Artists palette
19 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofЧитать далее
Zabriskie Point
19 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Did a walk to Zabriskie point and Badlands loop
Dante’s View
19 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Trail 🏃♀️ run while Paul golfs below sea level in Death Valley.
Furnace creek ⛳️ course
20 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Paul golfed Furnace creek today. Below sea level.
Mosaic Canyon
21 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Afternoon hike to Red Cathedral through Golden Canyon
Palm Springs
23 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 desertЧитать далее
Ladder and Painted Canyons
25 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Pretty cool slot canyons to walk through. Not too tough up and down some ladders and nice ridge views.
RnG day
26 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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’sЧитать далее
San Diego
27 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 aЧитать далее
ПутешественникI never thought of fall colours in the desert. Very beautiful!
Beaches
28 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ПутешественникWow, great wildlife photos. Beautiful pelican? The 2 sea lions snarling at each other remind me of Rhonda.
San Diego highlights
29 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
Cabrillo National Monument
1 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
ПутешественникHow cool are all those cacti! But wow, good thing that spike didn’t go through your foot!!
ПутешественникIt was a cactus needle. If that’s what you mean by spike. I had to push it out the way it came in. I couldn’t pull it through.
Romero Canyon
6 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Went for a hike up Romero canyon to the pools.
Local events
7 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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. PicЧитать далее
Mount Lemmon
9 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
RnG day
10 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 NationalЧитать далее
ПутешественникThose 🌵 are so cool! That is chilly though, I wasn’t think of below freezing temps 🥶
ПутешественникGlad the day warmed up! The one cactus looks so soft and fuzzy 😃
Tucson Street Fair
13 декабря 2024 г. ⋅ ☀️ 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 weЧитать далее
Biosphere 2
14 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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: LowЧитать далее
Enjoying the sunshine
15 декабря 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 itЧитать далее
ПутешественникPlease bring the sun and decent temperatures with you when you come 😁
ПутешественникAmazing views! 😊
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So pretty!!!