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Dreaming of Arizona

In a few weeks, I should be heading towards Arizona for a little work and pleasure. Of course, I hope to do a little hiking, and one of my favorite spots is the Superstition Mountains just east of the Phoenix area.

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There are a number of trails around the base of the mountain in the Superstition Mountains State Park, and on the other side, accessible through a new subdivision is the Peralta Trail. To the north, more trails that can take you back into the wilderness, like the one crossing Black Mesa through what seems like a tunnel passing through cholla cactus like the one above. Cholla is not a plant to be messed with. It is called the jumping cactus, and its barbed spines require pliers for removal. Just ask my wife.

Brent

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February runoff or rest for the spirit

Earlier this week, we had quite a bit of rain. After the runoff, there were numerous flood warnings, and I produced a slide show of images, but this one kind of struck a chord with me. Flooding does not bring peace or respite for the soul. But yet, a place like the one depicted here can be very mesmerizing as the sound of gurgling water refreshes the spirit.

February Runoff

Listen to the sound.

[audio:February-runoff.mp3]

Brent

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The end of an era for Sojourn Chronicles

The decommissioning of Sojourn Chronicles is complete, and all URL requests are now redirected here to DBrentMiller.com.

Sojourn Chronicles was an experiment in travel writing and publishing and after five years, it never became all that was expected. Perhaps someday, it will resurface with its own web site.

Sojourn Chronicles can not accommodate all that I do, and publishing two web sites is more work than desired. Therefore, as publisher of Sojourn Chronicles, I decided that it should go, and all efforts poured into this site. The content of Sojourn Chronicles has been archived, and you will probably see some of it here, published in a different format.

The adventure continues. See you on the highway!

Brent

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Last night’s rain is today’s flooding

Fine Art Friday

It’s not exactly fine art, more like news, but it was worth photographing. The weather gave us something to be concerned about–too much rain. The ground is already saturated, so more rain just means runoff. Yesterday, the forecast was for heavy rains overnight and flood warnings today.

I ventured out with the camera and recorder to examine the water level of the Little Miami River.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd_gsv6oZ1s

Brent