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March 1st, 2010 by Hugh
March 1st, 2010 by Hugh
February 14th, 2010 by Dieter
I convinced mom and dad to get out of their comfort zones and take a cross country ski class with me on Mount Hood. I’m still shocked that they actually agreed to do it, but in the end we all had a lot of fun. The class was only 2 hours long but we managed to take away quite a bit of knowledge. We even journeyed out by ourselves after finishing our beginner’s class exploring a few different trails.
December 11th, 2009 by Hugh
October 10th, 2009 by Hugh
September 5th, 2009 by Hugh
August 6th, 2009 by Hugh
Was at the Hood River Saturday market awhile ago and a lady was selling (among other things) some gigantic pine cones. Turns out they are from a Coulter pine (native to a few small areas in So. California). Her grandfather or great-grandfather brought some seeds back from
a trip and planted some in Hood River. One of the trees survived to maturity. Anyway, I bought one of the pine cones for $1 (great centerpiece) and found a few remaining seeds in the pine cone. You guessed it – I planted some and one has come up. Here’s a picture of the pine cone and the sprout. The cone is 8″ long, but they get bigger.
Loggers called them widowmakers ’cause if one fell from a tree and hit you on the head – you’re a goner!