Update about a road trip.
Wednesday, Oct 19 Today I left Arizona, crossed New Mexico and ended up in El Paso, Texas. I didn’t take the route I had wanted due to the scarcity of gas. I try to break up longer drives with a gas stop and, when I have 100 miles of gas left, I consult my GPS … Continue reading Mining and the Wild West
Tuesday, Oct 18 Today was the last of the Arizona relaxation days. I had a late start because I had a phone message about a problem at my condo that I had to deal with and then I went to Jiffy Lube to get the car serviced before the longer drives that lay ahead. When … Continue reading Slow Day, but the Titan Missile Museum was Very Good
Monday, Oct 17 Since I will have several hard driving days coming up as I work my way across Texas, I decided to have a couple of relaxing days in Arizona first. I have visited Tucson a number of times before and really enjoy the city. I always find something new to see and I’m … Continue reading A Relaxing Day of Scenery and Science
Saturday, Oct 15 Today was a great day with two very different experiences. I drove from Yuma to Tucson, Arizona taking in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Kitt Peak National Observatory. Organ Pipe Cactus is one of the few major National Parks/Monuments in the southwest that I had not visited previously and, since it … Continue reading An Astronomically Rewarding Day
Friday, Oct 14 Today I finished the west coast part of the perimeter and turned eastwards along the Mexican border. The main city en route was San Diego, which is a glorious place, but I have visited several times before and did not feel the need to stay again. During my spring trip I visited … Continue reading A Real Ship Museum
Thursday, Oct 13 Today saw another 90 miles of progress along the Pacific coast but was focused on two museums. The first was the stunning Getty Villa just off the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades. This was never designed as a residence but was built to display J. Paul Getty’s art collection. It is … Continue reading Nice Drive, Great Art Museum and a Disappointing Ship
Wednesday, Oct 12 The past two nights I have not had any practical Internet access at my hotel despite both advertising “free high speed Internet”. On Monday the access was just impossibly slow and on Tuesday the network was misconfigured to allocate IP addresses for 7 days. This means that, even though a device may … Continue reading A Bit of a Wasted Day