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  • Volcanic Tablelands

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    The Volcanic Tablelands above Bishop, California were formed during the volcanic eruption from the Long Valley Caldera 770,000 years ago that also formed Lake Crowley 35 miles to the north. Ash was blown east as far as Nebraska, but boulders, rocks and ash were blown south between the White Mountains and the Eastern Sierras forming…

  • A lot of snow

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    I don’t think I’ve ever explained the header beneath the words ‘from egghill’. During the blizzard(s) of 2010, my house was without power, so I hiked to Dan and John’s because I knew they would at least have the fireplace going. They didn’t have power either and we were relieved to see the Delmarva Power…

  • Mono Lake

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    I traveled twice to Mono Lake, CA, which is right next to the pass into the back entrance of Yosemite. Mono Lake was created some 700,000 years ago when a volcanic eruption 2,500 times greater than that of Mount Saint Helen’s occurred. The ash settled as far east as Nebraska and debris and ash south…

  • Ravens and Spiders, oh my

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    A post about my encounter with the Tarantula and my thoughts about the Ravens may be a good for Halloween. I had posted about the Tarantula on Facebook, but since not everyone uses Facebook, here’s the scoop for you. As I was traveling out of the valley through the pass one morning, I spied a…

  • Desert cattle drive

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    I’m sitting in the middle of the desert waiting for the ‘cowboy’ students, professors and ranch manager to bring the cows home from the dry lake bed at the west side of the valley. There has been more drought than usual for the last couple years and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has requested…

  • Grandchildren

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    I am visiting three of my five grandchildren at the moment, daughter Shelby’s children: Elias 4, Ada 2 and Willa 8 months. Shelby and Padraic and daughter Willa are attending a wedding in Albany, NY this weekend, leaving Elias and Ada here with me. My two other granddaughters Claire and Emily have almost grown up…

  • Everest Challenge

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    I’ve been trying to figure a way to tell all of the flatlanders in MD what it’s like in the high Sierras and Inyo Mountains. A remarkable opportunity opened itself to me as we were traveling to church on Sunday. We passed a great many bicyclists out in the hot sun, peddling slightly uphill like…

  • Straight through driving

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    After leaving New Orleans, the rest of my trip has been driving, driving. I was going to stop and see Cousins Carol and John in Phoenix, but I realized I wouldn’t have time, I’ll catch up with them later. Texas is a BIG state, 880 miles across with the route I chose. I left central…

  • New Orleans

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    After leaving Mississippi, I drove into Louisiana and started over the miles and miles of causeway above Lake Ponchartrain. Having flown into New Orleans previously, I’ve not experienced the 23 miles of water, cypress, shanties, boats, birds and sun. Unfortunately, my arrival was timed wrong and I started hitting rush hour traffic. Driving a big…