Tag Archives: Travel

Staying in a tent cabin at Curry Village in Yosemite National Park

March 31 ~ Yosemite National Park There are few places on this planet that have been more written about, photographed, admired, loved, and longed for than Yosemite National Park. Covering over 1200 square miles, you could easily spend weeks here and … Continue reading

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Road Trip! Highway 395 through the Mohave Desert

Monday, March 30th ~ On the road again! Tim and I decided rather spur of the moment to take off on a road trip. It also coincides with Spring Break for some schools, so we are not sure if things … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

Sunday, March 22nd ~ Yorba Linda, California Only a 25 minute drive from Disneyland, you can travel from a world of fantasy to one of honesty, deception and sometimes harsh realities. The Richard Nixon Library is located in Yorba Linda … Continue reading

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Train ride on vintage cars to Santa Barbara with Inspirato

Saturday, March 14th ~ Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, California We were told to arrive at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles no later that 7:15 in the morning. Not sure how the traffic might be, we allowed plenty of … Continue reading

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Palm Springs ~ Tramway to the top of the mountain

Friday, March 13th (Friday the 13th) With my mother-in-law in tow, our first big outing was a drive to Palm Springs to take the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to the top of the mountain and visit Mount San Jacinto State … Continue reading

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Coming Soon! Showing off a bit of Southern California

We have been busy the past two weeks with a visit from my mother-in-law, Nancy. It was time for us to get out and show off a few places in Southern California that she had not seen before. When you … Continue reading

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The Queen Mary

Monday, March 2nd ~ On board the Queen Mary I was so excited to have my sister and brother-in-law stop by on their way to Arizona. Their time with us was limited, and we opted to take a day trip … Continue reading

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The Great Zimbabwe

Friday February 6th ~ Exploring the Great Zimbabwe Our tour was starting to come unraveled at the seams. A game drive scheduled for the previous afternoon at Mutirikwi National Park was cancelled. Evidently the company that was supposed to take … Continue reading

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Playing with little lions – ahhhh, a relief after the previous night…

Thursday February 5th ~ Antelope Park to Masvingo After only 2.5 short hours the alarm was going off on Tim’s iPhone. I struggled to get my bearings. That is often one of the challenges of frequent traveling – trying to … Continue reading

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MISSING – Two big lions

Wednesday February 4th (PM) ~ In the back of a pick-up, Antelope Park, Zimbabwe “If we can’t find them soon, perhaps we can try playing animal in distress sounds”, the lone female voice cracked through the night on the radio. … Continue reading

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