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30 December 2020

Goodbye 2020…and good riddance

mt lion 6 ft distancing stickers Bryce Canyon National Park UtahJust about every person in the world, on this planet we call home, Earth, a mixed bag of species and environments, with all the differences and similarities, yes just about every human is ready to say goodbye 2020.

Let us all welcome and embrace the new decade, bringing the positive change we’d like to live into reality.  As a rather young species on this rock, a mere 200,000 years or more, we have so much to learn about self and surroundings and each person might get 100 years, if we’re lucky.  When I quit learning I’m dead, or at least not paying attention to my spirit.  Makes me sad, lost, confused, frustrated, and depressed even.  Any of those sound familiar?  Feel free to add to the list.  I don’t like living in this haze, nothing to do with dust as I have a tiny house full of that.

talks cancelled signs view S hoodoos clouds Sunset Pt Bryce Canyon National Park UtahAs a claimed intelligent species, we—including myself—are not taking care of our planet and selves in the healthiest ways possible.  Do I have all the answers?  No.  But sometimes looking back helps me learn.  So this is a look back at the craziest year of my life, and probably yours too.  Are we ready for goodbye 2020?

Saguaro cactus Palo Verde desert Palm Canyon Rd BLM Kofa NWR AZI wrapped up 2019 after almost three months of PT (physical therapy) so my broken wrists would move and do what they should at 70-80%, it got better.  This also included RV parks, spoiled with hookups, and all the noise that goes with being parked, IMHO, too close to the neighbors.  And so on the second day of the new year I ran away to the healing desert apricity south of Quartzsite, Arizona, the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR).  Yup, been there more than a few times.  I looked forward to continued personal healing in 2020.  I had never been so broken and learned to be more mindful about my physical movement.

Before continuing further south I went to Parker, and back to Congress dealing with a propane tank problem.  I note that because it took so long to resolve and I am still unimpressed with the entire design as a 5-gal tank will NEVER take more than 3 gallons though should take 4.6.  Manchester blew this newest model to meet new legal requirements about something that wasn’t broken and didn’t need fixing.  Except the old tanks couldn’t be recertified, so no choice.  I really should write to them.  Was this a sign of 2020 to come?

trees Saguaro cactus mt drk clouds Darby Well Rd BLM camp Ajo AZBy the end of January I was settled in to a favorite piece of BLM Sonoran Desert sandwiched between Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta NWR, Tohono O’Odaham Nation Reservation, and the town of Ajo.  The density and diversity of this environment continues to absorb me, draw me in, and blow me away.  I attended activities in Ajo, art gallery and fiddle music, lunch at restaurants with friends.  Remember those kinds of public entertainment?  I will try not to take these things for granted so much in the future.

Saguaro cactus desert last light Kofa Mts full moon rise Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

trees CO R sunset clouds reflection Ox Bow Rd Ehrenberg AZ

desert Kofa Mts Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZA call from the February full moon rise drew me back to Kofa once again.  Stayed at Shady Lane RV Court more than once, had the refrigerator repaired, and a meetup with Sue and Mo in Quartzsite.  Then back to boondocking not far west of Quartzsite before stocking up in Blythe and trying a new location along the Colorado River, south of Ehrenberg, Arizona for a few days.  And then back to the Kofa once again, this time further up the road and I moved around a bit over a couple weeks and into March.  Travel was still happening and I wasn’t alone.

late light yellow Brittlebush flowers Mohawk Valley AZLupine & Brittlebush flowers desert mt Puerto Blanco Dr ORPI NM AZ

water drops Ocotillo leaves BLM Darby Well Rd Ajo AZThis time, after a little rain woke the desert growth, the earliest of wildflowers called me back to the Ajo area desert.  March, a time when we Americans started thinking more seriously about COVID19, or at least that’s when it really dawned on me how many people were affected and dyeing.  Isolating is something I do very well during winter in the desert, then add distancing and masking when in buildings to shop.  Plus, the end of March is when I start thinking of returning to work in the spring.  And with all the flowers blooming I knew it was spring.  I might have still been in denial about what 2020 would bring.

Poppies Vulture Mine Rd AZ

desert Date Crk Mts sunset clouds crespuscular rays BLM Ghost Town Rd Congress AZInto April as I started a slow journey northward to Wickenburg and Congress.

trees mt sunset Walnut Grove AZI could feel the warming temps of summer before the end of the month so moved up in elevation to visit Mary and Jerry in Walnut Grove, north of Yarnell.  They put up with me and extended hospitality into May as I continued to wait for the back to work date.  Not even sure if the park would be open, to the public.

Couch Ranger badgeAs I continued northward from there traffic was limited to almost exclusively semi-trucks, presumably delivering essentials.  Not so much toilet paper (TP).  Who knew there would be such a run on TP in 2020.

masked Ranger Gaelyn Sunset Pt BRCA NP UT

Rangers pointing at me VC plaza BRCA NP UTFinally back to work in May, or at least masked training outdoors while otherwise going through 14 days of quarantine.  And June, we’re open for business, mostly providing information outside the visitor center and starting a few Ranger programs, the first park in the nation to do so.  Procedures changed almost daily as we all learned on the go.

light & shadow hoodoos valley Earth Shadow moon Navajo Loop trl BRCA NP UTJune

hoodoos full moon Navajo Lp Trl BRCA NP UTJuly

hoodoo moon Navajo Trl BRCA NP UTAugust

That also included photographing the monthly full moon for me.

smoke Mangum fire from Yovimpa Pt BRCA NP UTNo wild fires in Bryce, yet we watched the smoke and haze change almost daily from fires all around.

Wall St Navajo Lp Trl BRCA NP UTThe peak summer months were weirdly wonderful, and not overly busy.  No international visitors meant the numbers were way down, and many Americans were still staying home.  I didn’t travel far from Bryce for most of the summer other than to shop in Cedar City.  It’s unusual for me not to explore the surrounding area over the summer.  But even though I was in a national park I felt guilty about traveling away from ‘home’.  Those with a travel bug will be more than ready to say goodbye 2020 and hope we can get moving again in 2021.

highlighted hoodoos BRCA NP UTAfter a couple pay checks in the bank I splurged on a new camera body that fits my old lenses.  I am happy with the D5600 but now wondering if the lens is bad or my eyes are out of focus.  Actually, I know my eyes need checking, new glasses, and it might be time for cataracts to be taken care of.  But 2020 is not a great time for any doctor appointments.

hoodoos rainbow storm clouds light BRCA NP UTIt was mostly a nonsoon summer with barely a measurable amount of rain.

Astro Rangers lazer lights milkyway stars BRCA NP UT by Valerie FazenDid make for a lot of clear skies for star gazing.  And although we didn’t bring out telescopes the Dark Rangers put on constellation tours with laser lights that were booked four nights a week.

light shadow hoodoos BRCA NP UTWe all survived summer one way or another masked and in some cases gloved, using buckets full of hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol.  I hope nobody was drinking that stuff, but there were days…  We held on tight to get through Labor Day weekend knowing visitation would slow down afterwards, but it didn’t.  It just got busier and busier.  Minus the people just not traveling at all, it was time for my tribe of retired folks in RVs and young people without children.  But many children didn’t physically return to school.  And many families piled into the (often new) RV to travel national parks while home-schooling.  I might have done that too.  But the crowds were crazy with lots of people new to national parks and somehow lacking the understanding and respect for the parks.  We need to talk Leave No Trace in 2021.

Thors Hammer hoodoos valley full moon rise Earth Shadow Navajo Lp Trl BRCA NP UTWell, I survived September and the countdown past the middle of October.  Even lead my first full moon hike into the hoodoos.  Managed to stick around long enough to see the Aspen go gold.  And left before the snow fell.

trees Pink Cliffs valley Navajo Mt sunset clouds BRCA NP UTGoodbye 2020 summer season at Bryce Canyon National Park.  See ya’ in 2021!

Palo Verde tree shadow Ghost Town Rd BLM Congress AZ I then began my winter journey southward like the warm weather migrator I am.  I hung around the Congress area in November and got the calendar done.

Saguaro cactus desert last light Kofa Mts clouds Palm Canyon Rd BLM Kofa NWR AZAnd in December, I haven’t journeyed far from the Quartzsite area of southwestern Arizona.  The last month of the year. I am feeling a little guilty traveling at all with the current lockdown stay at home.  But I am at home.

Saguaro cactus moon Palm Canyon Rd BLM Kofa NWR AZYes, I, like most of us, am more than ready to say goodbye 2020, and good riddance.  Yet even though I will look for positive change in 2021, I will be realistic, with no huge expectations that change will come overnight, because change is the slowest thing I know.  Just ask this procrastinator.

So what’s on my 2021 list?  Well, pretty much the same things as were on my 2020 list with more mindfulness, they just haven’t happened yet.  What kind of change would you like to be part of?

 

Goodbye 2020

Happy New Year!

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23 December 2019

A look back at the decade 2010-20

Sunset rays on Zoroaster & Brahma temples from Cape Royal North Rim Grand Canyon National Park ArizonaSeems I often look back, I do love those memories.  As I put together this post I realized that much has happened in the decade 2010-20, many changes, lessons, loss and gain.  For someone who looks at life six months at a time, a decade seems like forever.

last light Wotans Throne Wedding Site Cape Royal North Rim Grand Canyon National Park ArizonaWotans Throne North Rim Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

Where was I ten years ago at the end of 2009?  I’d been blogging for a year where I met many people who have changed and touched my life.  You know who you are.

Elephant Addo Elephant National Park Eastern Cape South AfricaAddo Elephant National Park South Africa

If it wasn’t for blogger Joan sharing her love of all things nature in South Africa I might not have started the last decade visiting her amazing country.  Trip of a lifetime.  Then because I love the place so much returned two more times and am ready to go back again.  Maybe 2021, want to go along?  My Dad passed away not long before this trip and so his memory went with me.

Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation ArizonaHavasu Falls Arizona

Summer of 2010 was the third season I worked as a Park Ranger on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park.  Explorations continued on the Colorado Plateau camping at Toroweap and hiking Havasu Canyon.  Hard to believe I was posting almost every day.  Where did I find the time?

Truck & 5er Jacob Lake ArizonaGreeted 2011 with a new to me bigger 5th-wheel, which I will finally own next decade.  I was still writing about my month in South Africa mixed up with every day life.

Mom in car along Park Road 100 Padre Island TexasA visit to Mom in south Texas along with the realization of her decline followed by a move to Arizona where sadly she died several months later.  Yet in the last months of her life, we finally became friends, respecting and loving each other in a new way.  For that, I am deeply grateful.

Fishtail Rapid ~RM139.7 Colorado River trip Grand Canyon National Park ArizonaFishtail Rapid Colorado River Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

My return to the Grand Canyon brought me another trip of a lifetime as I was paid to raft the Colorado River, which I blogged about for months.

Annular solar eclipse series North Rim Grand Canyon National Park ArizonaAnnular solar eclipse composite Arizona

Spent most of the winter of 2012 in Yarnell.  Returned for my fifth summer season at Grand Canyon and my first time photographing a solar eclipse.  I attended my first class reunion, 40 years after graduating from high school.  Mostly it was a calm year with life in a good balance of work and play.  Or maybe I was resting up for the next year.

Spotted Hyenas Kruger National Park South AfricaHyenas Kruger National Park South Africa

Because in early 2013 I returned to South Africa for two months, their summer our winter.  The land and people grabbed and hung on to my heart.

I returned to Yarnell in the spring and left for the North Rim shortly before the Yarnell fire.  I lost a bunch of storage shed stuff while many friends lost their homes.  I moved back to Yarnell in the fall to help with the cleanup, both physically and mentally.

Joan in cave opening along Waterfall trail Tsitsikamma National Park South AfricaJoan in cave opening along Waterfall trail Tsitsikamma National Park South Africa

In early 2014 I once again returned to South Africa, this time for three months, my entire visa time.  Joan and I covered 5000 miles, visited ten national parks, camped 80 out of 85 nights, and had the best time ever.

Rainbow over canyon North Rim Grand Canyon National Park ArizonaNorth Rim Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

I returned for summer at the Grand Canyon, learned to embrace monsoon, and was fortunate enough to see a partial lunar eclipse.

Monk Multnomah Falls OregonMultnomah Falls Columbia River Gorge Oregon

After returning to Yarnell in the fall, Berta and I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest.  I bought the current slide-in camper and began exploring with my home on the back.

Brown pelicans Corvina Beach Salton Sea State Recreation Area CaliforniaBrown pelicans Corvina Beach Salton Sea State Recreation Area California

Then just kept on exploring during winter 2015 visiting Anza-Borrego, the Salton Sea, and Joshua Tree.

Three Gossips Arches National Park UtahThree Gossips Arches National Park Utah

Now being a two RV owner I had to make two trips for my eighth season at the North Rim.  Well worth it when I can take comforts along during summer jaunts.  However, didn’t take it when Bill and I visited Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, Canyonlands, Arches, and Capital Reef in the fall.

snow cemetary from RV window Crazy Horse RV Park Kanab UtahView from RV of cemetery Kanab Utah

Then spent a cold, snowy winter in Kanab, Utah in the 5th-wheel.

Wildflowers Badwater Basin Death Valley National Park CaliforniaDeath Valley National Park California

In early 2016 I used the truckcamper for trips to Valley of Fire, Death Valley for Superbloom, Mojave National Preserve, and Quartzsite.

trees rainbow sunset clouds Bryce Point Bryce Canyon National Park UtahBryce Canyon National Park Utah

I became a semi movie star in a film student’s documentary about my nomadic lifestyle.  I’ve recently added a link to that seven minute film on the sidebar.

Sunset RR tracks Kirkland ArizonaBack to Grand Canyon for the summer and in the fall moved to Kirkland, Arizona, only 15 miles from Yarnell, so I could help Berta after her knee surgery.  Wasn’t sure about living near the railroad tracks until I shot sunset at the end of the line.

Crested organ pipe cactus Darby Well Road BLM Ajo ArizonaCrested organ pipe cactus Sonoran Desert Arizona

Winter of 2017 I split between living in the 5th-wheel in Kirkland and traveling in the truckcamper.  I like that combination and wish it wasn’t so much hassle to move both these RVs.  One trip out took me to the southern Arizona desert at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Well Road BLM, and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Old Tom Arch High Sierras Alabama Hills BLM Lone Pine CaliforniaOld Tom Arch High Sierras Alabama Hills California

Another jaunt went west to Valley of Fire, Death Valley, Alabama Hills, Manzanar National Historic Site, Fossil Falls, and Mojave Trails.

sunrise Angels Window North Rim Grand Canyon National Park ArizonaSunrise Angels Window North Rim Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

Returned to Grand Canyon for my 10th season.  Little did I know it would be my last.

late light Kelso Dunes Mojave National Preserve CaliforniaKelso Dunes Mojave National Preserve California

In the fall I had the 5th-wheel towed to and stored in Kanab, Utah while me and the truckcamper went to Yarnell, Mojave’s Kelso Dunes, Death Valley, and Alabama Hills.

phases lunar eclipse arc Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaI returned to Kofa for the January 2018 lunar eclipse.

Berta and Sierra Yarnell ArizonaThen back in Yarnell the end of February Berta was diagnosed with brain cancer and the world took a different spin.  I promised to help her as long as I felt able.  In mid-May she went to her daughter’s in Portland, Oregon.  And in July she passed away.

I not only lost my best friend in the whole world but I lost my job too.  I stayed as caretaker for Berta’s Yarnell home.  Paid to have the 5th-wheel hauled to Yarnell.  Then I stayed for the summer followed by winter in one of the deepest pits of depression I’ve ever been through.  Grieving is a bitch, as I’m sure many of you know.

hoodoos Swamp Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park UtahSwamp Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

I did slip off once in the summer to Bryce Canyon National Park where I was encouraged to apply for the following summer.  A day trip to Flagstaff for fall colors.  And in November took a friend to his home town of Winslow, Arizona.

Hoodoos full moon rise sunset Navajo Loop Trail Bryce Canyon National Park UtahFull moon Hoodoos Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

I lost that same friend to cancer in early 2019.  Followed by a job offer at Bryce for the summer.  So I had the 5th-wheel hauled to Utah and was settling into learning about the wonders of Bryce Canyon when I fell in mid-August and broke both my wrists.

sunset clouds North Ranch Congress ArizonaSunset Congress Arizona

Between surgery, healing, and PT, that’s taken up the rest of the year either in Cedar City, Utah or Congress, Arizona with three more PT appointments left.  Progress in mobility and strength continue.  I’ve made 1.8 of my two PT goals, using my big heavy camera and dumping the camper’s tanks (and you don’t want to know about that one).

As you can see by all the links included I’ve blogged about most of this decade 2010-20.  A decade full of ups and downs, and lessons in life.  Now, it’s time to look forward.

Happy Holidays!

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My stockings are hung on the rearview mirror
in hopes that Santa can find me this year.
The life of a nomad keeps me on the run,
it’s really a life that is full of fun.
But it often means I don’t know where I’m at,
and Santa sometimes has a problem with that.

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18 April 2011

MWT – The Gift of Memories

Packing has been a long and stressful time for Mom and I interspersed with many stories.

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This nursing rocker previously belonged to my Great Aunt Effie. I remember as a child visiting her resort with cabins on a small lake. Her big house had several rocking chairs. The chair had been covered with so many coats of paint that the carving was barely visible. Mom slowly scrapped the multiple layers of paint off the intricate carvings and lattice. She used to be able to do many things, a creative and imaginative womyn. Mom is giving this long time coveted chair to me and it will have a home in my new 5th-wheel. Continuing to bring me memories.

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I find out today if the movers are coming Tuesday or Wednesday. Don’t know if I’ll be posting or reading much in the next many days. We fly to Arizona Thursday morning. And I’ll be able to sleep in my own bed that night. Yippee!

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