Carl Henning

Concluding the travel hardware we carry is the emergency kit. It’s contained in a green plastic tub in the trunk. At a minimum, I recommend “flares,” jumper cables, and compressor. First needs. Reflective vest, work gloves, head lamp, goggles, LED…

Part 2 of hardware we carry. You probably don’t need any of these, but on a long trip we use some of these. Emergency kit. Contents in next post. First Aid Kit. This contains items assembled by retired-nurse-in-residence and is…

I’ve reviewed the apps I use for travel in “There’s an App for That…” Five years ago I said I would add a post about my hardware. This is it (a tad late).

Traveling lately has been minimal or with a purpose of just getting there. Hence, limited travel posts. But after the last just-get-there trip, I realized it was time to update the available apps. (Originally posted: August 20, 2019) As I…

We visited Selby Gardens in 2023 when they had Tiffany items on display and major ongoing construction. The construction is done and the results are great: new parking garage, gift shop, theater, and more. This time the exhibition was “Yayoi…

My first troll was in Portland (post). Seattle has five more, two of which are on islands. Here’s the three on the mainland.

We’ve been to Northwest Trek before for the free roaming herbivores and not free roaming carnivores. The moose and some of the cats made no appearance, but there was still a lot to see.

Fort Nisqually is a living history museum. Meaning that it is staffed by people in traditional garb who explain various facets of life at the time. We were there on a weekday when the staff was one lady in the Factor’s House (the manager’s house). The Factor’s House in one of the two original structures; the rest are reconstructions.

A Christmas present caused our daughter to embark on a mission to find the Portland White Stag sign in downtown Portland. We then wandered across the street to the Japanese-American Historical Plaza. In retrospect, I wish we had spent more time in the plaza where George Takei could have given us an audio tour.

We saw one of the 33 troll sculptures in the USA by recycle artist Thomas Dambo. He’s planning a new one closer to home in Austin, Texas as part of his “The Trail of a Thousand Trolls” project. He has over 100 sculptures around the world including his native Denmark.