I did not leave my heart in San Francisco; just some cash to visit the California Academy of Sciences. (I think Saint Francisco is the patron saint of perpetual mist. Did not see the sun there.) The museum is really…
Fort Tejon
Finished the drive to Alex’ with our load of furniture, but stopped at Fort Tejon State Historical Park along the way. it was one of the few things that the History Here iPhone app suggested that was on our way up…
Played with Dinosaurs an a Child
We had to stop a Cabazon to see the giant extinct lizards (and get gas and ice tea). I wore the right tee shirt today: And here from my postcard selection, which you should really visit (see the menu listing…
A Stop at Chiriaco Summit
A stop at Chiriaco Summit off I10 in California includes lunch in the coffee shop… and a good lunch it was. Fresh hamburger and fries, served hot. not heat lamp hot, straight from the grill hot. Followed by cherry pie for Kay…
Butterfly Aquarium
On the rez is Butterfly Wonderland to which we have Lifetime Passes and OdySea Aquarium to which we have no passes. Click photo to enlarge and start slideshow. There were butterflies, of course: The featured exhibit at Butterfly Wonderland is…
Deer Bearizona
Just east of Williams at the gateway to the Grand Canyon (at least the road north to the canyon starts there) is Bearizona. An early morning start as soon as they open at 8:00am finds the animals more active than…
The Grand Canyon
It’s just gorges. A lot of gorges. A lot of deep gorges. Pretty too.
The Petrified Desert
Actually it’s the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert in the Petrified Forest National Park. First stop: Painted Desert (love the iPhone panoramic capability): Second stop: Petrified Forest: Not to forget Newspaper Rock and the (now sealed off) fertility cave: In…
Getting Kicks
Jack was forced to listen to an oldies playlist in northern Arizona. We got our kicks on Route 66. (Because we went past the Winona exit and couldn’t forget Winona.) Then we stood on a corner in Winslow, Arizona to…
A Trip to Flagstaff
Every trip north with company requires a stop at Montezuma Castle National Monument. I’ve been stopping here a long, long time. But not so long ago that they still had the ladders up so you could go into the ruin.…