tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55351842983584456202024-03-11T21:53:28.283-07:00The PENguin BlogThe PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.comBlogger520125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-88996035790754199812024-02-01T17:58:00.000-08:002024-02-01T17:58:14.928-08:00A Few New Pens: OMAS and Pelikan<p> Come visit us and se what's new in 2024, with many more to come.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME4b3L4keNulCZ0PEAvaCpII0BTCORl6keAB0b6rVq66S_d6sM9mFrF50u7vOUTsdyA0-tAled7LxHka54lBs-ARoBB2IcOjxMkDC-KML9ws5FOh1aKl51l5zVi7f5QNT_e-rPWUTrc2lhKt4w6311SM69PpvFzFiCGfjT7FriddukQ931LhQRWPzoigq/s1000/P1210089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME4b3L4keNulCZ0PEAvaCpII0BTCORl6keAB0b6rVq66S_d6sM9mFrF50u7vOUTsdyA0-tAled7LxHka54lBs-ARoBB2IcOjxMkDC-KML9ws5FOh1aKl51l5zVi7f5QNT_e-rPWUTrc2lhKt4w6311SM69PpvFzFiCGfjT7FriddukQ931LhQRWPzoigq/s320/P1210089.JPG" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Seems a good time to post.</p><p>Any time you are in the area, a visit to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens will reward you with tons of beautiful plants, dramatic ocean vistas and the main subject of this post, flowers:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaggGDVXfk3Nct-3Ir4AcLVXra9EwU7Z0M1G7FhOZAZlgu8vR3fuzKPgV8v-9b5I1W_wQwGyLjCxlvIdR7dO0PFLiLiFeTq09quUy62X3o738Eb6-26BYUXDMeQo71hR_uKZ_Zi32kCMiVNxgDA9mcPkF_k2oE1FeM9lmtxOL7Gf1gAoqxrJSqmnr2yUmU/s3055/*P1370146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="3055" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaggGDVXfk3Nct-3Ir4AcLVXra9EwU7Z0M1G7FhOZAZlgu8vR3fuzKPgV8v-9b5I1W_wQwGyLjCxlvIdR7dO0PFLiLiFeTq09quUy62X3o738Eb6-26BYUXDMeQo71hR_uKZ_Zi32kCMiVNxgDA9mcPkF_k2oE1FeM9lmtxOL7Gf1gAoqxrJSqmnr2yUmU/s320/*P1370146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-46102846624760871032022-09-29T14:03:00.000-07:002022-09-29T14:03:01.390-07:00More Interesting Backroads and a Turbocharger Calls it Quits<p> So the final day of the trip took us through the Coastal Valley, into the western edge of California's Central Valley, and then home. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TPFRpBdLFpNXFNs7e0ihfpomlZullfp5XOsROancUvHB0ai__gW7vpRQsRgR-cu429PoBYFwfuuIdXvnH0TAjLADrGu7w44wVACRtEpbdxqDu4c4jq4pOhXxyndSviGDZoubGgn9UZ5Mevfx_szX6alP19RFUP5Ty5uA7_hhiBiDH1K_j-CZUZh1UA/s4032/*IMG_2345.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TPFRpBdLFpNXFNs7e0ihfpomlZullfp5XOsROancUvHB0ai__gW7vpRQsRgR-cu429PoBYFwfuuIdXvnH0TAjLADrGu7w44wVACRtEpbdxqDu4c4jq4pOhXxyndSviGDZoubGgn9UZ5Mevfx_szX6alP19RFUP5Ty5uA7_hhiBiDH1K_j-CZUZh1UA/s320/*IMG_2345.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Again lots of driving, but it was punctuated by a couple of interesting stops.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here is where the Pacific and North American plates converge, with predictable results</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtmzVTXKNwt58W0l0hfX4mbiMBXUMg_GVX65COGqLreBttamENj4gvUtrARkbtYOeKyp1DNz0tcWvLj40d79wFVDGLemv0pDsy5jrhMZekAM8AqZgjLTprQY4MxXyBeQ51DB1eq1q0I1yD0iuBcBsoBKlbQw84Jt9lk1IJRLUPmi7pKNzRuQB_-kyCA/s4014/*IMG_2319.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="4014" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtmzVTXKNwt58W0l0hfX4mbiMBXUMg_GVX65COGqLreBttamENj4gvUtrARkbtYOeKyp1DNz0tcWvLj40d79wFVDGLemv0pDsy5jrhMZekAM8AqZgjLTprQY4MxXyBeQ51DB1eq1q0I1yD0iuBcBsoBKlbQw84Jt9lk1IJRLUPmi7pKNzRuQB_-kyCA/s320/*IMG_2319.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parkfield bills itself as the Earthquake capital of California, note the motto on the stack of the boiler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdomWNU2Ih4hhslgaTSMHGf0eEkCvbRieKbTs467X17nF7K1fRzkorqFuTGYdR3mrqQb71GL6LvrS0alRqscuAoRtjCIIOwwsjp5afQtuV6q-ovJsy0oZfYhIPTohrU2j3MC_1HEPqNjmuAraZHvFknmkLe9NoJLuA_vLoNdshOGLNg98nrkTT9IBdA/s4032/*IMG_2318.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdomWNU2Ih4hhslgaTSMHGf0eEkCvbRieKbTs467X17nF7K1fRzkorqFuTGYdR3mrqQb71GL6LvrS0alRqscuAoRtjCIIOwwsjp5afQtuV6q-ovJsy0oZfYhIPTohrU2j3MC_1HEPqNjmuAraZHvFknmkLe9NoJLuA_vLoNdshOGLNg98nrkTT9IBdA/s320/*IMG_2318.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some views of Parkfield. No, this not the entirety of the lodge. It has about a dozen rooms throughout the village</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsawJifTv5j9M_Y-qv3bI98fjUN2VZMZTzYH-6iDBzA3M7WTNR-E_gmvhbZfs0sVvk4nh8QfBZt-zkGkY5qKJe3GLTrqKneDSSsudmwy9p62uWiMmwhtTP1UWjzRAJ3abNfDyWgfWd9cSOfmjsWQAzgmGtF-wxAJCp3BTy7jWkBEVghTJVUATY-rfIw/s4017/*IMG_2323.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="4017" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsawJifTv5j9M_Y-qv3bI98fjUN2VZMZTzYH-6iDBzA3M7WTNR-E_gmvhbZfs0sVvk4nh8QfBZt-zkGkY5qKJe3GLTrqKneDSSsudmwy9p62uWiMmwhtTP1UWjzRAJ3abNfDyWgfWd9cSOfmjsWQAzgmGtF-wxAJCp3BTy7jWkBEVghTJVUATY-rfIw/s320/*IMG_2323.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a one street town</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-boYq6jugI_1tLnyxx8t_uTnibexC6pBbeUXlnV4zw1bDfZrxoF3ZOgJpy3vWTrRpCHlRcuNWsDxMcDgviAJkNmGZMc0xDfMMQQuP2YG-UfEq2cQXN-rV557KS1HQgQgSr2PY4t3_zKmv-Q8e7TdPAb1krNei0Q8fniH9gnPQUp952RbnDA8FAd9Ow/s4032/*IMG_2327.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-boYq6jugI_1tLnyxx8t_uTnibexC6pBbeUXlnV4zw1bDfZrxoF3ZOgJpy3vWTrRpCHlRcuNWsDxMcDgviAJkNmGZMc0xDfMMQQuP2YG-UfEq2cQXN-rV557KS1HQgQgSr2PY4t3_zKmv-Q8e7TdPAb1krNei0Q8fniH9gnPQUp952RbnDA8FAd9Ow/s320/*IMG_2327.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No, this is not mass transit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ5gdpLrl8B1TDgeULz4aRx5buxwLIMLdKo-pRC6OQ2wwfdro8kla_gW0HL4h44uj_1whPJ4Rto2zKk5ul7KboqgwOmXl33MQVMIrQ9n7PjrRQ3thyUIvz125Tr2QuTUW4BjWkzg-CeC-DQpNwcXwnguilsNbgtdg9L0b3d4J89iMylvGpDBO6LpXuw/s3007/*IMG_2335.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="3007" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ5gdpLrl8B1TDgeULz4aRx5buxwLIMLdKo-pRC6OQ2wwfdro8kla_gW0HL4h44uj_1whPJ4Rto2zKk5ul7KboqgwOmXl33MQVMIrQ9n7PjrRQ3thyUIvz125Tr2QuTUW4BjWkzg-CeC-DQpNwcXwnguilsNbgtdg9L0b3d4J89iMylvGpDBO6LpXuw/s320/*IMG_2335.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The historic school undergoing renovation.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fG_W8cGg5HjQnIlrFJdqlaUwhHZy8ck6-B1N9KfJCHzf242yAFfhgzAKLscqVBvEEYEz6m5dO6Mx5gWehgRbdmC-XuHjmkn1FfKYDNy8xsTEtaih-yRCJDJ_991FGm0G9AYWlZYuxr1Qmmcem1Cfzqgr3BJiYpWYKQgs3Pcyt1EJzXUHduJc9ATSeg/s4009/*IMG_2340.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="4009" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fG_W8cGg5HjQnIlrFJdqlaUwhHZy8ck6-B1N9KfJCHzf242yAFfhgzAKLscqVBvEEYEz6m5dO6Mx5gWehgRbdmC-XuHjmkn1FfKYDNy8xsTEtaih-yRCJDJ_991FGm0G9AYWlZYuxr1Qmmcem1Cfzqgr3BJiYpWYKQgs3Pcyt1EJzXUHduJc9ATSeg/s320/*IMG_2340.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In truth, it is a pleasant crossroads. We are toying with returning on Mother's Day with our spouses for the bluegrass festival</td></tr></tbody></table><br />California's scenery is, for many folks, alien. We call it "green and golden." <p></p><p>Nowhere is it as clearly on display as in the central portion of the state.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RIfzfVcApbfy0B8BjoxWQ_FnnTznEsdaoU-Y8yXJuo4ki_pDyeTPl5MO0SnAEzO0Gxf2TMaSFbuRp7uVxdOigQTVdaCwGicMpWfoDZ7gTdTEFWDEW-A40t03nh181PliUdFz7IBaq8cPpT-hFNtJYUmrDKjWRreIO3XdjYAY28a_EhO34x65CP8_9Q/s3584/*IMG_2365.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="3584" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RIfzfVcApbfy0B8BjoxWQ_FnnTznEsdaoU-Y8yXJuo4ki_pDyeTPl5MO0SnAEzO0Gxf2TMaSFbuRp7uVxdOigQTVdaCwGicMpWfoDZ7gTdTEFWDEW-A40t03nh181PliUdFz7IBaq8cPpT-hFNtJYUmrDKjWRreIO3XdjYAY28a_EhO34x65CP8_9Q/s320/*IMG_2365.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizudCxp5IPLFVQcx4Mm02ae_ZN06nFBe60SUveMEF_bTn-DZ8ZwFtIE6kD3e3oha_mxVCMZs_NWo2BPTd7uQ_SOolSQLFN4QB3M3Y2evWI0jO1JaMSHBpCrxUMOBGRmym7bplewVegFoeSrlcrr7uASWpl83JogHupJB8vN0RaSWSUxsHeu1XGfpOGcw/s2626/*IMG_2352.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="2626" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizudCxp5IPLFVQcx4Mm02ae_ZN06nFBe60SUveMEF_bTn-DZ8ZwFtIE6kD3e3oha_mxVCMZs_NWo2BPTd7uQ_SOolSQLFN4QB3M3Y2evWI0jO1JaMSHBpCrxUMOBGRmym7bplewVegFoeSrlcrr7uASWpl83JogHupJB8vN0RaSWSUxsHeu1XGfpOGcw/s320/*IMG_2352.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosa, who Sharon sent along to keep an eye on us, was justifiably miffed at not having been depicted earlier. She's a vain little pig.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvJWzld4LA1hL76xuy_iDTE7jHfb5Gwk5ibv1v-E3cSUTzYDmOQqXDDWtSKDLzfniHkVvSw2xfDpEkQRx_3NVDBnbZ-SoP3M4KYBeVFzfEqccEjh87hvmcoJaCPAoRu1Ffjtq2pn0yt5XWj8ZLJMQCetLBIiIepxjDVJI3_TvOJE3I11ZeXSghf2wDw/s3994/*IMG_2360.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="3994" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvJWzld4LA1hL76xuy_iDTE7jHfb5Gwk5ibv1v-E3cSUTzYDmOQqXDDWtSKDLzfniHkVvSw2xfDpEkQRx_3NVDBnbZ-SoP3M4KYBeVFzfEqccEjh87hvmcoJaCPAoRu1Ffjtq2pn0yt5XWj8ZLJMQCetLBIiIepxjDVJI3_TvOJE3I11ZeXSghf2wDw/s320/*IMG_2360.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocinante, roadside just before one of the systems controlling the turbos called it quits, thus literally cooling our jets. Before that we had both taken turns at seriously carving the roads.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br />The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-10038966438228558502022-09-29T13:23:00.001-07:002022-09-29T13:23:28.910-07:00Day Three: This and That<p> Not much here, really. We mostly drove, some of the time in circles (we're still perfecting our navigations of the backroads that we like).</p><p>Our destination was Santa Maria and I was looking forward to some of the barbecue try-tip for which the area is famous, going back to rancho days.</p><p>On the way we stopped at the Santa Paula airport and saw this small, experimental plane that Danny found intriguing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHvyKTxRCQ0an9Y12lVH_9seuiw3zDwP3Gk6bezLfiAS2AvoQkODWBInVAoXM8ZDsHIBjfzUhcJoDKLKu4KVPDUq54-HMfIoI6MfU79rm33Xvq4bI4pvU4JxttMzhSGAS46hOF2fa1Wez8ZzaBjOc8dqxKWZTsaSLVLwIXcUwSnshwMo7vDyqEkJ8mA/s5184/P1370023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHvyKTxRCQ0an9Y12lVH_9seuiw3zDwP3Gk6bezLfiAS2AvoQkODWBInVAoXM8ZDsHIBjfzUhcJoDKLKu4KVPDUq54-HMfIoI6MfU79rm33Xvq4bI4pvU4JxttMzhSGAS46hOF2fa1Wez8ZzaBjOc8dqxKWZTsaSLVLwIXcUwSnshwMo7vDyqEkJ8mA/s320/P1370023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And as we came into town we were greeted by this:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbMZ6LI29zJxgGkn6e1JumzJ1xb1JETmZ030NA8g1w5CRd_P1TZEVpraKz0Ta4bFiXHCXtbzbUAa6GMTiKMHjZEoVMJdsznx47ePcSFQX0ulSmQwK_WmCtpB2M1-F7f0QOTQsBYE_L1sbKQ8NHckfPqqReOPGdliHlQpOEOIbeiK4X4abQwKsnIYlOA/s4032/IMG_0447.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbMZ6LI29zJxgGkn6e1JumzJ1xb1JETmZ030NA8g1w5CRd_P1TZEVpraKz0Ta4bFiXHCXtbzbUAa6GMTiKMHjZEoVMJdsznx47ePcSFQX0ulSmQwK_WmCtpB2M1-F7f0QOTQsBYE_L1sbKQ8NHckfPqqReOPGdliHlQpOEOIbeiK4X4abQwKsnIYlOA/s320/IMG_0447.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Still, dinner was good.</p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-83575449940654628392022-09-26T16:28:00.000-07:002022-09-26T16:28:02.009-07:00Pots, a Mining Camp, and a Concentration CampOur stay in Bridgeport was slightly strange, as the motorcycle wing of E Clampus Vitus (look it up, they beggar description) in town for whatever it was they were doing (other than annoying townspeople and visitors alike).
For me the town was redeemed by the Eastern Sierra Trading Post. I'm Rick and I'm powerless over (real) trading posts.
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="3370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiigr_wDu4G9Sk2vt2tZ90s7msFf2C0HNnuUIQyBSeLUEairIj2Q3SRciOQH2xyLcfsZ_WjEa2yKpUwfCBnsZJZqUhHyk9gFBk4xB-UrRilAzbvscB8d9b7t23zCMGBSnlmUCEaFfVZpxmm0nyxaZaxs6_o4s99pfkmvbn6OvLuiBN5Q1oSgROkxO1HA/s320/*IMG_2286.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Powerlessness</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX1g2QHOdQUzPHmtuxMNy4x0SNZbuiHapfKI-F247OE8oUfpDXgW6B3oWwrDloDxXL0HcIl5n0jsqoKs4IYR398SClpntpSmZjhFF4Gc0cHVGPpQ3x0Lyr0iojSQxhPpkEreFKNfAV1mZSABxb8GWEMnPmHbo7fW8be6W5LKWZo4sIH9y6JeDDFisog/s3769/*IMG_2288.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2117" data-original-width="3769" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX1g2QHOdQUzPHmtuxMNy4x0SNZbuiHapfKI-F247OE8oUfpDXgW6B3oWwrDloDxXL0HcIl5n0jsqoKs4IYR398SClpntpSmZjhFF4Gc0cHVGPpQ3x0Lyr0iojSQxhPpkEreFKNfAV1mZSABxb8GWEMnPmHbo7fW8be6W5LKWZo4sIH9y6JeDDFisog/s320/*IMG_2288.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The post had many fine pots, but this one (below) spoke most clearly to me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldJ_mukGnpzyg3jHKx2brTX5-ci8ucxbSZ9ArO3bffo7colcRyfyoVA7doYGiETKuQIoysLafV8xlJjnjlDlA9VeOc6DodLXjLmo6pp5OZsTUpHw0_a0qEySM8AkmHfy3Yi9dP9_Vrzm3xSSCkNjDmdJtgK2JSf3ureTL5rXGMaVQhs1-J_YF6dZ-CQ/s320/*IMG_2289.jpeg" /></div></div><div><br /></div>
Shortly after leaving town Danny suggested a stop at an old mining claim owned by a friend of his. So we drove off 395, parked, and walked about a mile to the camp through the ominously named Rattlesnake Gulch. 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Someone called "Dirty Kayla," figured in several bits of graffiti. 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The visitor's center was about to close, so we went through somewhat quickly, but it was a sobering experience.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhhuu9_wGKZHVzQoZ8PPAEh2vGqeEj8iwXcYfynB4pc2x0e5gP9zStIezqg9F49B2ZhUjd7o0RNyduZEgzhgvxptWG-q17av7oGDx9h4S4vz0vHSljHsJVjTKphl-sst2oyrQDubfdOcXduq5K35nc4pqLrTf2Pv6Ra0q2oQsob72IQ6fcG3P1JAT7w/s4032/*IMG_2300.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhhuu9_wGKZHVzQoZ8PPAEh2vGqeEj8iwXcYfynB4pc2x0e5gP9zStIezqg9F49B2ZhUjd7o0RNyduZEgzhgvxptWG-q17av7oGDx9h4S4vz0vHSljHsJVjTKphl-sst2oyrQDubfdOcXduq5K35nc4pqLrTf2Pv6Ra0q2oQsob72IQ6fcG3P1JAT7w/s320/*IMG_2300.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWDHwBHaBcfaOVPEbvG5ljuvFDiR3xNSdxUSIbRc1EjUfYqriWzdk5qJYHkVDhyxq6YbYBFh537PpeFVB57lckY0RXsrkLYltF2Wt00Bk7V_ok7zVeuQL7jz0iLn0Sv8dS0x9669JvhW_Naxvtxq9W7V18j5JwGjXuKTXWa2EEgbOiIAK2uyF8JxzMw/s4032/*IMG_2296.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWDHwBHaBcfaOVPEbvG5ljuvFDiR3xNSdxUSIbRc1EjUfYqriWzdk5qJYHkVDhyxq6YbYBFh537PpeFVB57lckY0RXsrkLYltF2Wt00Bk7V_ok7zVeuQL7jz0iLn0Sv8dS0x9669JvhW_Naxvtxq9W7V18j5JwGjXuKTXWa2EEgbOiIAK2uyF8JxzMw/s320/*IMG_2296.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHY0ayC7U6cvkMdpdd45odgfMYCRNfGpJWmamhzQ3ZAQPoUrHB04BLoPRE8_vDLAmbQif0diJG06md_RGlbpsQiCYtDTvz2keiWUk1ZRcxwlYs3qtWhVTEO0upfjwPg8_VVedpw17CZ7iVlaLLt9Cj-V35VIZcExlVS3ENRai4XCCxXB0PJENoC0PCLA/s5130/*P1370021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="5130" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHY0ayC7U6cvkMdpdd45odgfMYCRNfGpJWmamhzQ3ZAQPoUrHB04BLoPRE8_vDLAmbQif0diJG06md_RGlbpsQiCYtDTvz2keiWUk1ZRcxwlYs3qtWhVTEO0upfjwPg8_VVedpw17CZ7iVlaLLt9Cj-V35VIZcExlVS3ENRai4XCCxXB0PJENoC0PCLA/s320/*P1370021.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />This solitary guard tower in the desert speaks for itself</td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Unfortunately the model itself did not photograph well<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4-vLHEfhy3E7WWqhB1fAJCu8KAcySmELGJwxlwsalLtJ6WfYo0x5gv2TPwg0Q6xtx3hKQjm9g8w9W0yfaUS12r17_JtPuPKLs_0IRyI_PR_JFNTyzgZ8Ii-tF2aPGSnH4qdOnx6nEmEL1c72PbP2SuoSKyIPLKgg5FjcIieEOHD6djs_FaMNg7VFEQ/s3931/IMG_2298.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="3931" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4-vLHEfhy3E7WWqhB1fAJCu8KAcySmELGJwxlwsalLtJ6WfYo0x5gv2TPwg0Q6xtx3hKQjm9g8w9W0yfaUS12r17_JtPuPKLs_0IRyI_PR_JFNTyzgZ8Ii-tF2aPGSnH4qdOnx6nEmEL1c72PbP2SuoSKyIPLKgg5FjcIieEOHD6djs_FaMNg7VFEQ/s320/IMG_2298.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>That night we stayed in Lake Isabella, which was a whole other story.The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-50349860601537360792022-09-22T14:08:00.002-07:002022-09-22T14:08:46.081-07:00Eastern Slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains-First Day<p> In mid September my business partner, hiking buddy and all around friend, Danny Aarons and I took a three night, four day trip through the Sierras, this time on the less often visited (at least by me) Eastern Slope. In contrast to the western side this area is more deserty than alpine.</p><p>We began from my house in Fremont, drove across the Central Valley to end up the first night in Bridgeport, with a stop in the Sierra foothills to check out the Sierra Railroad in Jamestown.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jhTbgZ_CF5EElzN0_Dkg2iWDvgIWyNJw_UmshiL9J3WGfQoLJpz8yOcCTCsi1D3cgyu7wZ4UU6GL0SKE3fma984jELux_zH0ArD1aX2C8--hefDs_dV7AyQ9U0krKwUoNntwgqbcCei3dw7x9W--7sMMlNu6NelqGBzZ5pnI_7LAlNnyTmuZicwbqw/s4231/*P1360922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4231" data-original-width="3847" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jhTbgZ_CF5EElzN0_Dkg2iWDvgIWyNJw_UmshiL9J3WGfQoLJpz8yOcCTCsi1D3cgyu7wZ4UU6GL0SKE3fma984jELux_zH0ArD1aX2C8--hefDs_dV7AyQ9U0krKwUoNntwgqbcCei3dw7x9W--7sMMlNu6NelqGBzZ5pnI_7LAlNnyTmuZicwbqw/s320/*P1360922.JPG" width="291" /></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF036WDZSuFef0o8LI0lywrP_z317g-zTmNB2sATUK-kCEshKou009-FJueSV7oax9MboFpKqBBtGQ0sr_vMg1j-86CCfFRqg4Bn57U9QIgGEUPg3QN-PS6geGQqhuW0mai2knk3r3iA2/s5118/*P1360867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="5118" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF036WDZSuFef0o8LI0lywrP_z317g-zTmNB2sATUK-kCEshKou009-FJueSV7oax9MboFpKqBBtGQ0sr_vMg1j-86CCfFRqg4Bn57U9QIgGEUPg3QN-PS6geGQqhuW0mai2knk3r3iA2/s320/*P1360867.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The last part of our yearly Oregon trip is always a week in Ashland for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Well, as we hit town up popped an email notice telling us that there had been breakthrough Covid infections in the theater company and, long story, all but two of our plays were cancelled. <p></p><p>Fortunately our friends Jannette and Paul still came down to join us for one of our plays and an excursion to our favorite tourist trap in Jacksonville where we shopped and had a fine dinner at Gogi's. Paul and I both got knives at the Carefree Buffalo in town. That to go with the exquisite knife and pen sheaths he had made for me.</p><p>On Friday, though, the three of us, Sharon, Anna, and me, had the day to kill with no need to be back in time for a play. So we took a leisurely drive around Crater Lake with a number of stops for short walks and picture taking:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxWZSEx4RloS-XSUD6P0e9v-dnofpg0UiJTg1Z8Wc_LQ2svdMn9g9U0rWGES53jb1bZOOr36wYrYHRbb0k0v8-slILwWksvf3m6eV3t511AzTjst7rmAIQr3LLEOkn5JwHNvX6rY1dlbFC8OfTEcsKhMPVG7OZjL8GL5db0Zf2dETHtohqELyWmb90Q/s5184/*P1360859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxWZSEx4RloS-XSUD6P0e9v-dnofpg0UiJTg1Z8Wc_LQ2svdMn9g9U0rWGES53jb1bZOOr36wYrYHRbb0k0v8-slILwWksvf3m6eV3t511AzTjst7rmAIQr3LLEOkn5JwHNvX6rY1dlbFC8OfTEcsKhMPVG7OZjL8GL5db0Zf2dETHtohqELyWmb90Q/s320/*P1360859.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apologies for the random order of some of these images, Google says they should be this way and who am I to argue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I awakened feeling bad enough that I broke out one of our Covid tests. Thankfully the problem was not that but all the mosquito bites from the day before.<p></p><p>Our initial plan for the day had been, as I noted earlier, cultural tourism, but there were not the resources for that, so, with good weather, we decided to head out to Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State and National Park.</p><p>We're Californians through and through and we have wandered through redwoods for most of our lives. </p><p>But this is something different, these are old growth forests, meaning that these areas have never been logged. Some of these trees are at least 2,000 years old and are unmolested, growing densely, wrapped in ferns, rhododendrons, berries, lillies and a multitude of other flora.</p><p>Almost always when walking in redwoods I aim my lens up, not here. The beauty is in tableaux on the ground. Join me on a walk through the oldest preserved grove in the park, dedicated to Frank B. 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There is no other word for it and as we walked Sharon and I could not help but remember our friend and my colleague David Wright, who, coming to California for the first time, revealed in these trees. We miss him.<div><br /><div>From there we proceeded up to Brookings, Oregon in pursuit of what native American sites we could find, most notably memorial to the neighbors of the Tolowa, the Chit Xuu dee-nee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e0MdysO7yiLYffpR0G7A3G6LitY1InhcppMeotzUjjT-j6qouG5pZrtpTnNro3a04ijb_r_K_BZ96zsuKS9sTuQczmFO7pw07i_MTdY6EojJq0iKX4I86Zmox7YZTBu1enAhdkYOZup320KBDV1IKUaCSKOAYxmJvyqrzIPMUIg6zG8InSOF14qqSA/s4032/IMG_2217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e0MdysO7yiLYffpR0G7A3G6LitY1InhcppMeotzUjjT-j6qouG5pZrtpTnNro3a04ijb_r_K_BZ96zsuKS9sTuQczmFO7pw07i_MTdY6EojJq0iKX4I86Zmox7YZTBu1enAhdkYOZup320KBDV1IKUaCSKOAYxmJvyqrzIPMUIg6zG8InSOF14qqSA/s320/IMG_2217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--yH4TfCB2Lvk0YmFbfIeZD7o49Uj_eeaU9ek8C3ouJ0Dkta-kk2QmvuQdZoRs15d3-IOr5kSxF1_u1PJqzlZwmnEoJXnC74aNsQV3d6Bq-2Hi4nn7IcEc6G2tuE1d1o2ZT3w4MN8Inh75nzJLDcf9knSR7ijC5JyVbKo0MmnsthPJyySHeKzhrQkHg/s4032/IMG_2216.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--yH4TfCB2Lvk0YmFbfIeZD7o49Uj_eeaU9ek8C3ouJ0Dkta-kk2QmvuQdZoRs15d3-IOr5kSxF1_u1PJqzlZwmnEoJXnC74aNsQV3d6Bq-2Hi4nn7IcEc6G2tuE1d1o2ZT3w4MN8Inh75nzJLDcf9knSR7ijC5JyVbKo0MmnsthPJyySHeKzhrQkHg/s320/IMG_2216.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The statue memorializes "Chetco Lucy, whose real name is lost to history but who lived through the holocaust that nearly destroyed her people from ca 1840, before "Indian removal," policies in California and Oregon, until 1940.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>By this time it was mid afternoon, time for our first taste in three years of Oregon's best (not coffee or weed, but) ice cream. Umpqua.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course our thoughts next turned to dinner and we were saddened to see that our old Brookings favorite, O'Halloran's seafood had not survived Pacific salmon we have<b> ever</b> had.</div><div><br /></div><div>Perfection eludes the human experience, but this day was as close as we are ever to get.</div>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-32505720933876173532022-07-15T19:52:00.003-07:002022-07-16T06:33:53.977-07:00The Smith River <p> Friday took us from Little River to Smith River, the current seat of the Tolowa Dee-Ni' Nation. We had hoped to get some interpretive experience of these peoples, but the pandemic has slowed the peoples' cultural outreach.</p><p>On our arrival at the Howonquet Lodge where we are staying, the clerk suggested that we go out to the mouth of the Smith River where sea lions, pelicans, and cormorants greeted us.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBROo38y_K_ns4CBTEPwsrQ3iLkOymG5AmmwxcScCzNrJz-ycKEFdK3LeQHQPc1PhjpFAI0z6O42vJtVHCxyKBNQQnOI_H-mm6ztEnj9kbyIDGJ0tFrRkJUeYKORm4oZq-oXta5Ww_WjL-GoeNDaXhQnP8wa-bWf0uf1lw4Vz6C5gLlK0CEaGz9h1nA/s4563/*P1360638.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="4563" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBROo38y_K_ns4CBTEPwsrQ3iLkOymG5AmmwxcScCzNrJz-ycKEFdK3LeQHQPc1PhjpFAI0z6O42vJtVHCxyKBNQQnOI_H-mm6ztEnj9kbyIDGJ0tFrRkJUeYKORm4oZq-oXta5Ww_WjL-GoeNDaXhQnP8wa-bWf0uf1lw4Vz6C5gLlK0CEaGz9h1nA/s320/*P1360638.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Prince Island where refugees from the 1852 massacre of the Tolowa hid out from the Americans.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkZ-WOboAdTCEuflU71_LjBO_ZI0oSIxa-02v2ljrmXo4J1uX2VF0dzl-57Ja5KOgkyLu1y6wqAE91odrH52I9OcXACq8D3QJu0MJDm8GVKgrRX10nrH0HR8Vx03a7ut2-9a1kURGuGyGjyuYZKVuApdAxiKEddu_fd5rJVAshA7MpclajFh_8hmbQA/s5184/*P1360642.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkZ-WOboAdTCEuflU71_LjBO_ZI0oSIxa-02v2ljrmXo4J1uX2VF0dzl-57Ja5KOgkyLu1y6wqAE91odrH52I9OcXACq8D3QJu0MJDm8GVKgrRX10nrH0HR8Vx03a7ut2-9a1kURGuGyGjyuYZKVuApdAxiKEddu_fd5rJVAshA7MpclajFh_8hmbQA/s320/*P1360642.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are sea lions, hard at work</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJSK-MTnuEiciC1kDhq-2tKqSMam5Zf2-QFqYA2NDdbOMVSpPtLmRLpNQIgCDWb9fkX7TbvFs-helKi7Z3ofx9gz54yYQLnrmm5MNGrXw1PTEI2KIiwNq6ZFSgzAP2iMWUeGBCu-d1KCDuWMtCEiTOC6e8B5vQJBM4A6TtidJWOlQGri7wGF42KsM4g/s5184/*P1360646.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJSK-MTnuEiciC1kDhq-2tKqSMam5Zf2-QFqYA2NDdbOMVSpPtLmRLpNQIgCDWb9fkX7TbvFs-helKi7Z3ofx9gz54yYQLnrmm5MNGrXw1PTEI2KIiwNq6ZFSgzAP2iMWUeGBCu-d1KCDuWMtCEiTOC6e8B5vQJBM4A6TtidJWOlQGri7wGF42KsM4g/s320/*P1360646.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More sea lions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fhz1bXD7zOqDUK1yJd5JL14TbTi_K0eaFpyQWcPqrIatTjE5ETwNKx_pDrYja-lHXaGOo3ThVcSvrZVIku-IYFZQx7BQyMJRCqGVJtsuYHmzirY5IRY_syQnWuJ2W2oTfhOKCXJ4LKiSJNqavcvowuArmdjHud4z41MzGaFoKjwFl46kQ_9IAX1wPg/s5184/*P1360647.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fhz1bXD7zOqDUK1yJd5JL14TbTi_K0eaFpyQWcPqrIatTjE5ETwNKx_pDrYja-lHXaGOo3ThVcSvrZVIku-IYFZQx7BQyMJRCqGVJtsuYHmzirY5IRY_syQnWuJ2W2oTfhOKCXJ4LKiSJNqavcvowuArmdjHud4z41MzGaFoKjwFl46kQ_9IAX1wPg/s320/*P1360647.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharon, watching the sea lions on Prince Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMZAf47z5C8GpqH9bli2zKFXNoC_a9QDr_1gpSsxyuGI8eaCKLgBjoNLGXMB7fFRu_Mhiy3duI6vIa19y4VmYmlakKX9SVFpCLXg24Qi-3NJTbmSEKzbOfWvBJFa0kkLk0Zez5dzvyB7QCIhBPQChWxbl2uKgaC-b96YqTyYlCb5Eci82p-u-9Cbhbw/s3935/*P1360663.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="3935" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMZAf47z5C8GpqH9bli2zKFXNoC_a9QDr_1gpSsxyuGI8eaCKLgBjoNLGXMB7fFRu_Mhiy3duI6vIa19y4VmYmlakKX9SVFpCLXg24Qi-3NJTbmSEKzbOfWvBJFa0kkLk0Zez5dzvyB7QCIhBPQChWxbl2uKgaC-b96YqTyYlCb5Eci82p-u-9Cbhbw/s320/*P1360663.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelicans (and friends)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaR5SvM4D2KfKtcUs77dQPj4Fd1qV2nz5gRBHj6ijTMS8T3ogVW3Y7Fsy5OmvQ5jlMThzvCjSCUqSrIUhW3xvZ1LHBpbQItlsHaog_xFx6VrOaYkz6nTFzKWmdJVnTlb9RQB7WltFXEbYoZeUi5vKZ1jyQaxzIkwnKtVVjYPOs_gIStnyyoxehAN9-g/s5184/*P1360665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaR5SvM4D2KfKtcUs77dQPj4Fd1qV2nz5gRBHj6ijTMS8T3ogVW3Y7Fsy5OmvQ5jlMThzvCjSCUqSrIUhW3xvZ1LHBpbQItlsHaog_xFx6VrOaYkz6nTFzKWmdJVnTlb9RQB7WltFXEbYoZeUi5vKZ1jyQaxzIkwnKtVVjYPOs_gIStnyyoxehAN9-g/s320/*P1360665.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="3537" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpUVrSsHX3hEUzPf5d4q_H0maUbICGupTnCUDvipAWdGnZw-x6dmUybC2s3TIf1IT5e1FJzdAntMd45uxpGNJL00oYliHuoEd8HbT7FY4mqh3FZxDGLicKuvJhf7cdpyenlvfKtJpFsAtiIkCaKKVooErD0P5c4km-WGsytRMm4y_ho9JqeM2dsPuJg/s320/*P1360671.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cormorant, I think</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-13991429520094556922022-07-15T19:32:00.009-07:002022-07-16T06:38:01.407-07:00Van Damme State Park-Fern Canyon Trail<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlwUjH1Odsj2nNjCHV2GqZ07PsdN79-rQ62WNakR42ZW9hZjGYSkmJRQLxzswppOjo3d-q014rUH2cxxmFduV2z0w8nY2ZG7k7AlKjRUcDzjzunfXVSuMBrpEv2WG8ywMqxTzDo7HCyLkZo4KFbgXFwENpw9vhp1C1MJ5bUTF4LWs4Jo0vLvtQ8Hj6Q/s3858/*P1360613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3858" data-original-width="3776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlwUjH1Odsj2nNjCHV2GqZ07PsdN79-rQ62WNakR42ZW9hZjGYSkmJRQLxzswppOjo3d-q014rUH2cxxmFduV2z0w8nY2ZG7k7AlKjRUcDzjzunfXVSuMBrpEv2WG8ywMqxTzDo7HCyLkZo4KFbgXFwENpw9vhp1C1MJ5bUTF4LWs4Jo0vLvtQ8Hj6Q/s320/*P1360613.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><br />So, for years now we have been staying at the Little River Inn and hiking along the Mendocino headlands and the Botanical Gardens. Only last year did we discover the Fern Canyon Trail at the backend of the Van Damme State Park campgrounds. We began the hike last year from the inn and did not make it all the way out.<p></p><p>I was resolved this year to go all the way out and back, an easy (they call it moderate) five miles. With a side trip up another trail, I covered a total of six miles. Yea me!! The only downside to the hike were the mosquitos. Still itchy, bumpy and somewhat queasy almost two days later.</p><p>Here's some of what I saw:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhug1SZ73-Bc70bJwPitoZST97LO2EFwAeJmfKWcE80pZq-G4uzzvlMu_0LDko2WHr23cHG4XodGjnZtsTe52mYeXeOXjftColurxSAWoBL1FHlsnfWaKPj4cudsLddKaLtwJ-cEmZ4pdqHlF1N5vQIBHjnwH_IqB4KyALieOEDUGL1DgepyyKkO93dTg/s5184/*P1360636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhug1SZ73-Bc70bJwPitoZST97LO2EFwAeJmfKWcE80pZq-G4uzzvlMu_0LDko2WHr23cHG4XodGjnZtsTe52mYeXeOXjftColurxSAWoBL1FHlsnfWaKPj4cudsLddKaLtwJ-cEmZ4pdqHlF1N5vQIBHjnwH_IqB4KyALieOEDUGL1DgepyyKkO93dTg/s320/*P1360636.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl9N808zjkUHG-QNrD8i0SBuYlbRwoiWlxlDG-r-5HBaQpsMU0IPCEorpUmPiOUxhM6rH0P_JnlhuuIN1H_QYXjdE5DJSXxlgTZseZHZXsRvteNb9KCl32JPl3uynygyCmHCMNifPTSiRQgc2yJ0KnfBGIp9Tx9yROTF5PhFz01RX_5Oc7g5G-MIAnA/s3812/*P1360622.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3076" data-original-width="2143" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAg1QMcUxIbloqxvei3OAhw337syCWmIEeOLp_dUGbN4Wq20Ywmjvqx1UH_pHK8JfeVDsO7XBb5KijUzSO1-2BJWr-_BHBKjELZ5OUemgqNJwPBHgZ-GdToplzHmjuhZQmWyME7aR6SVU9-mD0c--mgKg8s7j5sohKueLZ9rNAP2RJT7OLtUZSjY-xg/s320/*P1360626.JPG" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosa and I stopped for a rest at the halfway point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>After the hike Sharon and I headed up to Fort Bragg for some (more) of one of our favorite ice creams, at Cowlicks. We stop there at least once every visit.</p><p>While enjoying our ice cream back at the car--we are still avoiding indoor dining as much as practical--a fellow BMW lover lavished praise on the virtues of the now classic 1M. The car loves it!!</p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-41614477391042387712022-07-13T18:16:00.000-07:002022-07-13T18:16:02.747-07:00Oregon 2022-First Day-Farms<p>For the last three years we have foregone our annual pilgrimage to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This year we are back on the road via our usual roadtrip, up the Sonoma Coast to Mendocino/Fort Bragg.</p><p>Mid-July, lots of traffic and stops for roadwork. The highlight of my day might have been at one of those stops where one of the workers noted, as we passed, "cool car." Egoist that I am I just assumed he meant us and not the Prius behind of the pickup in front. </p><p>As we began from home Sharon noted that I really did not need to bring my cameras since I have photographed every inch of the coast. Armed with that challenge I decided to look to weathered and abandoned agricultural buildings, as the earliest European settlement was agricultural.</p><p>So here you are:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPF2TuvJXj4a7KeV8gJ4TEyvlsXhkCaI9IhnHYXyuD2DmgFHtXobxS1XdXMsZuejMVMdyh22px8To81GYIb5-FMGsjA_Caw9wRxZTzXZpBmZHhUwclzLNhsgqj4k19S5oesCT4bAqxNJ_h9dqW709-rV8o0oCRIseky9-FG-LkWrwB0V1zWTOU_v49A/s5162/*P1360546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3467" data-original-width="5162" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPF2TuvJXj4a7KeV8gJ4TEyvlsXhkCaI9IhnHYXyuD2DmgFHtXobxS1XdXMsZuejMVMdyh22px8To81GYIb5-FMGsjA_Caw9wRxZTzXZpBmZHhUwclzLNhsgqj4k19S5oesCT4bAqxNJ_h9dqW709-rV8o0oCRIseky9-FG-LkWrwB0V1zWTOU_v49A/s320/*P1360546.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3281" data-original-width="5166" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pcJo3MKWQOM3-_TZXG8rIE_kpijmd74rNQbRx9jnfW-u9Jgd-xxzcbDPIWouljj_479Mg-3IRobY9As54Xc-MFDHsHiLbL-XDa-Cj5l7IJQ6hbdmnUpLVqvk_XeJqxIHZ87KOO7PyQ0g4BYjpw4gVW5jlYW9FZmWTGSoNbXsqJiP5OhZq3gwdaWNaA/s320/P1360493.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California</td></tr></tbody></table> The last day of our first road trip in three years carried us back to Lake Tahoe on the afternoon of June 13.<p></p><p>Anyone who knows me or has followed the blog knows how much this place means to me going back almost six decades. Family (of origin) vacations, loves and losses, discovery, all happened there.</p><p>In contrast to two weeks earlier we had enough time to spend a day walking and driving around the lake including Emerald Bay, one of our favorite spots.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxaQ1uU_7Vu2PrZUgN4UoO3wjUNSQF6c2Jdvr3iFxJrAfTKcjuN9v6O0txSQLn_qofbTJfBH5duz5Ozz58VL0opfhcNrL1TMh1yzPyatRLiwVZtZ0sK6ne5TbSnnL0BpNJq6H5t8dRPqwJCVn36YcYW-PBc7dmVAOZInzLuHw7v2tSc3YyCKL4oP8YQ/s5184/P1360446.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxaQ1uU_7Vu2PrZUgN4UoO3wjUNSQF6c2Jdvr3iFxJrAfTKcjuN9v6O0txSQLn_qofbTJfBH5duz5Ozz58VL0opfhcNrL1TMh1yzPyatRLiwVZtZ0sK6ne5TbSnnL0BpNJq6H5t8dRPqwJCVn36YcYW-PBc7dmVAOZInzLuHw7v2tSc3YyCKL4oP8YQ/s320/P1360446.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Images from the Stateline Fire Lookout Trail</td></tr></tbody></table><img border="0" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="4995" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAR2v97YB3zHqEdN62p2DuIUJ4bgJrOnt5xnNPqpoh4FAZZBEGZWvsp6w2LQkIGv_REJ7fm856G-giDclzpGtjNuJFpr2oYBbD3TgwCQrgFrnka85yXUn0Cxo7V2jphrrhjEw7m4E-8Wf_Z9Gpw0BnUY79eWD4_IKf_ntjIgp7Vz4i-5LTxa3TJeCXw/s320/P1360479.JPG" width="320" /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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There are several stories as to why it was built, from tea house to mausoleum.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRBMl0quK8idL4vakyRPCk9DVO_On-xtO49vEw81TzSMfUlbJcr_Y_n05ORBtzQsrZzcTxrP3nM95EloLkgymeiO0QW0XiXxyytdQgH2Op8GUgr1hmF97Hy4VNkkwjW7WAH_t10t1SMYiAytLYX4StmtnUocE_3ONhAb1HpLE9PDzoxOiiAsph_wHiA/s3409/P1360503.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="3409" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRBMl0quK8idL4vakyRPCk9DVO_On-xtO49vEw81TzSMfUlbJcr_Y_n05ORBtzQsrZzcTxrP3nM95EloLkgymeiO0QW0XiXxyytdQgH2Op8GUgr1hmF97Hy4VNkkwjW7WAH_t10t1SMYiAytLYX4StmtnUocE_3ONhAb1HpLE9PDzoxOiiAsph_wHiA/s320/P1360503.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5xOPFnZ3TXUD2hf-xLRpuqiln02OqUt6FbfFAw2GH3ti52gmSwBpVkC3PJ82FJHUuTwrW1g5hUrmnVEblY-uY1cVGyHnU38kUQTFBnRuLO1wg5iUj-e0IaIo5LQtbPQ7ulrEeyzfSnrV7IOWzcPjqgo0gk34SbR1N_k9IxCQJN7zpVzv24DV-vvUGg/s5184/*P1360439.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5xOPFnZ3TXUD2hf-xLRpuqiln02OqUt6FbfFAw2GH3ti52gmSwBpVkC3PJ82FJHUuTwrW1g5hUrmnVEblY-uY1cVGyHnU38kUQTFBnRuLO1wg5iUj-e0IaIo5LQtbPQ7ulrEeyzfSnrV7IOWzcPjqgo0gk34SbR1N_k9IxCQJN7zpVzv24DV-vvUGg/s320/*P1360439.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The antepenultimate day of our trip found us on US 6 and US 50 (often dubbed "America's Loneliest Road) between Delta, Utah and Austin, Nevada where shortly after midday we checked into the Cozy Mountain Motel, one of several "quaint" motels (and not much else) there.<p></p><p>The drive was relatively short, but covered a variety of terrains from desert to mountain. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We opted for the cafe. It was better than we would have thought possible.<div><p>Several of the extant civic buildings pointed to bygone prosperity, but the rest of the town defined ramshackle. See for yourselves:</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDVfsDskz6-2s2QQX3nmtGz72zWXAIdqxCTkvim-sQYULY_fBPEqsQAupSJUajNT7LtgVnmkTcMQrAo4lmTvcosh2Z_hJ4rYlY5WDwnI91btZofK1woll1QnHy4AlOMWgoUD1ZhECL6hO9_DWgOYc7-p3lMotwoxLE7ojEz5b_hXAdmVTrwn2iN1oEw/s3772/*P1360443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3772" data-original-width="3451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDVfsDskz6-2s2QQX3nmtGz72zWXAIdqxCTkvim-sQYULY_fBPEqsQAupSJUajNT7LtgVnmkTcMQrAo4lmTvcosh2Z_hJ4rYlY5WDwnI91btZofK1woll1QnHy4AlOMWgoUD1ZhECL6hO9_DWgOYc7-p3lMotwoxLE7ojEz5b_hXAdmVTrwn2iN1oEw/s320/*P1360443.JPG" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT20tVDR81z2oPWFR0HAExsyHrfUD8Q-pH8ic3buVB0Ayz6X-QM_iKeKvNszQdnGNcD3EG06YJTqHrCZ-sBxw2NcQeCiqkkmhPYDu0d4MUdHXsJdu41fyiPkzklQDcZcSoVG1vxzqJCIscdp18-FDBksk7DUUU4CZs9FUTGazbSxhcRaAq5T-KJzvNbw/s5092/*P1360444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3631" data-original-width="5092" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT20tVDR81z2oPWFR0HAExsyHrfUD8Q-pH8ic3buVB0Ayz6X-QM_iKeKvNszQdnGNcD3EG06YJTqHrCZ-sBxw2NcQeCiqkkmhPYDu0d4MUdHXsJdu41fyiPkzklQDcZcSoVG1vxzqJCIscdp18-FDBksk7DUUU4CZs9FUTGazbSxhcRaAq5T-KJzvNbw/s320/*P1360444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The town promotes itself as a tourist destination, but ironically says little about the landmark we found most interesting, the so-called Stokes Castle, built as a luxury retreat by Anson Phelps Stokes for his sons who used it for a grand total of two months before abandoning it. Be sure to read the plaque below.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ycVv5r0I3RSY8RjoqaDFDuDyBvRyQgw8dJDkeUmgUZQPNUhuMiG2JNisKmw_OPaWWHG17YLZONrYOVoiAnV-cZqyVcT6nkXY9pcMbtFmOUbWcqWOhFaWBcSpJp6F3yVCs5ZcWBgvYsbW9tCgJXefwrEcwZzubiXJdKemZ7iyAHxkjg3UsQTN60dyew/s5184/*P1360434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ycVv5r0I3RSY8RjoqaDFDuDyBvRyQgw8dJDkeUmgUZQPNUhuMiG2JNisKmw_OPaWWHG17YLZONrYOVoiAnV-cZqyVcT6nkXY9pcMbtFmOUbWcqWOhFaWBcSpJp6F3yVCs5ZcWBgvYsbW9tCgJXefwrEcwZzubiXJdKemZ7iyAHxkjg3UsQTN60dyew/s320/*P1360434.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWERyJsesrGjXkQH8W4MOTloP9sTA5FA9EOAwLj6zH-oXYG1WlkpwkPDrFJi1SXAZHNK2rf2ilkC1eaB1e4HdKCsWXXx6G-2NJXklfGZkxXejA3Nku48XuPI9J9E0R6TbcOagswVDgci-JaqrWSdMF8iGZZY5D75Q5f5TTBm1Fd2-SQHvNdSM4s1xRg/s2568/*P1360436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtVLxL45XnlI9Jv9AWPxFVUZ9yd4B6Bw3riHmlSj2zF85MgrQi1BiuZVeQJAgWlsgxsbFKGK67V3N4xmsCOGVkGF0WuMir_ZQzJWaLe_DIEhRujVWIlSuhqQrUH5Tiiap6wMETZTu_vJZ3CDaID5YSmk54AYZLxrpZGdTCKLOciBHut5S6Rpz_sNN5w/s320/*IMG_2160.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite his forbidding looks, our host was a real pussycat, curling around my legs and chatting with me<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-87688904977418701052022-06-12T17:30:00.000-07:002022-06-12T17:30:01.075-07:00The Great Basin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyahG-AyGZYHV1FqdUpoWbHQK1toaytZHNiEHILRruu1S9xHMd-_YR6jJI4oVqULkA8fy3KN19jP5dVfchRXHkd6Tp7o5g_lQczJJ_y_wRv4TJ7myoifKQyPpSd-km71nPh7PG5coZ88B-YImWRu7X4hai1mDlsJcElZZSN9UM3mNk_iK3tW0Hv4rM-Q/s4960/*P1360412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3528" data-original-width="4960" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyahG-AyGZYHV1FqdUpoWbHQK1toaytZHNiEHILRruu1S9xHMd-_YR6jJI4oVqULkA8fy3KN19jP5dVfchRXHkd6Tp7o5g_lQczJJ_y_wRv4TJ7myoifKQyPpSd-km71nPh7PG5coZ88B-YImWRu7X4hai1mDlsJcElZZSN9UM3mNk_iK3tW0Hv4rM-Q/s320/*P1360412.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> So, coming out of Grand Junction on our way to Delta, Utah on Sunday, we decided to take the long way, off the interstates as much as possible. The route took us due north on Colorado 139, US 6 and old US 40 through some lovely roads and interesting and quite varied scenery.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQMiOWwtuhxWGj45arqOMRQYwSzoBPrRZPsTHUI8H7aJWUclbKVenwq1CofBtwiaCxUsZJCbRUXKWmlyLFm2WjFr75PTTrHzQ6np_64BlU8DEC9GN4RTf2pOssTWEkk1gqQGMHYqSKmibBWIQQn1yaKsJVNpayj8FZyVqQNzeCVvPlYPhuiRdFAU57w/s5184/*P1360391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQMiOWwtuhxWGj45arqOMRQYwSzoBPrRZPsTHUI8H7aJWUclbKVenwq1CofBtwiaCxUsZJCbRUXKWmlyLFm2WjFr75PTTrHzQ6np_64BlU8DEC9GN4RTf2pOssTWEkk1gqQGMHYqSKmibBWIQQn1yaKsJVNpayj8FZyVqQNzeCVvPlYPhuiRdFAU57w/s320/*P1360391.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For those not familiar with the American West, this is "purple mountains majesty."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSDUKtobp8QoqKLfso6iT3eL7ljqFt-v6JALJBn1z3qPou5Ed8GNl5TnW7kKSavOFJH-zVfRYfs_VHoyWEFYjenZ47WcFk5VuZVwzKlsrEXioP-uYaohWqxKrLqeQqHm1bGoGVnGPWzloyErrqlai3T9mMMqoCHRDthbKtSWStP1mnIMPKQpJoPw4Sg/s4256/*P1360394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="4256" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSDUKtobp8QoqKLfso6iT3eL7ljqFt-v6JALJBn1z3qPou5Ed8GNl5TnW7kKSavOFJH-zVfRYfs_VHoyWEFYjenZ47WcFk5VuZVwzKlsrEXioP-uYaohWqxKrLqeQqHm1bGoGVnGPWzloyErrqlai3T9mMMqoCHRDthbKtSWStP1mnIMPKQpJoPw4Sg/s320/*P1360394.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Along the way we saw open land, traversed an area of ancient native settlements along the West Douglas Creek and through Dinosaur and Vernal Utah and saw any number of active and abandoned ranches, recreational areas, and considerable traffic at times. Still I was able much of the time to drive the temperature, in the upper 90s+.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ-6ocNeudloz8DkHwqfheAZbTehkSwEfe7WKMpN7NMJRf52IU5sun4vrte2GzDdWeYH0TJulJWDf1ZOAFmLDeMVqN0yjvoGFFFAvwbuteN97DwE6yqTd3v9XXSuMK0tXWan06xrViObnnSx_ZkVjEvO1NaPIsvKIKhrZdPBCO6Pg19AJwue5ZESHEQ/s4581/*P1360398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3312" data-original-width="4581" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ-6ocNeudloz8DkHwqfheAZbTehkSwEfe7WKMpN7NMJRf52IU5sun4vrte2GzDdWeYH0TJulJWDf1ZOAFmLDeMVqN0yjvoGFFFAvwbuteN97DwE6yqTd3v9XXSuMK0tXWan06xrViObnnSx_ZkVjEvO1NaPIsvKIKhrZdPBCO6Pg19AJwue5ZESHEQ/s320/*P1360398.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkfabrGFSnUnjEFXSPMezaDAaSxcqaoZZY7JWcD2Veupu1i_Mg4VEwPgE5tkRYNsmrLXzdjZX0RMJJOYChnxE8fhykU8WOo0AL9EdzIvuzRtxi1uG5NNIYzB1gD3pxJnxGnteP01P8iuHGjVFSYQCs_1TR3HMbinwhXAWO0lcEFxOTRhznON6D5c-ZA/s4691/*P1360402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3144" data-original-width="4691" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkfabrGFSnUnjEFXSPMezaDAaSxcqaoZZY7JWcD2Veupu1i_Mg4VEwPgE5tkRYNsmrLXzdjZX0RMJJOYChnxE8fhykU8WOo0AL9EdzIvuzRtxi1uG5NNIYzB1gD3pxJnxGnteP01P8iuHGjVFSYQCs_1TR3HMbinwhXAWO0lcEFxOTRhznON6D5c-ZA/s320/*P1360402.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTA6djitXGb9yvT_pl4M48hQ0Xsdzxxu1aKapfkkiieybwnLlRXWFXuoDJJoR1FKcYRoDXSVk4x1d_c-bWrfd2SGJCbV7QsXv_BvGIuuqV5kA4Qja_DQca8RLD4RJbzWiQfPYnU4EZqLgyf48NJrDNvKnDhvIdsXC-kD0KGu1Tav2iCvX8aTtZtQigg/s5172/*P1360405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3517" data-original-width="5172" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTA6djitXGb9yvT_pl4M48hQ0Xsdzxxu1aKapfkkiieybwnLlRXWFXuoDJJoR1FKcYRoDXSVk4x1d_c-bWrfd2SGJCbV7QsXv_BvGIuuqV5kA4Qja_DQca8RLD4RJbzWiQfPYnU4EZqLgyf48NJrDNvKnDhvIdsXC-kD0KGu1Tav2iCvX8aTtZtQigg/s320/*P1360405.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqIbJohSX4TUo4Wst7lLI_1kRm5tc3B3nXtgrnGGbv-Kqy2LnfeOSi54CAxjWMUZHZbmis3hqM-jhyk3E5LlnJp5vKYDeSdTWWpIG1uig42enuKFjdAUv_ay-lpwG1vfornbA6VuPZpTh05at71FeI5b07YmlhjThZjzNNqWwyOC4iNd_h1nVbUqxJg/s5184/*P1360406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqIbJohSX4TUo4Wst7lLI_1kRm5tc3B3nXtgrnGGbv-Kqy2LnfeOSi54CAxjWMUZHZbmis3hqM-jhyk3E5LlnJp5vKYDeSdTWWpIG1uig42enuKFjdAUv_ay-lpwG1vfornbA6VuPZpTh05at71FeI5b07YmlhjThZjzNNqWwyOC4iNd_h1nVbUqxJg/s320/*P1360406.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosa's moment of glory. She felt that she was given too little credit during the earlier parts of the trip.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzzsTdXu-D-71DQejPyYVd1kYH-Tc1radFiluqM7ivvai_hp4Yu-jLkfYDyvOtaoxvI1ItR4ShMm_EfLPD1XfmlwNRxptNSrrdcTPWUclCMGEQ8jQILqfN167S0PsbmOCVqnCoX3g7h_YvnlC6COdvs62DtbbqXoopPXokqZIVQP2ExJwGRe8qIQjgQ/s4791/*P1360414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="4791" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzzsTdXu-D-71DQejPyYVd1kYH-Tc1radFiluqM7ivvai_hp4Yu-jLkfYDyvOtaoxvI1ItR4ShMm_EfLPD1XfmlwNRxptNSrrdcTPWUclCMGEQ8jQILqfN167S0PsbmOCVqnCoX3g7h_YvnlC6COdvs62DtbbqXoopPXokqZIVQP2ExJwGRe8qIQjgQ/s320/*P1360414.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>A good day. Tomorrow, Monday, across Utah to Nevada and more backroads.</p><p><br /></p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-81249601304303374962022-06-11T18:13:00.001-07:002022-06-11T18:13:14.226-07:00Out of Denver<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxb3NJwLmSbXrXfjG3NNCWVvo2bXM60yTaeAW-9D4cF3aUre6owmil63R0DGkegFoWtN0bUk8SfOdVYtfhr9n7IbL4LJ-LRCIdRq7GVt5Vvwd3jbJQ4ItioEwLrAS_VxuR1UerCPwwdoVIJ64JUdim0JpQ5GRIHbZko2vlcilktlM59GVEpRZ7-u5bw/s3776/*IMG_2147.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="3776" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxb3NJwLmSbXrXfjG3NNCWVvo2bXM60yTaeAW-9D4cF3aUre6owmil63R0DGkegFoWtN0bUk8SfOdVYtfhr9n7IbL4LJ-LRCIdRq7GVt5Vvwd3jbJQ4ItioEwLrAS_VxuR1UerCPwwdoVIJ64JUdim0JpQ5GRIHbZko2vlcilktlM59GVEpRZ7-u5bw/s320/*IMG_2147.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> After a delightful visit with our friends in Denver, Saturday we hit the road back home, this time using I-70 as our spine. <p></p><p>Rosa has been most cranky about having gone up Pike's Peak and n to having her picture taken, so we stopped at the Colorado Summit. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I drove their Audi S4, with the promise that I would not have too much fun. There were a few places where I would have gone faster had there not been three other, wiser old folks in the car, but it was still fun (and a challenge) overall.</div><div><br /></div><div>The images are from the summit where it was cold in addition to being up high. Three of us felt the altitude. Sharon needed medication which Dr Howard procured. 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The day was prolonged by a complete closure when we got back to I-80 by a rather horrendous single vehicle wreck. All in all, however, a fine day. Capped by dinner, a dry aged ribeye steak in Cheyenne. Tomorrow, we hit the Denver area for a long overdue visit with grad school friends who we have not seen for too long a time.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb2u0c9apfVfg71Vwf94ukf9xh4dX_r_ASZLHhT7R3iAZzHBfC5BGvBrf27ZiocdFAQqbiFyEN62cEiQFFzMrko9fJbvlW3QJsAETkmeki1LBPUSurnkteuBNMJbY0781TSdIfBWhxhD3y3KOyQNQ08EaUHFUO_16nsiaG323HNqoyqcwA1jKMiaQrQ/s5184/*P1360178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb2u0c9apfVfg71Vwf94ukf9xh4dX_r_ASZLHhT7R3iAZzHBfC5BGvBrf27ZiocdFAQqbiFyEN62cEiQFFzMrko9fJbvlW3QJsAETkmeki1LBPUSurnkteuBNMJbY0781TSdIfBWhxhD3y3KOyQNQ08EaUHFUO_16nsiaG323HNqoyqcwA1jKMiaQrQ/s320/*P1360178.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-h0Vb8G4aQvpJUG3mPlUOGUYXQ6yeWwijCHbcXxBnOWgUeIW_swOTOH-UhLFu-yrqxZpj0qvNZNfcb4F4DLINRCl9trC77iHOSA-6cGYj3VIr2X_H4aaGqRr7jtyLv2xrynhGBBLADeq-2zp-u-hi9tq_M-j1wxCsWK4rllQPtwJC_jqPJ94CAhDVw/s4884/*P1360182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-91708909708924171362022-06-04T19:21:00.001-07:002022-06-04T19:21:34.311-07:00Toward Salt Lake<p> Saturday, was a looooong day. Taking off from I-80 we headed north on Nevada State Route 233 and then on Route 30 across to Utah. Thinking of the pioneers who crossed the Great Basin in days, not hours, we felt pity. These were the highlights of the landscape.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xNODAt7PWXnyAM_QiwF41UOhZKYr37NFQq92XeloLo9-IvAHztJctyFzl7H8wpmrzfHJ8wFmQRlRfHMiW9D7wwt4RchRRSIraaX8TruZSR4zPoVi2erLZMNJ17x9VHs0OIMYNoOiwsWaLz4GCxn31ER968CsktfCcifrF-ceDJ-aIOywSgh46kfw9Q/s3436/*P1360142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="3436" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xNODAt7PWXnyAM_QiwF41UOhZKYr37NFQq92XeloLo9-IvAHztJctyFzl7H8wpmrzfHJ8wFmQRlRfHMiW9D7wwt4RchRRSIraaX8TruZSR4zPoVi2erLZMNJ17x9VHs0OIMYNoOiwsWaLz4GCxn31ER968CsktfCcifrF-ceDJ-aIOywSgh46kfw9Q/s320/*P1360142.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presumably these are wind tunnels. Native Americans knew better than to try to live out here,. They only skirted the plains.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX0l-yBBTJpK_DQwwtFZ_SuVrdz4UKsX70IX8_u48Gj14qgN_hBqQs3ibQAPZZMuomULdOM-AjZ0eFQgR-wvPdbRzNuuim6XRxnWz_JEtUgeUgFUGPMZh97TI7j-eYjqJm-6QEr1e7dOjm1EklDXZq-Ru8jGcLa66AZiKzXltmVlZABCLiB8pLLGYdQ/s4872/*P1360140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="4872" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX0l-yBBTJpK_DQwwtFZ_SuVrdz4UKsX70IX8_u48Gj14qgN_hBqQs3ibQAPZZMuomULdOM-AjZ0eFQgR-wvPdbRzNuuim6XRxnWz_JEtUgeUgFUGPMZh97TI7j-eYjqJm-6QEr1e7dOjm1EklDXZq-Ru8jGcLa66AZiKzXltmVlZABCLiB8pLLGYdQ/s320/*P1360140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzgDG5ypiEnZRrza0ifi3pji6St229HWH-hwR9RFFR7NprjEDS1LejmlGdxgWfe4IjqrF0ekcdbcWpz_3ZhBDjgP8d3y4zlPcu-TZBJroRF9VM9VaoMMb84IFdD9dAg3HrNnMzKIMEZMHPgZgy76pw-HNdBNd44q6JvS5K9xpr2BYGEkxFCZsd9eWGw/s4897/*P1360136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="4897" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzgDG5ypiEnZRrza0ifi3pji6St229HWH-hwR9RFFR7NprjEDS1LejmlGdxgWfe4IjqrF0ekcdbcWpz_3ZhBDjgP8d3y4zlPcu-TZBJroRF9VM9VaoMMb84IFdD9dAg3HrNnMzKIMEZMHPgZgy76pw-HNdBNd44q6JvS5K9xpr2BYGEkxFCZsd9eWGw/s320/*P1360136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Otherwise it was flat and desolate, dotted by occasional hardscrabble ranches. The main thing I could say for it was that we were able to traverse it quickly at speeds that would have gotten us in serious trouble had there been anyone to observe other than other motorists going almost as fast.<p></p><p>Once we got north of the Great Salt Lake and near Ogden things got more interesting. 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This was actually our second visit, the first having been in 2006 when we took Anna off to college in Fort Collins, Colorado. If you are ever within 400 miles, it's worth the detour.</p><p>We began the day in Fernly, having decided to visit Pyramid Lake which we have passed no fewer than five times going back and forth across the west. Sharon, tired from the previous day's activities, warned me that she wanted a low exertion day, which meant for me a lot time to take pictures.</p><p>But first Fernly had a couple of images to offer in an old corner of the town near an abandoned railroad trestle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMn8JC6eScqz1szf61tyV_VRcUQ8NPS6YbypNgQHQtHK162tuIA468YqvBFjbggzmwBg1YDUhRSJXteT2IHaLEOlQzXwWTtD2aKTJ-xuK73CsdNsfcWovqKfRiy7HGvDoNYRUM1MpsRXhyxCsSCy3vWxh342O2ESKt2l3dJ5wZMoOJ0oApYYssfJj_g/s2869/*P1360087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="2869" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMn8JC6eScqz1szf61tyV_VRcUQ8NPS6YbypNgQHQtHK162tuIA468YqvBFjbggzmwBg1YDUhRSJXteT2IHaLEOlQzXwWTtD2aKTJ-xuK73CsdNsfcWovqKfRiy7HGvDoNYRUM1MpsRXhyxCsSCy3vWxh342O2ESKt2l3dJ5wZMoOJ0oApYYssfJj_g/s320/*P1360087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4222" data-original-width="3853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIar_P6pLSt4OcbmorhMhG3auz4qnDC7nb5tYTcMytKBtqTfMlQPAfOD_qYJnLf9_UnMVWmuaaS2aZii4PVWPGKf2Jx_ahAKBXGsnxyZho6tUzbVDIPocjncjXWjADIEXT6D_BeabxSpmojmwHZKotIcqHZHFWAD0phLJCnEzC7x-Z1enerlphUQjpGQ/s320/*P1360099.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><p>My favorite river, the Truckee, feeds Pyramid lake, so I had to detour for a couple more images</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovBqwVbHdSLofguVeFpoR26HZVMIoH7WHjk2F8aXuncmye-K42WLxQB6NCVin0pFWU6dQx0U611PTYWwqGp3lhaSN5VZr9GFQq4UiUYC3Zlk4zw3E7Fhw17bxRvFbZH6o3cTzm2qT8jQnuKUXdbVToe0cmdN0QiOFNxDfK3am10aXfZmQ1oiDgQManQ/s5184/*P1360110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="5184" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovBqwVbHdSLofguVeFpoR26HZVMIoH7WHjk2F8aXuncmye-K42WLxQB6NCVin0pFWU6dQx0U611PTYWwqGp3lhaSN5VZr9GFQq4UiUYC3Zlk4zw3E7Fhw17bxRvFbZH6o3cTzm2qT8jQnuKUXdbVToe0cmdN0QiOFNxDfK3am10aXfZmQ1oiDgQManQ/s320/*P1360110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>And then on to the lake</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="3967" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYy5op7kUANis7aefjQUjGBMhWf7s9Y6WSGnAfA4xpZAQo7kcsmyv3hU3XfRCqH8IAoofahe1O8_UvgKj37hy0KF-99dW-nQnDK5YKBFiHrfxagtXbAqFKbRSEOkZDlay-AeAugwpuTx2-XeSKVHOnZUtucLocMHYZcFJuTTLka9jKZ00q4IFuSKL8Q/s320/*P1360128.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a lake shot, but this gate caught my attention</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgMuCo97Zk5dlwdWUC1y2hmolqN_nx0y2ppeIBlLwjrO99cHhvfNdnmW8a0gAzYrIE2DH41NGgpgFqxPpj_wAWrU82q0F-QpOUUFxNVxhaHS3O5zb_yiBYZz0bJF4EUE0LOp9TYF2f83VBtFtjfaf6s_YL2Lp8LKRS_C9NqmQeyT35Y0QfSSQs1Jdiw/s4464/*P1360134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="4464" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgMuCo97Zk5dlwdWUC1y2hmolqN_nx0y2ppeIBlLwjrO99cHhvfNdnmW8a0gAzYrIE2DH41NGgpgFqxPpj_wAWrU82q0F-QpOUUFxNVxhaHS3O5zb_yiBYZz0bJF4EUE0LOp9TYF2f83VBtFtjfaf6s_YL2Lp8LKRS_C9NqmQeyT35Y0QfSSQs1Jdiw/s320/*P1360134.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the Pyramid, much of the road around the lake was unpaved so this was as close as we got to the pyramid.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Tomorrow we traverse the Great Basin.</p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-6959129029035142392022-06-02T20:03:00.001-07:002022-06-02T20:03:35.684-07:00On The Road Again: Fremont to Fernly<p> So, for the first time in three years we are taking a (late) spring road trip as we used to do until we were so rudely interrupted by a disease.</p><p>This year's road trip is quite modest as befits the times. We are heading east to visit friends in Colorado and will take four days going out, spend a week there and then head back.</p><p>As always our goal is to find interesting places on an ad hoc basis as we go.</p><p>Our first day took us from home to Fernly, Nevada via Lake Tahoe, a place that my family of origin began visiting in the mid-1960s and where my parents summered into the 1990s. My wife and I were married nearby in Reno and honeymooned in LT. Lake Tahoe is always a sentimental journey.</p><p>Mostly today we drove with a break for a couple mile hike along Spooner Lake. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc649ccfu5yjt3zug-MdqkvvYFjAK2ybwhU6ZDjXa-1pdvO_bjMIk2A7Mm7CChX_pDvwcphZk66-dy_uZte5ocNwK7_mfcEtB4aPFgC47NP2lpyMKvCLoE-pdkD_GXVzNgw8n8xBiefCNh-Lg4_aIDm48xBP4phIwLlS707Tlt8AzdzeCsqvj-3egmDg/s3388/*IMG_2046.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2583" data-original-width="3388" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc649ccfu5yjt3zug-MdqkvvYFjAK2ybwhU6ZDjXa-1pdvO_bjMIk2A7Mm7CChX_pDvwcphZk66-dy_uZte5ocNwK7_mfcEtB4aPFgC47NP2lpyMKvCLoE-pdkD_GXVzNgw8n8xBiefCNh-Lg4_aIDm48xBP4phIwLlS707Tlt8AzdzeCsqvj-3egmDg/s320/*IMG_2046.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJPFjn0JO1SKTKYur5Q5kXCKL_0i_o7q8I2VnniAMvviUBHxErf6Ptqgb2kXg-Qoy9QkEsEMLOzuyCAdatLdQAgVeTs_l1ts1E6YocYUDxPg_9qqMfRz1uZ0Uf79qu-gfHTE3_HcmmkuiparwIZv4tizePTM9c9j7c4FZET3hbvBJ5Th-BEJ3sXbDZg/s4006/*IMG_2044.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="4006" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJPFjn0JO1SKTKYur5Q5kXCKL_0i_o7q8I2VnniAMvviUBHxErf6Ptqgb2kXg-Qoy9QkEsEMLOzuyCAdatLdQAgVeTs_l1ts1E6YocYUDxPg_9qqMfRz1uZ0Uf79qu-gfHTE3_HcmmkuiparwIZv4tizePTM9c9j7c4FZET3hbvBJ5Th-BEJ3sXbDZg/s320/*IMG_2044.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>From there we went across the Mount Rose Road, one of my father's favorites to get an overlook on the lake.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijANLTHNN6CbV6I_g8RJ-yuigbhH5u_RuBMLgSr_X9ARya1q_Mr4AGPjgGr-PPHpoHufa3T7ozCQ0Wys01DNh3YRrL6465kTJ8x0fDZEZhDKVTeqzA0-9wrGrCUYfWnv24N98X7fpZIA4CgSfeVdwGIwI59kAHkebagcWJGQdnKdvDczCk-Vq0u8mQw/s2887/*IMG_2050.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="2887" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijANLTHNN6CbV6I_g8RJ-yuigbhH5u_RuBMLgSr_X9ARya1q_Mr4AGPjgGr-PPHpoHufa3T7ozCQ0Wys01DNh3YRrL6465kTJ8x0fDZEZhDKVTeqzA0-9wrGrCUYfWnv24N98X7fpZIA4CgSfeVdwGIwI59kAHkebagcWJGQdnKdvDczCk-Vq0u8mQw/s320/*IMG_2050.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>And then an hour east to Fernly. Logistics dictated the location, but there we found a good Mexican restaurant, Ital Guadalajara, cooking in the style of the state of Jalisco. And dessert came from Steve's Homemade Ice Cream. Both lived up to their favorable reviews.<p></p><p>An added surprise was roadside art.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-pHXH-ae5bAtJgGjVHYv_TX-27VvVa2pzKuMhPY5bfgbCdvzrlRMze4Fuw4H-zBcy0irfMAnHfvIp-G67YL5xBjlO8nSFRzMAqMWFt11HYa2C7ch8NZTg_c0isrTDjqbJ0baE7t1K82YmT6Z0OOn4hgxe8NrQ3rwCmYJ895hT_AVdeth58QSMP-cVA/s4032/*IMG_2058.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-pHXH-ae5bAtJgGjVHYv_TX-27VvVa2pzKuMhPY5bfgbCdvzrlRMze4Fuw4H-zBcy0irfMAnHfvIp-G67YL5xBjlO8nSFRzMAqMWFt11HYa2C7ch8NZTg_c0isrTDjqbJ0baE7t1K82YmT6Z0OOn4hgxe8NrQ3rwCmYJ895hT_AVdeth58QSMP-cVA/s320/*IMG_2058.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>And that's it for Thursday.<p></p><p>Friday takes us a scant 209 mils to a favorite town of ours, Elko, Nevada. According to legend, Elvis was seen here after his supposed death. Will we see him? Probably not, but this is the desert and strange things happen out here.</p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535184298358445620.post-46493036336089568792022-03-06T09:56:00.002-08:002022-03-06T09:56:54.592-08:00An Urgent Appeal for Aid to Ukraine <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlstUwB6m_qFhPZ8OvVqI32EhGK1teEHM_FlUbCx0XaqnyDxn4LbDE7HYnhcRdDtwuJbK2YPzhBB_tZlN2Hn0BS3iLGmsgGJjUxlEcLH4IC2jt1uPEHy6kdr8SOQotV9GaWatfTQdFN3PN9HvK1mgqqK3-HkYRMnL-zV033DPliU2J6EnkUeK6-vSYfA=s284" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlstUwB6m_qFhPZ8OvVqI32EhGK1teEHM_FlUbCx0XaqnyDxn4LbDE7HYnhcRdDtwuJbK2YPzhBB_tZlN2Hn0BS3iLGmsgGJjUxlEcLH4IC2jt1uPEHy6kdr8SOQotV9GaWatfTQdFN3PN9HvK1mgqqK3-HkYRMnL-zV033DPliU2J6EnkUeK6-vSYfA" width="284" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I have never before asked clients and customers of the penguin to make a donation to any cause. But these are times that none of us have ever seen.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">The man spearheading the effort for which I am seeking your support, Scott Speil, is a family friend. I have known him since shortly after his birth.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Since childhood he has been fascinated with all things Russian. His commitment to Russian-American relations is far greater than my own. I merely studied them, he lived them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">He has also lived and worked for four years in Ukraine and has many close friends and contacts there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I know him to be an effective manager in all his endeavors, and I am proud to be supporting his efforts. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I urge you to take a moment to look over <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9fs7uc35nq35oa/Request%20for%20Assistance%20Redacted.pdf?dl=0">this pdf</a> and to strongly consider joining me in supporting this endeavor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">And please feel free to reach out to me if you, too, would like to help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Rick<o:p></o:p></p>The PENguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726636625006653178noreply@blogger.com0