Category Archives: Photography

Spokane Valley Rockhopper

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Well here we go again.  Another summer of training gunfighters from all over the state of Washington.  I say summer, even though it is early May, because the temperatures over here in the Spokane Valley have been in the mid … Continue reading →

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Bayview Spring Campout

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

We’re just back from a little overnighter at Bayview State Park, up on Padilla Bay.  The weather was fabulous for spring in the Pacific Northwest… Check that – Super Fabulous! Travis and Teresa got a new tent so they were … Continue reading →

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The Built-in Desk

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Ok, here is a little follow up to the story about the third bunk bed.  In an effort to use every little bit of space and in order to give the bigger Dudes a quiet place to do their homework, … Continue reading →

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Frenchman Coulee

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Ok, I’m getting to the Frenchman Coulee hike, but first check out a few photos from the Wild Horses Monument.  These stunning steel stallions were placed high on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River in 1989 as part of the … Continue reading →

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The Triangle Of Death

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Don’t miss the movie at the end of the story…… April Fools Day!  In 2007 the day took on a very special significance to me.  That was actually the day of my retirement from Law Enforcement.  That is why it … Continue reading →

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Bobbing For Grey Whales

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

A couple of days ago I read a report advising that the migrating grey whales that visit Port Gardner Bay every spring were back in town.  So I hatched a plan to paddle out and visit with them for a … Continue reading →

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The Third Bunk

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Way back in November of 2007 Susan and I built a pretty nifty bunk bed set for Leane and Richie’s two (at the time) Dudes.  Solid 2×6 timbers, and an indestructible frame design have stood the test of time… Yeah, … Continue reading →

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Who’s In The Katzer Family Doghouse?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

So the other day I called my daughter Leane on the phone and the first words I hear are, “you’re in time out, go back there in the corner”… or words to that effect.  In the background was all the … Continue reading →

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The Seattle Bicycle Expo

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Here is a little movie of our excursion to the Seattle Bicycle Expo yesterday.  The tag line for the day has to be, “You’re never too young, or too old, to begin dreaming about your next bicycle adventure”. I know … Continue reading →

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Booker’s Table & Chairs

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

For the last several months my wife had been searching secondhand stores for a pair of old chairs that would make the perfect addition to the little front porch deck at our son and daughter-in-law’s new house.  Well finally she … Continue reading →

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