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This past Wednesday Barbara and I visited the Saguaro National Park (NP) in southern Arizona. This park is divided into two parts, the east side and the west side with the city of Tucson in between. On Wednesday we visited the east side. As far as national parks go it’s not one of the moreContinue reading “Saguaro National Park, East”

We woke up this morning to an outside temperature of 33 degrees. So while I was waiting for the things to warm up outside I looked at my AllTrails app and found a trail that starts right at the back of the RV park where we’re staying. It is a short two mile out andContinue reading “The North Trail”

This past Sunday, our last night in Yuma, Barbara and I along with some new found friends drove out into the desert to enjoy another Howling at the Moon. This is a tradition in Yuma. During every full moon, weather permitting, people come from all over the area to gather for a fun evening filledContinue reading “Howling at the Moon 2023”

Today Barbara and I and our two friends, Ben and Mary, visited the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. The prison was only open for 33 years, from 1876 until 1909, but it has a very rich history with ties to nearby Tombstone, Arizona. The prison could house 204 inmates, men and women, but atContinue reading “Yuma Territorial Prison”

This morning my friend Robert and I joined six people from Canada, who are also staying in this RV park, and took a hike around the nearby Yuma Foothills. We hiked three miles up the foothills and through a wash in the valley. We saw some bighorn sheep and some Indian Petroglyphs, but most ofContinue reading “Yuma Foothills”

On Friday, December 30th, my son Nicholas and I drove to Reno so I could play ice hockey. In addition to playing ice hockey I got to wear my Oakland Seals jersey that my son Alex gave me for fathers day several years ago. My closest friend of 52 years, Jerry aka EJ, turned 65Continue reading “65th Birthday”

It’s been some time since I last posted anything on my blog. Like the rest of the country, it’s been cold and damp here so I haven’t had much opportunity to get out with my camera. It hasn’t been as cold as Buffalo, NY, but it has been cold. So yesterday I took my cameraContinue reading “It’s Been Awhile”

Recently I took a hike along the Monroe Ridge Trail above the Gold Rush site in Coloma. The Monroe Ridge Trail is named after the Monroe family who migrated to California from Missouri in the mid 1800’s. The Monroe family purchased a small plot of land in Coloma and planted fruit trees. Over time theyContinue reading “Monroe Ridge Trail”

Over the past week I have been trying different setups (cameras and lenses), asking a lot of questions and learning a lot through trial and error. Last night under Bortle 2 skies, I set up my Canon SL-1, crop sensor camera, with the Samyang 135mm, f2 manual focus lens on my star tracker. Using myContinue reading “More Orion”

Barbara and I settled in at Coloma eight days ago and we have been so busy, I have not been able to get out and do any hiking in the area. After yesterdays football game the plan today was to just sit and relax for the day. That didn’t happen. I got up this morningContinue reading “Busy Times”