Category Archives: Travel

High Plains Drifters

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Paul

All day today I thought of the Clint Eastwood movie High Plains Drifter as we drove from Benson Arizona to El Paso Texas. This is all 4-5000 feet and a high plains/desert ringed by mountain ranges. It is so high … Continue reading →

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Out of the Valley of the Sun

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Paul

This morning we are leaving Tempe and heading east toward south Texas. It is a clear sunny day, as is often the case. The temperature this morning was a crisp 29. It will rise to almost 60 during the day. … Continue reading →

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Arizona Highlights

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Paul

  We are coming up on two weeks in Arizona and want to share some highlights. Internet connectivity has been spotty, so posts aren’t frequent. We use McDonald’s free wifi when we can. Jean and I played golf one day … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas to All!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Paul

Here we are in sunny Arizona. This is even further removed from the traditional view of Christmas than our usual damp haunts in western Washington. Yesterday afternoon I played golf in sunshine and 70 degrees! It seems strange to see … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Paul

There is a full lunar eclipse tonight all across north America. If you have the opportunity to go outside between 11 and 1 you will be treated to a wonderful and eerie event. Unfortunately, the clouds have come to the … Continue reading →

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Getting to Arizona

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Paul

I thought I should write a slightly longer post about our trip from Seattle to Tempe. We left Redding CA and drove down to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park just south of Monterey on the Pacific Coast Highway. That park … Continue reading →

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Gray Skies Blues

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Paul

This post is a bit delayed due to lack of internet connectivity for a a few days. California proved to be gray and drizzly much of our time there. We did have some partly sunny days at Norman and Janet’s … Continue reading →

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The Sun Does Shine in Calfornia

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Paul

We spent two days traveling down Big Sur to Arroyo Grande. It was foggy, misty, and dangerous driving most of the way. However we had a beautiful evening on Jean’s birthday. Our campsite was in a state park with a … Continue reading →

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Living In Confined Quarters

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Paul

Rain and cool temps means spending more time in Picasso. Two of us and all of our gear (some of you know we don’t travel light) make for crowded living quarters. Jean’s current mantra is “a place for everything and … Continue reading →

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A Very Wet Day

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Paul

We awoke in Eugene this morning to a steady rain/downpour. After 40 minutes outside taking down our trailer hookup I was soaked to the skin. My Seattle rain jacket gave up after about 30 minutes. I told Jean that this … Continue reading →

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