Lanius Travels

  It’s been a couple of weeks, but we’re still here in Star Valley and spending time hiking and kayaking and of course, pickleball!   We’ve had no rain for 3 or 4 weeks, and has been hot until 3 days ago.  Now we’re back to normal with mostly beautiful morning and rain in the evening and/or night.  However, today is a rain day and time to get caught up on things in the house.  I left you after our hike where we saw the beavers, the next hike was on June 25th, Lost Creek trail.  Great hike, several water crossings, and beautiful flowers.                          On Friday, (designated kayak day), we headed out with to the Palisades Marsh area again.  The rivers are still running a little high for us.  It was another beautiful day with friends. and birds.                      On July 3rd, we the kayak group ventured out to the Salt River.  We had 13 adventurous kayakers.  There were a few rapids, and some low water.  I got stuck on the rocks along with a fello

  It’s been awhile, but it’s time to update you on our lives.  After Africa, we returned to Happy Trails to recover and get back to normal.  After a couple of weeks, we played pickleball, visited with friends, and just enjoyed the weather.  As people started leaving after a warm almost hot March, the weather became beautiful and we enjoyed all of April, just getting things done.  The flowers were glorious.           The first week of May, we went up to Sedona for 3 nights.  It rained mostly, but we did get in one hike.  Of course, Sedona is always beautiful.           Had good meals and visited a winery.  Then back to Happy Trails.  In mid May, we went to Broken Bow Oklahoma for our annual family get together.  My sister Gladys and her husband Denny, couldn’t make it because of illness, but my sister Anita and husband, Stan and brother Jim was there.  The condo was nice, but would really have been crowed if everyone had made it.    I was really bad and didn’t take any fam

After many days off, I’m hoping to finish this trip.  Although, looking thru all the pictures brings the trip back to life.  I really don’t want it to finish too quick.  On the  13th we covered more of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.  This continues to amaze me with the beauty of the animals and open spaces.                On the 14th, we headed to the Serengeti National Park.  During the normal wet season, there would be thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and all the animals that this food source brings with it.  We got a feel (if only 1/100th of what the migration is normally like) of how it would be.   We actually saw 60 separate lions and about 10 cheetahs on this one day.  The numbers of zebras, wildebeest, water buffalo, and even another leopard.  It was a day to remember. We didn’t actually see a kill, but we did see one lioness stalking the zebra (she missed) and the zebras got away.  We did see several that didn’t get away.        The day st