Thursday, September 24, 2015
Leaving Home 2015
We will be heading towards Graves Mountain, GA on Sept. 28. We are going on a bi-annual dig for some great looking stones. Wish some of you could join us!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wed.
WE ARE HOME!!!! We made it home late this afternoon. We're both tired. Have everything in RV to unload yet and yard work to do. going to be really busy for a few days.........I roughly counted 2,600 pictures that Bud and I took!! We only have 435 on the Picasa site...........If you want to read future blogs and see future pictures keep the 2 websites. When we head out this winter I will blog again. Hope you enjoyed hearing what we did and seeing some of our pictures!.........can't wait to dig our rocks out and show them off. have some to share with the rock club and friends.......................Until next trip - take care!!!!!!
WE ARE HOME!!!! We made it home late this afternoon. We're both tired. Have everything in RV to unload yet and yard work to do. going to be really busy for a few days.........I roughly counted 2,600 pictures that Bud and I took!! We only have 435 on the Picasa site...........If you want to read future blogs and see future pictures keep the 2 websites. When we head out this winter I will blog again. Hope you enjoyed hearing what we did and seeing some of our pictures!.........can't wait to dig our rocks out and show them off. have some to share with the rock club and friends.......................Until next trip - take care!!!!!!
Tuesday Sept. 15
Tonight we’re in an RV park south of Kansas City. Only a couple of us here and we’re in the boonies………last night we were talking to a couple parked beside us and found lots of similarities. They bought their diesel motor home last fall on eBay (like us). They left home the end of July (like us) and are on their way home (like us). They had been to Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Coast of Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah (just like us) They are headed to Branson and then home to Kentucky……..We will soon be home. That is probably when I finally get this downloaded.
Tonight we’re in an RV park south of Kansas City. Only a couple of us here and we’re in the boonies………last night we were talking to a couple parked beside us and found lots of similarities. They bought their diesel motor home last fall on eBay (like us). They left home the end of July (like us) and are on their way home (like us). They had been to Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Coast of Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah (just like us) They are headed to Branson and then home to Kentucky……..We will soon be home. That is probably when I finally get this downloaded.
Monday Sept. 14
We were up and out early because we were in the restaurant’s way……..Flagler, CO is a great place to stop and eat. The owners bought an old 50s style diner ) on ebay and moved it to Flagler. It opened in 2007. There are only 4 like it. It is all chrome outside, red & black inside. I asked and they let me take pictures so hope to get some posted soon. As I write this we are in Hays, Kansas for the night. We’re in a Wal Mart parking lot with several other Rvs.
We were up and out early because we were in the restaurant’s way……..Flagler, CO is a great place to stop and eat. The owners bought an old 50s style diner ) on ebay and moved it to Flagler. It opened in 2007. There are only 4 like it. It is all chrome outside, red & black inside. I asked and they let me take pictures so hope to get some posted soon. As I write this we are in Hays, Kansas for the night. We’re in a Wal Mart parking lot with several other Rvs.
Sunday Sept. 13
Today was the worst day of our whole trip! We got up to unpredicted strong winds and it went downhill from that. We waited awhile trying to decide what to do. Looking online we decided we’d better change our plans and go north to I-70 and then go east towards home. We had planned a leisurely trip home through the Four Corner, Arizona and New Mexico but weather didn’t look too good there. We got everything ready and pulled out before hooking the truck on. Then we discovered the wire running from motor home to truck lights was sliced and missing the connector. Found parts in an Alco to jimmy-rig the lights……..Colorado from Utah border to Denver is absolutely beautiful! BUT it was horrible to drive. We have marked it on the atlas as a “DO NOT TRAVEL IN RV” route. The road is in the Colorado river bed so it winds all over. For several miles the westbound lane is higher then us as there is no room for it. We climbed some horribly steep mountains and then had to go back down. We couldn’t find any place to get off for the night so ended up driving through Denver after dark. Oh and did I mentioned it rained off and on. About 9 or so we stopped at a crowded truck stop just east of Aurora, CO and slept in the restaurant’s parking lot. We were both exhausted……….We saw snow capped mountains and lots of aspens turning so that was good.
Today was the worst day of our whole trip! We got up to unpredicted strong winds and it went downhill from that. We waited awhile trying to decide what to do. Looking online we decided we’d better change our plans and go north to I-70 and then go east towards home. We had planned a leisurely trip home through the Four Corner, Arizona and New Mexico but weather didn’t look too good there. We got everything ready and pulled out before hooking the truck on. Then we discovered the wire running from motor home to truck lights was sliced and missing the connector. Found parts in an Alco to jimmy-rig the lights……..Colorado from Utah border to Denver is absolutely beautiful! BUT it was horrible to drive. We have marked it on the atlas as a “DO NOT TRAVEL IN RV” route. The road is in the Colorado river bed so it winds all over. For several miles the westbound lane is higher then us as there is no room for it. We climbed some horribly steep mountains and then had to go back down. We couldn’t find any place to get off for the night so ended up driving through Denver after dark. Oh and did I mentioned it rained off and on. About 9 or so we stopped at a crowded truck stop just east of Aurora, CO and slept in the restaurant’s parking lot. We were both exhausted……….We saw snow capped mountains and lots of aspens turning so that was good.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Sat. Sept. 12
Headed back to the Arches National Park so that we could hike to a couple arches. I couldn't make the long hike so Bud went and I waited at the truck. I people watched and read. Bud had a great time but couldn't make the whole trip. He was totally wiped out. After a nap and dinner we went to the laundromat. Tomorrow is moving day. We're heading to Cortez, Colorado and then on to Farmington, New Mexico. We're officially headed for home. May take a week or a month but we're headed home. :) ...........Moab sure has a lot to see and do. We hardly saw anything. It's a big Jeeping and rafting area plus it has lots of state and national parks.
Headed back to the Arches National Park so that we could hike to a couple arches. I couldn't make the long hike so Bud went and I waited at the truck. I people watched and read. Bud had a great time but couldn't make the whole trip. He was totally wiped out. After a nap and dinner we went to the laundromat. Tomorrow is moving day. We're heading to Cortez, Colorado and then on to Farmington, New Mexico. We're officially headed for home. May take a week or a month but we're headed home. :) ...........Moab sure has a lot to see and do. We hardly saw anything. It's a big Jeeping and rafting area plus it has lots of state and national parks.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Friday Sept 11
Got up early and headed to Canyonland National Park and Island in the sky. Brochure said to go early for great pictures. We found them overlit so didn't show well until late morning. Between the 2 of us we took 221 photos and I've put 33 on the website. I wouldn't go back to the park again. I didn't especially like the canyons. I prefer looking up at mountains. In the afternoon we drove down Hwy 128 for about 20 miles. Lots of our pictures were taken there. The road is squeezed between the Colorado river and a very tall mountian.........We paid for Saturday night as we want to go back to the Arches National Park. We want to hike into Devil's Garden and another small hike. It has been in 90s everyday so we get too hot to do everything.
Got up early and headed to Canyonland National Park and Island in the sky. Brochure said to go early for great pictures. We found them overlit so didn't show well until late morning. Between the 2 of us we took 221 photos and I've put 33 on the website. I wouldn't go back to the park again. I didn't especially like the canyons. I prefer looking up at mountains. In the afternoon we drove down Hwy 128 for about 20 miles. Lots of our pictures were taken there. The road is squeezed between the Colorado river and a very tall mountian.........We paid for Saturday night as we want to go back to the Arches National Park. We want to hike into Devil's Garden and another small hike. It has been in 90s everyday so we get too hot to do everything.
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