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Alaska & Spokane, WA
Aug-Sept 2019
In 1974 we drove from Ohio with our 2 daughters in our 1970 Torino Falcon
The secondary road along our property was just dirt back then
We had a nice view of the lake since the trees were small 45 years ago
This Tum Tum Post Office no longer exists
It was replaced a few years ago by lakefront houses
45 years later there are houses on that patch of lakefront on the right
This is the Sunset Cafe that no longer exists. It burned down a few years ago
Note 4 year old Jeannie is the lower left corner
The view toward our property from Virgil Road did not have as many trees in 1974
We were able to get to the seasonal stream in the middle of our property
In 1974 our 2 flat acres were devoid of trees
We visited our land again in 1981
Driving from Ohio with 3 kids in our 1978 Chevy Van

Canyon Way Road was unnamed and still a dirt road in 1981
 
The trees were growing larger
We dug out some seedlings and replanted them in Ohio
The Sunset Bay Cafe was still there in 1981