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Ecovillage and Permaculture Certificate Program 2006 at Lost Valley Educational Center (LVEC), Dexter Oregon
Summer program: June 26 - August 18, 2006; Fall program: October 2-27, 2006
This dynamic residential program provides a holistic introduction to ecovillages, in addition to a full permaculture design certificate course. Students may receive academic or internship credits.
Subjects: Ecological Landscape […]

After we left Lost Valley we headed down the Oregon Coast the Scenic way and let our jaws drop a bit at the scenery that would tease us from the other side of the pines. The sky would drop jigsaw puzzle shapes of sunlight on our car as we weaved through the trees along the […]

In Tucson, our check engine light came on again. I put April in charge this time and she called around to several recommended mechanics in town and at least one of them said that on older (’92) vehicles, the check engine light doesn’t really check very much, and that it’s okay to ignore it. (We […]

We’re in the middle of a middle-american dream here at Finger Lakes S.P., Missouri. Everyone here has at least two of the following: an RV, a huge multi-room tent, an ATV, or a dirt bike. The days are loud here with the rumble of bikes and the early drunken laughter of adults who’ve started the […]

It’s such a strange and overwhelming feeling to sit in a perfect balance of emotions, bliss and desire. I would never think of myself to someone who would describe a breeze as delicious, but I guess that’s because I hadn’t met it yet. There I was in our tent awaken by a single bird’s song […]

We got to Lighthouse Park at sunset:

Benjamin’s pilgrimage to the Adbusters HQ

We saw our first cupcake store in Vancouver:

April looking cute

April on English Beach

After the first night, everything was covered in snow.

Good thing our tent was protected by some extra tarps.

The view from our campsite after the first day of snow

At night (and in the early morning), the water crept right up next to the campsite.
Other views from our campsite:

Kurt Cobain’s House

April writes her own message of adoration to the deceased. This park is in a small lot next to the house.

We’re on the road again. Back in a more traditional outdoors nomadic mode. We’re on our way to Dancing Rabbit Community in Missouri, which was approximately 1400 miles from where we were about two days ago in Flagstaff, AZ. Today we traveled about 450 miles, arriving here at Meade Lake State Park in Kansas.
Our tent […]