Local State Parks Daytrip |
I've been working my tail off for over a month now, re-editing
thousands of old cemetery photos. I decided on a whim that I needed a
break, so I spent a few hours visiting three California state par...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:30:00 GMT |
Christmas 2009 in the North |
As I usually do, I spent Christmas week traveling and visiting with friends in the Northern California area. Then, as I headed home, I decided to take the long way, by driving over Carson Pass up to L...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:52:00 GMT |
Birthday in the Desert 2009 |
Going back to the roots of this traditional annual trip, I waited until
almost the last minute to decide where I would head and how much time I
would spend. I ended up going to the Salton Sea for tw...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:00 GMT |
There's a new blog in town... |
I'm starting
a new blog about the out of the way cemeteries in the U.S. Southwest
and the pioneers who helped settle, and are now buried in those areas.
You can find it here: LINK
Posted by on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:10:00 GMT |
Bodie, One More Time |
I plan to start a new blog very soon, related to my Pioneer Graves project, and I needed to do a little research for it in Bodie. And, since our Governator has a plan in the works to close more than 2...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 GMT |
Death Valley |
It had been almost two years since I'd been to Death Valley, and I have no idea if Minnie had ever been there before, so I decided we were due. I headed there as soon as I got off work Sunday morning,...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:45:00 GMT |
Christmas in Gold Country 2008 |
I wasn't able to spend Christmas day itself in Gold Country this year (I'll save that rant for another place and time), but I managed to keep tradition anyway and head up there a little earlier in the...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT |
Palmdale Blizzard 2008 |
Well, they were calling it a blizzard on the news, anyway. That's probably too strong of a word, but we did get a lot more snow than this area has seen in a very long time. It was certainly nothing li...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:30:00 GMT |
Spending My Birthday With The Utards |
This year for my birthday I headed to Utah to meet Cat and Wade (fellow POTN members) and their family. While in Utah I visited Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, Snow Canyon State Park and a coupl...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:45:00 GMT |
A New Home for Old Gates |
I was invited to the (re)dedication ceremony for the historic pioneer Hebrew cemetery in Marysville on Sunday, June 29th. Restoration work had begun, including the installation of gates that had been ...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT |
