Late Start to Winter

Winter snow and ice are dangerous and beautiful.

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Park managers today are doing a good job of telling a more accurate story.

Bennington Lake may actually be a reservoir, but it is still an excellent choice for a winter walk with wildlife.

This year we decided on a “Staycation,” in other words, a vacation at home.

Two more landmarks I want to talk about are the Alhóndiga de Granaditas and Universidad de Guanajuato.

Valladolid was founded in 1543 by Francisco de Montejo, and named after the capital of Spain at that time.

I was elated to find that in actuality, each one of these selling points turns out to be absolutely true, and more so than I was even hoping for.

Once we were well on our way to the center of the peninsula, Andre said, “It feels like our vacation finally started.”

Sandy came to pick me up and take me to the coast so we could have fun and catch up on each others’ news.

This is my fourth blog post about this southern Washington landmark and outstanding hiking trail.