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Monthly archives: August, 2016

Arcata

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.


Big Sur

December 4, 2015 – Big Sur Area, California – Rugged rocky coast south of Monterey.  After a morning of being right……


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.


Arches National Park

November 27, 2015 – Arches National Park, Utah – Red rock wonderland. ……


Colorado National Monument

November 26th, 2015 – Fruita Colorado – Thanksgiving day, one of the oddest chapters of the trip.  Spectacular views, and……


Utah Highway 12

Late November 2015 – Utah – I set up a base camp between Zion and Bryce, and when I had……


Bryce Canyon

November 24th, 2015 – Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah – Erosion gone wild.  The columns are at once regular and chaotic.  …


Zion National Park

November 23rd, 2015 – Zion National Park, Utah – Deep canyons cut smoothly into colorful rock, Zion National Park is……


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……


Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments

November 21st 2015 – North of Flagstaff AZ – On the road from Flagstaff……


Saguaro National Park

November 20, 2015 – Near Tucson AZ – The saguaro is that large iconic……


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, AZHoodoos (eroded stone columns) and Balancing rocks……


White Sands


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.