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Tonto National Forest: Sunset at Lake Roosevelt, Arizona.

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Tonto National Forest: Sunset at Lake Roosevelt, Arizona. Sand Dunes invite a 'smooth' run to the peak, in Nevada.

Rock! Let's rock around the clock and freeze the night away. Afterall, it's something to do. Hmm!

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                                                                 Hello, Girl. Delicate Arch, Arches National Park.                                                                                                            Goodbye, the Good-bye-Girl.                            Oops! Hopefully, not worse. Tricky and dangerous, steep slope, but rewarding.     Jen puts on height, much better than the alternative. Prior to sunrise. ...

A Return to the Deserts of the Amazing U.S. South-West during winter, of course...well, mostly. (Part 1 of a single trip).

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Angel Fire Ski Resort, New Mexico, resting place for the lazy. Don't fence us is, 'please'. Barstow, California...a treasure.      Jen reminds me that we have related this event, at least once before, perhaps twice. I was so impressed, actually amused with it that I think it still has one more showing (say 2035).  We found ourselves in Hawaii, which of course, is the 50th state of the country, with a rather unique environment.    We were hiking somewhere down in the Haleakala volcanic region, when she heard voices that sounded set in an argumentative tone. We looked to the side where we noticed young a woman arguing with what turned out be to her 12-year-old son.  There was something really odd about the situation which struck a chord that made us smile soon afterwards.    While we definitely not experts in languages, we were able to recognize the voices of the German woman and American son. She was speaking German while he answe...