I’d heard that there were a lot of beaches on Maui, but I was not really prepared for what we encountered. There are literally beaches everywhere! Small ones, large ones, wide open ones, intimate ones, straight ones, crescent-shaped ones, you name it, it is there. Many of them are open […]
The Corona Virus pandemic is still on so we can’t travel, right? One would normally be correct in that assumption, but the state of Hawaii, which thrives on tourism, decided to set up some strict rules that, when abided by, would allow visitors in. We started to think about Hawaii […]
We take a trip, through the clouds, to the top of Maui’s volcano, Haleakala.
You go to Las Vegas to do some gambling and maybe catch a show, right? Well not always. We learned that there are many more things to do and see that have little, or nothing, to do with gambling. In past visits to the “City of Sin”, we visited places […]
Everyone knows about the casinos that have made Las Vegas famous. These casinos blast their presence in the form of neon signs, the larger and the more impressive, the better. With new development projects and expansions down the Strip, older casinos are regularly torn down to make place for newer […]
While visiting Las Vegas, we, completely by chance, spotted the roofline of this amazing looking building and decided to check it out and see if we could take some pictures. As you can see from the pictures on this post, the building is spectacular and after doing some research, learned […]
Now and again you hear of people giving up everything and going into the desert to go “live off the grid”. I always wondered “where” that is and how they do that, but never really bothered to research it. I will admit that I had imagined, naively I should say, […]
The Joshua Tree I am not sure how best to describe a Joshua Tree to someone who has never seen one, but the term “Alien” definitely comes to mind. By any definition, it sure is a strange looking tree.It is actually a member of the Yucca family, but grows like […]
Dedication You may never have heard of him, but he was one of California’s “Authentic Characters” . . . with an obsession. I am referring to Leonard Knight, the creator of “Salvation Mountain”. You’ll find Salvation Mountain about 4 miles inland, Southeast, of the Salton Sea, right in the middle of the desert. Don’t worry, […]
In the desert Bombay Beach lies along the Eastern shore of the Salton Sea, a large lake in the South East corner of California, was supposed to be a paradise in the desert, a place for fun, enjoyment, fishing, water sports and family getaways. Then the salt levels started to […]