tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87499802335816124082024-03-06T14:00:31.308-06:00Brown's Great AdventureA man, his wife and their German Shorthair KayCee off to see the country!
Don't worry, We're Happy!!!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-88645660462971758832013-10-04T21:47:00.003-05:002013-10-04T21:56:42.391-05:00End of Summer! Back to where we started<br />
It has been a very different summer for us, in that we have been on the move more than ever before! Lots of changes in plans...the jello that are plans are made of got stirred and stirred again. <br />
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We travelled many miles this summer, with both vehicles and then a side trip with just the car. I haven't added up the miles and the fuel gallons yet. Save that heart attack for later this winter when I don't have anything else to do. I knew that this summer and next summer were going to be the heaviest travel years yet, however I didn't realize how physically taxing it is to be a non stop tourist! :} When we started the summer we spent the month of April in the Texas Hill Country. The first stop was at Kerrville, and we attended the United States and Britain Sporting Clay Championships at San Antonio. Then it was on to<br />
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Fredricksburg, where we toured the LBJ Ranch and Stayed next to the Fredricksburg Airport at the Lady Bird Johnson RV Park. I learned a lot about him as President and the Power of the President on a working ranch. Pictured here is his Ranch house and Air Force 1/2...right outside in the Driveway! Who knew he had a full airstrip right out in the pasture! <br />
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We Spent some time in Thackerville Oklahoma where they have a beautiful new RV Park and the 2nd largest Casino in the world. DH enjoyed having the area Fire Department right across the street from our site, where we had front row seats to their training. While there we got tickets to a Doobie Brothers Concert. It was great!<br />
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In the latter part of June and July we wandered about in Michigan, up the coast of lake Michigan and had a stop at the Little Sable Lighthouse point, the destination where our Oldest son got married. <br />
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With the price of Diesel being up this summer and the large amount of miles that I planned for us to go...once we landed up in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan on the Whiskey Bay of Lake Superior, we left our Coach and headed out back south and around to the west into New York, with stops to see Niagara Falls, and beautiful destinations clear across the rest of the country through New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine to the town of Bar Harbor where we had Lobster Rolls for lunch and <br />
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sat and listened to the roar of the sea at Thunder Hole. A spot that roars at certain times according to the tides. <br />
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From there we ventured on up into New Brunswick where things are a whole lot different. Signs for Wildlife are lots bigger and all the speed limits are in Kilometers! <br />
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We drove across Quebec, Montreal and Ontario in Canada and Stayed in Several cities. We stayed on the border of New Brunswick and Quebec, and then drove to the outskirts of Montreal. <br />
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Passing through Toronto, we re entered the USA at Sault Ste Marie Ontario, two very weary travelers and one very weary dog! <br />
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On leaving the Upper Penninsula we meandered back down to Grand Rapids and spent a couple days looking around. Visited President Gerald R Fords museum, Library and Burial site.<br />
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The Blue Ox facility was a stop over in Pender Nebraska on the way to Indiana this spring. The return trip this fall was capped by a stop over in our home state where the faces of the Presidents are majestic. We had several majestic visits while there. Our RV Park around Rapid City South Dakota is the Happy Holiday RV Resort.<br />
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It is right across the street from Reptile Gardens...and along with the beautiful flowers we attended some of the Reptile Shows too.... he's pretty majestic!<br />
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When we stayed up at Brimley in the U.P. the city that we did most of our shopping at was Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. We found the Sault Locks where all the Commercial Ships pass through the Straits from lake Erie and Huron to Lake Superior and back. It is very interesting and we spent several afternoons watching the boat traffic. <br />
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The views in the Upper Peninsula are awesome and I would definitely return. The weather was fantastic and we met many really nice people. Our park in Brimley was across the street from a nice casino, next door to a great golf resort and our neighbor had a boat at the bay and Dan went fishing with him quite a bit. They played golf three times a week. <br />
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After we left Michigan we retraced the route to Indiana and drove across the bottom of Minnesota to South Dakota. <br />
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With the summer winding down, we made our way across South Dakota with a few stops, Mitchell to see the Corn Palace, The Wall Drug for free ice water! The old 1880 town west of Murdo....where lots of memorabilia from the movie Dances With Wolves is located. We travelled through Wyoming to I 25...stopping at Buffalo and KayCee to visit Chris LeDoux's Memorial Park and stopped in Casper to visit with some friends who are tonight sitting in 20 inches of snow! We headed on South to Cheyenne in the rain right after the great floods in Colorado. It was a waiting game and a guessing game as to whether we would try to go around Colorado to the East or Right down through the Center of it all.... by the time we got ready to go, it was decided to take our chances with the big highway and the evidence of the severity of the Colorado situation presented it's self when we got down around Ft. Collins and Loveland. </div>
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Two weeks were spent in Fountain Colorado...where I caught up on some laundry and rest and the other half went and played golf at Castle Rock and Country Club Colorado. I'm always reminded of the sacrifice that our Service Men and Women make to keep our country safe when I am right across the road from Fort Carson. The Army Post that my son called home when he was in the service. A couple of the rigs in our Resort was the home away from home to some of these soldiers. They, to my delight had some 4 legged friends that they tended and kept them company. It warms my heart that they train to kill and train to survive and they have the hearts to care enough to own a pet during an unsure time. </div>
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We began the trek south on Monday... we have made a stop in Raton and we are currently in Deming New Mexico. We have a Maintenance Appointment at Tucson to get the Coach ready for winter. We will spend a week there and move on to Yuma to put things away from the summer and fall and move on into winter...... Stay tuned! <br />
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We stayed inside and only had two slides out because it blew so hard I thought it would blow the toppers off. Today it was a lot better and we took a ride in the Sanoran Desert, up in the Saguaro National Park to see how the desert is waking up after a long winter. DH is now of the age to get a Lifetime National Park Pass for $10, so we stopped in the Visitors Center where he signed up and we spent a few minutes watching a story about the desert orated by some Native American people, explaining what the desert means to their people.<br />
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Most of the flowers and Cacti are just beginning to bloom here and I think it will be next week before everything will be in complete full bloom, but we got some pretty good pictures today anyway. It was a very cool day for a ride so we continued on down to Green Valley South of Tucson to check out a couple of Golf Courses and then returned to Lazy Days Campground. <br />
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We took hamburgers up to the pool and used their gas grill to grill our supper. <br />
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mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-39928651636412322522013-04-05T23:05:00.000-05:002013-04-05T23:05:26.804-05:00The End of the Season at the PalmsWell, let me see if I can remember how to do this! Oh yeah, I think it's like a bike and most of the time they can't shut me up, so I'll apologize in advance for the ramblings of a crazy lady! <br />
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Once more, I'm cleaning, organizing and packing up the coach. I turned my mail box key in today, and very proudly too, since I thought I had lost it and would be a $25 charge. The winter has drawn to a close here in Yuma and all of our friends on Antigua Street, and just about every where else here in the Palms RV Resort has headed for home. Basically all of the friends from Canada have started the trek to the north to cross the border by their 183 day deadline. Us the are staying here in the south have not quite been convinced to make the trek into the unstable weather that plagues the middle of the country. We have had a great time with our group. <br />
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As the rigs have pulled out and the group gets smaller, we have shared lots of hugs and smiles and yes, tears too....my eyes have done their share of leaking. The darn sun is just too bright in the mornings! haha.... We have turned new friends into old friends and I have no doubt in my mind that we will meet up again. <br />
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Today we had the coach and car washed and waxed. It's so nice to have all the desert dust and dirt washed away. They are calling for plenty of wind next week so I imagine my clean will only last until then. But for a few days, it'll sparkle! Thanks Dave's!</div>
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We had a very busy and fun packed fall visit to Nebraska. The addition of one of the Brown Boys back home made the visit fun and so much celebrating that we barely had time to breathe! Our oldest son Kyle moved back to Nebraska from Colorado Springs this past year and relocated his Farm Management Business.<br />
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Now they reside outside of a large town and close to family all around. They volunteered to host both Thanksgiving and our Family Christmas.... one week apart so that we wouldn't miss it!<br />
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Fall Colors were in full swing when we finally arrived. Not much chill in the air yet. Great weather for watching wildlife and watching Football. Deer and turkeys share the golf course with the golfers which I watch from my back door. Our youngest son coached his son's football team this year and it was a wonderful Sunday afternoon game. <br />
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Nebraska is the driest state in the nation currently. The crops were stressed severely and many chose to chop their corn up for cattle feed. The stocks got baled. At least they could use everything. The Pheasant population is very bad this year...due to several reasons, and DH chose not to hardly hunt in Nebraska at all. We need moisture and maybe that will come back, but right now it's best to leave it and let Mother Nature heal the hurt. <br />
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A couple of short hunts with the Boys and KayCee was all that they did. DH did manage a couple of week-end hunts in Colorado with friends, but they didn't have much better luck. Clearly a down year for Pheasants, and not a great year for Nebraska football either. <br />
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Tonight there's a blizzard raging in Nebraska and we are sitting in Sioux Falls South Dakota, waiting for a clearing to head south! There's a couple of inches of snow on the ground and it's very cold. Tomorrow we will attempt to make our way through Nebraska and head down the road towards our winter home in Yuma Arizona. <br />
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I think this has been the most packed year that we've experienced since we retired! Very busy and a lot of miles. Hard work and yes...an incredible amount of money. Are we satisfied? Never.... Lots more to see, and lots more to do. Many many more places to explore and our life is not following directions! It's a good thing that plans are written in Jello because we've had to stir it more than once this year.</div>
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We started the year out west with warm breezes and sunshine at Yuma Arizona. It has become our winter home over the last few years. It seems more like the country we're used to because of the agriculture and farming operations there. We made several trips south of the border to Los Algodones, Mexico to shop and experience the Mexican Culture. We left Arizona in April and moved up to Pahrump Nevada where we made several trips... some into Las Vegas..... and a trip to Nebraska and back just with the suburban.<br />
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After a nice visit with family and friends, we returned to Nevada and 116 degrees. It was time to start our summer exploring and with those temps, the sooner the better. Plans to stop at Bryce and Zion National Parks in Utah were scrapped as we tried to escape the blast furnace of the desert. Plans were then stirred up again seriously when we got to Boise Idaho. We had been discussing getting a smaller coach and found one that suited our needs so all plans stopped right there and after a large depletion of funds, we moved into our new home on wheels!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OAJ5owfj-uX2cRuO14hpXbaLFIfjH3IAb-c8pWqzmrdH8K_qGM8Grm8B7LxaKOxSxUQDAzuc1N6cLsjpGqbAQihhc69vi3SXObQgLj0XtCfH67bQaE12MpfZMlumpCVWWhUszYHy0wg/s1600/100_3831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OAJ5owfj-uX2cRuO14hpXbaLFIfjH3IAb-c8pWqzmrdH8K_qGM8Grm8B7LxaKOxSxUQDAzuc1N6cLsjpGqbAQihhc69vi3SXObQgLj0XtCfH67bQaE12MpfZMlumpCVWWhUszYHy0wg/s320/100_3831.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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A 2013 Thor Tuscany, it has all of the options that we wanted, 4 slides making it lots wider, but 7 feet shorter! We tightened up the loop at that point and didn't make it out to the Oregon Coast as we planned, but I was not going to miss our time in Montana and we travelled up into British Columbia to visit some dear friends. They also came to Kalispell and spent the day with us, and to see our new coach. <br />
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Any time you buy a brand new motor home, you can expect issues. Mostly minor issues, and we had those, but we also had some major issues and it is very time consuming and frustrating dealing with Warranty Issues and local dealers if you haven't purchased the vehicle from them. We had a bunch of things to address, so after visiting with some other friends and touring a new and different part of Montana we took off across the country to Elkhart Indiana..the home of the Thor Corporation and the place where our Tuscany was built! We spent 13 days in the parking lot of the Factory Service Department where they took very good care of us and got most of our issues taken care of. We finally ran out of time due to a prior commitment and had to leave there, making plans to go back there next May, and those are plans that cannot be stirred or rearranged. <br />
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While in Indiana we had lots of time to explore that area, an Amish locale, we tasted the home cooked meals, sampled the bakeries and the cheese factories, drove the roads alongside the horses and buggies and learned a little about the Amish Culture. Drove around Notre Dame and spent the night in South Bend. One day we headed up the road and ended up on the shores of Lake Michigan! One of the only days that we had a little rain and the wind was blowing too hard to be a good beach day. <br />
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When we went to Indiana we had a good two week cushion before we needed to be in Colorado for Danny to attend a golf tournament with his brother and brother in law, another plan that couldn't be altered, so we did three hard days back across the countryside, dropping in at the sticks and bricks to dump off things that we couldn't haul around anymore! <br />
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Finally having the responsible stuff done for a while was a relief. They had a good time at their tourney, and I relaxed, and caught up on domestic stuff. Colorado Springs and the Majestic Pikes Peak, is also a favorite place for me. Right across the road from Fort Carson, a person is reminded of those who are fighting for our freedom, every morning at 6 am... when the sound of Revoli is heard loud and clear! I am never angry or upset with hearing that. There, Dan was able to fulfill another dream, playing golf at the Broadmoor course where he spent a week watching the Senior Open a few years back. I don't think his feet touched the ground for a week! He just had such a big smile! Onward and down we went from there, stopping off at Williams Arizona for a week, as once more the triple digit temperatures were still alive and well in Yuma. Williams is in a mountainous region and about an hour from the Grand Canyon, so we took another trip in to see the wonderful views and peeked in at Bearizona, a new wildlife park at Williams. <br />
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In wrapping up our summer, we made our way back down out of the hills, south through Lake Havasu City and Parker along the Colorado River. The desert was greener than I'd ever seen it. Water stood in some of the washes, thankfully not on the roads. <br />
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Once more, our new coach is nestled back on our lot at The Palms RV Resort.<br />
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This post finds me at the sticks and bricks, Pot Roast in the oven and transferring our memories onto disc to make room for the next chapter. DH and KayCee Marie are in Colorado hunting pheasants. Our season here is bleak because of the serious drought, the pheasant population is down. We are looking forward to Thanksgiving with family and we are also looking forward to getting back out on the road. <br />
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We are still loving this lifestyle. Every month, every day and every year a new adventure. Stay tuned for the next Chapter!!!!! <br />
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Last week the weather in Yuma was bearable, but the forcast for temps to be in the high 90s made me decide to pack it up and head east! Yes, another 1400 miles or so to get away from extreme heat! Sunday morning we were on the road by 7:30 and headed north, back the same way through the desert that we just travelled. Having had a couple of really good rains while we were in Yuma, the washes and low spots had standing water and that's something we have not seen. <br />
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The first night we stopped in Gallup New Mexico, and the Second night in Amarillo Texas. Monday was our 34th Wedding anniversary and we went to the Big Texan Steakhouse in Amarillo and had Carrot Cake! It's the best carrot cake I've ever tasted and that was a big treat! We also had a two room suite in a hotel and that was pretty special and I slept really well. It's amazing how such simple things have become so very important! No big party or champagne or whiskey, just my honey and a piece of carrot cake! Tuesday morning we pointed the nose of the car north. After having a relaxing sleep we got a later start than I wanted, but good weather all the way and not much wind, we made really good time. By now I am back on Central time, but one thing I have done lately is try to keep my body clock on Central Standard Time. In the last three months we have been in all of the time zones and that tends to mess with my ability to sleep if I try to adjust too much and can't spend time to really settle. <br />
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I honestly think the desert is greener than things here in the Plains States. We need rain desperately around here. The fall colors here however are very vibrant right now...</div>
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The trip north across Kansas on Hwy 83 showed lots of harvested fields, this huge elevator being torn down, lots of road construction and trees of red and gold. <br />
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Sometimes they are in the eyes of the beholder! I know that orange, red and yellow are some of my favorites.... but here in Williams and the Grand Canyon we are taking advantage of other natural colors. We took advantage of the beautiful weather and took and long drive to Grand Canyon National Park. Then we unloaded the spoiled house dog and set out down a rim trail for a nice long exploring walk along the edge of the Grand Canyon.<br />
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This was our first trip on our own, and we took our time, walked at our own pace and found many views and vantage points that we didn't see on the tour the first time. <br />
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The shade in along the forest path, made it almost chilly. By the end of the morning I was wanting to shed my coat. It was a great 3 mile walk in the fresh morning air. <br />
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If you look really closely at the picture on the right, you may see a small little character with a bushy little tail. He is a Cliff Chipmunk and KayCee was very interested in them! The banana yucca was very thick and healthy too, benefits of the rainy season. Fall colors are vivid here. Brilliant blue sky, and the rustic reds of the geologic wonder. The Colorado River flows at the bottom of this vast canyon and although I wasn't able to get a real good picture, the emerald green water was beautiful to the naked eye! <br />
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The goats climbed the benches for your attention!<br />
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They are a hoot! All the animals and visitors alike have the change of seasons on their minds....Halloween is coming soon.<br />
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They are showing some spirit and involving the community in their fun, inviting folks to dress up and visit their park. Although our visit here in Williams Arizona is quickly coming to an end, we will most definitely be back. Lots to see and do and the community is so friendly. We were invited to a Mexican Feast at the Catholic Church, put on by the Knight's of Columbus last night and that's the way we topped off a wonderful fall day! It was very good. I always like it when I don't have to cook!<br />
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This RV Park is also a motel, with some unique rooms, made of train cars and caboose's. This is my view from the windshield. Beyond is into a forest. These folks have a quiet business on the edge of town, and stay pretty busy. DH has a spot in a golf tourney at the local golf course on Monday and then we will be on our way. We have enjoyed our stay here very much. You can't beat this fall weather!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-68498647777733106302012-10-02T18:03:00.000-05:002012-10-02T18:03:50.283-05:00Goodbye September - Hello Fall!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just like that!..... Or that's the way it seems anyway. Our September was jam packed with travel and business...travel from Montana to Indiana...from Indiana to Colorado and on to Arizona. The business was getting our new home on wheels tended to in Indiana, at the factory where it was made and also the paint factory where it was originally painted.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7awdg7-vbp-0CSQgPr1IOIkSJxf7doy67aUceWBAoBGJRqXiOVqaKw7nqR08haTDvIl7K_O7SRRx64ndA52EYEsXS5av8MaTT8u4IeH7ypBmNzUaTNAFdFGLd_a99_VUsz9k9fjvbrvc/s1600/100_4957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7awdg7-vbp-0CSQgPr1IOIkSJxf7doy67aUceWBAoBGJRqXiOVqaKw7nqR08haTDvIl7K_O7SRRx64ndA52EYEsXS5av8MaTT8u4IeH7ypBmNzUaTNAFdFGLd_a99_VUsz9k9fjvbrvc/s320/100_4957.JPG" width="320" /></a> After 13 days we had most of the issues taken care of and learned a whole lot as to how these coaches are built from the ground up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lhgoOmnPts2Q_CrQbwgQPJu1uXfoVmUOnrVkI0Vy5Atxmkv6K-jAi690lWJHakby3JNj55fyCQnQbTF14uwYKFoV3npmvcgAosIqQ-3-rq9bTNJZWTPxeoUr8Ee1Q1HQEF6RyOi7JK4/s1600/100_4964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lhgoOmnPts2Q_CrQbwgQPJu1uXfoVmUOnrVkI0Vy5Atxmkv6K-jAi690lWJHakby3JNj55fyCQnQbTF14uwYKFoV3npmvcgAosIqQ-3-rq9bTNJZWTPxeoUr8Ee1Q1HQEF6RyOi7JK4/s320/100_4964.JPG" width="320" /></a> We will be returning to Indiana in the spring to have more things done and a portion of our coach repainted. They have all been very good to us and I don't dread going back there. <br />
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We left Elkhart on the run. DH was invited to participate in an annual Trap Shoot/Golf tourney with his older brother in Wray Colorado and we didn't have any days to spare! We stopped off in Nebraska just overnight to drop off some things that we've been toting around and unneeded.<br />
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We spent the weekend parked at the Fairgrounds at Yuma Colorado and DH got to see his brother, one sister and brother in law. It was great weather for their tournament and a good time was had by all when we met for breakfast on Sunday in Yuma. The visit was too short, and they all had to get on back to work. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5qKirugWgZmOdEP2PsNee3i2gftH1zvLRfYPX3f8-b3TQof9B__PEmQx6WpSAM3iuI5hhZ0R9MhJ3gvKWpMvfVb9O74s-Y-Jscqd6CldueexdZywOjtzgaU8mpcCLyYcQjPJcvxvIxY/s1600/100_5011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5qKirugWgZmOdEP2PsNee3i2gftH1zvLRfYPX3f8-b3TQof9B__PEmQx6WpSAM3iuI5hhZ0R9MhJ3gvKWpMvfVb9O74s-Y-Jscqd6CldueexdZywOjtzgaU8mpcCLyYcQjPJcvxvIxY/s320/100_5011.JPG" width="320" /></a>We continued on to Colorado Springs for a few days, where he played golf with a friend of ours at the Famous Broadmoor Golf Club, the site of many pro Golf Tournaments. The second morning there we woke up to Revoli from Fort Carson just across the road and Snow on Pikes Peak! After three days, the weather threatening rain and storms, we bolted to the south, stopping in Albuquerque for an overnight then on to Williams Arizona. I'm so glad that our plans are written in Jello! The plan was to be at our Winter home the 1st of October, but the weather this year is making my job difficult! It is 108 there today and the triple digits of this week caused me to call and postpone our arrival. We are now going to check in there on the 9th and hope it's 10 degrees or so cooler by then. This is a quiet little park here in Williams, the daytime high today is set for 79 and the nights in the low 40s. We drove into Flagstaff and explored a bit on Sunday and DH hit the local golf course here today.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Jq5cmSErS-SlzIgwAB7CXFKOboyqPI3xosK2AYPft768IkN8K9l_UcNysHuZgE-I_JaHyi29FhMpgDn7Q7b7yFEl-MYZmtskhy11Y575VJYSMPfyV0rXlkKDsEDTt5rzX6SpWyncgk/s1600/100_5027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Jq5cmSErS-SlzIgwAB7CXFKOboyqPI3xosK2AYPft768IkN8K9l_UcNysHuZgE-I_JaHyi29FhMpgDn7Q7b7yFEl-MYZmtskhy11Y575VJYSMPfyV0rXlkKDsEDTt5rzX6SpWyncgk/s320/100_5027.JPG" width="320" /></a>Saturdays are for watching a little "Husker Football" and we are enjoying the slow pace and mild temps here after a whirlwind busy month.mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-37734180044634939912012-09-15T16:05:00.000-05:002012-09-15T16:19:17.212-05:00In the Beginning...<br />
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After being here in Elkhart Indiana for one week, we have learned a bunch about the RV Industry and also an Amish area of Indiana.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEKQN85dnMW2dK_L_d4PNvckofCEw-ztd6RBHEONE0Q09yuapFYs1qoX5t5SpFuLmCC6moxIy2WcqoTVC71UH8ipizhz7xnupkEe391INwQs29ubGC7PwiX9EM4Xc_M6TC2GYECACq-k/s1600/100_4891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEKQN85dnMW2dK_L_d4PNvckofCEw-ztd6RBHEONE0Q09yuapFYs1qoX5t5SpFuLmCC6moxIy2WcqoTVC71UH8ipizhz7xnupkEe391INwQs29ubGC7PwiX9EM4Xc_M6TC2GYECACq-k/s320/100_4891.JPG" width="320" /></a>This is our first trip to Indiana. No better place to be on 9-11-12. This town is resiliant and survived the crash of 08. Some things are very fascinating and other things make a lot more sense seeing them in person! These people here at the Thor Service Facility have been absolutely fantastic to us. They have addressed all of the issues on my list...and fixed many more things that weren't on the list! They assigned us our own technician and he has worked on our coach all day every day Monday through Friday.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_GIeL354PMXLZ3mtuBb9MH91K9HBULZFQm7fSrmIQNtarn68MVYMRgXyd-Mv5TrUrhQ1wmLevBwvMBllc6XaFRSaBC0rCI_mfR4tvhh7HlQ0n49LLqBHi_BWgooWl_XhSklo5islVg4/s1600/100_4794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_GIeL354PMXLZ3mtuBb9MH91K9HBULZFQm7fSrmIQNtarn68MVYMRgXyd-Mv5TrUrhQ1wmLevBwvMBllc6XaFRSaBC0rCI_mfR4tvhh7HlQ0n49LLqBHi_BWgooWl_XhSklo5islVg4/s320/100_4794.JPG" width="320" /></a> A couple of the big issues, the big Carefree Awning won't come out and go back in with the switch. They have tried several things, replacing the motors and other parts not finding the problem. A factory engineer from Carefree Colorado came over yesterday and they worked on my coach until they traced the problem. We are staying here in the lot over the weekend, as no one works on the weekends. Our back yard may not be too pretty right now, but we have all the comforts of home.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qfE9wJupeTDAZoDHGoK9aWvuqW0joMHYGsdEnHOpFpSdCGM5egxlDo5Z7rZaFsUY3tv9dwyB7OQrx3rYlHOiAZZ1dEfN8RGAOIYF4571Qrgr6Rzr5qJ2F7Aoom-63hTReCuGk47AObM/s1600/100_4922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qfE9wJupeTDAZoDHGoK9aWvuqW0joMHYGsdEnHOpFpSdCGM5egxlDo5Z7rZaFsUY3tv9dwyB7OQrx3rYlHOiAZZ1dEfN8RGAOIYF4571Qrgr6Rzr5qJ2F7Aoom-63hTReCuGk47AObM/s320/100_4922.JPG" width="320" /></a> Sunday afternoon we will go to Bremen Indiana to the Paint Factory that painted this coach...They are going to buff it and work the problems out with the finish. Then we come back over here and they are finishing up fixing the awning. Yesterday while talking to our technician, we discovered a big crack in the windshield at the top right corner. If it weren't for bad luck, we'd have none! One more thing that they will do when we come back Monday or Tuesday. A new windshield, and a treat to a hotel while they keep it in the shop to cure after it's installed. I just want all this done and I'd rather be here than out on the road to deal with other dealerships to get these things fixed. Every day this week my wake up call has been at 5 am. Our technician shows up to take our coach to his bay at 7:15. We have all day to explore the area and experience all the special offerings of the Amish people in the local surrounding communities. </div>
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Monday we took a tour of the Thor factory where our coach was built and they build 6 on Monday Wednesday and Friday and Tuesday and Thursday they build 7. Not all just like ours, but other models and makes. It is really strange to see these chassis being driven around from one lot to another.</div>
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Very early mornings with a chill the drivers sitting on a box, with a stocking hat on, zipping through the lot from point A to point B. </div>
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This is what the beginning looks like. Our Coach looked just like this before it had walls or a floor. The next thing is the floor. It is tiled completely and the rest is built up from there.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5rvctjJh8B_hqG3FKhDCoqs3jGt8uhDHLsunHlUDzCej2qKtllvwNRJLhahHH9yHHh_vSMH7Lue1HHmJ5qnfyroPqehGCByZ0HhpB65XCgfXX1uqI6HbFFPKjcV40lGybhqlyqH4kwI/s1600/100_4904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5rvctjJh8B_hqG3FKhDCoqs3jGt8uhDHLsunHlUDzCej2qKtllvwNRJLhahHH9yHHh_vSMH7Lue1HHmJ5qnfyroPqehGCByZ0HhpB65XCgfXX1uqI6HbFFPKjcV40lGybhqlyqH4kwI/s320/100_4904.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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They are totally white before they are delivered to the paint factory about 30 miles from here. It was a very interesting tour. In having a new 2013 model, we can relate to many of the things that we learned about. On Tuesday we toured the National Motor Home Museum, Hall of Fame and Library.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDhIKrCN11HidZOjg95Q6evHh5rU0v_UprkS8wV0vLBU2MsfG9cuIKMZO2UgFK0Lwg-xsyUzc0MBzwg0977K6EKPL0PYnVac25jZG708Da56qTDqWYbFOmom9DbAuAhjR5CTgtu0Ft0s/s1600/100_4835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDhIKrCN11HidZOjg95Q6evHh5rU0v_UprkS8wV0vLBU2MsfG9cuIKMZO2UgFK0Lwg-xsyUzc0MBzwg0977K6EKPL0PYnVac25jZG708Da56qTDqWYbFOmom9DbAuAhjR5CTgtu0Ft0s/s320/100_4835.JPG" width="320" /></a> A beautiful facility and well worth the three hours we spent there. If you ever have the opportunity to do so, it is a must see for every RVer. I even saw the 1954 Spartan Trailer that my folks owned and lived in when they brought me home from the hospital. That was top of the line in that day and age and they pulled it behind the car all over the country as my dad was in s<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tjoi6EtIFKalJxwJiW7VBy_ykjlSAre9yksYFExKaJtpQIolRbVjJ5sGttA3zXH1Tae5H4mJD21Oo4aJkQWO9Gsa-qPBZmzsu6cH3IJT9MxuyjXvn64dRXu0BTP-wUSyilIkbryKp-Y/s1600/100_4852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tjoi6EtIFKalJxwJiW7VBy_ykjlSAre9yksYFExKaJtpQIolRbVjJ5sGttA3zXH1Tae5H4mJD21Oo4aJkQWO9Gsa-qPBZmzsu6cH3IJT9MxuyjXvn64dRXu0BTP-wUSyilIkbryKp-Y/s320/100_4852.JPG" width="320" /></a>ales.</div>
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We have shopped and ate in several Amish Communities. Shipshewanna, Middlebury, Wakarusa, Nappanee and Goshen.</div>
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Today we took a ride in the country and stopped in a small local Cheese Factory. The yards and the flowers are beautiful and the countryside is really green here. They have had more rain. Night before last it rained gently on the roof most of the night and shortly after 7 it broke and cleared to be a beautiful fall day.</div>
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We have enjoyed this state and I would come back here to have things fixed on our coach. Hopefully we will have all of our issues fixed and when we are satisfied with the results, we will be on our way back west. Today we are having a day off from the hustle and bustle of the RV Industry. Elkhart is a rebuilding community from the massive lay offs and repression of the collapse of 2008. In talking with some folks here, there are jobs if one wants to work. Many of these technicians are older, solid folks that have lived here forever and they kept their jobs. Our tech. has worked here for 10 years.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI1Owu4UzZFVqsJjWsuU0bqkGP4GQbSMAszTXd60vRoFvWnxPwYIu0_5OCXHnf_7KO_y8f78W7u_S_D_sUdBtm_evHcUS-ncDJ-qmHTCRUhlAngmZ4LRmBKQyPzjyOX7ryFRrB3c-BMs/s1600/100_4827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI1Owu4UzZFVqsJjWsuU0bqkGP4GQbSMAszTXd60vRoFvWnxPwYIu0_5OCXHnf_7KO_y8f78W7u_S_D_sUdBtm_evHcUS-ncDJ-qmHTCRUhlAngmZ4LRmBKQyPzjyOX7ryFRrB3c-BMs/s320/100_4827.JPG" width="320" /></a> South of here are plants that make UPS utility trucks, and there are manufacturers of all kinds of travel trailers and fifth wheels.</div>
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Nappanee has their Apple Festival this weekend. Fall is in the air!</div>
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I am so thankful that we have our pictures and memories of the time spent in the last Best Place! There was a lot of fires burning in Montana this trip. The lightning and drought have been brutal for many mountain communities this year. We visited several places that we had not been. Saw one wild bear and spent a couple days with some dear friends. We met them in Arizona a few years ago and really enjoy their company. Just so happens that they live outside of Manhattan Montana, have a full RV hook Up by their shop...for their own Coach or visitors and we were lucky enough to pass through at a time when they were home and had time to visit! They talked us into staying an extra day, and I'm so glad they did. The girls went to a Farmers Market in Bozeman and the guys went to explore where the Missouri River Begins.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX3or3rmGAAOm51ldLWMEwCfL_y7rXnJ46h5p-BnGMvWoww2u7ZsWJMC6BzPIqfQXlOCRfyfnIa5DWac3YCEsT_am9Ytf23754tSDKY65NCN8_erEz-7K6QlZ7pmxlGjxIEfyKxR4sIo/s1600/100_4648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX3or3rmGAAOm51ldLWMEwCfL_y7rXnJ46h5p-BnGMvWoww2u7ZsWJMC6BzPIqfQXlOCRfyfnIa5DWac3YCEsT_am9Ytf23754tSDKY65NCN8_erEz-7K6QlZ7pmxlGjxIEfyKxR4sIo/s320/100_4648.JPG" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH-i7_DvP2t7fdsWYc0_RrIR_jEAr8WLA4Q2z1yGWBxklNYc0X_RBmKYLgOdsl-fbbht3x-ZmtELjw4pJqA0wmT2Gm2mKACrjI8riWFG5xk-6ASZczT-TWWcbsRdqjcZAYLUwD9OHXk0/s1600/100_4638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH-i7_DvP2t7fdsWYc0_RrIR_jEAr8WLA4Q2z1yGWBxklNYc0X_RBmKYLgOdsl-fbbht3x-ZmtELjw4pJqA0wmT2Gm2mKACrjI8riWFG5xk-6ASZczT-TWWcbsRdqjcZAYLUwD9OHXk0/s320/100_4638.JPG" width="320" /></a>Then we met back at the ranch and headed off to Virginia City Montana<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3B0yIIVnevPUOF3byuyrwEw9_807ayByEN4VBpaO6L-MxjALN5LZD9Bbt-ywMHgJYH8m1mV5GJd00s2w-ZNW50z5G63bezxUFCj9v7azdjA7S0l5tWZ95gpjIWWNZDPbdgWqr0B9sSiw/s1600/100_4674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3B0yIIVnevPUOF3byuyrwEw9_807ayByEN4VBpaO6L-MxjALN5LZD9Bbt-ywMHgJYH8m1mV5GJd00s2w-ZNW50z5G63bezxUFCj9v7azdjA7S0l5tWZ95gpjIWWNZDPbdgWqr0B9sSiw/s320/100_4674.JPG" width="320" /></a>, to explore the old west streets and rode an old fire truck for a historical narration of the town and country. One night we had the best steak I've had in years! The next night we stopped at a little place for a very good burger....you know....when in Rome.... Eat Beef!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM-sTFePeeJCt2_zYJazMxKOrwPvn5nwPa0t53XAf8Bw_URDWgywBQi-APKhdoJp6t6orN8-tYPlDtMCN34P0-hSg1wF6l-DH-e8QbJZ4HTbtAcTPU05JzznpNfRmpdOm006gfnvDL_4/s1600/100_4639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM-sTFePeeJCt2_zYJazMxKOrwPvn5nwPa0t53XAf8Bw_URDWgywBQi-APKhdoJp6t6orN8-tYPlDtMCN34P0-hSg1wF6l-DH-e8QbJZ4HTbtAcTPU05JzznpNfRmpdOm006gfnvDL_4/s320/100_4639.JPG" width="320" /></a> We said our good byes and headed out for a long trek across the country to Elkhart Indiana. We made a stop in Billings Montana at their Cabelas Store and trekked on to Buffalo Wyoming for the first night. The second night we spent in Presho South Dakota, where we were invited to a wonderful Fried chicken Dinner prepared by the gal who runs the RV Park. The next night was at the old Home Place in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Sometimes we need to take care of business and I also got my mail. The next night was Kellogg Iowa and this little Park and Cafe boasts having the best Burgers in Iowa. They are darn close to the best ever!!!! Scooting on the next day, we crossed into Illinois and stopped at a wonderful RV park at Utica Il. We got to use our Passport America Card and for $18.50 we were escorted to a large level pull through in "Green Acres." I wish that we could have spent more time there, and hopefully that will be a stop on the way back. The rain started about 6 am, and driving through Chicago in the rain wasn't planned, but by the time we took off for the last 175 miles, it sprinkled a couple of times and cleared off, arriving at the Elkhart Campground pretty proud of the trip and the way the coach performed. I am much less tired at the end of the day now then with our other bigger rig. Our new home on wheels has an appointment on Monday Morning at the Thor Service Department. When you buy a new Motor Coach, you can expect to have some construction issues...and it seems like ours has it's share. </div>
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Tomorrow we will move from this campground into the parking lot of the Thor Factory Service Department. That will be our home until they let us go. At 7 am every day, our technician will take our coach to have the things on my list addressed and fixed. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjze8i3g4mymDL6uRqjugPT_naq0UTSRu3-5DIACvUrmmnzH9bjXSroK6FcBbCcm6mcLznaaT8Y7C9Fv6qB4cIjJQvWbgoyyMCosssVDga_0m3V0_mQpYEFG7uSVj09NsEDkLP5SJQ6VYo/s1600/100_4770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjze8i3g4mymDL6uRqjugPT_naq0UTSRu3-5DIACvUrmmnzH9bjXSroK6FcBbCcm6mcLznaaT8Y7C9Fv6qB4cIjJQvWbgoyyMCosssVDga_0m3V0_mQpYEFG7uSVj09NsEDkLP5SJQ6VYo/s320/100_4770.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopv9R5J7r9oulI-5BlCWgBgt0j1qh2o6EHk2BdZafFiQCMJCna0G1AhJqpQOywEQ31cLLhvfRWgoz4KjjWGyAHoC4xeI2uIn3GLRxwy1sl5t2PB6U7HEE0dEO_JMzMx4Xe92WMwKgC90/s1600/100_4775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopv9R5J7r9oulI-5BlCWgBgt0j1qh2o6EHk2BdZafFiQCMJCna0G1AhJqpQOywEQ31cLLhvfRWgoz4KjjWGyAHoC4xeI2uIn3GLRxwy1sl5t2PB6U7HEE0dEO_JMzMx4Xe92WMwKgC90/s320/100_4775.JPG" width="320" /></a>While we are there we will tour the factory and learn about Thor. I have planned a side trip to drive around the countryside and visit some of the Amish Communities in this area to fill some of the hours that we wait. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhWb3Bq21M_MJXeoPbp6OO_Hx1bGnVAWtoIn9SVJzBADykEoUI2_jemhbD39Lf1-QzrwYbpSNfgQTfBUnZ7yYs88M9rS06otkoLjjf5H2RSp2gTL5hjzGWO9yW-1HDjQLxBl9rGpcJ74/s1600/100_4780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhWb3Bq21M_MJXeoPbp6OO_Hx1bGnVAWtoIn9SVJzBADykEoUI2_jemhbD39Lf1-QzrwYbpSNfgQTfBUnZ7yYs88M9rS06otkoLjjf5H2RSp2gTL5hjzGWO9yW-1HDjQLxBl9rGpcJ74/s320/100_4780.JPG" width="320" /></a>We will come back at 4 pm and spend the night in our space in the lot. We also did this in Arizona when we bought our other coach. That time it was for two weeks. Hopefully this will only be a few days. I have never been to Indiana and so far it is a nice place, really green, lots of trees...but I can't stop missing Montana! </div>
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Tuesday we took a trip about hours North of here, across the border into Canada, to a little town called Cranbrook.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMZPFNnlRq6gICep8gNvWPR0Rrq_ji8gtGWqBZnreb8qxNBimgn7gnzczJOIRiXdWCjTHn2EvQWlg6iw_GsdtfTkl9QBqtUBwSgxuJL9lBCaS4EDToy_uaJ47eHTwxzn2x_DjTOm3nYg/s1600/100_4479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMZPFNnlRq6gICep8gNvWPR0Rrq_ji8gtGWqBZnreb8qxNBimgn7gnzczJOIRiXdWCjTHn2EvQWlg6iw_GsdtfTkl9QBqtUBwSgxuJL9lBCaS4EDToy_uaJ47eHTwxzn2x_DjTOm3nYg/s320/100_4479.JPG" width="320" /></a> Now Cranbrook is about an hour Northwest of the border in British Columbia. We have some friends that winter in Yuma at our park, and they spent last winter up north, so haven't seen them for a long while. We chat in emails every day, sometimes several times a day, but they are very nice folks and are well and resigned to make the trek south again this year.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbpELXL_TRCTgds8CVIIAGDku7TYnxOeCJVOo4A3UsgXKCXwZ5DgKqDM2qhw5Npgy4w6fU3fgOe2n_0y898nvXYj9PnPPywCIG-Pm0TShR860kTTIegYZF6Z_8_cEF2BInpceU5fwsbc/s1600/100_4498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbpELXL_TRCTgds8CVIIAGDku7TYnxOeCJVOo4A3UsgXKCXwZ5DgKqDM2qhw5Npgy4w6fU3fgOe2n_0y898nvXYj9PnPPywCIG-Pm0TShR860kTTIegYZF6Z_8_cEF2BInpceU5fwsbc/s320/100_4498.JPG" width="320" /></a> They live in a 2010 Tiffin Allegro Bus with their yellow lab Ziva. A very sweet motorcoach. I like them alot, but they are just too big for us. The scenery in Canada is beautiful just as it is here in Montana. We enjoyed the day with them, Jan fixed us a great lunch, they took us for a ride about and looked at their town. Lloyd is a retired bush pilot and big hunting guide in Canada and Alaska.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDBQ_2r3JbS7laGFeukdYpb2D61MOnvaVsnPkHO4PxH_gE7E1KWKeurdAa14mPjL0fvTr7yJsm0LtHxP1W15hx3gvuSUWymiJPfnrVNVG2rNgqINejbCMAtodHlOHMmWCLpJbOEHpc1U/s1600/100_4521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDBQ_2r3JbS7laGFeukdYpb2D61MOnvaVsnPkHO4PxH_gE7E1KWKeurdAa14mPjL0fvTr7yJsm0LtHxP1W15hx3gvuSUWymiJPfnrVNVG2rNgqINejbCMAtodHlOHMmWCLpJbOEHpc1U/s320/100_4521.JPG" width="320" /></a> He took us to his former hanger and airport, and we got to walk amongst the planes on the ground and in the building. His former mechanic now has the hanger and has spent many hours renovating a small plane from the ground up. While there, we were lucky enough to get to see a refurbished B17 Bomber that was on display, and there was several water tanker planes that are in the area due to all the forest fires. Here in Kalispell yesterday at our International Airport, there was an incident with a small plane making a landing after the landing gear fell off. Kalispell also has two large yellow and red water tanker planes that fly super low over a lake and take on water while still moving.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlfzQj1rUoC7CagvarbP80QuFeV-6SM4Umj9ws0Btp7-0Jo1M8fJt9HjliW1vYE4wCLmBvzGkbaDKfome7D_dzzCeqjmVDpCNxXfYTLEMkOOHYjOdLVjGAo3Va3Et3BLBsjbUgzKsXDg/s1600/100_4526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlfzQj1rUoC7CagvarbP80QuFeV-6SM4Umj9ws0Btp7-0Jo1M8fJt9HjliW1vYE4wCLmBvzGkbaDKfome7D_dzzCeqjmVDpCNxXfYTLEMkOOHYjOdLVjGAo3Va3Et3BLBsjbUgzKsXDg/s320/100_4526.JPG" width="320" /></a> They are super huge, and one can't imagine how they get that low, take on 2500 gallons of water and still get back up in the air! After the airport, we went to another town close by, Kimberly. It has a ski resort and a few golf courses. As we drove up to the resort, there was a big deer just relaxing by the side of the road! We ended up at the Dairy Queen for Ice cream before we said our good byes and started back to cross the border.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkt2o_fVzFM6Xt-USgzXeCarJNkHK2EkMSvReMqwowCdkKTd-NBJBJ8vxVKNZ7CYmI8HTVv1dqzQ5ZN36VO9ulclhFbwLWvQFxLQCh7Kz76bwuSe64h2ZJF9wK1yUBPZmdVHfkO8DVZI/s1600/100_4517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkt2o_fVzFM6Xt-USgzXeCarJNkHK2EkMSvReMqwowCdkKTd-NBJBJ8vxVKNZ7CYmI8HTVv1dqzQ5ZN36VO9ulclhFbwLWvQFxLQCh7Kz76bwuSe64h2ZJF9wK1yUBPZmdVHfkO8DVZI/s320/100_4517.JPG" width="320" /></a> That business always makes me a little nervous. The border crossing guard that afternoon asked where we were from. Then he asked where we were born! </div>
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DH said McCook, NE. and he said "so was I" .... We thought he was messing with us...but no....he still has relatives around there. It's such a small world. Today I had to go to the Verizon Store for my phone, and the clerk that waited on me was from Thedford Ne.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1xaNGpqPIweBYCFk21RHgKPcPdXYHtkoT3MNlJ2U12xnpuyyo24aJDg8ut99_2sNuJYKk1ROvUvlNYsRIvfwe7jHxCINPUJ-bWS7z9-lPWU6nDmio0w9rO5J_gQED2wTkMPsV0A0nvY/s1600/100_4543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1xaNGpqPIweBYCFk21RHgKPcPdXYHtkoT3MNlJ2U12xnpuyyo24aJDg8ut99_2sNuJYKk1ROvUvlNYsRIvfwe7jHxCINPUJ-bWS7z9-lPWU6nDmio0w9rO5J_gQED2wTkMPsV0A0nvY/s320/100_4543.JPG" width="320" /></a> He recognized my area code! We didn't get started back until 6 pm and that was later than I liked. All together we saw 26 deer along the roads and that made for a nervous trip. I really don't want to hit any more of them! Yesterday south of here we saw 4 deer and 4 turkeys. They're everywhere.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVKs0G-F328TBgvX2gWdcGT6wWLLb8DznT0Kyy_erlSjZFm9zEcqEiRFO53cL6jeYL8UWj-Py6OKFjEiexRcUgmNAXvg4_DWaddDZ0_ZFsGCC_eVGA3ja1KYhjnb-xPPJvCrjC6tJbCE/s1600/100_4524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVKs0G-F328TBgvX2gWdcGT6wWLLb8DznT0Kyy_erlSjZFm9zEcqEiRFO53cL6jeYL8UWj-Py6OKFjEiexRcUgmNAXvg4_DWaddDZ0_ZFsGCC_eVGA3ja1KYhjnb-xPPJvCrjC6tJbCE/s320/100_4524.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fCUvsZpEtoqLwzDkaUU7O61Hersk3ph-3UmciQ5c9t-iZmmPE0q3zJU6WuH4JdlV2swAV-gsJ76qlMpEobIFRWR3WcJygCBviYyCQydgLaV3waEVjnMJxl0WWj-6rcdWD2Yz8e2XFsc/s1600/100_4507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fCUvsZpEtoqLwzDkaUU7O61Hersk3ph-3UmciQ5c9t-iZmmPE0q3zJU6WuH4JdlV2swAV-gsJ76qlMpEobIFRWR3WcJygCBviYyCQydgLaV3waEVjnMJxl0WWj-6rcdWD2Yz8e2XFsc/s320/100_4507.JPG" width="320" /></a> We have one week left here now. Our weather is cooling down and the nights and early mornings are crisp! This Yak is the first animal we saw when we got back in the parking lot from the border crossing. He must be the official Greeter! KayCee is now an international dog! She went with us. I had her proof of rabies shot records and luck was with us, they didn't even ask to see it! They ask Danny if he was buying, selling or dropping anything off and I thought maybe he would tell them he would drop me off...but he didn't! The only purchase we made was at the Dairy Queen and we got change of a Canadian $5 bill. It was great to spend the day with our friends in Eh land and we will see them in Yuma if all goes well. They are going to be parked right next door to us at the Palms RV Resort. It will be a fun winter I'm sure. Lloyd likes to bike, and when they were there before Dan went on a couple of rides with him. I'm sure the girls will get together for some shopping and other activities. mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-65146142464925991872012-08-19T22:23:00.001-05:002012-08-19T22:30:01.995-05:00Fair Rodeo and Fun Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We have had a busy week. KayCee spent another day at PBR Kennels. We attended the Northwest Montana Fair and PRCA Rodeo here at the Kalispell Fairgrounds.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7dyqAZEEylDcWWzekuf3EKXYpmznu7y2AfRch8m4TE2JV3UG5tKvfWxQE8i-j1cyxBbJBIEq9lg5F4Bv61n57NnKgt-E4D-R7NRIRj34pcfiQm8m_7RNNnkYAi_kRIxHCnaJQUyrhnM/s1600/100_4386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7dyqAZEEylDcWWzekuf3EKXYpmznu7y2AfRch8m4TE2JV3UG5tKvfWxQE8i-j1cyxBbJBIEq9lg5F4Bv61n57NnKgt-E4D-R7NRIRj34pcfiQm8m_7RNNnkYAi_kRIxHCnaJQUyrhnM/s320/100_4386.JPG" width="320" /></a> We wandered around the Barns and Displays. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyEh2L_i2GF5xmEo8hNjgQFDjq7jWYCj5svtHCX5eOVk0hsvRhcnYzG38D_DAh4mlbpfHKR6Jy1AeMUN_VWx_4TWVPTouvy8xLhwejQGPbh5zfikFiJzvLU4XXdaG60748nXqVt7QclE/s1600/tn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyEh2L_i2GF5xmEo8hNjgQFDjq7jWYCj5svtHCX5eOVk0hsvRhcnYzG38D_DAh4mlbpfHKR6Jy1AeMUN_VWx_4TWVPTouvy8xLhwejQGPbh5zfikFiJzvLU4XXdaG60748nXqVt7QclE/s320/tn.jpg" width="320" /></a>Discovered that their are goats with no ears! I have never seen this breed before. Looked at lots of the 4H Exhibits, and then Thursday night we attended the Championship PRCA Rodeo, which was lots of fun. There were quite a few World Class Cowboys in attendance, and the show kept our attention. During the half intermission, they had an Indian Relay Race on horseback. we had never seen that, but the young men ride bareback and complete a relay riding completely around the track on the outside of the rodeo arena. In the process, one rider jumped off and missed his remount and that horse took off around the track riderless....for two laps. that horse actually won!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2jcI02Lg8t65_Fv_-wUlCjgfcyDXD0jki2wpYWyk5hbd7ObTY8jL3-GswxI5RefjbkvNp-fFj2dtEmIetaK367YP7R7sHATLvzUOjqaqL7AvKr9pdHw_vX1Twli3GpWXWrkKI8edhyA/s1600/100_4368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2jcI02Lg8t65_Fv_-wUlCjgfcyDXD0jki2wpYWyk5hbd7ObTY8jL3-GswxI5RefjbkvNp-fFj2dtEmIetaK367YP7R7sHATLvzUOjqaqL7AvKr9pdHw_vX1Twli3GpWXWrkKI8edhyA/s320/100_4368.JPG" width="320" /></a> They had Clydesdales and other Belgians and other work class horses pulling sleds. it was a great rodeo, for a small venue.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChtbo50oiOKijuBgK3GTEApdBo7pK2hudFhRneH_VvWoqkEsK2OrfKWBY56xFnDT_MZ5wVpsnYeotBi5Oir4TTRcqP1SDZOtH37fkTqVZyYce4P8oLfx__GDQ5VdweIXRnW6fOn0vrTI/s1600/100_4354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChtbo50oiOKijuBgK3GTEApdBo7pK2hudFhRneH_VvWoqkEsK2OrfKWBY56xFnDT_MZ5wVpsnYeotBi5Oir4TTRcqP1SDZOtH37fkTqVZyYce4P8oLfx__GDQ5VdweIXRnW6fOn0vrTI/s320/100_4354.JPG" width="320" /></a> We spent another afternoon browsing in some shops and drove to Bigfork and down by Swan Lake and looked at the wheat fields being harvested. Our weather has been chilly in the mornings, but warming in the afternoons. This is a magnificent valley and the views are wonderful. I was glad to get the call from the two girls that were hiking in Glacier for the week, they called us and we picked them up on Saturday evening and went out for a bite to eat. They had a great hiking experience, and although made a slight navigation error and ended the hike a day early, they really had a good time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4euitm0o6vdjbARccbosMDfvTSqQrBiw6NjQ4fk0UZnDvSmXhQor7se7zx-rKG7KPzffi6Pxy1zDzfx-wbe-Cl59ckOuDb5f-Gf4O-rVN9mgNWuJCeOqLrmv-KrQt5v9wTKxuo5Xqqw/s1600/100_4390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4euitm0o6vdjbARccbosMDfvTSqQrBiw6NjQ4fk0UZnDvSmXhQor7se7zx-rKG7KPzffi6Pxy1zDzfx-wbe-Cl59ckOuDb5f-Gf4O-rVN9mgNWuJCeOqLrmv-KrQt5v9wTKxuo5Xqqw/s320/100_4390.JPG" width="320" /></a> No bear sightings and no problems. Since they couldn't fly with the bear spray that they took for protection, they left that with us. Leaving their big packs in the car, we sat around and visited and convinced them it would be easier and quicker if they camped out on our floor!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvLlITou1nP9HIQyMHqIOxr6VeoozlAQAQtVi0D__gvvQUYWHPkMvZpiR4C-MB-ss24XhioJ7fcc9D45MYzfYXuZOcXbuVE17FrZu_jGg62S2E8V5vG4cPHpcy4UkNzVoURkiglYjdQY/s1600/100_4405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvLlITou1nP9HIQyMHqIOxr6VeoozlAQAQtVi0D__gvvQUYWHPkMvZpiR4C-MB-ss24XhioJ7fcc9D45MYzfYXuZOcXbuVE17FrZu_jGg62S2E8V5vG4cPHpcy4UkNzVoURkiglYjdQY/s320/100_4405.JPG" width="320" /></a> I got up and drove them to the airport at 5:00 this morning so they could catch seperate flights, one bound for Atlanta and one bound for Austin! It's the meeting of all these interesting people that makes this life of ours extra special. I'm sure it has been a trip made of memories that they'll never forget and they can return to work and school with smiles and refreshed minds. I was very glad to help them out a little bit, and they had some interesting stories. A good time was had by all and I did get back to sleep when I got home! We are bound for Libby Montana in the morning, a direction that we haven't been either time up here. Still trying to get everything in before we have to leave at the end of the month. I'm looking forward to our trek East, but hoping that the weather in the middle of the country decides to calm down and get mild. </div>
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We started the day by delivering the fur kid to Day Camp at our favorite here in Kalispell - PBR Kennels.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85QEC5vi5j7gnhYnY1rQxTWP2fCfMpbR2r-dlYxji0-QDZFKgY_dfzvIT0-6joZ64kimr71jKHmdfCghBIRgBm6exzk9tIISjis4wLy7v-gL_3BhjjD0q6Lxhzj1tbOI1AInl7D-g-Qo/s1600/100_4258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85QEC5vi5j7gnhYnY1rQxTWP2fCfMpbR2r-dlYxji0-QDZFKgY_dfzvIT0-6joZ64kimr71jKHmdfCghBIRgBm6exzk9tIISjis4wLy7v-gL_3BhjjD0q6Lxhzj1tbOI1AInl7D-g-Qo/s320/100_4258.JPG" width="320" /></a> They have made great improvements since we were here the last time and its a great place to board your dogs, whether it's for a day or a week. The owner's name is Linda and she is very caring and great with animals! <br />
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The ride up the highway to Glacier National Park is never complete without a few stops along the way. We turned into a few RV Parks just to check them out. Some would work, but they are quite a ways from Kalispell and the phone and internet doesn't seem strong. We have 4G Verizon service here and I'm getting really spoiled with the speed and connections. <br />
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We stopped at the Huckleberry Patch since the Hucks are ripe and they are famous for all the souveneers, jellys, candies and other things made with Huckleberries. They have a cafe also and we had to have a little breakfast. Pancakes and DH had a slice of Huckleberry pie! Really sweet and locally grown, once a year is a plenty. Bears seem to like them too!<br />
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The road into Glacier was already lined with cars and we had a little wait, but having an annual National Parks Pass made our entry quick and smooth.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWaqH9hQ9wGQncyENFSTBJIcR9zM5Wq6jGPd289_0a3rIqRru0XSS0VvAOfMAUH4oMvo6rHTDKHFbW9L6GPEGXzaFlkJ8XrAMj-EUkYj5LLGWxy0IzNZ7d7ZpoXgHDO2MJ6SGgebkua0/s1600/100_4268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWaqH9hQ9wGQncyENFSTBJIcR9zM5Wq6jGPd289_0a3rIqRru0XSS0VvAOfMAUH4oMvo6rHTDKHFbW9L6GPEGXzaFlkJ8XrAMj-EUkYj5LLGWxy0IzNZ7d7ZpoXgHDO2MJ6SGgebkua0/s320/100_4268.JPG" width="320" /></a> We continued to Apgar Village and after hearing of the road construction and vehicle delays, we opted to park and take the free shuttle up to Logan pass and back.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8uPOViOJGEtlNBOuSif7Xz5VaGRpnehxJswrHj9nFLbDG9Ob3asxDmd22nVbqDA_j7TpKlkQKHtR0Yl9LXcAYpFB4Vaig_lUAebSbiZFi-SW96HfPWZhJ72XTSnpgmZMt4QymGxXjjU/s1600/100_4276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8uPOViOJGEtlNBOuSif7Xz5VaGRpnehxJswrHj9nFLbDG9Ob3asxDmd22nVbqDA_j7TpKlkQKHtR0Yl9LXcAYpFB4Vaig_lUAebSbiZFi-SW96HfPWZhJ72XTSnpgmZMt4QymGxXjjU/s320/100_4276.JPG" width="320" /></a> Saves your vehicle from damage or dirt and you are free to look about and get off and on at the several stops along the way. It took us almost 5 hours to complete the trip. It was a hazy day, so our pictures, while of awesome sights, could have been better. <br />
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We met some very cool people. Two college girls from Atlanta and Austin, who were taking a break before returning to work and school, were hiking into the back country and camping for the whole week! My hat is off to them. They did this last year in Alaska also, but I would not be brave enough, even with another person to tent camp in the wilderness during bear season! I gave them our card and told them if they needed a ride or a place to crash before they catch their planes from here Sunday Morning, to call. We shall see. The stories will be very cool!<br />
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We also met an Australian man and his wife and young daughter, who are here on a 6 month holiday. They bought a class C RV in Las Vegas (as it is just as cheap to buy as rent) and he will sell it at the end of their whirlwind around the U.S. They are fascinating, have great stories and it's really fun to witness someone here for the first time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBq5qkPWgD0RKnCsPHnQXxA5LMxUwsUvUcXqiXz33YCcoxpzP3VZvU6-hhVLdz62xSXpbX8_HRyfLjc3ldPwpL0xS_Bill_ezIlrYTSxnYBUxoia3OSSszLf22sbAzBCxVRctPNEx6ws/s1600/100_4294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBq5qkPWgD0RKnCsPHnQXxA5LMxUwsUvUcXqiXz33YCcoxpzP3VZvU6-hhVLdz62xSXpbX8_HRyfLjc3ldPwpL0xS_Bill_ezIlrYTSxnYBUxoia3OSSszLf22sbAzBCxVRctPNEx6ws/s320/100_4294.JPG" width="320" /></a> They are having a ball. Hopefully I will hear from them again also. <br />
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Was going to head to the West and take a jaunt to Libby, but decided to let the Vacationers have the road today. We hung around the valley and had a lazy day. We started out down by Flathead Lake, then across to hwy 35 to Big Fork to pick up another, probably the last bag of cherries for the season.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChIi1HhrjPdYfvS8Y-rMDipuycWNE-8Ed6xsjjtr9qpmxiIgOxaV1JYpQFfvY8FHVg0pgEkn9ktANnTOPuRDWX0u-WCdqrtKEFmmBiyRMgPbp3TUAMECeVZJyXWLvwzbfBFSRjpA9tEg/s1600/100_4251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChIi1HhrjPdYfvS8Y-rMDipuycWNE-8Ed6xsjjtr9qpmxiIgOxaV1JYpQFfvY8FHVg0pgEkn9ktANnTOPuRDWX0u-WCdqrtKEFmmBiyRMgPbp3TUAMECeVZJyXWLvwzbfBFSRjpA9tEg/s320/100_4251.JPG" width="320" /></a> We veered off the main road and headed for Blaine and Strawberry lake. We didn't even get out of the city limits of Creston and came across this fella helping himself to abundent Huckleberries on the bush! He was very close to the road at first and just watched me. Then by the time I had the camera ready he just turned around and kept on eating!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionPILsOVsg356T0KjxOa8GC71QpXG8kNySP601NAhVKS5uiQRwD9u3Z-RaI9wioGGkHEXloV_WGhFvWBog3WQ4kQ5KKTkMxIhAdgaaldrTgbm17vjzUJbYSryMZYLdGnosx5Of1GXpDM/s1600/100_4222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionPILsOVsg356T0KjxOa8GC71QpXG8kNySP601NAhVKS5uiQRwD9u3Z-RaI9wioGGkHEXloV_WGhFvWBog3WQ4kQ5KKTkMxIhAdgaaldrTgbm17vjzUJbYSryMZYLdGnosx5Of1GXpDM/s320/100_4222.JPG" width="320" /></a> They are sooooo cooollll! I love bears! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe9asFf3OGiJgSqb-jrJB1RS-1AUX0f__SQLnDTXWilttPRdDOCstUaklUEpuTLL7Ez-Sd8gt0YaOdld_MbvbEsLKDM-1Srmn4eTTxB7xqriipLS_G5Uiy9B6HpJTsF6Q3eogeK5bRBM/s1600/100_4245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe9asFf3OGiJgSqb-jrJB1RS-1AUX0f__SQLnDTXWilttPRdDOCstUaklUEpuTLL7Ez-Sd8gt0YaOdld_MbvbEsLKDM-1Srmn4eTTxB7xqriipLS_G5Uiy9B6HpJTsF6Q3eogeK5bRBM/s320/100_4245.JPG" width="320" /></a>We continued on our way, and before we got back into Kalispell, witnessed the beginning of wheat harvest here in the valley. Then on the way up our road, we have noticed that the hay has been cut. Now today they are baling. Small squares in one field and big rounds right next to it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqREYLzENTEqtrmLWEJClwWqaRfUPzzUIu-v9sMAVUTUlKn0OBE-WZqFqChgw-dNh4qcr9hGuIzbVFTCvSadOt8rX3TpInPGmty-Q2-2vwxwEPo6GqXyDX0n53pV7d2l0E301Ew4rRbk/s1600/100_4252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqREYLzENTEqtrmLWEJClwWqaRfUPzzUIu-v9sMAVUTUlKn0OBE-WZqFqChgw-dNh4qcr9hGuIzbVFTCvSadOt8rX3TpInPGmty-Q2-2vwxwEPo6GqXyDX0n53pV7d2l0E301Ew4rRbk/s320/100_4252.JPG" width="320" /></a> The Flathead River looks down to me a little. An island in the middle and lots of beach on the sides. We mosied back home to watch some more of the Olympics and have a home made speghetti supper. The Dish Network Technician that came and worked on our system yesterday was awesome. He got us up and running with an entire new set up. A Hopper and Joey to run all of our TVs. It will take some getting used to and oh yes, another learning experience! Monday we will venture up to Glacier where I hope to have more Bear sightings!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-83930746561472635472012-08-05T22:02:00.000-05:002012-08-05T22:03:51.372-05:00Ain't No Place Like Montana!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is our 5th day here in Kalispell Montana. I can't even begin to describe how beautiful this place is. We said goodbye to a couple of new friends in Washington. Some places are harder to leave than others, and I had trouble leaving that one. Traveling East on I 90 through Spokane.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SL5IyqqA2MY6HRJkOGDENZCmAjZ_R9HBI90OILZYHs3zYi4IJr8z7S6djoYCmIHme26lg1E_L6Tyy8tAV8D9w3HX3IZAt4T4dM5-TUh7QaXJn96p-G128FvlhlBi7mztmGju_3yzFms/s1600/100_3953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SL5IyqqA2MY6HRJkOGDENZCmAjZ_R9HBI90OILZYHs3zYi4IJr8z7S6djoYCmIHme26lg1E_L6Tyy8tAV8D9w3HX3IZAt4T4dM5-TUh7QaXJn96p-G128FvlhlBi7mztmGju_3yzFms/s320/100_3953.JPG" width="320" /></a> We did a 300 mile day through the tip of Idaho, and stopped in Missoula for the night. Up and going the next morning, we headed north up 93, stopping to see an awesome view of the Flathead. Nothing compares to topping the hill and laying eyes on Flathead Lake in the distance!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_UQ-CeR8O6EkrcXvXAP4UrK-w1_yhyphenhyphenNkDXIWJ84yEan6R2ZAtL3ExjCQeXofJC_lE6yOdDz4RHJaVoBnW4eCqRLU0i9iIcTtvKw5ZyxY3wQ0gMYeF8Ls1UGLj4ZGsB5aTSPAF-FJW1g/s1600/100_4028_00.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_UQ-CeR8O6EkrcXvXAP4UrK-w1_yhyphenhyphenNkDXIWJ84yEan6R2ZAtL3ExjCQeXofJC_lE6yOdDz4RHJaVoBnW4eCqRLU0i9iIcTtvKw5ZyxY3wQ0gMYeF8Ls1UGLj4ZGsB5aTSPAF-FJW1g/s320/100_4028_00.JPG" width="320" /></a>On the way up the road, we stopped again because its Cherry season around here, and we needed Flathead Cherries to snack on right away! Yummy. The best cherries I have ever tasted.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TXzTsN84s1UL-TQOZ2xM8ZiaYNUMdNPmSwgRQcMPNteh-BDztD2tclrx2YZjr5lqCeQzQojd7betQYSXmyIhw87ZvXUy-IDFAGF0Da7-eRauo8kUVJ4TRcHZPlILoE7JFql2eQPriK4/s1600/100_4073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TXzTsN84s1UL-TQOZ2xM8ZiaYNUMdNPmSwgRQcMPNteh-BDztD2tclrx2YZjr5lqCeQzQojd7betQYSXmyIhw87ZvXUy-IDFAGF0Da7-eRauo8kUVJ4TRcHZPlILoE7JFql2eQPriK4/s320/100_4073.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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Our first night we had a wonderful short visit and dinner outing with Jim and Sandie, Escapee friends, that were staying in this park, getting ready to depart the next morning.We have taken some drives and ran around town getting reaquainted with where things are. Drove down the East side Flathead lake to a Cherry distributing facility. Bought a case of canned Cherries to have for the winter and drove down to Swan Lake yesterday in search of wildlife. We had lunch in a National Forest in Grizzly country, but didn't happen across any Grizzlies! Last year we saw a black bear in the ditch on the way to Swan Lake on the same highway. We did see a Doe with a spotted fawn, a peacock and some ground squirrels, so was not a wasted trip.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQi95FHDFdFrQFJYeVPHOQU3cpvNRUep1AqtOsT7-KhAVC6YGCU02FXbi-IHq7s4Z6SHcM-DFjyHhJgMLAY5Cj6RbZTqeqezxMrCembR6o1v9eqTq_ciPdndjWAFJM9NhqGxGjlI88wk/s1600/100_4125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQi95FHDFdFrQFJYeVPHOQU3cpvNRUep1AqtOsT7-KhAVC6YGCU02FXbi-IHq7s4Z6SHcM-DFjyHhJgMLAY5Cj6RbZTqeqezxMrCembR6o1v9eqTq_ciPdndjWAFJM9NhqGxGjlI88wk/s320/100_4125.JPG" width="320" /></a> The waters in the lakes are vivid blue. the trees are all so vivid green. That's the one thing about this valley that sticks in my memory, the brightness of the colors and the clean crisp air. It's easy to be here.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduNDkmfEWeTsKlyIMtMkrb7iEaR9p0PF7z7rdxUXKvjPquYGi7k1PPMQiMyqY_FyDlHg-6o_WB4aJK7Bf3D7KK2RP5MMUYkOzV5-dePiWz-sXTi9-01cZ9sCC2lLoUeZAkqhre7DltwE/s1600/100_4145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduNDkmfEWeTsKlyIMtMkrb7iEaR9p0PF7z7rdxUXKvjPquYGi7k1PPMQiMyqY_FyDlHg-6o_WB4aJK7Bf3D7KK2RP5MMUYkOzV5-dePiWz-sXTi9-01cZ9sCC2lLoUeZAkqhre7DltwE/s320/100_4145.JPG" width="320" /></a> This morning we headed south to Lakeside about 9:30 to partake in the early morning sights at the Lakeside Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show, We missed it last trip, and I read about it in a magazine. There's different classes of woodies..depending on when they were built. As we strolled around the docks, we visited with some great boat owners, they all have good stories and are very proud of their boats!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOP3DUOOhi0ArcjnzUvO0H3SLRXJoEx8KUsLej7bSTvTpgsPS7LOxqnGphXMlZidZxhQy_YsLztF6xaboA0yg0TpBHCcxCkbyBhyphenhyphenAKBiHUcthNh4nRzRre-t4jViOHwGpVqxzsRU7Kyk/s1600/100_4178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOP3DUOOhi0ArcjnzUvO0H3SLRXJoEx8KUsLej7bSTvTpgsPS7LOxqnGphXMlZidZxhQy_YsLztF6xaboA0yg0TpBHCcxCkbyBhyphenhyphenAKBiHUcthNh4nRzRre-t4jViOHwGpVqxzsRU7Kyk/s320/100_4178.JPG" width="320" /></a> There's some great activities to those attending, and tents and presentations by the sponsors. I liked several boats, one was built the year I was born...another was just recently built and I'm sure we couldn't afford that one. One was electric and had a green top and another was built with cherry wood. The Flathead Valley has a Montana Wooden Boat foundation, a non profit organization founded by wooden boat enthusiasts, boat builders, educators, business execs and cummunity leaders to engage and educate people of all ages about traditional wood boats, boat building and the wooden boating experience in general.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBnr5MfgTe4jIaJ5fPuSMqMoSiBSjMKsHWl3HTFd53dwpeeX7PmzLuRgT8kPjuzTsWqxD4jpI8VHpjC99iWFPvr2TExbRRPk9P8lsW7yFp8QHS1rEi1nruBPCaeIIiE0jw3QeQLnTU9Q/s1600/100_4176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBnr5MfgTe4jIaJ5fPuSMqMoSiBSjMKsHWl3HTFd53dwpeeX7PmzLuRgT8kPjuzTsWqxD4jpI8VHpjC99iWFPvr2TExbRRPk9P8lsW7yFp8QHS1rEi1nruBPCaeIIiE0jw3QeQLnTU9Q/s320/100_4176.JPG" width="320" /></a> It is to provide a hands on educational experience designed to help young people gain self confidence, skills and discipline needed to realize their full potential and become productive members of the community.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sr39OCRRAZcNFBdoiR55Kavuo7C4vpTJuqBZE6wzO1uBBtvqeWj5IeDJSJ4coDAMp_npmBKRAkAh3nXTffrJ_upoRyNCGMHhts-nAv8Ti37jdh06-c-whsJ2g000pLNSGwJd5ax7SPU/s1600/100_4183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sr39OCRRAZcNFBdoiR55Kavuo7C4vpTJuqBZE6wzO1uBBtvqeWj5IeDJSJ4coDAMp_npmBKRAkAh3nXTffrJ_upoRyNCGMHhts-nAv8Ti37jdh06-c-whsJ2g000pLNSGwJd5ax7SPU/s320/100_4183.JPG" width="320" /></a> They were raffling off two boats that the kids had built. We had a great morning.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-Yljy4GvAtaxGyB4NGGMoEiOzupQ23BMd91kBkTSOhthA0sm12I5HciCHUXm5dKe5Bciuh001bmAZxmoHg7lbX_mRpSD1E2VxRqwl2KwzZzOXmHl10MXcxQ72AMEthh0oD3EMlK_V_4/s1600/100_4149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-Yljy4GvAtaxGyB4NGGMoEiOzupQ23BMd91kBkTSOhthA0sm12I5HciCHUXm5dKe5Bciuh001bmAZxmoHg7lbX_mRpSD1E2VxRqwl2KwzZzOXmHl10MXcxQ72AMEthh0oD3EMlK_V_4/s320/100_4149.JPG" width="320" /></a> As the sun sets tonight, I am planning another outing to visit a couple of Galleries of a Wood Carver, and the Models of Log Homes that are being built from the ground up on the south end of town. Stay Tuned. More Nice weather on tap for the entire week ahead. I can't ask for a better August so far.mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-1108468542338600752012-07-27T21:31:00.000-05:002012-07-27T21:39:40.333-05:00Another Beautiful Ride!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The woman who owns this RV Park is very active in tourism and has been really helpful in finding road trips for us to take and things to see and do. She suggested that we go to Leavenworth (not the prison!) and the surrounding areas. We headed up the road to Wenatchee and then on west of there. The folks at Leavenworth were in a bad way several years ago, when their town was dying. A person passing through told someone in that they had a beautiful little town, reminescent of a Bavarian town in the Alps! Thankfully, they took that comment to heart, as it truly is a booming, bustling with the flavor of a Artisan Village. Many little shops, hotels, Bed and Breakfast and restaurants. There was live accordian entertainment in the town square that we enjoyed while walking around on the streets.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3EewkqK6ZIUyMZ_1L-hRjhqyOLFgzM2SuKQltCDMT99GxMMwtmF0m5u5UNCU42kURl9CctywoTVUgGb74zNhdhZGfaiLRONmwRKy_NrRHzKRCH_KrnSBTgxvHPH7u-wGK0blbwMoFHk/s1600/100_3888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3EewkqK6ZIUyMZ_1L-hRjhqyOLFgzM2SuKQltCDMT99GxMMwtmF0m5u5UNCU42kURl9CctywoTVUgGb74zNhdhZGfaiLRONmwRKy_NrRHzKRCH_KrnSBTgxvHPH7u-wGK0blbwMoFHk/s320/100_3888.JPG" width="320" /></a> Every parking spot was taken, clearly a very popular spot to visit while in Washington. We stopped at a family owned fruit stand on the edge of town on the way home, and sampled some Apelets and Cotlets, a confectionary treat made from fruit and nuts with a setting syrup and dusted with powdered sugar.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh319_Z9zH6ThzoG8jkGOQPqsaLxd0dJVJ5AZW5ZyjCnBarX8TAmxCy2mZBtQRsitEUXqlVP5rFEhDHyKlpl_cZlqbAQubgp7EJGcoWdxQuKhqDLEBBm-s9EcJvuGanpFXRY7jBreun3D8/s1600/100_3892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh319_Z9zH6ThzoG8jkGOQPqsaLxd0dJVJ5AZW5ZyjCnBarX8TAmxCy2mZBtQRsitEUXqlVP5rFEhDHyKlpl_cZlqbAQubgp7EJGcoWdxQuKhqDLEBBm-s9EcJvuGanpFXRY7jBreun3D8/s320/100_3892.JPG" width="320" /></a> In Cashmere, a town just a few miles away, there's a factory where Apelets and Cotlets are made...and we stopped there too on the way home.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ959cNysF-Hy2KMccPvo0EXlaoLMKZK2shPBLDWU00n5e_8elCkD3WIoenZE1352ZEOxEjsYLB1AzyVVW1DznVPSM-S97Y-m48wzGVVBrVW9J3gbiX3-nCoLFzuk-DsR8J_BRNAOv1Y/s1600/100_3919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ959cNysF-Hy2KMccPvo0EXlaoLMKZK2shPBLDWU00n5e_8elCkD3WIoenZE1352ZEOxEjsYLB1AzyVVW1DznVPSM-S97Y-m48wzGVVBrVW9J3gbiX3-nCoLFzuk-DsR8J_BRNAOv1Y/s320/100_3919.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XIBRatHne3EVOIQW3c5J2rsctc8dbDwFHm7JL1YHxx0mJsUuGdatf1jjME_jztozBD30fqqJyjcH4Xyk5EZ9luUfMiAd0XxC1Zu2xFwQgB0xvOk4OJ8OXmBdaRAqLFnZKWJPIMNq3pE/s1600/100_3914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XIBRatHne3EVOIQW3c5J2rsctc8dbDwFHm7JL1YHxx0mJsUuGdatf1jjME_jztozBD30fqqJyjcH4Xyk5EZ9luUfMiAd0XxC1Zu2xFwQgB0xvOk4OJ8OXmBdaRAqLFnZKWJPIMNq3pE/s320/100_3914.JPG" width="320" /></a> It was a very good day, and even KayCee had a good time. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_Da5j2GT6fSapCTv9o_zpJdq4nyprtcSvQI6-UJ0BoY-3UGhV1Pibi21Ey-D0kknxaxoOnpLKI73F0kGmBZBzywebUm7ZAszzdgB83vBpoGIGhgZqLcvEFxZnkIsy6WlS7IBWcWQe_c/s1600/100_3903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_Da5j2GT6fSapCTv9o_zpJdq4nyprtcSvQI6-UJ0BoY-3UGhV1Pibi21Ey-D0kknxaxoOnpLKI73F0kGmBZBzywebUm7ZAszzdgB83vBpoGIGhgZqLcvEFxZnkIsy6WlS7IBWcWQe_c/s320/100_3903.JPG" width="320" /></a>They have a pet store in Leavenworth that welcome pets, so we clipped a leash on our fur kid and in we went. Usually in Pet Smart she sniffs around and is pretty mellow. Not so with this place, she about went wild greeting all the dogs and smelling all the treat and toys. Today we have been busy, replenishing the food supply, taking care of some ordinary chores and now this evening we will watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Can you remember where you were for the last Olympics 4 years ago? I can.... we were in the Wapiti Valley on the edge of Yellowstone Park. That was the only channel we got back then! This time we will spend the duration in Kalispell MT. We only have 3 nights left here and we will be on the move to the mountains!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-36621225627427805702012-07-22T10:47:00.001-05:002012-07-22T10:47:43.170-05:00Most of My Summer Vacation in Idaho!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA3YMrwDZK_TeIff9-zeU2raSGgf9bmxFtLcRZHXKIreTVE3ET-exFOSaGL0XUDuPFlbKKdJSmHXWObD_dcu2yRMb4YJlXSSPhkICeH8ossah05qkw23-MXMS3lSobP-MbPuykpx6GtQ/s1600/100_3832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA3YMrwDZK_TeIff9-zeU2raSGgf9bmxFtLcRZHXKIreTVE3ET-exFOSaGL0XUDuPFlbKKdJSmHXWObD_dcu2yRMb4YJlXSSPhkICeH8ossah05qkw23-MXMS3lSobP-MbPuykpx6GtQ/s320/100_3832.JPG" width="320" /></a>It's been a long and hard month. I was going to name this post "How I spent my Summer Vacation At the Dennis Dillon RV Center" But we finally got away from there. As you can see, we have a New Coach! We had discussed the idea of looking for something smaller and while we were going to spend a few days in the Boise area, and passed by this dealership we decided to spend an afternoon and look at what they had. Who would think we would spend the next three weeks between Boise and Caldwell. We had a wonderful sales person, Dan - and the first coach we went into had everything I wanted plus it was in our price range! I wasn't going to opt for Brand new..but with the great deal, we couldn't pass it up. Our Betsy has been a very good coach, but we are wanting to go places that it wasn't comfortable for her! (or me either!) So.....we have a new house! You will hear me refer to this rig as "Teddy the Road Warrior!" It is smaller but has wonderful features, 4 slides and made by the Thor Corporation. A 2013 36ft. Thor Tuscany.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF2KiV88k4W49SUcS0920y3PF4hqAqRK0Or57pLHm6uvWuzmmCalh6lLhZPZAyt1ZPlhLKBt6Z7-uZ36U4HtSigsI2zIoxqHgdJykKT9ElYrGWTSbry28M0j99bTOJSFPDBr42B1_cd0/s1600/100_3667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF2KiV88k4W49SUcS0920y3PF4hqAqRK0Or57pLHm6uvWuzmmCalh6lLhZPZAyt1ZPlhLKBt6Z7-uZ36U4HtSigsI2zIoxqHgdJykKT9ElYrGWTSbry28M0j99bTOJSFPDBr42B1_cd0/s320/100_3667.JPG" width="320" /></a> The ride is much more comfortable, even though I'm having a little difficulty getting used to the seat! The inside is oh so much roomier. I have a wonderful floorplan, king bed, stack set washer dryer, stainless residential side by side fridge and all my appliances are Residential Whirlpool Gold. Bumper to bumper warranty for 7 years, so we're set. No more looking at houses for now. We will plan on being in Alaska next summer, and taking our house! The fireplace will be nice this winter and colder places. We sure don't need it now!! The move was pretty taxing, as any move can be. Losing as much storage and 7 ft of length was challenging and the Goodwill thanks us, as we made several trips!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVJISrLZbLDIOF5jONUVNStaKMDQknlEDH1pBc4MVfYatyZGlnHqERGG2W4TFo80I0HjUM8Q7onadUtWa94xJT343pU6FKw5qBtrJ5zEOFAvssj-9XqZf5z0HKIsxdw4wYzyX-i_eHuA/s1600/100_3835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVJISrLZbLDIOF5jONUVNStaKMDQknlEDH1pBc4MVfYatyZGlnHqERGG2W4TFo80I0HjUM8Q7onadUtWa94xJT343pU6FKw5qBtrJ5zEOFAvssj-9XqZf5z0HKIsxdw4wYzyX-i_eHuA/s320/100_3835.JPG" width="320" /></a> I may have to have a Uhaul to make the trip to the hunting lodge in the fall. Lots of stuff that I won't throw away, but won't haul around all the time either. It has been an adventure in itself, as with any new or different coach, there's a learning curve and bugs to work out and issues to deal with. One week it seemed like everything I touched broke!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9w3VpqqGirpjyKOfVoN9XhcRQw0kFMRo9HKamTpLYGQ4SQZ_8g4wcsj945H34FEHxfqQMYGSybbcp34gL_jRO9naKE9LVFOrwBR2CfTja1-KPDq625xi1wA9hTTqAbhdECfXj1e3IrU/s1600/100_3836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9w3VpqqGirpjyKOfVoN9XhcRQw0kFMRo9HKamTpLYGQ4SQZ_8g4wcsj945H34FEHxfqQMYGSybbcp34gL_jRO9naKE9LVFOrwBR2CfTja1-KPDq625xi1wA9hTTqAbhdECfXj1e3IrU/s320/100_3836.JPG" width="320" /></a> Most things we have resolved and still waiting for a couple parts to finish up...but the dealership will ship those where we are and we will have an approved service facility do the repair.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3jvs3eEyNes2DK2Vs_8ImGnRy6t0hm-VDBG_4vi34yiRhGJ_BGdvdDWZvr3WKzmTVMtbV_AAHSQFRLJ0gIdkt_fh_Ib3K4Jv7FHn6fiDtXnTLaNdd68SK_BdfGEQDQSX5mUK8WuAaI0/s1600/100_3846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3jvs3eEyNes2DK2Vs_8ImGnRy6t0hm-VDBG_4vi34yiRhGJ_BGdvdDWZvr3WKzmTVMtbV_AAHSQFRLJ0gIdkt_fh_Ib3K4Jv7FHn6fiDtXnTLaNdd68SK_BdfGEQDQSX5mUK8WuAaI0/s320/100_3846.JPG" width="320" /></a> We finally took off for the maiden voyage and headed through the corner of Oregon and up into Washington, making a loop and heading back towards the center to Washington.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-JcKgoRf6zkxo4g_XlRuj-ytVUqXNGxJ3COeCRVIzpg-LYMOOSfDVQK8rsEv9DplGdt78_hYjBRNu8z8vnkUF-JPFOQcBmGRZ0CA3hNXdCKSo63kjTcd15BlTZ-aoe6iOexvPJ8huEc/s1600/100_3847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-JcKgoRf6zkxo4g_XlRuj-ytVUqXNGxJ3COeCRVIzpg-LYMOOSfDVQK8rsEv9DplGdt78_hYjBRNu8z8vnkUF-JPFOQcBmGRZ0CA3hNXdCKSo63kjTcd15BlTZ-aoe6iOexvPJ8huEc/s320/100_3847.JPG" width="320" /></a> The ride is lots better and lots easier than we're used to! He's a trooper and pulls the Suburban like a champ! We are sitting at a very quaint park until the 1st of August, when we will head to Kalispell Montana. We wanted to make the trip to the coast and visit friends, see sights and tour, however, with the extra expense and spending more time with this project, we had to change our plans.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBydY9-TllE-PeJkK0JxqOoEwwUVuoHj3hiBCC4soEs5SWUTsnk4ON7M5izbauAfcJdBActt9YsCg90e97qhySgMgM4eeGDl0AO0UFSamVNK-gfvNMm_HaiEln8fISJhw9Hnuhw_mNvA/s1600/100_3678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBydY9-TllE-PeJkK0JxqOoEwwUVuoHj3hiBCC4soEs5SWUTsnk4ON7M5izbauAfcJdBActt9YsCg90e97qhySgMgM4eeGDl0AO0UFSamVNK-gfvNMm_HaiEln8fISJhw9Hnuhw_mNvA/s320/100_3678.JPG" width="320" /></a> Remember, our plans are written in jello!!!! Hopefully we will include that plan next summer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUooKuhlFWlBL_TP_00jr7DXLbCXQekuzv1HLv-jx50_FH-H8vO1_-W89O3eXspy3iBZcXWlZplkXMtqmrEC3H0wZnUF8AQpIPVz6im-Q8PZlaeUyl8Gbis8Vfn9M9EdeC2W3S9TXuFA/s1600/100_3706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUooKuhlFWlBL_TP_00jr7DXLbCXQekuzv1HLv-jx50_FH-H8vO1_-W89O3eXspy3iBZcXWlZplkXMtqmrEC3H0wZnUF8AQpIPVz6im-Q8PZlaeUyl8Gbis8Vfn9M9EdeC2W3S9TXuFA/s320/100_3706.JPG" width="320" /></a> For now we are doing a minimal amount of touring, but enjoying Washington and the diverse crops they have around here and trying to relax a bit after the moving stress.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub1ucogvPkwOi0UO7ExkXE2tEJuoGf2VnsKqf7j5l3fCqbv0r_-9Lo-R1nN-TQZB698gyvu1sDBy2MOUgv4KPZamDpjhp95dUrkMNJIyt6_8QMrdhJ_5kEkOheUpa_TtjWOU4yc2sRKs/s1600/100_3741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub1ucogvPkwOi0UO7ExkXE2tEJuoGf2VnsKqf7j5l3fCqbv0r_-9Lo-R1nN-TQZB698gyvu1sDBy2MOUgv4KPZamDpjhp95dUrkMNJIyt6_8QMrdhJ_5kEkOheUpa_TtjWOU4yc2sRKs/s320/100_3741.JPG" width="320" /></a> DH spends most of his spare time reading his Kindle. This past week, we spent one day touring Soap Lake, Dry Falls, Coulee City, the Grand Coulee Dam, Omak and Wenatchee. Today we drove to a couple of wildlife preserves, saw a coyote standing on a road, travelled over the O'Sullivan Dam and had lunch at the Blue Heron park in Moses Lake. 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Apples, blackberries, cherries, beans asparagus, onions, potatoes, grapes,wine and the list goes on and on..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnX8PZ11NuTvnDrezDf7w4Eu6IKol5-emLeHUKStjN-auOPaU_TevyjwvDIUvBjijjUpXU5JtFgYoOEuNV56KMoc8zZYWJ_gxk_HC1iaI5LuPuYxKZ-uMQSiARB0o_tF4JQQ6Xol2Ox4/s1600/100_3805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnX8PZ11NuTvnDrezDf7w4Eu6IKol5-emLeHUKStjN-auOPaU_TevyjwvDIUvBjijjUpXU5JtFgYoOEuNV56KMoc8zZYWJ_gxk_HC1iaI5LuPuYxKZ-uMQSiARB0o_tF4JQQ6Xol2Ox4/s320/100_3805.JPG" width="320" /></a>.. lots of alfalfa and hay too. We made it through a rather severe thunderstorm yesterday that brought heavy rain and lots of wind.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oXh9E5HXNyY9_NBG81qnC3u-HSPXOZq3IMvWzASZrXJhAQP5RsUwzjPpNoOHPDabQWcmbFG8LiJ8mly67-boiQA6MFQwDIByuluBOxtCpSgemkGSO69_g4BUbG4whgQ5wK64cLdmknU/s1600/100_3830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oXh9E5HXNyY9_NBG81qnC3u-HSPXOZq3IMvWzASZrXJhAQP5RsUwzjPpNoOHPDabQWcmbFG8LiJ8mly67-boiQA6MFQwDIByuluBOxtCpSgemkGSO69_g4BUbG4whgQ5wK64cLdmknU/s320/100_3830.JPG" width="320" /></a> The most weather we've seen outside of 6 days over 100 in Boise. Our closest City is Moses Lake WA, and we'll be headed through Spokane and on east next week. Stay tuned!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-17907637841659486592012-06-24T13:43:00.000-05:002012-06-24T13:50:37.066-05:00Sawtooth Mountains and Sun Valley IdahoI apologize for the lack of photos...having difficulty here but will post them to an album in Facebook.... enjoy! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kfbrown">www.facebook.com/kfbrown</a><br />
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We said goodbye to extreme heat in the desert and travelled north on I15, stopping off in Springville Utah for a couple days to cool down and regroup. That area is just south of Salt Lake City, very heavy traffic, and tons of road construction. We couldn't even determine where to be most of the time, there were so many orange cones and barrels! The trip north from Las Vegas took one very long hot travel day, but I was determined to get up out of the heat! My plan was to stop along the way and see Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, but with forecasts of 119, I said we'd take a raincheck! We left there and scooted on north through Salt Lake and after leaving the city behind, we had an easy day's ride to Heyburn Idaho. We have spent the weekend exploring southern and central Idaho.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0tqbXMkp8nuUSEWKhuGq2_2Xur6_BnrzxnnskSfz5TCUZ7fOaU3w0dO8JxpC4Nv6b_g7nOrcZEKs8FXrau_Oj8UVIwYrwrz3Tu0fYalrjq_eHENDfbGLfadOVYAYy8AHtQ0B2tvAs6I/s1600/100_3327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0tqbXMkp8nuUSEWKhuGq2_2Xur6_BnrzxnnskSfz5TCUZ7fOaU3w0dO8JxpC4Nv6b_g7nOrcZEKs8FXrau_Oj8UVIwYrwrz3Tu0fYalrjq_eHENDfbGLfadOVYAYy8AHtQ0B2tvAs6I/s320/100_3327.JPG" width="320" /></a> Friday we spent viewing the Shoshone Falls, Perrine Bridge and Snake River Canyon. Shoshone Falls are higher than the famous Niagra Falls. We were lucky to be here when there was high water. This weekend in Burley is the 37th Annual Idaho Regatta on the Snake River. We walked down by the river in the afternoon and watched some of the qualifying rounds of the racers. We missed seeing some of the best and biggest racing boats in the world, but its a choice of which beautiful thing to spend your time with!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ4vFhnyYLX_rZeD5ufvbSczsOg5UIFnvU3bEjMaUmhgDqpO46q4-1qeZBkUs5q4ZaujXU-4_0FI5kZb1xBumrXaSd8lEuC_SiwRGOu1aeEMq5PmZ1CD94UpadCMeYrSg8K2U41Oz34k/s1600/100_3348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ4vFhnyYLX_rZeD5ufvbSczsOg5UIFnvU3bEjMaUmhgDqpO46q4-1qeZBkUs5q4ZaujXU-4_0FI5kZb1xBumrXaSd8lEuC_SiwRGOu1aeEMq5PmZ1CD94UpadCMeYrSg8K2U41Oz34k/s320/100_3348.JPG" width="320" /></a> Large crowds are not my favorite thing anymore either. Too many things, too little time. Saturday we covered a loop of about 500 miles, heading north to the Sawtooth Mountains, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Sun Valley Idaho and the Wood River Valley. A beautiful place, many awesome houses in Sun Valley, but I was not taken in by the lifestyles of the Rich and Famous! I am partial to mountains as the Rockies were a big part of my childhood. The views from the top of the Galena Summit were spectacular and the water in the Salmon River is clear and crisp. The temperatures were in the low 70s with a stiff breeze. Two moumtain peaks, Castle peak and Mount Borah still bears pristine white snow and that's the best way to view it! Incredible contrast to the blue in the skys and fluffy while clouds in passing. We had a picnic lunch in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, enjoying our sandwiches by a creek. We headed back down the valleys, by the MacKay Reservoir and back to meet the Interstate at Blackfoot Idaho. Back down in the southern flats, the irrigated fields presented very green and lush. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcD1Bg2opySjdBzu77tDiffzbKeHRF4pjHTS9CjH2DWy0B-YRo1zIrH8X07biiKpJqaM6Xkdx-FckfDK_ADvoJHu7K3ZLKeNRw00op3V0qMECBZ5DwZpnJJxeLOOr_YhJragmryb_9Wdo/s1600/100_3356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcD1Bg2opySjdBzu77tDiffzbKeHRF4pjHTS9CjH2DWy0B-YRo1zIrH8X07biiKpJqaM6Xkdx-FckfDK_ADvoJHu7K3ZLKeNRw00op3V0qMECBZ5DwZpnJJxeLOOr_YhJragmryb_9Wdo/s320/100_3356.JPG" width="320" /></a>They grow a lot of contracted potatoes for french fries, Malt Barley for Coors Brewery and many fields of alfalfa, mowed and baled for the many dairies and other stock. It's a great open place. We will move on East sometime early this week after I get my mail and we get the coach looked at. Our turbo isn't boosting like it should and it makes for a slow tedious ride and I don't care to do that in the mountains and hills of Oregon that lie ahead!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-24772897961821989442012-06-14T13:35:00.000-05:002012-06-14T13:35:01.317-05:00Baking in the Desert!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're up to having daily Triple Digit temps here now. I say it's time to move on - and we would, however the body shop in Las Vegas still has our bumper! We had quite a trip coming back from Nebraska, I got a bug or some bad food and was sick for the whole second day of the trip. It was an absolutely miserable day and night!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacP3Q1l3m3pPEVGEIjfDVhLPRDBfzmUy7q9Dvh6KU6cFCIJz48_8Cwh_ih69KPBmm_jNhUIKeuEaGjm7S7IMD2izSRoW1jf_c-H_Al5oiNMPmwUqhcPu-SrXIcCd6YDeRomtaw0B4qHc/s1600/100_3191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacP3Q1l3m3pPEVGEIjfDVhLPRDBfzmUy7q9Dvh6KU6cFCIJz48_8Cwh_ih69KPBmm_jNhUIKeuEaGjm7S7IMD2izSRoW1jf_c-H_Al5oiNMPmwUqhcPu-SrXIcCd6YDeRomtaw0B4qHc/s320/100_3191.JPG" width="320" /></a> Much better now. The panoramic views of the Mountains in Colorado were awesome, captured this runaway truck ramp for proof that they actually do get used! I have never witnessed that before. The towering rock formations in Utah are massive and stately.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-o5vZ6ezGTO_QkmoZqLf8TUugF5h6M9M_un0khbEPGSslmuSM7gYqkuU8I-PEYYWlmDfkOckR_EsS6AMrQgOxna4W-Yew5nJIJf79d5gFZiFtbTyLOdYi09KM82ZLbByzI20ByxCEgk/s1600/100_3212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-o5vZ6ezGTO_QkmoZqLf8TUugF5h6M9M_un0khbEPGSslmuSM7gYqkuU8I-PEYYWlmDfkOckR_EsS6AMrQgOxna4W-Yew5nJIJf79d5gFZiFtbTyLOdYi09KM82ZLbByzI20ByxCEgk/s320/100_3212.JPG" width="320" /></a> We headed into the city the next day to get the car looked at and pick up my new software for this computer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghl3ETST3GNZKYLdpMSg-fUnmO8AqRyGjAmsx8V0eoWThjN4I5XFN2Rs4DQqBbEVKK4PRUpamEsLvjqIHbIByn1P5fH4oytbPRjK10p9kZ5S2dPdWNrUIHMOuFQ9XgRvl-p8MoDXAyEq4/s1600/100_3211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghl3ETST3GNZKYLdpMSg-fUnmO8AqRyGjAmsx8V0eoWThjN4I5XFN2Rs4DQqBbEVKK4PRUpamEsLvjqIHbIByn1P5fH4oytbPRjK10p9kZ5S2dPdWNrUIHMOuFQ9XgRvl-p8MoDXAyEq4/s320/100_3211.JPG" width="320" /></a> In getting the car estimated, they determined that they could just take the bumper off and work on it and we could still drive the car. Sounds good in a perfect world. I think if we were just driving in town and a short distance it would have been alright, however it didn't work so well, trying to drive up over the mountain at 65!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UlnFzktDsNw1eDRCdjgnKRu_LsBX5BPJrpEx2hdQ65K-DFij36hALJWWzDXr2B9BtNT3XNEyIbs8wxKBRhyphenhyphenpkMk4bBq9rxb1vGA0835jt5JKQmKLJWki0xLttqVPmsKTSOYdgil67Jg/s1600/100_3230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UlnFzktDsNw1eDRCdjgnKRu_LsBX5BPJrpEx2hdQ65K-DFij36hALJWWzDXr2B9BtNT3XNEyIbs8wxKBRhyphenhyphenpkMk4bBq9rxb1vGA0835jt5JKQmKLJWki0xLttqVPmsKTSOYdgil67Jg/s320/100_3230.JPG" width="320" /></a> My wonderful DH ended up playing MacGyver along the side of a busy highway, securing the plastic tire lining with a screwdriver and a piece of rope. The rest of the 42 miles we drove 35 mph! It took a long time to get home. Tomorrow morning we will get up and leave here at first light and make the long trip before the traffic gets bad. Or the heat! I am getting used to my new computer, the new Windows 7 Operating System and the new Microsoft Office Home and Business Software. While I upgraded, I picked up a program tutorial set by Professor teaches. I took a college course to learn Microsoft XP and Office '97. I figured it was time for a refresher since I still know enough to get me through or get me in trouble. I have done a few lessons and if nothing else, it provides me something to do when it's hot out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CAxq0lqtXR7SAaU4mKzQYONo1n261T093ENhwhBz6G36c9sgLoy0ZMrsWM0mdy-H7krcJhF1irFM32OhDeqELqv3gB_DQzpT-M0tSctN4C24Liu53GMvSKRTmygfbv0dE3cnJogMlq0/s1600/100_3226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CAxq0lqtXR7SAaU4mKzQYONo1n261T093ENhwhBz6G36c9sgLoy0ZMrsWM0mdy-H7krcJhF1irFM32OhDeqELqv3gB_DQzpT-M0tSctN4C24Liu53GMvSKRTmygfbv0dE3cnJogMlq0/s320/100_3226.JPG" width="320" /></a>The wind is blowing again now, but just a breeze so far. When the wind blows in Las Vegas the strip and sky line doesn't look very pretty. We were out in the hills east of town and took pictures across the city. I think I like the Night Lights much better! I must admit, I have a severe case of "hitch itch" and need to move on. Looking forward to sitting outside in some cooler temps soon.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBGemqh-kM2XfNGndgD_UX2-RH2a4AkqmOxZWm3bvexIlbJpPtVp0tqnqdflM11cY4f6gaUsTdFYRP4fuDpRkr4qQmVWecFp9EEX5-y_V5npEcviGGuKQ0S4watnvDF21BZW-GX7mR7s/s1600/100_3228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBGemqh-kM2XfNGndgD_UX2-RH2a4AkqmOxZWm3bvexIlbJpPtVp0tqnqdflM11cY4f6gaUsTdFYRP4fuDpRkr4qQmVWecFp9EEX5-y_V5npEcviGGuKQ0S4watnvDF21BZW-GX7mR7s/s320/100_3228.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-91250210283243269142012-06-03T10:37:00.000-05:002012-06-03T10:37:17.302-05:00An Unwanted Pause!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday we were tying up loose ends, and saying goodbye to the kids in their busy lives. I was headed for one more stop at our son's and a deer that could not tell time, decided to move across the highway at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and ruin my day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNtW5bzGRbfCQ3JZAOXgVn8X55E1ViLTW6O67cMX50p76zHLU7meI8co-E-sVLduOpKBx0ZHdiYf6utfPeO38lQ8WvGle0yPKTaMG83uwzE4v2l9XYLPlPzrgkBGRLbkHf5WtyWJ9mh4/s1600/100_3160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNtW5bzGRbfCQ3JZAOXgVn8X55E1ViLTW6O67cMX50p76zHLU7meI8co-E-sVLduOpKBx0ZHdiYf6utfPeO38lQ8WvGle0yPKTaMG83uwzE4v2l9XYLPlPzrgkBGRLbkHf5WtyWJ9mh4/s320/100_3160.JPG" width="320" /></a> Not only ruin my day, but ruin the plan to hit the road! Lucky for my, it was a rather glancing blow, and the whole front of the vehicle wasn't smashed but just the bumper on one corner. A dent the size of a basketball, and scratches across is all that we can see with the naked eye.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXUm119zLoe8trtDNY0sK67KYlTEgS5CB88r9WAq5qRWOsv4gXRM26BEj_iCkVE0HwlaD-EeQZLhK_RRCgc4DbVn2Ro8BiOXv1vNy0HBYpl0XfPbMI1KXdQmzbgPUOHaYnsg_h6Qa_zs/s1600/100_3172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXUm119zLoe8trtDNY0sK67KYlTEgS5CB88r9WAq5qRWOsv4gXRM26BEj_iCkVE0HwlaD-EeQZLhK_RRCgc4DbVn2Ro8BiOXv1vNy0HBYpl0XfPbMI1KXdQmzbgPUOHaYnsg_h6Qa_zs/s320/100_3172.JPG" width="320" /></a> It didn't even break the headlight lens. Whew! I drove right to the dealership and had them check for leaking fluids, and unfortunately with it being Saturday afternoon, couldn't get a complete check and estimate for repairs. Thankfully it is still drivable and we continued on back to the County Sheriff's office where I spent another chunk of Saturday getting an accident report filed and calls made to the Insurance Company, well, left a message anyway, it's Saturday ya know. Monday I will head back and make arrangements to have the repairs. We may as well do it now, as we will be on the road most of the summer with no stops more than a week long until August. I will share some more pictures of our Memorial Service, my oldest son, a Veteran, pays respect to relatives that have passed on. Since he has been out of the Army, these services are more important to him. We were only a half hour late to the event of the week, the 60th Anniversary party was for one of Danny's Gas Company crew.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BVT10g00p5nZvqdWzcsdIykDU4xt_W8gCvclhESbUDvRBmAjBWP9umqMubqp24RtNkcpBm3OaIA9mNv2xa-rQrGxBEN-xDkZrjUrdwWMdeLPe_is4FeYU9Nr3BGkqwM1HNGrQBv2zl4/s1600/100_3174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BVT10g00p5nZvqdWzcsdIykDU4xt_W8gCvclhESbUDvRBmAjBWP9umqMubqp24RtNkcpBm3OaIA9mNv2xa-rQrGxBEN-xDkZrjUrdwWMdeLPe_is4FeYU9Nr3BGkqwM1HNGrQBv2zl4/s320/100_3174.JPG" width="320" /></a> All these guys at the table worked and retired from the same office. This sweet girl is the youngest of our Musically Talented Family and she was getting ready for a Dance recital. I hope she had fun and did well, her mom purchased a cd that she will share with us later.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWSzpTKFV9e-_-Dksof3HmNYnmyhPET0ao5c0hOL4WhDg270R2q-WHk7IZXtH1o7S2Hs7CyW8zU76LoLhyphenhyphenvjrMF2AnpqBoltn8ep55OtDyDbRnXHcbwwMCR6VyS2CMJiK8Uge-eb6qKs/s1600/100_3170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWSzpTKFV9e-_-Dksof3HmNYnmyhPET0ao5c0hOL4WhDg270R2q-WHk7IZXtH1o7S2Hs7CyW8zU76LoLhyphenhyphenvjrMF2AnpqBoltn8ep55OtDyDbRnXHcbwwMCR6VyS2CMJiK8Uge-eb6qKs/s320/100_3170.JPG" width="320" /></a> Technology is good and bad, that they wouldn't allow pictures and they sell professional pictures and a professional copy of the recital available to the parents to purchase.They even sold advance tickets and thinking we would be gone we didn't get tickets! Everything in life today comes with a price. Not even memories are available free anymore. </div>mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-28504071266589096052012-05-27T12:07:00.000-05:002012-05-27T12:12:08.489-05:00Memory Lane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A 1300 mile trek across the mountains from the West was the latest trip, traveling across the newly planted fields of Corn and wheat in Colorado and Kansas.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sq-BddPyEEUYo5I8XNC3Qq5pKLWkg3I8_PHWnIeaPE-_ALkESw4ON4Ps55IM40u08SGdPZwgpxuF4iLsAqVzQ-ndXt5vUQBZHKZjadx0zd231yZ9UFFy9xj9sbDCHXJ0M6yP9rP49eE/s1600/100_3051_00.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sq-BddPyEEUYo5I8XNC3Qq5pKLWkg3I8_PHWnIeaPE-_ALkESw4ON4Ps55IM40u08SGdPZwgpxuF4iLsAqVzQ-ndXt5vUQBZHKZjadx0zd231yZ9UFFy9xj9sbDCHXJ0M6yP9rP49eE/s320/100_3051_00.JPG" width="320" /></a> I was looking forward to some clean air and maybe some rain, minus the tornadic clouds and hail that they had experienced so very early in the season. Well, after a couple weeks in the old hometown, the memories of clean air and soft rain have faded! The wind blows 40 very regularly, and the dirt in the air from all the farm fields remind me a little of the desert!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTMOhzgoAAKr5X8X6TUZGsgc9HxKzCgQ2qmpgxewSdSX67MQHdWEBDfK3GxAtWphAMNK7g7q0QLBHb4BdrDqBV3_va8L43TCKZzPLAhkwzC363XhDXVGGySb7DLtrGzSn1zd_ialXYMg/s1600/100_3126_00.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTMOhzgoAAKr5X8X6TUZGsgc9HxKzCgQ2qmpgxewSdSX67MQHdWEBDfK3GxAtWphAMNK7g7q0QLBHb4BdrDqBV3_va8L43TCKZzPLAhkwzC363XhDXVGGySb7DLtrGzSn1zd_ialXYMg/s320/100_3126_00.JPG" width="320" /></a> Very little rain.... they are having another hard year. I cant wash the vehicle often enough to keep it clean for just one day! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PfDtQT2oplNAHByFq8zKHUv02K3OwX1y7nOgIsG7OHcZx5dbi3LMO60eFxXT5A76cjzH-88z3Xzlr2RA7LzIjJilh5Hv3Pm7GGLLBdsgGUjywyITwZTNQ5jKhDsYcmVa029FW-Cm8AI/s1600/100_3123_00.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PfDtQT2oplNAHByFq8zKHUv02K3OwX1y7nOgIsG7OHcZx5dbi3LMO60eFxXT5A76cjzH-88z3Xzlr2RA7LzIjJilh5Hv3Pm7GGLLBdsgGUjywyITwZTNQ5jKhDsYcmVa029FW-Cm8AI/s320/100_3123_00.JPG" width="320" /></a>We have been crazy busy running from one town to another, visiting with kids(my son's bailing rig in photo) and grandkids, attending Pre-School and Kindergarten graduations, birthdays, a first baseball game, all trying to make it back home before dark each time to avoid smacking into the plentiful population of deer in this area. DH has played in a golf tournament and I have taken some pictures, visited with friends and played with plants and flowers. Usually we are gone at this time of the year and I don't get to see the Peony bushes in full bloom but this year I was lucky enough to not only see them but pick two bunches and enjoy their beauty on the table. We used to use them to decorate the family's graves and this year they bloomed so early that they are all gone and done already. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhvECsoddwcI5o8knstOUozRsKfNWAuaUPF2uh2C2jmB4NwFoYn2iYMq60YUMEGyZ5_8jZ76Gaj5e0aRoN5rtBMDArpXBlvcmdWNGJjbtGvBpAMbGVyCRT-FtR9WX0FhiEJ5sLtEj_zU/s1600/100_3115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhvECsoddwcI5o8knstOUozRsKfNWAuaUPF2uh2C2jmB4NwFoYn2iYMq60YUMEGyZ5_8jZ76Gaj5e0aRoN5rtBMDArpXBlvcmdWNGJjbtGvBpAMbGVyCRT-FtR9WX0FhiEJ5sLtEj_zU/s320/100_3115.JPG" width="320" /></a> Another reason for this trip was the fact that it was my 40 year Alumni Banquet on Memorial weekend. We had 33 people in the class and two are resting in heaven. Out of the remaining 31, only 7 people attended, and I guess we are the important ones. Our school is not functioning anymore and as the years go on the attendance gets less and less, some day to fade away or merge into the existing school that was consolidated with other towns in this area. Suprised to see some that showed up from far away and amazed that I could recognize and remember everyone's names!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UJwFMecaU807T6ZZqsN8GwPTSOfK3sb1xa7v_jPjkYucVAxePa51Id8-LyjqLtJ0fVwf3gL-aSFV2iu5zpXYnH4wVmktqK29QOH_XcMIPKGu96QAGGpKMF9UPgfrbBwU1yHZ0qp6FtE/s1600/100_3146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UJwFMecaU807T6ZZqsN8GwPTSOfK3sb1xa7v_jPjkYucVAxePa51Id8-LyjqLtJ0fVwf3gL-aSFV2iu5zpXYnH4wVmktqK29QOH_XcMIPKGu96QAGGpKMF9UPgfrbBwU1yHZ0qp6FtE/s320/100_3146.JPG" width="320" /></a> Not so true of lots of others in other classes, being able to recognize them but not put a name with their face! I'm so bad.... After a wonderful meal and standing up for our class picture, we headed to one of our local watering holes where my son's band would provide the entertainment for the rest of the evening.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw59-ZP9tw7A9HhPVp_6liG8U-_YIEHWVKbt9CXD_q1c7GfbHUxveRYECUXtPxK3SX-YPiI82KH-YsWPhIBcM2CpqeacYPxQj2A9yoFJ05Yv00DalR49Ff6KRLlNBKSlEWA1TurVW8KY/s1600/100_3142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw59-ZP9tw7A9HhPVp_6liG8U-_YIEHWVKbt9CXD_q1c7GfbHUxveRYECUXtPxK3SX-YPiI82KH-YsWPhIBcM2CpqeacYPxQj2A9yoFJ05Yv00DalR49Ff6KRLlNBKSlEWA1TurVW8KY/s320/100_3142.JPG" width="320" /></a> Now, mostly for the younger folks, I'm used to them and I never tire of watching Tom play the drums. I got to run around and visit with everybody.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA1WycDiINfefbvvQ4qao6S3mcoS8szOEQAsAuUb-rdzo0ulfZdI0iRQJcnEs7sKOOJ89Psncua8lqrPwL6nK-MH13i4xorN5x3CEgZoqBhCLRgvByj-mh3cjM72V5NIRF25OE93Vutk/s1600/100_3139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA1WycDiINfefbvvQ4qao6S3mcoS8szOEQAsAuUb-rdzo0ulfZdI0iRQJcnEs7sKOOJ89Psncua8lqrPwL6nK-MH13i4xorN5x3CEgZoqBhCLRgvByj-mh3cjM72V5NIRF25OE93Vutk/s320/100_3139.JPG" width="320" /></a> Both of my sons were there with me and it was a night right out of the past... my good friends were there. We talked to a lot of folks that we haven't seen in a very long time, and then some that we've kept in touch with. By the end of a very late night, or a very early morning, there was a pretty good crowd. I came home with aching feet and a headache from yelling over the music. Some of the time, feeling like a youngster and the rest, feeling like a chaparone! A good time was had by all. As I'm writing this, my maps are on the counter. Publications ready and I'm planning for our moves in June... very soon we will be "On the Road Again." </div>
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I had a whole complete post ready to go yesterday, pushed the wrong button and Poof! It was gone....lesson learned.... again....SAVE! This new format is a little rough getting used to, especially the photo loading. My browser isn't accepted anymore, so have to access it through yet another door. Hence. Updates in my life are coming. We have played tourist here and went "over the hump" to Vegas several times and back at night. Lots of interesting things to see and things to do.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsevzOrfi5OTmFeyijIhdCj1mGoOgmjiV9JGCnuhv4aMvGrzUUZKflQpdKkJrLPjfXJ3XX1TqnyNZ0Cft7tFUi8K_6Cyf3n8yzmA25dvla4VKQYLg-PblSkW6ix2pJFktvGhD_xPXhkU/s320/100_2917.JPG" />We have driven by many interesting houses here in Pahrump that I'm sure have interesting stories! It's nice to be able to drop KayCee at daycare and have the day free. Driving on Sunset we came upon Casa De Shenandoah, Mr. Las Vegas, Wayne Newton's Estate. Beautiful grounds, gates and fences.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvMJqx8jHsx80_Tfj0yuHMRTAV1YIyH-Z7Fae3LxTwTYnixYlsTwqGLtXURlAkuBMtkkJu-Lk8QQEUQVIAoR0E5EhRlVDZT6Sm1lFz_I3kmTJPsxrrOTHQ0WTRyYXPHioTpf1pC1cfdE/s320/100_2930.JPG" /><br />
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We started from the south end of the Strip, Valet parked at Excalibur, then started at New York New York, walked north, window shopped, watched people and then took a glass elevator to the 4th floor of the ticket building and had lunch at an Outback Steakhouse. We have several routes around town and are getting more comfortable with the traffic. I think I always will be a city girl, even though I've fought it most of my adult life. No great plans for this week. Just getting closer to the great trek across the states to Nebraska. 1050 miles. Maybe there's more noteworthy stuff between here and there. Another day, Another Adventure!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-82043808376370191552012-04-28T23:51:00.000-05:002012-04-28T23:53:54.738-05:00Just Cruzin' the "Strip"<br />
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It isn't difficult to find things to keep busy here in Nevada. We are enjoying the Resort and all it has to offer, and exploring the town of Pahrump. Only about 70 miles from Las Vegas up over the hills, we had to go into town and have a day out! The McCarran Airport is booming! Flights in and out every other minute and so low you sometimes think they aren't going to clear the fence!</div>
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This resort is really quiet and laid back. A beautiful property, it reminds me of a swank hotel when you enter the lobby! <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ICiMH03dNOjkpy-j7nN3m19UCNCEbKcXBH6QoiXoo34hpwomJZPeZwtlOmXgnrxxtwsJ_MSU7A-2qEGsid9Kemv4HvXpet9-F93mNH1PbmwKx_YSh323r_c5bkpy61nBTcnOVY4eAa0/s320/100_2856.JPG" />Our site has a really nice outdoor kitchen and I've been taking full advantage of the grill. I've missed that, and I have even been trying out some new recipes!<img height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTRHvSr9yaojMhamK_bobhr3GdPvtQBB1Bncw57ffBc5czFRHuxKUcrhGZpbSaBFRDJAqdsaqt21EVGX-AYxsNA1mKfZxYYVMuycJmRCj-gHJKAKYEOqOs30Xa2eToSe_QyP-dt9hyphenhyphen_E/s320/100_2851.JPG" width="320" /> This one is Stuffed Pheasant Breasts wrapped in Bacon. The gym and locker rooms are very special, offering seperate men's and women's indoor hot tub and saunas. An excellent gym facility with all the latest in free weights and machines for strength training, tread mills, cross trainers, steppers and bicycles. The complex has a small store with emergency RV supplies, snacks and drinks and another part of the building has been converted to a beauty salon. There are several meeting rooms available and a Bar and Grille. The laundry room has two lines of washers and dryers that are very nice, worked well for me! The double decker pools and hot tub area are the most relaxing in the morning and a great place to have morning coffee or meet with friends. I will definitely stay here if we ever come this way again. I can tell it's definitely spring as I've been getting into the cleaning out mode. Getting rid of clothes we don't need and going through the basement compartments trying to decide what we really need and get rid of what we don't. We have to do that once or twice a year or it almost gets overwhelming. This morning the All Around RV Service came and installed the new Kwikee Step kit on our entry step that had stuck in the out position when we left Buckeye, AZ. He also took a look at our door latch problem and readjusted the door pole, and will be replacing the handle. We will definitely be ready to rock and roll when it's time to leave and I'll breathe a sigh of relief, when the step retracts and the door will open and close without the threat of locking us out!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ff7QMw2l5VbsLd6PmLXpYRoSfcFHcOZ6hYCOI4j6ZpzkpoLiTS1ChC0l6OrVHzhv48lUzC1Z99pMTXquOJT4fYORKT3tWN-whr8UBx3So-8rRX9_48lzwn6kTd9oYzY39XZI1a6tqNQ/h120/100_2897.JPG" /> </div>
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It was fun to drive around the town and let someone else take the pictures for once. There were lots of people on the street for a week day in April <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslkPlarDaBsUXffybSEqu7RQhTtSmgr76VsgLVo7bacQc8NnUU0hbz-u5ZiVx4bWyU6lEVvJa7nMjqqMgUc2YSV1-wJDCzshSODY-v5N3swcvpRTxkG3VT9RFJVf9Ib6eibufGkXzW8I/s320/100_2905.JPG" />and there's been lots of changes to the bottom of the Strip. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKOQmHlKSO_8UArxQVO7btJYmjX-fZADakqMnv6B98gCnlx5CKe7QFwmYWkFBqaTEYoIoWrYnm_CzYYWZ_kAtE0YYUQ5AdEG6MJWgavJDizy0dW3v_BwpnSBBUB9FhO8e1QlA1nVv8rc/s320/100_2909.JPG" />Monday I plan on getting my daily exercise walking up and down this street!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-59992457197065026782012-04-22T17:32:00.000-05:002012-04-22T17:32:07.651-05:00A Day in Death Valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have been here in Pahrump for about a week. Most of the time spent getting settled and exploring the town. Boring day to day things. Pahrump is kind of a funny name, and besides the fact that it is a known mecca for legal Brothels and Casinos, it is an Indigenous name meaning(Pah-rimpi) meaning Water Rock because there are abundant Artesian Wells in this valley! One day this week we decided to go to Death Valley before the temps get unbearable. It is most often the hottest place in North America because of the low elevation and the fact that there are mountains enclosing the valley, keeping the heat from dissipating at night. We are forecast to hit triple digits today and it got really close yesterday here. The day we went, it was 102 at the bottom of the Valley. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3Oi_yK6ONbtZ42-SG1SxPngnTjRz_Y2KTM57YAPvMtCz8RI3ZeIPfeAgyhyphenhyphenH9gx5N12wyLaY9Ry_Xuy9-Tukx-LP1YMpeymAST5p8XApPVDmboGSdu-6Hk97HLVQUKUFHn9xuKLYcx4/s320/100_2754.JPG" />We started travelling west on Hwy 273 and took a side trip through the Ash Meadow Wildlife Refuge. Lots of miles of quiet roads and trails and a reservoir to watch for wildlife. We hiked up to one Phenomenon called "Devils Hole" which is an underground spring. The story at the Visitor's Center is that a while back,<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZOG_olsdhK4IgpdZPrBS9zsDbqLm5AAMzfhtfPs_Ko7ntkmy1bJ2z6Z0shWi5NnyIcqHpN6IgHVu_Ta5Q3X9l69QG-Mv7qZAnaCUVF0bYMWRvVNyhclHncoEEtkedOaljy8UW26e7FI/s320/100_2756.JPG" /> some divers broke in through the fence and when down into the spring...two came back out and went for help when the others didn't appear. They were never recovered! The video of that water moving and causing waves enough to displace catwalks in the aftermath of a recent Mexican Earthquake is pretty awesome. We are a long ways from the southern tip of Mexico! Don't know how that happens! Bodies of water in the Preserve also holds the Amargosa Pup fish...an endangered and protected species and it is the only place on earth that they reside.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ74_VgXllcWeQU7ln8bGzVgbgdfjjlU1USlu1nddi-SMKS52vmZ56tCQuieC0GrNfxSo8nVQ2xSnhVcp2rwhi9hTdV7sJSMDVfzx4ZudJcg8SBDkZhIudq1aA3MNUn1-bHMk3CE9V0g8/s320/100_2776.JPG" /> We headed out continuing on to the west and north through the Twenty Mule Team Canyon and were close to the Borax Mine, however, everyone else was hiking to the peak and an overlook, and the signs said no dogs, so we chose not to go! KayCee was along, and it was too hot to leave her in the car! The mountains and hills around that area were very colorful. Onward to Furnace Creek by noon, we stopped beside the Furnace Creek Ranch Resort and Golf Course to have our lunch and share a little with the resident birds!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlONzAwjsymGSvnUlbBpanG73fklqdgIkAaOQ46fxZqP_fPb78OwLEcTT4AA-FhH9ZdbEoQFexP0FNqTU-40Esb-3g2p_FyMg8AiMjhJPKUoVFuE8TrsGh4YVqGdiejwhiGIRL6QpQxFo/s320/100_2791.JPG" /> They were really beggars! After lunch, we pulled into the Furnace Creek Visitors Center looking for more information and since<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4NeVXjj-6H2kUDgYVDxB_rCeWPlSrsxlsplp6uvbj6rbK5Ss-BYxR2zVWBN92oPXSBLpeY5wDSSLrIaA4oHOaVMqhcpUIKYTDsddyN5LFuUMqUBk8rEDoLChbkllKse8fon4AuFOPbs/s320/100_2804.JPG" /> Earth Day was being observed, the National Park Fire Department had a couple of trucks out and their rescue Equipment for all to see.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SVLKw2eCzVYVFR1sXf3z1pfHsxHWaNed0E-nGlopQggWfuxbWikRax3p0BIFO1AokwyPYRldSZErKqEhO8GdfuNg-mJ2HCX5bAsgq4HRYSi4oRlix5h7d56jmXG3LTz5rcijAa2kEBs/s320/100_2800.JPG" /> DH had a great time visiting with the Firemen and Rescue Personnel and admiring their trucks. We headed south through Golden Canyon, past the Devils Golf Course to the Badwater Basin, which is the lowest elevation in the U.S. 282 ft. Below Sea Level. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCPVPbMxVrDcfn5V75lgWpYdP8KzsDdEba-K4o2kEE303eubWy9-9y8Clt_FZU60gN-8gGvKsYQuu7v8xCwDewoxtxrDvhoQ84iWX12LFn4O-dhLBMXrWjH4JaIooqZ4ZchEGwioK8XU/s320/100_2824.JPG" />Temps there were 102 degrees and I was feeling a little enclosed then and wanting to be on the way. We began travelling back up, rising over 2000 feet through the town of Shoshone and back to the home base. There's other trips through that National Park that would be interesting, but I don't think it is a summer activity!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPsKg-3V-fBvZ9NLLY_N1Pg8_Mk6HmLgCvWJQKCoGcUYWIeNQL84Wsr8foYGe7yImZOzeM6CcR19CwhQiqQIR_aoUjiWO8SUI4IJs2OCoNH3k50LaoGO8lzT9dF9O97nH1qO8NNx1lY8/s320/100_2834.JPG" /> Even this female coyote was begging for cool! This week the admittance to all National Parks is free! If you have one near, it is a wonderful way to spend some time. I am spending my Sunday grilling stuffed Pheasant breasts for lunch, along with other great sides for our dinner. It helps to have some left over pheasant from the last fall hunt in the freezer and a wonderful outdoor kitchen! A new recipe and I will see if it's worth repeating! We are liking the Nevada Treasure RV Resort. Pool is excellent and gym is all anybody could want for and more! I am spoiled. </div>
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</div>mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749980233581612408.post-29795322499930841772012-04-17T23:10:00.016-05:002012-04-19T01:03:07.981-05:00On the Road Again!We left Yuma AZ on March 30, 2012 and back East on Interstate 8, eight miles south of Casa Grande and the Desert Valley RV Resort.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mZF1EOiB4f7oD49slsZ25xjhzlyvQsJeWWC3vHE0hZIVfnu7957XFmT4Kly3_mxXIRlOj4xEFNa4L123vDtEY0sG8EHbw5Oa4NQr-XCb0GcrepXsq7BDCUxGA42edJM_4qZn2IFVb-A/s1600/100_2591.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mZF1EOiB4f7oD49slsZ25xjhzlyvQsJeWWC3vHE0hZIVfnu7957XFmT4Kly3_mxXIRlOj4xEFNa4L123vDtEY0sG8EHbw5Oa4NQr-XCb0GcrepXsq7BDCUxGA42edJM_4qZn2IFVb-A/s200/100_2591.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732960000630187698" /></a><br /><br /> Having spent a couple of winter seasons there, we still know some folks in that area, and had a really nice visit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEelUTWxlEW6JNp_xIm0rVUoGrojmiQC29H49Z_aBezahSHXdtBFmt3AMRCvga-rVppeqzDZnWjgxvJzHffup3iDi7d-FsIrtBS3E4H69wwMyTymEDWXqini-MwftYiCaXETMG9H1ZZbs/s1600/100_2608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEelUTWxlEW6JNp_xIm0rVUoGrojmiQC29H49Z_aBezahSHXdtBFmt3AMRCvga-rVppeqzDZnWjgxvJzHffup3iDi7d-FsIrtBS3E4H69wwMyTymEDWXqini-MwftYiCaXETMG9H1ZZbs/s200/100_2608.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732961091717695090" /></a><br /><br /> We took a day trip down Interstate 10 to Rooster Cogburn's Ostrich Ranch. I really enjoy the birds and the other creative displays for the animals that he has.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKZLIQXQ2Js7He0ck5M7Mu3rBqvjr8Njt2H8YtFP8yZbaR9x1m3sjHX6MbSQ9XIk751ns_s_eJ1OMknjCJiCYrS2NmHb5f4BL4SJjCJJtQPhKB0rDs7J0sN5Opa-ZSbLbZe8GDTfNLBw/s1600/100_2582.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKZLIQXQ2Js7He0ck5M7Mu3rBqvjr8Njt2H8YtFP8yZbaR9x1m3sjHX6MbSQ9XIk751ns_s_eJ1OMknjCJiCYrS2NmHb5f4BL4SJjCJJtQPhKB0rDs7J0sN5Opa-ZSbLbZe8GDTfNLBw/s200/100_2582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732986429330633010" /></a><br /><br /> They have changed a lot since we were there last.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWgEy7RKjWoN7pyqh2K8DX5C-RPTrQOlFVuAlpeDEOR14W7GCFVVuDyK5Y0R60WcBbQuIAzSCu_R676DSI930eO3gE88zePNcp-Ud6oiPhftjNX6zIw_afhsjVcIZr1xPsSnB043frr4/s1600/100_2521.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWgEy7RKjWoN7pyqh2K8DX5C-RPTrQOlFVuAlpeDEOR14W7GCFVVuDyK5Y0R60WcBbQuIAzSCu_R676DSI930eO3gE88zePNcp-Ud6oiPhftjNX6zIw_afhsjVcIZr1xPsSnB043frr4/s200/100_2521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732963205325076498" /></a><br /><br /> We also tripped down to Tucson and drove around to some of the Sonoran Desert locations to witness some of the waking up of the desert!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_16YHevIfmaZYfcLWg1Ie0CDxZzRzfmvHTVE_akrc_t-VcB1RiJAfpU-0jeeEYclAs52JKsHGBSarWGEpIIJKoeZ2OB9iG6YH5j3UMS336xe6de9qPU9ccxQLbND3u46ChnvAI9b3Da4/s1600/100_2524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_16YHevIfmaZYfcLWg1Ie0CDxZzRzfmvHTVE_akrc_t-VcB1RiJAfpU-0jeeEYclAs52JKsHGBSarWGEpIIJKoeZ2OB9iG6YH5j3UMS336xe6de9qPU9ccxQLbND3u46ChnvAI9b3Da4/s200/100_2524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732964950781056738" /></a><br /><br /> It was just a bit early, but we did get in on seeing some big fat Saguaros, and other blooming flowers and Cacti. The bloom of the Saguaro is the Arizona State Flower.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9nV3q263cXx76MFBohpCeg5dZIVYT6Ln-jWYMA78aTYt4fpDrlTwKagb1yLDgIKTgkqdb-ce3yQNYWmelgdumoCOmKvLfvNbss9ybab3QJyK-J_3omTTmMZpWFNhxbHk7h__MlMZbGg/s1600/100_2547.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9nV3q263cXx76MFBohpCeg5dZIVYT6Ln-jWYMA78aTYt4fpDrlTwKagb1yLDgIKTgkqdb-ce3yQNYWmelgdumoCOmKvLfvNbss9ybab3QJyK-J_3omTTmMZpWFNhxbHk7h__MlMZbGg/s200/100_2547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732966868151063986" /></a><br /> Another day we spent looking at Real Estate in a 55+ Golf Community. It is always good to have a plan for the future and that community is beautiful. A person couldn't want for much in there, and when the time comes to hang up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK2dIA5pJmCe7uHu8Ft1TA9-Z2sqcCasUqTOwsb7C38O2Gaz1FPO4Pel1Q8i-iBEqWksXwTu5LDB65iA82uu62TxQ_0DH_a2Rf0fFNKHQLh6Zua3oDDbj7XPxpkKntHC7xlDF9FAzz1k/s1600/100_2557.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK2dIA5pJmCe7uHu8Ft1TA9-Z2sqcCasUqTOwsb7C38O2Gaz1FPO4Pel1Q8i-iBEqWksXwTu5LDB65iA82uu62TxQ_0DH_a2Rf0fFNKHQLh6Zua3oDDbj7XPxpkKntHC7xlDF9FAzz1k/s200/100_2557.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732968284383157986" /></a><br /><br /> the keys, it is definitely on the top of our list! We spent a couple of evenings playing games with our friends. I have never played darts competitively, and got the high score of the evening and helped our team knock out the top scoring team for the season! Beginners luck, but they were greatful! Then we played a game of washers (like horseshoes, but inside) and I didn't fare so well with that, but DH was on a good team that won. His back isn't cooperating much with letting him play golf right now, so was a good diversion.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gegFdPbgsCPbWyh6epRb9BM682XfM2jj3d62GdVh-DZG5ZPI64uOZkbFB3c-r4QTgG-cuyK8dINt9ZuyWiJnGM3SDfxlWI2D7w5TbFrEFd4TzjveDqZvxUCxPmvd0C0jvs_IVj_kqzg/s1600/100_2626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gegFdPbgsCPbWyh6epRb9BM682XfM2jj3d62GdVh-DZG5ZPI64uOZkbFB3c-r4QTgG-cuyK8dINt9ZuyWiJnGM3SDfxlWI2D7w5TbFrEFd4TzjveDqZvxUCxPmvd0C0jvs_IVj_kqzg/s200/100_2626.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732971918333499618" /></a><br /><br /> We bid them farewell after a week and headed up to Buckeye and the Glendale, by Phoenix. We had to visit the Cabelas store in Glendale. Credit points were burning a hole in his pocket! I got a nice pair of pink cammo flip flops out of the deal! We have been to that area before, so the drive was not bad, and we got to have lunch with one of DH's hunting buddies that comes to Nebraska in Pheasant Season.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz8tvFRD5YVN5N9Ln9akVGgR7fh1RlxC43GLIKAC435EZwgwk03C5wblwWmaIvgFVfJ1yRzJyFz6J5Ys_cCf8RsrFAZQqrOT7QWCrQ0YIpNPUTY4C9ArWqeAJ7Kzbi16Hg7pJ9uzTuvw/s1600/100_2639.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz8tvFRD5YVN5N9Ln9akVGgR7fh1RlxC43GLIKAC435EZwgwk03C5wblwWmaIvgFVfJ1yRzJyFz6J5Ys_cCf8RsrFAZQqrOT7QWCrQ0YIpNPUTY4C9ArWqeAJ7Kzbi16Hg7pJ9uzTuvw/s200/100_2639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732970422457189970" /></a><br /><br /> We pressed on from there and headed north and west to the metropolis of Bullhead City Arizona on the east side of the Colorado River. On the West side of the river is Laughlin Nevada. We visited several services in Bullhead and drove around to see the area. Slipped into two of the casinos on the Laughlin side and made a usual donation. Not big losers, just paid a little to have fun. We didn't spend all our time in the Casinos however, we took a side trip to Oatman, AZ,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3n7424wJyJKPxM87xOZlZa9YPrsMvgiJHmQ53Cj84RGqLQCg9ta-GQtvNzLD_WKHGVPK4F7GFP_8e19KGFWMbFLntVOTkyhsCloKZjh2_5rm3qAq6bmRrmXDWgDfyzxl0yTg_FBoJUw/s1600/100_2664.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3n7424wJyJKPxM87xOZlZa9YPrsMvgiJHmQ53Cj84RGqLQCg9ta-GQtvNzLD_WKHGVPK4F7GFP_8e19KGFWMbFLntVOTkyhsCloKZjh2_5rm3qAq6bmRrmXDWgDfyzxl0yTg_FBoJUw/s200/100_2664.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732973066396316098" /></a><br /><br /> an old Mining town that has been turned into a tourist trap. Their Volunteer Fire Department is strong there, so we spent a little on shirts to support them. Most of the town is shops and places to eat.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gu4KsLfvq1OC2D6grjps3YdDHnXeXOBnPJJRrFQ40K3ztO3yNKBEPIUBmyKwgjPZzlm069cCf9l5dTLMVTAFE5gerw7UvJOSk4AbK73TWnsHT7Ug9sDb9CovoNY5shzK7N28Ky9WKTA/s1600/100_2654.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gu4KsLfvq1OC2D6grjps3YdDHnXeXOBnPJJRrFQ40K3ztO3yNKBEPIUBmyKwgjPZzlm069cCf9l5dTLMVTAFE5gerw7UvJOSk4AbK73TWnsHT7Ug9sDb9CovoNY5shzK7N28Ky9WKTA/s200/100_2654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732974021730824242" /></a><br /><br /> The old Hotel was the site for a gunfight in the street and wild burros are pretty tame and walk around being fed special Alfalfa pellets that are for sale at several locations.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftO8Kqd2fby_6zKFlyTaE0LYfPKOhERppFWqBSf_iK5d1Ti6GR5ImM18Gv2q5UrBf_M5fTiMSR0ypbFf_PDbJYRE75BLAxQSiJMOB4NfM56EgrO64J-5bqzmBDdmVv7X8A5k0iUWsLCI/s1600/100_2661.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftO8Kqd2fby_6zKFlyTaE0LYfPKOhERppFWqBSf_iK5d1Ti6GR5ImM18Gv2q5UrBf_M5fTiMSR0ypbFf_PDbJYRE75BLAxQSiJMOB4NfM56EgrO64J-5bqzmBDdmVv7X8A5k0iUWsLCI/s200/100_2661.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732976073323969330" /></a><br /><br /> After a few hours walking around, we loaded back up and headed for town to pack up for Monday's departure.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Du_-myISY31q1k0BSrIO9FBBFN0efKXHM8hrPOhXjr8f7MaejD8RKWbUca73oHkWZX7TvxiAPmv2U00JrIRTARUVovFLRfkhR90RaCDtA3SwmX0MjDykHdrShd8M_skL5Jc6nRUA94Q/s1600/100_2659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Du_-myISY31q1k0BSrIO9FBBFN0efKXHM8hrPOhXjr8f7MaejD8RKWbUca73oHkWZX7TvxiAPmv2U00JrIRTARUVovFLRfkhR90RaCDtA3SwmX0MjDykHdrShd8M_skL5Jc6nRUA94Q/s200/100_2659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732977486256824082" /></a><br /><br /> All trips cannot be uneventful. Luck does not operate that way!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1NOnQ20LVfizyRBKuq1__cmlcLPOxjRbVC-oHm4OM4vUuuKRPuI964PLE4R3zfnxOcFV_VcJmhLQiFJGl9MDtlYZdddmoTLMbiv-dEb016TE7eSDXWnJAsP-Sntl5xRvgyrb5zbbrf0/s1600/100_2684.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1NOnQ20LVfizyRBKuq1__cmlcLPOxjRbVC-oHm4OM4vUuuKRPuI964PLE4R3zfnxOcFV_VcJmhLQiFJGl9MDtlYZdddmoTLMbiv-dEb016TE7eSDXWnJAsP-Sntl5xRvgyrb5zbbrf0/s200/100_2684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732979037662372530" /></a><br /><br /> On our way up to Bullhead City, the battery tray came unhooked and pushed the Battery door open! We rode along for several miles by Parker AZ without being able to pull over. Thankfully when we found a spot to safely pull over, it was a simple fix and nothing was harmed or broken! The most recent event happened on this last trip from Bullhead to Pahrump Nevada..when we got ready to pull out, the step wouldn't retract.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9vYCcoEyMonP9RbGjx83rLxkN9XgWg9xjjiNBEN1A8IsYTYjQj2zH7TgDTk3ToO3X1NYYLM_NhOnFC_mRN5k9Kir_E4c2xTXJ63R0j9O0pYWUNGG0NMpSolHP97ecUBvyayLkCr6XUw/s1600/100_2690.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9vYCcoEyMonP9RbGjx83rLxkN9XgWg9xjjiNBEN1A8IsYTYjQj2zH7TgDTk3ToO3X1NYYLM_NhOnFC_mRN5k9Kir_E4c2xTXJ63R0j9O0pYWUNGG0NMpSolHP97ecUBvyayLkCr6XUw/s200/100_2690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732981943781651330" /></a><br /><br /> That is definitely not good! With no one available to fix our problem we crossed our fingers and held our breath as we drove over the Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, the new Bridge across the Canyon by the Hoover Dam.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIkIrwR5kaGyaztKV1N-iFVaEgvdC9AYHMuMFQbhZbPU7DCJC99MA8kkyrQ_Np5mDKRneMr_LtMiHq6CxAt71QprXPGPBUeKzbYX7iq9yD0LQe1X-aP9BEa877dMyGWp4NG-zvNvWvMs/s1600/100_2692.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIkIrwR5kaGyaztKV1N-iFVaEgvdC9AYHMuMFQbhZbPU7DCJC99MA8kkyrQ_Np5mDKRneMr_LtMiHq6CxAt71QprXPGPBUeKzbYX7iq9yD0LQe1X-aP9BEa877dMyGWp4NG-zvNvWvMs/s200/100_2692.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732980453316493474" /></a><br /> It is very high but with the high sides, you barely know it's a very long way down! While here we have several exploring side trips.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuEauJkV-ZxmjWV8bqyB3t5NPYyS1S7nD_g_-PUwkgT2XoE6N1KJDhcrmkHBovBcUoEgADKbfyE_fwuFx5hSyDLptiVbTPHC-kCehjDPb9WEGLr1YdmNsMJQoZ5zBKWfVSvp0AzqALcM/s1600/100_2702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuEauJkV-ZxmjWV8bqyB3t5NPYyS1S7nD_g_-PUwkgT2XoE6N1KJDhcrmkHBovBcUoEgADKbfyE_fwuFx5hSyDLptiVbTPHC-kCehjDPb9WEGLr1YdmNsMJQoZ5zBKWfVSvp0AzqALcM/s200/100_2702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732983801704998498" /></a><br /><br />It was a beautiful day when we travelled through Las Vegas, the usual gritting of the teeth through the traffic and construction, and we arrived safe and sound in the town of Pahrump Nevada, stopping at an RV dealer before checking in at the Resort. after about a 4 hour trip and waiting for them to diagnose our problem, I was ready to be done for the day! We're set now, and we'll spend some time exploring Death Valley and more of the desert. It is really starting to warm up and the snow left on the peaks is really melting a lot every day. After a trip to Home Depot this evening, the battery tray problem is a thing of the past, and as soon as the parts arrive, they will fix our errant step! No more moving until that is taken care of!~ We have to venture back into Las Vegas a couple times too. Time moves the fastest when we don't want it to!mskayndanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617183928602598120noreply@blogger.com1