Monthly Archives: October 2012

SAN FRANCISCO TO WASHINGTON STATE AND HOME After driving over the Golden Gate Bridge, we stopped at Vista Point for great views across the bay of San Francisco and Oakland. We did the mandatory walk about halfway over the bridge. … Continue reading →

SAN DIEGO TO SAN FRANCISCO San Diego is a very pretty city with a moderate climate. We visited the Hotel del Coronado, built in 1888, it is quite majestic, and expensive. In San Diego, Balboa Park is the home of … Continue reading →

MAGDALENA, NW BAJA, S. CALIFORNIA We have had all varieties of experiences with Mexicans. A single fellow drove down the beach in front of all the RVs, returned, parked right in front of us and turned on his Mexican “rock … Continue reading →

LORETO, MAGDALENA, CABO SAN LUCAS, TODO SANTOS On the day before New Years, we went to mass in the Loreto mission church. Despite understanding none of the sermon, we enjoyed the hymns and Xmas carols sung by a teenager with … Continue reading →

GUERRO NEGRO, BAHIA CONCEPCION, LORETO In Guerro Negro (Black Warrior), we stopped at a fish market and bought camarones (shrimp) and scallops in three sizes, the largest were the size of hockey pucks and the thickest as thick as fillet … Continue reading →

BAJA MEXICO – SAN FELIPE, GONZAGA, BAHIA LOS ANGELES Happily we have arrived in Mexico. What a gorgeous place it is for beach lovers and people who don’t mind being lost, confused and overwhelmed with newness. We drove from Calexico … Continue reading →

UTAH, NEVADA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I have lost my original email about out journey through Utah but will recount some of the adventures we had (it is now 6 years later as I prepare all these old emails for this web … Continue reading →

WESTERN COLORADO, NEW MEXICO It’s been 3 weeks since Barb wrote her last (and the first) email. She’s developed writer’s (keyboard) cramp so I’ll give it a go. We left Grand Junction, Colorado and Colorado National Monument, heading down scenic … Continue reading →

MONTANA, WYOMING Somewhere I lost a day but happy belated Thanksgiving anyway. Today is Columbus Day down here. I suppose we should be thankful for his discovery where would we be without it? A report from the road into an … Continue reading →

THE INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAINEERING AND CLIMBING FEDERATION UNION INTERNATIONALE DES ASSOCIATIONS D’ALPINISME Office: Monbijoustrasse 61 ! Postfach CH-3000 Berne 23 ! SWITZERLAND Tel.: +41 (0)31 3701828 ! Fax: +41 (0)31 3701838 e-mail: office@uiaa.ch V 2-1 Page: 1 / 7 CONSENSUS STATEMENT … Continue reading →