I grew up in the Mojave Desert of Southern California – just over the San Gabriel Mountains from Los Angeles. We could get to Ventura Beach in about an hour and a half. We could play on the sand, walk along the beach, body surf. It was fantastic. Once my friends and I got our… Continue reading Foggy Day at Cannon Beach
Category: Travel
Cannon The Beach
Visit Date: June 26, 2020 Coming up on our anniversary we tried to think what we could do that would be safe but different from our usual routine. We settled on a quick trip to the Cannon Beach. We figured we’d be safe because we would be outside, it would be breezy – it’s always… Continue reading Cannon The Beach
Winter Weekend at Hood Canal
Dates: February 28 ==> March 1, 2020 It’s nice to have Linda as a sister-in-law; mainly because she is nice, fun, and always looking for adventures. As an additional benefit, she has friends all around the country. We started our fall trip to the south with her friends near Washington DC. This past weekend we… Continue reading Winter Weekend at Hood Canal
Arizona Trip 2020 – Trains!
January 19-20, 2020 No trip to Arizona is complete without a trip up to the northern part of the state to watch some trains running on the BNSF Transcon. A good bit of this post is a railfan nerd fest post. Most of my photos along the BNSF transcontinental route are in Flagstaff and Winslow… Continue reading Arizona Trip 2020 – Trains!
Arizona Trip 2020 – Musical Instrument Museum
January 21, 2020 When we awoke on Tuesday morning in Winslow we were greeted by Portland winter weather: cold, cloudy, and rainy. Sporadic snow was in the forecast for Flagstaff so after breakfast we headed out to try to get up and over the mountain down to Phoenix during the warm part of the day.… Continue reading Arizona Trip 2020 – Musical Instrument Museum