Misc Observations |
Random sightings from Nancy Crase. |
Spring is right around the corner in Arizona. But with the balmy weather, flower blossoms and green everywhere, spring also brings rattlesnakes and scorpions. Not to worry. This one is dead, mashed with a book.
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This is part of the route on my hiking app of my hike this morning in Phoenix.
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Somewhere the leaves are golden, but in Michigan it is winter
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Cove Fort Days:
After stopping at one of Utah's commercial waysides off Interstate 15 (Exit 135) at Cove, Utah, I decided to turn right out of the gas station to see old Fort Cove. I figured at best to take 10 minutes and at least drive past it. A mile down the road I ran into a road block and a friendly fellow passing out flyers and information to the weekend festivities to Cove Fort Days, held each year the first weekend in August. The Mormon church now owns the Fort, and has done an impressive restoration. Church members dress in period costumes and demonstrate the crafts from the era when the fort was a functioning waypost for Mormon settlers in the 1800's. Even enjoyed a free hotdog and lemonade. Just love finding these events!
Check the blog of Old Orchard Hill for Old Victoria Days in Rockland, MI. www.OldOrchardHill.com
I just finished documenting a five-night camping trip on the Missouri River in Montana, staged by Wilderness Inquiry of Minneapolis. We slept under the stars, hiked to Hole in the Wall, checked out a prairie dog town, squeezed through a slot canyon, and found some very old teepee rings. It is said if Lewis and Clark returned to this section of the Missouri River, it would look much like they had seen it over 200 years earlier on their famous journey to discover the American West. To see more images, check out my gallery at http://crase.photoshelter.com/gallery/Missouri-River-in-Montana/G0000HJ.tn.bWQSk/
...there is a store front still proudly advertising that they give S&H Stamps. Haven't seen that promotion in years, but then, the store looks like the years have not been kind to it.
I covered a family adventure trip to Yellowstone Park in early August as a documentary photographer. A nice reprieve from the Arizona heat. The group included four families, one with three generations. Wonderful kids and parents, and as usual, Wilderness Inquiry of Minneapolis staged a great trip. You can see more galleries at www.crasephoto.com.
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