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We took our time leaving the luxury of our room at the Doubletree. From there we headed west across Colorado via I-70. We took a little side trip to Breckenridge to visit the delightful vacation home of friends Martha and Rick. They were not there but not we...
Meet Rocky Mt Rangers Videos Secrets of a National Park Video Left Boulder by way of Canyon Road giving us an opportunity for a short hike to Boulder Falls. Then drove up through Estes Park to the Fall River Visitor’s Center which was closed but the restaurant...
We finally caught up with our absentee ballots at the Jackson's home in Santa Fe. Filling out our ballots and getting them into the mail was our first order of business. Then after a light repast at Las Chivas we headed north on I-25 through Raton Pass and into...
See Park Video We left Flagstaff and traveled I-40 along a stretch that was more or less the path of the old Route 66. We got off the highway to visit the Petrified Forest National Park. Wow! It was awesome being in the presence of beautiful rocks that were trees 255...
See Park Video See Grand Canyon in Depth It felt good to get out of the traffic and head out of town. We enjoyed seeing Hoover Dam but this time we didn't take the tour. We arrived at Grand Canyon in the middle of the afternoon and headed for the Visitor's Center to...
Back in 1973 we drove into Las Vegas, got a tankful of gas, drove up The Strip, snapped one photo, then drove out of town and hurried to Hoover Dam to catch the last tour of the day. This time we booked a room at The Excalibur on The Strip, had a delightful dinner at...
See Park Video Ranger Talk #1 Ranger Talk #2 After early morning Mass in Bishop CA we headed south on US-395 to Death Valley National Park. We're awfully glad we did this in October and not in the middle of summer. Not only were we hot but the car's radiator got...
National Park Video It was an absolutely beautiful autumn Saturday in Yosemite. We thought it was crowded but staff talked about how quiet the park was. We enjoyed the scenery, a walk to the Lower Yosemite Falls - dry this time of year, and watching some deer enjoy...
Today we visited Yosemite. It had been one of the highlights of our Honeymoon. Just as we had done 35 years ago, we rode the tram tour of the Mariposa Grove of sequoias. Among our favorites in the grove is The Faithful Couple, two trees of about the same age that have...
See Park Video On the way into Kings Canyon National Park we stopped at Grant's Grove and visited the General Grant tree as well as many other giant sequoias. The General Grant is the third largest tree in the world but it is the largest in diameter at 40.5 feet! Then...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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We’ll, actually Steve didn’t celebrate with candles on his cake this year. His birthday treat was dinner with friends at Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant including a dessert of Sopaipillas topped with cinnamon, honey, whipped cream and a hint of chocolate. And that’s...
Knowing that last year's üCamp registration filled up within eight hours of the opening of registration, we knew that we had to poised and ready when ticket sales to this June's event became available at 11:30 AM today. Even with some issues with technicalities with...
Our first date was fifty years ago this evening when we were both students at St Petersburg Junior College. Together we saw a movie at the State Theater in downtown and danced at the White Rabbit before going for a walk on Pass-A-Grill Beach. As the evening drew to a...