February A bike ride in Renton, then we go crazy taking pictures because we got a new camera (Canon Powershot S45)!
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Biking under the I-405 underpass. We were on the Cedar River Trail, which is pleasant only if you don't go along the section that parallels the Maple Valley Highway. | | We stopped by the Renton Historical Museum - used to be a fire station |
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Talked to the friendly ladies selling tickets. They have a really old cash register there. | | Along the way to Lake Washington was an exercise. I found to my chagrin that I can't do the monkey bars anymore - and I used to be a champion on them when I was a kid! I guess I lost too much upper body strength. |
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And now - pictures taken with the new camera! Eating breakfast at the Maltby Cafe, where you don't get a plate, you get a trough. | | Their cinammon roll was about the size of a dinner plate. |
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Went to a cat show in Monroe. There was judging going on all the time. It wasn't really a place where you could pet a lot of cats, though - lots of them had "please don't touch" on their cages. | | We were able to pet this one. Now this was a funny looking cat. |
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The finalists | | Saw this book laying around. Now that's something I've never seen before |
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After the cat show, we went to an RV show. Someday we'll own one of these suckers. | | We headed straight for the Airstreams, my favorites. I'm not sure they're worth the extra money, though. Plus, they don't seem to be as efficient at using space. |
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This airstream was cool and retro. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0102.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0103.jpg) | | | Still, I think they emphasized style over funcionality. For instance, they wasted about 3 inches of potential storage space in the bottom of these cabinets in order to have built-in counter lighting. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0072.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0079.jpg) | Various interiors | | The van conversions were pretty cool. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0082.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0092.jpg) | | | Some were just way too luxurious - with full refrigerators, fancy bathrooms, full size TVs, fake fireplaces, etc. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0099.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-07-2003/gallery_img_0107.jpg) | | | This "Cozy Cruiser" was interesting looking, but I can't say I think it's a whole lot better than a tent. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0122.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0115.jpg) | A mini-hike in Cougar Mt. State Park. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0127.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0136.jpg) | Lots of old shafts and coal-mining equipment left there. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0148.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0151.jpg) | Juggling pictures | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0158.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0160.jpg) | Ilana and Steve came over for dinner. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2003/02-09-2003/gallery_img_0161.jpg) | | | Ilana started to learn how to juggle, too. | | | | | | | | | |