Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
This was the last time I got together with my Google+ photowalk buddies before we left Oregon. That year, we all joined the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk, which was held in October, 2013. We all met at the Yaquina Head lighthouse, in the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. The photowalk leader arranged for us to … Continue reading Oregon: Yaquina Head lighthouse (2013)
From 2009 through 2013, we had reserved tickets for the Oregon Jamboree. The Oregon Jamboree is a 3-day country music festival held in late July/early August. In July 2011, the Friday performers were Katie Armiger, Jason Jones, Jo Dee Messina, and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn. Katie Armiger This was the first time I … Continue reading Oregon: Oregon Jamboree (2011)
When we decided to attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in October, 2017, we added a couple of days to visit other places. Because of our RV park location to the east of Albuquerque, Santa Fe was a short day trip away. We only spent a couple of hours roaming around, but we'll definitely go … Continue reading New Mexico: A day trip to Santa Fe (2017)
In May 2017, I headed to the National Harbor area to attend the STC Summit conference. My conference buddy and I always arrive one day early so we can do the tourist thing. We got up early enough to wander around the streets near the National Harbor Carousel. The only people on the streets were … Continue reading Washington, D.C.: National Harbor and National Mall memorials (2017)
In June 2015, my then employer held a week long training at the company headquarters in Milwaukee. I arrived on Monday afternoon, and headed back home on Thursday night. The next day, I was flying out from the Phoenix airport to Columbus, Ohio for the STC Summit. I brought my camera with me in case … Continue reading Wisconsin: Milwaukee sights (2015)
On Saturday during Memorial Day weekend in 2014, we traveled to Montezuma Castle National Monument & Sunset Crater National Monument. On Sunday, we traveled to Jerome and Prescott. Jerome State Historic Park Some of the best views of Jerome are from the historic state park, so we ventured there. From the road leading to Jerome, there … Continue reading Arizona: Traveling on 89a (2014)
In May 2014, we spent Memorial Day weekend in the Camp Verde area. Camp Verde is a convenient jumping off point for visiting Flagstaff and Sedona areas. One of the weekend days, we headed to Montezuma Castle National Monument in Camp Verde, then drove up past Flagstaff to the Sunset Crater National Monument. Montezuma Castle … Continue reading Arizona: Montezuma Castle National Monument & Sunset Crater National Monument (2014)
For the first time since we arrived at our current destination, we received emergency alerts for a tornado warning. This is also our first ever tornado warning. 🙂 This tornado warning was very specifically for the SE area of Polk County. We calmly walked to the nearest laundry room building, and found we were not … Continue reading Texas: Tornado warning (2020)
About a month after we moved Arizona, we took a day trip down to Tucson and checked out the Pima Air and Space Museum. We had been wanting to visit this museum for several years, as they have an outdoor exhibit dedicated to Bob's time in the Air Force. The icing on the cake was … Continue reading Arizona: Pima Air and Space Museum (2014)
