Winter 2023/2024 Ghost town of Grafton, hikes, Christmas trip to North Carolina, hot air ballon festival, visit to Los Angeles and a conference in Las Vegas
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A beautiful hike in the Virgin River gorge area, down in Arizona. I thought this area was very bleak and uninteresting, but it was actually beautiful. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/11-09-2023/gallery_img_20231109_113516.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/11-19-2023/gallery_img_1506.jpg) | | | Little hike up to the aviation navigation arrow overlooking Quail Creek. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/11-19-2023/gallery_img_1501.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/11-22-2023/gallery_img_20231122_111933.jpg) | | | Our living room, before painting |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/11-24-2023/gallery_img_1518.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/11-24-2023/gallery_img_1514.jpg) | A visit to the Leeds silver mine | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/11-24-2023/gallery_img_1512.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/11-25-2023/gallery_img_20231125_102121.jpg) | | | Petroglyphs around the Little Creek Mesa area |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/11-26-2023/gallery_img_1523.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/11-30-2023/gallery_img_1527.jpg) | Moonrise view | | Our warm showers guest Geerlof |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/12-04-2023/gallery_img_20231204_122925.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/12-06-2023/gallery_img_1532.jpg) | Hike around the Church Rocks area | | At the neighborhood Christmas party. I helped with the decor, making the folded christmas trees |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/12-17-2023/gallery_img_1543_edited.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/12-22-2023-christmas/gallery_img_1548.jpg) | Eric reorganized our spices | | At the Reeds gold mine outside of Charlotte. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/12-22-2023-christmas/gallery_img_20231223_185153.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/12-22-2023-christmas/gallery_img_20231224_113724.jpg) | Prepping a sausage dinner | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/12-22-2023-christmas/gallery_img_20231228_170747.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2023/12-22-2023-christmas/gallery_img_1566.jpg) | | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2023/12-22-2023-christmas/gallery_img_20231230_171114.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/01-05-2024/gallery_vid_20240105_171921.jpg) | Alex has an amazing cactus collection | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/01-01-2024/gallery_photo2.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/01-01-2024/gallery_photo1.jpg) | At Nanette's house for New Years | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/01-13-2024/gallery_img_20240113_074828.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/01-13-2024-hotairbaloon/gallery_img_1622.jpg) | At the hot balloon festival at Staehli Farms | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/01-14-2024/gallery_img_20240114_090654.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/01-24-2024/gallery_img_1639.jpg) | I installed some wallpaper behind the bookshelves | | Eye photo |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-03-2024/gallery_img_1658.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-03-2024/gallery_img_20240203_132357.jpg) | At Snow Canyon with Sally | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-03-2024/gallery_img_20240203_132404.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-03-2024/gallery_img_1659.jpg) | | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-07-2024/gallery_img_20240207_104414.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-08-2024/gallery_img_1665.jpg) | My new desk - $50 from Facebook | | With Sandy and Dave at the new temple |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-09-2024/gallery_img_20240209_104522.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-11-2024/gallery_img_1683.jpg) | | | Hike up to the Black Ridge |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-11-2024/gallery_img_1681.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-13-2024/gallery_img_20240213_121651.jpg) | | | Dino Cliffs hike - a little unexplored slot canyon |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-14-2024/gallery_img_20240214_203245.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-14-2024/gallery_img_1693.jpg) | | | At the Tom Woods Valentine's event |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-14-2024/gallery_img_1694.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-15-2024/gallery_img_1697.jpg) | | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-15-2024/gallery_.trashed-1713825371-img_20240215_101317.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-16-2024/gallery_img_20240216_154919.jpg) | Tour of the Boxables factory. | | My 3D printed ukulele stand |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-17-2024/gallery_img_2630.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-17-2024-mobile/gallery_img_1716.jpg) | Concert of the Interfaith Choir at Crimson Cliffs | | Eric with Bobby |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-21-2024/gallery_img_20240221_153534.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-24-2024/gallery_img_20240224_154009.jpg) | | | Parade of Homes |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-24-2024/gallery_img_20240224_165838.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-26-2024/gallery_webhillpic.jpg) | | | Shinobe Kibe |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-27-2024/gallery_img_20240227_101311.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-27-2024/gallery_img_20240227_101458.jpg) | Kim leads a trail to the Kit Carson name carving | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-27-2024/gallery_img_20240227_102727.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/02-27-2024/gallery_img_20240227_112800.jpg) | | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/02-27-2024/gallery_img_20240227_112621.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/03-01-2024/gallery_img_6521.jpg) | | | Visiting Jean in Seattle for Kelly's 40th birthday celebration - with Sherry and Debbie |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/03-02-2024/gallery_img_20240302_112901.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/03-02-2024/gallery_img_20240302_123656.jpg) | This is the "nut river" at the buffet | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/03-05-2024/gallery_img_20240305_083742.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/03-09-2024-queenmary/gallery_img_20240309_170938.jpg) | Heron nests at Luther Burbank park | | On the converted (to a hotel) ocean liner the Queen Mary |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/03-09-2024-queenmary/gallery_img_1825.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/03-09-2024-queenmary/gallery_img_20240310_095155.jpg) | | | At the Getty Center. Beautiful landscaping. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/03-09-2024-queenmary/gallery_img_1837.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/03-09-2024-queenmary/gallery_img_1839.jpg) | | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/03-10-2024/gallery_img_1852.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2024/03-15-2024/gallery_img_20240315_112115.jpg) | The finale of a long, drawn-out street performance in Venice Beach. | | Amber O'Hearn at the Collaborative Science conference |
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| ![](/Pictures/2024/03-16-2024/gallery_img_20240316_160414.jpg) | | | Dr. Ken Berry | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |