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Just another blog to share some thoughts with the world. Want to comment? If you know how to contact me, I can manually set up a commenting account for you. Sorry, commenting is not open to the general public at this time.

San Diego Zoo in a Day

Posted on Tuesday, 2020-Jan-21st by ralph

The second attempt to visit the San Diego Zoo went much more smoothly. I only got off at the ‘a’ exit rather than the ‘b’ exit coming off the freeway, so the googles had to route me on a little … Continue reading →

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Just Take My Money and Give Me My Data!

Posted on Monday, 2020-Jan-20th by ralph

The day starts out nice enough. I’m up around 3000 feet, so I’m glad it is not a super cold night for up there – got tanks that could freeze if it gets too cold. My plan for today is … Continue reading →

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Accidental PCT Hike

Posted on Sunday, 2020-Jan-19th by ralph

Leaving Fortuna Pond, I set a pin down to the nearest Walmart. The big G decides to take me out another way, down a different set of levee roads. No big deal, I think, it’s more of the same, right?

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Water Attracts Many People

Posted on Saturday, 2020-Jan-18th by ralph

Kofa had been been great, but it was time to move on. I’ve only seen one little piece of this magnificent desert park – empty, quiet and mostly unspoiled landscape. I need to return to this place again. But first … Continue reading →

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A Late Afternoon Stroll to a Quarry

Posted on Friday, 2020-Jan-17th by ralph

I had re-duct taped my mirror, re-applied ointment to my head gash, and re-evaluated my second hike of the day. I felt I was good for a small hike to my southeast, down a cart track cars were banned from, … Continue reading →

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Red Rocks and Blood

Posted on Thursday, 2020-Jan-16th by ralph

I am sitting here writing this after having re-assessed the price paid for seeing the red rocks hidden up in the hills to the west of me. I’m out here in nothing but swimming trunks, soaking in a bit of … Continue reading →

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Horse Tanks to Mountain Tops

Posted on Wednesday, 2020-Jan-15th by ralph

The day started at 6:30. Early to bed, early to rise seems to be the thing I’m doing now. Go look for a good sunrise.

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Kofa Views Cholla Pain

Posted on Tuesday, 2020-Jan-14th by ralph

I only had time for a little hike for my first afternoon, it was about one and a half hours before sunset. But I wasn’t going to let that stop me, plenty of time to hike up the valley accross … Continue reading →

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Kofa Spirits

Posted on Monday, 2020-Jan-13th by ralph

It was time to leave the Roadrunner BLM camp, time to move on, time to discover a new area. My planning this trip has been absolute shit, yet I don’t care. I seem to have fallen into a pattern of … Continue reading →

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Life of a Youtuber in 2020

Posted on Sunday, 2020-Jan-12th by ralph

After a very sober New Year’s celebration that ended before the beginning of the new year, we were actually fresh and ready for a hike this first day of the new year. Carolyn was interested in seeing the Petroglyphs we … Continue reading →

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