Tag Archives: Pahrump

And more…

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Jim@HiTek

And then it was April…as I said last article, the VA came through with permission for me to get the eye treatment I needed for the corneal ulcer I had developed and I wanted to stick around Tucson just a … Continue reading →

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Hanging around Pahrump…

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Jim@HiTek

Let’s back up a smidge to the trip from Tonopah to Pahrump…and it’s 2023 now in article time. Here’s what the road and valleys looked like as I neared Tonopah. I had left the snow free Winnemucca area and the … Continue reading →

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Back in the USA…

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Jim@HiTek

Flew back into Sea-Tac airport in Seattle arriving late…around 5:30 or so. Since I didn’t have any luggage to pick up, I was outside waiting for my brother shortly after. As I said last blog post, he picked me up and … Continue reading →

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After Tucson…

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Jim@HiTek

Before I left Tucson, John and I visited the El Charro restaurant and it’s an interesting and amusing place. Has a great food reputation. Guess it’s been there over 100 years. These first few shots are of the bar area … Continue reading →

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Return to Death Valley…

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Jim@HiTek

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…

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Jim@HiTek

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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Settling in…

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Jim@HiTek

Based on the VA appointments I have now, it looks like I’ll be here in Pahrump for the 1st quarter of the year. My knees will get xrayed, my bladder will get an ultrasound, they’ll check my heels and maybe figure … Continue reading →

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Hanging in Pahrump…

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Here I sit in Pahrump, Nevada, with it only 56 F outside, but sunshine, trying to decide if there’s somewhere I can drive just to get out of the house. It’s Dec. 31, 2020 and like millions/billions of others, really looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Things I fixed in M-F…

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Travel from Milton Freewater Oregon to Pahrump Nevada in the cold. Continue reading →

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Visit to Burns…

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

When it got a bit hot there in Pahrump…in the high 80’s F every day, AND when it seemed that everyone in town was slacking off about wearing masks as still deemed necessary by the CDC during a pandemic, I … Continue reading →

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