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White Salmon River rafting and a visit to Hood River's Full Sail Brew Pub
Columbia Gorge;
Late Spring or early Summer 2008
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Third annual Enchanted Forest field trip for age 21+ only!
Enchanted Forest;
Summer 2008
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Reliquary CryptAt the base of a narrow spiral stairwell, you enter a relatively small, groin vaulted chamber. A space such as this, with its substantial stone piers and low gothic vaults, could feel very oppressive. This particular room, however, features a row of arched windows which admit just enough light to dispel any claustrophobic feeling.

Peering through the dusty glass, you can see that this portion of the castle's exterior is blanketed by leafy vines. Many of the weathered panes are broken and vines have intruded as far as available sunlight will allow. With every draft, brown leaves skitter dryly around your feet on the stone floor.

A white marble statue stands in the center of the room. A woman holding an armillary sphere is depicted and carved in the statue's base are the words “Darkspires' Reliquary Crypt.” Beneath, in slightly smaller characters, the inscription continues: “Earl laid the first stones.”

Peruse My Bookshelves
PostSecret 
   An ongoing community art
   project where people mail in
   their secrets anonymously on
   one side of a homemade
   postcard.
Church of the FSM 
   Make room for the Pastafarians
   (a.k.a. the Church of the Flying
   Spaghetti Monster). Have you
   been touched by His noodly
   appendage?
Mondo Croquet 
   What else would a person do
   with a sledge hammer and a
   bowling ball?
Homestar Runner 
   Check out my favorite
   character, Strong Bad.
Institute of Official Cheer 
   Where old pop culture is
   converted into spiffy, feather-
   light postmodern commentary
   on commercial culture.
The Cypher 
   Graffiti from all over the
   world.
Interior Desecrations 
   Humor from Heather. Also
   known as “Horrors from
   the Land of Shag.”
Jessamyn's Site 
   A voice from Vermont.
Find-a-Grave 
   Find locations and view photos
   of notable people's graves.
Portland Cacophony Society 
   A randomly gathered network
   of free spirits seeking new
   adventures beyond the pale of
   mainstream society through
   pranks, art and meaningless
   madness.
Sinfest 
   Manga-style webcomic, hand-
   drawn and published almost
   daily. Lightheartedly poking fun
   at pop culture, religion, society,
   human nature and,
   occasionally, politics.
Beer Church 
   Mmm... beer...
John Helmer 
   My favorite haberdasher.
Larry's Limericks 
   Prudes wouldn't like these. I
   think they're funny.
The End of the Internet 
   Eventually, everything ends.
Urban Legend Archives 
   Pretty self-explanatory.
The Garden of Eden 
   A snapshot of American oddity
   from Alicia's roadtrip across
   the U.S.
Mr. T vs. Space Ghost 
   Primitively animated tale by a
   fan of “Space Ghost Coast to
   Coast.” Funny.


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