tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188543712024-03-18T08:29:15.675-07:00Osten Family BlogOsten Family Blogdostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.comBlogger870125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-16005268968599808262024-03-18T08:28:00.000-07:002024-03-18T08:28:42.752-07:00Mammoth Cross Country Skiiing WeekendAfter getting canceled last year due to excessive snow, we finally got up to Mammoth for a XC skiing weekend. The drive up was uneventful and we checked into the <a href="https://www.mammothmountain.com/plan-your-trip/mammoth-hotels/tamarack-lodge">Tamarack Lodge</a>. The weather was nice so we did a snowshoe hike up to the top of Panorama Dome which had great views even with the low clouds. The lodge restaurant was booked so we headed over to the Mammoth Tavern for a nice dinner.<div>The next day, we had our XC lesson. The instructor was very patient and had Jyoti up and skiing. After lunch, we skied around the groomed trails. For dinner, we had a cheese plate in the fun and cozy lodge bar. We went to bed early since we were worn out. The next morning, we go up early and headed out. We made a stop in Randsburg which was very cool.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCT0OI64SDD_7TyNrMh_GsUMPpataPmoQVLmVufYUI_TuqG2YLtctbiphVbQkzML9X2Rtehitm0rZcnMtK5lCf7Yfug5MYllKQO5b-Er-KwOrvqzAyKGQCBWpwVpkrO9KHzndXIgiFQzulfkpu9mz_rPU1UVhIKaGy8K17CSuxStsDHI1Z7MnkQ/s4608/IMG_20240315_151421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCT0OI64SDD_7TyNrMh_GsUMPpataPmoQVLmVufYUI_TuqG2YLtctbiphVbQkzML9X2Rtehitm0rZcnMtK5lCf7Yfug5MYllKQO5b-Er-KwOrvqzAyKGQCBWpwVpkrO9KHzndXIgiFQzulfkpu9mz_rPU1UVhIKaGy8K17CSuxStsDHI1Z7MnkQ/s320/IMG_20240315_151421.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panorama Dome summit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrvu5rUSd5jXJN3pcFeUyglgK21fNDLj8rADNUFbZDsQ4SvBbhl6SUS_PU_8He6L2DkeHz6HerYfjdX1ZksH-P64gNK3nNho3DYvLrpb4dEAaaGKXNx8nkhGX2ICJwQOZ0eMQ6Y0I3HytZQ4FT0wv_pmHp12R0iFmMQKHNCwTwHo5i5IAef4d1g/s4000/IMG_20240316_093613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrvu5rUSd5jXJN3pcFeUyglgK21fNDLj8rADNUFbZDsQ4SvBbhl6SUS_PU_8He6L2DkeHz6HerYfjdX1ZksH-P64gNK3nNho3DYvLrpb4dEAaaGKXNx8nkhGX2ICJwQOZ0eMQ6Y0I3HytZQ4FT0wv_pmHp12R0iFmMQKHNCwTwHo5i5IAef4d1g/s320/IMG_20240316_093613.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning to ski</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb03X87n0hfMfiN02_m2HEQy9hpd24xt_jLx73EmahXdCgmNeI-jnBOWCIDaJrC5Fykm4MhA40ygOyCBsO0hEOHuTrFEjKax7HUbOdrQo2l20M1BHhp6T9WITkNc5SWeS7Y_2R1bdSjhEyDjLFf_gaDuPDUfvvdj8J-G3yyTyThYiEdKSiQnA0BA/s4000/IMG_20240316_145202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb03X87n0hfMfiN02_m2HEQy9hpd24xt_jLx73EmahXdCgmNeI-jnBOWCIDaJrC5Fykm4MhA40ygOyCBsO0hEOHuTrFEjKax7HUbOdrQo2l20M1BHhp6T9WITkNc5SWeS7Y_2R1bdSjhEyDjLFf_gaDuPDUfvvdj8J-G3yyTyThYiEdKSiQnA0BA/s320/IMG_20240316_145202.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hitting the trails</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXrnb_fGkU6d1PWZ0O-ut5J76aaebed0AF-UdU_teF92tstkmPRvzytStiGgqPDYXMPM-z4uCPR-p7B7FoqW5J8gm6O9Zv2eptU_rWNPwQwmrCKy9U0e8wb6gekwUiUd6Q8thxUnrv2dg2ZJMWCP62PzW2I7qOUdG8-J8NKdzEZsoO-vRF2JOgw/s4000/IMG_20240317_112913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXrnb_fGkU6d1PWZ0O-ut5J76aaebed0AF-UdU_teF92tstkmPRvzytStiGgqPDYXMPM-z4uCPR-p7B7FoqW5J8gm6O9Zv2eptU_rWNPwQwmrCKy9U0e8wb6gekwUiUd6Q8thxUnrv2dg2ZJMWCP62PzW2I7qOUdG8-J8NKdzEZsoO-vRF2JOgw/s320/IMG_20240317_112913.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downtown Randsburg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-52599561554734741372024-03-13T06:54:00.000-07:002024-03-13T06:54:29.574-07:00Hitler Had Some Good Ideas?<p> Hitler in Munich, April 12, 1922:<br /></p><p></p><blockquote><b>"thus we were the first to declare that this peace treaty was a
crime. Then folk abused us as 'agitators.' We were the first to
protest against the failure to present this treaty to the people before
it was signed. Again we were called on the masses of the people not to
surrender their arms, for the surrender of one's arms would be nothing
less than the beginning of enslavement. We were called, no, we were
cried down as, 'agitators.' We were the first to say that this meant the
loss of Upper Silesia. So it was, and still they called us
'agitators.' We declared at that time that compliance in the question
of Upper Silesia must have as its consequence the awakening of a
passionate greed which would demand the occupation of the Ruhr. We were
cried down ceaselessly, again and again. And because we opposed the
mad financial policy which today will lead to our collapse, what was it
that we were called repeatedly once more? 'Agitators.' And today?
</b></blockquote><p></p><p>Of course, he took the guns and enslaved those he didn't like.<br /></p>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-25865144257025928442024-03-11T13:46:00.000-07:002024-03-11T13:46:50.947-07:00Ham ShackI have been doing a lot of radio stuff lately. Mostly in the field but doing configuration and testing in my shack. Thought it would be nice to highlight my home station.<div>My primary home rig is an Alinco DX-8R. It is a nice, fairly easy to use HF 100W transceiver. I can use in digital modes as well with some special cables. I bought it used from a retiring ham and got a nice Alinco power supply with it. With power poles everywhere, I can power all my stuff very easily.</div><div>I have been doing lots of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheTechPrepper">emcomm</a> operations, so have my Yaesu FT-817 and QRLabs QDX going as well. Also been operating various rugged computers and tablets, like the CF-20 pictured below.</div><div>The primary antenna I use at home is a Wolf River vertical coil. I have various coils and whips to go to 80M. Living in a condo, I have a small space so the vertical is very handy. I can get a dipole up sometimes but it will go out into the sidewalk.</div><div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWisr55Fo-HwD3Vmpz_vqsLpHH59kPsj9Qh0RSQycA3ENm133aWbcB_7YVHg7RCRJkD3yElUQZh6e4TMnItZZbFhW59G6HcMGpC6JgMllkg6VjOmI2n7EDuoghRmgvcrXLo0ndHczCZ5m0-8Ch5KQ7LOUKM46VbyDNKou9hqZH_lBBKiJbKKflXQ/s4000/IMG_20240311_133224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWisr55Fo-HwD3Vmpz_vqsLpHH59kPsj9Qh0RSQycA3ENm133aWbcB_7YVHg7RCRJkD3yElUQZh6e4TMnItZZbFhW59G6HcMGpC6JgMllkg6VjOmI2n7EDuoghRmgvcrXLo0ndHczCZ5m0-8Ch5KQ7LOUKM46VbyDNKou9hqZH_lBBKiJbKKflXQ/s320/IMG_20240311_133224.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ham shack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W275u3NlYo03CEOlIDd_PlNViM1vnqUdNECphWMI_MxPBxDe2vqdF2iiI6aryXXMNBS7Hax2Gco3mvpZ872iB9KUaAca6A1L6Ji_BVpcDMy3knc9q5t_mtWVRhD-eq2SpLo5QS5F8IoT5qvQJhTRjhcyNcD_tZw1jIUJsDHhlz7GTooTXKjVOw/s4000/IMG_20240311_133246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W275u3NlYo03CEOlIDd_PlNViM1vnqUdNECphWMI_MxPBxDe2vqdF2iiI6aryXXMNBS7Hax2Gco3mvpZ872iB9KUaAca6A1L6Ji_BVpcDMy3knc9q5t_mtWVRhD-eq2SpLo5QS5F8IoT5qvQJhTRjhcyNcD_tZw1jIUJsDHhlz7GTooTXKjVOw/s320/IMG_20240311_133246.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wolf River coil</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-71553358004344124132024-03-08T13:43:00.000-08:002024-03-08T13:43:12.403-08:00Latest BooksI haven't posted a books read list in a while, but not for lack of reading:<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=NW5Wrk3M6GY6O,SpaAaSxAECvsM_1709933317_1:7788:13486&bq=author%3Dmegan%2520kate%2520nelson%26title%3Dthree%2Dcornered%2520war%2520the%2520union%252C%2520the%2520confederacy%252C%2520and%2520native%2520peoples%2520in%2520the%2520fight%2520for%2520the%2520west">The Three Cornered War: The Union, The Confederacy and Native Peoples in the Fight For the West</a> by Megan Kate Wilson </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1782741674/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II</a> by Chris Bishop</li><li><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a55_t1_262&qi=qRlW8zHhn0C10mMpR2SpBK6ug.c_1709933444_1:30192:56146&bq=author%3Dsam%2520coffman%26title%3Dherbal%2520medic%2520a%2520green%2520beret%2527s%2520guide%2520to%2520emergency%2520medical%2520preparedness%2520and%2520natural">Herbal Medic: A Green Beret's Guide to Emergency Medical Preparedness and Natural First Aid</a> by Sam Coffman</li><li><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a5_t6_165&qi=qRlW8zHhn0C10mMpR2SpBK6ug.c_1709933444_1:30183:56124&bq=author%3Drosemary%2520gladstar%26title%3Drosemary%2520gladstar%2527s%2520medicinal%2520herbs%2520a%2520beginner%2527s%2520guide%252033%2520healing%2520herbs%2520to%2520know%252C%2520grow%252C%2520and">Rosemary Gladstar's Medicial Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Use and Grow</a> by Rosemary Gladstar</li><li><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=axcEYuCcV74VObUn5nZnmK6vQW4_1709933638_1:30659:57886&bq=author%3Dwilliam%2520b%2E%2520scott%26title%3Dcombat%2520contrails%2520vietnam">Combat Contrails: Vietnam</a> by William B. Scott</li><li><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=vsOlKmy,AHySp3s4rGwvuVPACmU_1709933714_1:879:2196&bq=author%3Dted%2520s%2E%2520raicer%26title%3Dcrowns%2520in%2520the%2520gutter">Crowns in the Gutter</a> by Ted S. Raicer</li><li><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=yZIBmGP7f1R4RB5SglLmNkssqIE_1709933762_1:32215:60347&bq=author%3Dhelen%2520zia%26title%3Dlast%2520boat%2520out%2520of%2520shanghai%2520the%2520epic%2520story%2520of%2520the%2520chinese%2520who%2520fled%2520mao%2527s%2520revolution">Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution</a> by Helen Zia</li><li><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=kXxOp9C5Yd7tCM8JkSH7bO.gi5A_1709933949_1:33922:62991&bq=author%3Dtennent%2520h%2E%2520bagley%26title%3Dspymaster%2520startling%2520cold%2520war%2520revelations%2520of%2520a%2520soviet%2520kgb%2520chief">Spymaster: Startling Cold War Revelations of a Soviet KGB Chief</a> by Tenant Bagley</li><li><a href="https://www.headstamppublishing.com/ww2-usa">Small Arms of WWII: USA</a> by Ian McCollum</li></ul></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-1215479473172474252024-03-04T13:24:00.000-08:002024-03-08T13:27:00.371-08:00Weekend Activities<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Went a nice hike at Torrey Pines and got rained on a bit</li><li>Drove up to San Juan Capistrano, in the rain, to visit the mission. Good thing they have umbrellas to lend. The mission was a great spot and we had lunch with friends afterward.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-WLVphWgSh-Sj3yYqVcZTS-3QsFdhtJHWIVUidqiblRjg9mkSIMdKfuDDK6Q4jYmOAz-4c54mj35U5VThuDmE8MzgO9yb5i04lzNJ8YePjnxUgrHR566nMC8HxeCC_epv_y2Y7oVgJXSjGz8IdlcbtUpASWQE_T4-Am_N0SlLR4k0kXCiKOFMA/s4000/IMG_20240303_095251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-WLVphWgSh-Sj3yYqVcZTS-3QsFdhtJHWIVUidqiblRjg9mkSIMdKfuDDK6Q4jYmOAz-4c54mj35U5VThuDmE8MzgO9yb5i04lzNJ8YePjnxUgrHR566nMC8HxeCC_epv_y2Y7oVgJXSjGz8IdlcbtUpASWQE_T4-Am_N0SlLR4k0kXCiKOFMA/s320/IMG_20240303_095251.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old stone church at Mission San Juan Capistrano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-2405930161128335112024-02-24T07:17:00.000-08:002024-02-24T07:17:32.734-08:00Best Winter CampThe 2024 HALT winter camp was the best ever! Tom's Place had snow but like last year, so he headed up to the parking spot at the end of the plowed road. There were several skiers and snowshoers there but still had plenty of parking. After getting all our gear ready, we headed out over about 2' of snow with some very light snow falling. We made camp in East Fork campground about 3/4 mile from the car. After dinner and melting snow, it was an early night.<div>The next day was sunny and nice. There wasn't enough snow for a good quinzhee but we made a small one to demonstrate the technique. For lunch, we hiked back to the car and drove to Tom's Place Cafe which is highly recommended. We also did a hike towards the Rock Creek Lodge.</div><div>Overnight, it snowed about 4-6 inches. Our tents looked like igloos due to all the snow. We got up early to start packing and it was still snowing. Tree avalanches were dropping all around us. We finally got to the car and drove out on the snow. We passed the plows on the way.</div><div>It was a great trip!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCKNO1HYc9g92STTSxzXteh8C709TJdfrEDDWQxLCoMKDp9IEQZwc8mQvU6mJMKxGZuo0dIbhJ7If37X79qTZ9IwdS2TpPq_jpfgsFGJPrPJJUTNTLYVNxmtxaIRmYqy9L9FnmRu07UugsRFMKDtjIieGXbjV9VRUkuuhe4aa4k_bnqpuIoIJdg/s4000/IMG_20240218_141602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCKNO1HYc9g92STTSxzXteh8C709TJdfrEDDWQxLCoMKDp9IEQZwc8mQvU6mJMKxGZuo0dIbhJ7If37X79qTZ9IwdS2TpPq_jpfgsFGJPrPJJUTNTLYVNxmtxaIRmYqy9L9FnmRu07UugsRFMKDtjIieGXbjV9VRUkuuhe4aa4k_bnqpuIoIJdg/s320/IMG_20240218_141602.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home sweet home</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9Pv3ibjO9C-c8Bd2YiJzHKR3TdpDgNCyojOdZ7fi0KcRNbkEnWNJP8BE4zpI-lG-TzGVkAxiCPbCnufCNw70-mc0qjmdLizEWgiAesxBqPUm9l9D3O0UFq047w6IxZz5eMZxK9zt3OkRIaDVTQQqidxGiKP_YHy9cvsj6YdSuAySYpfCZUsg6w/s4000/IMG_20240218_142317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9Pv3ibjO9C-c8Bd2YiJzHKR3TdpDgNCyojOdZ7fi0KcRNbkEnWNJP8BE4zpI-lG-TzGVkAxiCPbCnufCNw70-mc0qjmdLizEWgiAesxBqPUm9l9D3O0UFq047w6IxZz5eMZxK9zt3OkRIaDVTQQqidxGiKP_YHy9cvsj6YdSuAySYpfCZUsg6w/s320/IMG_20240218_142317.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great weather</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgU24YQ6uU9PBLK-gOn_P8Mw0NYpOkbFwbg8EazqJesjXHVmBU0KvSg1uhvIFPDoRR83qyI3mYKxhQke6jvoaq0bqtP7W3rCDeTgOkp_ALeunqc7qZXCdGRcAOuw2JRuTX5BhCa-TxZuTJ1_tO3Fou_7LmTrfqWEf0bGeVJX-PgB8b2L43roqoQ/s4000/IMG_20240218_160536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgU24YQ6uU9PBLK-gOn_P8Mw0NYpOkbFwbg8EazqJesjXHVmBU0KvSg1uhvIFPDoRR83qyI3mYKxhQke6jvoaq0bqtP7W3rCDeTgOkp_ALeunqc7qZXCdGRcAOuw2JRuTX5BhCa-TxZuTJ1_tO3Fou_7LmTrfqWEf0bGeVJX-PgB8b2L43roqoQ/s320/IMG_20240218_160536.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got a nice fire going</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I started out by topping off with gas in Ocotillo and then heading into the Dos Cabezas area. It was drizzling as I explored the Mortero Palms area. I hiked up to the palm grove which was the densest grove I have see. The hike had some tough scrambling but worth it. Since it was too early to setup camp, I headed north to Indian Valley. It got dark as I drove into the south branch. I got camp setup and ate a quick dinner. It was quite windy and cold so I headed into the tent. Later in the night a couple other folks showed and camped there as well. They weren't too loud except for some snoring :( In the morning I checked out the north branch of the valley and then hiked Torote Canyon. Lots of elephant trees in the canyon! I then headed north again and decided to take Oriflamme Canyon to exit. It was a tough but great trail. I got to the end in Banner just in time as about a dozen rigs were at the gate just about to come up.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="rumble" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://rumble.com/embed/v48r4q3/?pub=qyj93" width="640"></iframe><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkDips5cXLhUxTipkT1q6fARP72JfFLE3mnpsHMm0lkub5RRnaiJxvVR8JMVALAg-LDzm4WXh5CE5uDMScefsBLWUd8Tjy8YMW8JvuMefZepgFgeRiZDuWyHdp1V1DD2HjlKknsggMwwtNkqi98tGGI-vSNtguh7cV7FbOxdkh03O4zhon9QXbQ/s4000/IMG_20240202_163810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkDips5cXLhUxTipkT1q6fARP72JfFLE3mnpsHMm0lkub5RRnaiJxvVR8JMVALAg-LDzm4WXh5CE5uDMScefsBLWUd8Tjy8YMW8JvuMefZepgFgeRiZDuWyHdp1V1DD2HjlKknsggMwwtNkqi98tGGI-vSNtguh7cV7FbOxdkh03O4zhon9QXbQ/s320/IMG_20240202_163810.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mortero Palm Grove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCw44kLlVNtXslf6kw902hdC8toZowoOyCiu9XBiVvrRaDXC2APV4vUtzeDAnA5sr6hyphenhyphenkHgdtbSH_GqiEADmDFZmI6hcAPwNzbee3c_J3vwtFOeWIWWVvZpTuiwKxietSa0nkpYUSzAgL4RGjmBDRFEfu6z0WlUInuFwMJclZcVF8R5jJH5hcfg/s4000/IMG_20240203_062149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCw44kLlVNtXslf6kw902hdC8toZowoOyCiu9XBiVvrRaDXC2APV4vUtzeDAnA5sr6hyphenhyphenkHgdtbSH_GqiEADmDFZmI6hcAPwNzbee3c_J3vwtFOeWIWWVvZpTuiwKxietSa0nkpYUSzAgL4RGjmBDRFEfu6z0WlUInuFwMJclZcVF8R5jJH5hcfg/s320/IMG_20240203_062149.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise in Indian Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTXgJPGE9grfw1YssBKGD58HPedkjLyiCopL4D3Rsn7jVJifykt9dEThUmcnLVil640J-WtRrZ7HJb7rNsB-oA4wvyMR1UjuNotPIjx0hdzd9b3JCtA6HYIR8eg22SJwUytKfnKleJU5YFzAGPVCgitfs1xBYlqvyno2dGr7uq1JIFKjJdECqLw/s4000/IMG_20240203_071848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTXgJPGE9grfw1YssBKGD58HPedkjLyiCopL4D3Rsn7jVJifykt9dEThUmcnLVil640J-WtRrZ7HJb7rNsB-oA4wvyMR1UjuNotPIjx0hdzd9b3JCtA6HYIR8eg22SJwUytKfnKleJU5YFzAGPVCgitfs1xBYlqvyno2dGr7uq1JIFKjJdECqLw/s320/IMG_20240203_071848.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant Tree in Torote Canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeqXiB-yLIq7amXiATpL-VsL2ODZvKbWHEKjPAmDnX0ygNDrRg5kDguOJjhohr5kd5OCA7dwzglwUu7WQT1wCxp-TgbPhMpy5KHNljGj9SH0s0s3UsOD049HP8azCOd1tdvUrmigeCAfqVPBW3T3niC_U76RgbvELDTkIXlASpxYORMSyTHNO2Q/s4000/IMG_20240203_092408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeqXiB-yLIq7amXiATpL-VsL2ODZvKbWHEKjPAmDnX0ygNDrRg5kDguOJjhohr5kd5OCA7dwzglwUu7WQT1wCxp-TgbPhMpy5KHNljGj9SH0s0s3UsOD049HP8azCOd1tdvUrmigeCAfqVPBW3T3niC_U76RgbvELDTkIXlASpxYORMSyTHNO2Q/s320/IMG_20240203_092408.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along Oriflamme Canyon trail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-85177365057499120322023-12-31T18:52:00.000-08:002023-12-31T18:52:51.014-08:00Baltimore Christmas 2023<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mt. Vernon tour; great even with the rain</li><li>Center Club for dinner and annual meeting</li><li>Lots of games</li><li>Walking the dogs</li><li>Taking a flight with Kevin and dad</li></ul><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi896lWfNg0f7KULbT8CEfB9DSxNR4TeVQB-GJ8s4IFeV6Fj82tSGNT2EjNqyQN9_PzJpxhbQw6E8IsQSj5gAY_6IoVjSIHmVZgf19K62v6xYRfUkYJPiT3BjUEXw4zbSj4BsCYdE1ILu2_43xj1v7kuwJQjj-WkyS676MBrZYce57S_CuSbRAYZw/s4000/IMG_20231222_053705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi896lWfNg0f7KULbT8CEfB9DSxNR4TeVQB-GJ8s4IFeV6Fj82tSGNT2EjNqyQN9_PzJpxhbQw6E8IsQSj5gAY_6IoVjSIHmVZgf19K62v6xYRfUkYJPiT3BjUEXw4zbSj4BsCYdE1ILu2_43xj1v7kuwJQjj-WkyS676MBrZYce57S_CuSbRAYZw/s320/IMG_20231222_053705.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily's first flight</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOlfO87Px3rUxUcwQI1YMDGrl4WU2k__oiVpq6V_HNNg8mMEdSUu2rmcRRSjuUbnLIMFugwkZnOSyXEHmDuyy-T8XgcCExJLWAqesQlRjC-2VLX26-R8Cudj2KG5u37buHbTr8bg9XRNXypjcPaVJhFgZzaGWyVsWOl22rtm8_R4pfDtFssAnWQ/s4000/IMG_20231224_115059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOlfO87Px3rUxUcwQI1YMDGrl4WU2k__oiVpq6V_HNNg8mMEdSUu2rmcRRSjuUbnLIMFugwkZnOSyXEHmDuyy-T8XgcCExJLWAqesQlRjC-2VLX26-R8Cudj2KG5u37buHbTr8bg9XRNXypjcPaVJhFgZzaGWyVsWOl22rtm8_R4pfDtFssAnWQ/s320/IMG_20231224_115059.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preflight at Martin State Airport</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrduq6n-xysVvMUH81HAmHefQ0mS5d_da_0H2Y2Y5UAy1A84gL83Uz2OGPm2BNoY1zjCsEg0zqVcFnRx5SFgLaoB1Rp3vh5h4IzDwBUzWBGmAYY-QgE9KSa4c9jyx-pU_dguKnKeDoxLEvhdephtah2mcB4QLL-Wd_S_4cjsNUYTeaVjfqEBQUQ/s4608/IMG_20231224_120225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrduq6n-xysVvMUH81HAmHefQ0mS5d_da_0H2Y2Y5UAy1A84gL83Uz2OGPm2BNoY1zjCsEg0zqVcFnRx5SFgLaoB1Rp3vh5h4IzDwBUzWBGmAYY-QgE9KSa4c9jyx-pU_dguKnKeDoxLEvhdephtah2mcB4QLL-Wd_S_4cjsNUYTeaVjfqEBQUQ/s320/IMG_20231224_120225.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backseat selfie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YEvQXch6aKT8E18OJXrDWtZds6wqMDsnDBGGCrtSO7VQQIKR1aj8ZcVAnE3FRJuDbjCmE5y-3girlGNt4P-tBn1FwDUe-tU-5Y08M36lknEBRRXCqtpTxrni6gF_1t0jdyOkV5aErVdabrBtwNMyoJsFZD0_NsSSY-d5dRFbJ_OUEc64UuKgkw/s4000/IMG_20231226_131844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YEvQXch6aKT8E18OJXrDWtZds6wqMDsnDBGGCrtSO7VQQIKR1aj8ZcVAnE3FRJuDbjCmE5y-3girlGNt4P-tBn1FwDUe-tU-5Y08M36lknEBRRXCqtpTxrni6gF_1t0jdyOkV5aErVdabrBtwNMyoJsFZD0_NsSSY-d5dRFbJ_OUEc64UuKgkw/s320/IMG_20231226_131844.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George Washington's Tomb</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipROI5qb7xY-RP0dXZZYXqRAwZp1PmKRikHIcPwKRlgkrzfO8CY1TRPNuMTOUniL54QpbjToKzfhxZozoRFzZbRkV1yBk6xX6n0x6afgRhgn2m-6UuLk9nqdMSOqtEwYMnsu5XAdfieiu5SBj_srAJxUoyr7m7AaoVmIu_y6qdY5lfaLke_quq2Q/s4000/IMG_20231226_133302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipROI5qb7xY-RP0dXZZYXqRAwZp1PmKRikHIcPwKRlgkrzfO8CY1TRPNuMTOUniL54QpbjToKzfhxZozoRFzZbRkV1yBk6xX6n0x6afgRhgn2m-6UuLk9nqdMSOqtEwYMnsu5XAdfieiu5SBj_srAJxUoyr7m7AaoVmIu_y6qdY5lfaLke_quq2Q/s320/IMG_20231226_133302.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt. Vernon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-17774631687704926222023-12-17T13:10:00.000-08:002023-12-17T13:10:17.188-08:00Time Team Drinking Game<p>Rules: during an episode of Time Team, take the listed number of drinks when the listed item is seen.</p><p>1 Drink</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Phil's Daisy Duke's</li><li>Helen's Daisy Duke's</li><li>Raksha's laugh</li><li>Bridget's belly</li><li>Anyone's butt crack</li><li>Anyone's cleavage</li><li>Mick drinking wine</li><li>Francis making a wild ass guess that has no chance of holding to day three</li><li>Ian operating a digger</li><li>Stewart riding a bike</li><li>Matt volunteered for re-enactment duty</li><li>Tony hauling tea</li></ul><div>2 Drinks</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>John Gator doing any sort of excavation</li><li>Victor speaking</li><li>Trench opened on the basis of a strong geophys anomaly that results in something modern</li><li>Robin smoking</li></ul><div>3 Drinks</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mick drinking something other than wine</li><li>Carrenza's belly</li></ul><div>Note these rules are based on the original series not the reboot.</div></div><p></p>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-71772517884013145722023-11-25T09:38:00.000-08:002023-11-25T09:38:22.432-08:00Thanksgiving Desert Jeep TripFor Thanksgiving weekend, Jo and I headed into the desert for a planned overnight jeep trip. We headed into Borrego Springs and made a stop at the visitor center and enjoyed the nice nature walk there. Then we hit Font's Point which has spectacular views. Next, we headed up Coyote Canyon. The road was in better shape than I expected and people were already setting up camp along the road and creek. However, we were blocked at the gate. The gate is normally closed during summer months to protect the habitat for bighorn sheep; but it should be opened by now. We parked at the gate and started hiking in to check it out. It was evident right away that the road was gone as the creek now flowed strongly where the road used to be. It seems the recent storms rechanneled the stream away from its normal course at 3rd crossing which is now dry. Heading farther in, the road up the to the next valley was severely eroded and mostly unpassable to cars. I don't see this road being opened up anytime soon, if ever, especially given the way the state parks runs its business. Anyway we turned back and hit Inspiration Canyon which was awesome and decided to head home since it was getting cold and windy. On the way out, we hit Old Culp Valley Road which was very lush.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjN5FkWmMa44_svkiRaVNOa8iQUp5m5C7rNBciSlyfqfPdzk0mgNNCukKTUzcM-xiZQX6yN0uK2R5F4X-5C2TR8XqQL2g8nN2z_0z_TnTHvioP-eHiF8-oNKyzdb9e_IXgcYVe7nEZKTg6qUoyrv20UBuIcBL5xnwl0bd4Vn3toXA8dkFzEI-IA/s4000/IMG_20231124_111749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjN5FkWmMa44_svkiRaVNOa8iQUp5m5C7rNBciSlyfqfPdzk0mgNNCukKTUzcM-xiZQX6yN0uK2R5F4X-5C2TR8XqQL2g8nN2z_0z_TnTHvioP-eHiF8-oNKyzdb9e_IXgcYVe7nEZKTg6qUoyrv20UBuIcBL5xnwl0bd4Vn3toXA8dkFzEI-IA/s320/IMG_20231124_111749.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Font's Point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wSp5XLG04PyL5m5v0XdCu-i7gJebMcWIXgpWDi2-I2t8KVpjkd8xt2qluKBGq8zER8XcnrIq8snLSF4llSH9dlwCVyRf14RHfQIQ0dwOubHHKo7t3YjOL_DRv1ArTriXnRP7jB64EtdVZAbZkOgZXg2ImtHd9BvDbUR6LgwZREW6yyecDhPh6A/s4000/IMG_20231124_112025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wSp5XLG04PyL5m5v0XdCu-i7gJebMcWIXgpWDi2-I2t8KVpjkd8xt2qluKBGq8zER8XcnrIq8snLSF4llSH9dlwCVyRf14RHfQIQ0dwOubHHKo7t3YjOL_DRv1ArTriXnRP7jB64EtdVZAbZkOgZXg2ImtHd9BvDbUR6LgwZREW6yyecDhPh6A/s320/IMG_20231124_112025.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlooking Borrego Badlands</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_agdq_Hp_9okSzijbW3Y5XqIk0P7JPZzeCePBlE_xSJJZ_kRZDctpol6JyOvz3o4NB-KYhyphenhyphenikliYgNIksDddriIKzCPt1A4Qj_kri_OFDiEdGqtSaKYlMrXuBnAbZwJDFATMJfLI1thdjUufQRfSXMHKgbMbnCHHt0GFmeEZ1AsiQzhdGk7krw/s4000/IMG_20231124_123559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_agdq_Hp_9okSzijbW3Y5XqIk0P7JPZzeCePBlE_xSJJZ_kRZDctpol6JyOvz3o4NB-KYhyphenhyphenikliYgNIksDddriIKzCPt1A4Qj_kri_OFDiEdGqtSaKYlMrXuBnAbZwJDFATMJfLI1thdjUufQRfSXMHKgbMbnCHHt0GFmeEZ1AsiQzhdGk7krw/s320/IMG_20231124_123559.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creek running through Coyote Canyon road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LxwQdEKnrB2yslz842W2htugCINN-5bgKbGxmEkwK1fTMiu58BIQKuYn6okrlWd4wvtBkBZKnBB1VhyphenhyphenjwCpI73MsxwWkWMNcLQ16WJHRo7ko9EMnRtBVTIc_ZUV0FyK960NT5Ozui1lfq0l_arCRt8iGCVtaNNWi4Zj_ncABIsnGtoQaNzBPFQ/s4000/IMG_20231124_125111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LxwQdEKnrB2yslz842W2htugCINN-5bgKbGxmEkwK1fTMiu58BIQKuYn6okrlWd4wvtBkBZKnBB1VhyphenhyphenjwCpI73MsxwWkWMNcLQ16WJHRo7ko9EMnRtBVTIc_ZUV0FyK960NT5Ozui1lfq0l_arCRt8iGCVtaNNWi4Zj_ncABIsnGtoQaNzBPFQ/s320/IMG_20231124_125111.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eroded Coyote Canyon road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQZ8tiq4NoIFIa9GmJ_CRPLbt14jxiobIYGVCDgDRbYp6M8ZpTD9o7Pqw9pCodCMQmYGi7lufgN0vt0rmmCsaDYikBUVpb_e34aoRDah2pdj_muidv5fyaEuPbkH8UKTARNrOTp-OqjgwP6t6Gd1w3MDzuar-ef7d-2ICBw3SDRvoSPP1jmL84g/s4000/IMG_20231124_130251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQZ8tiq4NoIFIa9GmJ_CRPLbt14jxiobIYGVCDgDRbYp6M8ZpTD9o7Pqw9pCodCMQmYGi7lufgN0vt0rmmCsaDYikBUVpb_e34aoRDah2pdj_muidv5fyaEuPbkH8UKTARNrOTp-OqjgwP6t6Gd1w3MDzuar-ef7d-2ICBw3SDRvoSPP1jmL84g/s320/IMG_20231124_130251.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking into Collins Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho49N4OGuJmtcXLcF-i4ZqEqGCor1nBArdE0GHbpjTFK_wMcV_qHXWcLP-l1FMtXhhelgnyr9RPWt-xTUDrX4Oyf6m8-YOd5XtrLqMic5DbrmJ-GgjGuVGBZr_RBD0AyP6CYBMjQEgPLM9Z57mMd64eBkuynCrHWO7oZp9h6jCsdUP6mR4ycPIFQ/s4000/IMG_20231124_131953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho49N4OGuJmtcXLcF-i4ZqEqGCor1nBArdE0GHbpjTFK_wMcV_qHXWcLP-l1FMtXhhelgnyr9RPWt-xTUDrX4Oyf6m8-YOd5XtrLqMic5DbrmJ-GgjGuVGBZr_RBD0AyP6CYBMjQEgPLM9Z57mMd64eBkuynCrHWO7oZp9h6jCsdUP6mR4ycPIFQ/s320/IMG_20231124_131953.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green desert!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-74495662802591078962023-11-14T08:27:00.000-08:002023-11-18T08:30:26.882-08:00Atlanta Fall VisitJo and I had a great time in Atlanta visiting relatives.<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Great time for Diwali get together</li><li>Met up with Sootch Nation</li><li>Hiked at <a href="https://gastateparks.org/PickettsMillBattlefield">Pickett's Mille Battlefield</a></li></ul></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-13435729284634148592023-10-24T09:23:00.062-07:002024-03-11T12:17:11.162-07:00Not Death Valley 2023 Jeep TripDue to the closures in Death Valley, this year's trip was done farther north in and around the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/htnf">Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Day 1 started in Bridgeport and we headed up into the mountains. The scenery was great with lots of golden-leaved aspens. Lots of water crossings as well. The "high point" was Mt. Patterson, the highest point in California that you can drive to. We camped at Belfort ghost town where I did some exploring amongst the old mining camp.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYpT2dz8BnQ2eW1GPNqLA2magjc1cGUcLxLp7CpviHm3hlneKXWhhDXb0jmRzx6dCPDHlIpLW_i68UHv04k1Z5eNmEL5aAiHUyS77uqS_wwZTisW6oCzb1tFvPxcmYHus1V1xqQ/s4000/IMG_20231020_181526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYpT2dz8BnQ2eW1GPNqLA2magjc1cGUcLxLp7CpviHm3hlneKXWhhDXb0jmRzx6dCPDHlIpLW_i68UHv04k1Z5eNmEL5aAiHUyS77uqS_wwZTisW6oCzb1tFvPxcmYHus1V1xqQ/s320/IMG_20231020_181526.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belfort sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH4UCGu2d1iy_NRJ5_d9h35z2NXi_osGqkcNFt6SfAIZkMTTEI4CQboxeMF44paiUyUxMsCbThDAE-5WXlChFFlrgb827Kz-g1zP1TX9dvZoY_I4ECDtY0sTuihIREglgr3zsjoapiZp4s4XpW-dWjiqKvz-NCUzq9FROdeN5eGXmln43hMAdyg/s4000/IMG_20231020_084029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH4UCGu2d1iy_NRJ5_d9h35z2NXi_osGqkcNFt6SfAIZkMTTEI4CQboxeMF44paiUyUxMsCbThDAE-5WXlChFFlrgb827Kz-g1zP1TX9dvZoY_I4ECDtY0sTuihIREglgr3zsjoapiZp4s4XpW-dWjiqKvz-NCUzq9FROdeN5eGXmln43hMAdyg/s320/IMG_20231020_084029.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Line up in Bridgeport</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBl5ULHyxsDU8g0DToeSwD-CH2B2bDlv6gQvhp1qF4M0riu7MfOFjuqXcIeRC7saSUSfYXXYClu3sazAwwyqejoP1b3i3sG-bE020SoZSnk3PoztgqSVBTKi5p5ODorWsVDH72JBD5RhRg__e2kpVCi11lQMYDIlaGk5DIEiE65oxJ7Dqja_JOQ/s4000/IMG_20231020_104104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBl5ULHyxsDU8g0DToeSwD-CH2B2bDlv6gQvhp1qF4M0riu7MfOFjuqXcIeRC7saSUSfYXXYClu3sazAwwyqejoP1b3i3sG-bE020SoZSnk3PoztgqSVBTKi5p5ODorWsVDH72JBD5RhRg__e2kpVCi11lQMYDIlaGk5DIEiE65oxJ7Dqja_JOQ/s320/IMG_20231020_104104.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lobdell Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmGbsPk5RLpi7nY212W0hBis42qaL2Xtsu_eFw1tF2NIzqI4dmL47pPSi_IDuQ2JydPnDsvWbuhzojmvr10gvJWjBISAQ651l2vF6dEo7PJpfXAQHM0WjgxolOtc0LBfD_Vam436KpHNOqeKpdqbhyphenhyphenySYK9ikSXBjkTOvKfWF2M7aAz2QWvmu8A/s4000/IMG_20231020_115755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmGbsPk5RLpi7nY212W0hBis42qaL2Xtsu_eFw1tF2NIzqI4dmL47pPSi_IDuQ2JydPnDsvWbuhzojmvr10gvJWjBISAQ651l2vF6dEo7PJpfXAQHM0WjgxolOtc0LBfD_Vam436KpHNOqeKpdqbhyphenhyphenySYK9ikSXBjkTOvKfWF2M7aAz2QWvmu8A/s320/IMG_20231020_115755.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail up Mount Patterson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsDp-vFs5_NmrUk2k2KW8pToiqWKfYGvHVXj1qhKxYKIVE-N9TWUMV7N3u_UtsMb5EEoh636pfQAl2THd2aW8YpSk6Ke-obyrBpbcWktha0U-WTg0z_EyzBo9XH7ZwDE9ajHpmnsKGK6GoErcvQb1AHrIdQeSrtmpiInfnYn6ntGU6cALMuLM3A/s4000/IMG_20231020_120840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsDp-vFs5_NmrUk2k2KW8pToiqWKfYGvHVXj1qhKxYKIVE-N9TWUMV7N3u_UtsMb5EEoh636pfQAl2THd2aW8YpSk6Ke-obyrBpbcWktha0U-WTg0z_EyzBo9XH7ZwDE9ajHpmnsKGK6GoErcvQb1AHrIdQeSrtmpiInfnYn6ntGU6cALMuLM3A/s320/IMG_20231020_120840.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atop Mount Patterson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEa5QIXC2ra6e8_DcdZQnohmZxzvfbIBWAw3T1j8E9h6UtMwBMAkfSzdcP8aJFAyYxcWY0BwQ7OMAI_oX_sabYW9nwnR7vpthX_j3qcvDumNbXO9TtmqG1FQic35vb1YNgp4Hp8BSYRfX9jF8sv_-iaVYCmlxLkdFLih_zYjDwrjxcwMRizf10g/s4000/IMG_20231020_135319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEa5QIXC2ra6e8_DcdZQnohmZxzvfbIBWAw3T1j8E9h6UtMwBMAkfSzdcP8aJFAyYxcWY0BwQ7OMAI_oX_sabYW9nwnR7vpthX_j3qcvDumNbXO9TtmqG1FQic35vb1YNgp4Hp8BSYRfX9jF8sv_-iaVYCmlxLkdFLih_zYjDwrjxcwMRizf10g/s320/IMG_20231020_135319.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belfort ghost town</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmDBp58CrCh95o8EWdYQRi58RULb4ueoLsErhLVCASs4BD5l482hPAhOi-NJVVUWBjXYuRS8ZTIUxoXzr4942jTueh_X8S4S_8F9n1mbv8Hp74-aI8OTv2ZPskpkQL7NgoUrInVkJsW0YEdjruZ8yW38pJLzFKAD3T_K3YfrMax7Lkv7KVqYAZQ/s4000/IMG_20231020_175130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmDBp58CrCh95o8EWdYQRi58RULb4ueoLsErhLVCASs4BD5l482hPAhOi-NJVVUWBjXYuRS8ZTIUxoXzr4942jTueh_X8S4S_8F9n1mbv8Hp74-aI8OTv2ZPskpkQL7NgoUrInVkJsW0YEdjruZ8yW38pJLzFKAD3T_K3YfrMax7Lkv7KVqYAZQ/s320/IMG_20231020_175130.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camping out of the jeep</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>On Day 2 we headed downhill in great terrain and then into Sweetwater ranch. After a short drive along NV 338 we got back on trail headed west. We met up with Desert Creek and stopped for a great spot for lunch. We then headed along the creek, crossing it a few times until we reached camp at the old NF campground.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvjdYatfFhkTJU5UdiWPA0nJlOJq0HIy6ZPkgPEifXuqPbyONqT9tphWfKO4f_yCbgbviPkcqsvoXT8I999nHjMGIedLB1tvYErPIgroXdgfx9OxYwZ8j5gETCz65gWi2zUYczEPLEAsgaVqMP1E6-SoKW6uTkk3C-1UkNJB__1IIwONltEgwqA/s4000/IMG_20231021_094601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvjdYatfFhkTJU5UdiWPA0nJlOJq0HIy6ZPkgPEifXuqPbyONqT9tphWfKO4f_yCbgbviPkcqsvoXT8I999nHjMGIedLB1tvYErPIgroXdgfx9OxYwZ8j5gETCz65gWi2zUYczEPLEAsgaVqMP1E6-SoKW6uTkk3C-1UkNJB__1IIwONltEgwqA/s320/IMG_20231021_094601.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great views</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAL8CdyeahTf3ve9ACC3at1_Jjj-nHoXHjwjzMpRtWLnyFm8gaCUrdQCvATw91SS5hSOyyQYto1HWf7Ide5959USVOEh5FeNFW5IOvL3kSvHX-RyFrBJNBjEOohqqqNAS-_bzp1WX8iulF8wcisDY_Y4S8nO_UlNdTnixl9WPbF334lq7f8qVNg/s4000/IMG_20231021_121548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAL8CdyeahTf3ve9ACC3at1_Jjj-nHoXHjwjzMpRtWLnyFm8gaCUrdQCvATw91SS5hSOyyQYto1HWf7Ide5959USVOEh5FeNFW5IOvL3kSvHX-RyFrBJNBjEOohqqqNAS-_bzp1WX8iulF8wcisDY_Y4S8nO_UlNdTnixl9WPbF334lq7f8qVNg/s320/IMG_20231021_121548.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch along Desert Creek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6X2ZhLZeYOK-BDH0S1z3CqrPR7lOXsbl9Xt4A69_0W-C3ElP-6eVsIjZa2OLsxrowaX4z0vw__TnkiCk9ScL1R7iV8xJLk0JUqzXSCtIw-9BwhzuIbyhjLV1INvZ85nz9vHW9vUl0KRCC8yvN4hX_prHAdkcL1nz0X5a5RKScjkZPooCivTByA/s4000/IMG_20231021_141801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6X2ZhLZeYOK-BDH0S1z3CqrPR7lOXsbl9Xt4A69_0W-C3ElP-6eVsIjZa2OLsxrowaX4z0vw__TnkiCk9ScL1R7iV8xJLk0JUqzXSCtIw-9BwhzuIbyhjLV1INvZ85nz9vHW9vUl0KRCC8yvN4hX_prHAdkcL1nz0X5a5RKScjkZPooCivTByA/s320/IMG_20231021_141801.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camping along Desert Creek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We started Day 3 by continuing along the creek and reaching NV 338 again. After heading south on the pavement, we turned off at East Walker River. From there we headed mostly south through the Masonic mining district until we hit the Bodie ghost town and had lunch. Our planned route from Bodie was closed so we continued south to CA 167 at Mono Lake. There was quite a bit of pavement miles back into Nevada and turned off at Rattlesnake Flat. We headed through the Excelsior Mountains and made camp in a great spot. That night was windy and a bit rainy.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_36RB9wKLmq5PLUEZhdSrmtgkmN9C6mnqSxjn-XXSt62wqNUzNwgLY_C7gPe_0lekc65rG7QmI5r1Pbm_DJifse_jfXfEdK59vNddZSEcCr0R7nAyFr8w1V2n7SjD21BNRhdO0YtLLonq6mEpCnvYEzyYB1itYxSoGqTBms95mq0ugFfTIadNw/s4000/IMG_20231022_091333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_36RB9wKLmq5PLUEZhdSrmtgkmN9C6mnqSxjn-XXSt62wqNUzNwgLY_C7gPe_0lekc65rG7QmI5r1Pbm_DJifse_jfXfEdK59vNddZSEcCr0R7nAyFr8w1V2n7SjD21BNRhdO0YtLLonq6mEpCnvYEzyYB1itYxSoGqTBms95mq0ugFfTIadNw/s320/IMG_20231022_091333.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lining up near NV 338</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsXZvk-Gen-TVlgCxrJowjO6Uv6Va3071Oyfhsb2EE9Rz9a4HuwfZ50Of1YYmJGWpJ1jGYJERsOVCjZMICrl81Wc7sC_2oYgxLC5fGbyWAtaD6MR_3P7VnDwc_UdO-sfeJM_trnGnVDgnf8Wg4i9bt6wvxyD5jqam-tBMpEy_1SFEGeJW0ZqJwA/s4000/IMG_20231022_094345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsXZvk-Gen-TVlgCxrJowjO6Uv6Va3071Oyfhsb2EE9Rz9a4HuwfZ50Of1YYmJGWpJ1jGYJERsOVCjZMICrl81Wc7sC_2oYgxLC5fGbyWAtaD6MR_3P7VnDwc_UdO-sfeJM_trnGnVDgnf8Wg4i9bt6wvxyD5jqam-tBMpEy_1SFEGeJW0ZqJwA/s320/IMG_20231022_094345.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views of the Sweetwater Mountains</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizRsbTSsph9c5Xoa1MC_EvefHATokR2mR-Z9n3SL_IzZonyuYVM-WBKY11e0ys00EaVNYiBOYQSFZopfpz4sxFLN2KKJ0DAQSGC6Nnib8rLUyKxIjzep513UymgQpAQiYaQngExudIcqCgfPDe-v_M5NGS0rFwOAwCy4FUoV4NXtISV40g2Rq3g/s4000/IMG_20231022_105759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizRsbTSsph9c5Xoa1MC_EvefHATokR2mR-Z9n3SL_IzZonyuYVM-WBKY11e0ys00EaVNYiBOYQSFZopfpz4sxFLN2KKJ0DAQSGC6Nnib8rLUyKxIjzep513UymgQpAQiYaQngExudIcqCgfPDe-v_M5NGS0rFwOAwCy4FUoV4NXtISV40g2Rq3g/s320/IMG_20231022_105759.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masonic mining district</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo9DU2CuuRGbZykTT59emv2Vy4DEH9isYum0JyeKeaY27AZjvrB8qH5sgUMLSsVhzoSUio-7BRshtpvYcptpXdV_HBLqsiFGLcQJU8a0hCxPPMdpjmUvWWaohfkvbNT1tPO34oknDPEsmd-4qPboTLAJwGp63C9BZIs1yZQzAljOnnTDkdiroFw/s4000/IMG_20231022_112413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo9DU2CuuRGbZykTT59emv2Vy4DEH9isYum0JyeKeaY27AZjvrB8qH5sgUMLSsVhzoSUio-7BRshtpvYcptpXdV_HBLqsiFGLcQJU8a0hCxPPMdpjmUvWWaohfkvbNT1tPO34oknDPEsmd-4qPboTLAJwGp63C9BZIs1yZQzAljOnnTDkdiroFw/s320/IMG_20231022_112413.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backside of Masonic Mountain</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDhw-KTzpZhMLisHN8hk05YVuBdagudclZB2UJfGhoiO8uJ_QqqMjTKVWlQhUhnizMMtZn9PwD8vRACoXPYiMeUYJC_t6C5l9vhjkbuY-JR45LwU-my3CyWZIder2kQZrtcfRWLo-ryOruEjKc5yCBryBv3-TBCsJck0Gy3mAa9dPBqhr3rohUw/s4000/IMG_20231022_131738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDhw-KTzpZhMLisHN8hk05YVuBdagudclZB2UJfGhoiO8uJ_QqqMjTKVWlQhUhnizMMtZn9PwD8vRACoXPYiMeUYJC_t6C5l9vhjkbuY-JR45LwU-my3CyWZIder2kQZrtcfRWLo-ryOruEjKc5yCBryBv3-TBCsJck0Gy3mAa9dPBqhr3rohUw/s320/IMG_20231022_131738.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWR3rSCSZ2cuEzVFGNsKLdr7WPB-IGoiFRy96XsGeEkAZPOK_I2LjYFg4LhDvGptv5xoq-_lJzN_-FRiWbIXjJleS7Lk5KolDoTX9k9V5vu81MgnoaXTqLP88a-8JK1KSW8IDjnhf25YV3xClub_BOtyABYnlD6nX77RfMBUz4Vpvhmt99eos5w/s4000/IMG_20231022_135622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWR3rSCSZ2cuEzVFGNsKLdr7WPB-IGoiFRy96XsGeEkAZPOK_I2LjYFg4LhDvGptv5xoq-_lJzN_-FRiWbIXjJleS7Lk5KolDoTX9k9V5vu81MgnoaXTqLP88a-8JK1KSW8IDjnhf25YV3xClub_BOtyABYnlD6nX77RfMBUz4Vpvhmt99eos5w/s320/IMG_20231022_135622.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long straight empty highway</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauVTHr3m7rKoUEnVqnPgF7okv5mAQs2WwpNKFmgC5Y7QgP5w5abt_arCCJJefugFBscqYrw7xYzp086Oqpbk_YEW2q_Aq4F0PEyLUMydphvInmkMizC5mXWSAuAheT_d-7I2zIYBj3k1Wrl_L0mky9o_GYpySLAFQQeEtYU3t2O4TDcF1gY_1IQ/s4000/IMG_20231022_161809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauVTHr3m7rKoUEnVqnPgF7okv5mAQs2WwpNKFmgC5Y7QgP5w5abt_arCCJJefugFBscqYrw7xYzp086Oqpbk_YEW2q_Aq4F0PEyLUMydphvInmkMizC5mXWSAuAheT_d-7I2zIYBj3k1Wrl_L0mky9o_GYpySLAFQQeEtYU3t2O4TDcF1gY_1IQ/s320/IMG_20231022_161809.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp in the Excelsior Mountains</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>On Day 4, we headed south and stopped at Cow Camp and then into Tells Marsh and stopped at the old Marietta ghost town. From there we headed mainly east through the Burro reserve until we got to NV 360 we were finally aired up our tires. From there, I made the 8 hour drive home.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgNxNcXfL9WPy0xcOaVedAtTJBEyqLGCx-zHRzUfuUBTH8jhLQDgeMzmIMjXXorDAr-BZ9nH00e8-6af7MaCL2YewEe59PSDx65fssZNuwblAe5JQlc1L-MbLheSCaPKdijvAmQFXNLfknQGY9WTiRcoEzsoQCquGdpY6Tb41aeNNESDrrkvvhA/s4000/IMG_20231023_084919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgNxNcXfL9WPy0xcOaVedAtTJBEyqLGCx-zHRzUfuUBTH8jhLQDgeMzmIMjXXorDAr-BZ9nH00e8-6af7MaCL2YewEe59PSDx65fssZNuwblAe5JQlc1L-MbLheSCaPKdijvAmQFXNLfknQGY9WTiRcoEzsoQCquGdpY6Tb41aeNNESDrrkvvhA/s320/IMG_20231023_084919.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading out of the canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowDapgsULlf0nocwJZlxqWw0gArB_j0iLOVlBNr5rmj1gUHKN_Dsq_Z7OebjBxL3tdr1c6xDXBpVO6lNCi5ywsxfiVe5Wz0ycNU6OZ3LxvtzDcU9ev16hLQ2accZdtxR9Ygu1nQJfdQ75qglir4eymvWETpPRU_IWQqQii_JUUezGe6zBkMC2xw/s4000/IMG_20231023_085657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowDapgsULlf0nocwJZlxqWw0gArB_j0iLOVlBNr5rmj1gUHKN_Dsq_Z7OebjBxL3tdr1c6xDXBpVO6lNCi5ywsxfiVe5Wz0ycNU6OZ3LxvtzDcU9ev16hLQ2accZdtxR9Ygu1nQJfdQ75qglir4eymvWETpPRU_IWQqQii_JUUezGe6zBkMC2xw/s320/IMG_20231023_085657.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cow camp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG_GVvXcvudhUwdDV3A-2B_paaLUZOllXnvIPj5bzER4JKaXtQdH5Qvf36Ntz3nFXILwgNtHgDfzeeHDrSMMvmJztu85UFhbltna-mjBHpTUS2_iyYMNWu1M5TJBf9g09nQWeWxlDuo0qLn7_oI7n1AHJR1kgCz32zMFY9ZWjN8pTaoXxPSymOA/s4000/IMG_20231023_093649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG_GVvXcvudhUwdDV3A-2B_paaLUZOllXnvIPj5bzER4JKaXtQdH5Qvf36Ntz3nFXILwgNtHgDfzeeHDrSMMvmJztu85UFhbltna-mjBHpTUS2_iyYMNWu1M5TJBf9g09nQWeWxlDuo0qLn7_oI7n1AHJR1kgCz32zMFY9ZWjN8pTaoXxPSymOA/s320/IMG_20231023_093649.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Wild" burros</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaCYF1XHTVXzqbthS3wkM7t6GbPRVECrNT3zsk0AnJxROJ9R0zUZeoLT0NbwNVAO_cIMXzc30EGnquwUiZw67-Frig2FcFR4hCglz-hN4xybxXBftOos8lTNtugsWFGycxXKu9etnOSk8ct0kvgAcah8cqaO6W3j5gat3qStRB6rZVvShMPkEIA/s4000/IMG_20231023_100703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaCYF1XHTVXzqbthS3wkM7t6GbPRVECrNT3zsk0AnJxROJ9R0zUZeoLT0NbwNVAO_cIMXzc30EGnquwUiZw67-Frig2FcFR4hCglz-hN4xybxXBftOos8lTNtugsWFGycxXKu9etnOSk8ct0kvgAcah8cqaO6W3j5gat3qStRB6rZVvShMPkEIA/s320/IMG_20231023_100703.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marietta ghost town</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-25164651612157722492023-10-13T10:26:00.002-07:002023-11-02T13:05:32.820-07:00Not my UCLA (updated)This is not the UCLA I attended. <a href="https://twitter.com/emilykschrader/status/1712742119289340324">Disgraceful</a>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/oct/31/instagram-posts/ucla-protesters-didnt-advocate-for-jewish-genocide/">Here</a> is a recent commentary on the event. The sources don't really sound like they were at the actual event but there is some clarification.</div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-10304344214658613312023-10-01T09:31:00.004-07:002023-10-01T09:31:43.261-07:00Orosco Ridge Jeep Trail<p>I took a few hours and hit a local San Diego trail, Orosco Ridge. It was a nice trail with great views, Pamo Valley is a literal hidden gem in the county.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfGDfdYYP-zRZLeXt5j6XQ5yHgEnBExUC8Fe0HcWfyn1eNBrwMRmto7lbeQ796hWDBlWbyf2F4bighyphenhyphencKwKi9q6e2yi_vDsEnrzINBRe7EPlVzr1LayS6dVosqpyO_m55TFcE-UvBTmenGvhzI6EN1EdElemxCmpplzy1dtFvP6ash5bGtj-l9w/s4000/IMG_20230929_104159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfGDfdYYP-zRZLeXt5j6XQ5yHgEnBExUC8Fe0HcWfyn1eNBrwMRmto7lbeQ796hWDBlWbyf2F4bighyphenhyphencKwKi9q6e2yi_vDsEnrzINBRe7EPlVzr1LayS6dVosqpyO_m55TFcE-UvBTmenGvhzI6EN1EdElemxCmpplzy1dtFvP6ash5bGtj-l9w/s320/IMG_20230929_104159.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlooking Pamo Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7n3hMto1MW614SamMmzWoB7GI-Z5A0BkdrE8W7elklPF5k8bXj-c6BAf1oER2O7ALDJ0e-Z5jvpyzwec-7n2hKXv4sY9qUxIrR7k87Is90zYibn9Ut11HSqfHsyuicoL7Q4WT2LwlB8B3sMeeFJuTHuPPjclaXaSRlQ-SgUAbs-3bn_EeU9-0YA/s4000/IMG_20230929_104206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7n3hMto1MW614SamMmzWoB7GI-Z5A0BkdrE8W7elklPF5k8bXj-c6BAf1oER2O7ALDJ0e-Z5jvpyzwec-7n2hKXv4sY9qUxIrR7k87Is90zYibn9Ut11HSqfHsyuicoL7Q4WT2LwlB8B3sMeeFJuTHuPPjclaXaSRlQ-SgUAbs-3bn_EeU9-0YA/s320/IMG_20230929_104206.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking to the West</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadzRIEPYIacL0K32LrpvadA7jwG7_XI9U471LVXblR3LnDRyydKRrgRafa9oovp1aMhQCZcCFOURsCx4y_0QyGxaNpeQIvrVpcmJcKvArbUtOAnkf-TVk5J9aaNl5HJoNDmxIt7KDE4G8PaLQCwEpFpGDQvtvx0KvTRLrR6b9TAnAB_4zoPcWTA/s4000/IMG_20230929_112443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadzRIEPYIacL0K32LrpvadA7jwG7_XI9U471LVXblR3LnDRyydKRrgRafa9oovp1aMhQCZcCFOURsCx4y_0QyGxaNpeQIvrVpcmJcKvArbUtOAnkf-TVk5J9aaNl5HJoNDmxIt7KDE4G8PaLQCwEpFpGDQvtvx0KvTRLrR6b9TAnAB_4zoPcWTA/s320/IMG_20230929_112443.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-22401890039382435572023-09-22T16:02:00.001-07:002023-09-26T16:03:45.579-07:00Ground Breaking<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Must be fake news.dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-55292479424565281012023-09-07T17:16:00.002-07:002023-09-07T17:16:22.692-07:00JMT - 10 years afterI was always planning on doing more intermediate and long <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8495578@N02/sets/72157634906934864">trails</a> but life intervenes.<div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-49143995483531142092023-09-07T13:27:00.003-07:002023-09-07T13:27:23.634-07:00Yellowstone<p>Jyoti and I took a long-awaited trip to Yellowstone.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Day 1</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Flew into Bozeman (very nice airport)</li><li>Stopped at Mountain Grizzly Center</li><li>Entered park via north entrance</li><li>Checked out visitor center at Mammoth</li><li>Drove around upper loop</li><li>Dinner at hotel dining room</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou-Mx2rDQcbdlBAJqFRCHWb87oLOhoIpAYZ8VS4I0rM8F0v33oNHHH_J5aK6fmwoHXm7EHOTcjNqTdSauHQToMZOQUBC2ZUO-2IAYlSpar64pMmjbYGDRobRnrYj6ls472HRnwCwPKjecnxSQjnMDAJJwOMFiVq9cA4CP9X44CYXLFn-Bit_usQ/s4000/IMG_20230827_125310.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou-Mx2rDQcbdlBAJqFRCHWb87oLOhoIpAYZ8VS4I0rM8F0v33oNHHH_J5aK6fmwoHXm7EHOTcjNqTdSauHQToMZOQUBC2ZUO-2IAYlSpar64pMmjbYGDRobRnrYj6ls472HRnwCwPKjecnxSQjnMDAJJwOMFiVq9cA4CP9X44CYXLFn-Bit_usQ/s320/IMG_20230827_125310.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bella at the Mountain Grizzly Encounter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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got groceries (highly recommended)</li><li>Walked around old Fort Yellowstone</li><li>Lots of elk wandering around town eating the grass</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMP3fpe7B1vROvjOF-oh-Q0-Rtk3N9Dr9Heksa2Jv3Q9aYNvOqut_wXZmcLhdwJZ82ohwOQLA5kSRS6kKSzIOR-JRvtSPDA9P26L7yH2UqJyNmf40Dd-Xug13oYJihCZBmanIDDcFXnoKGgQPD6nipxaundWxEEHJxhyK2APBlSyPQl_OT-xPMA/s4000/IMG_20230828_102420.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMP3fpe7B1vROvjOF-oh-Q0-Rtk3N9Dr9Heksa2Jv3Q9aYNvOqut_wXZmcLhdwJZ82ohwOQLA5kSRS6kKSzIOR-JRvtSPDA9P26L7yH2UqJyNmf40Dd-Xug13oYJihCZBmanIDDcFXnoKGgQPD6nipxaundWxEEHJxhyK2APBlSyPQl_OT-xPMA/s320/IMG_20230828_102420.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunsen Peak comms hut</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_DnRwvxEXHTOf7J4NgFyo4Egi9lDA54LfvoW7IdYKXiV1AcjggaRQUYd5rt9JS9TR1xXquq0oM3mh7ZBm5gMSEbOJ7eKCtJnKFQwg5rCO9551FCzopkS37vUwrLw18s4cSrjKgMMjCte6CMWYTXu-yiydSwlAbM74aLtSNQoojcjj2Wxxl6mtw/s4000/IMG_20230828_144058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_DnRwvxEXHTOf7J4NgFyo4Egi9lDA54LfvoW7IdYKXiV1AcjggaRQUYd5rt9JS9TR1xXquq0oM3mh7ZBm5gMSEbOJ7eKCtJnKFQwg5rCO9551FCzopkS37vUwrLw18s4cSrjKgMMjCte6CMWYTXu-yiydSwlAbM74aLtSNQoojcjj2Wxxl6mtw/s320/IMG_20230828_144058.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creek next to Mammoth springs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEmJMNWrNX4bLhjo44xFk8fF3nOvA6UFDEoBs8f8Lm3mKxzrAuqdoVL82YTKyqGRGnrFicbM6AZnKOA7kI7eZ1DCFo4k30cKvDx2XkcNAZPsj7ujM-hOwurDie8fg3y5qqOKWu7Bjm-7YsHzmIVZod4iO-NQQKqsdLbJ3q1N3uAB22FXoLjcVkg/s4000/IMG_20230828_175004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEmJMNWrNX4bLhjo44xFk8fF3nOvA6UFDEoBs8f8Lm3mKxzrAuqdoVL82YTKyqGRGnrFicbM6AZnKOA7kI7eZ1DCFo4k30cKvDx2XkcNAZPsj7ujM-hOwurDie8fg3y5qqOKWu7Bjm-7YsHzmIVZod4iO-NQQKqsdLbJ3q1N3uAB22FXoLjcVkg/s320/IMG_20230828_175004.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roosevelt Arch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Day 3</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Drove to Lamar Valley; saw lots of bison and pronghorn antelope</li><li>Hiked Trout Lake</li><li>Drove south to Canyon area</li><li>Drove south rim of Yellowstone Canyon</li><li>Dinner at Canyon Village (not recommended)</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hqHyRSKNkLvfiQ6n6pRenR4bqygQZ7rGV5bbesxQbeTSjq5n19e0E77RHaetigjQ1MWALKASolfDrWnAi3hOMcYb545JOJk8-WzM7QeolFLrqnZjaVQyVP5NB2X7Da1VAM3-Eg/s4000/IMG_20230829_092738.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hqHyRSKNkLvfiQ6n6pRenR4bqygQZ7rGV5bbesxQbeTSjq5n19e0E77RHaetigjQ1MWALKASolfDrWnAi3hOMcYb545JOJk8-WzM7QeolFLrqnZjaVQyVP5NB2X7Da1VAM3-Eg/s320/IMG_20230829_092738.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roosevelt Lodge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qPSPydRinKkJUHMPx8hO8elZUtMNqPPyxglUkAFs3qDAcuqdVSav8nwVOVD2Unye3udygMzGMaYvzja7zx20m7jX5H2er1DzeCIOVDoIsSJYk0BoONySFMwpRKo3vQxtdNVRnQ/s4000/IMG_20230829_102133.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qPSPydRinKkJUHMPx8hO8elZUtMNqPPyxglUkAFs3qDAcuqdVSav8nwVOVD2Unye3udygMzGMaYvzja7zx20m7jX5H2er1DzeCIOVDoIsSJYk0BoONySFMwpRKo3vQxtdNVRnQ/s320/IMG_20230829_102133.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lamar Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyenHfQP0TcXeWJJRP9suvJ2Pz5Fdy_jyavPQUcSIieIdWxaTB_BZd9vMOXMAr9lDN_qJOd9oGkSjK4RqX5s1AXjks-4HyniXHo8gtCtALlNkkUPxL8wASz_kb2pPJV6t5ybHksCdHzUK3oB07faHozCKwgyiibNRX-caCCfT9s_F8dGoQH-W4hg/s4608/IMG_20230829_111832.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyenHfQP0TcXeWJJRP9suvJ2Pz5Fdy_jyavPQUcSIieIdWxaTB_BZd9vMOXMAr9lDN_qJOd9oGkSjK4RqX5s1AXjks-4HyniXHo8gtCtALlNkkUPxL8wASz_kb2pPJV6t5ybHksCdHzUK3oB07faHozCKwgyiibNRX-caCCfT9s_F8dGoQH-W4hg/s320/IMG_20230829_111832.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking Trout Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGSbpaMVMyf6V8jjcS_sWW4DpsinBGJQqW46uAhQsk9QjV0RVXTJRNtjPMexh-ePH8NdfP2mGfXKyxivmcjSs8FhyTdglhLTFmQO0VNIABYWB-vpuXqLJeB3KTVvfyy732eoUNdqa_swIvoWyk7CVwT35RywgWJW9ljePjP92XjSmLqu4e4C_uQ/s4000/IMG_20230829_120919.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGSbpaMVMyf6V8jjcS_sWW4DpsinBGJQqW46uAhQsk9QjV0RVXTJRNtjPMexh-ePH8NdfP2mGfXKyxivmcjSs8FhyTdglhLTFmQO0VNIABYWB-vpuXqLJeB3KTVvfyy732eoUNdqa_swIvoWyk7CVwT35RywgWJW9ljePjP92XjSmLqu4e4C_uQ/s320/IMG_20230829_120919.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lamar River</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqOyI93SHumTjJ4m74UAVqgTcQIEkorLjGlSyF4GOeLxuU3qdLNC7lyiyEu0LzXO9Oxem1QD2PbImy3iG9X1nw4XAnqqoDeu7LXY3iFq9k7yynjaLRcR7QeSTIK_aj4d-kbF3y1rTs1UpatlsvxlJ9mqnOxdA_Cb4-a14am7uWFIebM02UWiJ1w/s4000/IMG_20230829_161906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqOyI93SHumTjJ4m74UAVqgTcQIEkorLjGlSyF4GOeLxuU3qdLNC7lyiyEu0LzXO9Oxem1QD2PbImy3iG9X1nw4XAnqqoDeu7LXY3iFq9k7yynjaLRcR7QeSTIK_aj4d-kbF3y1rTs1UpatlsvxlJ9mqnOxdA_Cb4-a14am7uWFIebM02UWiJ1w/s320/IMG_20230829_161906.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Brinks of the Upper Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d81reSlSTmZ0SA5JC9Y_8hWhHYMmv8ujjBhMLReh_tKyBh1QDcRlgV-VdDdA9JPeTfNBEW28wzNeRmWAOUz7yEHi1xTn3bpEvvzcHC84YZx_NbUrokIqzPJYmt3sU8_NW42k71Q2v7fhyc-hcm6az2l5c986BFCe57aRVffqaef7xWJII-y3WQ/s4000/IMG_20230829_163707.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d81reSlSTmZ0SA5JC9Y_8hWhHYMmv8ujjBhMLReh_tKyBh1QDcRlgV-VdDdA9JPeTfNBEW28wzNeRmWAOUz7yEHi1xTn3bpEvvzcHC84YZx_NbUrokIqzPJYmt3sU8_NW42k71Q2v7fhyc-hcm6az2l5c986BFCe57aRVffqaef7xWJII-y3WQ/s320/IMG_20230829_163707.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Yellowstone Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHepyIAhuE1WDa6ShGIqrdvJD3uk_e3qfYjpNpTwehBdCevawcNGrX-OgMA2CuOjuYR8rCmiP1yMuNF6X25uunoLALYBJ1kpm-YglzbUeUH43t7A0wuARaMDNCF9-QYeSPreoOs-t-4kfja2rnxVcwR1wlRN0_R1OtZFLPgj5T903DwcQ28xYyw/s4000/IMG_20230829_170021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHepyIAhuE1WDa6ShGIqrdvJD3uk_e3qfYjpNpTwehBdCevawcNGrX-OgMA2CuOjuYR8rCmiP1yMuNF6X25uunoLALYBJ1kpm-YglzbUeUH43t7A0wuARaMDNCF9-QYeSPreoOs-t-4kfja2rnxVcwR1wlRN0_R1OtZFLPgj5T903DwcQ28xYyw/s320/IMG_20230829_170021.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Artists Point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Day 4</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hiked Mount Washburn - very windy and cold but awesome hike</li><li>Drove north rim of Yellowstone Canyon</li><li>Drove to Norris to check out the geothermal feature; it was quite smelly and we felt a bit sick</li><li>All day was windy</li><li>Grill was closed so we got stuff from grocery store for dinner</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZESIW2BQJtMzScgK3DlawtThkMTEDTI3RduhHc5xevSDFGjL2FJ4P4uxGnzsoHlyngWXSXGk5ehflCjv1YMfhBCHtSKlwNus7Y0cSHlvU3ah0r3w0wx0X25iHfRSnsgyBGLnUFwS8RrYxy5t3-u6qoMlwm8GGSYFBjOBd_Tk591i3pG21TwnXsg/s4000/IMG_20230830_103426.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZESIW2BQJtMzScgK3DlawtThkMTEDTI3RduhHc5xevSDFGjL2FJ4P4uxGnzsoHlyngWXSXGk5ehflCjv1YMfhBCHtSKlwNus7Y0cSHlvU3ah0r3w0wx0X25iHfRSnsgyBGLnUFwS8RrYxy5t3-u6qoMlwm8GGSYFBjOBd_Tk591i3pG21TwnXsg/s320/IMG_20230830_103426.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Mt. Washburn observation deck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuf1Y4qp-vVoPMGrUxN-xOlhE13of6QTy7YJjB15ieGrjdmnfhdXzPbnSQZY81_YtEp7NBn1r8ybqwLLuBjl_kaPc8ijbxNUo-Cg1ejzAVqATsVHr2BrEe73u4gHdIJjiJwKdlbPuUnQttGQysTCwXks02AloI2PDt3qJEZs6-0-cpeDtPuq38A/s4000/IMG_20230830_104325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuf1Y4qp-vVoPMGrUxN-xOlhE13of6QTy7YJjB15ieGrjdmnfhdXzPbnSQZY81_YtEp7NBn1r8ybqwLLuBjl_kaPc8ijbxNUo-Cg1ejzAVqATsVHr2BrEe73u4gHdIJjiJwKdlbPuUnQttGQysTCwXks02AloI2PDt3qJEZs6-0-cpeDtPuq38A/s320/IMG_20230830_104325.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hazy view from Mt. Washburn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesCgVP9n9Vs_-O_iRY_r82ywkNf68SukidNYuDMBlzL5_vi5OZrie5LRW7g4aZ0bIb8UKx0BXyjFZlQMCP_Fh4cggzKfDl87iUnF1yp8ybMT-s4vL3lpbesz8zrRtx6xKOPm-PZX3vuNhBYxNiHZyOxA8DUhTC1FpT5sDTm3NwpfdAd0GCJuW3Q/s4000/IMG_20230830_114525.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesCgVP9n9Vs_-O_iRY_r82ywkNf68SukidNYuDMBlzL5_vi5OZrie5LRW7g4aZ0bIb8UKx0BXyjFZlQMCP_Fh4cggzKfDl87iUnF1yp8ybMT-s4vL3lpbesz8zrRtx6xKOPm-PZX3vuNhBYxNiHZyOxA8DUhTC1FpT5sDTm3NwpfdAd0GCJuW3Q/s320/IMG_20230830_114525.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bear track in the mud</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNc_9fzZSDgRHVqASM8Ex6ufpRK04D019pGuiWKTIZvxj4CS4qhNXV9yJRgXdlNTi23qwgxpBd5ort6FSmvE3B6xYEc6KNwRtuO2qfmPqq3WA69co5u2-XukoLRGPKT_uhGgXCnKNPR4GOhuRgAvGtdZvaMG2MxNAZJY3zQ1sZ1tTdmvhucdMdUw/s4000/IMG_20230830_124754.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNc_9fzZSDgRHVqASM8Ex6ufpRK04D019pGuiWKTIZvxj4CS4qhNXV9yJRgXdlNTi23qwgxpBd5ort6FSmvE3B6xYEc6KNwRtuO2qfmPqq3WA69co5u2-XukoLRGPKT_uhGgXCnKNPR4GOhuRgAvGtdZvaMG2MxNAZJY3zQ1sZ1tTdmvhucdMdUw/s320/IMG_20230830_124754.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Brinks of the Lower Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqoXoQfo0d-FB55ZL0pH00m-mniTTGyCGRoDAz73R7FOOGen1QlDVzvJPB1nIXxl5g75Fe0qH47KGtyreTZjLA9tZC4PXBgyw7p2p31GaD87HiWmtzcvbAJupZkAMqiVXimS2ROf-GezDw3zIsmuDhV3Ip3H_WVkocyor2oTG4aO9s0LxEv487g/s4000/IMG_20230830_132303.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqoXoQfo0d-FB55ZL0pH00m-mniTTGyCGRoDAz73R7FOOGen1QlDVzvJPB1nIXxl5g75Fe0qH47KGtyreTZjLA9tZC4PXBgyw7p2p31GaD87HiWmtzcvbAJupZkAMqiVXimS2ROf-GezDw3zIsmuDhV3Ip3H_WVkocyor2oTG4aO9s0LxEv487g/s320/IMG_20230830_132303.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39sM577aiCCZK9FIfisfn6UFo9ipECKvJSC4V22yyu4AgyAnCyct2ne-XVYh5vqmsYG4cJ72Ji0auOOPj8We5JYiPNPvFXQoQrQB85ncOZMLlf1rd60gKPPaSQC6Fs_b1A86ok-hcXAMfTSvS1eN_Bmlx3aBEgQDhxsh0Qurfi8UfMazT19OnOg/s4000/IMG_20230830_160553.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39sM577aiCCZK9FIfisfn6UFo9ipECKvJSC4V22yyu4AgyAnCyct2ne-XVYh5vqmsYG4cJ72Ji0auOOPj8We5JYiPNPvFXQoQrQB85ncOZMLlf1rd60gKPPaSQC6Fs_b1A86ok-hcXAMfTSvS1eN_Bmlx3aBEgQDhxsh0Qurfi8UfMazT19OnOg/s320/IMG_20230830_160553.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norris Visitor Center</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1sxm3M7JYTu8sHcHbGlHxERBzcs67EJv5m-aS5w6cWJuQNdS6As2l5hLuT6QhRXaGyQCpMXdMXFTRGxSiuFKMjCvlYi4U7IRgxoGo46zI1yc9Raxl-tg8GnJmvxMUSa_Ie26pgXoU8JU7uEPcrNiWgujw-0MOP6diuWVoZ77UmDU9oZDesdT6A/s4000/IMG_20230830_161223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1sxm3M7JYTu8sHcHbGlHxERBzcs67EJv5m-aS5w6cWJuQNdS6As2l5hLuT6QhRXaGyQCpMXdMXFTRGxSiuFKMjCvlYi4U7IRgxoGo46zI1yc9Raxl-tg8GnJmvxMUSa_Ie26pgXoU8JU7uEPcrNiWgujw-0MOP6diuWVoZ77UmDU9oZDesdT6A/s320/IMG_20230830_161223.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norris Geyser Basin</td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;">Day 5</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Drove south rim of Yellowstone Canyon</li><li>Checked out Lake area; super nice Lake Yellowstone Hotel</li><li>Drove to Old Faithful area</li><li>Hiked lower basin</li><li>Watched Old Faithful from hotel terrace</li><li>Another cheese and crackers dinner</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit94oOdjWYUDc8mMbcOn6pNyLMfnNc2UOWt35p-5_hf_JBDQzvXTx5hoIGDkhxy0a5R-sAv_X54dPwbuDuQvMHKaqIS5dsVvTzZFl969nDGIWvWRuIJpCdc7YhRvT8JbXGurbUjnqqWHIawYxg8mY41hnUPMJStzd0iT21h9hKFR6uM_hQwzUsPA/s4000/IMG_20230831_160949.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit94oOdjWYUDc8mMbcOn6pNyLMfnNc2UOWt35p-5_hf_JBDQzvXTx5hoIGDkhxy0a5R-sAv_X54dPwbuDuQvMHKaqIS5dsVvTzZFl969nDGIWvWRuIJpCdc7YhRvT8JbXGurbUjnqqWHIawYxg8mY41hnUPMJStzd0iT21h9hKFR6uM_hQwzUsPA/s320/IMG_20230831_160949.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kirkland Cascades</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeqXu9Ss_iQOXYAImP4NvWbvxcyfVU15scWzAb-r1z_NJoRWBdwks6DjwXKEGimQ5boXKfz7Xtw83dO-mFbr83GBYtEWrSUzCRbA-kM4SMVrbZ4vmac2QaaM6jx3iuw8zKzcsJxvambKrlHeReKda9q73qCFwQ_hku8vaWmz86dNJSEPpld-DhQ/s4000/IMG_20230831_163859.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeqXu9Ss_iQOXYAImP4NvWbvxcyfVU15scWzAb-r1z_NJoRWBdwks6DjwXKEGimQ5boXKfz7Xtw83dO-mFbr83GBYtEWrSUzCRbA-kM4SMVrbZ4vmac2QaaM6jx3iuw8zKzcsJxvambKrlHeReKda9q73qCFwQ_hku8vaWmz86dNJSEPpld-DhQ/s320/IMG_20230831_163859.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Faithful Inn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhp2T8YbGNZd8wP-yw0TaTmoDRCP7ISykm_5IG0GgJHDK4BBNKmbdFHyGOFUP_OHOH0rrGFAoRMgz1I6C-xVUC-wl0zX_KpEcGi_PFGq3lZ_E3gvjwcz-6bTLrHeSt_SrKQvYyxtRU4jh9S8do6HburYUBmim82nE_7v9swXR9fNYZhL1RCuqow/s4000/IMG_20230831_082959.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhp2T8YbGNZd8wP-yw0TaTmoDRCP7ISykm_5IG0GgJHDK4BBNKmbdFHyGOFUP_OHOH0rrGFAoRMgz1I6C-xVUC-wl0zX_KpEcGi_PFGq3lZ_E3gvjwcz-6bTLrHeSt_SrKQvYyxtRU4jh9S8do6HburYUBmim82nE_7v9swXR9fNYZhL1RCuqow/s320/IMG_20230831_082959.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mud Volcano (very smelly)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xG-4JQAHw3E5W9-aHzIwkhgGiq4u3pA8f26qEEEu2bvlNJrplVIsWbzKVFp6MdDpOakd_iPhLyj-lYLv5IQ3boBw86Fx4mk21sF8ZKQhpQBjhi-ZmJCbWD0gZ5-f_zchZ_6_RJzANbZXCWTN5Cwbcn7VDZfkTJv1O7YOURtMwC_AnfNi1E8TpA/s4000/IMG_20230831_100855.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xG-4JQAHw3E5W9-aHzIwkhgGiq4u3pA8f26qEEEu2bvlNJrplVIsWbzKVFp6MdDpOakd_iPhLyj-lYLv5IQ3boBw86Fx4mk21sF8ZKQhpQBjhi-ZmJCbWD0gZ5-f_zchZ_6_RJzANbZXCWTN5Cwbcn7VDZfkTJv1O7YOURtMwC_AnfNi1E8TpA/s320/IMG_20230831_100855.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marmot on the rocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmcv6mrSMs9_v8RomIooq0u4TsMzjUcUjPsgODTPH2mwIdQyRxUHve4368uF1WScLnkGTPfR6T7ikJkiwcftnDmZinzztI0mdYMwai_N-W4V11gYo8sB-TCYtLWiQFbHzMqWBaoG4d1iPkCY_3vfd_GrSrJo6tQVFcxUE2Xp2R405PcgaQ8gciA/s4608/IMG_20230831_101007.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmcv6mrSMs9_v8RomIooq0u4TsMzjUcUjPsgODTPH2mwIdQyRxUHve4368uF1WScLnkGTPfR6T7ikJkiwcftnDmZinzztI0mdYMwai_N-W4V11gYo8sB-TCYtLWiQFbHzMqWBaoG4d1iPkCY_3vfd_GrSrJo6tQVFcxUE2Xp2R405PcgaQ8gciA/s320/IMG_20230831_101007.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking Storm Point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZ4F9klXG_d8efYUpceyxh450AR8LhYrwXaTPljsPd4Uecd9Shl9wf69-_CO4ZBa7rcJxQxNVkkjDCXgYgFvaug257tQ7R6wNk5zBb3wsDefRDGeHh4EVzfl-khf7fJ3ORnYrQJhlW0TOHuBmH9AXpGrDle9GsgHtILfXVnyxLjte0TCqgsP13A/s4000/IMG_20230831_125650.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZ4F9klXG_d8efYUpceyxh450AR8LhYrwXaTPljsPd4Uecd9Shl9wf69-_CO4ZBa7rcJxQxNVkkjDCXgYgFvaug257tQ7R6wNk5zBb3wsDefRDGeHh4EVzfl-khf7fJ3ORnYrQJhlW0TOHuBmH9AXpGrDle9GsgHtILfXVnyxLjte0TCqgsP13A/s320/IMG_20230831_125650.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking towards Pelican Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguApyE9hhi7tEN04bRMhObwdxon_8C9l4Vj_lKydSMXXDphxWjyac101lQpOsFsBXSy3SLo_UTMvAhYijKkuviecliXjp6Ja2UBJo2UVLmjbyhZfyd6Onk_DYhEnPZV4UWSsj8Vj1EPR6FNPs60Avm5YTnzJARSfJ_cFd55pYhAlu0g66kdTZM2w/s4000/IMG_20230831_183250.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguApyE9hhi7tEN04bRMhObwdxon_8C9l4Vj_lKydSMXXDphxWjyac101lQpOsFsBXSy3SLo_UTMvAhYijKkuviecliXjp6Ja2UBJo2UVLmjbyhZfyd6Onk_DYhEnPZV4UWSsj8Vj1EPR6FNPs60Avm5YTnzJARSfJ_cFd55pYhAlu0g66kdTZM2w/s320/IMG_20230831_183250.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the terrace at Old Faithful Inn waiting for the geyser</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Day 6</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Checked out middle and upper geyser basins</li><li>Very crowded</li><li>Nice (but not great) dinner at hotel dining room</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xgvkPGT4WCdYrmS-Q9Ke9W5fRHKCUukg5nPSF6jflYcveBtnD16OQfczvAbwPB0X_ShRBspuXntDMtP99DuWRP4C3Qutp_I59mBGeUh7-UAlXtxhhBZQR9PHTRsrJPSDlPxXAA/s4000/IMG_20230901_111118.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xp9YyycRseHjQKhxyhmvef0yNmN0WDLg8kGJUr6rsB8wqh5VljYqrLyF9mREueUbtLzXHI_KO41zdgzg_Tk3EdOsOkGvMgMSpG8ezd-KKmOaUUGz-_uHGjeMiGpdqbXg43Lh-3asRl2lgIrTfAg0W5EUDmAcSO8HJyFQMDUb9QBcT8DohPzZug/s4000/IMG_20230901_150023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xp9YyycRseHjQKhxyhmvef0yNmN0WDLg8kGJUr6rsB8wqh5VljYqrLyF9mREueUbtLzXHI_KO41zdgzg_Tk3EdOsOkGvMgMSpG8ezd-KKmOaUUGz-_uHGjeMiGpdqbXg43Lh-3asRl2lgIrTfAg0W5EUDmAcSO8HJyFQMDUb9QBcT8DohPzZug/s320/IMG_20230901_150023.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of colors in the springs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYouVuTw13yTYJpBm1qjCHhLxc5tpCYCSl5zpDkBjzSTT9ijTIBlRN3gCKcPHVkqNrSrLaWxsLjTREcVCnAtqt0Xq6EYRVTo7weRnM13rYikHxUlT8W01-o5tLp9h0rI4ZZmaPRZUWf79_lR37SDZAFMWGgoh14LzKXfTLD3ZVDYwUeTBBhOtqdA/s4000/IMG_20230901_185024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYouVuTw13yTYJpBm1qjCHhLxc5tpCYCSl5zpDkBjzSTT9ijTIBlRN3gCKcPHVkqNrSrLaWxsLjTREcVCnAtqt0Xq6EYRVTo7weRnM13rYikHxUlT8W01-o5tLp9h0rI4ZZmaPRZUWf79_lR37SDZAFMWGgoh14LzKXfTLD3ZVDYwUeTBBhOtqdA/s320/IMG_20230901_185024.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bison by the road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Day 7</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Drove to Grand Teton National Park and did loop drive</li><li>Had fun at historical display at Mormon's Row</li><li>Great dinner at Lake Jackson Lodge Mural Room</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4BcA-x2TTDjDsTnGPofRAqnPBsyuXOYj_FUf4VR8f96LkKRHzyL5EHSCS4AuiV_0NLm8wotEEdV6UCRgDd606BDvBtGcRfOF6WqEEu2R_f68_dOu9EYXFK_0ll3Uv-4haekiUeBdCP8mhdR20hLam2dgRMH2SwyZykRXsnwn3NJLaAreKXIbbw/s4000/IMG_20230902_103417.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4BcA-x2TTDjDsTnGPofRAqnPBsyuXOYj_FUf4VR8f96LkKRHzyL5EHSCS4AuiV_0NLm8wotEEdV6UCRgDd606BDvBtGcRfOF6WqEEu2R_f68_dOu9EYXFK_0ll3Uv-4haekiUeBdCP8mhdR20hLam2dgRMH2SwyZykRXsnwn3NJLaAreKXIbbw/s320/IMG_20230902_103417.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the Tetons</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCn-5VoKYElkHxLrXA3gsvFaHK0etgYMHNfEl3i_7sqzxT8AXd2YyxdB_Fy_6lb4iG8C7HUW8N-7X3YMwdx0HEjnS96tof13g2EOGHU7yCGS0TEn-TVDKvdrEOKADhCipbp3zej9V8tAKJsl-zvTTm7vLAACqPAwxyoj8zMtxl9P4BmzVCOQJ5HA/s4000/IMG_20230902_141755.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCn-5VoKYElkHxLrXA3gsvFaHK0etgYMHNfEl3i_7sqzxT8AXd2YyxdB_Fy_6lb4iG8C7HUW8N-7X3YMwdx0HEjnS96tof13g2EOGHU7yCGS0TEn-TVDKvdrEOKADhCipbp3zej9V8tAKJsl-zvTTm7vLAACqPAwxyoj8zMtxl9P4BmzVCOQJ5HA/s320/IMG_20230902_141755.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mormon Row barn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsBgm78rMZWDDvi2QvOa020_85SXmN9FD4-SOpxjIH8t3pwWTTmscgCaQ6aAuQGKBxhhDXkLpBGiWOtBfvqCNWd3AnMneEVg_6bzeWjINDVLDvbDxfbedriL6dB3EmnYLp6Wj52mAUBsPSHcIyBMjCy1eh55P98W8vnzoHmwCnPuk3HG0cG5Daw/s4000/IMG_20230902_142314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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started raining at the end; hiked back in 2 hours of rain; saw moose and pikas</li><li>Had lunch at lodge and changed into dry clothes</li><li>Drove long drive through thunderstorms to Bozeman</li><li>Stayed at Fox Hollow Inn</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaRmPdFWtmsfru7YtOmtFcdOjlcgygR0EibDR1AQzTp49o-nK2MTrnnaJHkA6a06aE6rtUcoNecPbr-OJLLYDTLJy6aFD0OIxgSQNQzrdRIOBIh8rzYkrOL8lnOPL3nU-5Ds18QX5lhkaD47ayF-rjYtoMgI_n0pB6tqtu-Yhsmh-Cynef8PMDg/s4000/IMG_20230903_072023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaRmPdFWtmsfru7YtOmtFcdOjlcgygR0EibDR1AQzTp49o-nK2MTrnnaJHkA6a06aE6rtUcoNecPbr-OJLLYDTLJy6aFD0OIxgSQNQzrdRIOBIh8rzYkrOL8lnOPL3nU-5Ds18QX5lhkaD47ayF-rjYtoMgI_n0pB6tqtu-Yhsmh-Cynef8PMDg/s320/IMG_20230903_072023.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning view of Lake Jackson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs9VIdFknPDva2rmv8-GvhJrJSg5UqDUZNqOnfhpxwX2StMp35Ti9R7wGH0JjockKWyelkZI5ugaB7bF5FRpGNPgvKmbzNYhxbcJptQ64Fkjeovm0G7LHCMzMBe1317vAQoNS5-efR9_n6yen9WtNfoGg4_V5HNcl69eTjE1qkGL-vZl5u2p3tQ/s320/IMG_20230903_102513.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking Cascade Canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGGCyekyfnCZqsxcJeq5vQ2tXmuS_OzCtU4mjcnqtc-jnrqG4k7qoRqm_bCAZSN1wgm-V9tLpe5TPlOe5zEPySGCUEDJ3R76SdhckHWd5SM52_73r8ZchVBSoa101MomPGpE1Y7_za_0kyfGS3uzbpJeLjhzqRlY_3IoJbPLT6kq1BR7_Nxe4oQ/s4000/IMG_20230903_194458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGGCyekyfnCZqsxcJeq5vQ2tXmuS_OzCtU4mjcnqtc-jnrqG4k7qoRqm_bCAZSN1wgm-V9tLpe5TPlOe5zEPySGCUEDJ3R76SdhckHWd5SM52_73r8ZchVBSoa101MomPGpE1Y7_za_0kyfGS3uzbpJeLjhzqRlY_3IoJbPLT6kq1BR7_Nxe4oQ/s320/IMG_20230903_194458.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antelopes on the range</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It was a great trip! Next time, we want to spend more time in the Tower area and Lamar Valley to see bears and wolves. Also, need another few days in Grand Teton.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div><p></p>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-79165339630897813382023-08-22T15:22:00.002-07:002023-08-22T15:22:15.180-07:00Dystopian FictionA bunch of dystopian/prepper/zombie/apocalyptic fiction series I have been reading over the past few years:<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3YS5ZtW">Going Home</a> (aka Survivalist) by Angery American - first few books were great but then it got a bit repetitive</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3P6hTfl">Charlie's Requiem</a> by Walt Browning and Angery American - gritty parallel series to Going Home</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/47Lw8Pc">299 Days</a> by Glen Tate - my favorite series and the most realistic since some of it has already started</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/45jZq5w">Extinction Survival</a> by Walt Browning - fun zombie series based in the San Diego area</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/45DkbJh">Survivalist Series</a> by Arthur Bradley - another zombie series that started great but ended up being repetitive</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3qG05iK">Off Gride Survivor</a> by Connor McCoy - a decent EMP series</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3QKpkuY">Patriot Dawn</a> by Max Velocity - great two book tactically-focused series</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3OTgPvc">2050</a> by Phil M. Williams - fun, futuristic series on the conflict between authoritarianism and liberty</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3sfXz34">Apocalypse Revealed</a> by Michael Zargona - good collapse story</li></ul></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-60789584362845626792023-08-16T13:54:00.003-07:002023-08-16T13:54:25.734-07:00Mount Laguna Offroading<p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I headed out to explore some trails in the Mount Laguna area. Early morning, I drove out I8 to the Buckhead Springs rest stop. From there, I headed on an out-and-back on Sheepshead Canyon Rd. It was pretty rough in spots but had some great views to the south. There were a couple folks camped at some nice spots.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Next, I took Old 80 to La Posta Rd and headed north. This road was gravel and easy the first few miles as it passed National Forest and tribal lands. The road was gated a few miles short of Sunrise Hwy and I took Fred Canyon Rd to the southeast. This road has great views and camping spots as it descended to Kitchen Creek Rd.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">From there, it was back along Old 80 to Pine Valley where I gassed up. Then I took Pine Creek Rd north. There was a side trip up Miners Road which was pretty rocky in spots but very nice as the creek was flowing. Back on Pine Creek, it was easy going on the broken asphalt. I stopped for lunch and coffee refill at a great viewpoint that overlooked Deer Park and east to Cuyamaca Rancho SP. The remained drive up was uneventful. Once at Sunrise Hwy, I took it south through the village and back home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRGtyiXEv6Geur1JpJweUDit9xrphWYjEjaGAG8f-eMCrUC6WLCUA26rSZhybIeUQmoUwU2BTUNS7A45PIRHrRiT3g5p4efkrJ5v7_xQL5omawuwWltFLi-0Hmecb0st-UXQSV-rChTAmsOb3RwyK47Bk-HUcILjmVN2IWYpo7O8cPiiwoTriuw/s4000/IMG_20230813_081517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRGtyiXEv6Geur1JpJweUDit9xrphWYjEjaGAG8f-eMCrUC6WLCUA26rSZhybIeUQmoUwU2BTUNS7A45PIRHrRiT3g5p4efkrJ5v7_xQL5omawuwWltFLi-0Hmecb0st-UXQSV-rChTAmsOb3RwyK47Bk-HUcILjmVN2IWYpo7O8cPiiwoTriuw/s320/IMG_20230813_081517.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKHnD8efxKU8UCHXRJucMPj4ybMehBvI4oIpOxyeGhqVK91-Vu_4OJdFalq7w0mIvVBhfxY9BA3SQhypbjwAyTvrxPnh60e4QN1CBBmg6VUtxBls1YxZEkNrYfTgmcXegmq_rynL2FulPqNngIDQ8zONtw2QAnIyMzHY82cOuZAYUp1mTNmhhtQ/s4000/IMG_20230813_092857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKHnD8efxKU8UCHXRJucMPj4ybMehBvI4oIpOxyeGhqVK91-Vu_4OJdFalq7w0mIvVBhfxY9BA3SQhypbjwAyTvrxPnh60e4QN1CBBmg6VUtxBls1YxZEkNrYfTgmcXegmq_rynL2FulPqNngIDQ8zONtw2QAnIyMzHY82cOuZAYUp1mTNmhhtQ/s320/IMG_20230813_092857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hQqyEsGmiN6RR2GNo-Z8F5mRv7oOCE6ReDPmvHCI2AN0a_ZEQx624Ru5CHc_CRZY2rdzg_r4OYZH6uRdjf_-2kYLQ_YI3KVwZqlIe_Q2BjCKRBSaze_AT79p2yc7gbHxr0BTV090sZ-f0vcA3YgbdhAaeeCpUDnZx8aws1E1D7dryzzz6ROouQ/s4000/IMG_20230813_094618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hQqyEsGmiN6RR2GNo-Z8F5mRv7oOCE6ReDPmvHCI2AN0a_ZEQx624Ru5CHc_CRZY2rdzg_r4OYZH6uRdjf_-2kYLQ_YI3KVwZqlIe_Q2BjCKRBSaze_AT79p2yc7gbHxr0BTV090sZ-f0vcA3YgbdhAaeeCpUDnZx8aws1E1D7dryzzz6ROouQ/s320/IMG_20230813_094618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-7600353307747692302023-08-07T09:56:00.001-07:002023-08-07T09:56:04.574-07:00Reason #500 to Leave California<p>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-02/san-diego-police-pitching-plan-to-use-streetlight-cameras-and-license-plate-readers</p>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-47196263744028792792023-07-17T20:48:00.003-07:002023-07-17T20:48:24.903-07:00Big Bear Jeep TripOn a hot weekend, Jyoti and I head up to Big Bear for some jeep trails. We started the long slog up to Morongo Valley and made a short stop in Pioneer Town. We then headed up <a href="https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/801-2n02-burns-canyon">Burns Canyon</a> which winded its way up from the desert up to the pines of Big Bear. The views and terrain were awesome. We made several stops at various mines or other points of interest. Luckily, I think the heat kept folks away as we saw very little traffic. Once up at Big Bear, we stopped at the Discovery Center to cool off a bit and pick up a brochure for our next trail, the <a href="https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/1615-gold-fever-trail">Gold Fever Trail</a>. We had a great time following the trail to historic points from the gold rush period. Along the way, we found a nice campsite so set up our tent to hold it while we finished the trail. After the Gold Fever Trail, we went into town for a nice lunch at the <a href="https://www.bringfido.com/restaurant/1479">5-paw rated</a> Nottingham's restaurant. We finished up in town by walking the village which was pretty crowded. Heading back up to camp, we stopped at Holcomb Valley Ranch which took over the old Boy Scout camp. It was a nice camp and a good option if you have a large group. Back in camp, we finished setting up and had a nice somewhat cool night.<div>Next morning, we woke up early, packed up and headed down <a href="https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/825-3n09-van-dusen-canyon">Van Dusen Canyon</a>. The canyon was very pleasant the trail very easy. After a stop at Moonridge Coffee, we took the short but nice <a href="https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/2803-2n27-sand-canyon">Sand Canyon Road</a> to meet up with <a href="https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/2800-2n93-wildhorse-meadow">Wildhorse Meadow</a>. This trail headed south and we eventually got back on pavement and headed home.</div><div>It was a great trip with awesome off road trails and good camping. It was also Lily's first time camping and she did great, but I don't think she likes the car ride very much.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-gxUBDI2_G1pxR2YSUrxisIn5ALWLul788APZi87Ise49pB5ZMNInaLvHaYVeAfhEOILCKKOS53b1P_WniBRIFp3nF_cWgzCpu9LA3V96br_lToXnWpKKRABhVFDfP0lEAwVa1HIQQNviJM9oSG0DUp5MbsMvGw1ilR5jXh7FWQQVfg_WZOT_w/s4000/IMG_20230715_201436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-gxUBDI2_G1pxR2YSUrxisIn5ALWLul788APZi87Ise49pB5ZMNInaLvHaYVeAfhEOILCKKOS53b1P_WniBRIFp3nF_cWgzCpu9LA3V96br_lToXnWpKKRABhVFDfP0lEAwVa1HIQQNviJM9oSG0DUp5MbsMvGw1ilR5jXh7FWQQVfg_WZOT_w/s320/IMG_20230715_201436.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily in the tent</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7_eMLxoeznYDdbZdtKjpB8URzJEVX5E_u7olrysSHgxK8FTTZYSBuNkayKttzVlxQpsk3g2Lnmy7H08sQENdb1d7kwWKabbXZmHP2KO12Efaeop8khEjD2lEYGuwGAe8zZ5fK6yBLAtLTJg4mQ_OqmLeFjcV-eL0LZybLP-ENhjuFRcWCNK9ZQ/s4000/IMG_20230716_081659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7_eMLxoeznYDdbZdtKjpB8URzJEVX5E_u7olrysSHgxK8FTTZYSBuNkayKttzVlxQpsk3g2Lnmy7H08sQENdb1d7kwWKabbXZmHP2KO12Efaeop8khEjD2lEYGuwGAe8zZ5fK6yBLAtLTJg4mQ_OqmLeFjcV-eL0LZybLP-ENhjuFRcWCNK9ZQ/s320/IMG_20230716_081659.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north from Wildhorse Meadow trail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCT8Mi7QozkBVs3tPzuqyRJUBSC6_SpGY7NiiWpFWt9sXyNsdILWT4FDvVGNYPemcM6YxMREiLAfXH9i86sGdaOiPYKmofkjww9l8pWasWZ_TTNjW-Ez-41d7mzQ1rvuMbkPoSrVcHDyNGqqjRb0jzqcfoQab5sL3BCgNXT2Aj7aomIa-cGdozw/s4000/IMG_20230715_093145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCT8Mi7QozkBVs3tPzuqyRJUBSC6_SpGY7NiiWpFWt9sXyNsdILWT4FDvVGNYPemcM6YxMREiLAfXH9i86sGdaOiPYKmofkjww9l8pWasWZ_TTNjW-Ez-41d7mzQ1rvuMbkPoSrVcHDyNGqqjRb0jzqcfoQab5sL3BCgNXT2Aj7aomIa-cGdozw/s320/IMG_20230715_093145.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring Pioneertown</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZH_BV_ZWGsNVv6RJlbRIdPrJ5qHcKacvbvYMF_WSvePgeNDvSsEA8e-rIrmptAjtIWL-EMPTrdJAabgP6O_PNrYckYvsrIwCUq9e_CW1wCV-K8Y3Ry6kE_NNpgYtEzzNon52Ii8GT-Daj2JvKcHyUniyBSr6DHz-rSrecNkqC_DADBmJxJajVA/s4000/IMG_20230715_145747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZH_BV_ZWGsNVv6RJlbRIdPrJ5qHcKacvbvYMF_WSvePgeNDvSsEA8e-rIrmptAjtIWL-EMPTrdJAabgP6O_PNrYckYvsrIwCUq9e_CW1wCV-K8Y3Ry6kE_NNpgYtEzzNon52Ii8GT-Daj2JvKcHyUniyBSr6DHz-rSrecNkqC_DADBmJxJajVA/s320/IMG_20230715_145747.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering a mine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPTd3dBXN_nF2Vn0pH3l4EYTR_OV_NDOgZz_BAElxRKF81nVZEyFkN5Hc1rRO_EX6IL5za-lCYiYGCRGtwwpNPw8g3n38ll-_XkOvyr4aJG7VeGjYVS1WIH-MIgE-DPO5NiUZv88h-toyF56jm1b_NDwKALaLR6CsXrInQTxbymjTkR8yKSah-A/s4000/IMG_20230715_192307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPTd3dBXN_nF2Vn0pH3l4EYTR_OV_NDOgZz_BAElxRKF81nVZEyFkN5Hc1rRO_EX6IL5za-lCYiYGCRGtwwpNPw8g3n38ll-_XkOvyr4aJG7VeGjYVS1WIH-MIgE-DPO5NiUZv88h-toyF56jm1b_NDwKALaLR6CsXrInQTxbymjTkR8yKSah-A/s320/IMG_20230715_192307.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our campsite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-76166409003611583622023-06-25T19:24:00.007-07:002023-06-26T14:41:51.743-07:00Anti Field Day 2023As part of <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thetechprepper">The Tech Prepper</a> Anti Field Day 2023, I packed up my gear for a simulated backcountry trek and headed to neighborhood park. Since this was the first time I had this loadout, I didn't want to get too far from home in case I needed support. My manpack was a surplus <a href="https://www.venturesurplus.com/products/army-3-day-assault-pack-backpack/">3 day assault pack</a>. I had my Yaesu FT-817 in the outer pouch. It fit nicely with a Panasonic Toughpad, <a href="https://digirig.net/">Digirig</a>, a bunch of cables and a 6Ah battery. My antenna was a newly crafted WARC band linked dipole (12, 17 and 30 meters). To raise the antenna, I had a carbon fiber fishing pole with the appropriate guy lines.<div>The comms plan was for JS8Call on 30m. <a href="https://digirig.net/">VOACAP</a> predication was for good propagation for most of the other group in the evening. I started operating a bit earlier but was able to contact 6 of the group. I seemed to have a skip zone for a few hundred miles since I couldn't get the NV and AZ stations but was able to reach all the way to ME.</div><div>It was a very successful field day. My gear performed well and I feel confident having to take it into the backcountry.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2_OwBmuj2AUOyUeAE8KBCf5zq01-wSYqwwPAShog781bEPZ_BoSqCM7rh6sXua7Ud88fokf1y9VOwOz-m6pA7HWzc8dk3mp9Pr6OzSoNpg6eyKr76ZklIE3WAWfbPD_zfkpk2TLS-ScWWa-mm8xZZ4ItRsPUP2S_PBpsg9JXMTImHnWC6lR0mw/s4000/IMG_20230623_162339.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2_OwBmuj2AUOyUeAE8KBCf5zq01-wSYqwwPAShog781bEPZ_BoSqCM7rh6sXua7Ud88fokf1y9VOwOz-m6pA7HWzc8dk3mp9Pr6OzSoNpg6eyKr76ZklIE3WAWfbPD_zfkpk2TLS-ScWWa-mm8xZZ4ItRsPUP2S_PBpsg9JXMTImHnWC6lR0mw/s320/IMG_20230623_162339.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing in the shack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XDYGf9mD1Mi-0igiqc7RUbYnW0f5TlpjVL_BLp8w5arVtIPB_WL4-_FfhBTa_sG_NjkurGlwpNYGXi1JYOqOHWHsWzG_jjAVtwyY3imdw3upDEwfO7uLgFiDksSJtInYPoz0rdFpWmPtg0EoPOVwtbkn-fnTsLqMin7RMxHMtzfw4IzHSrNmqQ/s4000/IMG_20230624_131607.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XDYGf9mD1Mi-0igiqc7RUbYnW0f5TlpjVL_BLp8w5arVtIPB_WL4-_FfhBTa_sG_NjkurGlwpNYGXi1JYOqOHWHsWzG_jjAVtwyY3imdw3upDEwfO7uLgFiDksSJtInYPoz0rdFpWmPtg0EoPOVwtbkn-fnTsLqMin7RMxHMtzfw4IzHSrNmqQ/s320/IMG_20230624_131607.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Field station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18854371.post-87096483217086029822023-06-06T16:31:00.001-07:002023-06-06T16:31:07.458-07:00Weekend Activities<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Great hike at Carmel Mountain Preserve</li><li>Met Jaya's boyfriend for the first time</li><li>Gun Show in San Diego!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We added days in the beginning at Venice and at the end in Athens.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 1: Travel Day </h4><p style="text-align: left;">Long flight from San Diego to Venice.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 2 - 4: Venice</h4><p style="text-align: left;">After arriving at the airport, we took a boat right to our hotel canal near the Rialto Bridge. Weather was drizzly and a bit cold but we walked around to see the sights. Dinner was cichetti and great spritzes.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Our first full day in Venice started with St. Mark's Square where we had reservations for the basilica and the "secret" tour of Doge's Palace. Both were great. We then took the Vaporetta up the canal and walked back to our hotel.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Last full day in Venice started at the Accademia and then more checking out the sights. We really like Venice and it was much better than expected.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xrHoy8rARjYgyenm4BiNpAQNaRf36p0q6lOqd0YwgF48FbKaCLjKPaKfZrYwwR4zGr0lk8FutIQlqrn5L90PYuDHurG3TmhyaMdH8PP1qVEq0hSIT0KM84md56MOO74KyywUOkJDqAkmW-HopZMsJsduUS7g-w8-WAzz_Emxo357LNDly1o/s4000/IMG_20230510_160227_Bokeh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xrHoy8rARjYgyenm4BiNpAQNaRf36p0q6lOqd0YwgF48FbKaCLjKPaKfZrYwwR4zGr0lk8FutIQlqrn5L90PYuDHurG3TmhyaMdH8PP1qVEq0hSIT0KM84md56MOO74KyywUOkJDqAkmW-HopZMsJsduUS7g-w8-WAzz_Emxo357LNDly1o/s320/IMG_20230510_160227_Bokeh.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drizzly day on the Rialto Bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7NEFKJS7pToxFVQYErTHJvP8RDQMWbIpCOpMCV3ojnCpgCWJkfd2vpFybhTvK458KYDW5fayvZgiKHKy3JuCkK2J0w2ytglg038oY0yzLGTnK4ah5TgBvB_mjcEIMUUhx04uMMY4qIqpGOHOf_RX36f7VrLQDHrEvjEmN64sRzVgsfpwytU/s4000/IMG_20230511_120655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7NEFKJS7pToxFVQYErTHJvP8RDQMWbIpCOpMCV3ojnCpgCWJkfd2vpFybhTvK458KYDW5fayvZgiKHKy3JuCkK2J0w2ytglg038oY0yzLGTnK4ah5TgBvB_mjcEIMUUhx04uMMY4qIqpGOHOf_RX36f7VrLQDHrEvjEmN64sRzVgsfpwytU/s320/IMG_20230511_120655.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campanile from St. Mark's Basilica</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1rUwklg2KFAcCA4Z5jlH20wxJZLbb0H4456doZlvW58d6zstom35jzI4xEWDmaiN7oPp8NVmlyWcU6VtRRdohPR0ntfadYylAkiTY1WqwqnA7PJAnIVgZw6JKaH0sNzV1qIapDcJhMsdEAuV50DmXFIIVre_1Wg1Il-HszNanzODT5gs6KY/s4000/IMG_20230511_120804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1rUwklg2KFAcCA4Z5jlH20wxJZLbb0H4456doZlvW58d6zstom35jzI4xEWDmaiN7oPp8NVmlyWcU6VtRRdohPR0ntfadYylAkiTY1WqwqnA7PJAnIVgZw6JKaH0sNzV1qIapDcJhMsdEAuV50DmXFIIVre_1Wg1Il-HszNanzODT5gs6KY/s320/IMG_20230511_120804.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Mark's clock tower</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2BWRH5o_frNXSyD7sTi2FIfk6oXInuV-59aqLIr69N2WwcEaw-xtspdDubwnCqQdIa0DKgVmo_M6P-V-p0FzbJPPT7x_cgs4MzSQSRTm-BS4f2f0RoCW_IpOpT0gJMpJ8wmgCHKQ-GtLDIzxv9uXogn2z2ybYA33M8JAP_Q8K7jU0XBDTrc/s4000/IMG_20230511_121106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2BWRH5o_frNXSyD7sTi2FIfk6oXInuV-59aqLIr69N2WwcEaw-xtspdDubwnCqQdIa0DKgVmo_M6P-V-p0FzbJPPT7x_cgs4MzSQSRTm-BS4f2f0RoCW_IpOpT0gJMpJ8wmgCHKQ-GtLDIzxv9uXogn2z2ybYA33M8JAP_Q8K7jU0XBDTrc/s320/IMG_20230511_121106.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhat empty St. Mark's Square</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5BHKYh2CS6d7cecbvn0iE6Wd9Z_v53lYoBLJcxqG6Q6sVq49qXEt3xMKpkF-VWolymJ2ZWyUmI-YDZvqs8WDwTpH-SI2h5VixYYsQHF9T3nvl5PMeoU9Yihrem4GWZRKkAQvtcrpEQNg-TXprm_cefxWrGuAbkU6SOce02jUrX4a35BOvHg/s4000/IMG_20230512_132646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5BHKYh2CS6d7cecbvn0iE6Wd9Z_v53lYoBLJcxqG6Q6sVq49qXEt3xMKpkF-VWolymJ2ZWyUmI-YDZvqs8WDwTpH-SI2h5VixYYsQHF9T3nvl5PMeoU9Yihrem4GWZRKkAQvtcrpEQNg-TXprm_cefxWrGuAbkU6SOce02jUrX4a35BOvHg/s320/IMG_20230512_132646.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Canal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVxFpP_LNQkDiy3SvHrlrgwbSAS0tIHuuU3JCfKbMModVl6kzVfDR_W-L1ln5oLESL6cGlj-f4Hh4OxbwySSvwiPl2awQYG2EF4T5A6xL6jTrNdLJtgl0R9op9PIedkx9AqXcgC9InBI_kWzDKWysqM_pmmmSMyE0etnLcccfWqAeTa8pqkQ/s4000/IMG_20230513_110851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVxFpP_LNQkDiy3SvHrlrgwbSAS0tIHuuU3JCfKbMModVl6kzVfDR_W-L1ln5oLESL6cGlj-f4Hh4OxbwySSvwiPl2awQYG2EF4T5A6xL6jTrNdLJtgl0R9op9PIedkx9AqXcgC9InBI_kWzDKWysqM_pmmmSMyE0etnLcccfWqAeTa8pqkQ/s320/IMG_20230513_110851.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny and crowded St. Mark's Square</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 5 - 6: Sea Days</h4><p style="text-align: left;">We had some time before our water taxi so we checked out St. Mark's Square again. Since there was no rain, it was very crowded. We then took a bus to Chiaggio where the cruise ship was docked. The boarding process was very smooth since the Azamara boat was smaller than many others. It headed south for our first port visit. There was a visiting professor who gave talks about the Mediterranean culture and other topics. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1usf4XMRKQoT6HsVUKrvPNlDKrMdUmGxSnp3K15L3FV1_WP6SJ4Aw1WpCWFRUUurngRaAp5VP-Lm-_zPFdeV9IsmjWGperfNOulcyAuqkF3HO_A6hRZ9eaTjvb-xHYoX7b3ZScfV3A42SCTjjxZTtTVVpHwfSrH9ZjlXEXxNdh-QK5Mvt8e0/s4000/IMG_20230513_144229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1usf4XMRKQoT6HsVUKrvPNlDKrMdUmGxSnp3K15L3FV1_WP6SJ4Aw1WpCWFRUUurngRaAp5VP-Lm-_zPFdeV9IsmjWGperfNOulcyAuqkF3HO_A6hRZ9eaTjvb-xHYoX7b3ZScfV3A42SCTjjxZTtTVVpHwfSrH9ZjlXEXxNdh-QK5Mvt8e0/s320/IMG_20230513_144229.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome aboard!</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 7: Corfu</h4><p style="text-align: left;">Our first island was Corfu where we drove around to see a monastery and the north side of the island. We then went into old town Corfu and checked out the old fort. This would be first of many Venetian forts we would see.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8nNKjgzWjfOXJ99oKugcX9GAyDafAf4rI81alXasN07FBVFdlCBxsbDZxbPsRLQCTFjWGO7DUDMZ-a2ViDqBlh1aVD_2LcnUvkdpDink9Prq5lK0oGaL54WFd7JFwC4DssLmZEyR89r6uFD4GHmkBrOIEUpWqw0xwzJlps1dNslt7Wvfmoo/s4000/IMG_20230515_145646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8nNKjgzWjfOXJ99oKugcX9GAyDafAf4rI81alXasN07FBVFdlCBxsbDZxbPsRLQCTFjWGO7DUDMZ-a2ViDqBlh1aVD_2LcnUvkdpDink9Prq5lK0oGaL54WFd7JFwC4DssLmZEyR89r6uFD4GHmkBrOIEUpWqw0xwzJlps1dNslt7Wvfmoo/s320/IMG_20230515_145646.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlooking town from the old fort<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIU47HGLkW3qBwIKhODRbZ5Ng_kD5NcK6Zv5OcfRLvZYBDsBDDo1Ebp88EwL0ZSsB29ktmE-mTKSOzyqAJ0OmtXEOVWeNqz1aQIZPi3BmwCvWG-ruV1ghcNfbE2Lq9SBSRPwwmb95NCr59YDfo4-tUoT9tCSdj1XRTaHxfL95RwKh98P6T88/s4000/IMG_20230515_144840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIU47HGLkW3qBwIKhODRbZ5Ng_kD5NcK6Zv5OcfRLvZYBDsBDDo1Ebp88EwL0ZSsB29ktmE-mTKSOzyqAJ0OmtXEOVWeNqz1aQIZPi3BmwCvWG-ruV1ghcNfbE2Lq9SBSRPwwmb95NCr59YDfo4-tUoT9tCSdj1XRTaHxfL95RwKh98P6T88/s320/IMG_20230515_144840.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manning the towers in the old fort</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 8: Kefalonia</h4><p style="text-align: left;">Next up was Kefalonia where we went to another monastery (there are lots of them in Greece) and a really nice winery. We then went to Dhrogarati cave and Melissani lake and a nice lunch right on Sami bay. We really liked Kefalonia.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jDWHMo7YGLOHxn22qRwef3UeOaVQuYPTS4V-xIpizkvkWfhXv3BHmd05hNnigeldNs9H4gDrxCBZBXy_sFeu7cgQznLg9-X51Mh8rMzM4QPc6XLbuNbHck6TjXaKvGECCPXXvC8voVBIqlcl4HyPuofwsd-hrLSjafSV3832G22W9UZcbgs/s4000/IMG_20230516_125202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jDWHMo7YGLOHxn22qRwef3UeOaVQuYPTS4V-xIpizkvkWfhXv3BHmd05hNnigeldNs9H4gDrxCBZBXy_sFeu7cgQznLg9-X51Mh8rMzM4QPc6XLbuNbHck6TjXaKvGECCPXXvC8voVBIqlcl4HyPuofwsd-hrLSjafSV3832G22W9UZcbgs/s320/IMG_20230516_125202.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Dhrogarati cave</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dYmN-5yFSYMM3Yzi8UJea3eY6TF5_Ar8Jj4kgaFSNV_66biOcNOqgti5TdHA7k9WSyMIWD15KUBTgKbJr-NuX2S4Y8qS5-uke7qttyfHA2ON_cG4LD9L5w_DCzVR4nC7hG6QsTHDEzMXokZtiBEUJSo0UB6AbH6nXGnmTl_a5-1MxicknDE/s4000/IMG_20230516_133139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dYmN-5yFSYMM3Yzi8UJea3eY6TF5_Ar8Jj4kgaFSNV_66biOcNOqgti5TdHA7k9WSyMIWD15KUBTgKbJr-NuX2S4Y8qS5-uke7qttyfHA2ON_cG4LD9L5w_DCzVR4nC7hG6QsTHDEzMXokZtiBEUJSo0UB6AbH6nXGnmTl_a5-1MxicknDE/s320/IMG_20230516_133139.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch on Sami Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zIsVvTBkBi59znsF4m-U1JtPno3fHBHMVcTt8QZ6_179EKhq_HFjBuSHU5L4LYIdUqRDO2BbS1ZYL94sKseUraR3_Fz6sa1SqchgE9xYCy5Ck4CEjbkRvOevr88qhoHBzOGzJaYnOmN_LMxluvNBKJLEfrSG5e3MHC-SHkmYn8FoRs6P7vA/s4000/IMG_20230516_144221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zIsVvTBkBi59znsF4m-U1JtPno3fHBHMVcTt8QZ6_179EKhq_HFjBuSHU5L4LYIdUqRDO2BbS1ZYL94sKseUraR3_Fz6sa1SqchgE9xYCy5Ck4CEjbkRvOevr88qhoHBzOGzJaYnOmN_LMxluvNBKJLEfrSG5e3MHC-SHkmYn8FoRs6P7vA/s320/IMG_20230516_144221.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Melissani lake </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXqLUp9xgDDIgp-11yJS8DmlC2q0adbtNshGef6LHif623Sx_r0QnEcIY7ROJoMApt5TlELcNX92_3knN15BlNPdm9kJFRM76uK35AKgbTZ67hfGjtyAy-xqvmfaFveqqMFDXn36R3iyZydsI-beKrhoLqBhoE9Oee7Y6pLt6c_RdG77IIxI/s4000/IMG_20230516_174037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXqLUp9xgDDIgp-11yJS8DmlC2q0adbtNshGef6LHif623Sx_r0QnEcIY7ROJoMApt5TlELcNX92_3knN15BlNPdm9kJFRM76uK35AKgbTZ67hfGjtyAy-xqvmfaFveqqMFDXn36R3iyZydsI-beKrhoLqBhoE9Oee7Y6pLt6c_RdG77IIxI/s320/IMG_20230516_174037.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to leave Kefalonia</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 9: Zakynthos</h4><p style="text-align: left;">On Zakynthos, we drove to the north side of the island to check out a olive oil factory/press, the small but wonderful Goumas winery and a small beach.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTJG16AsRPSwxhGPzBNol4q9jfmZkgONFP4dbGP2hPBALNFaTmfFDT0jGw0EPQhcbV1ApYJ2s5kM9vRLKIlt16AWInw5RkkrCT2A0PhDwdfhg4jx4D9d1Hb3pEV9dBhDRWYCkHAJspkgukD89MdXYGgF4Jam8Q9bvoi_XUPEomq-1r2tSs8M/s4000/IMG_20230517_152322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTJG16AsRPSwxhGPzBNol4q9jfmZkgONFP4dbGP2hPBALNFaTmfFDT0jGw0EPQhcbV1ApYJ2s5kM9vRLKIlt16AWInw5RkkrCT2A0PhDwdfhg4jx4D9d1Hb3pEV9dBhDRWYCkHAJspkgukD89MdXYGgF4Jam8Q9bvoi_XUPEomq-1r2tSs8M/s320/IMG_20230517_152322.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olive factory</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvL4WwOOJgMXAMvi3K4f-YozOeHDEK629mizsQBABX16649xjgOe7l06V7aaoJm8va7kVG3IbLI9J5cGhiw1lzqx1EsuDn29DEX-pqiY-LKI5nSF5wd8-wYdzHVuCU8p2-VygO2rPKGEOB_-TlBKQMBhdYVbnucQ_-3VdOVh6ZZCkPCOpLiD0/s4000/IMG_20230517_165342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvL4WwOOJgMXAMvi3K4f-YozOeHDEK629mizsQBABX16649xjgOe7l06V7aaoJm8va7kVG3IbLI9J5cGhiw1lzqx1EsuDn29DEX-pqiY-LKI5nSF5wd8-wYdzHVuCU8p2-VygO2rPKGEOB_-TlBKQMBhdYVbnucQ_-3VdOVh6ZZCkPCOpLiD0/s320/IMG_20230517_165342.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goumas Winery</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 10: Gytheion</h4><div>For this mainland site, we got a car and drove to Mystras which was very cool. We also walked around the small harbor area.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdNhlh6IeJMopLVsZiOHl-1IiWLwLdNiq6L9Zu1RsLe3OXGHoWvmeuEk7u5pcaeTdU21xx0fYI4siZJJL6njO5IJxkQjz3iGICz4mcaSwBzVbXbazF7ePE1nZa9df-5n8fxwy9W2MP-c6V28BlUMnqDG0cPPMmeDVdnD7bCVs4KUi-PgCDtE/s4000/IMG_20230518_092717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdNhlh6IeJMopLVsZiOHl-1IiWLwLdNiq6L9Zu1RsLe3OXGHoWvmeuEk7u5pcaeTdU21xx0fYI4siZJJL6njO5IJxkQjz3iGICz4mcaSwBzVbXbazF7ePE1nZa9df-5n8fxwy9W2MP-c6V28BlUMnqDG0cPPMmeDVdnD7bCVs4KUi-PgCDtE/s320/IMG_20230518_092717.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gytheion harbor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaRimA22iMPWPks3LzE3MnlOsrwkffB2h1foAFQzzuyRNc5i-n3YYljMCGA7Dy7gY6asjNKZOltS_0CZHpmnH0DjS98Xe3MTduz253oFst5kscB4dyASsQwEZOQ29UZQPlyd6pYIN7LnYYFyRb8LRGV957m_4gGIOgLRwjH9PUKU1kamVAHU/s4000/IMG_20230518_115147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaRimA22iMPWPks3LzE3MnlOsrwkffB2h1foAFQzzuyRNc5i-n3YYljMCGA7Dy7gY6asjNKZOltS_0CZHpmnH0DjS98Xe3MTduz253oFst5kscB4dyASsQwEZOQ29UZQPlyd6pYIN7LnYYFyRb8LRGV957m_4gGIOgLRwjH9PUKU1kamVAHU/s320/IMG_20230518_115147.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mystras hillside</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA7s4GHaahg99gPA5xa54tkuNsmABZCVJqJB3vsBtTT65-B7yAhn-fdGgNAjDe5IiyBlaJFgP9TduupJ5hTQsv1kL7i_195hy2kbpXxeya9WxT7kprdCi967cn3Eb6xrJe5pNL44t4rwg9QTerLlfItcFRSdCbUN1jRzqMUyVXvjEFmXiYI8/s4000/IMG_20230518_134914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA7s4GHaahg99gPA5xa54tkuNsmABZCVJqJB3vsBtTT65-B7yAhn-fdGgNAjDe5IiyBlaJFgP9TduupJ5hTQsv1kL7i_195hy2kbpXxeya9WxT7kprdCi967cn3Eb6xrJe5pNL44t4rwg9QTerLlfItcFRSdCbUN1jRzqMUyVXvjEFmXiYI8/s320/IMG_20230518_134914.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cats of Mystras monastery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBbJnaoZ2dAHRRUNh2P3-beAENVExdfOPty22onZpUrlA1DiplAnqolghh_hG0Biy-jC3pTBbQxubh-BCuPuXr2NEolZQemb50rE9BPrSA52cCDPJN1-xd0La948qa9u4Xxp8wIFzM8FfP93-fr9iITzAU2p7WBKUoWQQXxfJ-Q91AAR6UqA/s4000/IMG_20230518_162608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBbJnaoZ2dAHRRUNh2P3-beAENVExdfOPty22onZpUrlA1DiplAnqolghh_hG0Biy-jC3pTBbQxubh-BCuPuXr2NEolZQemb50rE9BPrSA52cCDPJN1-xd0La948qa9u4Xxp8wIFzM8FfP93-fr9iITzAU2p7WBKUoWQQXxfJ-Q91AAR6UqA/s320/IMG_20230518_162608.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gytheion lighthouse</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 11: Crete</h4><p style="text-align: left;">Crete is large but we stayed near town and hit the great Archeological Museum and or course Knossos. Also visited the Venetian fortress in the harbor.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRycSXo3fco21w7FmsAwjD36Jixj4kEe1uh6yujf-kI65NkOvxyEsWShnqeEVSAX7rU0FTllwEUpqT4p9vD3aioOBj95syic0uc4sEEEhEx1hY7oA9uyMfxaPY1sRjsTaVv5t11ZG_kx4a2E1KpgcL-ePy2gGvpKQxq6yQPPJ69E2KlvTGSzQ/s4000/IMG_20230519_144123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRycSXo3fco21w7FmsAwjD36Jixj4kEe1uh6yujf-kI65NkOvxyEsWShnqeEVSAX7rU0FTllwEUpqT4p9vD3aioOBj95syic0uc4sEEEhEx1hY7oA9uyMfxaPY1sRjsTaVv5t11ZG_kx4a2E1KpgcL-ePy2gGvpKQxq6yQPPJ69E2KlvTGSzQ/s320/IMG_20230519_144123.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crete Archeological Museum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WBO-7Iq8GWrBqGpdu5oHw6FWEL51CIsTWqaup4j-Rk5oGl6DZ-4JuYLy_j08ot2LGWYDkIh3KdCnRd2SHh-PRGvSVTDK7AL9wxbE_gKKGzHKg5ayxAyd3pVsC7I4nacaqIJgGKPF7x794BeiAQAzDRjpoYQpvs0FohArgL3aFJuiaAqkPqc/s4000/IMG_20230519_153343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WBO-7Iq8GWrBqGpdu5oHw6FWEL51CIsTWqaup4j-Rk5oGl6DZ-4JuYLy_j08ot2LGWYDkIh3KdCnRd2SHh-PRGvSVTDK7AL9wxbE_gKKGzHKg5ayxAyd3pVsC7I4nacaqIJgGKPF7x794BeiAQAzDRjpoYQpvs0FohArgL3aFJuiaAqkPqc/s320/IMG_20230519_153343.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knossos Palace</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 12: Santorini</h4><p style="text-align: left;">After tendering, we took the cable car up to Feri and then caught the public bus to Akrotiri. The ruins were pretty neat. Then did the hike to Ia which was very nice but hot. We had a great dinner in Ia and walked the cliff path down the port.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0y_tRLjYJsg9KkL2ycvyILnMx61S3vx-2J0_wN8-yAISjJXrZkzFLebdYbDZC1sMkYrqNFMAykGr8Es4IF7elV5RhH2NrYZiuttKohwPh5vrJhCd9AEYUadASvCeoArIYoc16QN1RQ8bZO_QLrzyX0bJazHYqs5Y2tyu-icMjM5EtKMIDpk/s4000/IMG_20230520_113208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0y_tRLjYJsg9KkL2ycvyILnMx61S3vx-2J0_wN8-yAISjJXrZkzFLebdYbDZC1sMkYrqNFMAykGr8Es4IF7elV5RhH2NrYZiuttKohwPh5vrJhCd9AEYUadASvCeoArIYoc16QN1RQ8bZO_QLrzyX0bJazHYqs5Y2tyu-icMjM5EtKMIDpk/s320/IMG_20230520_113208.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruins at Akrotiri</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N7YcP_5VC4T6_LxMr4ZFCt29QLVzT3XCyDpnvU5kAPSbEE1eTtmxWUu1haLFxKrO2G33Zau6bOY2064pQ7YBDo3XY9PQLXisvjQLL24GaCbA9IfRxLZ6qXr2V4n__Prkzm-vaeq0FV4fNvBLztIbYFYPjrE_5ORNnZihNwbIy7lbKmD9xhU/s4000/IMG_20230520_125259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N7YcP_5VC4T6_LxMr4ZFCt29QLVzT3XCyDpnvU5kAPSbEE1eTtmxWUu1haLFxKrO2G33Zau6bOY2064pQ7YBDo3XY9PQLXisvjQLL24GaCbA9IfRxLZ6qXr2V4n__Prkzm-vaeq0FV4fNvBLztIbYFYPjrE_5ORNnZihNwbIy7lbKmD9xhU/s320/IMG_20230520_125259.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santorini sky</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEjZSZUSB9mPm0d39oIJGQsWNlgp4FP89IB0TXRdEusFDvKSK2J05KM00mDY54btu9iABjXvvDJt_tH6gPjDj_ob_6gBou8o5gKGGD3bZcAEff8tvDt-ZQgIwaU0GooQOkxzx5KlWoQIz11ejhF8700bX4u1B5EwdYlmm8aB-axgyLHXtk_U/s4000/IMG_20230520_134122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEjZSZUSB9mPm0d39oIJGQsWNlgp4FP89IB0TXRdEusFDvKSK2J05KM00mDY54btu9iABjXvvDJt_tH6gPjDj_ob_6gBou8o5gKGGD3bZcAEff8tvDt-ZQgIwaU0GooQOkxzx5KlWoQIz11ejhF8700bX4u1B5EwdYlmm8aB-axgyLHXtk_U/s320/IMG_20230520_134122.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the trail to Ia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9ibyQd1SJ0vQfzPHI4XvbpQl5dyST8PJHCkJdlnE2bPzBQN97BRhIYxPj8AcEj1s2PtoWKKwAjU__1FPdUJrQREalgaBwdv7YtFLvgJNuiGbTs8WHwIUshqDsRFTPogLL-FN1qYUKHA596L8htceKiCADLN_UdatzAP29lBaB9kANys0m_w/s19728/IMG_20230520_144621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3776" data-original-width="19728" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9ibyQd1SJ0vQfzPHI4XvbpQl5dyST8PJHCkJdlnE2bPzBQN97BRhIYxPj8AcEj1s2PtoWKKwAjU__1FPdUJrQREalgaBwdv7YtFLvgJNuiGbTs8WHwIUshqDsRFTPogLL-FN1qYUKHA596L8htceKiCADLN_UdatzAP29lBaB9kANys0m_w/s320/IMG_20230520_144621.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santorini panorama</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 13: Rhodes</h4><p style="text-align: left;">After renting the car, we headed to Lindhos but couldn't find a parking spot so headed back with a stop at the Seven Springs. Back in town we walked through the old town and another Venetian fort.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeX3BP5-JL73-T4_T3m2bOG6Yha4PB1Pz5si681zVKfMTJPReft9LvMdUuzHoSPE5d2uFUhwGzjuZ7jlnGLPBYY3jV2s75HtKGZUzPAernhc5mMN096IlBPe2bGZS0j7IXsle8H-tW0m2uEhXwq-vHjFH-tjkQww0DWIJm2wnwpivPWhi0Q8/s4000/IMG_20230521_125724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeX3BP5-JL73-T4_T3m2bOG6Yha4PB1Pz5si681zVKfMTJPReft9LvMdUuzHoSPE5d2uFUhwGzjuZ7jlnGLPBYY3jV2s75HtKGZUzPAernhc5mMN096IlBPe2bGZS0j7IXsle8H-tW0m2uEhXwq-vHjFH-tjkQww0DWIJm2wnwpivPWhi0Q8/s320/IMG_20230521_125724.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hike to Seven Springs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgy4J-hhDiIfYdpKxq2wuWVmMGumzoFjvo8MAQfSy_2oNqf_sRlKbEQZpGWWi2LOEG7tMzvr8A6k9ORI8JUHi1QrgnZQhJCm2Ec1Nyc5aam3rc5sHQ5qASfelCv25H3vPP7VAuNNdy0S_J73aWaD890000Vl7gZbhvRYdk4g5Phywh9JDbaA/s4608/IMG_20230521_132211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgy4J-hhDiIfYdpKxq2wuWVmMGumzoFjvo8MAQfSy_2oNqf_sRlKbEQZpGWWi2LOEG7tMzvr8A6k9ORI8JUHi1QrgnZQhJCm2Ec1Nyc5aam3rc5sHQ5qASfelCv25H3vPP7VAuNNdy0S_J73aWaD890000Vl7gZbhvRYdk4g5Phywh9JDbaA/s320/IMG_20230521_132211.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seven Springs selfie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpDYO9FOG_W4w2pnR33FkNGP0NlUkXHE3XfSp7N8DUVimTGk-sNlB-GGq8MxKdY-4f8yTeFgcWlCtWqkQ-sa29vLpJreRlLaQorgQNh4ybfZ9hMbgNwPj3SaTT4tZ5wAOG9Cw0yl_8BhhBcN_d1Yt38jtlpmTwjgOc7cat2ZXSCrCar8GTTw/s4000/IMG_20230521_144543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpDYO9FOG_W4w2pnR33FkNGP0NlUkXHE3XfSp7N8DUVimTGk-sNlB-GGq8MxKdY-4f8yTeFgcWlCtWqkQ-sa29vLpJreRlLaQorgQNh4ybfZ9hMbgNwPj3SaTT4tZ5wAOG9Cw0yl_8BhhBcN_d1Yt38jtlpmTwjgOc7cat2ZXSCrCar8GTTw/s320/IMG_20230521_144543.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old town Rhodes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gTSvFkSb5dB_bkpla8J8NIefYDCWewtvxWpePE92desQ4lTH6kSVOPYjJAY6HENuSn6uPY1u9cEqebsLVkjoLz7LQDwCZ-X7CdQHVmhNLiP7V9oWSlMC2O9juvrTKRKXVq6dvv9AzFexyt4BJFNYytNVr-ARHelIfNG6gqlSp5aDsuMK__Y/s4000/IMG_20230521_155405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gTSvFkSb5dB_bkpla8J8NIefYDCWewtvxWpePE92desQ4lTH6kSVOPYjJAY6HENuSn6uPY1u9cEqebsLVkjoLz7LQDwCZ-X7CdQHVmhNLiP7V9oWSlMC2O9juvrTKRKXVq6dvv9AzFexyt4BJFNYytNVr-ARHelIfNG6gqlSp5aDsuMK__Y/s320/IMG_20230521_155405.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhodes museum</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 14: Kusadasi</h4><p style="text-align: left;">Leaving Greece for a day in Turkey, we hired a guide and driver. We spent most of the time in nearby Ephesus which was incredible. We also made stops a carpet making school and a pottery store.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb1HFbAH77bfNJ9hWG8LJ_zeA-5_5Fq4rUZw3R3L1bQXzo2ds9nUcRd6GCaTEKTURAagbbk6D3WkJu_Lo83ko3lEtzwDDZkpLzIRha2H96KtDnDYEK6bOuZr2wqjd119JrXJVg7VELBbicxVWAXPhhimfps6vhWO_jzfqVKnU6wABKOT9s_8/s4000/IMG_20230522_105404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb1HFbAH77bfNJ9hWG8LJ_zeA-5_5Fq4rUZw3R3L1bQXzo2ds9nUcRd6GCaTEKTURAagbbk6D3WkJu_Lo83ko3lEtzwDDZkpLzIRha2H96KtDnDYEK6bOuZr2wqjd119JrXJVg7VELBbicxVWAXPhhimfps6vhWO_jzfqVKnU6wABKOT9s_8/s320/IMG_20230522_105404.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from St. John Basilica</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFzSlPkBNxyHebQ323jfqCgXmWEnWDDGe-zg-4j2x_A2-gzGiqqyy88uLwMw2wmyo3EtrhGTHtN8oepRuemwloPt9H55ST2x265QzftST5-3s0BKAYiLn3hbAFtJmy_g_arEd-C1M3zlGznOzNCxAaBhUVze8bfHsunsB2Hm5q78onoIMaWQ/s4000/IMG_20230522_111427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFzSlPkBNxyHebQ323jfqCgXmWEnWDDGe-zg-4j2x_A2-gzGiqqyy88uLwMw2wmyo3EtrhGTHtN8oepRuemwloPt9H55ST2x265QzftST5-3s0BKAYiLn3hbAFtJmy_g_arEd-C1M3zlGznOzNCxAaBhUVze8bfHsunsB2Hm5q78onoIMaWQ/s320/IMG_20230522_111427.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ephesus street</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GDOzm4R7JPBzG0qxvE-aGluMLQ1z0Npfl28r6BhNv_hAgJ3llLHbrrKESn9vOMlmXcK0rjOWnRfI9sqV0yQ1RQWVO9Z0hqxHX8X5weY2Lazhxtpj_jthEMeUDZTziIzbZc-XYgQiDJ2ekA3-rovjyTTBnWsNsjiEPB5Ah9vA_hJySAz-P9Q/s4000/IMG_20230522_123318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GDOzm4R7JPBzG0qxvE-aGluMLQ1z0Npfl28r6BhNv_hAgJ3llLHbrrKESn9vOMlmXcK0rjOWnRfI9sqV0yQ1RQWVO9Z0hqxHX8X5weY2Lazhxtpj_jthEMeUDZTziIzbZc-XYgQiDJ2ekA3-rovjyTTBnWsNsjiEPB5Ah9vA_hJySAz-P9Q/s320/IMG_20230522_123318.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of Ephesus</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X0csId-wUWEZ3Ks9Pc4lLZ6tTnmn8_bmJjjB8LhfkkudAkj_73pvbl7WTdEcM2G3uliODWGHi3JMeZ0BH6hs3h77dnNiusIlEnUs-Z_7-n2k7urVhF1LDgJ1g9Cav_R_uEb5DZs7QtV8f-J1kc62SrKq2lSgLBaYW7ov8G6ksED-4nAUyHs/s4000/IMG_20230522_124714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X0csId-wUWEZ3Ks9Pc4lLZ6tTnmn8_bmJjjB8LhfkkudAkj_73pvbl7WTdEcM2G3uliODWGHi3JMeZ0BH6hs3h77dnNiusIlEnUs-Z_7-n2k7urVhF1LDgJ1g9Cav_R_uEb5DZs7QtV8f-J1kc62SrKq2lSgLBaYW7ov8G6ksED-4nAUyHs/s320/IMG_20230522_124714.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ephesus selfie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXprM3zeMSzwrd1nXw12FjGHcrx9BCwFBKOkKqpZ9jeisY56Y4vPf85MQGJAxqpUatQciQQCwlpSaSlM89MV37hosTWr1hW4SIq5x2kE6asR7jJ5rkO12lh1i3szNjqEF_CpBmrVNnOICAi51ZBuZYY4gan6vk3DofdLIxDeer4sPi0QS47g/s4000/IMG_20230522_154235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXprM3zeMSzwrd1nXw12FjGHcrx9BCwFBKOkKqpZ9jeisY56Y4vPf85MQGJAxqpUatQciQQCwlpSaSlM89MV37hosTWr1hW4SIq5x2kE6asR7jJ5rkO12lh1i3szNjqEF_CpBmrVNnOICAi51ZBuZYY4gan6vk3DofdLIxDeer4sPi0QS47g/s320/IMG_20230522_154235.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ephesus museum</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 15: Mykonos</h4><p style="text-align: left;">Last island on the itinerary was Mykonos. We got a cruise shore excursion which guided us through town then over to Delos to see the ruins, then lunch and lastly a very nice monastery. Our guide was ok with information but was terrible at keeping the group together and almost stranded us on Delos.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohe6OHMRcETbJM5ZhkWXLdK1wsRfcoVzG0wApEW2EzVW3NzWfIarnQWPbqcY1ndGjVp_YNVz5AC8m7Xb4JS0fW0pfmF2vD7q_w2vDursMlxZjN2PvG42T9IuI9wYyhRSxKsYhZIS2paVOxWS-0LUlg9Qs1N4q7cdSlwYqsRRBlZvuxyyXKrE/s4000/IMG_20230523_083602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohe6OHMRcETbJM5ZhkWXLdK1wsRfcoVzG0wApEW2EzVW3NzWfIarnQWPbqcY1ndGjVp_YNVz5AC8m7Xb4JS0fW0pfmF2vD7q_w2vDursMlxZjN2PvG42T9IuI9wYyhRSxKsYhZIS2paVOxWS-0LUlg9Qs1N4q7cdSlwYqsRRBlZvuxyyXKrE/s320/IMG_20230523_083602.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykonos town</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTe_6IfzbSBwegxt-bpk6PJUrKoMuCiP2p_ywQDopnv6pdDKx5YP2_MRnFHaMUfPfy1hXqi9hXOXrf3PU8V8l9rFN_FDeU2SKi9G3ThAEmXSqt-3eg0_PFSL2f3GMkVRRG9so-_xoB-sfD0mLXZt9XJdUQyezR2r1W3i8yVr588adtfnyqpEM/s4000/IMG_20230523_084932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTe_6IfzbSBwegxt-bpk6PJUrKoMuCiP2p_ywQDopnv6pdDKx5YP2_MRnFHaMUfPfy1hXqi9hXOXrf3PU8V8l9rFN_FDeU2SKi9G3ThAEmXSqt-3eg0_PFSL2f3GMkVRRG9so-_xoB-sfD0mLXZt9XJdUQyezR2r1W3i8yVr588adtfnyqpEM/s320/IMG_20230523_084932.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Venice</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41riXwbMYjaDIhNcnRLaPmAXHbN828PRRJpGRTyySZ83teT1GWqS0fY74dTNlmXfwpMqEemJ4Zmw-k4CJVi8NNnAvUlVjaCHYXOUaUS4yuxGgdGWbdd3uVPBlD66w4-6Qk4J2yI3o8MeztGCfPCTyxdRd-MshHDAiyfroT4AWnD40PKBlZq8/s4000/IMG_20230523_121135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41riXwbMYjaDIhNcnRLaPmAXHbN828PRRJpGRTyySZ83teT1GWqS0fY74dTNlmXfwpMqEemJ4Zmw-k4CJVi8NNnAvUlVjaCHYXOUaUS4yuxGgdGWbdd3uVPBlD66w4-6Qk4J2yI3o8MeztGCfPCTyxdRd-MshHDAiyfroT4AWnD40PKBlZq8/s320/IMG_20230523_121135.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crowded Delos</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOFm3adjj2wBo428lYWNIzjn7C9M5POMmAW38kb4dGP8p3AlXVJIRDxV59HWWVNiQFF8E3ZMdFuoWDqkIgbs2FjjZtn-2-mrVlzf2Kj9iMKiOwSAsjlmBolaam4hx-gIegmuTLJVWzftjzi1WJO1k9W0yIFWCwOE9SLl3pTta_oux_VOb_Xw/s4000/IMG_20230523_161236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOFm3adjj2wBo428lYWNIzjn7C9M5POMmAW38kb4dGP8p3AlXVJIRDxV59HWWVNiQFF8E3ZMdFuoWDqkIgbs2FjjZtn-2-mrVlzf2Kj9iMKiOwSAsjlmBolaam4hx-gIegmuTLJVWzftjzi1WJO1k9W0yIFWCwOE9SLl3pTta_oux_VOb_Xw/s320/IMG_20230523_161236.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykonos monastery</td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">Day 16 - 18: Athens</h4><p style="text-align: left;">Our cruise ended at Athens where we spent 3 days hitting the major and minor sights:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Acropolis Museum</li><li>Hadrian's Library</li><li>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier</li><li>National Garden</li><li>Olympian Zeus</li><li>Hadrian's Arch</li><li>Roman Agora</li><li>Ancient Agora</li><li>Eureka Technological Museum</li><li>Cathedral</li><li>Mars Hill</li><li>Acropolis</li><li>Aristotle's Lyceum</li><li>Byzantium and Christian Museum</li><li>Greek War Museum</li></ul><div>The trip was capped up with an awesome dinner at A for Athens with great views of the city and the Acropolis.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFfJ_ZNECJxapv_XKptvRRYkq5vMAiwcJGQ5ro04VkJbnQYvPhvb0U-BSoWKEUrcnBIZ4kDKMlphm4bQyIbwmjGphznizxaEHeHZmo3lUlb7sWz9UO7v28tMTeSPI5nfK81Bw7VbLpIpi7lH5RU8WEwZ2guBwczfxoMNm-Zsiy1MxeIhA6Vc/s4000/IMG_20230524_094641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFfJ_ZNECJxapv_XKptvRRYkq5vMAiwcJGQ5ro04VkJbnQYvPhvb0U-BSoWKEUrcnBIZ4kDKMlphm4bQyIbwmjGphznizxaEHeHZmo3lUlb7sWz9UO7v28tMTeSPI5nfK81Bw7VbLpIpi7lH5RU8WEwZ2guBwczfxoMNm-Zsiy1MxeIhA6Vc/s320/IMG_20230524_094641.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acropolis Museum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36LxNyczOIEw0EZHNKwpnGzU2bmJ8wLQ5PY6GLd7a49dzWSH7QqQDNNJ2uveVvv4n_gWDTKFOitXU7sAm5xUG58GvPwIGQH0OXNbiqYIbRcdz_fIsmhD6dCFaMo5MaKkAt84zFgRZ_gxAE4OfHjinAK_O5PhwHjhbWnuDz83l5J5iFHHNPAo/s4000/IMG_20230524_145028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36LxNyczOIEw0EZHNKwpnGzU2bmJ8wLQ5PY6GLd7a49dzWSH7QqQDNNJ2uveVvv4n_gWDTKFOitXU7sAm5xUG58GvPwIGQH0OXNbiqYIbRcdz_fIsmhD6dCFaMo5MaKkAt84zFgRZ_gxAE4OfHjinAK_O5PhwHjhbWnuDz83l5J5iFHHNPAo/s320/IMG_20230524_145028.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hadrian's Library</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVcOvezub0FE8G-73LL1dxNmf-ThuvE_AF7UVb-ApvSq9Z8L4WVNzvi0v-DckrvD3uv_XCMao4VkpIJwinGRTuhAV2RyBhcU7VMuOrS-8-jKYs5aHGH25ormEHI8_jQvfTZhwPYixqBwUP0hZHYMpqb8TBYaT4UPkln8kX-kKNzDt0r2nnH0/s4000/IMG_20230524_200651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVcOvezub0FE8G-73LL1dxNmf-ThuvE_AF7UVb-ApvSq9Z8L4WVNzvi0v-DckrvD3uv_XCMao4VkpIJwinGRTuhAV2RyBhcU7VMuOrS-8-jKYs5aHGH25ormEHI8_jQvfTZhwPYixqBwUP0hZHYMpqb8TBYaT4UPkln8kX-kKNzDt0r2nnH0/s320/IMG_20230524_200651.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cave of the Acropolis restaurant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp6jkYSIMAwe4pD8rlTuEhmbPUM7ap1_MP1ej-Oz6X_4eE01T65UP7OdueY_hyH-Qx0ZvqKY3bQmSjykLqOsR93PwuH8h1ZFy7xeeOvQS3T7DDL7Hi1ZT9TmCwhY5y_xUG5XvuM2tVGAVT3gJPq-SpdoB5_N9ek-da71CNL01EKx7m2qiD_E/s4000/IMG_20230525_085528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp6jkYSIMAwe4pD8rlTuEhmbPUM7ap1_MP1ej-Oz6X_4eE01T65UP7OdueY_hyH-Qx0ZvqKY3bQmSjykLqOsR93PwuH8h1ZFy7xeeOvQS3T7DDL7Hi1ZT9TmCwhY5y_xUG5XvuM2tVGAVT3gJPq-SpdoB5_N9ek-da71CNL01EKx7m2qiD_E/s320/IMG_20230525_085528.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tower of Winds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNsqLZN_n2m7qOXFMHgi8T2vsNuq4cDo7aG6cArJS43YtYalVU2PhCW6X-HLiLPoIGbGyKRg4oYIWu5wH98ZLVeH3akj-qutKRFfyhEJYvTAAAJA80NwmogluOxJab06RMfaNajFo6uZtKn2nudTa8Slsm2G-n2-XkB8R8_S_WYeCF_fBXqg/s4000/IMG_20230525_094224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNsqLZN_n2m7qOXFMHgi8T2vsNuq4cDo7aG6cArJS43YtYalVU2PhCW6X-HLiLPoIGbGyKRg4oYIWu5wH98ZLVeH3akj-qutKRFfyhEJYvTAAAJA80NwmogluOxJab06RMfaNajFo6uZtKn2nudTa8Slsm2G-n2-XkB8R8_S_WYeCF_fBXqg/s320/IMG_20230525_094224.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stoa at Ancient Agora</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BVS2Hptm_bO2U2mJBU0OsZEnzrNmYyG3ABlijVmMTwEKsFPgljHtaQkiJrJ2HKv4ai0I-4so-eUcMc1yK_lLIh6R7-jb22ulW1GyM_Hdte7panSd5ILlF3uIai3Y30Vq2uc8WA4xRR_eA-hbYfPYRIYAY2DkRToDsu42DgZJ4pr6zzZBZh0/s4000/IMG_20230525_165757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BVS2Hptm_bO2U2mJBU0OsZEnzrNmYyG3ABlijVmMTwEKsFPgljHtaQkiJrJ2HKv4ai0I-4so-eUcMc1yK_lLIh6R7-jb22ulW1GyM_Hdte7panSd5ILlF3uIai3Y30Vq2uc8WA4xRR_eA-hbYfPYRIYAY2DkRToDsu42DgZJ4pr6zzZBZh0/s320/IMG_20230525_165757.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Mars Hill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-4PD6Yd0G1V3HeC2o0d5-SxEsbDV1V6Nv_X3uDBuLlsNcJLicd5tuEWuWY1IRqMIsBCko0TYWJxjz0Axm06cdRAQkFuU2wgQqyTueWTlkG2A7jA_SDspZUtpvftx54Xz8smC_GyFmZeR7Vi-lnpRwT80yGLNYpHizbs8FQOwLuD6qO8o31M/s4000/IMG_20230525_171928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-4PD6Yd0G1V3HeC2o0d5-SxEsbDV1V6Nv_X3uDBuLlsNcJLicd5tuEWuWY1IRqMIsBCko0TYWJxjz0Axm06cdRAQkFuU2wgQqyTueWTlkG2A7jA_SDspZUtpvftx54Xz8smC_GyFmZeR7Vi-lnpRwT80yGLNYpHizbs8FQOwLuD6qO8o31M/s320/IMG_20230525_171928.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the Acropolis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyQeBfSTKN2cJBCloA7hkRNpidmEmwCb6ohLc_OuRa5SLsQB7WpedfPN57ddeZBFKeBSPRkoOuv6EKsU0AcLDD5V31301nqBoczFkcGF2s5CQ0fuIM5Yq8zJB7dQuPFrpbV7KIbou6-rhTWEj4MU8CbvaR8Bj91O32P-6yLo1QQJD3Ph1ub8/s4000/IMG_20230526_093950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyQeBfSTKN2cJBCloA7hkRNpidmEmwCb6ohLc_OuRa5SLsQB7WpedfPN57ddeZBFKeBSPRkoOuv6EKsU0AcLDD5V31301nqBoczFkcGF2s5CQ0fuIM5Yq8zJB7dQuPFrpbV7KIbou6-rhTWEj4MU8CbvaR8Bj91O32P-6yLo1QQJD3Ph1ub8/s320/IMG_20230526_093950.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Byzantine and Christian Museum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5j75QlYQj1FQA30FMHn02MPdcYqZGtKYNV-shDgHeL4ri9yvu9PS_2epGlXeLDRQsVjAZD050ustl925-8abDRBuz7cVu9KGZF6Rcm1aQ0tRsNltgvTfFLJAGcNY-psc4nCRK1a1XVbCq7wo8ownSlu5Hl2PTPFkv-qc2b1Pgojyl_ROfho/s4000/IMG_20230526_205620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5j75QlYQj1FQA30FMHn02MPdcYqZGtKYNV-shDgHeL4ri9yvu9PS_2epGlXeLDRQsVjAZD050ustl925-8abDRBuz7cVu9KGZF6Rcm1aQ0tRsNltgvTfFLJAGcNY-psc4nCRK1a1XVbCq7wo8ownSlu5Hl2PTPFkv-qc2b1Pgojyl_ROfho/s320/IMG_20230526_205620.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nighttime Acropolis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>dostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698400820734981344noreply@blogger.com0