Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

Time for another trip near Las Vegas…

I’m getting lazy, I haven’t posted for nearly a month. Sorry people! I had to go to the VA hospital and get a shot to my knee and on the way back, I stopped at this wide spot along the 4-lane … Continue reading

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Return to Death Valley…

There is a view point I’ve passed several times now going in and coming out of Death Valley and one day, with nothing better to do, decided to get out of the house and visit it. So I did. Here’s the … Continue reading

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Red Rock Canyon…

The Red Rock Canyon is just a few miles outside of Las Vegas, and as you’d expect, it gets many visitors being so close to a metropolitan area. But on a recent trip to the VA hospital I found my GPS … Continue reading

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2nd Hike to Darwin Falls…

As you may recall, my brother Dan & I hiked up the Darwin Falls valley a few weeks ago but he slipped and fell on rocks and broke his crown so he was bleeding all over the place. We were only … Continue reading

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Another Visit to Ash Meadows…

Wasn’t much going on, so I had plenty of spare time on my hands. Which made for a great reason to make another visit to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) As you may recall, I’d already visited here a … Continue reading

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Fire in Death Valley…

On a recent trip to Death Valley…Bonus article. I was getting close to Darwin Falls heading west on 190 while following a slow moving RV. Off in the distance I see black smoke, then a couple RVs pulled over on … Continue reading

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More fun in Pahrump…& quick trip to Yuma

Yeah, I’m still here in Pahrump. Taking advantage of the great weather. But the weather is not why I’m staying in town, it’s because the VA moves like a glacier getting anything done. But after all the trips, visits, and … Continue reading

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Golf! & Visit to Darwin Falls…

Silly me, I thought that the local golf course had shut down due to covid, but NO. I was/am wrong. It’s alive and kicking. They did tell me that the state had them shut down for a while and I … Continue reading

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Still hanging out in Pahrump…

It’s been nearly a month since my last post…and I’m still here enjoying the mild weather in Pahrump. I got both my Covid shots at the VA clinic, and I traveled over to the VA Hospital in Las Vegas to … Continue reading

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Here and there…

Really enjoying my ’03 Saturn. All those power items are fun to have again. Haven’t had a power feature car in 18 years or so. And that’s partly because I retired early and only had the RV for 12 of those … Continue reading

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