Loreto was our planned southern extent for this winter. It’s a nice size colonial town with all the amenities one could need and the requisite picturesque town plaza. We wanted to revisit the inland Misión San Javier because the drive […]
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 areas as well as visit old favorites. We crossed the […]
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 most famous, and rightfully so. The high altitude views […]
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 to the […]
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 […]
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 ice age, leaving today’s Death Valley. Badwater Basin is 282 feet below sea […]
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, after the second jabs, we took off. First night out we […]
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 […]
We camped on a rocky shoreline near San Nicolás, a tiny fishing village on the shore of the Sea of Cortez. From our rocky perch we could see the east side of the peninsula that forms Bahía Concepción, one of […]
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 […]