Category Archives: Plants

Collecting Sand at Sunset Cliffs

A day off work is a good day to go to the beach. I don’t work, but Betty does and we made plans to spend the day at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park. The sky was overcast, but that’s normal morning … Continue reading

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Petrified Forest: Take 2

My last visit on June 22, 2004 was a pre-Navy, post-high school trip with my dad. He wanted to show me what freedom looked like before I locked myself into the Navy for 20 years – that’s what I had planned. I … Continue reading

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Whose Time Is It?

An hour late or three hours late – well that depends on whose time we’re telling. My dad invited me back to Phoenix last week. I told him though I had received the first part of my Valentine’s Day gift I still had … Continue reading

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Making Friends

Today was great. I made it to Piestewa Peak early enough to find parking. I ate a banana and made my way to the trailhead. There are rock steps most of the way up the intense vertical climb. The view … Continue reading

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The Day Before the Turkey

I hit the snooze button this morning. My alarm went off four hours after I laid down; I wasn’t ready to get up. Some fruit for breakfast and I prepare for the morning hike at Thunderbird Park – boots and camera equal … Continue reading

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