Day trip to Haleakala, the dominant volcano on Maui
We take a trip, through the clouds, to the top of Maui’s volcano, Haleakala.
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Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada
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 …
The Las Vegas Neon Museum – a.k.a. The Neon Boneyard
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 …
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas
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 …
Slab City – where living “off the grid” (way off the grid) is normal
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 …
Joshua Tree National Park – Alien looking vegetation in the Mojave Desert
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 …
Salvation Mountain – One man’s dedication in the middle of the desert
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 …
Bombay Beach – Urban Decay along the Salton Sea
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 …
A town named Three Forks
When you cross Montana from West to East on Hwy 90, you pass a town called Three Forks. And I literally mean “pass it”. Because the highway does not do through the town, you deliberately need to take the right exit if you even want …
Cruising Hungry Horse Reservoir
You will have heard of the “Six degrees of separation” theory, which suggests that everyone is somehow “connected” to each other in six or fewer steps. In other words, a chain of “a friend of a friend” can be made to connect any two people …