Can you see this picture?
I took this photo on one of the paths around Watson Lake in Prescott, AZ
I took this photo on one of the paths around Watson Lake in Prescott, AZ
The last mile or so near the salt river, along the canal is plagued with service buildings, fences and “Do Not Trespass” signs, which I promptly did anyways. After that, one mile from the camp site my front tire goes flat, see pictures. Three punctures to fix. At Phon D Sutton …
Should I buy this beat up old VW Bus/Vanagon?
Of the year… Okay so the fires really weren’t all that interesting, that’s why there is only one post about them. My unit was backup to the backup so we spent the whole time sitting around and coming up with things to keep ourselves busy. If it wasn’t for the lack of barracks I would have …
First off, I commend everyone that is assisting in the fire fighting effort in California. Yesterday I was alerted that my unit was being mobilized to assist in the efforts. It is kind of funny because I just dropped off my car an hour earlier for warranty work that would take a couple of days. …
It has been a long time but it is about time I got out of town for a bit with no agenda. So the phone goes off and so do I. Hopefully the weather will be good and nights quiet. It seems a little hard to break free at times. People seem to just try …
I actually slept good that night. Rise and shine time was about 0530 which left me enough time to not have to rush. I did the usual: brush teeth, shave face, stand around and talk to people… After getting dressed and doing some final checks I headed off. Since my tire was about to explode …
Traffic going into the LA area gets increasingly worse and worse the closer you get. In comparison to Phoenix Metro Area drivers LA drivers do drive quite a bit faster. I think it has something to do with the lack of snowbirds. Phoenix freeways have improved over the years but no matter what they do …
This past weekend I had National Guard drill again. First formation was on Thursday but because of an important interview I arranged to meet the unit at Ft. Irwin, CA instead of at the Riverside Armory like I usually do. This presented some complications for me because Google Maps (my used-to-be favorite online map) showed …