O you daughters of the West!
Lance found the perfect thing to do for my birthday; I haven't done this since I was a very little kid: Lantern tour at Fort Vancouver.
The Fort has a special significance for me. I grew up a couple of blocks away and Dad would often take me over to explore and wallow in history. I loved it, and also much adored the walk-on-the-way along beautiful, tree-lined Officers Row (this won't surprise anyone who knows me the least little bit). I loved taking a step back in time and learning about the lives of the earliest pioneers of my much beloved Pacific Northwest. The sense of isolation and adventure they experienced always gave me a pleasant shiver, and I've been enamored of the old-timey ever since. I'm hoping the same scents of creosote, sawdust, hardtack, and the Hudson Bay Company are still lingering in the air nowadays.
I'm sure I'd love a group to go! Please come along if this sounds like something you'd enjoy.
The Fort has a special significance for me. I grew up a couple of blocks away and Dad would often take me over to explore and wallow in history. I loved it, and also much adored the walk-on-the-way along beautiful, tree-lined Officers Row (this won't surprise anyone who knows me the least little bit). I loved taking a step back in time and learning about the lives of the earliest pioneers of my much beloved Pacific Northwest. The sense of isolation and adventure they experienced always gave me a pleasant shiver, and I've been enamored of the old-timey ever since. I'm hoping the same scents of creosote, sawdust, hardtack, and the Hudson Bay Company are still lingering in the air nowadays.
I'm sure I'd love a group to go! Please come along if this sounds like something you'd enjoy.