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Blue-Green Highways... 2023.

Envisage leaving Arizona first week of May, 2023. Les mer
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    23. april 2023
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    April, 25th, 2023.

    25. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    Slowly but surely the excitement is building so departure date is still due for the first week in May, all things being equal. A number of things have to be negotiated especially the price of gas in Arizona. However to use the good old Africaner saying: "... alles sal regkom" (everything will come right). We'll see. Irrespective, the excitement monitor is steadily climbing - as the thought of hitting the blue green highways in the very near future approaches and forms in our consciousness more and more solidly. Oh, why a blue green highway...? Stay tuned all will be revealed.Les mer

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    Welcome to Blue-Green Highways (Update).

    28. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

    As per the previous Find Penguin posting, the excitement builds. However, we have a few hurdles to overcome such as a doctor's appointment and a hike coming up next week. Other than that, we will probably be leaving the second week in May. Not the first at present. Our dearly beloved, Chariot Major, also known as "the truck", "the van", whatever, is undergoing a final inspection having its tires rotated and replacing the motor of the interior fan that cools us down at night and possibly having a hook for a hot water shower placed on the outside of the Chariot so that we can... shower - and with hot water too. Of course, hereby lies an interesting lesson. When we were in Wyoming last year we had just invested in a hot water heater powered by the Sun. However we had overlooked the fact that as we were camping in forest in Wyoming we were not... in Arizona. What difference does it make? Not much, except that the sun is not quite as strong in Wyoming as it is in Arizona! The lesson in this of course is that when we decided to shower it was cold water. Which for someone like myself who insists on a nice long hot shower was not really conducive to camping out in National Forest! Such are the joys of getting away from it all!
    While it is still early days, I look forward to being able to put you on the mailing list for the potential, repeat potential Blue-Geen Highways video updates that hopefully will be coming on a sporadic basis after we press the firing button and launch into the wild blue yonder - until such time - all the best,
    Charioteers of the Blue- Green Highway aka, Connie and Jack /
    Jack and Connie.    Les mer

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    UPDATE_II...

    28. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F

    We need to be in Tucson at our residence until May 12th. We foresee now a pretty certain departure date of the Monday after that, be it probably the 15th I think it is.
    Your Charioteering Duo, Connie and Jack.Les mer

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    Crack the whip, horses compping, chariot

    15. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 93 °F

    And here we go after a determined amount of packing this morning, eventually at 12:02 we cracked the whip behind the ears of the horses and chompping at the bit, horses allowed us to put air in the tires and in Chariot Major we're on our way! On our Blue-green Highways way! Patting each other emotional "Happy trails everyone!" for we know what lies ahead or we don't. For now, we're headed into Tucson just quickly and as things stand at the moment on the green-blue highways the blue-green highways whatever we could land up in Bisbee for our first night or whatever, after that it's in an easterly direction as long as the horses tend to pull we'll go east and from East we might go north, how far north is completely in the lap of the mountain gods - and the price of gas.
    3:33 pm (15:43) Got the chairs out, sitting quietly in Cochise's Stronghold, where, with zero water and limited campground facilities, we'll spend our first Blue-Green Highway night at $10/night.
    We are on our Blue-Green way!    Les mer

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    Bisbee Coffee Shop

    17. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

    Hooray an actual Wi-Fi connection in the coffee shop! After two nights at Cochise Stronghold in an oak grove with acorn woodpeckers doing their number and all the rest of it, were two nights of lovely relaxing we're now at Bisbee having just finished the best veggie sandwich in the Bisbee Coffee Shop that I've had for a long time. all is well.
    Most historic town. a major negative it's Wednesday morning and the cheese shop that looks as if it could hold cheddar cheese behind the counter, that I have been searching for for years, is closed on Wednesdays. That's a major negative for Bisbee... but anyway.
    Absolute MAJOR Bisbee Coffee Shop sourdough veggie sandwich !    Les mer

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    Cave Creek, Portal, N.M.

    17. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    My ABSOLUTE favourite campsite, Stewart Campground in Cave Creek, Chiracaquas, N. M. This is our third stay here and I vowed to try to return to hear the creek - and yes! It's creaking! Not much water but it is flowing, possibly from the thunderstorm we came through turning off NM 80.
    After supper nice long walk along cool damp road up to sunny Flat camp. Magnificent sunset on surrounding peaks. Woods seem much more luxurious than on previous visits.
    Time to curl up under the duvet.
    AT LAST truly on our way... Land of Enchantment awaits on Sunday!
    It would seem that by some quirk of Blue- Green Highways travel, we have acquired two stowaways, by name: Hickory and... Dickory... Doc had better not make an appearance. Need to get online to figure out how to remove stowaways from the storage hold. Hmmm. Lovely early Thursday a. m.    Les mer

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    Stewert Camp, Cave Creek. 5/18/23.

    18. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

    Allison's birthday tomorrow!
    Recorded audio from the Creek. Then the thunderheads I saw looming over the peaks early on - matured into decent showers.
    Read Adobe Lightroom manual and messed with the app. Most impressive. So far, no absolute need to access internet to use Lightroom. Am using one image from Cochise Stronghold to experiment on. Most impressive results.
    The old adage serves well: "When all else fails - reboot!" or, at very least juggle the batteries in the ZOOMRecorder and try to record happy creek enjoying an influx of gurgling thunderstorm! It works. Editor Joe: I have audio/video clip and ZOOM audio of Cave Creek for B-G-Highways.
    18:46 Thursday. Overcast and spitting most of the day. Went to ranger Station the only wi-fi around. They were closed. wifi down .    Les mer

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    Cave Creek, Stewart, Sat 5/20/23

    20. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Managed all DAILIES images, i.e
    Cochise Stronghold and Cave Creek. A select few .MP4's of the actual creek have adequate audio, but image wise, OK.
    Stumbled upon a Garden Party hosted by Friends of Cave Creek. Met researcher with Northern Jaquar Project (UofA/Tucson) also two climate refugees from De Santis (Gov.) and Florida hurricanes. Lost their home and all stuff "We are so happy to be here." But would not be on camera. Her husband and her arrived in NM a few months ago.
    Park Service said: Go to NPS.gov / Nat Forest. gov. Go to request permit and receive map + regulations, re: photography/drones.
    Advice re: climate crisis and getting suthoritive people on camera? How? "Visit the CATTLEMEN's ASSOC ask to speak to the oldest rancher. DO NOT MENTION Climate crisis at all. Pose questions about rainfall soil erosion, etc (!)"
    Found interesting leads, esp to erosion/flood/fire damage just up on Twin Forks Rd. (?) Also sighting of ELEGANT TROJAN migratory species moving north out of Mexico.
    21:00 Saturday. What a decent sense of achievement! As in tech-writing to describe the application I need to use it. So, to become proficient with my hardly used ZOOM AUDIO RECORDER, my LUMIX in many different settings and exposures, the answer is - use it, use the functions - and learn. That is happening. Learning and being more productive. BIG challenge now that I have a 200mm zoom on the LUMIX - having a stable image. Most due to a nervous tremor in my left hand... yes I know a monopod or tri-pod is the answer, but cumbersome they be. So.. could mind over matter work? Maybe... but brain needs so many facets when video is rolling. Aah well.
    Stay tuned. Finally discovering Hitchcock and his directing. Anyone know a good book ref: Hitchcock? I am setting my sights on storytelling with emotional images, i.e. Directing !
    Till to-morrow, and a sad farewell to Cave Creek, the Western Aspects of Cathedral Peak Massive and... hullo Las Cricius, N. M. (Los Cruces spelling please?)
    P.S. Ooh, this is NOT one of those "... but I'm not awake, it's before 12:00 noon..." stories. Sitting at camp table, dinner time, SUDDENLY I see a flash, not any flash heading down the Creek, wings flapping, RED FLASH! "The Trogon!" , I yell, nearly choking on the tasty tslapia, "..the Elegant Trogon, a rare species, moving from Mexico, climate issues..., I've seen my first Eleg...!"
    "No, you haven't... that was a red tail-light from a vehicle passing between the trees on the other side of the Creek! " says Connie. What a downer, WHAT A DOWNER!    Les mer

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    Farewell Las Crusas...

    22. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

    A great evening with Connie's relations and a decent Mexicanast meal last night - oh, and two nice long hot showers! We head out very shortly for a camp on the other side of the mountains from Las cruces. We then go off into the forest that were burning last year and we were not able to get there they were closed. The big delight of being in Las Cruces? Gas is $3.09 to $3:15 a gallon as opposed to Arizona's $4 nearly $5 a gallon. What what a rip off in Arizona for once I can't lay the blame on the Republican governor, because there isn't a Republican governor and in typical American fashion I'm trying to blame someone else for something I can't control.
    Anyway the stay here has been wonderful even the meal last night was with the chili con carne burrito was superb. We had our shortly.    Les mer

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    Organ Pipe Peaks 05/22/23.

    22. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 73 °F

    Absolutely "WUNDERBAAR" too wonderful! Aquirie Springs Campground just over the Organ Pipe Range from Las Cruisas, where we are camped for two nights. Lovely cool breeze, quiet and most scenic.
    Looking North from this camp affords a view of the South African veldt - seriously. The prairie, the shadows, clouds - straight out of sub-Saharan Africa.
    A slight negative... also to the north is the Army's White Sands Missile Testing Site. Yes... uuuum.
    All is well, NO! Gas is $3.15, all is VERY WELL.
    Till tomorrow,
    Jack & Connie.    Les mer

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    White Sands hoo?

    23. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    Leaving shortly for a White Sands and to quote the "Navigator in Chief" we might go on to Three Rivers. Its early in the morning. The bargain here not just the beauty of the Aquirie Springs camp is that the night stay charge is $3.70 or something, which allows for a campsite, for water for trash disposal and the ubiquitous "long drop" close to which no cell phone, no keys, no glasses or anything of any important gets anywhere close to.
    Till later...    Les mer

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    To White Sands and...back.

    23. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    Hhad a most interesting a drive... right through the White Sands Missile testing range. Hardly any signs at one or two of the miltary complexes complexes. we were on the public a public road and I kept my eyes straight in front of me and eyes on the road. The road is straight and very good and seemingly well cared for by the Army. the rest was fascinating. The might of the military in this country scares me.
    At White Sands National Monument, we wondered up a white sand dune all made out of gypsum and we're wandered down another one and up another one and down another one it was quite fascinating. Connie pointed out the fact that there were a few cottonwoods near the summit of one of these dunes. that was rather mustifying until later in the walk along the Nature Trail I realized that cottonwoods grow near water but this dune where the green of the leaves were popping out was at least 50 to 60 ft above any water of which they didn't appear to be very much and the astounding fact is that the cottonwoods all growing on water 60 ft. down the sand dune has all the gypsum dune has just covered 80% of the tree so that all that remains is the top of the cottonwood. and the same thing has happened for the yucca and other vegetation absolutely amazing and all white egyptian. as was explained in the public information the video the rivers or the rain and therefore the rivers will wash down the gypsum crystals out of the rock higher up in the mountains those crystals land up on the plateau where the wind erodes them into very very very fine particles of gypsum sand..
    A fascinatingly interesting morning and well worth the trip and the discomfort of getting and walking around in the heat and the glare of the White Sands but I mean if your name the National monument the White Sands National monument than what on Earth are you going to expect but... White Sands. Enough.
    all is well we leave tomorrow for the north hopefully someplace near Alburqueque on Thursda.y For now all is wel.l
    Jack and Connie.
    Jack OUT.    Les mer

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    Off to Northern NM...

    24. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    Plans changed slightly. We came to the awareness that someone had placed Memorial Day holiday on the calendar and we had completely overlooked it! Campgrounds are therefor all booked. Anyway we have a roof overhead food on the table, in the fridge at least, and we can camp at the roadside if necessary. Leaving shortly up the road into Northern New Mexico somewhere - just a reminder to keep our heads down as we go through the missile range - just in case
    .    Les mer

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    Lincoln Forest, near Bonito Lake...

    24. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    It's 3:15 New Mexico time we are in the very sudden most edges of the Rockies very close to Bonito Lake, at South fork Camp. Unfortunately this area had a devastatingly hot fire about 7-8 years ago. Thank goodness the campground was been saved and we are surrounded by lush forest and trees, however the hill across the creek looks raw and baron with 100's dead or felled ponderosa pines scattered about . So, in keeping with the mantra of the green blue highways, we have camped with blue sky and green all around, although it's a rather selected grove of green (trees).
    Now we go on with the blue highways that we came up on, without the missile range. We are way north of that horrible area. Anyway, it's a beautiful area Aguirie Springs, just spoiled by views of this missle range thing, but anyway...
    May 25th... The camps' "long drop" for once isn't - it's actually a flush toilet - plus a mirror and running (cold) water. For better or for worse, a mirror allows for reflection of hair that hasn't seriously been combed for days.
    We leave in a few hours to overnight with a friend (and hot shower) in Alburqueque, N. M.
    So, "Blue Highways hoooo!".... Till we pitch camp again,
    ALL is well,
    Jack and Connie.    Les mer

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    Le Salinas Ruins, near Moreaty,N.M.

    25. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

    So, when last did you hear of Le Salinas ruins? No? Never heard of them? Congratulations , neither had Connie, neither had I. However, we spent a good part of the day touring the ruins of the Pueblo of Las Salinas, the ruins and a church that the Spanish conquistadors insisted on having the slave labor of the local people build in their attempt to convert them to Christianity. A very strange method of converting someone to Peace and Perfect Love came by the Conquistadors totally devastating the area. How sad... how a very sad. I could go on but that's enough of that sadness. I was very interesting to see the ruins and much like the Mesa Verde ruins and the others that have made such an impact on me.
    Currently I am sitting in a rocker easy chair with a mug of beer next to me after a lovely hot shower enjoying the company with Connie's friend, Mary, in Albuquerque.
    My beer calls - can't type and drink beer, I am tired and thirsty. Drove a good way from Lincoln Forest to near the I-40 junction.
    Must go... adieu,
    Jack & Connie.
    WAIT... let's see if Mary knows, Sonoran hotdogs? Hmmm? We, ll see
    Jack.    Les mer

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    Not Quite Half-way to Greeley, CO.

    26. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F

    We had a decent breakfast with our friend Mary, Albuquerque, and left pretty much on time just after 8:00 a.m. this morning. It is now 12:30 and we're almost halfway to our destination in Colorado, having lunch on a vacant site in Alamosa, Colorado. The drive has been interesting with each of us a trading off after 2 hours. What is so interesting to my desert weary eyes out of Arizona are the streams and the creeks full of what is colloquial called a runoff or snow melt. I saw snow on the peaks all around in the direction we're driving in North of course.
    Until later.    Les mer

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    Off to the cabin in the Rockies...

    27. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

    After a long day driving from Alburqueque in which both of us did very well, dealing seemingly with 150% of ALL of Denver flowing South ( 10-12 MILES of stop-start Southbound) we, LOL, were flowing North on the same I-275 (!) Shame, all of Denver trying to get away from it all (!)
    We'll return on Tuesday seeking wifi connectivity.
    Jack + Connie.    Les mer

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    Rocky Mnt National Park...

    28. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F

    .. is way off in the distance, the snow capped ridges are quite visible from where I was standing at 5:00 this morning, almost on the porch of the cabin up here in the Rockies. A later clogs out the window so the Sun highlighting the snow ridges. so what was I doing up at 4:00 to be looking out the window at 5:00? couldn't sleep and got some writing done.
    to be continued.    Les mer

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    Great, gusty Sunday, but...

    28. mai 2023, Forente stater

    But...? but...? Even though there is talk of a Debt Relief agreement, no-one in the cabin denies it is pure showmanship, mainly by the Far-right 'I, Me, Mine' types in Congress.
    Beyond that, I managed to put some rock climbing experience into play today, as I helped Charlie pour cement into holes created by critters over the winter. Now, unfortunately 1 or 2 critters don't have a nice cozy hole to snuggle up in anymore. Tomorrow we do the other side of the rock foundation. Quite fun, actually. Very interesting to see and experience this whole scene.
    On the writing scene, I couldn't sleep last night and got writing at about 3:30 this morning and slogged on till 5:00, which has given me a rather wonderful jump start on a treatment I am working on it.
    I seem to create in the very early hours of the morning. but that's exactly when I want to be in bed asleep!
    That also means that I am rather sleepy at the moment and might need to get to bed early.
    Until the next quest to find penguins,
    Jack and Connie.    Les mer

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    Monday's Memorial @ 9,030 ft...

    30. mai 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F

    Seems altitude caught up eventually. No Nature, just around thinking and working on Treatment. Seems a shame, but...
    Leaving for Greeley around Noon.
    Jack + Connie.

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    Rain... rain and more rain

    5. juni 2023, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 72 °F

    Colorado residents are getting a little bit tired with all the rain we've had here in Colorado. It's been the wettest May for a good number of years maybe decades and it just buys into climate crisis and stuff again. however I am certain that the Colorado River and so many millions who depend on its water must be smiling because the rain I mean the water is just lying in fields and all over the place.
    We postponed leaving today until tomorrow, and we will shortly be having a planning meeting to see which way we go to head into Wyoming. or whether we should venture off and along a Blue Highway into South Dakota. There's been a good bit of talk about some geology that could be very interesting in South Dakota.
    in the meantime I am perusing a wonderful little book I bought off Kindle called Yoga Laughter and reading about the benefits of laughter like "ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho..." and exuding breath through laughter by laughing, and thereby breathing out and all the toxicity in the lungs before breathing a smaller amount in, breathing out more than breathing in - I wish I have just discovered is the basis of yoga and the prayama (spelling?) method of yoga!
    for now until we laugh together again, cheers
    but that's only for now hahaha!    Les mer

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    Cottonwood Cove, Guernsey State Park, WY

    6. juni 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

    Really a fascinating day of traveling through from Greeley, Colorado deep into the heart of Wyoming. We landed up at Fort Laramee , on the banks of the North Platte and Laramee Rivers. The railway line that Grandfatherust have taken from Omaha to Sacromento runs along the Platte. " To thin to plow, to thick to drink. '
    Quite possible he walked over the Army metal bridge to Ft. Laramee. Quite emotional to think that at LAST I am accomplishing one of the things I vowed I would while still in South Africa. ( a.) to research the NDE; (b.) to research what happened to Grandfather.
    We are re-thinking visiting Yellowstone, after reports of totally unmitigated stupidity, with one feamle of the species try to pay the head of a bison. Today, at a lunch taco joint, I saw a patron wearing a T-shirt. The back image was the head of a bison, the words...?: "Please don't pet me!"    Les mer

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    the Oregon Trail Way up on the ridge

    7. juni 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    Here I am along the Oregon Trail just outside of Guernsey wyoming. the absolutely astounding thing was yesterday at Fort Laramie I managed to photograph one of these covered wagon things Costa Migos or something, Anyway what we've just completed is hiking the ruts left in the sandstone by these wagons. Although it didn't record I tried to make an entryway up on the hill along the Oregon trail, and to my disdain and disgust if I turned around I could see a beautifully manicured green golf course actually covering parts of the Oregon trail. However the astounding thing for me is what motivated these wagoneers? Religious persecution? gold in them the hills? the promise of free land and homesteading? It seems incredible, as Connie pointed out you get to the top of the hill and you look down and there's a valley and beyond the valley is another hill or ridge and beyond those hills are the Rockies and beyond those Rockies... how the hell do you ever get the motivation to get there?Les mer

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    Devils Tower, somewhere near WY/SD.

    7. juni 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

    We're camping at the Reuter Campground in the Black Hills National Forest. So... to-day, methinks, is Wednesday... to strange, I drove from Guernsey Lake (WY.) then did the Oregon Trail (see previous) all that was typical Wyoming rolling hill countryside and pretty much nothing else except a house about half an hour or two back a ranch house I might add and not very much more
    Too beautiful, lovely green rolling hills. encountered a really heavy rainstorm but we were through that in about quarter hour to 20 minutes and we kept on rolling! Now what we came through about half an hour ago was very strangely did not seem like Wyoming countryside. However we are still in Wyoming apparently, middle Wyoming and very close to the South Dakota border.
    Else, all is well. Where next? One thing is for certain it should be on a blue highway.
    excuse the multiple entries I upload as soon as I get three bars on my phone and that's it.    Les mer

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