Author Archives: Frank Hagar

A 2-day trip to Anza Borrego to do a little hiking and offroading, but mostly to see the desert flowers blooming. With the wet year, the bloom was forecast to be pretty spectacular, peaking around the second week of March. … Continue reading →

After stops in Mystic CT, and Newport RI and enjoying the foggy coast of Long Island Sound, we turned north to Gloucester, MA. We tried to make the drive as scenic as possible, but it is a struggle when you … Continue reading →

An exciting road trip with several planned stops. Kiara came along for the first few days and Joni rode with her in her car while I was learning to be at one with the new Jeep. We left early on … Continue reading →

Wowzers!!! Three adventures in a week and this one more of an unusual location for us! The flat and very low-lying Salton Sea area. The Salton Sea is that big darn lake that has a higher salinity than the Dead … Continue reading →

It has been an exciting week at Taos Court. Adventures have been piling up and getting accomplished at a dizzying rate. Joni had to work on a groundwater report for Northgate and I think she gets a little freaked out … Continue reading →

An off-road/hiking trip primarily to retrieve more rocks for landscape enhancements at Taos Court. A great day at Painted Canyon! The trip started by following the two-track for about 1/2-mile. At that point a drainage to the northeast presented itself … Continue reading →

After a decadent dinner, great night’s sleep and breakfast at La Posada in Winslow, Arizona, we headed for Petrified Forest National Park (PFNP), one of the smaller, less traveled but most dog friendly national parks in the country. Like most … Continue reading →

It has been a while since I have posted anything to the blog. Lots of excuses but it boils down to a case of the moth in the light bulb syndrome that I get afflicted with now and then. I … Continue reading →

A day after birthday hike and rock collecting expedition. Kiara and Blake accompanied but they did a different hike that include coming down some ropes and navigating through very thin slots. We did not feel like that was a particularly … Continue reading →