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Cold Water Rescue by Powell River Books Blog on Nov 7, 2009 in Coastal BC Powell Lake Quite often, Wayne and I hear the Canadian Forces helicopters working in the lower part of Powell Lake. They usually stay south of our cabin in Hole in the Wall, so we can only hear them. But on a recent trip to John's cabin we saw them in action.C...

Clearing After the Storm by Powell River Books Blog on Nov 6, 2009 in Sky Watch Friday Weather This time of year, wave after wave of storms cross the Pacific Ocean to drop their load on Coastal BC. That's one of the reasons we have moist green rainforests. But I must admit, I enjoy the clearing after the storm better.But we can't complain to...

Rafters, Battens and Collar Ties by Powell River Books Blog on Nov 5, 2009 in Float Cabin Construction OK, I'm getting into dangerous territory here. I'm definitely not a construction expert. I'm not even a construction wannabe. But I did watch John as he put his new cabin roof up stage by stage. His last cabin had a barn style roof. This time, h...

John On a Cold Wet Roof by Powell River Books Blog on Nov 5, 2009 in Float Cabin Construction Last April I shared pictures of our neighbour Jess putting a roof on his new cabin. I called it "Jess On a Hot Tin Roof." This fall, John has been working hard to get the roof on his new cabin. While a few days were sunny and "warm," none of them...

Keystone Cafe in Eugene by Powell River Books Blog on Nov 2, 2009 in Restaurants Pacific Northwest Wayne and I have a favourite breakfast stop when we travel to Eugene, Oregon for USC sporting events. Typically, we head down on a Friday for Saturday games. In the morning, we get up late and want a hearty breakfast to hold us over through the gam...

USC vs Oregon Football by Powell River Books Blog on Nov 1, 2009 in Pacific Northwest Every two years we head down to Eugene for the USC vs Oregon football game. The weather wasn't good enough to fly in 997, so we drove Bertha (Mom's big Buick).We stay at the Eugene Hilton because it's in walking distance of Autzen Stadium. It's als...