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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.

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Friday, April 3, 2009

Rock N Roll


About noon the wind picked up beyond a breeze and by 3pm was gusting to 45mph. Even the birds weren’t flying.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Sky Watch Friday - eVe


Last nights sunset

To see more skies from around the world or to share your own go to Sky Watch Friday by clicking here.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Cleaning the Cobwebs from my Mind

Spring cleaning or lightening the load.

I hate housework. Berta calls the dust velvet, and mine is of the thick plushest quality. If I had a better camera I’d show you.

Yet every spring I try to go through all the little corners and boxes and cupboards to remove unneeded stuff. OK, so I never get through it all, but I can always find stuff that need to go.

Planning a yard sale this Friday and/or Saturday. Please come buy some of this stuff.

For me spring cleaning is a time to reflect on goals and intentions. Is anything from the past gathering dust bunnies?

And I’m a list maker. I suppose partly so I don’t forget, yet mostly because it feels good to cross things off my list. Sometimes, I cross things off that I haven’t done because I’ve changed my intentions. And that’s just fine.

Because change is certainly the only constant in my life, from Now, to Now, to Now.....

Monday, March 30, 2009

My World Tuesday - Hiking the Grand Canyon

Part 1 - Because it's a long hike

Roaring Springs canyon to Bright Angle canyon


My first season as a Park Ranger at Grand Canyon National Park training included hiking rim-to-rim.  Read more about hiking in the Grand Canyon...

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Lake Pleasant campout


View from camper
Friday afternoon Berta and I took off with the camper to Lake Pleasant, located 30 miles north of Phoenix. Managed by the Maricopa county Parks and Recreation Department, this area offers diving, fishing, hiking, camping and boating opportunities.

Lake Pleasant, a small part
The lake was originally created in the 1920s with the building of the Waddel Dam on the Agua Fria River. In 1992 the construction of a larger dam tripled the size of the lake. Lake Pleasant is Arizona’s second largest lake with 50 miles of shoreline.

Hillside above Lake Pleasant studded with Sagauro cactus
The lake is surrounded by Sonoran desert, the most complex of any desert type because of its diversity of species.

Globe Mallow and Brittlebush

Ocotillo

Pincushion Cactus
This diversity is partly attributed to geologic history.

Barrel Cactus
This geologic area of Arizona is known as the Basin and Range. After spending billions of years mostly under ocean waters a massive uplift to the north and east caused the land to stretch and allowed volcanic intrusions to build several mountain ranges. Erosion filled valleys and today we only see the tips of the mountains.

Chalcedony Desert Rose
Quartz is found in veins and pockets. Chalcedony is quartz that formed at or near the earth’s surface or in a pocket with no pressure creating the Desert Rose.

P and Berta looking at rocks

Three wild burros
A heard of 280 burros roam the adjacent public lands. Left behind by prospectors in the 1860s, they don’t pay any attention to human made land boundaries. We had seen burro dung around camp and heard their echoing cry.

Had to leave Saturday afternoon to pick up a friend from the airport shuttle. But can’t wait for the next campout.

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