Although Tom and I did not ride the tandem on Tuesday after our long ride last Monday, we did have one more spot to visit on the Cowichan Valley Trail: the Kinsol Trestle. We saw pictures of the trestle when doing our research on the trail and knew we wanted to see it. Fortunately there …
From September 2017
Totem Pole at English Camp
Last year, to celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park installed a totem pole. This totem pole was a gift from the Lummi Tribe in celebration of their ancestral claim on the land. Today the totem pole stands tall and proud on the edge of the parade ground …
Raptors Visitor Centre on Vancouvers Island
If you go to Trip Advisor and search for the top things to do in Duncan, British Columbia, the first thing that comes up is The Raptors. Although Tom and I did several things in the area before we went to The Raptors, we agree that it is a very interesting thing to do. When …
Duncan, British Columbia: City of Totems
When Tom and I went on our trip to Vancouvers Island last week, we spent the night in Duncan. On Monday we drove through the city on our way to the Cowichan Valley Trailhead and noticed all the totem poles. After deciding not to ride on Tuesday, we drove to downtown Duncan to check out …
Point Man of Our Salvation
Yesterday at church, Pastor Joe used Hebrews 2:10 as one of his core verses. “For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” (KJV). Instead of translating the Greek word ἀρχηγὸν as “Captain,” however, Pastor …
Weaving the Story at English Camp
Tom and I do Living History because it is a way to connect people intellectually and emotionally to the national parks. Someone who might just walk through the Visitors Center will stop to talk to a soldier dressed in a red coat. Another guest who came to take a hike might decide to read more …
Cowichan Valley Trail on Vancouvers Island
On our “weekend” Tom and I headed over to Vancouvers Island, British Columbia, to ride the Cowichan Valley Trail. We have wanted to ride this trail all summer and finally knew we had to do it before we leave San Juan Island. The Cowichan Valley Trail is 122 km long (76 miles for those of …
Adrift or Sailing with Direction
Here in the Pacific Northwest lots of people have boats. We are dependent on boats to get around from one island to another. Some people live on islands not served by the ferries. If they didn’t have their own boats, they wouldn’t be able to get groceries or other necessities. So it shouldn’t surprise me …
“Road to Little Dribbling” by Bill Bryson
In 1995, Bill Bryson wrote “Notes from a Small Island“. This first book was based on an extended tour of Great Britain taken before he moved his family to the United States. Bryson is from the United States – Iowa – but stayed in England after marrying an English woman. Two of his three children …
All Staff Luncheon at Westcott Bay
Now that September is here, our time on San Juan Island is drawing to a close. The people we have been working with this summer will be scattering for the winter. San Juan Island National Historical Park only has a handful of full-time employees. The rest of the folks work here from Memorial Day to …