Father Charlie and I hiked the Tres Rios Wetlands between the trailhead on the east side (91st Ave; a permit is required) and the park on the west side (the Base & Meridian Wildlife Area near ISR Raceway on Avondale …
On the second day of our trip to SE Arizona, we went to the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (NCA). The highlight was the Bighorn Sheep! We went to Aravaipa Canyon the first day (see here), and decided …
Mary Ann and I went to Aravaipa Canyon, east trailhead, on March 27. The canyon was gorgeous! It’s Mary Ann’s favorite place on the planet. …
Fr. Charlie, Dave, and I went to southern Arizona on March 18. We left early (about 6:30) for the 2 hour drive to the town of Tubac, where we stopped at Ron Morriss County Park, and De Anza Trail. We …
UPDATE 14 Nov 2021: I haven’t been using this recipe lately, and am using the one posted here instead.
This is the ‘new and improved’ version of my yogurt recipe. My old recipe used gelatin for the thickener. This one …
This post has some pictures from the past that I’m finally getting around to processing. Dave and I went on a hike in the Sonoran Desert last month, and there are some flowers and butterflies from that trip. I also …
Dave and I went to Peridot Mesa, east of Globe, to photograph the wild California Poppies. This is expected to be a good year for wildflowers in the Arizona desert. We had some nice winter rains that came at a …
Mary Ann and I went to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (RPWR) in Gilbert on Monday morning, Feb 25.…
The 8th and final photography stop on our Florida trip (see here) was Bunche Beach. This post describes that stop, my visit with in-laws in Port Richey, and an epilogue of our trip.…
The next stop on our Florida trip (see here) was Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.…
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