Cabo Say Lucas is where the Peninsula of Baja California ends and the exact location where the Pacific Ocean meets the Gulf of California (or Sea of Cortés, as it’s known in Mexico). This junction is the unique Cabo San Lucas Arch, a rock formation; it represents the meeting of the sea and the mountain desert.Continue reading “Finisterra”
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Sublime encounters with the world
Our whole trip has been filled with sublime encounters with the world: some we have to pay for and others are free. Here are some of our favorites: champagne powder glistening in the cold winter snow in Yellowstone making it through the glades skiing in a snow storm family movie night watching whales breach inContinue reading “Sublime encounters with the world”
Big Sky
What an amazing ski experience! There is a lot of different terrain; and it’s never crowded. We were lucky to stay at a friends’ place that was ski in/ski out so we were totally focused on skiing. This was also the week we finally got started on the homeschooling, much to my relief. Justin gotContinue reading “Big Sky”
Corona virus watch
Many of you have asked about the impact of the corona virus on our trip. We thank you for the support and concern. Right now we are in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. In the airport were many reassurances that Baja California Sur is Coronavirus-free; and the tourism industry and government are taking the threat seriously.Continue reading “Corona virus watch”
Whale watching in Cabo San Lucas
More on Steamboat Springs
I realized that I didn’t adequately describe our wonderful experiences in Steamboat Springs. That was the place that inspired my life lessons from skiing post. For an overall experience, this place was our favorite. We had lots of snow, so the skiing was fun, cold, challenging; and the Mountain views were spectacularly awesome. Our friendsContinue reading “More on Steamboat Springs”
Our Yellowstone photos
Yellowstone Forever
Unforgettable! Yellowstone established as the world’s first national park by an act of Congress and signed into law on March 1, 1872, by President Ulysses S. Grant. Read more https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm. We learned about the restoration of wolves to the area in 1995 (https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/wolf-restoration.htm). What struck me most was the impact of the restoration had onContinue reading “Yellowstone Forever”