Jaimie Starts School at Chapman College

Jaimie had her orientation yesterday into Chapman College in Orange, CA. She lives in a nice apartment in a good neighborhood in Fullerton just a few minutes away from the college.

After the all-day orientation she met all her new (much older) friends at the beach for a beer party.

Jaimie is going for her doctorate degree in physical therapy.

Carrying Water To Bighorn Sheep

We recently carried 3,000 gallons of water to a guzzler (watering hole) that supports bighorn sheep north of Baker, CA.

The temperature was 112 F. Sharon almost melted but she did better than Old Cigar. He did find a pretty good way to cool off!

Camping at Wild Rose Spring

Sharon and I recently spent a evening camping at 6,300 feet in a canyon called Wild Rose that overlooks Lucerne Valley and Apple Valley, CA. There's a spring there that puts out the best water around.

I cooked a beef stew in one of my Dutch ovens over wood coals. Sharon was starving and ate stew, corn-on-cobb roasted in the husk and a big pepper that mostly roasted on the coals. It was a little gritty.

Slept out under the starts with no ambient light to spoil the view. Even saw a couple satellites whiz by.

Next morning we had eggs and potatos with onions and a ripe mango for desert.

Lots of humming birds and Steller's Jays but no mountain lions or bears. I was very bummed about this.

Had to 4-wheel to get there and Sharon was not happy about it.

My Little Buddy at Bousic Spring

Hello all,

Meet my little buddy who hangs around the drinker at the miner's shack in Bousic canyon.