May 2010

In His Own Image

From Investor’s Business Daily via The Patriot Post:

Ms. Kagan has spent decades carefully husbanding her thoughts and shielding her philosophy from view.’ Put it all together and this looks like an ambitious radical stealthily, and for many years, grooming herself for the pinnacle of judicial power. … With the Supreme Court likely to scrutinize the constitutionality of ObamaCare and other recent Washington power grabs, Elena Kagan is another liberal elitist sure to give her stamp of approval.

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Salton Sea from Keys View

We visited the Joshua Tree National Park today. As always when we come here, we drove to Keys View to see the spectacular panorama overlooking the Coachella Valley and Salton Sea. This photo (slightly enhanced to reduce the haze) shows the Salton Sea just above the tops of the mountain ridge in the foreground. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Down the River

As we left Lake Havasu City this morning, we drove from the lake down the Parker strip to Parker Dam and then into Parker where we crossed over into California to spend a couple of nights on the Mojave, near Joshua Tree National Park. I took a lot of photos of Lake Havasu on the way – this is a scene taken just north of Parker Dam where you can see a settlement on the California side of the lake in the distance. Click on the image to enlarge.

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London Bridge

We’re staying a couple of blocks away from the London Bridge tonight. We were in Kingman, AZ, yesterday checking out all old Historic Route 66 there. We drove south to Lake Havasu City, AZ, today, to visit the tourist attractions here before heading back into California tomorrow. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Cactus Flowers in Wikieup Arizona

One of the more scenic roads in Arizona is U.S. Highway 93, north of Wickenburg on the way to Kingman. There are Joshua Trees, all nature of desert scenery and these beautiful yellow cactus flowers we stopped to photograph in Wikieup, AZ. Click on the image to enlarge.

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