DSC08698, originally uploaded by leathej1. I really like Las Vegas. I guess I didn’t expect to because of the fact that I don’t drink, smoke or gamble. But Las Vegas today is only 25% or less about gambling, and more about shows, shopping, dining and glamour. Just strolling around the “Holy Trinity” (Venetian, Caesar’s...
Read more →I haven’t written much since May 2nd. That’s when we last hiked, and a 5-hour stroll turned into a 10-hour fight for survival. I still don’t have the strength to recount the details, but suffice it to say that many mistakes were made. I am humbled. But I am also anxious to get back...
Read more →DSC06708, originally uploaded by leathej1. No, it was not spelled “usury”, but I did have an excessive interest in it. The hike up to Wind Cave was brief and rocky, and a the top of the overhang, killer bees had made some combs on the ceiling. I half expected some kid to toss a...
Read more →DSC06094, originally uploaded by leathej1. We just got back from a midday hike on Goldmine Mountain. We wandered around for several hours and found no gold. However, I did eat a part of a cactus. Click on the photo to see the set.
Read more →DSC05993, originally uploaded by leathej1. We actually made it up to the spires this time (I’m sure my legs are going to feel it tomorrow). We’ll be back again to get to some of the bigger towers. See last year’s visit here.
Read more →Sorry – I haven’t had time to post since my mom has been visiting from New York for a week. Yesterday we took a trip up near Sedona to ride the Verde Canyon RR. What a treat – we booked a first class car, and were served great food and lounged in comfortable couches....
Read more →IMG_4634, originally uploaded by leathej1. This was my first experience at the great Chandler Ostrich Festival, and it was brief but memorable. Mostly because this was my first taste of Ostrich Burgers. I can’t say I’m going out to stock up my freezer, but with enough ketchup and mustard, it beats many soy products.
Read more →IMG_4384, originally uploaded by leathej1. So, the day after the Zoo, we took a trip out to the Arizona Railway Museum, which is now about 500′ from our house, in Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. This exhibit is just getting started, but it already has about a dozen cars, all restored to their 1930′s to...
Read more →IMG_4204, originally uploaded by leathej1. I was a little hesitant to visit a zoo that was listed as one of the top 5 kids’ zoos in the country, but I’m glad I took a look. The Phoenix Zoois a very beautiful, well designed, clean and entertaining destination with lots to do for an entire...
Read more →IMG_3313b, originally uploaded by leathej1. I just like this one.
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