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The Heart of the World
Funny, I never thought of myself as a desert person. I spent more than the first half of my life doing everything I could to be as close to the ocean as possible, with mixed results. I went there a couple times a week in the 70’s. I lived at the beach briefly in my…
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ONLINE HOTEL BOOKING: YOU PAYS YOUR MONEY YOU TAKES YOUR CHANCES
We drove over to Denver last week to visit our new granddaughter, along with my daughter, and son-in-law, who live in the Denver area. It’s about a 4-hour drive from Grand Junction to Denver, nearly 5 hours if you stop for lunch, which we usually do. We left on Tuesday morning, and the traffic was…
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CHASING WILDFLOWERS ON THE GRAND MESA
Thursday, August 4, 2022, was another day in the upper 90’s here in western Colorado’s Grand Valley. In addition to that, our roofing project continued unabated, which made for another great day to get out of the house and up to The Grand Mesa. We usually head up to The Grand Mesa during…
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The Carousel of Time
Just in case you’re wondering why I haven’t been posting much over the last month, I do have an excuse: Unfortunately, my mother had a stroke and passed away at the end of June. Her birthday, which was officially on Sunday, July 10th, would have marked year 89 for her. Sadly, she left us before…
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UPPER ANTELOPE CANYON
PAGE, ARIZONA JUNE 2022 Allow me to begin by stating that Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona, is undoubtedly one of the great natural wonders of the world. I’ve wanted to go since I first became aware of it by following various landscape photographers, about a decade ago. Antelope Canyon may be old news now, but…
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Total Lunar Eclipse
We had a total lunar eclipse overnight. It started early in the evening here in Grand Junction, Colorado. Fortunately, we had a clear night. So many times, when amazing things happen in the sky, we have clouds. But this time we lucked out! John and I went out in the backyard and sat in our…
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ABOUT THE BLOGGER
Debby Powell is a nature photographer and travel writer based in the high desert environment of Colorado’s beautiful western slope of The Rockies, just over the border from Utah. Over the years, Debby has traveled extensively throughout Colorado, Utah, and the western US, including Arizona, California, and the Hawaiian Islands in search of fun, adventure,…
Adventures in Colorado and Beyond 