Daniel and I finally decided to venture away from SoCal for the first time since the pandemic began back in March. It was not something we took lightly and we planned according to the best practices for leaving the house.…
Daniel and I finally decided to venture away from SoCal for the first time since the pandemic began back in March. It was not something we took lightly and we planned according to the best practices for leaving the house.…
It’s getting down to the wire as my deadline to refresh the site and add more content before the 25th anniversary in June. Today I finally published my Japan 2017 Travel Diary which was amazing since I hardly had any…
In the list of lockdown things to do, I finally crossed one off of the list. I was able to finally get the Europe 1996, 1997, and 1998 photos uploaded, edited, added captions, and keywords to my new local photo…
One of the re-scanned photos that are going to debut in the all-new Trip Diaries, now with select photos in the entries. This was taken of Salzburg Castle after we finished the Sound of Music Tour and were waiting to…
Last night, I stayed up way to late but made progress in finally downloading all of my Flickr galleries to my local web site. My intent is to finally leave Flickr after 15 years. Originally, with the flux and server…
Restored Point Cabrillo Lighthouse in Mendocino, CA
I had never actually been in Yosemite in the winter time. When we were heading back from the “Tour of California” we ran into a weather delay due to heavy snow on the Grapevine. We decided to take an extra…
For Christmas this year, Mom, Gary, and I drove the “Tour de California” from LA up to the Coastal Redwoods with stops in San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Paradise, and Sacramento. If you don’t spend Christmas at home, at least do…
For my birthday this year, Daniel took me out whale watching from Newport Harbor. While there were no whales to be seen, plenty of dolphins and sea lions were swimming and lounging around..
While visiting Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks, we were pleased to see (From l-r) a Grizzly Bear, Bison, Mountain Goat, Butterfly, and an Elk.