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Vintage Truck787 viewsThis pre-WWII Chevy truck belonged to the Forest Service. They used it to fight fires and rescue porcupines stuck in trees.
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The North Shore785 viewsDocks belonging to Sarah and Mike's neighbors to the north.
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An Avian Glass Menagerie783 viewsOne of the chief marvels of this marvelous house was the electric Tiffany parrot chandelier perched above the dining table.
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Aurora Avenue Bridge783 viewsAurora Avenue is Highway US 99, which also passes very near our B&B in Edmonds away to the north.
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Affluence778 viewsA telephoto shot of the south end of Lake Ballinger, showcasing the palatial homes lining the shore.
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Kitchen777 viewsCrestmont House Kitchen. The window looks out to the east.
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High Desert Housing777 viewsA traditional Native American tipi, in front of a regular reservation house of the type that replaced it.
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Comfort and Convenience773 viewsThe studio B&B was modest but quite adequate for our needs - best of all, it was affordable and very close to the places we needed to visit.
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South end, view from below 772 viewsView of Crestmont house from the lower level of the south end of the property. The stairs provide outside access from the driveway to the lower level of the property, but they are in disrepair and cannot be used.
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Life on the Frontier772 viewsA pioneer woman preparing to enter her log cabin in the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest. It was customary in those days to wear masks to ward off diseases such as smallpox and tuberculosis.
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Hudson's Bay Co. Fur Trapper Camp769 viewsNote the Hudson's Bay Company flag at the left. For a while there was doubt about whether the Oregon Territory would become part of Canada or the USA. This was resolved by the USA threatening to invade Canada and seize everything up to 54 degrees and forty minutes north, then making the Canadians accept a "compromise" whereby the Americans got everything they really wanted in the first place.
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Clowning in the Kitchen767 viewsLiam continues his frivolities in the basement kitchen.
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