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Monument Valley photos are amazing no matter what time of day, but I still think the biggest highlight of your trip was the bobcat photo. I've only seen a bobcat once. It was on a canoeing trip in Arkansas. My daughter and I surprised it and it screeched. (Bobcats do not "meow.") Then it raced up the riverbank way before I could even think of grabbing my camera.
2 years agoI'm not a fan of marathon driving either. It probably helped that I had ridden big miles every single day of the trip and was ready to sit.
The highways and interstate we are clear for the entire drive. Once we entered Rifle, it was a different story. There were huge piles of snow on every corner. The streets were ice packed and slick. The most exercise I've gotten today was some stretching in the morning, and walking down the center of the street (the better to avoid the ice),to the mailbox.
Ride an extra mile or two for me, please!
Sorry your flight was cancelled, though I half expected it. Thanks for letting us know you made it home safely. It sounds like a horrible drive - I’m not sure we could bite off that much in one day any more.
2 years agoI still say you’re a candidate for The Big Bend!
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I've seen them blown against fences in a pile 6 feet high, but never saw a single bush that big. Wow!
2 years agoSome day, we would like to sit down with you and hear all about Spain and Portugal!
2 years agoHave a safe trip back, and keep warm!
2 years agoNasty invasive (naturalized) commonly called a tumbleweed... along with many other species. Amazing how huge they can get.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_tragus
Kelly, you’re a purist. So as the barefoot!!
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I’m impressed you made it out for a ride! We did a hike and that was cold and windy.
2 years agoWow!
2 years agoThat’s unbelievable!
2 years agoI just recorded my 14th consecutive day of precipitation in the rain gauge. Tomorrow will probably break the string with no precipitation.
2 years agoHappy New Year! It's been snowing for days at home - it might sound like I'm complaining about the rain - but I'd rather have rain than snow. You don't have to shovel rain!
2 years ago
That was my first bobcat sighting. I was lucky it was looking the other way, I got a longer sighting, I'm sure, than if it had seen me and ran right off.
2 years agoJan has a door cam at her house in Oro Valley. It picks up a bobcat almost nightly, making the rounds of the neighborhood. I don't think she's seen it in person, just via the door cam.
Thanks for following along and commenting. It makes the trip more fun!