Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Friday, January 12, 2024

traveler's rest

We've arrived in Tempe which is sort of an outlier of Phoenix AZ just after a most glorious sunset viewed from Hwy 87 which winds down towards the lowlands through mountains I never realized were there. The highest elevation I saw was 7700 ft, about 1000 ft higher than Colorado Springs. From there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Ready... Steady...

My bags are packed (clothes, toiletries, yarn, laptop...) and after a good night's sleep, I'm ready to go, Charlie will be standing outside my door... In fact while we enjoyed our $11 burgers at BJ's Brewhouse burger day (every Wednesday) I got a call from the computer shop: My laptop was ready to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 8, 2024

Road Trip!

On Thursday, Charlie and I will be heading out in my 'new' car--a Nissan Sentra, if you're curious--to take him to a jugger match in Tempe AZ. I am keeping an eye on the weather forecasts for the end of the week across the landscape we'll be driving through. The plan is to go south along I-25 into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

A few more Colorado skies

I took these shots on two different mornings last week. That's the one good thing about getting out of bed before dawn, or at least when the light coming in through the windows has that happy rosy shine! https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 4, 2023

The San Rafael Swell

I've made the drive across the San Rafael Swell in Utah, a portion of I-70 they could sell tickets to! https://flic.kr/s/aHsjuoKkkk https://flic.kr/s/aHsjxdy6TP...and here's a shot of the eastern edge of this massive lift of the land from the air: https://flic.kr/p/772E2Z If you want to know more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 1, 2023

Denver Aquarium

For the first time in some time, a travel adventure! Charlie and I, on the way to delivering him to the Fan Expo which he's attending without me this year, took a side trip to the Denver Aquarium. We knew it was there, but in all the years we've lived in Colorado, have never visited it before. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

another morning sky

I woke a little earlier than I wanted to, but there are compensations for getting up in the dark: https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 27, 2023

Ocean Shores days

Here, finally, are the photos from my weekend on the Washington Coast. The family in Seattle have acquired a beach house in Ocean Shores, and we spent the weekend there. One morning my daughter and I drove up to Lake Quinalt for a basket-weaving workshop, and drove a few miles out the South Shore... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 20, 2023

Window Seat: Colorado Springs to Seattle

As promised, here are the first photos from last week's trip to Seattle. I'm pleased with several of these! It was fun going through and sharpening them up! We landed at SEATAC under a brilliant sunset! https://flic.kr/p/2ocxg6c Click here, then left-wards up the photostream to see the afternoon... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Touring around Pike's Peak

In the 10 years or so I've been living in Colorado, in view of Pike's Peak, I've driven around all the region in many seasons and weathers, taken a LOT of pictures! Here are some of them: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjBuxrYb I know TAPS has visited and loved this area, and I present them here for her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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