Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The Methusaleh Tree

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The location of the ancient Great Basin bristlecone pine forest is not a secret.  Which tree is actually the 4,846 year old Methusaleh tree ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Moving on to Bishop, California

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We chose Bishop, California because it is just outside the eastern entrance to Yosemite.  It's a small resort-ish kinda place.  The more...
Monday, December 15, 2014

Zabriskie Point in Death Valley

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This place gets a 4.5 out of 5 rating from TripAdvisor.com.  I personally give it a full 5! It looks like chocolate swirl ice cream t...
Saturday, December 13, 2014

The Coolies of Death Valley

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The above is the mule-train.   Now let's focus on the borax works. This is what the "factory" looked like during i...

20-Mule Team Borax

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Borax was first discovered in the dry lake beds of Tibet.  Arabians brought it west via the Silk Road. It was an uncommon commodity.   Y...
Friday, December 12, 2014

A Resort Hotel in Death Valley??

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Furnace Creek Resort There really is a place named Furnace Creek, as well as places like Funeral Mountains, Coffin Peak, Hell's ...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

A Surprise Visit to Death Valley!

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Well, Granpa decided that he wanted to see Yosemite National Park again.  It was okay the first time around, but just wasn't that impre...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Christmas in Kingman

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Christmas for a traveler has to be about more than family.  It helps us to focus on the reason for the season - the birth of Christ Jesus.  ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Cattle Rancing and Palo Duro

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Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 - December 12, 1929) is about as famous a Texas cattleman as there ever will be.  He was moved to Texas at ...

The Wildlife of Sedona

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No.  Not the wild life of Sedona, the wildlife of Sedona... Okay, so we didn't see a lot of wildlife - a long-earred squirrel and a...
Monday, December 8, 2014

Now Comes the Really Pretty Part of a Sedona Visit!

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This is my iPhone picture of leaving Sedona.  Think how much prettier it would have been if done with Granpa's camera!  Sedona is gor...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

Sedona Itself

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Sedona is a ritzy little tourist trap.  There are as many shysters strolling the streets trying to con you into timeshare housing as there a...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Long-Eared Squirrel

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I couldn't stand not knowing.  Curiosity kills the cat, and I'm on my 9th life.  It's known as Abert's squirrel (Sciurus abe...
Thursday, December 4, 2014

First Trip, Sedona

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We chose Sedona hoping that we haven't missed the turning of the leaves for the Fall. Once we leave the Interstate things begin to get...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

New Contract! We're Goin' Back to Kingman, Arizona! Hallelujah!

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Woohoo!  We loved everything about the first time we were in Kingman, Arizona!  And now we're going back!  Hallelujah!! The phone rang...
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