Gulf side gulls and pelican in food chase. Continuation of the new and old interesting places in Baja. Loreto was our planned southern extent for this winter. It’s a nice size colonial town with all the amenities one could need...
Bahía San Francisquito’s empty beach. One of our new destinations. In winter of 2022 we escaped once again to Baja. Since we’ve been there several times we have some favorite camping sites. This time we decide to explore some new...
Hillside stripes with Gambel Oak (aka Scrub Oak) dominating With a bit more time, we range further south. This part of the state is renowned for fall foliage. The Million Dollar highway from Silverton to Ouray (Hwy. 550) is the...
Colorado Panorama The hardwood forests of the eastern states get all the love. People, foreign and domestic, come to see the wonderful fall foliage. And I don’t blame them. In October, 2014 we took a sweep through the upper Midwest...
The Monarch life cycle starts as a tiny green egg underneath a milkweed leaf. I’ve found several young caterpillars not long after they’ve hatched. Some I’ve brought home on their leaf, and put in a large well-ventilated jar with lots...
Driving north into Death Valley we pass a number of stark alluvial fans. Into southern California for Death Valley Nat. Park…the lowest and hottest point in the USA. A large inland lake dried up at the end of the last...
The Orchard House house in Mills Canyon built of local stone. We like to get away at least once during the winter months, but this year we waited until successfully scrounging Covid19 vaccinations. Not an easy task. On March 7th,...
This post will be interesting to a few readers who want to find interesting camp sites in the SW states. These were spots we found on our way to Baja in late February and returning in late March. We stayed...
Gulf view of the peninsula forming the Bahía Concepción. One would never guess one of the most popular tourist destinations in Baja is just on the other side. We camped on a rocky shoreline near San Nicolás, a tiny fishing...
Starting with the 3’ snow before Thanksgiving, the winter seemed endless. We decided to escape in mid-February by reliving our previous marvelous trip to Baja CA. Returning 3 years later and slightly later in the season, I guess we should...
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