More eclipse

The holes of the slotted spoon with the eclipsed sun shadow

Eclipse starting

Sunspotter

Little black spot on the sun today

Annular solar eclipse in northern California Sunday May 20, 2012.
We're near Mount Shasta with the SF Amateur Astronomers. In typical northern California fashion our group of astronomers is joined by a bunch of folks with crystals and kooky ideas.

Mt. Shasta

More Ice Art

Ice Art championships

March 2012 Fairbanks, Alaska
Taken with my iPhone

Home Sweet Home

For those who haven't already heard. We arrived in San Francisco, early Saturday afternoon. All safe and mostly sound. This blog will be pretty quiet until we take a trip somewhere, but the Bay Area is surrounded with scenic sites, so stay tuned!

The Grand Canyon

We're in California! Bakersfield at the Econo Lodge to be exact. Thursday afternoon we arrived at the Grand Canyon. Besides stopping for choice eats and visiting Lisa, we only wanted to stop for Graceland and the Grand Canyon. The Canyon does not disappoint.