March 2015 We had some well timed rains in December and January which have brought out the wild flowers this spring. I especially liked to find masses of Mexican Poppies that cover the hillsides. The best place that this happens is east of Globe at Peridot Mesa on the Apache Indian Reservation (you need a…
February 25, 2015 Our 4 wheel drive trip took us to an area south of Morristown, which was fairly typical of low desert terrain. We drove through the dry river bed. We did find a few poppy flowers along the way. Next we went through Wickenburg and turned north on Rincon road. This took us…
October 2014 As you saw from many previous posts we traveled to Greece and Turkey. Now that I have been back almost two months already I have processed the photos of Santorini into a Blurb Book which has captions. I can make a PDF of the book available if anyone is interested. It is 75…
Day 14 – Athens – Acropolis Athens, Acropolis Friday, November 7, 2014 On our last day, the ship docked in Athens. We immediately got on a bus to tour the main sites which included the famous Acropolis. The first place we visited was called Mars Hill which ancient crude steps to the top. This where…
Day 13 – Patmos and Syros Patmos, Syros Thursday, November 6, 2014 We sailed at night from Kusadasi to the Island of Patmos. Patmos is the island where St. John was exhiled and wrote the book of Revealation. We first traveled to the top of the highest hill to view the Monastery of St. John…
Day 12 – Kusadasi – Ephesus Kusadasi, Ephesus, Miletus Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Today is the highlight of the trip with a visit to Ephesus, which is the most well preserved and reconstructed city of the ancient world. This site has been occupied by such since the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. At those times…
Ophardt Photos 