T on February 20th, 2012

California never ceases to amaze me with its diversity of terrain and climate. In the course of minutes you can go from desert to mountains. Indeed, that’s what I did yesterday when visiting Palm Springs. Friend P and I took the aerial tramway from the valley up to the mountain, a 10 minute ride ascending [...]

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T on February 20th, 2012

When I moved to California, I failed to comprehend the appeal of the desert. I held that view for my first ten years here. But it has slowly grown on me – to the point, in fact, when I’ve visited 4 times already this season. And winter is definitely the desert’s time to shine: warm, [...]

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T on February 12th, 2012

Uh oh.  I wish someone would have warned me, because I think I’ve become addicted to train travel. In retrospect, I shouldn’t be surprised. I used to love getting on the old Erie Lackawana to visit the big city, and my first overnight train – a trip to Orlando – was a great adventure spent [...]

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