One of our stops while in Santa Barbara was the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. It was lovely with lots of walking paths, flowers and bees. And on a clear day, some beautiful views. They even had some hiking paths if you wanted a little more substance in your activity. We enjoyed our visit and I’m…
Category: Joy
Next Stop: Santa Barbara, CA
My birthday celebration road trip started in Joshua Tree National Park, then continued in Death Valley National Park (where I had a most amazing experience!). The next stop was Santa Barbara, California. I found a beautiful hotel near the beach with a lovely location. The Blue Sands Inn was walking distance from the beach, the…
Death Valley Adventures, Day 3: Celebrating 60!
A beautiful way to wake up and enter into my next decade of life! Today was a little warmer out, and simply beautiful! First stop was Natural Bridge. A short hike up a pretty steep hill to view the natural 50-foot bridge. Looking back down towards the bottom: Under the bridge: Heading back down: Back…
Meet Strawberry! 🍓🐻
Strawberry was rescued as a cub in August 2014, after being hit by a car near Strawberry, Arizona. She had a broken leg and was taken to the Southwest Center for Conservancy where her injuries were treated, and she went through rehabilitation. Because she was unsuitable for released back into the wild, she was adopted…
peace of life today 