From the annuls of this blog you have learned that Judy and I gave “Regal Jug,” our much loved and pampered Aquarius 23, sailboat, to our son and his family in Gilroy California. Right from the start I was afraid this would happen… Glen has come down with a severe case of sailing fever. In fact I look at the posts on Barb’s Facebook page and I see all the symptoms in his face. Nervous glances into the rigging to see if he can wring a couple tenths of a knot more speed out of the boat by twitching a sheet just a bit. Checking the telltales to be sure he is not luffing or stalling the sails. Checking the want ads for a boat that is just about two feet longer, (classic case of two-foot-itus.) I should know, I had the same disease for years. It has been more or less dormant since we got the motor home, but I have suspected all along… I am a carrier Continue reading The Great Sailing Adventure – Anticipation:
Honor The Flag
Today, as part of our volunteer duties here at Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area, we greeted sixteen visitors. With the visitors help we raised and lowered the flag six times today. Each time we told them about the history of our special 31 star flag. It represents the US Flag that was in use when the US Army Fourth Infantry built Fort Yamhill on this hillside overlooking the Grand Ronde Valley. Each time I played the bugle and demonstrated the bugle calls appropriate to that moment in history in 1856. California had just become a state in 1851, Oregon wouldn’t become a state for three more years in 1859. Fort Yamhill was a frontier fort set between the natives and the settlers trying to keep the peace. Continue reading Honor The Flag
An Interesting Day
In fact it has been an interesting week. OPRD, (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department,) let Judy and I go through their Interpretive program where they taught us to create those interesting talks that Rangers and Volunteers give to visitors at the Oregon parks. It will make our volunteer job more interesting because we will be doing something we have always enjoyed, talking with other visitors to the parks we stay at. The training was held at Canby Grove right on the Molalla River in Canby Oregon. Continue reading An Interesting Day
Step Back in Time:
Welcome to historic Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area! As Judy and I set out on our latest adventure, we invite you to come along. Continue reading Step Back in Time:
Building a Fence:
Thursday, May 10th four members of the Wings of History Air Museum began preparations for the annual open house at the museum and the South County Airport in San Martin, California. One of the first tasks is to build a safety fence along the taxiway. Pounding down fence posts is rather physically intensive labor.
To make the job go faster and easier we had rented a pneumatic fence post driver, complete with an air compressor and a generator to power it with. When Todd and I arrived with the fork lift and a box full of safety fencing, Don and Steve were still trying to drive the first fence post. The air compressor would only run about twenty seconds before it would trip the breaker on the generator. After several minutes of trying we finally got the pressure up to 100 psi. We hooked up the post driver and got one half hearted thump out of the driver. Air pressure was back at 20 psi. Continue reading Building a Fence: