The Cotswolds are a range of hills two hours West of London. It is a land of sheep and limestone with quaint villages, narrow roads and stone houses. It is a wonderful place to drive around and get lost. Something Camden and I managed to do. I wish I could have taken [...]

One of the more unusual towns we visited in England was Glastonbury. Its nearby lor (hill) is the home of many of the King Arthur legends. Wikipedia states it best, “Glastonbury today is a centre for religious tourism and pilgrimage. Diverse strains of mysticism and paganism co-exist alongside the followers of its [...]

As this is Camden’s first trip to London, we visited the classic sites such as Buckingham Palace. What struck me about the guard outside was how young he looked.
More interesting, was the guard we saw being trained to hold his head high and walk a straight line.

And I never knew the puffy black [...]

Camden and I arrived in London today.  The first rule in fighting European jet lag is to spend the day outside in order to keep from fallling asleep, despite the restless night on the plane.
We ate lunch in Hyde Park, spent an hour touring Westminster Abbey and got a birds eye view of London on [...]

Bret Pondering along Artist’s Drive
Death Valley National Park is in the middle of nowhere so one has to make a concerted effort to get there.  We made the effort last Wednesday and were richly rewarded with stunning and bizarre vistas.
Artist’s Palette
Zabriskie Point
Devil’s Golf Course
Salt Crystals
Twenty Mule Team Canyon

On the outskirts of  Las Vegas lies the Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area.  This morning we hiked in the Calico Basin area.  After four months of snow in Idaho, the world begins to look monochromatic so it was a pleasure to gaze on something as red as these cliffs.  Camden and Bret climbed to [...]

I spent Tuesday in Los Angeles where I used my iPhone to snap this photo of folks waiting for a fashion show to start at The Grove, an outdoor shopping center where I had dinner. I didn’t stay for much of the show because the music was too loud.  The coolest thing I learned [...]

If I didn’t live in Idaho, one of my first choices of where to live would be Seattle. One reason I like Seattle is most of its residents have actually heard of Idaho, know it has mountains and that it isn’t a flat Midwestern farming state. In fact, the bellman at the hotel [...]

I am putting this blog on hold for awhile - prompted in part because after repeated attempts I can’t get comments to turn back on. Blogging is too quiet when it’s a one way conversation.
LaPriel and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Maui. What a lovely place. I [...]