Overdue Vacation?

 Long over due vacation...but is it a vacation?  Travelling throughout the desert to our destination...

looking for something to eat on old historic routes...

now if you ever wonder where would be a great place to eat and yet not be part of a major food chain, why not stopped in at a fire department headquarters or ask a police officer; in our case we stopped in at fire department headquarters so some photos of their outside decorations (to be uploaded at a later date), I happen to ask the Chief about places to eat.  Sure enough, he knew of a great place that is owned by a firefighter, so if you're ever in Barstow area check out DiNapoli's Firehouse. I also managed to score another patch for my collection from the Chief...

 

Finally made it the hub where we'll be bouncing from to all of our conferences, even Tiffany has a convention in town and making final preparations.... 

Tiffy testing helmet w/brother

and waking up to beautiful and warm mornings....

Woke up at 5:49am outside by 6:15am

Your ID from DMV

Are people naive? You go to the department of motor vehicle to get your state ID or driver's license, birth certificate, SSN, etc., what do you think is on that bar code or magnetic strip? Definitely not just your name, address, and date of birth...your history is on it!  So when you shop at a store and they ask for your ID and they scan it, that computer won't show it, how do you think you're getting stuff in the mail or junk mail in your email? SMH

Quality Time

Sometimes with all of the obligations that one has, the opposing person may feel left out.  What really counts are the quality time and not the quantity time.

Food Truck Explodes Injures 12 People in Phila. [Video] | PhillyFireNews.com

Food Truck Explodes Injures 12 People in Phila. [Video] | PhillyFireNews.com

Sharing With Nature

Blue Diamond Volunteer FD, Clark County FD Station 80

On the outskirts of the Las Vegas Valley (Las Vegas, Nevada) you can find several small towns, each with their unique features and community residents.  At my station, where I am assigned to do my volunteer services as a volunteer firefighter, not only it is a small friendly community, we get visitors from the Red Rock Canyon area especially the mountain bicyclers that would either ride into the town or come to the town and ride out.  The photos featured here are our normal "residents", they come into town and graze at the park and sometimes on some lawns, but for the most part they have stayed on the edge of town as you can see through these photographs that were taken next to the station.

Mama burro with baby

Mama spots me and protect baby

After an hour they head back....

One last shot of the baby

A Beautiful Night

I finally got my night shot of the Hoover Dam, not only was it a beautiful cool night spending it with my girlfriend, but the moon was full too.

Hoover Dam from the Arizona side

Intake towers

Full moon rising behind us

Apartment Fire

On 2014 April 6, I was heading home when a header was spotted, knowing the area very well I homed in on the plume and arrived to take a few photos.  According to the news approximately eleven families were displaced due to this apartment fire.  The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) and Las Vegas Fire & Rescue (LVF&R) fought the blaze.

CCFD Truck 18 - Roof Op

LVF&R Truck 1 to assist

CCFD Eng 14 - "C" Exposure Op