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…

Meet Cruz! ❤️

While enjoying a few days off work, we took the opportunity to visit our local Desert Museum. The weather was ideal, and the animals were more active than I’ve experienced in quite some time. Cruz is their resident mountain lion, and he is a beauty! Rescued in 2013 in San Jose, CA, he was unsuitable…

Death Valley National Park: Day 1 – Arrival at The Oasis!

Yes! There is an oasis in Death Valley, and as we left Joshua Tree National Park, I couldn’t wait to explore. We traveled north along the east side of Death Valley. It was a long and desolate drive but built our anticipation of what lay ahead. And nature always has its own beauty if you…

Nest building?

Is this little bird preparing for spring? 💚💛🧡 “To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter… to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring – these…