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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Papa Hemingway’s Place
By Suzanne Sparrow Watson Each year my husband and I think about where to spend our vacation. We gather brochures, drool over pictures of exotic places and then end up going to Sun Valley, Idaho. Each September since 1988, like … Continue reading
The Ascent of Half Dome – Not Your Average Walk in a National Park
The literature on the Half Dome hike reads as follows: Difficulty: Extreme. It’s long, steep at the beginning and end, and more dangerous than most Yosemite hikes. It’s probably the most difficult of all Yosemite day hikes. On the traditional … Continue reading
HEY, SAILOR, NEW IN TOWN?
By Suzanne Sparrow Watson Last week my brother took us on an adventure – or lack of adventure – with an old Army general. This week we’ll continue with the military theme and go aboard the USS Iowa. My husband, … Continue reading
The General Patton Museum – Tanks, But No Tanks (Part II)
by Bob Sparrow The Museum I turned off the freeway and headed for the museum and see a statue of General Patton and his trusty dog, William the Conqueror, atop the museum as well as an assortment of tanks off … Continue reading
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The General Patton Museum – Tanks, But No Tanks (Part 1)
by Bob Sparrow Interstate 10 I was recently just leaving Arizona, where I had just learned that it is legal to carry a concealed or unconcealed weapon into a bar in that state – an experiment, I suppose, to see … Continue reading
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