The Latest 5/22

Not a whole lot going on today.  We overslept this morning by about 2 hours, but that still left us an hour to get out of the motel before checkout time .  We left the quaint and picturesque community of Mariposa at about 11 a.m., had lunch in Merced (at...

The Latest 5/21

Sharla & I left Barstow this morning after a wonderful night’s rest and headed up the east side of the Sierra Nevada to the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park.  Very warm, but the mountains were right there, nearly close enough to touch, including...

The Lastest 5/20

Sharla and I started fairly early this morning for parts west.  We stopped for just a few minutes (or so we thought) at Hoover Dam, and ended up taking the tour of the powerplant, the turbines, and the dam itself.  The visitor center is very well set up, with lots of...

The Latest 5/19

Sharla and I were up quite early this morning and back to the Grand Canyon to do the west side of the park. We started off by hiking 1 1/2 miles down the Bright Angel trail to the first stop called (one would think appropriately enough) Mile and a Half House.  The...

The Latest 5/18

Well, after I wrote last night, Sharla and I made it back to our room.  As I took off my boots I suddenly discovered why I had been limping so markedly all day!  Earlier in the morning I had kicked the suitcase with my right little toe and, after walking and leaping...

The Latest 5/17

Hey, y’all! What a day!  It has been in the high 80’s with LOTS of blue sky. Church in Cortez Colorado this morning was VERY good.  We found a vital congregati0n of around 90 with lots of involved kids and youth.  This morning they celebrated their five...