December 6th and 7th – Arcata California – Visiting my other sister in Arcata, some wild weather at the jetty, a better home……
Golden Gate
December 5, 2015 – Golden Gate Bridge, California – I give up on the skid plate, and later get boxed in by buses at the Golden Gate.
Monterey Monarchs
December 4, 2015 – Pacific Grove California – Butterflies, lots of them, Monarch Grove Sanctuary. The Monarchs fill the skies, cluster on evergreen branches and feast on milkweed flower In a small bit of forest in the midst of a quiet residential area, with the ocean about a third of a mile away on……
Monterey Shore
December 4, 2015 – Monterey California – Wonderful late morning sun put the color in everything. Seals on the beach, surging water and crashing waves, groups of Pelicans and Cormorants, soaring Vultures, whirling and darting Gulls, and some inquisitive little Goldfinches.
Southern California
December 1st, 2015 – Redlands California – A quick visit with my sister in Redlands, and off I went towards the coast, and north. I’ve been up and down the west coast a lot, and I’m getting anxious to settle down with a solid internet connection back home.
Death Valley
November 29th-December 1st 2015 – Death Valley, California – “Flooding in the Desert!” Death Valley was inundated by a 1000 year flooding event just five weeks prior to my visit. One of the visitor’s centers, and many miles of road were closed due to the damage.
Monument Valley
November 28, 2015 – Southern Utah – Continuing my loop around Utah, Mexican Hat, Monument Valley, Glenn Canyon Dam and back to Bauer’s for some more snow. This post is about the last leg of that Utah loop along the south and back to my starting point.
Zion National Park
November 23rd, 2015 – Zion National Park, Utah – Deep canyons cut smoothly into colorful rock, Zion National Park……
Grand Canyon
November 22nd, 2015 – Grand Canyon Arizona – Sweeping views along the South Rim trail and the bus along the Hermit’s Rest road. Its November so the days are warm but not hot, and the nights cool if not cold. There was a quick storm that rolled through and dropped some snow, remnants can be……
Arizona
November 19th – 22nd – Arizona – Lots of little adventures in Arizona aside from the headline shows. An RV Park with its own observatory, a great mechanic, and a piece of historic Route 66 are among the highlights. Other Arizona posts (some coming soon) include Chiricahua National Monument, Saguaro National Park, …
Chiricahua
November 19th, 2015 – Chiricahua National Monument, AZ – Hoodoos (eroded stone columns) and Balancing……
New Mexico
November 17th, 2015 – New Mexico – Continuing along Interstate 10 through Texas I made a detour to visit White Sands National Monument, then continued west across the wide flat plains for some amazing sunsets.
Texas Inland
November 16th, 2015 – Texas – Westward through Texas I chose a few back roads rather than doing it all on the Interstate. Some highlights included: Hurricane lanes, flood gauges, an engaging information display at a rest area and Bar-B-Q at Rudy’s in Del Rio.
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