Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

And on into Spring…

Last time, we visited the AF aircraft boneyard in Tucson, then I showed some pics of John’s cactus blooming. It wasn’t long after that that I decided to head north. The inducement to head north was because I’ve been monitoring the … Continue reading

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Visit to the aircraft boneyard…

As mentioned previously, there is another aircraft display in Tucson…the Airplane Graveyard. This has morphed over the years into a restricted military base where they scavenge parts from older aircraft retired from military service to use on still active aircraft. … Continue reading

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Wrap up of the Pima Air Museum…

This is the wrap up of our tour of the museum. It’s such an interesting way to spend the day.  There are hundreds of airplanes to gaze at, bringing back memories of the toys you had as a kid and … Continue reading

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More from the air museum…

Continuing from last post, returning to our visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum. Here’s a few older sea planes.

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Air Space Museum….

A bit late with this post, but as promised last time, this will be mainly about our visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum. The place is so big with thousands of interesting exhibits and air craft that I’ll … Continue reading

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Wayback Machine…

Back in late Aug. 2025, went to the Milton Freewater Street Fair. I forgot my camera so I used my new-to-me Motorola phone with it’s 3 lenses and fancy-schmancy photo taking setup and settings. Well, when I got home, I … Continue reading

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January ’26

John and I enjoy going out to local bars that have food to sample what’s offered. And we do that once, twice a week. We have our favorites from years past and tend to visit them instead of seeking out … Continue reading

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Dec-Jan’26

Didn’t spend much time in Quartzsite…just one night. That did give me time to get a pizza at Silly Al’s though. Had pizza for dinner and then cut the giant pie into 3 & 1/2 more meals to freeze. It’s … Continue reading

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November into December…

Have endured my stay here in Pahrump, with it’s week of rain, it’s cold days but above freezing nights and I’m looking forward to leaving in exactly one week after staying for 3 weeks. I’m a bit disillusioned by the park … Continue reading

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End of Oct, into November…

I sent lots of time checking the weather in M-F over the last couple weeks in October with an eye to leaving before the snows hit. There had been this huge early winter storm front that dipped way south and … Continue reading

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