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Eclipse in Texas, with Leanna. Monday, April 8, 2024.
same image at totality, but without night vision.
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Clan Balsley Reunion. April, 2024.
getting pics of this group is like herding cats.
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San Antonio Alamo and River Walk. April 5, 2024, with Leanna. (9 Pics)
pic number 7, she's getting aggravated: : ) pic 8, she's figured out my game, my tired, tired, game.
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Rather than remain trapped, We bought a car. June 20, 2023, Leanna, Jeff, and AnnaLeigh. We had no luggage, cloths,or toothbrushes. We were almost refugees, reduced to shopping in gas stations.
Funny story about the drive home. We took a detour in Kansas to see the old growth tall grass. It was 105degrees, a two hour detour,...
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Silverton, Colorado, up the mountains along a long, skinny road. June 26, 2023
We Stopped for a beer and pizza. While talking to the staff, we were warned, "you may want to be off the mountain by sundown." I...
Oct 131 min read


Hiking around the Mesa Verde National Park. June 25, 2023. With AnnaLeigh and Leanna.
Is that a face in the cliff?
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Vallecito Creek Hike in Colorado. June 23, 2023. With Leanna and AnnaLeigh. (9 Pics)
Crashed out. Later, we learned that her iron levels were critically low. Worst dad-fail ever.
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