Monday, November 6, 2017

EUREKA, CALIFORNIA: The Heart of Humboldt County

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Bald Eagle at the Sequoia Park Zoo, Eureka, CA.  Every two years in October, I go to Eureka, California , in Humboldt County, for a chil...
Monday, October 30, 2017

KYOTO, JAPAN: A Day of Leisure, from the Memoir of Aunt Carolyn

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Vegetable stall, Japanese market My husband's Aunt, Carolyn T. Arnold, traveled to Japan in the 1960's and 70's as the lea...
Monday, October 23, 2017

BOWERS MUSEUM, Santa Ana, CA: 100 Years Ago, Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition and Frank Hurley's Amazing Photos

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Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California One hundred years ago, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition came to an end ...
Monday, October 16, 2017

ICELAND: Waterfalls, Geysers, and Hot Springs, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

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Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland My brother Tom Scheaffer has just returned from a two week trip to Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Tom’s tri...
Monday, October 9, 2017

FAROE ISLANDS: Land of Fjords and Green Cliffs, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

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Faroe Islands Peace Run My brother Tom Scheaffer has just returned from a two week trip to Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Tom’s trip was...
Monday, October 2, 2017

MOUNT PINOS, Southern California: On Top of the World

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Mount Pinos. View to the northeast, across the San Andreas Fault Mount Pinos, just 90 miles north of the heart of Los Angeles, is one of...
Monday, September 25, 2017

ANGEL ISLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY: a Trip Through Time

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View of Golden Gate Bridge from Camp Reynolds on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay Several weeks ago, I went with my husband and granddaug...