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Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens – Day and Night
One of my favorite things to do is visit botanical gardens in different cities. I love how they highlight the beauty of the area they are located in. Of all the gardens I’ve had the pleasure to visit, the Phoenix gardens are in my top 3. I have visited this garden many times over the…
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Birding at the Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona
In addition to landscape photography, I love to photograph birds. I enjoy the environments where they live, searching for the birds and then capturing them in digital photography. It’s a very rewarding experience. I am currently wintering just south of Phoenix. So I decided to take a few days and go boondocking in the Phoenix…
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Awesome Hike in a Slot Canyon
In my last post, I had said that I had skipped past two great hikes. This post covers the second hike I had neglected to write about. I woke up the next morning after visiting Zion, and remembered I was very close to a cool hike called Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon. I visited this canyon several…
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I Completely Missed Posting a Couple of Hikes
I can’t believe I completely skipped past two amazing hikes I did in Utah when I wrote my last post. After I had met with my photographer friend, Seth Hamel, I stayed another night in Virgin, Utah. I wanted to drive the scenic highway through Zion National Park and then hike a trail I have…
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Exploring Southern Utah, Engine Problems and Thanksgiving
After my fun times near Zion, I decided to head back to Albuquerque to spend Thanksgiving with friends. Before leaving Utah, I stopped at a trail I had looked at hiking many times but never stopped in the past. Usually when I was in the area, it was way too hot to hike an open…
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Exploring Southern Nevada and West Zion
After my fun-filled visit to Las Vegas I started heading east. I had plans to meet up with a photographer friend for a sunset shoot in West Zion. My first stop was to stay at the Valley of Fire State Park just east of Las Vegas. It’s a very unique park with red sandstone formations.…
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Celebrating my 60th Birthday in Las Vegas!
My best friend Dia and her boyfriend Scott rode with me and Maddie in my RV to Las Vegas, Nevada. We stayed together for four days at the Circus Circus Hotel RV Park. It’s basically a giant parking lot with hookups but it’s the only RV park on the Strip. The ride there together was…
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I’m Finally Living and Traveling Full-Time in my RV
Dry Camping at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico I knew I would be leaving New Mexico for some time, so I decided to visit the hot springs at Truth or Consequences and the City of Rocks State Park near Deming, New Mexico. Both areas are in the southern part of the state,…
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My First Outing in My RV
I finally purchased my RV and got it all set up for my future adventures. It took some time for me to sell what belongings I didn’t want any more, store those items I wanted to keep, and give away what was left. But I’m officially living in my RV now. Me and Maddie the…
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