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Mittry Lake Wildlife Area

Mittry Lake Wildlife Area This past week we have been staying at the Imperial Dam LTVA area in California/Arizona. We really are almost in both states, it’s kinda weird. Anyway, we stayed here a couple...

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Hummingbirds and other Beauties

Hummingbirds and other Beauties Friday we hooked up, and took off. The Imperial dam LTVA served a purpose, in that we were fairly close to Algodones, Mexico. Al got a root canal, $280, and will be...

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Red Flowers and Skies for Christmas

Red Flowers and Skies for Christmas Christmas in the desert just never really seems like Christmas. Not that I want to go rushing to the cold and snow, because I really don’t want to do that. That, and...

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Best Wild Burro Day EVER

Best Wild Burro Day EVER Yesterday we took a day trip and went to an area in California were we have seen wild burros before. Usually we see a handful, groups of 2 or 3 at a time. But yesterday, …...

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Desert Life, Wild and Otherwise

Desert Life, Wild and Otherwise I’ve heard people say over the years that the desert is bare, lifeless, and ugly. I find that to be 100% not true. Sure, some places aren’t so fabulous, but most are....

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Playing at the Imperial Sand Dunes

Playing at the Imperial Sand Dunes We are boondocked just barely into California near Yuma. Al had his dentists appointments in Algodones, Mex. yesterday and this is a good place to stay for that. We...

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A Winter Wonderland, in the Desert

A Winter Wonderland, in the Desert No, it didn’t snow in the desert, not here anyway. But it was rainy and foggy this morning and while I was walking through the desert taking photos it seemed like A...

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Gilded Flicker in the Arizona Desert

Gilded Flicker in the Arizona Desert Good grief, it’s been a month since I last caught up here on the blog. We have been so busy with shows, going back to Yuma to finish with the dentist, a few days …...

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A Short Trip to the Salt River in Arizona

A Short Trip to the Salt River in Arizona We are doing more shows this year, so more traveling goes along with that. Last year we stayed at the Salt River a few times, for a couple weeks at a …...

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Birds, Bees, and Desert Spring Flowers

Birds, Bees, and Desert Spring Flowers Last weekend we had the art show in Fountain Hills, AZ. While the show was not very great, the area was sure nice to hang out in for the duration of the show....

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Wild Horses in a Desert Forest

Wild Horses in a Desert Forest We have a week and a half between shows right now, so decided to come back to the salt river area. We got incredibly lucky and found a place to camp, we didn’t have …...

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Dealing with the Covid Virus

Dealing with the Covid Virus Wow, did you ever think that we would see something like this? Empty store shelves, empty restaurants, empty streets in some places. It’s all kind of surreal. We are...

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Social Distancing, from a Distance

Social Distancing, from a Distance You know us, we have been social distancing for almost 8 years now. But I can honestly say we are now social distancing, from a distance. Our plans at the moment are...

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Something to Make you Smile

Something to Make you Smile I have written a blog post on my Wild Mustangs Forever site, all about some super cute wild baby burros. It is something to make you smile for sure, because I’m pretty sure...

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Enjoying the Oregon Coast

Enjoying the Oregon Coast I’ve always said this blog was my own personal travel journal. I have looked back on previous posts numerous times when I have wondered when, and where exactly we were. Of...

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Newport, Oregon

Newport, Oregon Our next stop on the Oregon coast was a campground in Newport, South Beach state park. The Oregon state parks are all so wonderful. I love that the majority of the coast is public land...

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Rockaway, Oregon

Rockaway, Oregon Our friends who live in Albany, Oregon, where we stayed a few days after leaving the Steens, have a little cabin in Rockaway. It’s one of those cute little places that’s been in the...

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Montana’s Best Ghost Towns-Virginia City and Nevada City

Montana’s Best Ghost Towns-Virginia City and Nevada City It’s easy to explore Montana’s Best Ghost Towns-Virginia City and Nevada City in a single day. With great old buildings, full of great old...

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Back in our Favorite Spot, Wyoming

Back in our Favorite Spot, Wyoming If you’ve been following along on the blog for very many years, you know that we normally spend the majority of our summer in the Jackson Hole, Wyoming area. But,...

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Moose, Ravens, and a Crazy Sky

Moose, Ravens, and a Crazy Sky This has been a weird year, shocking I know. This weird though is the weather here in Jackson. It’s been unseasonably warm all summer, which I’m kinda glad we missed, but...

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