This is our happy dog's smile:)
You'd think i got her high but she just loves camping so much, she always looks like this.
This is our built up camping karma. Gale force winds came upon us Sat. after only being there 20 hours so our camping trip was cut short:( we spent all day gathering wood to have a phenomenal fire on our last night:( camping karma......check
Double click to see the panoramic image of the ASNF. This was taken on the Mogollon rim.
Switching modes to work critters; this scorpion showed up on the OP with me one morning and just scurried by. in all the years that i lived in Phoenix previously i never saw one and this one scared the shit outta me. i literally hollered out 'holy shit' as he went by. he was huge and moved wayyyyyy faster than i imagined!
Winner of critter of the year!!!! the elusive Gila Monster. these guys are critically listed and they spend like 90% of their lives underground. he was just walking along one of the buildings on base-sooooo awesome!!!
He had to be about a foot and a half long and ~6 inches wide-gorgeous!!
these guys are adorable too when they run they hold their black and white striped tail curled up behind them-zebra tailed lizard.
Bilis, with a big smile in the PRevia on our way to Cali. She just loves road trips, a new adventure every time!
This is Justin's backyard basically. he lives in the high desert, at the foothills of the mountains in Yukaipa, CA. this is the stream that Bilis tried to cross-mind you, she does not like water but because dad was sooo convincing she tried and the current knocked her down and dragged her atleast 6 ft before she was up and back by the side.
Back bay-Newport, CA. black Phoebe
Some succulent in the back bay that was just beautifully in bloom.
Justin took us to Huntington (dog) beach. again, not a water dog, she was super afraid of the ocean and didnt even acknowledge the million other dogs around her. she just wanted away from the water. she was the only dog on a leash. all the other dogs were having a blast with their owners; playing frisbee, fetch, swimming, etc. our dog looked miserable as we dragged her down the beach-we looked & were looked at like abusive parents:(
..see how she is keeping a very close eye on that wave of water....
Winner of critter of the year!!!! the elusive Gila Monster. these guys are critically listed and they spend like 90% of their lives underground. he was just walking along one of the buildings on base-sooooo awesome!!!
He had to be about a foot and a half long and ~6 inches wide-gorgeous!!
these guys are adorable too when they run they hold their black and white striped tail curled up behind them-zebra tailed lizard.
Bilis, with a big smile in the PRevia on our way to Cali. She just loves road trips, a new adventure every time!
This is Justin's backyard basically. he lives in the high desert, at the foothills of the mountains in Yukaipa, CA. this is the stream that Bilis tried to cross-mind you, she does not like water but because dad was sooo convincing she tried and the current knocked her down and dragged her atleast 6 ft before she was up and back by the side. 
Back bay-Newport, CA. black Phoebe
Some succulent in the back bay that was just beautifully in bloom.
Justin took us to Huntington (dog) beach. again, not a water dog, she was super afraid of the ocean and didnt even acknowledge the million other dogs around her. she just wanted away from the water. she was the only dog on a leash. all the other dogs were having a blast with their owners; playing frisbee, fetch, swimming, etc. our dog looked miserable as we dragged her down the beach-we looked & were looked at like abusive parents:(
..see how she is keeping a very close eye on that wave of water....
i actually had a real cute picture of B here all wet and smiling to be outta the water and on the sand but in the process of trying to delete all the MF open space b/n pics i erased it:(
You will have to click on the above picture to read both very hateful bumper sticker/decals. we stopped by a doghnut shop in the morning before we headed back to Phoenix from Yucaipa and this is what we ran into. i cannot believe one could have this much hate towards others but apparently their are people out there that are very angry about alot stuff that has gone on over this passed year. this was definately our cue to get the fuck out!
You will have to click on the above picture to read both very hateful bumper sticker/decals. we stopped by a doghnut shop in the morning before we headed back to Phoenix from Yucaipa and this is what we ran into. i cannot believe one could have this much hate towards others but apparently their are people out there that are very angry about alot stuff that has gone on over this passed year. this was definately our cue to get the fuck out!
I am so envious of all your camping. It seems like you are camping every weekend. I don't know about camping at a place called Bear Lake, I don't like anything with the word "bear" in it. I'd be watchin my back the whole time.
ReplyDeleteThat panoramic pic is great, nice feature on the camera. And the scorpion, freaky as hell. Bilis looks happy, except for the beach pic. That doggie doesn't like water.
The truck with all the bumper stickers is no surprise to me. I think we were spoiled in PDX because I've seen similar stickers out here. I tried to take a pic of a truck out here, someone had made a home made bumper sticker with individual letters and it was bashing women. There is a certain lack of class that we now have to deal with that we didn't in Portland.
Well, great post, seems like you guys are having fun. Take care,
sh