... I somehow neglected to mention that I'm going to be on Geocache Talk on Sunday! If you want to actually hear and see me talk about some of my adventures in county caching, tune in on Sunday, August 27th at 8:00 p.m. central time! You may even get a bit of a sneak peek … Continue reading In My Rest, Writing, And Recovery … →

The courthouse was not bad as courthouses go.  Instead of tearing down the old one and rebuilding, they basically made an extension, leaving the old courthouse as one of its wings.  The brick doesn’t blend, of course, but it still makes for an attractive footprint with a very traditional entrance on one side.  The hardest … Continue reading 733. Friday Harbor, San Juan County (WA06) →

That’s a nice courthouse! Totally Art Deco with almost a stucco look to it. The brick makes for some nice accents, too. Strangely enough, it was difficult to find a place to park to get this because there was a local music festival starting nearby. Nothing on the scale of SXSW, mind you, but enough … Continue reading 732. Coupeville, Island County (WA05) →

Four years.Are you kidding me? How is this even possible? How am I still writing this? How are you all still reading this? I don't even have any answers for you! All I can say for sure is that I just got back a few days ago from finishing Washington and speaking at the 20th … Continue reading A Fourth Year Gone By →

After two years of planning, I made it!  Technically, I made it the evening before.  There was that Event that I popped into for a little bit before I hit the TARDIS.  That was more to figure out where this was and to find a couple of other attendees.  I had recently picked up a … Continue reading GeoWoodstock XVIII →

I spent yesterday traveling from Seattle back to Austin. I am tired and haven't had much of a chance to write anything because I've had a busy weekend at the end of a busy week. I've seen things, talked to people, and brought some stuff home (I specifically owe Frau Potter an apology because her … Continue reading I Must Concede Weakness →

Or perhaps this would be more aptly titled "Abbotsford, British Columbia."I crossed the border into Canada for the first time in seventeen years. It was quite a thing getting here. There's a little thing in the back of my head that has always doubted I'd make it here. But here I was. I got checked … Continue reading The Great White North? →

We all know that I'm not a fan of the modern courthouse, but this one isn't too bad. It's got an entryway that invokes the Palladian model, with Art Deco touches that make it more alive and flowing. It's catty-corner from a gorgeous piece of Art Deco that I originally thought might be an old … Continue reading 731. Bellingham, Whatcom County (WA04) →

Now that is a courthouse! Unambiguous, unapologetic, no question whatsoever. It is vastly superior to its southern cousins (thus far), at least from a courthouse perspective. I was able to acquire some local newspapers nearby, but not a chai latte (I am so basic sometimes) because the coffee shop in the store with the papers … Continue reading 730. Mount Vernon, Skagit County (WA03) →

The previous theme played itself out again. I had a little bit of consternation when I arrived. The county's business is conducted out of this building, and across the square from it ... ... is the courthouse, which you can tell by the sign that says, "Snohomish County Courthouse." It was simple enough to photograph … Continue reading 729. Everett, Snohomish County (WA02) →