Early last year I spent a little over three months house- and cat-sitting for an old friend at her house in Fort Collins, Colorado. She and her husband were in Arizona. But for about a week, her husband needed to come back to Fort Collins for his work so I took that opportunity to roam around Colorado for a bit. The first place I wanted … Continue reading Leadville, Colorado
Earlier this year I achieved a goal – I finally saw Watts Towers. Ever since I was a kid in the ‘60’s I’ve wanted to see it. I’ve driven up and down California more times than I could possibly recount but never took the side road/freeway to see it. It’s not terribly out of the way from places and people I normally visit in California … Continue reading Watts Towers
It’s been a while since I’ve posted and there are a couple of reasons for that. One is that I traveled quite a lot earlier this year through much of the north and western United States and took so many photos I don’t know where to begin. It’s a bit overwhelming.The other reason is that I took many of those photos on my phone. With … Continue reading Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
On my way from Sonora Desert, Arizona to my house-sitting gig in Colorado, I stopped at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.Here’s a brief (and very basic) history of the area:Millions of years ago, the Permian Sea retreated, leaving a deep layer of gypsum. This retreat was due to plate tectonics, causing the rise of mountains. The mountains carried the gypsum up high. Then, … Continue reading White Sands National Park
After the great time I had with my family I wanted to go out to the desert to see the stars and just have a little down-time before heading to Colorado (where I am now) to house-sit for a friend.Here are my pictures of the Sonoran Desert. I saw this sunrise on my way to the campsite and I had to pull over to capture … Continue reading The Sonoran Desert
Since mid-January I’ve been house- and cat-sitting for an old friend north of Denver, Colorado near the foothills of the Rockies. It’s cold here.Very cold.And it snows. A lot.So, I’ve been indoors quite a bit, trying to keep myself busy so as not to go completely buggy. I pulled together the pieces and parts to finish up a project I started a long time ago. … Continue reading ….and now for something completely different…
From mid-October to about mid-December last year I spent some amazing time with a few family members. I don’t know how much this post will offer to anyone other than my peeps, though there are some nice images, but I love my family, so here goes. After I left Saguaro National Park, I headed west toward Encinitas, California where my niece and her family and … Continue reading Family Time
Seems like forever ago that I’ve written here. So much has happened in these last three and a half months since my last post about the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in early November. Since then, I went to Saguaro Nat’l Park and then spent nearly two months visiting family and friends (a separate post about all that to follow). Right now I’m in … Continue reading Saguaro National Park
I’ve always wanted to see the North Rim. I’ve heard it’s even more beautiful than the South Rim but now that I’ve seen both, I find them equally breathtaking. I don’t know how to compare overwhelming beauty with overwhelming beauty. I don’t have a favorite. So, I drove south from Utah into Arizona. Arizona holds a special place in my heart, especially the high mountain … Continue reading Grand Canyon, North Rim
Morning in Utah high country. Just outside of the park I saw these bison. It’s where the buffalo hang out. This old truck was just outside the park, too. Cool, isn’t it? Almost immediately as I drove into the canyon I had the thought that my pictures weren’t going to do this place justice and they don’t. I kept saying aloud, “Oh my god, oh … Continue reading From Bryce Canyon to Zion National Park
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