For a weekend jaunt, Sherry, Matt, Storm and I make the 1-1/2 hour ride up to Chimayo. We visit the Sanctuary there and view the Holy Dirt. Matt and Storm also shop for jewelry while in Chimayo. Sadly their efforts are not directed at adorning Sherry and me with locally made turquoise encrusted trinkets. Instead […]
Fun Places to Visit
Pardon me sir, is this the Albuquerque Choo-Choo?
Living in a rain forest where the day’s high temperature never exceeded 60 degrees was a wonderful way to spend our summer. However that adventure leaves us unprepared for the difficult summer conditions we encounter as we head to Albuquerque. The dense forest fire smoke covering southern Oregon and northern California obscures our hopes of […]
We View the Eclipse and a Few More Local Sights
Our View of the Eclipse The eclipse was awesome when viewed through our special glasses. We were able to follow the moon’s progress across the sun. Since we cheaped out and settled for 97% totality, darkness eluded us but we did experience cold! We also avoided a 150 mile trip north, traffic jams, fuel shortages, […]
Redwood Forest and Pre-Eclipse Experience
South toward the Redwood Forest A towering cumulus cloud to our south has been tweaking our curiosity for the last several days. The winds and low(er) humidity here are not normally conductive to vertical cloud development. Therefore unusual conditions must be promoting the growth of this blossoming nebula. Because we reside in a television signal […]
A Final Visit to Junction City – We Hope!
On Sunday the wind at the coast calms and the ceilings drop to six feet. We drive to Junction City after work to get a new end tank installed on our radiator. If the RV Gods are smiling on us, this will be the last of our RV repairs for a while. Matt and Sherry, […]
Missed Oshkosh 2017, But Not Slopefest
Zooming gliders in all shapes and sizes soar off the cliffs near Cape Blanco for Slopefest 2017. RC glider pilots flock to Slopefest like airplane pilots descend on Oshkosh. Dogfights and acrobatics fill the air well within observing distance from our work at the lighthouse. Here is my report from this exciting event. Sunny Visits […]