Yesterday I thought I’d take advantage of a rare opportunity to drive up over a couple of Sierra passes that are normally closed by now. Winter storms normally move in during November, drop a bunch of snow, and the roads over the passes close down until late Spring. Not this year. There has been very …
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Hurricane Ridge
Last week was Thanksgiving and I was invited to come up to Washington to visit a long time high school friend and his family. My family was busy with plans of their own so I took Tim up on his offer to spend the holiday with them. The drive is about 820 miles and I …
Almost Winter
Yesterday I took a drive up to the Tahoe area. It snowed a bit the day before, but the weather was supposed to be nice so I thought it would be a good time to go up and spend the day. While I was headed up the highway I saw signs warning of chain controls …
Unexpected Visit From The Blue Angels
Today was the first day this week we didn’t have any rain in the forecast, and since I didn’t have any photo appointments to attend to I decided to spend the day in San Francisco. I didn’t have anything in particular I wanted to do or see, but it beat the alternative of staying home …
Marble Temple and Grand Palace – Bangkok, Thailand
I’d spent the last two and a half months in Thailand and had failed to go visit two of the places I’d been wanting to see since my second visit in April. Bangkok has many temples and historical sites, but I had been wanting to see two in particular, but always found myself doing other …
