Auburn, United States Travel Blogs

Vancouver and Seattle
Jul 22, 2008 (3 photos)

... the city tomorrow before leaving for the eastern side on Wednesday. tonight we had dinner at a Greek restaurant here in Auburn which was better than the standard burger/fatty/tasteless offerings from the myriad of chain restaurants which seems to be the ...

we are touching the lives of many- wow
Oct 15, 2008

... kids get help with tuition- but 95% of the kids go to college and 85% graduate from college(WOW) We then rode very hard to Auburn to meet up with the LifeSouth people for lunch. One of my co-riders had her birthday today, and her husband drove up and then ...

Drive our minds clear....
Nov 1, 2009

We were sad the group had disbanded this morning, but at least it ended in without hurt feelings,. We have no clue what comes next, but we need to clear our heads first. we spend the night at a nice little motel. and finally give Betsy a well earned wash, ...

Awake in Seattle
Jul 23, 2008 (5 photos)

... we bought some Alaskan crab legs and blueberries and cheese to take back to our room for dinner. We had an easy run back to Auburn and we enjoyed our "picnic tea" in our room with a chardonnay we had bought yesterday. A very enjoyable day in a great city ...

Home
Aug 21, 2006

Since my return to the U.S. I have had a lot of time to reflect on my year abroad. I find it difficult to draw some conclusion or some one piece of information I gained during the experience. Equally difficult is to pinpoint the changes I went through ...

Tonight I had second thoughts.
Aug 20, 2005

I went over to her house and we talked for a long time. We sat together as strangers, not needing to say or do anything to make the moment richer. She always puts me so at ease that I feel like I'm missing so much by leaving. I could consciously make the ...

Approach to Oprah (T-minus 41 days)
Mar 25, 2008

Here's the pitch I (Andy) made to Oprah Winfrey today: "Don Stevenson, 72, a former pastor from Auburn, Washington, is an ultra walker. Since retiring in 1998, Don has logged over 30,000 miles criss-crossing the US and Canada; not for his own glory, but ...

Finished the driveway before departure
Nov 2, 2006

The driveway is finished!! Now everyone including those of you with light weight 2 wheel drive trucks will not spin out, and yes the bumps are gone. It is a nice smooth 16% climb up to the house. Now on to the final review of our trip accommodations.

A Very Fond (and Long) Farewell
Aug 21, 2005 (4 photos)

Last night my parents threw a going away party for me. From the great food to the shameless dancing to the incredibly pleasant company, the party was memorable to say the least. I'm very glad that so many of my friends put prior plans on the back burner ...

A Happy Heart, a Cheerful Face (T-minus 52 days)
Mar 14, 2008 (1 photos)

I (Andy) had to back up a little today and reconsider the artist's depiction of Don that I posted yesterday. There are others involved in celebrating Don's walk for HDSA and I didn't consider all of their opinions about it before posting. I apologize for ...

Sport Adventure: NCAA Basketball Tourney in MI
Mar 17, 2006 (7 photos)

My dad and I flew to Auburn Hills for one of many regions of basketball being played nationwide for the college basketball championship.  Of course we chose Michigan because this is where my school, the University of Iowa, had been chosen to play.& ...

Breaking records
Apr 29, 2008

Miles today: 17    Total for campaign: 10,033 miles     New record # of website hits: 30 This morning we received a call from Debra Highley, from the office of the Kenneth L. Kellar Foundation, in Blaine, Washington. ...

The Steps of a Good Man (T-minus 53 days)
Mar 13, 2008 (1 photos)

Don's signature Bible verse is Psalm 37, verse 23: "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way." (KJV) This seems an appropriate dedication for the caricature artwork that arrived today and we've installed on our ...

Don is 710KIRO's "Hometown Hero"
Mar 12, 2008 (1 photos)

... Ron & Don Show. Don has been selected as this week's Hometown Hero.   This announcement plus the Auburn Reporter story and some other news articles are now being documented on a new Publicity page on the website: www.pacinparson.org/ ...

"My Oh My!" (T-Minus 5 days)
Apr 22, 2008 (1 photos)

Don received a package from the Mariners regarding his ceremonial first pitch on Friday night. Perks include four commissioner's box seats and free parking!

Pacin'Parson in the PI (T-minus 33 days)
Apr 2, 2008 (1 photos)

Here's the address for the Post-Intelligencer article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/swift/357373_mary02.html

Pacin' Parson on NBC (T-minus 38 days)
Mar 28, 2008 (1 photos)

... http://www.king5.com/video/featured-index.html?nvid=230840&shu=1 He retired 10 years ago and at 72, you'd think he'd be slowing down. Instead the Auburn man is on an incredible journey most could never consider. KING 5's Eric Wilkinson reports.

The "Heroine" Addict (T-minus 51 days)
Mar 15, 2008 (2 photos)

Don told his story on Newsradio 710KIRO yesterday afternoon. The afternoon drive hosts, "Ron and Don", honored Don as one of their Aamco "Hometown Heroes". Ever the one to deflect praise, Don declared that Loretta is the real heroine, and he is only ...

We're settled again
Dec 9, 2003

... whirlwind couple of weeks since we returned, but life is stable now, allowing us to prepare for the holidays. We are living in Auburn near Matt's parents, and just a couple of hours from my family. I returned to my old job as a physical therapist at the ...

Walking 'Cross the US for HD (T-minus 42 days)
Mar 24, 2008

... and medical unit at CNN. I suggest this story idea be directed at Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Don Stevenson, 72, a former pastor from Auburn, Washington, is an ultra walker. According to his website, www.pacinparson.org, since 1998, Don has logged over 30,000 ...

California/Nevada Jr. Hereford Show
Jun 13, 2008

On Friday we headed from Friant up to Auburn, CA for the California/Nevada Jr. Hereford Show. Auburn is a small, old mining town, with a nice little "old town" area and a couple of museums on the town's past as well as a history of gold mining in the ...

Driving
Oct 4, 2007 (5 photos)

Driving

Auburn
Oct 24, 2008 (2 photos)

... Tahoe ansehen. Wir haben dann kurzerhand unsere Bahntickets (kostenlos!) umgebucht und sind natürlich mit seinem 3er BMW Cabrio nach Auburn, CA gefahren. 3,5 std. Fahrt zwischen Kühlboxen und mit Rucksack auf dem Schoß waren eine neue Erfahrung. Er hat uns ...

Auburn
Oct 26, 2008 (3 photos)

Da Josh nicht so der ordnungsliebende Mensch ist, seine Mutter aber bald zu besuch kommen will, muss er heute aufräumen. Wir haben die Zeit genutzt um uns den nahe gelegenen Fluss anzusehen und ein Stück wandern zu gehen. Ende Oktober und trotzdem 26C haben ...

Happy 4th!
Jul 5, 2007

Happy Independence Day!  It rained all day today so all fireworks were postponed, but we had a very nice 4th of July on our own.  We had shrimp cocktails along with a nice cracker, meat and cheese tray.  We also had our Sparkling ...

the Climbing starts
Jun 9, 2009 (3 photos)

The morning was chilly in the low 50's and the first 30 miles were on a trail head that was nothing short of spectacular lots of wildlife, turkeys, geese not to mention the squirrles that run in front of your bike to try to get you to crash. Got to see ...

furt na ceste
Apr 4, 2009

konecne doma po 29 hodinach na ceste..

Back to Auburn
Jun 16, 1989 (7 photos)

Our new home in Auburn, CA

Back home
Jun 17, 1998

Back home to school!

Hanging around by the water
Nov 20, 2009 (4 photos)

Waffles for breakfast again! Today we went for a walk up to a really pretty waterfall and had lunch by the lake in Ithaca, sandwiches with ham, cheese, pickles, salami and mustard (which I made btw).  Then a little drive up to Scott's parents place ...