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BSL West Yellowstone three Chilly 25 degree morning warming up later. Fairy falls, more geysers up on a high ridge, more steam. Back country illegal trail walk and scramble through a forest of fallen trees and over a saddle of … Continue reading →

Overcast early, then warming Usual boardwalk tour of old faithful, numerous geysers, steam vents, mudpots, waterholes etc. Impressive landscape, zillions of guide highlights. A good day for wildlife. Elk, bison, raven, chipmunks, bio films, extremophiles, variety without end of bacteria. … Continue reading →

BSL West Yellowstone Slightly overcast By van along Gallatin (successor to Alexander Hamilton) river to the west entrance of the park. First a stop at earthquake lake, a 7.5 quake which backed up the Madison river. 1959 many killed The … Continue reading →

BSL Boogs stalk lobster Bozman Montana Too warm. Very smokey due to canyon fire. Locals claim this is the most smokey day. Sits in a bowl with various bits of the rockies on the periphery. Nicely scaled downtown, historical district. … Continue reading →

Drive to Santa Barbara for biking South. Santa Barbara Brophy brothers Port Huemene – Oxnard. Fishermans Catch with Nick. Santa Monica. Bar Pintxo Dana Point. Harbor grill. Scallops Carlsbad. Nickow Asian fusion San Diego. Michelle and George. Lunch Jane and … Continue reading →

Hotel business excellent, mostly full. Dinner at Bar Pintxo Jambon Serrano Patas Bravas Duck breast with lentils Chicken stew with lime Zarzuala Good local red ale. Nice bike too

Family run Fishermans Catch in Oxnard. Nick, the owner, and his sons are primarily fishing people. Fifty years in the trade. Less than two years ago he got roped into opening a restaurant. Address is wrong in Yelp. Address is … Continue reading →

BTC shanghai day 3 Sunny, yes sunny. Forgot to put on sunscreen. YuYuen garden, longevity for parents, built for his parents by a rich merchant mid 16th century. Pictures in bonus shots sent earlier (as are new area and some … Continue reading →

BTC shanghai day two Overcast Shanghai has borrowed a number of western words. One of my favorite is the use of on sale as an adjective meaning cheap, used for people too. One word not learned is fan. The room … Continue reading →

BTC. Shanghai. One Sunny and clear blue skies when leaving Guiyang. Rain in Shanghai Last evening QB and I took an after dinner walk. On a main streetwepased what appeared to be a largish club (similar in appearance to a … Continue reading →