LESLIE SEATON

February 2014: Lots of desert marigold in bloom on the way home this year.

I made a stop at the Desert Lily Sanctuary again but it was a bust; I think I'm too early on these trips home. But I did see some great flora (and fauna) - see this gallery here!

Seven of Twentynine Palms

Thiền Viện Chân Nguyên temple near Adelanto

Road trip reassurance

Almond fields

Almond blossoms

Bravo Farms Cheese Factory's fantastic treehouse

Sacramento Wildlife Refuge

I did not realize my Ashland hotel had a Shakespeare Suite or else I would have reserved it.

Oregon Vortex http://www.oregonvortex.com/

Tacoma traffic ennui