Category: parks, travel
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Science anyone?
At the top of the pass between the White and Inyo Mountains is a mysterious sign that says CARMA. I had wondered about it almost every time I drove through the pass, but always forgot to look it up when I got home (no cell coverage up there.) There weren’t any KEEP OUT signs, but…
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Three Favorite Songs
Write about the three most important songs in your life — what do they mean to you? Hmmm . . . My oldest son asked me recently about a song I used to play a lot on the piano when he was a child, who knew he was listening? Playing the piano was never easy…
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A room with a view
Several years ago, my dear late cousin and I traveled half-way around the world to visit her daughter who lives on the island of Mauritius. Since the trip takes up to 43 hours of travel from the East Coast of the United States (particularly when you have an unexpected 11 hour delay at Heathrow Airport),…
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Weekend Ramblings
What was begun as a photographic blog seems to be turning into more words than I expected. I find that I do a lot of research, look up a lot of words, and think about what to write before I snap a photo. Being a transplant from the East Coast has led me to explore…
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Desert Wildflowers
Despite the fact there is still severe drought going on in California, the rains that did fall in our region brought on a beautiful high desert wildflower display. You can see exactly where the rain clouds were because of the carpets of desert dandelions and then they are gone where the clouds stopped. The first ones…
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La Jolla
La Jolla is a lovely seaside area north of San Diego. La Jolla is pronounced La Hoya; there are many word challenges in Southern California – j is pronounced h, l is pronounced y, but not all the time. I visited La Jolla with my photography club (Inland Empire Photography Club) for a workshop led…
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Mt. Palomar
Mt. Palomar at 5,617′ looms over the Temecula Valley. You can see the huge white observatory from the valley floor and surrounding foothills. Check this link for more information about the Hale telescope that is run by California Institute of Technology: Palomar Observatory I have yet to make it to the observatory as they close…
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Lunch Notes
As a response to the weekly writing challenge – Lunch Posts, in The Daily Post, I’ve reflected on my lunches within a four-day period during recent days and the differences between them. This is the first time I’ve responded to one of The Daily Post’s writing challenges, good practice – right? Saturday was 75 degree…
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Owens Valley Earthquake, 1872
A recent drive through Lone Pine, California allowed for enough time for a few photos of the Eastern Sierras and a graveyard created for victims of an earthquake that happened on March 6, 1872. As you may know, areas of California are prone to earthquakes due to the many fault lines lying crisscrossed just under…
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