Artists palette
19. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
More than 5 million years ago repeated volcanic eruptions blanketed the landscape depositing ash and minerals. The volcanic minerals were chemically altered by heat and water, with variable amounts ofLes mer
Zabriskie Point
19. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Did a walk to Zabriskie point and Badlands loop
Dante’s View
19. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Drove to 5475 ft for sunset. Chillier for sure. Nice view overlooking the Badwater (salt) basin and the mountains beyond.
Gower gulch and Golden canyon
20. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Trail 🏃♀️ run while Paul golfs below sea level in Death Valley.
Furnace creek ⛳️ course
20. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Paul golfed Furnace creek today. Below sea level.
Mosaic Canyon
21. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Went for a walk into Mosaic canyon. Spotted a furry creature and not so furry plant. Neither that I would want to touch.
Golden Canyon to Red Cathedral
21. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Afternoon hike to Red Cathedral through Golden Canyon
Palm Springs
23. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Yesterday was a travel day. Today we took it easy. And by easy I mean, laundry, some car service, golf range and a run. Went for a walk early evening in downtown Palm Springs.
Joshua Tree National Park
24. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Went for a couple walks in Joshua Tree National Park. The vegetation in the south end is sparse. The north has Joshua trees and a variety of 🌵
Forty nine palms oasis hike is a trail through desertLes mer
Ladder and Painted Canyons
25. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Pretty cool slot canyons to walk through. Not too tough up and down some ladders and nice ridge views.
RnG day
26. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Run and golf day. Drove to Indian Palms golf course with Paul. He didn’t take any pictures. 🤷♀️ and I ran from there back to the campground. I’ll insert a pic I took from yesterday’sLes mer
San Diego
27. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Drove to San Diego today through some nice areas in the mountains. Still some fall colours happening. Traffic was light on the eve of 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving. We did avoid interstates and took more of aLes mer
Beaches
28. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Went for some beach walks at Del Mar, Torrey Pines State Park and La Jolla cove. Lots of people out enjoying the 🌞 on 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving.
San Diego highlights
29. november 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We walked our feet off today. Went to Balboa park which is a 1,200-acre historic urban cultural park. After that we (thankfully) drove closer to the waterfront and went to Seaport village and theLes mer
Cabrillo National Monument
1. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Went to Cabrillo National monument, Point Loma lighthouse and trolled through the tidal pools. Last day in California. Onto Arizona next.
Arizona!
3. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We arrived yesterday into the Tucson area where we will stay for a couple weeks. Checked out some local trails today and Paul hit some balls at the driving range.
Just another 🌞 day
4. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our days in Arizona will be a little more laid back not having to travel. There’s plenty of trails right from the campground. Of course the golfer will need to get out to the ⛳️ once in a while.Les mer
Romero Canyon
6. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Went for a hike up Romero canyon to the pools.
Local events
7. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Went to some local events today. In the morning there was an outdoor Christmas market just across the road from the park. Paul took a pass on this one 😂🙄.
Spotted quite the diva 🐾 there. PicLes mer
Mount Lemmon
9. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Took a scenic drive up to Mount Lemmon. It was 86km one way from our campsite. The other option was a 20k hike with 2200m of gain. 🤪 and then back down.
The elevation of Mount Lemmon is 2795m andLes mer
RnG day
10. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Paul remembered to take pictures today while golfing.
I went for a run just before sunset when we got back to 🏕️. Love that golden hour lighting 🌆
Cooler day today but no complaints still 🌞
Saguaro National Park
11. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The day started out a cold -4C at the 🏕️. The outside water taps were frozen. Thankfully we have heat in the trailer and the day did warm up to 20C.
We spent a few hours at Saguaro NationalLes mer
Tucson Street Fair
13. desember 2024 ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Haven’t posted in a few days. Just up to our usual, golfing, running and hiking.
Yesterday we went to a street fair in downtown Tucson. (Dog pic 😂) There were lots of vendors selling stuff weLes mer
Biosphere 2
14. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Biosphere 2 was a three-acre sealed structure that was used for two closed-system experiments: 1991 to 1993 and March to September 1994. The experiments encountered several problems, including: LowLes mer
Enjoying the sunshine
15. desember 2024, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Some pics from yesterdays run and todays hike.
Was up early today to volunteer at the Tucson marathon, earning some race credits.
Came back and we were ready to go for a geology guided walk but itLes mer
ReisendeAmazing views! 😊
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So pretty!!!