""Howdy~Keep Smiling!"" Yaqui's Profile

I grew up in a military family and was born in the Ca. desert. I was blessed also to have lived in Alaska and Colorado. I love to visit those little out of the way places that most people just drive by. Some of them quirky and unappreciated. I don't get to travel abroad just yet due to family needs. Maybe someday:) So, if your traveling in the US, I been to lots of places across this great country and I am thankful to have experienced all of them. Happy Trails and Keep the Faith!~

I have updates, see the second section:) and I also have many small pages, please feel free to browse them too!

Kelso Depot, Ca
Mojave National Preserve, Ca
La Purisma Mission State Historic Park, Lompoc, Ca
Solvang, Ca
Santa Barbara, Ca~Updates
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, Ca
Atlanta, Ga~Small Updates
Death Valley National Park~Small Updates
Trona, Ca~July 2010
Ojai, Ca
Tucson, Az
Casa Grande National Monument, Az
Long Beach, Ca
Oak Hills, Ca
Quartzsite, Az
Goodsprings, Nv
Alphine, Ca
Springville, Ca
Benson, Az
San Xavier del bac, Az
Mount Vernon, Va(George Washingtons Home)
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pa
Tombstone, Az
Saguaro National Park, Az
Oro Valley, Az
Charlottesville, Va (Monticello Jefferson's Home)
Gettysburg, Pa~The Town
Westminster, Maryland
Chantilly, Va
Port Clinton, Oh
Beatty, Nv
Rhyolite, Nv
Victorville, Ca
Calabasas, Ca

Tulps of DC~

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Fort Worth, Tx ~Jan 2011
Las Vegas, NV~ Always Updating
Alexandria, Va~April 2011
Washington DC ~April 2011
State Of California, USA
Pasadena, Ca
Los Angeles, Ca
Coronado, Ca
State of Utah, USA

She keeps an eye on Bodie!

These desert communities have so much in common. The Railroad, Gold, Silver, Borates, Tunsten, and Salt brought people to their valleys to be discovered or they were just looking for some land to call their home. So when you get the opportunity please check out the desert communities such as:
Adelanto, Ca Agua Dulce, Ca Alabama Hill, Ca Allensworth, Ca Argus, Ca Baker, Ca. Bodie, Ca. Boron, Ca. Barstow, Ca Bodfish, Ca Cabazon, Ca. Calico, Ca, Cantil, Ca-Red Rock Canyon State Park Cartago, Ca Cholame, Ca Coso Junction, Ca Death Valley, CaDesert Lake, Ca Dunmovin, Ca Havilah, Ca Kramer Junction, Ca. Lancaster, Ca. Mojave,Ca Randsburg, Ca Rosamond, Ca. Trona, Ca Twin Oaks, CaGarlock, Ca Freeman Junction, CaInyokern, CaJohannesburg, Ca Red Mountain, Ca Ridgecrest, Ca Palmdale, Ca Edwards, Ca. Barstow, Ca Valley Wells Station, Ca Willow Springs, Ca

Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve

Here are some links to some wonderful state parks or national monuments:
~Allensworth State Historic Park
~~Cabrillo National Monument
~~~Fort Tejon State Historic Park
~~~~Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
~~~~~Four Corners Monument
~~~~~~Emerald Bay State Park (D.L. Bliss)
~~~~~Sugar Pine Point State Park
~~~~Palatki Heritage Site
~~~Slide Rock State Park
~~Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
~Mojave National Preserve, Ca
~~Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
~~~Adamson House State Park, Ca
~~~~Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park
~~~~~Red Rock Canyon State Park
~~~~~~Carrizo Plain National Monument
~~~~~~~~Pinnacles Natural Landmark
:>)Have~~~~Manzanar National Historic Site, Ca
Some~~~~~~~~Montezuma Castle National Momument
Fun~~~~~~~~~~~Tuzigoot National Monument
Visit~~~~~~~~~~~~Bodie State Historical Park
A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Death Valley National Park
Park!:>)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Donner Memorial State Park
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Yosemite National Park
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Stone Mountain Memorial State Park
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Statue of Liberty National Monument
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ellis Island National Monument
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mount Rushmore National Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Monument Valley State Park
~~~~~~~~~~~~Yellowstone National Park
~~~~~~~~~~Columbia State Historic Park
~~~~~~~~~Washington D.C.
~~~~~~~~Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
~~~~~~~Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
~~~~~~Pompeys Pillar National Monument
~~~~~(Old) Fort Niagara State Park
~~~~Fort Bridger State Historic Site
~~~Saguaro National Park, Az
~~Gettysburg National Military Park, Pa
~Casa Grande National Monument Park, Az

North Edwards, Ca ~treasure now gone:(

To me murals are very much part of our Americana history. I can remember traveling the countryside and seeing the old advertisements of Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, John Deer, etc. Erected on the side of some old country barn or along some lonesome drug store along Main Street. By the way, have you ever notice that most old towns have a main street?..lol! Anyways here is a link to my mural pages: Tehachapi,Ca Boron,Ca Bakerfields,Ca North Edwards,Ca Fallbrook,Ca Fillmore,Ca Lancaster,Ca Santa Paula,Ca Ventura,Ca Fort Walton Beach, Fl Murals Guthrie, Ok Murals Forth Worth, Tx, Vistor Center and Rodeo Plaza Rosamond, Ca. Barstow, Ca Cottonwood Old Town, Az Carlsbad, Ca. Flagstaff, Az, Virginia Air & Space Museum, Bishop, Ca. Carnelian Bay,Ca Cathedral City, Ca El Cajon, Ca Inyokern,Ca La Mesa,Ca Lone Pine,Ca Los Angeles,Ca Newhall,Ca Oceanside,Ca Temecula,Ca Trona,Ca Atlanta,Ga Mansfield,Oh

Mother of missions -Mission San Diego De Alcala

I feel a kinship with these beautiful missions of California since my heritage is part of them. While the east was just being settled, the west was all ready flourishing!

1. San Diego de Alcalá
2. San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
3. San Antonio de Padua
4. San Gabriel Arcángel
5. San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
6. San Francisco de Asís
7. San Juan Capistrano
8. Santa Clara de Asís
9. San Buenaventura
10. Santa Bárbara
11. La Purísima Concepción
12. Santa Cruz
13. Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
14. San José
15. San Juan Bautista
16. San Miguel Arcángel
17. San Fernando Rey de España
18. San Luis Rey de Francia
19. Santa Inés
20. San Rafael Arcángel
21. San Francisco Solano

Fremont

One of my favorite things to do is to stop (if safely) and enjoy all those historical markers you see along the highways or any where else you may find them. You just never know where they are. I am really keen is finding them. My hubby says I have radar when it comes to them. I will always add them to "things to see or do" or "off the beaten path". They are like finding a treasure and sometimes especially in California they are like a treasure hunt. So enjoy them when you see one. They are usually a wealth of information of local history.

This one is located along Hwy 395 towards Bodie. It was hidden by a Trucker. When he notice I was have difficulty in getting a photo, he backed up his truck. What a nice guy!

Missy showing her pearly whites..lol

Why do I like horses? I think I must be mad.
My mother wasn't horsey - And neither was my dad.
But the madness hit me early - and it hit me like a curse.
And I've never gotten better. In fact I've gotten worse.
I hardly read a paper - but I know who's sold their horse.
And I wouldn't watch the news - Unless Mr. Ed was on - of course.
One eye's always on the heavens - but my washing waves in vain
As I rush to get the horses in - in case it's gonna rain.
I spend up every cent I've got - on horsey stuff for sure
I buy saddles, bridles, fancy boots - and then I buy some more.
I can't sew on a button - I don't even try
But I can back a truck and trailer - in the twinkling of an eye.
It's jeans and boots that I live in night and day
And that smell of sweaty horses just doesn't wash away.
I ache from long forgotten falls. My knees have got no skin.
My toes have gone a funny shape - from being stomped on again and again.
But late at night, when all is still - and I've gone to give them hay,
I touch their velvet softness and my worries float away.
They give a gentle nicker and they nuzzle through myhair
And I know it's where my heart is - more here than
anywhere.
~Author Unknown~