Whoa! What's this?? Where's all my sunshine gone to?? Did I hear some meteorologist utter the words "cold front" in the latter part of June? Maybe in your part of Texas, things are sunny and warm now, but in North Texas tonight (the night of June 28), the skies have actually opened up a bit. Lots of lightning out there, and it's a wonder I have not had a power outage here today. Or, for that matter, my computer hasn't been struck by lightning yet (and sometimes,...

Lone Mountain is a small peak in the Spring Mountains. It is at the eastern edge of the Springs which is the western edge of the Las Vegas Valley.

It is separarted by a mile or so from the rest of the Springs...so it sticks out there all by itself.

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Lone Mountain rises to about 3300 feet from a 2600 foot base.

Has a reasonably gentle trail up its spine from the north west...

Happiness is found in the heart and the soul.......and the laughter within will never grow old.

Happy is found in the breath of fresh air, in a mountain majestic, and a trail that leads there.....

In a breeze at the ocean ,as you walk thru the sand. In a Sea shell thats gathered itself in your hand........

Be happy for sunshine, be happy for rain...happy for snow on your homes window pane.

Open your heart, be happy.. stand tall... theres...

First of all, what am I doing this summer?? You mean, besides typing away endlessly at my computer while trying to make more posts on City-Data.com?? Well, I just completed a little vacation that I took in Southeast Texas. I ventured off to Galveston, and then on to Katy for a total of six days of nothing but RRSE (that's Rest, Relaxation, Sightseeing, and Eating). That sounds like the thing to do in the summertime. Now, with these gas prices at millionaire proportions, that...

Since this will be my first venture into the mysterious world of blogging, let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings "Case's Column". I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.

In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so...