Gallery of Jim Blilie's Photos
1990s
All images are copyright © James W. Blilie, 1993 through 2010: All rights reserved
Phyllis and Jim's family photos - Main Page
Me with an infant Gretchen Wetzel, Aug-1989. (I don't have many photos
from
the 1980s that weren't climbing, skiing, or kayaking related.)
During the 1980s, I lived in Seattle (and Renton) WA and climbed, skied, kayaked, and hiked. My vacations
were expended doing long climbing trips to places like Mt. McKinley, the Ptarmigan traverse in the North
Cascades, and the Bailey Range Traverse in the Olympic Mountains. In Oct-1990, I quit Boeing and Jeff
Mellor and I began our bicycle tour around the world shortly after.
Me on one of my last days at Boeing
1990; and on my last day:
Oct 1990
After taking my long bicycle trip around the world, I returned to reality in late 1992, landing a job again in
April 1993 (Hager City, WI) I spent the 1990s mostly living in Renton Washington, with brief periods
spent living in Hager City, WI and Everett, WA. I starting making wine again, kayaked, hiked (climbed very little),
starting playing and then building guitars, bought my first house, mostly worked for Boeing and then the FAA in 2000,
bought the White Salmon place in 2001, before connecting with Phyllis and moving to Minnesota in 2002. For our
family photos from 2001 on, please see our family photos page.
Me at Glacier National Park, August 1990
North side of Mt. Adams, viewed from Goats Rocks (back pack trip with Jeanne and Steve Mason, 1996)
Phyllis and Jim's family photos - Main Page
For a Slide Show, Click Here: 1990s Slide Show
Click on the first picture (upper left picture) on the black photo album page and then
Click the
"play" button
at the upper right of the view panel to start the slide show. Enjoy.
| Also Check out my trip to Glacier National Park in August 1990 |
Jay Cooke State Park, Fall 1990 before the world
tour
Looking at water ... |
Road trip through the south, Jan 1992 with Mom, Dad, sister Julie
Jackson, Mississippi |
Road trip through the south, Jan 1992 with Mom, Dad, sister Julie
NW Florida: L-R: Walt Spence, Julie, Mom, Ann Spence, Dad |
Road trip through the south, Jan 1992 with Mom, Dad, sister Julie
S. Carolina: L-R: Julie, Aunt Lorraine, Uncle Alex, Mom, Dad |
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Road trip through the south, Jan 1992 with Mom, Dad, sister Julie
S. Carolina: Dad with his friend Henry Horn Then I was back off to Europe for the rest of my world tour |
Julie, Nov 1992; Charlie Shelley and Kirsten with Mom, ComoZoo, Nov-1992 | Jon, Mom, Bobbi and Taka, Feb-1992 | Jon, Mom, Bobbi and Taka, Feb-1992 | I moved to Hager City, WI in April 1993 to work for Meyer Industries, after my world tour. |
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| Me, Mom, Dad, Julie, Isanti, MN May 1993 | Jeff Mellor stopped off at Hager City to see me in June 1993 on his way to work for HP in Boise Idaho | Hager City, summer 1993 | Hager City, summer 1993 | Hager City, summer 1993 |
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| Hager City, summer 1993 | Hager City, summer 1993 | Hager City, summer 1993 | My friend George Gronseth, Bayfield WI kayaking convention, Sept-1993 | Jon with Taka and Kobuk, Shoreview, Sept-1993 |
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| Friends Liz Tanke and Mark Peter, Near Milwaukee, Sept-1993 |
Mom and Dad with Scout, Isanti Sept-1993
and Dec-1993 |
Me in my apartment, Hager City, Oct-1993 | Thanksgiving weekend I flew to Seattle to see friends. Eric Wetzel and his kids Gretchen and Kirk (now both in college or to be this fall!) |
Me and Eric, Seattle, Nov 1993
Me and Kevin, Sea, Nov-1993 |
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| Peggy, Kirsten, Kent, and Kaitlin Reed, Milwaukee, Nov-1993 |
In January 1994, I got a job back with Boeing in Everett, WA and I made a
harrowing trip across I-90 in January (not recommended)
After arrival, with Jeanne Mason snowshoeing |
Cypress Mtn, Vancouver BC, Mar? 1994 | Allison and Gretchen Wetzel, Apr?-1994, Tiger Mtn | Charlie, Shelley and Kirsten visited me in Seattle in May-1994, on their way from Santa Barbara to Milwaukee |
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| Colchuck Lake | Me and Kevin, Vancouver, May-1994 | My Mom and Dad, St. Paul, MN, Summer 1994 | My old truck, Index WA, summer 1994 | Tiger Mtn with Jeanne Mason and Anne Gengler |
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| Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 | Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 | Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 | Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 | Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 |
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| Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 | Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 | Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994 | Backpack trip to Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains, July 1994. Big timber with rhododendrons | Vesper Peak Climb, Jul-1994 |
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| Vesper Peak Climb, Jul-1994 | Taneum Ridge hike with Mark Peter and Liz Tanke, Aug-1994 | Taneum Ridge hike with Mark Peter and Liz Tanke, Aug-1994 | White Salmon (Jeanne and Steve Mason's cabin) Mt Adams star trails Aug-1994 |
Mom and Dad, Sep-1994 in Isanti, MN. I flew back and drove back to Seattle bringing the rest of my things in a rental truck |
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Truck drive to Seattle, Sep-1994 Wyoming and Yellowstone Lake |
Truck drive to Seattle, Sep-1994 Yellowstone NP and the Tetons |
Truck drive to Seattle, Sep-1994 Grand Teton NP |
Truck drive to Seattle, Sep-1994 Grand Teton NP |
Climbing bud Gareth Beale and his wife (Holly) |
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| Granite Mtn, Oct-1994, with Jeff and Linda Stonebraker | Rod Herman at my apartment, Oct-1994 | Jesse in a box, Lake Wash. apartment, Renton, WA, Oct-1994 | Thanksgiving 1994 at Steve Mason's Mom's, Anacortes WA | Partying with friends: Ben Smith, Ellen Roth, Julie Ellwood, Dan Roach, Jeff Mellor, Andy Myxter, Kevin Beretta, Nov-1994 |
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| At Tiger Mtn, same gang, also Gaye McNutt, Nov-1994 | My Mom and Dad visited in Dec-1994, this is at Cougar Mtn | Beer at the Leschi with friends George Gronseth and Tim Linser, Dec-1994 |
In Vancouver with Kevin, Jan-1995 View of Vancouver from Cypress Mtn. |
In Vancouver with Kevin, Jan-1995 |
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| Me and Rod Herman, Mt Pilchuck, Jan-1995 | Ksiing near Swauk Pass with Jeanne and Steve Mason, Jan-1995 | Windy day on Mt. Si with Jeff Stonebraker, Mar-1995 | Annabelle, Apr-1995 | Icicle Creek, Apr-1995 |
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| At Jeanne and Steve's cabin, White Salmon, Apr-1995 | At Jeanne and Steve's cabin, White Salmon, Apr-1995 | Jeff and Julie Mellor, at my apartment in Renton, Apr-1995 | Jesse and Annabelle, Apr-1995 | Tiger Mtn, Julie Ellwood, Ben Smith, Apr-1995 |
| Jeanne and Steve's cabin, White Salmon (one shot obviously from 1994) May 1995 | Jeanne and Steve's cabin, White Salmon May 1995 | Kevin in Vancouver, Jul-1995 | Me, playing on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie, Jul-1995 | Good food, Renton, 1995 |
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| More at the cabin, Jul-1995, including the Charlie and Kathy Brown family and Anne Gengler | Jeff and Julie Mellor, Cannon Beach, OR, Aug-1995 | Mt. Dickerman with Kevin Beretta and Ben Smith, Aug-1995 | Friend Gary Schwochau's first child, Stefan, Aug-1995 | Kevin and Ruth Beretta, Vancouver, Sep-1995 |
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| Kevin and Ruth Beretta, Vancouver, Sep-1995 | Climb or Mt. Adams North Ridge with Julie Ellwood, Sep-1995, this was the next-to-last climb I ever did | Climb or Mt. Adams North Ridge with Julie Ellwood, Sep-1995 | Climb or Mt. Adams North Ridge with Julie Ellwood, Sep-1995 | Sea Kayaking, Sep-1995 |
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| Beacon Rock in the Gorge, Nov-1995 | Christmas 1995 in Isanti, Charlie, Kirsten, Taka and Kobuk | Christmas 1995 in Isanti, Mom, Dad, Shelley, Kirsten, Taka and Kobuk | Me at the cabin, Apr-1996 | Annabelle, Jun-1996 |
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| Backpacking trip to the Goat Rocks with Jeanne and Steve Mason, Sep-1996 |
Backpacking trip to the Goat Rocks with Jeanne and Steve Mason, Sep-1996 |
Backpacking trip to the Goat Rocks with Jeanne and Steve Mason, Sep-1996 | Backpacking trip to the Goat Rocks with Jeanne and Steve Mason, Sep-1996 | Backpacking trip to the Goat Rocks with Jeanne and Steve Mason, Sep-1996 |
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Backpacking trip to the Goat Rocks with Jeanne and Steve Mason, Sep-1996 |
Harvest at Tapteil Vineyard, Red Mountain, WA, Oct-1996 with Ben Smith and Tim Narby | Harvest at Tapteil Vineyard, Red Mountain, WA, Oct-1996 | Harvest at Tapteil Vineyard, Red Mountain, WA, Oct-1996, Ben Smith | Harevsting Late Harvest Riesling and Gewurtztraminer with Ben Smith, Oct-1996 |
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| Rock climbing at Horsethief Butte, the Gorge, Oct-1996 | Dec-1996, Jeanne and Steve's house in snow | I also went to southern Utah in 1996 | Not much for 1997 except these shots from Christmas in Isanti (I also bought my first house in October and my sister Julie died in October) | Also see my photos from France in 1997 |
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| Jesse Jan-1998 | Kevin near Vancouver Jan-1998 | Visit to Mark and Liz near Chelan, Jan-1998 | Matt and Lisa Smith Jan-1998 | My Mom visited in Jul-1998 and we went to Orcas Island for Whale Watching |
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| Mt. Constitution, Jul-1998 | Whale Watching Jul-1998 | Whale Watching Jul-1998 | Whale Watching Jul-1998 | And we hiked up Tolmie Peak, near Mt Rainier, Jul-1998 |
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| Tolmie Peak, near Mt Rainier, Jul-1998 | Tolmie Peak, near Mt Rainier, Jul-1998 | Tolmie Peak, near Mt Rainier, Jul-1998 | Tolmie Peak, near Mt Rainier, Jul-1998 | Kirsten Reed, Dec-1998, with Emma |
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| My friend Robb Lane and I got to play a 1964 Robert Bouchet guitar, Apr-1999 | Jon and Bobbi visited me in Aug-1999 (trying out my new boules court) | We hiked up Burroughs Mtn in Mt Rainier NP. Aug-1999 | Burroughs Mtn in Mt Rainier NP. Aug-1999 | Burroughs Mtn in Mt Rainier NP. Aug-1999 |
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| Burroughs Mtn in Mt Rainier NP. Aug-1999 | Kevin, Vancouver, Aug-1999 | 2000 Folklife, May-200, our booth with David Brooks, Brent McElroy, and Dave Krauss | Mt. Adams (west side) back pack trip with Kevin, Aug-2000 | Mt. Adams (west side) back pack trip with Kevin, Aug-2000 |
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| Jesse and Annabelle, Approx. Sep-2000 | Me and Jesse, on his last day, Dec-2000 | Dec 2000, visiting Mom and Dad in Lino Lakes | Snowy bikes, Dec-2000 at White Salmon | |
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Go to our main family page for more photos from 2001 onward |
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Background image is sea kayaking near Deception Pass 1995
Last updated: 4-May-2010