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Our world is full of beauty which can be found everywhere you look. I love taking pictures, so here I want to share some of the things that I find beautiful throughout the travels we have done, hikes we have taken, and just the simple things in life that are beautiful.

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Death Valley

March 30-April, 2018 Bryce and I decided on a spur of the moment trip to Death Valley California. I have always wanted to go and see Scotty’s Castle. But as we got looking online the Castle was going to be closed because of extensive flood damage a couple of years ago. And they won’t be opening it up until 2020. We didn’t know or think there would be a lot of other stuff to see- boy was I wrong. I am already wanting to go back and see the parts of the park we couldn’t make it to. With only a quick weekend trip we seen quite a bit but will definitely return to see the rest. We drove over 900 miles in 2 1/2 days. Camped for the first time in many years. And it was really fun. Friday night we drove to LasVegas and headed over on highway 95 towards DeathValley. Arriving just about 30 minutes before Sunset which was perfect timing. Our first stop was Zabriski point. Perfect place for a Sunset photo. Lots of others must have felt the same way. Quite a few people there enjoying

Allisons Fresh Salsa

4 cups chopped tomatoes (blanched and skins removed) 1 ½ cups white chopped onion ¾ tsp. sugar 1 Anaheim pepper finely chopped 1-2 jalapeno peppers finely chopped (add more if you like it hotter) Fresh lime juice from 1 lime ½ bunch finely chopped cilantro 1-2 tsp. salt 1-2 garlic cloves minced 1-6 oz can tomato paste To blanch tomatoes you bring a pot full of water to a boil and add the tomatoes. Watch for the skins to start splitting (this takes anywhere from 1-2 minutes) immediately take them out of the water and put into a bowl that has been filled with ice cold water. The skins will generally slip right off. Chop the tomatoes or finely dice them. I find that a Pampered Chef chopper has worked the best for me. I have been using a little Ninja mixer lately and it purees the tomatoes a little too much. But you may like it this way. My husband likes it chunky. Add the rest of the ingredients and enjoy with your favorite tortilla chips.