Reflections on "After Steve": Apple’s Loss of Culture
After Steve:How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul by Tripp Mickle offers a compelling look at Apple’s...
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Digital Rabbit
Aug 42 min read
Appreciating the Beauty of Minnesota
California has just about everything: the lowest and highest points in the continental US, deserts, ocean, mountains, and more. Sometimes...
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May 265 min read
Exploring the San Juan Islands by Charter: A Unique Adventure
Most people who visit the San Juans see only the islands accessible by the Washington State Ferry system—Orcas, San Juan, Lopez, and...
Digital Rabbit
Feb 112 min read
Exploring the Beauty of the Dusky-Footed Woodrat Trail: A Wildflower Walk
I had high hopes of seeing the eponymous animal of this trail. But woodrats are more commonly seen in the evening or at night. Daytime...
Digital Rabbit
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Abstractions of a Cruise
When traveling recently from Seattle to Tokyo on a 2,000+ person cruise ship, I didn't expect to take many photos. The ship is too big to...
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Aug 4, 20221 min read
Photographing a Stranger (Brent)
Some of the most compelling images I've seen are portraits of people on the street. In the past, I haven't been brave enough to approach...
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May 5, 20221 min read
The Changing Nature of Weather
Not too long ago I wrote about a hike in the snow I took at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. Just 45 minutes prior to the hike, I...
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May 3, 20221 min read
Underground in Seattle
Paris and Rome have their catacombs, but Seattle has its underground. The burgeoning town was started on tide flats in what is now the...
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May 1, 20221 min read
Snakes on the Shore
When we were cruising around the San Juan Islands recently, one of the passengers pointed at the shore and exclaimed, "Anacondas!"...
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May 1, 20221 min read
Finding Groot
While hiking in the San Juan Islands recently, I came across this tree that looked like Groot rising up from the forest floor. Not the...
Digital Rabbit
Apr 30, 20221 min read
Look Up!
When I hike through the woods, I spend a lot of time looking at the ground to make sure I don't trip over tree roots and rocks. Sometimes...
Digital Rabbit
Apr 25, 20221 min read
Hiking in the Snow
About a week ago, the boat on which I was cruising stopped at Port Angeles and arrange for me and my fellow passengers to bus into...
Digital Rabbit
Apr 24, 20221 min read
A Welcome Stop at Hope Island
The weather at the start of my recent trip to the San Juan Islands was such that the Captain decided to stay anchored near Hope Island...
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Apr 23, 20221 min read
A Walk on Spencer Spit
Until the mid-20th century, Spencer Spit on Lopez Island was a popular location for Native Americans to crab, fish, and dig for clams. It...
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Apr 22, 20221 min read
Easter Weekend at Seattle's Public Market
I spent Easter weekend at the Inn at the Market in Seattle. Each morning, the local flower purveyors hauled in buckets and buckets of...
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Apr 21, 20221 min read
A Tale of Two Ships
I recently returned from an 8-day “cruise” in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Spring is one of the best times to visit because...
Digital Rabbit
Apr 16, 20221 min read
I ❤️ New York
I love New York not only because I was raised in upstate, but because the state is fabulous. NYC is one of the most vibrant and exciting...
Digital Rabbit
Apr 9, 20221 min read
Art & Nature Thrives Once More
The di Rosa Art & Nature Preserve is a California gem. Located in South Napa, I’ve stopped there a few times on my way to wine tastings....
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Apr 8, 20221 min read
The Great Migration
When I lived in Seattle many years ago, I was never aware that snow geese migrated from the Russian Arctic tundra to the Skagit Valley...
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Apr 5, 20221 min read
Chiles in Napa
Joseph Ballinger Chiles (cheye-els) was one of the people who received a land grant from Mexico in the 1800s. Like most people in the...
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