Thanks guys!


Quote Originally Posted by aeolian
Your determination paid off. Good work!

I'm in Portland, but where the heck is Deer Island. I've lived in Oregon for 30 years and have never heard of the place before.
The huge metropolitan portion of Deer Island is located on Hwy 30 between Portland and Astoria. It is 36 miles from downtown Portland, and 60 miles from Astoria. It consists of one gas station/convenience store on the highway and a small church. Part of Deer Island actually is an island on the Columbia River. Most of the island is cattle ranch. My wife and I wanted to move away from the hustle and bustle of big city life, so we built our house a few miles away from town. It's about a mile from the highway, in the hills overlooking the river. We have no neighbors close by, so I can play my guitar as loud as I want without anybody complaining. Which is a very good thing considering how well I play.


Here's some pics that I took of our house this winter, and my wife Becky, and me, and Mr. Kitty (a stray tom cat we took in just before it started snowing).