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October 7, 2026
Winthrop Walkabout from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our time here in Winthrop, but we’ll be moving on today. It’s another short day of driving to Bridgeport, Washington. We have three nights there and, honestly, I can’t remember why I included it in the trip. We have no real plans for the area, however, I did read about a mile-long path of chainsaw sculptures. Sounds entertaining. Possibly, I just gave us a few days to relax. In any case…that’s next on our itinerary.

Before we headed out on our little walking tour yesterday morning, I ...

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Winthrop Walkabout from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our time here in Winthrop, but we’ll be moving on today. It’s another short day of driving to Bridgeport, Washington. We have three nights there and, honestly, I can’t remember why I included it in the trip. We have no real plans for the area, however, I did read about a mile-long path of chainsaw sculptures. Sounds entertaining. Possibly, I just gave us a few days to relax. In any case…that’s next on our itinerary.

Before we headed out on our little walking tour yesterday morning, I ...

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October 6, 2026
Winthrop, Washington from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Oh my...what a pretty place we find ourselves in today. We drove into Winthrop, Washington, yesterday afternoon.


Winthrop is such a fun little town. I can’t wait to get out and explore today. It was founded in 1890 after the Methow Valley was opened to white settlement by the indigenous Methow people. Winthrop was named for author and explorer Theodore Winthrop, who visited Washington Territory in the 1860s. The town was incorporated in 1924. Winthrop adopted an Old West theme for its downtown architecture in 1971 to prepare for the opening of the North ...

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Winthrop, Washington from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Oh my...what a pretty place we find ourselves in today. We drove into Winthrop, Washington, yesterday afternoon.


Winthrop is such a fun little town. I can’t wait to get out and explore today. It was founded in 1890 after the Methow Valley was opened to white settlement by the indigenous Methow people. Winthrop was named for author and explorer Theodore Winthrop, who visited Washington Territory in the 1860s. The town was incorporated in 1924. Winthrop adopted an Old West theme for its downtown architecture in 1971 to prepare for the opening of the North ...

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October 5, 2026
Fern Creek Loop from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We'll be heading down the dusty trail again in a little while. Our next stop will be Winthrop, Washington, just up the road, and on the other side of the national park. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's talk about yesterday's activities. 

We're nearly out of ice cream, but since we still have enough vanilla, I was motivated to bake a Skillet Cherry Cobbler for Two. These are cherries from our own trees, and my adaptation of my mother's recipe to make it a skillet cobbler for two ...

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Fern Creek Loop from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We'll be heading down the dusty trail again in a little while. Our next stop will be Winthrop, Washington, just up the road, and on the other side of the national park. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's talk about yesterday's activities. 

We're nearly out of ice cream, but since we still have enough vanilla, I was motivated to bake a Skillet Cherry Cobbler for Two. These are cherries from our own trees, and my adaptation of my mother's recipe to make it a skillet cobbler for two ...

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October 4, 2026
Skagit-Sauk Reach Trail from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. What a beautiful day of weather we had yesterday! It was the first really warm day of our trip. I packed both long and short-sleeved shirts, and plenty of sweatshirts. Yesterday was the first time I wore a short-sleeved shirt. We're expecting similar weather today.

So we settled on the Skagit-Sauk Reach Trail. It was listed as being five miles, but with almost no elevation gain. We ended up turning around when we reached a point where it was more overgrown than we liked. Some reviewers said there was poison ivy. We didn't see ...

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Skagit-Sauk Reach Trail from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. What a beautiful day of weather we had yesterday! It was the first really warm day of our trip. I packed both long and short-sleeved shirts, and plenty of sweatshirts. Yesterday was the first time I wore a short-sleeved shirt. We're expecting similar weather today.

So we settled on the Skagit-Sauk Reach Trail. It was listed as being five miles, but with almost no elevation gain. We ended up turning around when we reached a point where it was more overgrown than we liked. Some reviewers said there was poison ivy. We didn't see ...

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October 3, 2026
North Cascades National Park from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yesterday was spent exploring North Cascades National Park. As usual, I took too many pictures. You'll probably want to top off your coffee before we go on.


So why is this a national park? Well, it's mainly the advocacy of this man, Henry Jackson, a former senator. We found the story toward the end of our day. 




We're seeing more and more fall color on our excursions.


This is another one of those parks with several entrances, many miles apart. We happen to be at the North Cascades side of the park. The ...

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North Cascades National Park from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yesterday was spent exploring North Cascades National Park. As usual, I took too many pictures. You'll probably want to top off your coffee before we go on.


So why is this a national park? Well, it's mainly the advocacy of this man, Henry Jackson, a former senator. We found the story toward the end of our day. 




We're seeing more and more fall color on our excursions.


This is another one of those parks with several entrances, many miles apart. We happen to be at the North Cascades side of the park. The ...

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October 2, 2026
Marblemount, Washington from ... Cat Patches

Good evening, my friends. We had an easy drive today. It was gray and cloudy, but we only encountered a slight drizzle as we arrived at our final destination of Marblemount. It's a community of just about 350 people, and considered the "gateway" to North Cascades National Park. (That black line through the image below is the antenna on our truck.)


As we drove out of La Conner, we spotted one more spook. With these guys roaming around, it was probably a good time to hit the road.


It was a good day for barns. 












We're seeing lots ...

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Marblemount, Washington from Cat Patches

Good evening, my friends. We had an easy drive today. It was gray and cloudy, but we only encountered a slight drizzle as we arrived at our final destination of Marblemount. It's a community of just about 350 people, and considered the "gateway" to North Cascades National Park. (That black line through the image below is the antenna on our truck.)


As we drove out of La Conner, we spotted one more spook. With these guys roaming around, it was probably a good time to hit the road.


It was a good day for barns. 












We're seeing lots ...

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October 1, 2026
A Day in La Conner, Washington from ... Cat Patches

Good afternoon/evening, my friends. We had a full day to explore La Conner today. It was a beautiful sunny day, and it had everyone...customers and merchants...in a good mood. My plan was to visit the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum. It didn't open until 11:00 a.m., and so I had some time to work on my slow stitching.


Since I knew I would need to move my hoop to do tomorrow's slow-stitching, I decided to get ahead of the game and move it today. Here's where I'll pick it up ...

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A Day in La Conner, Washington from Cat Patches

Good afternoon/evening, my friends. We had a full day to explore La Conner today. It was a beautiful sunny day, and it had everyone...customers and merchants...in a good mood. My plan was to visit the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum. It didn't open until 11:00 a.m., and so I had some time to work on my slow stitching.


Since I knew I would need to move my hoop to do tomorrow's slow-stitching, I decided to get ahead of the game and move it today. Here's where I'll pick it up ...

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September 29, 2026
A Life Day from ... Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. We had in mind to do another hike this morning. When we looked at it, we realized it was farther away than we thought. After driving those winding roads to yesterday's trailhead, we decided to just do some walking around the park here. The original trail, as described, wasn't a whole lot different from what we could see right here. Flowing Lake is a county park, and there are paths all through the area. You can see them where the dotted lines are in the image below.


We're in site 33, which is ...

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A Life Day from Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. We had in mind to do another hike this morning. When we looked at it, we realized it was farther away than we thought. After driving those winding roads to yesterday's trailhead, we decided to just do some walking around the park here. The original trail, as described, wasn't a whole lot different from what we could see right here. Flowing Lake is a county park, and there are paths all through the area. You can see them where the dotted lines are in the image below.


We're in site 33, which is ...

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September 28, 2026
Big Four Ice Caves Trail from ... Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. We had a beautiful day of weather for our hike. It was some distance away...not mileage wise, but time wise. It was about 36 miles from where we are, but it took nearly an hour to drive there because of all the twists and turns. Along the way we passed by this barn. (Sorry about the buggy windshield.)


And we crossed this red bridge. How do you like that color? We figure it must have been a good buy on that color of paint. Also, just beyond the bridge, we passed a sign directing visitors ...

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Big Four Ice Caves Trail from Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. We had a beautiful day of weather for our hike. It was some distance away...not mileage wise, but time wise. It was about 36 miles from where we are, but it took nearly an hour to drive there because of all the twists and turns. Along the way we passed by this barn. (Sorry about the buggy windshield.)


And we crossed this red bridge. How do you like that color? We figure it must have been a good buy on that color of paint. Also, just beyond the bridge, we passed a sign directing visitors ...

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September 26, 2026
Snohomish, Washington from ... Cat Patches

 Good afternoon, my friends. I wrote a one-sentence post a couple of hours ago in which I indicated I wouldn't be in touch for a couple of days. If you're old enough to remember Gilda Radner in her Emily Litella character, please remember her voice when she said, "Never Mind." (And if you're not old enough to remember Gilda, just know she was very, very funny, and she died way too young.)


We find ourselves in Flowing Lake County Park in Snohomish, Washington, this afternoon. We're in an area with dense forest canopy, and so Starlink ...

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Snohomish, Washington from Cat Patches

 Good afternoon, my friends. I wrote a one-sentence post a couple of hours ago in which I indicated I wouldn't be in touch for a couple of days. If you're old enough to remember Gilda Radner in her Emily Litella character, please remember her voice when she said, "Never Mind." (And if you're not old enough to remember Gilda, just know she was very, very funny, and she died way too young.)


We find ourselves in Flowing Lake County Park in Snohomish, Washington, this afternoon. We're in an area with dense forest canopy, and so Starlink ...

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