2013- in Review—The Budget
2013 is history, and we have now been retired one year. We have been very blessed to travel not only in Florida, but “around the edges” of the US, from Michigan across…
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Into the Sunset
Gulf Shores, AL beach offered a relaxing and refreshing opportunity for a stroll into the sunset. Some would say to us, “What’s next?” We don’t have a ready answer for…
Where No Man Has Gone Before
I’ve always had a bent toward science fiction as a kid. . .and even as an adult. When Star Trek came on the air in 1966, my wife told me about it and I was interested to…
Modern Art and the Death of a Culture
That’s the name of a 1970 book by H. R. Rookmaaker. I’ve never read the book, and although I’d like to read it someday, in a way the title says it all. One doesn’t need…
Remember the Alamo
When someone mentions “The Alamo,” perhaps one of the first things that comes to mind is the ballad of “Davy Crocket” and the Walt Disney portrayal of Fess Parker as the…
Bat Flight
This video wasn't taken by us, but was on YouTube. Cameras were not allowed at the Bat Flight show. This was a fascinating display of the thousands of bats emerging from…
White Sands
A visit to White Sands, NM presents us with an amazing landscape The sound on the second part of the video is not very good because of the winds blowing as they did. But…
Desert Wanderings
Unlike the Israelites, we only spent two and a half weeks in the desert. Even so, the terrain often reminded us of our trip to the Holy Land, with lots of wilderness!…
Prayer Garden
In Western Phoenix, Phillip Williams pastors a small Baptist church called, “Church of the Valley.” We were looking for a place to park our van and spend the night so we…
Phoenix, the “Wright” Country
Since Phoenix (actually suburban Scottsdale) was the winter residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and his school of architecture, Taliesin West, (they spent summers at their…
Sand is our Friend
We love sand! It’s fun to play with and to walk on too. We like going to the beach where we can make sand castles and write in the sand, only to see it washed clean when…
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park, located in Southern California near Palm Springs, is a park named after a tree that has a very “Dr. Seuss” kind of appearance. These trees are…
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
That song has been going around in my mind for some time, even now, nearly a week after we left. Undoubtedly our time in San Jose was a big highlight of our…
Ride Lombard Street
Lombard Street in San Francisco is famous the world around While we didn’t drive down this part, we did watch people come down the very steep and very winding road.
I Need a Tee-Shirt: “Survivor—Highway One!”
The ranger at one of the lighthouses we visited in California said “Everyone should drive Highway One at least once in their lives, and that’s enough.” We had already…
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