Posted in March 2008

Return to Pinnacles National Monument

This trip in March and our previous trip in October are probably some of the best times of year to visit Pinnacles National Monument. You’re pretty much assured of good weather and it isn’t too hot. Also, the ecological cycle is in a much different phase in October than it is in March. So, even … Continue reading »

Big Sur Part 1 (or Pieces In Our Time)…

We had visited Pinnacles earlier in the day and wished to return to Mountain View along Highway 1 instead of backtracking (which is something our family abhors). California’s scenic Highway 1 is the only road through the Big Sur region. To accomplish this goal, we drove down to King City and then headed west through … Continue reading »

I guess all cops are(n’t) bad – Part 2

So, for the next stage of this ongoing and disagreeable saga the stage was set by a visit to Oregon House with Brandon and Amanda. Since night life in Oregon House consists of seeing how fast you can drive with your lights off, going to The Palace and looking at Bailey or going to the … Continue reading »

Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

In the summer of 1962, U.S. defense officials detonated a hydrogen bomb buried deep beneath the desert of Frenchman Flat, Nevada. The blast was so robust that the land around it rose by some three hundred feet and burst open like a very bad boil, leaving a crater eight hundred feet across. Blast debris went … Continue reading »