Mister Fweem Stories
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To the Top of Idaho's Teton Dam
Like to visit the sites of disaster? Climb to the top of the failed Teto...
Fri Jun 11, 2010 0 Comments
Story and Photos © 2010 Brian DavidsonIf I had a smart phone rather than a mere iPod Touch tethered to my home network, I might have tweeted the beginning of our trip like this:Off-road for the first time in the Pilot. This road is really rutted. Don't tell Grampa.Mud puddle. Right through it. DON'T TELL GRAMPA.This used to be Grampa's Pilot. No more.Ouch. Big bumps. Where does that road go?Ah. Concrete bunker. Everybody out. We walk fr...
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St. Anthony Sand Dunes
Wandering around the dunes using your feet, not an ATV, is also a fun wa...
Sat May 15, 2010 3 Comments
<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Story and photos © 2010 Brian DavidsonThe song goes like this: I love to go a-wanderingAlong the mountain track And as I go, I love to singMy knapsack on my backVal-deri, val-deraVal-deri, val-dera,Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, haHaVal-deraMy knapsack on my back Frank Weir sings it. Three of The Muppets pigs sing it. And I sing it, with some variation, as I go a-wandering myself....
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Seaside Oregon
The little resort town of Seaside seems to have a fatal attraction for m...
Mon Mar 01, 2010 2 Comments
By Brian DavidsonOur first visit to Seaside, Oregon, was my fault.We were newlyweds. We were in Portland to attend a Chieftains concert and decided, somewhere along the way, that we wanted to take a romantic walk on the beach.It was March. March and Oregon do not typically combine for romantic beach-walking weather. Such was the case at Seaside, where the rain fell in sheets and the few souls we saw walking as we drove into the city were walking...
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Sisters, Oregon
When we drove through the little hamlet of Sisters, Oregon, as we were t...
Sat Jan 30, 2010 0 Comments
You never know what you'll find when you're wandering.On our last wander -- through central Oregon, destination coast, we did plenty of wandering. The van was packed with cold pop and goodies. The kids had ample books, crayons and access to a DVD player -- though they didn't watch too many movies, as we spent a lot of time gawping out the windows at the scenery.We drove through Oregon's central mountains in the dark, in a thunderstorm. W...
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Tillamook Cheese
Oh, George, I found paraside on Earth. Or at least paradise in Oregon.
Tue Dec 22, 2009 2 Comments
George: I was free and clear. I was living the dream. I was stripped to the waist eating a block of cheese the size of a car battery.Jerry: Before we go any further, I'd just like to point out how disturbing it is that you equate eating a block of cheese with some sort of bachelor paradise.By Brian Davidson George, you and I are brothers. Cheese. Swiss cheese, with those nutty holes. Edam, which the Dutch in Alkmaar bounce like playgroun...
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