August 19, 2017 After our incredible trip to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, we talked to our camp host and he told us that starting the 19th, there would be a Balloon Festival for the weekend. They held one last year which was a success, and the “word was out”. They would set up around … Continue reading Balloon Festival @ Elephant Butte
August 18, 2017 History The Monument landscape ranges in elevation from around 5,700 to 7,300 feet above sea level and follows the branches of the Gila River. The terrain around the ruins is rugged and arid, and contains steep-sided canyons cut by shallow spring rivers, and mesas and bluffs forested with Ponderosa Pine, Gambel’s oak, … Continue reading Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
July 15th, 2017 History Founded: Fort Victoria (named in honor of Queen Victoria) was established as a trading post in 1843. Region: Greater Victoria is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Population: 80,000 within the metropolitan area and about 345,000 in Greater Victoria. Climate: Victoria boasts … Continue reading Victoria, Canada
July 13th, 2017 History Tracy Arm is a fjord in Alaska near Juneau. It is named after the Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy. It is located about 45 miles south of Juneau and 70 miles north of Petersburg, Alaska, off of Holkham Bay and adjacent to Stephens Passage within the Tongass National Forest. … Continue reading Tracy Arm Fjord
July 12th, 2017 “Land of the Midnight Sun” History Founded: Juneau was founded as a gold-mining camp in 1880. It became the Alaska Territorial Capital in 1900, home of the legislature in 1912 and Alaska State Capital in 1959, upon Statehood. Region: Juneau is located in the panhandle of southeast Alaska, 900 air miles north … Continue reading Juneau, Alaska
July 11, 2017 History Founded: the North West Trading Company settled the area in 1880, the city of Haines was incorporated in 1910. Region: Haines in located on the shores of the Lynn Canal on the Chilkat Peninsula between the Chilkoot and Chilkat rivers. It is bordered by the spectacular Chilkat Mountain Range on the … Continue reading Haines, Alaska
July 10th, 2017 Ketchikan is believed to come from the Tlingit word “Kitschk-Hin” meaning “thundering wings of an eagle”. Ketchikan is the “Salmon Capital of the World.” We learned (at every port…) an easy way to remember the 5 different types of salmon by using your 5 fingers: Thumb – rhymes with chum = Chum … Continue reading Ketchikan, Alaska
July 7, 8, 9th, 2017 Once on board the Grand Princess, we settled into our spacious rooms and waited for the ship to push out from the dock – Alaska here we come… It was a wonderful send off, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, then out to the open sea. We ate dinner at … Continue reading Grand Princess
San Francisco July 9th, 2017 Our adventure began on the 9th of July as we flew to San Francisco one day early to be sure there were no mishaps with the airlines that would make us late for our cruise via the Grand Princess (our home for the next 10 days). Patti and Audra … Continue reading Alaska
May 21, 2017 Hello again… While we are still exploring the Bisbee area, we thought we’d take in the “Howlin’ Prowl” (A Vintage and Chopper motorcycle show) yesterday, Saturday the 20th. There were motorcycles everywhere on Brewery Street (probably 300 or more cycles). There were a few vintage cars scattered hither and yon. The judging … Continue reading Bisbee ‘Too’
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