Visiting Dr. Atomic
Prior to the Second World War, there was nothing much to Los Alamos except for a private boarding school for rich Eastern boys and a… Read More »Visiting Dr. Atomic
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Taos
Taos has a reputation far beyond its size. You have to endure a long drive through strip malls that your screaming brain thinks will never… Read More »Taos
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We are not given to returning to the same places to do the same things as a way to relive the past. But when we… Read More »259
Get Your Kicks… in the Badlands
You know why they’re called the Badlands, don’t you? It’s because the area is … bad … land. Having the afternoon temperature pushing 110 degrees… Read More »Get Your Kicks… in the Badlands
Little Sucia Island
Before we begin, let me ask you this: If most folks call Matia Island Mah-TEE-ah, why isn’t Sucia Island pronounced Sue-SEE-ah? Just goes to show… Read More »Little Sucia Island
Poe-tay-toe, Poe-tah-toe
There’s some disagreement about the pronunciation of Matia Island’s name. Most say Mah-TEE-ah but there are diehards who insist on MAY-sha. Then again, there are… Read More »Poe-tay-toe, Poe-tah-toe
Sedona and Tuzigoot
When the weather in Phoenix starts to get hot, people start thinking about heading north to higher elevations. Example: on the day we arrived in… Read More »Sedona and Tuzigoot
San Xavier del Bac
Long time readers may remember this Spanish mission from an earlier blog post. Or maybe it was Facebook before I decided to drive them out… Read More »San Xavier del Bac
Mobility
We like the Phoenix Art Museum. It’s huge, which means lots of large open galleries, and both the permanent and the temporary exhibits are consistently… Read More »Mobility
Cactus Time!
During our first week in Arizona we bought groceries, visited hardware stores, registered the Plucky Corolla, and did other chores necessary to set ourselves up… Read More »Cactus Time!
Goddess
We rarely leave Scottsdale without visiting a small park at the northern end of the Promenade shopping complex. The site is anchored by a spire… Read More »Goddess
Our Just Deserts
Desert – Dessert get it? During a recent trip to Portland, our friends Wayne and Jane mentioned that they were planning to sell their condo… Read More »Our Just Deserts
Lunatics
Why “lunatics”? The inspiration was the beautiful view of the almost-full moon during our night afloat in Eagle Harbor on Cypress Island. But if I… Read More »Lunatics
Paper Cuts
We traveled into town today for a premier viewing of The Geography of Innocense, the cut-paper art of Barbara Earl Thomas. Although some of the… Read More »Paper Cuts
Nordic Selfies
A sunny Sunday morning in Seattle – likely one of the last for a while. We decided to pay a return visit to the Nordic… Read More »Nordic Selfies