sharing my thoughts through words and images
Between late February and early March, we were mooch-docking at my son Luke’s house in Menlo Park, CA. We took advantage of being near the California coast to do some exploring. During a conversation with a neighbor’s parents, the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve… Continue Reading “Point Lobos State Natural Reserve”
It was a cool, windy and cloudy day in the Arizona desert so I spent some time processing photographs. I have a backlog of pictures to edit since beginning our winter journey throughout the Southwest and California. And, today seemed like a perfect time… Continue Reading “Photo of the Day 3.26.20”
On our bike ride today, we came upon an area with taller grass than what we have seen near our campsite. An interpretive sign indicated we were in the Sacaton Flats. The giant sacaton grass (Sporobolus wrightii) is an important native species in the… Continue Reading “Photo of the Day 3.25.20”
I‘m back to sharing the adventures we launched from our dispersed camping site at La Posa South BLM in Quartzsite, AZ! On February 12, we decided to go on a road trip to visit the Dripping Springs site located high up in… Continue Reading “In search of Dripping Springs….”
I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster the last couple of days – as I’m sure many people have whose jobs are up in the air as we work through these interesting times. After an entire evening of sulking and feeling sorry for myself,… Continue Reading “Photo a Day 3.24.20”
Since I’m so far behind on my blog posts, I decided to alter my plan and post some more recent adventures interspersed with the earlier travels this winter. I’m so excited about the area we are exploring right now that I cannot wait to… Continue Reading “The Apache Trail”
On February 8th, my sister and brother-in-law suggested a field trip to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and I enthusiastically accepted! There are nine different wildlife refuges in Arizona and we were close to several of those while in the Quartzsite area. Cibola NWR… Continue Reading “Cibola National Wildlife Refuge”
Sitting in the middle of the Mojave Desert, I realized I have been terribly remiss with my blog writing! The trouble is I find it hard to write at times while traveling with my husband. I don’t have a handle on exactly why that… Continue Reading “Somewhere in the Mojave…..”
Part 2 of our travels through Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe area: We moved to the Pine Springs Campground in Guadalupe National Park after our long day in Carlsbad Caverns. This was not by choice (that’s another story!) but it ended up being extremely convenient… Continue Reading “2 Days, 2 Parks – Guadalupe NP”
Spending quality time with family is the thing most precious to me. It sustains me in a way that is indescribable. Currently, my two grown children live about as far apart as you can get and still be in the lower forty-eight. One son… Continue Reading “Isle au Haut Family Time”