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But as long as the valuable bottle opener is safe, no worries, says Jen.
6 years agoI enjoy the way you described the lost items... Very engaging. Jen and I go nuts when we lose something.
I'm glad it all turned up, and I'm interested to hear whether the title is in the safe deposit box.
Thanks, Greg! It feels like quite a milestone for us, in a big year.
6 years agoHappy Anniversary! A couple days late, but no less sincere.
6 years agoI really did not expect to find it either! I was just going to comment on the colorful lichens... Sometimes things somehow work out.
----->Bill
It does, doesn’t it? It hadn’t occurred to me at the time though. It’s so open and unmanicured.
6 years agoThat’s brilliant, Bill. Looks right on all counts - range, habitat, presentation. I didn’t really expect anyone to identify this.
6 years agoI've ridden some of these with an annual ride organized by a Vancouver bike shop. I had no idea why they were bike-only, but enjoyed them very much.
Jacquie
Wow these pictures pop
6 years agoNice shot!
6 years agoYou certainly won't get any flack from the Grumbys about incorporating a car. It looks like a very logical way to accomplish the route you've laid out. As you said, lodging is expensive and not plentiful unless you're in one of the towns or camping. I look forward to your trip. The Canadian Rockies are spectacular.
6 years agoWell, I'm no mycologist, but with considerable google image searching and a bit more searching, I might have found it.... Possibly lipstick cladonia lichen.
https://gohiking.ca/plants/mushrooms/lichens/lipstick-cladonia-lichen/
----->Bill
Looks a little Sicilian if you remove the mountain from this shot.
6 years agoThanks for the interesting question! As usual, I really never gave it much thought. In this case, I just picked it up from the article about the house from the PSU website. It’s a shorthand though for Queen Anne Revival, a spectrum of elaborate early Industrial Age styles that began in the mid-1850’s in England, loosely inspired by the actual Queen Anne style. According to Wikipedia anyway, there are regional differences: British 19th century Queen Anne, American Queen Anne, Australian Queen Anne.
6 years ago
Nice you could find some enjoyment out of our unease, Ron. And how are those headwinds doing, and the rowdy drunks in the campgrounds?
6 years agoNope, no title. Permanently lost, apparently.