Daughters Frolic in the Coastal Redwoods
We had a wonderful time in the trees among the California Coastal Redwoods of Redwoods National Park. We stayed in Elk Prairie Creek Campground…
Summer
The View from Glacier Point in Yosemite
What could be more patriotic than the view from Glacier Point of Yosemite?
Mariposa Sequoia Grove in Yosemite
We enjoyed these immense trees, some whose diameters exceed 28 feet.
Wawona Campground and River
We are finally camping! In this post, you can see our first campsite in the Wawona area which is the back side of Yosemite. Check out our camping set up, with our beloved hand-me-down tent, my new camp stove, and my bed for the next seven weeks.
Driving Through Utah and Nevada Into California
Here are the photos we took throughout Utah as we left I– 70 and took 121 up to I –80, and then through Nevada and into California along I –80…
Photos Driving Through Colorado
Here are the views we delighted in as we drove through Colorado on I-70. We took the longer route through the mountains instead of around them and we were so glad we did!
Tonight’s Sunset
We had to pull over tonight on the way home to photograph this sunset. It is hard to imagine, but it was better before this, while I was trying to get to a place I could pull over.
A Quarry Day at Last
We belong to a swimming hole that used to be a Quarry, and this place is usually not only the highlight of our summer, but a mainstay all season long. But not this year!
Poem by Mary Oliver: The Summer Day
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
Water Lily Photos from the Museum Garden
My photos of the beautiful water lilies in the sculpture garden from our visit to the North Carolina Art Museum…
Bottle Brush Bush
I learned the name of another new tree: the bottle brush bush. It is out our daughter’s new dining room window in Sacramento, and it is strikingly lovely.
Other Photos of Sacramento
Here are the rest of my photos from our trip to Sacramento. Above is the capital of California…
Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult Engineering Camp
Today I picked our younger daughter up at Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult Engineering Camp, located in Terre Haute, Indiana. Rose-Hulman is a strong undergraduate engineering program that is routinely ranked #1 among engineering schools that do not have PhD programs.