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This past Saturday our friends Glen and Kathleen Lefler invited Barbara and I to go with them to see the Blue Angels at the El Centro Air Show. We went to an air show and saw a bunch of old cars. Just kidding! The previous week was the Midnight at the Oasis car show inContinue reading “El Centro Air Show”

Yesterday Barbara and I travelled 17 miles north to visit the March AFB Air Museum. We have visited several air museums over the years, but this one is by far the best one we have seen. Our tour guide was a retired air force pilot with a lot of fun and interesting stories. The nearbyContinue reading “March AFB Air Museum”

Happy Birthday Hopper! Our little boy turned 16 years old today. That’s 112 in dog years, so we baked him a pumpkin flavored cake, made especially for dogs, and let him have at it. This is a Wonderful milestone for him so we felt it should be celebrated. We just hope that we can doContinue reading “Sweet 16”

Barbara and I landed at Wilderness Lakes, Thousand Trails park last Thursday. This is a nice park with a lot of things to do here and nearby. But my favorite part of this park is the abundant wildlife at the park. There are numerous canals here and the waterfowl really enjoy them and I enjoyContinue reading “Wilderness Lakes”

This morning Barbara and I headed to Wilder State Park, north of Santa Cruz, to take a bike ride. Our neighbors at the RV park went there yesterday and told us how nice it was so we decided to check it out. Unfortunately, the park was full so we had to resort to plan B.Continue reading “Bike Ride”

Today our friends Terry and Melinda came to visit. After some friendly conversation we headed to the pier in Santa Cruz for lunch. At the pier we enjoyed a great view of Monterey Bay and a good meal at Riva’s. It was a little chilly on the pier. The temperature was 60 degrees with aContinue reading “Santa Cruz Pier”

Barbara and I spent a lazy day at the trailer for most of Valentines day. We did however, take a drive down to Santa Cruz to watch the sunset. It wasn’t the best sunset we have ever seen, but it wasn’t bad. While I took photos Barbara waited in the truck. She thought it wasContinue reading “Valentines Day”

This morning Barbara and I drove over to the Santa Cruz Lighthouse for what was advertised as a farmers market. We walked the entire “farmers market” and never saw any fruits or vegetables. As it turned out it was actually a craft fair. The advertisement also indicated that there would be lots of wonderful viewsContinue reading “Santa Cruz Lighthouse”

After the events of the past few days I decided that today would be a good day to stretch my legs and clear my mind. As usual I took a hike into Coloma this morning but wanted to hike up to the Marshall Monument. Now there are two trails that lead to the monument. OneContinue reading “Clear My Mind”

The American River in northern California is, I believe, one of the most beautiful bodies of water in North America. It is also one of many rivers in the US that is protected, in several locations, under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (WSRA). The WSRA was enacted by congress to protect rivers in theContinue reading “The American River”