San Diego has a wonderful Zoo. We lived in San Diego for eleven years, and early on we discovered that the zoo was so big that you could not see everything in one visit. We learned that they offered Zoo Memberships which allowed unlimited entry to the zoo, and we were members for many years. That […]
San Diego Safari Park Read More »
My work at the University has kept me busy, and I have been slow in getting things posted… We lived in San Diego for eleven years, from 1973 to 1984. Susan and I both went to graduate school there, and we still have lots of friends there. We decided on a Road Trip to San
Road Trip to San Diego Read More »
The Oaxaca region is also known for Alebrijes, fantastical hand carved animals painted in a whimsical fashion. The word alebrijes is pronounced all-lay-bree-hays. We had seen Alebrijes before in Puerto Vallarta, but we knew that Oaxaca was the epicenter for this art. The history of Alebrijes is pretty amazing. In the 1930s Mexican artist Pedro Linares was
Oaxaca-5 Alebrijes Read More »
We booked an all day tour that took us out into the countryside. The major destination was Monte Albán, a large pre-Columbian archaeological site. We also visited several artisan workshops (more on that in the next post), and a monastery dating from the 1500’s. Our guide told us there was uncertainty as to the origin of
Oaxaca-4 Monte Albán and a Monastery Funeral Read More »
The area is also known for Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday on November 2 focused on remembering friends and family members who have died, and supporting their spiritual journey. I never understood Día de Muertos until I saw the movie Coco. We watched the movie when it came out,
Oaxaca-3 Day of the Dead Read More »
Oaxaca is well known for its mole sauces (pronounced mol-ay) and its unique cuisine. For any of you who have visited Salt Lake City, you may have eaten at our local dive Mexican Restaurant, The Red Iquana. The Red Iguana is famous nationally for its mole sauces. So the food is one reason we have always
Oaxaca-2 The Mercados and The Food Read More »
We have wanted to visit Oaxaca for a long time. Oaxaca (pronounced wah-haw-kah) is about 225 miles southeast of Mexico City, and it is famous for its unique cuisine. The area relies heavily on tourism, as the city has lovely colonial-era buildings and native Zapotec and Mixtec cultures and archeological sites. The Catedral de Oaxaca,
Oaxaca-1 The City and The People Read More »
We camped at Zion National Park for three nights the second weekend in October. Zion is extremely popular, and we booked our campsites exactly four months before the trip. (Reservations have a four month window). On our drive to Zion we hit torrential rain, with threats of snow, but by the time we arrived at
Camping at Zion National Park Read More »
We took a day trip to what is known locally as the Alpine Loop to see the fall colors. We entered the Unita National Forest near Timpanogos Cave National Monument, and followed the narrow two lane highway up to the high elevations. We then headed down the mountain past Sundance Ski Resort. We basically drove
Alpine Loop Fall Foliage Read More »
We spent three nights camping in Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, which is just outside of the town of Escalante, UT. This is on Utah Highway 12, a well known Scenic Byway that goes past Bryce Canyon National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Escalante, Boulder, to Torrey, the gateway to Capitol Reef National Park. Escalante is