Courtyard By Marriott Bakersfield
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Our Second Try for Yosemite
... did get to see some interesting redwoods and the remains of fallen trees baring roots or burn scars. They do run a tram to see the entire area, but it was not running today due to the weather conditions.
From there we traveled toward Yosemite Village, passing the famed El Capitan. From inspiration point we were able to view El Capitan, Half Dome and Cathedral Mountain. Driving on we passed Bridal Veil Falls.
Wildlife ...
The Dust Bowl and Bakersfield: The Pothole
... then continued out into the country. The landscape was becoming much drier and more arid in appearance. The temperature had risen from a cool 18 degrees to almost 40 degrees within an hour. While driving along the highway to Bakersfield we noticed a few interesting things:
- An array of nut trees being farmed with ...
Preparing for Backpacking
... ago building trails up. We hiked back to see him at that time taking his daughter. The trail wasn’t too difficult; the biggest problem was just keeping her going. (Her bones were broken, her bones stopped working, she had no bones to walk with, and on and on)
So next week we will do a bit of a repeat trip but this time with our son, his boys 3 & 5, our adopted son Camilo and his 2 boys 12 & 14, our 13 year old grandson Elias, our 16 year ...
Not so Quick Last Minute Trip
... like the best option is driving. UGH 5 hours in the Mazda, my poor back.
Mazda has a clunk but we now think that it may be part of the emission system that won’t pass smog, can’t tag it either but at least the registration fee is paid. Hope I don’t get a ticket for no tags!
I’ll try to leave at 5am. Dale peeled and ...
Catastrophe "Cat" Adjusting
... company. We generally work for independent vendors who have contracts with several insurance companies.
Having said all of the above, the work is not entirely easy, we get paid by the claim so it is in our interest to work as many as possible. And while I've been accused of trying to save the insurance company money, it is actually the opposite; the higher the amount of damage the more I make. But rest assured it isn’t a straight % of the amount ...