Wednesday, May 21, 2008

San Francisco

Alcatraz & the Golden Gate Bridge











Street Cars





The cable cars carry passengers up the impossibly steep hills of San Francisco since 1873. A cable mechanism operates the system.


Sea Lions at play.









When you reach Pier 39 in San Francisco and head towards the water you can hear the barking of the sea lions. It is so loud. The sea lions are taking over the docks. They started coming to the area shortly after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Some people can't get enough of the sea lions and others can't get far enough away. I personally couldn't get enough of them. I loved watching them fight over their spot on the pier. Biting each other & barking at each other, some even growled at each other. I could have stayed there all day, watching them play.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Congratulations are in order

I just found out today my younger son Sailor got a promotion in the Navy Navyyesterday. He is now an E-5. (petty officer 2nd class). Congrats Jay!Navy Love ya!





Saturday, May 17, 2008

Leaving Vegas

Lake Mead We visited Lake Mead, an oasis in the middle of a dessert.
Hoover Dam

Artist Drive Death Valley National Park












We stopped at Death Valley National Park. It sure was hot! We took the scenic loop through multi colored volcanic & sedimentary hills called the artist palette. The colors of the rocks were awesome.













































The Devils Golf Course Death Valley

The Devils Golf Course is an immense area of rock salt eroded by the wind.

















Badwater Death Valley National Park

Badwater is the lowest point of the park. It is 280 feet below sea level. It a vast area of salt flats.















Zabrisky Point Death Valley National Park
The land here is a maze of colored badlands.











A view of our RV from Zabrisky Point





























Yosemite National Park














Yosemite Village


























Mariposa Grove Yosemite



Sequoia Trees


Glacier Point Yosemite














































Hazel Atlas Mine, Antioch CA

Coal mine & silica mine earth quake. Look at the gray lines in the picture & you can see where the earth moved during an earthquake.












Saturday, May 03, 2008

Whatever Happens in Vegas

Well here we are in the land of sin. So much going on here. We have been busy! I love it here. Of course I don't have to explain Vegas, everyone knows...what ever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. It is very hot here, but very windy. Every day we are finding something or somewhere new. Well the guys had to crank up the motorhome...gas is getting to expensive. (HA HA). Not really it's an Italian slide out. Again with the jokes. Frankie's slide out got stuck & they manually cranked it out. I guess they will have to crank it back it. Find out later...

We have been strolling around checking out the casinos on the strip.

The Bellagio is all decked out for spring with some strange trees growing inside. Every half an hour they have a beautiful water show in the front of the casino.

Ceasars Casino


Wow what a shopping center inside. A woman's dream.








Excalibur

The Luxor







We had a lunch buffett here. Oh man was that good. Nothing to complain about there.



MGM Grand We watched the lions inside the MGM Grand. There were two lions inside a glass cage that is sound proof & smell proof. The lions can see you but they can't hear you or smell you. They are not even breathing the same air as you. See video below.





NY NY We found Elvis in NY NY. He is alive & well. He couldn't keep his hands off of me. Lucky me!

Paris Ny to Paris in a few short minutes.


Oops! Whatever happens is supposed to stay in Vegas. Oh well!


To much to much to do & see in Vegas.


Cowboy Up!