Category Archives: Geology

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 →

A favorite short hike of 1.9 miles with 384 feet of elevation gain on the south side of Palm Springs. Lynn Acosta was visiting for a few days with Izzy and Rosie and this is one of those must-see attractions … Continue reading →

I am writing about this adventure today with a profound sense of loss but hoping that the therapy of putting the story of this adventure together helps me turn my sense of loss to one of joy in having been … Continue reading →

A trip to Joshua Tree National Park while the temperatures are still in a range that allows hiking without being a camel or carrying several gallons of water with us. We did a short 1.1-mile loop hike to Barker Dam … Continue reading →