July 24, 2013 Our recent 4 wheel drive trip took us to Payson, AZ and then to Woods Canyon Lake on the Mogollon Rim. From there we backtracked a bit and started south towards Young, AZ. The day was beautiful with clouds caused by the monsoon season in Arizona. We did get some rain at…
June 22, 23, 2013 The recent full moon was called a super moon because the moon is at its perigee, which is the closest point to the earth in its elliptical orbit. At this time the moon is supposed to appear 14% larger, but is really not noticeable without a comparison reference. The first four photos…
April 23, 2013 – We traveled to Tombstone and surrounding ghost towns. Tombstone was thriving when the silver mines were in full production. The most famous event in Tombstone history is the known as the “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” on Oct. 26, 1881 between the Earp brothers, Doc Holiday and the Clanton cowboy gang.…
April 3-8: We visited the Missions in San Antonio – Alamo, Concepcion, and San Juan. One day we stopped in Smithville, TX for lunch on the way to Houston. A day trip from Houston to Galveston resulted in a nice lunch at a seafood restaurant by the Gulf. After a little shopping on Strand street,…
April 1-4: San Antonio – Texas is known for Blue Bonnets, otherwise known as lupines. We found many along the roadsides of Interstate 10 west of San Antonio, I- 35 north toward Austin, around Smithville and Brenham, Rt. 290 on the way to Houston. We also found verbena, indian paint brush, primrose, and a few…
February13: Four Wheel Drive Trip We travelled west and north of Phoenix, AZ through Wickenburg and north on Rt. 93. The first stop was the town site of Nothing, AZ (population 4). Nothing was founded in 1977 as a gas station and general store, abandoned in 2005, briefly revived in 2008, and now abandoned again.…
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