After a month in California, we headed to Prescott, AZ. If you have never been to Prescott, it is a summer destination for Phoenix residents to avoid the summer heat, and the home to Prescott College. Located in the mountains north and west of Phoenix yet south and west of Flagstaff it is a cool… Read More Prescott (AZ) – Jan 2015
Assume for a moment that there are not a million acres of beautiful desert surrounding you, and you have just landed in this really quaint town called Borrego Springs, CA. Borrego Springs has had a champion (since passed away) named Dennis Avery (heir to the Avery Dennison label company) as a huge benefactor. Aside from… Read More Borrego Springs – Jan 2015
Just when you thought you had seen everything there was that was beautiful, we entered Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, located in southern California. Wow. We camped at the Borrego Palm Canyon Campground, in the sites that have no facilities (no water or electric). Clearly these sites are the prettiest (and most private) in the campground.… Read More Anza-Borrego SP – Jan 2015
What a week in San Diego, CA! There is just so much to see and do here, all encompassed in beautiful weather. For our week in January, the lows were around 50 degrees and the highs were in the low 70’s. We enjoyed a couple of bike outings around Mission Bay (we were camped at… Read More San Diego – Jan 2015
The Yin to the Yang of the Mojave Desert is Palm Springs, CA. We only spent a couple of days in Palm Springs but got to celebrate Karen’s birthday at a great restaurant, go to a fabulous farmer’s market for some great fruits and veggies, peddle around the city on bike trails, go to a… Read More Palm Springs – January 2015
The Salton Sea, located in southern California, was created in accident as a result of (mis)-directing the Colorado River some years back, and today is a (huge) land locked sea. The water has close to 40% more salt than the ocean, yet is a habitat for all kinds of wildlife and transitory birds going north/south.… Read More Salton Sea – Jan 2015
Here are a few pictures from our days at Joshua Tree National Park. I know this is repetitive, but 360 degrees of beautiful and interesting. PS: Last picture is a Joshua Tree; cover photo is a Cholla plant.
South of Las Vegas by a couple hours, a hundred miles and a world away is the Mojave National Preserve where we have camped and hiked for the last 4-5 days. With 1.6 million acres located mostly in the Mojave Desert, this is a must-see destination. We camped at the Hole-in-the-Wall campground, which is a… Read More Mojave Desert (CA) – Jan 2015
Death Valley is simply one of the most amazing places on earth – indescribably beautiful, and yet brutally harsh. Temperatures for us have been down into the high 30’s and low 40’s at night, and up to the 50’s during the day. We camped at Furnace Creek, took several hikes, and I played golf at… Read More Death Valley (CA) – Jan 2015
Going to the post-parade viewing of the Rose Parade floats is like going to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque – you take a million pictures, and each one is better than the one before. AND, you have a hard time trying to figure which ones to delete. We viewed the Rose Parade floats this morning… Read More Rose Parade Floats (CA) – Jan 2015
We did not go to the Rose Bowl game, but we did get to scout out the Rose Bowl prior to the game. What a gorgeous setting, and of course Pasadena is really a gorgeous place with beautiful scenery, homes and people (very friendly). Karen and I got to get up close and personal at… Read More Rose Bowl (CA) – January 2015
The Rose Parade was fabulous! The parade route was jammed with people, there was a flyover by a B1 bomber, and then the highlight of the day – the Rose Parade. A few quick pics… note the celebrities like the original cast of the Love Boat and Jack Black amongst those in the parade. What… Read More Rose Parade – Jan 2015
Best of both worlds – we celebrated New Year’s on the east coast time – on the west coast at 9pm. But we had a blast! We danced, sang, shouted and enjoyed the Airstream crowd here (great group!). Take a look at some of these New Year’s eve pictures from out on Colorado Blvd here… Read More New Year’s Eve (CA) – 2014
Best of both worlds – we celebrated New Year’s on the east coast time – on the west coast at 9pm. But we had a blast! We danced, sang, shouted and enjoyed the Airstream crowd here (great group!). Take a look at some of these New Year’s eve pictures from out on Colorado Blvd here… Read More New Year’s Eve 2014