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When river levels get low in the summertime, whitewater kayakers like me head over to the Powerhouse run below Snoqualmie Falls to practice on little holes and surf waves.  Putting in at the base of Snoqualmie Falls takes some extra effort – you have to carry your kayak nearly to the end of the boardwalk, [...]

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New Features Added to TeamIrene.com

by IreneDorang on June 7, 2009

in Off Topic

I’ve finally updated this website with my most recent listings, and an improved resource list.  Please check out the ‘See  Photos’ sections of my home listings and tell me what you think!  I spend a lot of time preparing homes before they go on market, and these days I always hire Seattle home photographer Tucker [...]

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Rolling Out New Features to the TeamIrene Site

by IreneDorang on June 5, 2009

in Off Topic

I’m just about to incorporate some new features to the TeamIrene blog that I think you’ll like, including an expanded resources section and videos showing some of the pre-listing home staging I’ve done for homes I’ve sold.
These are scheduled to be up and running on Saturday – I’ll post again as soon as I make [...]

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Off Topic – Bald Eagle Nest Video with Chicks

by IreneDorang on April 15, 2009

in Off Topic

I posted earlier about the Hancock Wildlife Foundation’s bald eagle nest cameras with live streaming video.  I just saw that one of the nests has chicks, and as I’m posting this it’s feeding time.  The footage is so amazing I’m trying out embedding the video here on my blog.

Click the ‘play’ button in the middle [...]

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Need a break from staring at the computer?  OK, you’ll still be staring at a computer, but I promise you it will be worth it.
Check out the Hancock Wildlife Foundation’s nest-cams that provide live streaming video footage of bald eagles on their nests in the Pacific Northwest.
Here’s a link to one of the bald eagle nest [...]

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Off Topic – Grand Canyon Kayaking Photos

by IreneDorang on April 3, 2009

in Kayaking, Off Topic

OK, this is NOT me in these photos.  My friend Butch Vision returned from a Grand Canyon trip with these photos of himself kayaking through Lava Falls, the biggest rapid – they’re so amazing I had to share!  (Photos by Steve Burger.)
I’ve never been in waves like these, but just from running regular rivers I [...]

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I’ve been whitewater kayaking a lot with the Washington Kayak Club (an AMAZING group of people, by the way) and I often attach a video camera in a waterproof case to my life jacket and tape our runs.
Here’s a funny little video of me being bested by a shrub on the South Fork of the [...]

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I can hardly make it through a Seattle Times article these days without running into some inane and often offensive comment from a reader posted at  the bottom.
Why does the Seattle Times, unlike many major newspapapers,  allow reader comments on ALL of its articles, including ones involving deaths and serious crimes?
And since they do, why do [...]

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I took my dog Libby for a run on the Sammamish River trail early Saturday morning and couldn’t believe how gorgeous it was with the early sun shining through the snow-covered branches.  Here are some shots I took with my camera phone.
Tip:  I recommend clicking the ‘Show as Slideshow’ option.

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Off Topic – Seagull Robs Grocery Store

by IreneDorang on December 18, 2008

in Off Topic, The Lighter Side

I was clicking around on BBC News today and came across this video showing a seagull sneaking into a store and trotting out with a bag of chips – funny stuff.

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