I spend a weekend every other month or so at Dave's house in the mountains just east of San Diego. Seven years ago he bought a few acres in a little valley and now he and his wife Destiny raise goats and llamas.

Since Dave lives [...]]]> Another segment of my Oak Creek travelogue, originally posted back in 2002

I spend a weekend every other month or so at Dave's house in the mountains just east of San Diego. Seven years ago he bought a few acres in a little valley and now he and his wife Destiny raise goats and llamas.

Since Dave lives just over an hour east of here ('here' being the ocean, which I can hear from my bedroom window) I make it a habit to stop in on my way to Arizona, besides my usual visits. From Dave's, it's only a 4–hour drive to Dan's house in Sun City.

I know the flash didn't work, but since I spend a huge amount of time in this kitchen, standing at the bar grazing while someone cooks, I thought it should be preserved for posterity.

And during those rare hours when I get some sleep at Dave's, I have a guest room all to myself.

I'd been threatening to return to Oak Creek Canyon, Jerome, and Prescott on [...]]]> This isn't our first experience with travel, and the documenting thereof. This is the first entry from one of many trips I took to Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona, this one in November of 2002. I'll be reproducing the text as it was originally written.

I'd been threatening to return to Oak Creek Canyon, Jerome, and Prescott on my next trip to Phoenix, and I made it. What follows is a lightening summary even shorter than my real trip. I need to plan a full week to do this properly; time for a slow leisurely walk around Montezuma's Castle and the nearby fort and other sights; time to walk uptown Sedona; time to spend the night in an Oak Creek cabin and walk the northeast arm of the valley; time to spend a day and a night in Jerome, perhaps during an artist's opening; time to actually see Prescott — so far, I've never seen anything but the inside of the Brewing Company.

But, for now this brief glimpse will have to suffice. Maybe next time we could make it a group thing?