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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:30 AM

Vancouver Olympics Day Trip

On Saturday, Tim, Chelsea, Tyla and I drove up to Vancouver for a peek at the Olympics. We didn’t have tickets to any events, but we wanted to see what an Olympic city looked like. Fearing massive traffic and closed streets in downtown Vancouver, we planned...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:30 AM

Martens Family Christmas 2009

Tyla and I made a very quick trip back to Illinois for the Martens family Christmas party. Every year, my dad’s side of the family converges on western Illinois from all over the country. Somehow I have turned into the video guy so this year I’ve whipped...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:12 AM

Christmas in Illinois

Our whirlwind trip to Illinois is done. Tyla and I flew out to at 6am on Christmas morning and came back at 8pm on Sunday. A huge thanks to my future in-laws for giving us rides! The main event was the big Martens Family Christmas gathering on Saturday...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:30 AM

Airport Connections

Tyla will be flying out with me to the Martens Family Christmas where she’ll be inundated with a long list of new faces and names. We’ll have plenty of pictures and video when we return. I love traveling with her, but what happens when you fly alone?...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:30 AM

Proposal Pictures

I’ve combined photos from three cameras (thanks Chelsea and Tyla!) and put some new pictures in the photo gallery from our trip to Whistler. Some of the coolest shots were the ones Chelsea took from their viewing point when I actually popped the question...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:30 AM

Olympic Peninsula

Mom and Dad came out for Labor Day and we took a trip with Tyla around the Olympic Peninsula. On Day 1, we started with the Edmunds-Kingston ferry. We weren’t actually sure if we should even begin the trip due to the wet weather and the even wetter forecast...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:30 AM

Wellington

If you’ve read The White Cascade , you probably recognize Wellington as the sight of one of the greatest train disasters in history. In 1910, a couple train got stuck on the tracks by a huge snowstorm and was eventually taken out by an avalanche...
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Monday, August 31, 2009 12:30 AM

Moran State Park Camping Trip

Every year around December, we check out the Washington State Parks website and see which campgrounds are filling up. There are usually some good campsites left at those parks and we snag one for the following year. Previous trips have been to Deception...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:30 AM

Tyla Meets Indiana

On Thursday night, Tyla and I headed out of SeaTac on the redeye to South Bend via O’Hare. Thanks to Megan for the ride to the airport! The weekend is a blur of fun memories. Our first stop on Friday was Dairy Queen to see the Cowan’s, get some delicious...
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Monday, June 15, 2009 12:30 AM

Live from Indiana

Tyla and I have been having quite a good time here at home in Indiana. We'll have lots of pictures for you when we get back. Monday is travel day, but thankfully this time we're heading three time zones to the west which is much easier than going east...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:30 AM

Amber Waves of Grain

Tonight is the start of a vacation for Tyla and me. We are flying out on the Red Eye to South Bend, IN to visit my family. We got tickets directly to South Bend (via O'Hare) which usually makes for a lot simpler logistics. It involves a 10 minute car...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:30 AM

Oregon Trail

Tyla and I spent Memorial Day weekend camping in Garibaldi, OR with her family. They headed down earlier in the week, but we didn’t leave until Saturday morning in hopes of avoiding some traffic. We met them in chilly Cannon Beach where the wind...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:30 AM

Abendroth/Campbell Wedding

Is it Abendroth/Campbell or Campbell/Abendroth? I wonder how that works. Either way, Tyla and I were in Syracuse, NY for Andy and Lauren’s wedding. We flew out on the Thursdsay night red-eye and left Sunday morning at 9:45am. That gave us almost exactly...
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Friday, February 27, 2009 12:30 AM

Syracuse, NY

Tyla and I are on our first real trip together. Where better to go than Syracuse for Andy and Lauren’s wedding? Congratulations to both of you! Thanks for inviting us to celebrate with you!
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:30 AM

More Big Sky

There were a few more things about Big Sky that I want to share with you. First of all, I mentioned some great lines that we took down from Lone Peak. This photo shows a couple of the runs down through the Gullies and hints at one down the side of the...
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