Repeating the Mistakes of History

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Repeating the mistakes of history is something America does very well and it’s happening again. President Donald Trump has sent the National Guard and the US Marines to “defend the city from invasion” from illegal immigrants and anyone else the president does not like. Putting American military on the streets of America is a very … Read more

Selfish and Violent

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Thanks to the government putting law abiding citizens on the street for profit, I can tell you in no uncertain terms that Americans are selfish and violent. They say it’s what you do when nobody’s looking that counts. I am in a lot of places where nobody’s looking and there is plenty of selfishness and … Read more

Time of Great Change

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It is a time of great change for me personally on top of the great changes taking place here in the United States at this time. A lot of things have been happening that make the future more uncertain. This is the time of year I move from the desert southwest to the Pacific Northwest, … Read more

Surf Photos and Video Page

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The Surf Photos and Video page has been added to the ronbarbish.com website. I’m going through my photos and videos and adding things to the website. I hope you enjoy the photos and videos. Check back soon because I will be adding more stuff. Also check out watermanatwork.com.

Poisoned

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It’s been about ten years since I was poisoned by pesticide from crop spraying while riding my bicycle in near Hood River, Oregon. Not too far from my house, I rode over one of the many hills and was showered by some kind of chemical from a crop sprayer nearby. Thankfully, I was wearing glasses, … Read more

Checking In

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Checking in at ronbarbish.com after a few months since the last blog post. A lot has happened, for sure. I spent most of August running from forest fires in the Pacific NW. Most of the places I ride my mountain bike and go camping have burned. Then, the long drive from the Columbia River Gorge … Read more

Summertime

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I’m up in the summer pasture dealing with suddenly very hot weather, closed bridges and a tense situation that’s probably just about everywhere in America. I’ve been riding my mountain bike as much as I can, because I have the feeling that, one way or another, me riding a bike through the beautiful forest will … Read more

Changes in Latitude

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Changes in latitude as I head north from Arizona to Washington with a stop in Oceanside, CA. This is the fifth year since I’ve made this annual trip north and it’s always a little different. The kayak fishing at the end of the winter long term camping season was cut a few weeks short with … Read more

May 4, 1970

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May 4, 1970 was the date of the Kent State massacre. I was a senior at Euclid High School. I know people who went to school at Kent State and had been there several times. I’ll always remember how small the dorm rooms were. It felt like the college campus shootings happened right down the … Read more

Heading North

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It’s that time of year to leave the desert and heading north home to Washington, although these days I wonder where home is or if I have a home at all. All the mostly elderly people who spend winters in the desert, the local fishermen I’ve met here and my friends all asking the same … Read more