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Damn Near Perfect Couple: June 2015
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Sunday, June 28, 2015. A Surprise in Montana. After getting set up at the Square Dance Center and Campground. We were joined by our friends Kirk and Sue who flew in from Tucson for Brenda’s birthday. We took a day to show them the Bitterroot Valley, and our first stop was our favorite place, the Lost Horse Overlook, the site of a Nature Valley Granola Bar commercial. Brenda pointed out these budding pine cones that looked more like flowers:. Into the Big Hole Valley. At a little...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: June 2014
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Thursday, June 19, 2014. When a Humbug is a Good Thing. A one-hour program each Friday night, we’re given a great RV site with full. Hookups, including a phone line. Our site is under towering pines, with a paver-brick patio, table, and grill, and surrounded by Escalonia and huckleberry bushes. We love to sit outside and watch the hummingbirds come to our feeder as the Steller’s Jays. Hop from campsite to campsite looking for any food that’s been left unattended. While other are...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: April 2015
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Restin’ Up, Catchin’ Up. Our three-month tour as hosts at the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve has come to end, and so we’ve moved back to the Escapee park in Benson to finish up dental and medical appointments, visit with our friends Don and Betty, and get ready to travel. . The time spent at the preserve was a very special experience and one. Each day we were treated to the arrival of more hummingbirds as the spring migration continued. . 8221; W...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: February 2015
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Livin’ Wild in Patagonia. We’ve settled into a pleasant routine after almost six weeks here at the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. The weather has been typical for this time of year, with warm days and cool, often cold nights. . Although spring migration for the birds has just begun, we still have a large variety to view; Rufus-winged. Are everywhere, there are Yellow-rumped Warblers. A member of the Whitetail family, are very common and we see ...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: February 2014
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Sunday, February 23, 2014. It’s been a long time since I’ve written about our adventures, but truthfully we haven’t been doing all that much that’s interesting. Coming to Texas six months ago was the right and necessary thing to do to get Brenda’s shoulder repaired, but being anywhere. Lithuanian, Hungarian, and a large Italian population. So it was a shock to us to find so many of the same nationalities in Texas. Since spending. Time in the state, we’ve been to the. S probab...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: November 2014
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Wednesday, November 12, 2014. I’m not the type who can blog daily….or even weekly, although I try to update our travels at least monthly. I’ve even failed at that, and so here’s what we’ve been doing since our last visit:. Park at one time or another. We started off by working two days of three hour shifts in the lighthouse, a picturesque and popular stop for people visiting the nearby beach. There’s not a lot of history. A bit south of Yreka, we left the interstate and head...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: October 2014
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Wednesday, October 08, 2014. Oregon’s Deadliest Critter–Who Newt? Oregon’s deadliest critter! But not to worry, as we learned in our research, holding a Rough-skinned Newt won’t hurt you, and they can’t bite, scratch, or even talk badly about you. But….the definitive story is this:. 160; We fed her worms and any bugs we found, changed her pool water, and kept her in a shady, cool place at our site. . 160; And what about my pool? 160; And each day we wonder if we’ll open o...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: January 2015
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. We’ve settled into our new home for three months at. The Nature Conservancy’s. Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve near the little town of Patagona. The job here fulfills all of our requirements – excellent site with hookups, interesting place to work, and lots to do in the area. Now if it only had a frozen yogurt bar, it would be perfect! In the distance – an absolutely beautiful scene! We arrived shortly before noon, just as the huge flocks of cranes...
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Damn Near Perfect Couple: May 2015
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Damn Near Perfect Couple. Monday, May 18, 2015. Sky Islands and Hidden History. Leaving Mt. Graham and the Pinaleno Mountains, we headed southwest to another of our favorite stops, the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains and the small town of Portal. A short, two hour drive took us back to I-10 then south on US 80 to. Rusty’s RV Ranch. One of our favorite parks. With 1/4 acre sites, friendly owners, and great views of the Chiricahuas, it’s a comfortable place to stay. Sadly, In 2011 a huge wildfire s...