People, Places and Things...

PEOPLE

Crossing the (Jordan) River

Fred, exhaustible after all

H. Puppy (Ed) going hard

                                                     James: "I've got this figured out, boys."

Adam leading the charge

Alan taking it all in

Mule photobombing me

Friendly bakers getting rich on us

Ripe fruit lady

Core Four

PLACES

Sunset at Cowboy Ranch

Hydraulic Lake


Lake Chilliwack 

Bridge over Chilliwack River

Okanagan Lake

Tunnel Vision in Penticton Valley

The headwaters of the Columbia River

Champion Lake

Trail, BC

The BC Trail north of Chilliwack

THINGS

Golf balls and golf boots

Impromptu dream catcher

Stool Shed 

Jumping bridge. Or rather, bridge jumping


Wet clay road. No guard rails. Four mile descent. 

Rainbow over Penticton

Bridge over happy waters

Poor little pine freshener met its match

Corn porn

VW Microbus with flower children

So much more to say, and so little WiFi. 
Please stay tuned. 

A reminder that a big goal of this trip is to raise money for two amazing charities, to which we hope you will consider donating. Ed and I are riding/driving for https://mchsmi.org/  While James is riding for Support Lummi Nation Boys & Girls Club. Please click the links to learn why you might want to help them, too. They and we appreciate your support greatly!

Comments

  1. JanetAugust 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM

    Thanks for the (mostly) beautiful pictures! Thanks too for raising funds for MCHS! We’re getting closer to the goal every day!

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    1. John LeubaAugust 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM

      So glad to hear! There are big hearted people among us!

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  2. Alicia LeubaAugust 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM

    So beautiful! Particularly like the rainbows, and the stool shed 😂

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  3. MrsmithAugust 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM

    Dell & I so happy to see your posts and pics and know you all are a okay and having a Great Adventure together!!! Stay safe!

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