Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Monday, March 29, 2010

The Sea of Cortez...

It is a living gem of blue and green, clear to unseeable depths, welcoming warm to swim in at the surface and quickly cooling as the sunlight grows dim in its depths. I skimmed over the surface riding a modern green kayak, dipping first one side then the other, dipping, sweeping, pushing, pulling... Sign in to see full entry.

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Hoola-hoops for Peace!

The Federales have checkpoints along the roads north- and southbound. It is routine to halt each vehicle and ask a few questions. Only going northbound did we get actually searched--having to get out of the bus, while a few bags were selected (once, mine)--once in the middle of the night, once in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

just a quicky...

...to let you know I have returned from the desert and the sea... battered a bit, abraded and bruised, head stuffed with a nasty cold, a bit scorched and exhausted--obviously, I had a wonderful time! There will be photos, of course, once I get back to my own keyboard. And stories... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 19, 2010

The Poppy Paparazzi

For a moment, I was a sight on a guided bus tour of San Diego. There was a garden of Iceland poppies in full bloom, and there was I with my camera making the most of it. The bus crossing the road behiind me, I heard the guide on his little loudspeaker point out the Poppy Paparazzi as he calls... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

First destination achieved!

The USA Hostel in downtown San Diego has internet stations! Yay! The flight started really early, or really really late depending on whether one has slept before getting in the car at 4:15am. One hadn't, in fact. One got on the plane and didn't sleep there either because the first flight was only to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Colorado Moon

a short set of shots from New Year's Eve and Day http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/sets/72157623494394825/ Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

the home neighborhood

http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/collections/72157623612949942/ This link takes you to a seasonal tour of Tumwater Falls Park, where the Deschutes River flows down to Puget Sound. Eventually this collection will show the river and falls in other seasons. Today, early spring and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

a new photo tour --short but shiny!

Seattle-- Reflection Garden http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/sets/72157623600359424/ Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Such a kid!

Yes, I am...! I have just got my new tent set up... and it just fits on a queen-size bed. Yes, it does. I also found the lightweight sleeping bag left behind by my son, and over about 15 minutes have discovered that there are more wrong ways than right ways to fix a zipper. I now know a lot more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Who wants to come along?

The following is quoted (copy/pasted) from the online tour 'pamphlet' from Green Tortoise, describing the plan of the trip I'm signed up for the latter half of this month. Sorry the formatting is a bit odd... tried to fix it, won't stay fixed. Oh well... ____________________________________ After... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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