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Leadfield – It Was then It Wasn’t

Leadfield was a town, deep in the Grapevine Mountains in Death Valley National Park, that was born and went bust within a 12 month period in 1926. Peviously some copper ore and lead ore deposits had been discovered here, claims … Continue reading

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Astounded by Frightened Trees

A blog post, with pictures, about the petrified wood to be found in the Petrified Forest National Park, AZ Continue reading

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All The Scoter Species Together – Feeding Frenzy

One of the great things about full-timing is the amount of serendipity around.  We just happened to be in Haines at the perfect time to witness this phenomenon although we were looking for Eagles and Whales! We first saw Surf … Continue reading

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Why do they call Haliaeetus leucocephalus “Snow Pigeons” ?

I can understand why the folks in Haines call the Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Snow Pigeons.  There are so many of them!! We have recently had the pleasure and thrill of attending Shorebird Festivals in Cordova, AK and Homer, AK. … Continue reading

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Alcatraz Island National Park

A very special place to visit.  We were just spellbound by our step back in history when we visited this National Park. Of course we just love a good boat tour, but the journey here was quite short – only … Continue reading

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