"Sustaining Change on the American Farm: An Artist/Farmer Exchange"

On Thursday evening January 17, 2008, I went to the Clark County Historical Museum for the opening of the exhibit, "Sustaining Change on the American Farm: An Artist/Farmer Exchange," from 5-7 PM. The opening reception was free and the public was invited to attend. The woman in the photo made the quilt displayed in the case behind her. Light refreshments were served. The "Sustaining Change on the American Farm: An Artist/Farmer Exchange" exhibit will run through April 2008. The exhibit is a combination of a traveling exhibit from the Maryhill Museum of Art, art work from local artists, and museum artifacts from Clark County’s rich agricultural history. The woman in the photograph, Eileen Elliott, made the quilt on display.

"September Dawn"

I watched a very moving film this evening called "September Dawn". Not many people have ever heard of the Mountain Meadow massacre. I first heard about the violent and tragic ambush on Thursday, June 21, 2007. I had been traveling The Oregon Trail with an Elderhostel group from Kansas City/Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon June 13-28, 2007.

We had a picnic lunch at Farson, Wyoming on June 21. The place made me extremely uncomfortable--not the present but the past. I found out later that day that the U.S. Army had marched against the Mormons so they destroyed a U.S. Army third supply train at Farson in 1857. The Mormons had already destroyed the other two supply trains.

It followed the horrific episode known as the Mountain Meadow massacre where an entire well-to-do wagon company of 120 emigrants--men, women and all children over the age of six--had been brutally murdered in southern Utah (near present day Cedar City) by the Mormons on September 11, 1857. Only 17 children were spared.

GeoWoodstock VI

I am planning to attend an Elderhostel (www.elderhostel.org) in historic Nevada City, California from May 18-23: "Gold, Ghosts, and Gaslights". I will attend GeoWoodstock VI on May 23 & 24. Looking forward to this event.

A Sense of Humor

The most important thing to take on any trip is a sense of humor. Unless you have a sense of humor, you will not get through anything.

Lower Columbia Chapter??-- WSGA Meet and Greet

I will be attending the Lower Columbia Chapter?? -- WSGA Meet and Greet by Washington's Webbed Feet (GC18DAD) for the SW Washington and Portland area at 11:00am on Saturday, February 9, 2008 in Ridgefield, Washington.

Vancouver (WA) Cache Machine

I attended the Vancouver (WA) Cache Machine dinner on Friday, January 4 at the Food Court at Vancouver Mall. On Saturday, January 5, we met at Safeway parking lot on 112th Avenue about 7:15am. And then it was an all day hunt for caches. I volunteered to be Navigator as I live in Vancouver and know it well. Afterwards we met at Sweet Tomatoes about 5:30pm for dinner and get together. Travis did a great job putting this event together. He had everyone sign a Hot Sauce bottle as a momento.

Vancouver (WA) Cache Machine

Check out GC17JN5 Vancouver (WA) Cache Machine (www.geocaching.com) being held Friday, January 4th and Saturday, January 5th. It continues into Sunday for those who do not finish on Saturday. One of the caches will be my historical geocache, Ilchee, Moon Girl.

"Murder and Mayhem"

I am presently working on another historical geocache -- "Murder and Mayhem." Hopefully I will finish my research during January. Two of the sites are waymarks.