Lunch at 3rd Street Ale Works, 20080718fr1505

Leaving the Santa Rosa Mall, 20080718fr1446

Leaving the Apple Store, 20080718fr1430

Apple Store in Santa Rosa, 20080718fr1230

A week after the new iPhone launch, people are still waiting in long lines for the new iPhone. The AT&T store is sold out. The Apple store has a few in stock. We arrived at the Apple store around 12:30 PM. It's about 1:04 PM now. I'm backing up my phone data prior to reset and migration to the new phone.

Going to Santa Rosa, 20080718fr1216

Jay and I are going to Santa Rosa to get food, water, and iPhones.

Returning to Gypsy Wagon, 20080718fr1047

My 36 minute run is complete. I'm going to take Ragle Road back to
Bodega Avenue (turning left).

Ragle Road, 20080718fr1005

There is enough of a soft shoulder on Ragle Road that I'm going to
start my run now and continue to the park.

Walking to the Park, 20080718fr0953

I was delayed in starting my run this morning. I don't yet have a
trail picked out for running. I'm looking for someplace to run that
has dirt or gravel, so as to avoid too much impact. I'm told there is
a park down Ragle Road, so I'm walking west on Bodega Avenue and
turning right/south on Ragle Road. I brought my 10 megapixel Sony
camera with me. I've taken numerous pictures of flowers so far, and
plan to post those later. The park is quite a distance from where I'm
staying in the Gypsy wagon.

Going Running, 20080718fr0920

Morning Light, 20080718fr0635

Time for morning stretching (Yoga), breathing exercises, meditation,
and running.

Evening Update, 20080717th2106

This is an update sans photo. I've been having trouble since arriving
in Sebastopol with accessing the Internet. The AT&T wireless network
signal shows 2 or 3 out of 5 bars and yet the connection is very slow
to open web pages or send/receive email. There is a Wi-Fi signal, and
I'm able to establish a connection, and the signal is strong, but then
the signal mysteriously drops out.

I'll try to get to a coffee shop tomorrow and provide a more complete
update, including a fresh batch of photos.

~ Greg

http://www.resourcesforlife.com

Salad with edible flowers, 20080717th1630

Dinner tonight was a delicious hand made salad with edible flowers.

Gypsy Wagon, 20080717th1600

This will be my home for the next few days.

Arriving at Jay's place in Sebastopol, 20080717th1535

Driving through Santa Rosa, 20080717th1522

Grapes, 20080717th1412

Napa Valley, 20080717th1404

Highway 12 going west, 20080717th1356

We got off of 80 and are now on highway 12 going west through/past
Napa valley and in a little while we'll be going through/past Sonoma.

I80 west near exit 40, 2008071/7th1350

I80 is a 10-lane highway here.

Grocery Shopping, 20080717th1311

Television on Gas Pump, 20080717th1307

News, advertising, and traffic conditions are provided.

Stopping for fuel at Vacaville, 20080717th1255

Highway 505 toward Davis, 20080717th1223

We just passed exit 31 on Highway 505 going toward Vacaville,
California.

Highway 5 South, near exit 690, 20080717th1008

Highway 5, south, near exit 695, 20080717th1003

We left Weed, California this morning a little after 9:00 AM, and
we're making good time. We are about 16 miles north of Redding.

Returned from running, 20080717th0748

Photos from my morning run are now available online.

Going running, 20080717th0707

I'm going to start my run at Kellog Drive and Black Butte Drive. I'm planning to run down Kellogg Drive for about 18 minutes and then return. I hope to post photos from the run when I return.

Morning Light, 20080717th0608

Morning Report. During the tour, I'm trying to stick as close to possible to the Schedule for Life system. The first hours of the day are dedicated to stretching ("yoga"), deep breathing exercises, quiet meditation, then running. We're planning to get on the road by 8:00 AM.

Photos from Portland, Oregon

The complete set of photos from Portland, Oregon are now online. Below is a photo of Jay Shafer's home, and also a photo showing people in line for the open house tour.

Click here to view the complete set of photos from Portland, Oregon.

Canada Photos Now Online

Photos from the trip up to Canada are now online. Above you can see the dedicated group of small house advocates in Canada. Below is a photo of the moon over Port Angeles as we were setting out to sea.

Below is a photo of a house on the rocks near the water.

Click here to see the full set of photos from the trip to/from Canada.

Photos for Olympia, Washington

The complete set of photos for Olympia, Washington are now online. Below is a photo from the set showing Jay Shafer visiting with Dee Williams in her home.

Click here to view all of the photos.

Stopping for the night, 20080716we2233

Day-End Report. We have about 5 hours of driving tomorrow to reach Sebastopol, California. I'm able to get Internet access, so I'll try to post some photos soon.

Update. I've posted photos from Canada, Olympia, and Portland. I've made mention of it on the July 17 journal page. I hope you enjoy the photos.

Near exit 770 on Highway 5, 20080716we2123

Location. We're about 4 miles north of Grenada as I begin typing this
update.

Photography. Starting in Eugene today, and continuing tonight, I've
been going through the photos from the past few days. These live feed
journal photos are taken with my iPhone and uploaded from the road. As
a two megapixel camera, with a fixed lense, the iPhone does an okay
job with snapshots. However, I've also been taking photos with my Sony
10 megapixel camera over these past few days and just haven't had a
chance to post them due to the lack of high speed Internet access.
Tonight, I hope to post them. When they are available, I'll mention it
here. The photo included with this journal entry is of me sorting
through photos on my Apple notebook computer.

Thanks. I want to thank everyone who has been coming to visit this
photo journal during the tour. It's nice being watched over. I've met
some people during the tour who have been folllowing our journey. It's
kind of neat to meet someone who has been watching your life, but
you've never even met them before. So, I'm grateful to everyone near
and far who are checking-in on our progress.

It's now 9:42 PM. I've been poking away at my tiny iPhone keyboard for
about 20 minutes. Jay tells me that we're about 10 minutes away from
our overnight destination, so I'm going to sign-off for now. If
there's wireless Internet access where we stay, I'll try to post the
high resolution photos from the past few days.

Leaving Ashland, south on Highway 5, 20080716we2028

Lithia Park, Winburn Way, Ashland, Oregon, 20080716we1825

The open house in Ashland.

Passing Medford, 20080716we1803

30 miles north of Ashland on Hwy. 5, 20080716we1746

Passing Sunny Valley, 20080716we1718

South on Highway 5, mile marker 94, 20080716we1651

South on Highway 5, about a mile north of exit 136, 20080716we1537

Highway 5, south of Yoncalla, 20080716we1528

About 2 hours and 25 minutes away from Ashland, Oregon.

Maitreya EcoVillage, 20080716we1415

Owen Rose Garden, 20080716we1209

The first house tour/showing is already underway. Jay is inside with a
group.

Morning Glory Cafe, Eugene, OR, 20080716we1127

We arrived in Eugene shortly after 11:00 AM, and went to the Owen Rose Garden at 300 N. Jefferson Street -- just to take a look at the venue for the afternoon open house. The location is really beautiful, and offers plenty of room.

We then went in search of some parking close to restaurants. We found four open parking spots. I got out of the truck and saw, what appeared to be an avid bicyclist, vegan, and alternative housing enthusiast like myself. I was right on all three counts. She knew exactly where to find a vegan restaurant, and went on to tell us about her experiences living in domes and other tiny dwellings. She told us about living in a dome home that could be pulled on a bicycle trailer, and she told us about Maitreya EcoVillage. We walked a few blocks and she pointed us to Morning Glory Cafe.

Update: At 11:53, we're leaving the cafe and going back to the Owen Rose Garden.

South on Highway 5, a few miles north of Jefferson, 20080716we0956

Stopping for food, fuel, restrooms, 20080716we0815

Morning Light, 20080716we0645

I woke at about 5:00 AM, but decided to get more sleep, since I only
had about 12 hours of sleep since Saturday. We need to get on the road
by 8:00 AM so I'll need to skip running this morning.

Between now and 8:00 AM, I'll take some time to do my daily Yoga/
stretching and meditation routine and get ready to go.