Duane Wyman:
CLASS OF 1972
Washington High SchoolClass of 1972
Tacoma, WA
Duane's Story
Duane is from Parkland, Washington. He is married. His schools include Washington High School. He later attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Hotel and Restaurant Management, Business Management, Accounting). He works(ed) at U.S. Postal Service.
Duane's interests include Kayak, Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Snowboarding, University of Oregon Ducks, International Mountain Guides, Seattle Sounders FC. Music he likes includes Todd Haaby and Sola Via. Books he likes include Fruit of My Spirit: Reframing Life in God's Grace, Menopause The Musical. Movies he likes include Dear Sidewalk. TV shows he likes include J. P. Patches, Northwest Cable News.
One of Duane's favorite quotes is:"From Rush: You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill. I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill.
From Styx: So if you think your life is complete confusion
Because you never win the game
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same.
We're all the same...
Crosby, Stills & Nash: "got to get back to the land and try and set my soul free..."".
More about Duane:"Where to start: Lani & I met at Mount Rainier NP in 1980, left the Park in 1981 for Las Vegas. We spent 2 years in Vegas going to UNLV, then back to MRNP. Got married at Longmire in 1983 and stayed in the Park till 1984. Moved to Puyallup and opened the Sheridan Tacoma Hotel. then moved to Santa Fe NM in 1985. From New Mexico we moved to Snohomish WA for 6 months before moving to Bend. We have been in sunny Central Oregon (Bend/Sunriver) since 1987. The outdoors is our life (Lani & I) plus our daily jobs too, but most weekends find us in the mtns. or on the rivers or lakes. The kids are now grown (Alicia 22 & Will 20) but still around; Alicia is a ranch hand & going to ...Expand for more
COCC and Will is at SOU and playing soceer in Ashland. This has finally allowed more time for our own interests. I am with USPS and Lani at the High Desert Museum. We live in a log home on the Deschutes River south of Suniver in the upper Deschutes / La Pine basin at 4200' and love it! WE live along the southern section of the Cascade Lakes Highway Tour Route (Forest Road 42) as it winds thru the mtns and lakes between Bend & Sunriver (100 miles). The mountains around us vary from 10,300' to the west to 7.900' to the east.
Life is good...
Okay! Wow! Déjà vu, or is it an epiphany or prior denial? Yes, I admit it, I am an addict. Addicted! Dependent! Yes, yes, yes and what is this potent drug? What is it that makes me so crazed and obsessed? That I just canât live without it! No, itâs not some opiate or mind altering drug. It isâ¦
Mountains! Mtns, Mtns, Mtns! Or why would I live where I live? It must be this mountainous location (4200â) so I can easily get my daily âhitâ of mtns., that I share openly my nearly exclusive western horizon view with a few other local mtn folk of Central Oregon.
I admit my years of denial, but for those who truly know me, they sense my mtn. obsession! Perhaps they ignored my preoccupation and attempted to look the other way; but in their heart they knew the mtns. were perceived as special.
Enough of this mtn. rambling; watching the snow drift lazily to the ground, this late March evening, I was filled with peace and serenity, knowing this was my place and my persona and the essence of my fundamental qualities. I have always found this escape to the mountains and the woods to be an essential element of my existence. No, Henry David Thoreau but I can truly embrace his spirituality!
Yes, I may complain about the endless winters but in reality it is why I live here so I can experience this unique high desert mountain environmentâ¦".
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