Two miles south of Furnace Creek, the Golden Canyon is a short gorge that cuts into brightly colored sandstone rocks in many glowing shades of orange, gold and red, with the ever-present deep blue sky above making the hues seem especially sharp and intense. Once there was a paved road running up the whole length but this has long been disused and most sections have eroded away. Now, travel on foot … [Read more...]
Fun with Mike and Shirley
We REALLY lucked out big time on this trip. In late January, shortly after we arrived at Catalina State Park, Shirley O'Kelly sauntered over to our camp site and introduced herself to Ed. Ed was significantly impressed enough to remember her and her husband's name (Michael) to tell me about them when I returned to the site later... (highly unusual on Ed's part). I met Shirley the next day … [Read more...]
Catalina State Park: A GREAT Place to Feel Bad
It all went downhill after Buddy, the German Pointer, from the campsite across the way ran full-force into my left knee and I toppled to the asphalt on the first day we were at Catalina State Park in Tuscon. It felt (at the time) like the nail in the proverbial coffin, following nearly a month of aches, pains and various ailments - not least of which included a needle in my eyelid when we were … [Read more...]
Ed Meets Mexico
I suppose that the nice thing to do would have been to warn him. But it was just SO much more fun this way. Ed and I drove down from the Fortuna Foothills and parked at the Los Algodones border crossing into Mexico. Within minutes after entering Mexico, Ed was the somewhat sheepish owner of 2 'gold' and one silver necklace. No, he wasn't buying them for me. He knows me better than that. … [Read more...]
Disconnected and Immobilized
After nearly a month of successfully using our satellite dish to connect to the Internet, I wasn't prepared for what happened when we got to Tucson. Despite working to acquire a signal for nearly 2 days (multiple restarts and calls to support), Ed couldn't get a lock on the satellite. Although we could get free WiFi at Starbucks with a 10 minute drive, I was surprised at how bereft I felt not … [Read more...]
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