Monday, March 23, 2015

A Different Yucca Plant

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A few days later, we decided to take a short trip through the desert and up the mountain toward Oatman to see what other desert plants might...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

Joshua Blossoms from Lake Isabella to Kingman

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I suppose one of the reasons we have been so comfortable in Arizona is because it and the people are very much like Texas - more West Tex...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

The Roads Home

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Hum-dee-dum.  How to get home from the Sequoia National Forest?  Snow is blocking roads in higher elevations, so we know we will be going do...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Sequoias!

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There is no photograph that will ever show the height of these trees, that will ever represent the magnificence of the grove. There is...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Yosemite Snow

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We're leaving Yosemite by a different route that we came in on.  This one will take us out through a tunnel and then higher into the mou...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

John Muir

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This guy should be bronzed.  The good news is that John Muir (1838 - 1914) is the reason the Environmentalist Movement exists.  I don...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Yosemite's Winter Animals

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The snow pack and cold winds drive the animals out of the highlands and into Yosemite's canyon. That means we may have a better chance o...
Saturday, March 7, 2015

The Waterfalls of Yosemite

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The major waterfalls will probably have water year-round.  The minor waterfalls may or may not. The ephemerals are just that:  lasting a ...
Friday, March 6, 2015

Granpa Has A Hankering For Yosemite

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We know that the east entrance to Yosemite is closed because of snow.  That means we will have to circle around and come in the west.  This ...