle area but the influence extends across the much greater geo-political area of the Pacific Northwest. The name ALGONQUIN means <em>"At the place of spearing fish and eels"</em> . Its name was connected to a First Nations People who ranged throughout a territory from Georgian Bay in the West, to the St. Maurice River in the East and who made their living by hunting and fishing. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M/V WENATCHEE on an evening sail approaching Seattle waterfront.<br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">Third day, whilst Catherine, Clementine and Lacey worked with the Burke Museum, I met a friend who purchased a home near Port Madison a few years back and invited me out for a tour. We boarded the WA State ferry, M/V Wenatchee, for a short cruise to Bainbridge Island. <em>“Wenatchee”</em> is derived from the Yakima word wenatchi for <em>"river flowing from canyon."</em> In their journal Lewis and Clark mentioned the word <em>“Wenatchee”</em> during their travels through the Columbia River valley in 1803-1805. In our case the M/V Wenatchee is a Jumbo Mark II, 460' 2" Auto/Passenger Ferry with a 90’ beam, 16,000 hp engines that can push the vessel along at 18 knots. The draft is 17’3” and it carries a maximum of 2,500 passengers, 202 vehicles. Not only was it a sunny crossing but we fetched along side a regatta rounding a small islet south of the entrance to Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Regatta rounding the mark off Bainbridge Island March 5th, 2011. Photo by J. Foster Fanning</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday morning found our party at the doors of the Seattle Aquarium, as soon-to-be-members of this fine establishment. The next few hours were spent touring the 7th largest Aquarium in the U.S. by attendance (Puget Sound region's 3rd largest paid visitor attraction). The Aquarium opened it’s doors in 1977 and has expanded ever since hosting over 20 million visitors since it’s grand opening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The invitation from a couple of other sailors led us to the Palisades inside the break-waters of Elliot Bay Marina on Sunday afternoon. And what a fine afternoon it was starting out in the sunshine on the southern deck of the establishment with a good glass of wine and a perfect view overlooking several hundred moored vessels. Soon our hosts arrived from an overnighter on their beautiful 38’ vessel and we joined them aboard for refreshments and conversation of the boating lifestyle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we may not have trimmed a sail or set a course, or even traveled across the water, except for a ferry ride, a visit to Seattle’s waterfront goes a long way toward sating that dreaded ‘cabin fever’ and giving us hope that the winter tarps will soon be off our vessel and we will be under way again. See you out there…</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>"Not all who wander are lost." </em></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">JRR Tolkien </span></div>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-77747104297448651582011-02-12T14:51:00.000-08:002011-02-12T14:55:47.621-08:00The Raven and the River...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUma4AJgwEqE1JSVPPhkY_Zpb-7I9fAfyrhOYuY23Nt0phwQKWxNa1lXGpYWTdXS1DLvFV0PRBi6Wq1GgGacRq-v1ECt-ASGmHWWjBYrziH9tSbhqEPnRfZlXtjfgD9czrjHEQn3Vdbw/s1600/Raven+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUma4AJgwEqE1JSVPPhkY_Zpb-7I9fAfyrhOYuY23Nt0phwQKWxNa1lXGpYWTdXS1DLvFV0PRBi6Wq1GgGacRq-v1ECt-ASGmHWWjBYrziH9tSbhqEPnRfZlXtjfgD9czrjHEQn3Vdbw/s320/Raven+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Recently while driving north into Curlew, crossing the Kettle River highway, bridge I encountered a raven flying a parallel course. Slowing my vehicle to match the flight of the bird I noted it was flying about 28 mph. It was a large raven and only about fifty feet west of my truck as we approached the bridge. So close I could clearly see the bird, the fluctuations of it's feathers in flight, and noted it’s mouth moving, possibly cawing, but it is a cold winter’s morning and my windows are up, I cannot hear if it is indeed making sound. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In flight toward the river the raven stayed at the same elevation above the western field, keeping it clearly in my view and with no other traffic I matched speeds with the bird and watched it fly alongside my vehicle. We both approached and then began to cross the river together. I, within my truck and in the structure of the overhead trussed bridge, the raven in the free, clear, cold air of a winter’s morning. Side by side the raven and I crossed the river less than fifty feet apart and nearly the same elevation above the water. As we reached the northern shore I realized what strange a thing had just happened. I had recently been reading a historical account of traveling in this northwest country 200 years ago. Rivers were not so casually crossed, nevertheless at 28 miles per hour in the company of a bird, which figures so prominently in the indigenous peoples ancient tales of creation. As we cleared the bridge the raven veered course and flew right over the top of my truck less than 20 feet above me. At that time it vanished from my sight, but not from mind…</span>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-2179359637468189712011-02-11T15:05:00.000-08:002011-02-11T15:23:41.858-08:00Who's Got Cabin Fever?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Be8VJr_NXdxY0WpEcqi8rnX6wqejSCOlthotJNmYy8y3bDvWL55y-pdSVVs_GvV68_9tyXHWfvjSSARUIIGssnkNdH7mvpv4E1r95U5P19XTTLNZS_Z_I_EiiwzLkXzb6bYR-_m8og/s1600/01.23.11+self+rt+filmgrain+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Be8VJr_NXdxY0WpEcqi8rnX6wqejSCOlthotJNmYy8y3bDvWL55y-pdSVVs_GvV68_9tyXHWfvjSSARUIIGssnkNdH7mvpv4E1r95U5P19XTTLNZS_Z_I_EiiwzLkXzb6bYR-_m8og/s200/01.23.11+self+rt+filmgrain+4.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Cabin Fever? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wikipedia’s got it wrong. They say, <em>“Cabin fever is an idiomatic term for a claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a person or group is isolated and/or shut in, in a small space, with nothing to do, for an extended period”... </em>Not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a northern sailor I know cabin fever. Get it every year about this time. It’s a reaction that takes place when I’m isolated from my boat for over three months with another two months of winter weather to go. I know the symptoms really well. That pacing back and forth in front of the fireplace, which has already consumed far too much firewood. The tired eyes from rereading my favorite sailing books, TREKKA, MAIDEN VOYAGE, WORLD CRUISING ROUTES. Some years I reread all 21 books of the Jack Aubrey adventures by Patrick O’Brian. And then the anticipation, oft near desperate, while awaiting the next issue of Cruising World to sate my fevered hunger. Yep, I got it ~ bad…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes the only cure is for Catherine to tuck me into our loft berth and whilst I recover sipping medicinal rum she will read me excerpts from our cruising logbook...</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">“We dropped the hook in the small cove between Hellsgate Island and the towering cliffs of basalt forming the northern wall of the anchorage. The water was calm and taking on a hint of golden from the setting sun. After a long day passage it is most always refreshing to bring the vessel to a stop. Secure the hook in good holding sand, let out a hundred feet of chain, and take a deep breath in the cockpit. Not another boat in sight. No roads. No houses. Just a crescent, sandy beach bordered to the north by the tall dark cliffs and a small, steep walled, uninhabited island between us and the body of Roosevelt Lake and the main channel of the Columbia River. As the vessel and crew settle to quiet we spy a mother whitetail doe with a near grown fawn moving quietly from their browse under the bitterbrush and into the shadows of a lone copse of ponderosa pines. Canadian geese call in their flight overhead, vanishing into the dark but colorful western sky. As Catherine and I touch glasses in a toast to another evening aboard I note the sky and the merlot are of the same color and a smile crosses my lips thinking to myself, “we are drinking the sky”.</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's to your health...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Foster</span>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-91477783472231059532010-10-09T17:18:00.000-07:002011-03-08T20:00:53.489-08:002010 September Sail Cruise...<span style="font-size: x-large;">The 2010 September Cruise has been moved to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and is now a part of the new FOSTER'S SAILING BLOG. Please check it out...</span>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-81301757811691188472010-05-07T16:44:00.000-07:002010-05-07T18:29:30.005-07:00The Thirty Mile Fire tour...HISTORY:<br />
On July 9, 2001, the fateful Thirtymile Fire ignited from an illegal campfire. What was thought to be a relatively simple suppression operation took a deadly turn during the peak burn period the next day. By the end of shift July 10th 2001 fourteen firefighters had been entrapped, four were dead and the fire was heading towards 9,000 acres in size and would cost over four million dollars to suppress. <br />
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Since that time hundreds of firefighters have traveled up the Chewuch River not only to pay their respects to fallen comrade but to learn from the lessons of that incident. <br />
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We started out at the Winthrop Memorial to Fallen Firefighters;<br />
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I was fortunate to once again be in the company of the Orcas Island firefighters. Adding to the learning experience were two local firefighters Pete Soderquist and Tom Leuschen who were to be our guides for the day. From here I'll let the phographic captions tell the story...<br />
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Winthrop Firefighters Memorial: <a href="http://www.methowartsalliance.org/pre/WildlandFIrefightersMemorial.htm">http://www.methowartsalliance.org/pre/WildlandFIrefightersMemorial.htm</a><br />
Orcas Island Fire and Rescue: <a href="http://www.orcasfire.org/">http://www.orcasfire.org/</a><br />
Fire Vision LLC: <a href="http://www.firevisionllc.com/staff.html">http://www.firevisionllc.com/staff.html</a>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678940591130637251.post-5642143319957729622010-05-03T20:20:00.000-07:002010-05-03T20:20:18.192-07:00Tapteil Winery...Down south of my home grounds, near where the Yakima River meets the mighty Columbia look to the west and you'll see Red Mountain. Home to Tapteil Vineyard belonging to my cousin Larry and his wife, Jane, Pearson. Many years ago Larry researched the area and chose to name his vineyard after the nearly forgotten people of the Yakima river valley ~ the Tapteil. <br />
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<strong>Wines NW</strong> describes Red Mountain in terms of wine making: <em>"Red Mountain Appellation is Washington State's smallest viticultural appellation, federally authorized on April 3, 2001. It is an area (3,600 acres) in the southeastern portion of Yakima Valley Appellation. Six hundred acres are planted to vineyards that have developed over the past 25 years to earn their owners top dollar for the premium grapes grown there."</em><br />
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Recently daughter Rose and I had the pleasure of visiting with Larry & Jane as well as my cousin Jacquie and her husband David Stephens and cousin Ashley. Although too short we enjoyed the time at the vineyards and given the fact it was spring barrel tasting weekend, well that was an added bonus. Here are a few pics of Taptiel, the family and friends...<br />
Enjoy...<br />
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Wines NW: <a href="http://www.winesnw.com/news_reviews/archive_redmtnarchive.htm">http://www.winesnw.com/news_reviews/archive_redmtnarchive.htm</a><br />
Tapteil Estate: <a href="http://www.tapteil.com/index.htm">http://www.tapteil.com/index.htm</a>Foster Fanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854196386313686197noreply@blogger.com0