Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Monday, April 13, 2009

Window Seat: farm land next to desert

This almost looks computer generated... Well, it could be, I suppose, it is California... This is early afternoon light on these stony lands--so bleak! That's likely a dry wash, not a lively river-bed. Somewhere between Phoenix and Kansas... and a little later in the afternoon: Sign in to see full entry.

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Window Seat: a few more views from the sky

California's San Andreas Fault, north of San Francisico I have never seen it from the air before, and havenever noticed it from the ground (more later... only have time for one right now) Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 10, 2009

wow! Nature's own abstracts! More Windowseat images

These are some of the most fascinating landscapes I've seen yet from a commercial flight window-seat. These were taken flying from Oakland CA to Phoenix AZ early in the afternoon. I have not yet google-earth matched up with my pictures, so I can't be more specific yet on the actual locations. Fasten... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Urban Trails for TAPS

I followed a paved trail behind the neighborhood where my family lives. It was a nice little biking or hiking trail. The trail branched off between a couple of fenced back yards, a barking dog in each one raising a ruckus, a noise gauntlet... But looking back, it wasn't so bad after all... Sign in to see full entry.

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window seat: West Coast Range

I only snapped a few with this camera, the lighting and coloring not being as natural as the other... after some fiddling, here are the best images of Northern California. wide river-course, don't know which river yet. Not sure--maybe this is Whiskeytown Lake? Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 6, 2009

Intimate Spring

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Tennis, anyone? The parents play...

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Along A Spring Creek

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Cheery Blossom Festival!

the grandkids! Zoe Riyan Vale Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunshine on my shoulders...

So happy to be strolling outside in temps near 70 with blue skies overhead! Yesterday we made the expedition downtown to the Cherry Blossom Festival, which probably, for you as it did for me, evokes images of an elegant avenue of shimmering pink trees along the borders of the Reflecting Pool, and... 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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