Back in April, we were privileged to visit the Meadows & Lake Kathleen Railroad located near Deadwood, Oregon. This fascinating hobby railroad project is the subject of a protracted land use battle in Lane County. Its owner’s past is also the subject of a separate controversy. But to expound on either of these topics would [...]

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Evan and Erin’s Friday play group arranged a visit to a nearby Eugene fire station today — Sheldon station 6. The older kids in the group are all just about to turn 4 years old, and the younger siblings range in age from 16 months - 2 years old. The kids — and Jen especially! [...]

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Some cool video of the resident wolf eels and octopus at Hatfield Marine Science Center:

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Adventure Gallery: Oregon Coast Trip

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Adventure Gallery: December snow

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On Sunday morning — early, before the crowds arrived — we made our annual pilgrimage to Lone Pine Farms for pumpkins. Of course, it’s more than just pumpkins — it’s also the hay ride, the farm animals, and this year, for Evan’s first time, it was the Cow Train (see below). We spent about three [...]

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Every fall the garden spiders start building lots of webs around our house and fattening up before the winter. The one in this video built its web just outside our living room window.

If you’d rather not watch the crappy-looking YouTube version of this video, there’s a couple things to try.

Watch the superior-looking version in [...]

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We took the kids out on another short hike on Sunday. This time, our destination was Brice Creek in the Umpqua National Forest. I have several things to share from this trip. First, there’s the cute shot of Jen and the kids at right. (To view the larger version of that photo, you’ll need to [...]

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I uploaded these to our gallery a few days ago, and I almost forgot to post a link to them on our blog. Without further ado, I present to you a collection of photos from the 2008 Eugene Celebration parade!
2008 Slug Queen
Adventure Gallery: Eugene Celebration Parade

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The skies around Eugene, OR, have become hazy over the past couple days as the smoke from fires burning to the south and east has drifted into the area. Some residents even reported deposits of ash on cars parked outside overnight. To make matters worse, farmers to the north are plowing their fields this time [...]

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