Outdoor Adventures

We were waiting to get into our camping spot when these guys showed up and entertained us with their skills behind the wheel.

Took our rides out for a day of fun in the back country of Arizona, great way to spend a day or two or three!

Heading back down the mountain we get a nice view of the water, this tour including a very nice lunch was about 4 hours.

In this video we are arriving at the cabin for a really delicious lunch, great hospitality and warm cocoa to boot!

Several years back we were on a cruise and signed up for this little tour, it was much tamer than what we are used to but it was a bunch of fun and the meal we were serve at mid point was wonderful! All in all it was a fun way to spend a day!

We were there to capture the rock and sunset when a trio of playful seals swam by.

After a day of hiking we decided to check out the tide pools, we were way too late as the tide was coming in. There is a wonderful bluff hike and several tide pool areas.

Buffalo Gap NG is right next door to the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. We camped there for a week and loved it, it is windy at times and there are some interesting lighting and rain storms so it may not be for everyone. One of my favorite things about it was the night sky, oh my goodness you could see more stars there then I have seen almost anywhere.

Years ago we were visiting Daffodil Hill (California park now closed) and were being amused by the peacocks when we saw this beautiful one with is feathers fully displayed as he was flirting with a female, suddenly another male charged him and chased him off!

As we were biking the coastline near the boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California we heard the water spout so of course we went in search of it! It was one of the most unique ones I have seen because it was man made, I hope you enjoy seeing it too!

A short clip from one of our rides out in the desert of Arizona, it was a bunch of fun!

As I was biking around our local lake I noticed this goose and decided to see if I could bet a short video of him without being attacked since sometimes they are not tolerant, this guy seemed to be okay with my short video session with him.

While out riding our ATV’s in the desert we stopped for lunch near some interesting rock formations. I decided to check one out when I noticed this big lizard in one of the crevasses. I had to lighten up the video so it can be seen, also don’t worry we did not disturb him.

California is home to Gilroy Gardens in Gilroy where they have the most amazing trees that were once a roadside adventure, thankfully they were saved when the side show ended.

As we were driving in California we came upon a whole lot of working oil wells! It is difficult to see in the video, but these oil wells go way way back there! We were quite surprised as we had no idea there were so many working oil wells in the state of California!

We stumbled onto a lovely resort on the bluff so of course we decided to explore the area, as we did we were led to a lookout to the ocean! As we approached we noticed all these locks with people’s names and hearts, very fun!

We were having an RV pad laid so I decided it was a great opportunity to do a time lapse, this is the result.

My daughter brought me some daffodils and suggested we do a time lapse of them blooming so we did, hope you enjoy the result.

I love a good sunset and this area has some of the best, hope you enjoy this one!

What a fun family experience, the Cubs were very active and seemed to be having a very good day!

This sculpture is quite large which made it difficult to get into the frame! It has an eagle with a snake he captured and his two young ones. I really enjoyed seeing each of these!

This was by far my favorite sculpture, it is huge and crosses roads! This was videoed for my grand ones, feel free to show it to yours! :-)

I really enjoyed these huge metal sculptures 9there ate 130 of them). Somewhere just standalone Sculptures and some had a little story going on like this one, I enjoyed having fun with them as you can probably tell by my narrative.

This video highlights the three giant elephant sculptures that can be found in the Anza Borrego area. I believe there are actually 130 scattered about. And Anza Borrego is located in California, if you ever get a chance it’s quite interesting to see the statues.

I believe this is the last time the balloon race was held prior to Covid, we are hoping it resumes soon as it is such a fun event. If you arrive pre dawn you will get too see a few that they light in the dark hours which is very cool! It is a wonderful family event!