tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908763834187000622024-03-05T19:09:56.777-05:00 Trippin With The TalleysNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comBlogger323125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-84468579383250642962015-03-01T23:06:00.000-05:002015-07-15T12:49:41.011-04:00TORREY UTAH, TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AzmC049jWpI/VPO2FogJQgI/AAAAAAAARJM/-grP7GUG-1w/s1600/IMG_20141029_124812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AzmC049jWpI/VPO2FogJQgI/AAAAAAAARJM/-grP7GUG-1w/s1600/IMG_20141029_124812.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We leave Torey, Utah and descend the mountains toward Las Vegas. As the altitude drops, John's breathing </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">as well as our attitudes</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> improve remarkably. It is amazing what altitude and oxygen levels do to our bodies. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC9W2eUeYnZLkzGTJWTFmA2BjLzPHgYHR5qiNFCUAsyGhExK056_0bK68KMCHuZbNQ6koK_7lUJx3zDzBBHs8wp-p2Am-g7jpKrHXyUcDs6ohn1mR-ljlxZKt1_ScDb4bEcIeZuLlXcyS/s1600/IMG_1043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC9W2eUeYnZLkzGTJWTFmA2BjLzPHgYHR5qiNFCUAsyGhExK056_0bK68KMCHuZbNQ6koK_7lUJx3zDzBBHs8wp-p2Am-g7jpKrHXyUcDs6ohn1mR-ljlxZKt1_ScDb4bEcIeZuLlXcyS/s1600/IMG_1043.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I am </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">modeling the terrible haircut that I got in Moab, UT. It has been said that the difference between a bad haircut and a good one is two weeks. It is going to take more than two MONTHS for this cut to grow to my desired length. I have found that good haircuts are hard to find when traveling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our arrival time at Borrego Springs, California was rapidly approaching. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We begin the short trip to California and our daughter Jojo's home to collect our mail and lemons from her tree. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You know you are in southern California when you see dust storms on the horizon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Soon, we are on the road to Borrego Springs and our favorite camping area at Clark Dry Lake, BLM land just south of the Springs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ahhhh, our home in the southwest. No more travel for a while. It is time to enjoy the mountains and the quiet desert! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, this blog ends and begins with photos of the Anza Borrego desert, our favorite place! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQR4g6JVXYpMrfVLSxNrfphhQuHTUA636DSH6jwOPk7W7Y3pFBOgTAO1Nj4bh2IodPdWn1XStEBQbzznnQvUVkMRtvB_pDkdmA4E3esPMAFV6PHlY7wzdxFTfgojJv1leGP8U4vVJj6EeM/s1600/IMG_1138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQR4g6JVXYpMrfVLSxNrfphhQuHTUA636DSH6jwOPk7W7Y3pFBOgTAO1Nj4bh2IodPdWn1XStEBQbzznnQvUVkMRtvB_pDkdmA4E3esPMAFV6PHlY7wzdxFTfgojJv1leGP8U4vVJj6EeM/s1600/IMG_1138.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Thanks for visiting our blog today. It has been a long time since I posted. The rest has been good, but now, it is time to share some of our activities. More to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What can be better than waking up to a beautiful sunrise peeking over the mountain top? Nothing, as long as it follows a good night’s sleep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a tasty meal prepared by my personal breakfast chef and traveling companion, we left this idyllic scene and continued our journey toward Escalante, Utah and the Petrified Forest State Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our route toward the Petrified Forest State Park, took us to the historic Elijah Cutler Behunan farmstead. The Behunans were some of the first to establish their homestead in the Capitol Reef area, a rugged and unforgiving area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mr. Behunan was a farmer and tried valiantly to make a living farming the ground in the area around his home as he searched, as many Mormons, for a location to exercise religious freedom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The home had one window and door in the front of the cabin and one tiny window on the south side, opposite the stone fireplace. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The roof is composed of small bits of rock, pebbles and dust from the floor of the surrounding high desert. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are times that I </span><span style="font-size: large;">am shocked to see how our ancestors lived and to what they endured. This homestead family is no exception. This one room cabin with a fireplace was the home for thirteen people. In the first place, I cannot imagine parenting eleven children! <span style="font-size: large;">Can you imagine having eleven children in this home? Talk about having everyone under foot while cooking! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Imagine trying to grow crops at the base of this mountain considering the lack of rain, the lava rocks, sand and boulders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The volcano that spit out this bit of lava must have erupted a long time ago as the edges are smoothed. If only rocks could tell the tales of their lifetime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We continue on our way and experience more lovely views that take my mind away from the struggles of the Behunans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who knows the minerals that are in the blue rock? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Often, we think “can life get any more beautiful than this, God’s creation!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We follow the rim road and experience the colors of fall, once again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We reach our destination. The Petrified Forest State Park has no sites large enough to accommodate our fifty six feet of motorhome and Miata carrying trailer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is it not a shame that we needed to pull into the overflow area beside the lake? Look at that view! If only we had kayaks! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The water level was down about ten feet and moss was around the edges making it impossible to walk around the lake, so we walked out on the dock and took in the view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a great way to end a beautiful day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much for visiting and for shopping Amazon through this blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">God bless y’all. </span>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-35356863630627318962014-10-30T15:54:00.000-04:002014-10-30T16:29:18.858-04:00WRITING ON WALLS? CINNAMON COLORED DUST STORM, AND GOBLINS!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Following a couple days of rest, we were, </span><span style="font-size: large;">once again,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> on the road. We drove highway 191, found Potash Road along the Colorado river in search of petroglyphs. We found more than we imagined we would! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Someone named this one “Paper Dolls,” do you see them? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some of the petroglyphs were very light and a bit difficult to find. We persevered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big Horn Sheep, Lizards and human form. Now, that was easy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a puzzler. Do you have any ideas?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lonely hand. Is it old as the other petroglyphs?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We returned to our site as the sun was dropping toward the western horizon. These clouds captured my attention because they were filled with dust from ATV and motorbike riders. The lighter portions of the clouds is the dust. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little did we know what the night was to bring. The evening was accented with a refreshing, cool breeze. We left our windows open as we went to bed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What followed during the peaceful evening was anything but peaceful. Lying in bed sound asleep, I much too slowly became aware that the wind was blowing and the motorhome was rocking and rolling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, the gale force winds of approximately fifty miles per hour struck. We jumped up and pulled in the slides. First the bedroom. Then as the large slide was retracting one massive gust hit us and we felt that the slide toppers were being ripped off. The noise of the winds actually made me cover my face in fear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the slides retracted, we closed the windows…..way too late. The damage had been done, but we did not see the piles of “cinnamon” covering the interior until morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next two days were spent with the vacuum and a shop vac we carry in the basement. We vacuumed and used the nozzles to suck that darned “cinnamon” from window tracks, counters, tables…..every flat surface. We used attachments to clean the valences, curtains and blinds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, we felt that we had sucked up every grain and that we could move to the Valley of the Goblins State Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Guess what we found upon our arrival. The movement of the motorhome released another dose of “cinnamon.” I told John that I didn’t think I could bear to use cinnamon again. That lasted until our next meal and cinnamon was part of the recipe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, I forgot to mention that we left the windows down on the night of the sand storm. John vacuumed as much as he could and now we are waiting until we can put the top down and let the wind blow the rest out of the car. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The campground at the Valley of the Goblins was both full and the sites were too small for our forty foot Allegro Bus and the sixteen foot trailer loaded with the Miata. Thank goodness we enjoy boondocking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a rig that is over twenty four feet in length, forget the campgrounds. The view is much better in the desert, anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was my view on my walk. I tried to find a way down into the wash. It was late in the afternoon and I was concerned about getting back to the coach before all light was lost. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How do I describe the The Valley of the Goblins? What can I say to do them justice?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Photos do not do justice to the Majesty of this area. Make sure that you do not miss it as you travel Utah. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Platypus? A turtle sticking out his tongue? It is fun trying to describe some of these rock formations that do not look like goblins. </span><br />
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As I walked through the valley, I began to see a mountain that looked blue! I wanted to see more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What appears to look close is not as close as it appears. But I kept walking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The more I walked, the more I was intrigued. Why that color in the midst of all the red and brown tints of the goblins and surrounding mountains. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another twenty minutes or so, I am able to see more of the detail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Uh, oh….I know I’m in the dog house! But there he is! He is walking back to the trailhead, I think. Oops, his water bottle is empty. Not good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank goodness he still loves me, though he’s a bit irritated, hot and thirsty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a beautiful sunset….</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we have beautiful days like today, I can’t begin to imagine what God has in store for us in Heaven! I pray that you will be there with us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much for joining us on this journey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And thanks you so much for shopping Amazon through our blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">God bless you all!</span>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-70968392670364136372014-10-29T13:00:00.001-04:002014-10-29T13:00:20.898-04:00HOW TO DISCOURAGE NEIGHBORS FROM PARKING TOO CLOSE WHEN BOONDOCKING NEAR ARCHES NATIONAL PARK. ALSO, HOW MANY PHOTOS?<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In my last blog post, I used fifty seven photos that covered three weeks of traveling. That was a huge amount of photos. Someone wrote in their blog today that fifteen photos should be the limit. There are times that fifteen, twenty, thirty or more photos will not be enough to illustrate the story I am trying to convey especially if I am reporting over days or even a week or more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My blog is for my blogging friends and family. They want to know about our experiences and what we see and do. Some readers will never travel to the places we visit. This is their opportunity to go Trippin with the Talleys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I post too many photos to suit you, feel free to scroll right past them. I use as many photos as it takes to tell my story/stories. I will continue to blog in that format.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, now here comes another saga that expands over our time in Moab National Park and the Canyonlands National Park. , and a mouse family while visiting Moab National Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, how to discourage neighbors from being up close and personal. We all like to have our space when boondocking. Some enjoy living in a RV community. We can stand it for a short time, but just give us the open range.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Late one night, I thought I had heard some scratches. I asked John if he, possibly, had heard what sounded like a mouse. “No” was his response. I quickly abandoned the mouse thought. Sometimes, we just want to live in denial, don’t we?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ah, ha! I think we have a nest building mouse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A check in the cabinet revealed seven rolls of toilet tissue that had the beginnings of being shredded. We needed to capture the guilty party or parties before they started to raise their family. Our motorhome is a single family dwelling and we want it to remain that way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was time to declare war. We won that war for now with the capture of mamma and poppa! Our victory came early in the morning and the traps with mice still attached were set outside our front door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What does that have to do with keeping neighbors from camping too close from us? The saga continues…..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was a knock on our door and a potential neighbor came to ask if they could boondock close by, but first the pointed out the mice by the door. “Yes, we know they are there. They were last night’s catch and we had yet to take them to the dumpster.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How can you tell someone that you would prefer that they locate as far from us as possible. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Well, we didn’t. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gee, I can’t imagine why those people did not park near us! Actually, we could not see where they parked. That gave us a great laugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The powers that be have called this formation the Three Gossips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I prefer to call this the Three Sisters. We have three wonderful daughters and when I saw the stone formations, called Three gossips, my thoughts leapt to our three daughters, Karen, Nancy Jo/Jojo, and Holly. Not because they gossip, but because we have three great adult children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, come along and follow in pictures some of the sights we enjoyed as I drove John through the Arches National Park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed the above Raven as we did not find many birds in all of our time there. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We often find rocks with different formations or the beginning of wind caves that are not mentioned on the brochures directing what to see and do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This formation is a prime example. Thank goodness we have never encountered anything dangerous in our explorations...like snakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is formations like these that make me wish that I had studied geology<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MCbMmIxXmK0/VFAmSzssjbI/AAAAAAAAP3E/TrNSQdaQLJ0/s1600-h/IMG_07911.jpg"><img align="right" alt="IMG_0791" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uqa713I-1Hs/VFAmTiKwaiI/AAAAAAAAP3M/yJ7T1unTw6M/IMG_0791_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="380" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0791" width="504" /></a> rather than elementary education in college.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is this a footprint? A place were another, softer rock was and then washed away?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The more we explore, the more questions I have. I totally am in awe of God’s handiwork as he created the world we live in.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sherry and David did some magnificent hikes in this area. You might want to check them out at<a href="http://www.directionofourdreams.blogspot.com/"> “In The Direction of Our Dreams”</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">John’s breathing became even more difficult and he was so fatigued that our trip through the Canyonlands National Park was, with two exceptions, totally a driving tour. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We discovered more beautiful wild flowers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tar-looking soil is actually alive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The link below is a great </span><span style="font-size: large;">learning tool.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Please</span><span style="font-size: large;"> take time to click on it and learn more about the world in which we live. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we were leaving we spotted a RV that is a rental. Many were around Moab. They come equipped with all the necessities. What a neat way for someone to see if they would like the RV life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the tenacity of the Juniper trees. They seem to survive <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JhpMUK8h7_k/VFAmuGPCANI/AAAAAAAAP60/kyMX6ioFx-Y/s1600-h/IMG_0843.jpg"><img align="right" alt="IMG_0843" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bs6G1WeSq0I/VFAmvIKf0hI/AAAAAAAAP68/6hknqeVNTMo/IMG_0843_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="640" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0843" width="480" /></a>anywhere. If there is a crack in the boulder, a Juniper seed and the correct amount of moisture, this is what will happen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for joining me today as we ventured through Arches National Park and The Canyonlands National Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Watch out for mice everyone, tis the season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A special thanks to you all who make your Amazon purchases through this blog. I would never use the link if it would cost you more for your purchases, and it pays us a very small percentage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving is just around the corner. One thing that is on my list to be thankful for is my faithful readers and commenters. God bless your lives to the fullest. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-6486458307159673472014-10-26T18:01:00.000-04:002014-10-29T13:58:34.487-04:00WHEW! WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY…<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Not only busy, but unable to post due to our various locations with not enough internet signal to publish individual posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our next destination was Hot Springs, SD where the Mammoth Museum is located. What a great learning experience we had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This museum and a palentologoligal site is completely indoors. The site was discovered in 1972 as a subdivision developer was having the site cleared in order to build homes. The machinery unearthed a tusk and progress was stopped. Eventually, the developer donated the land which became the dig site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The size of this site is yet to be determined. Cores were drilled to determine the footprint and depth. After drilling a core, they were able to go thirty feet and still find signs of needed exploration! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How did this site begin? About twenty-six thousand years ago a cavern collapsed and created a sinkhole where warm springs flowed into the depressed earth creating a site that mammoths, bears, members of the Camelid family and other creatures went for hydration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many would slip into the depression. The walls were too steep and slippery to climb out and the animals died. Sediment covered the remains, bones were preserved. More wildlife would migrate to the site and the process repeated itself until the land became moderately level with the surrounding area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the photo below, you get an idea of the depth of the dig, thus far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another Mammoth being carefully uncovered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More bones at a deeper level</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We find the remains of a baby Wooly Mammoth. It is believed that at one month of age, she fell through the ice in a Siberian Lake and froze. This is believed to have happened 26,000 years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is an artist’s rendition of an adult Wooly Mammoth. The baby is believed to have had grown to this size,if she had survived. </span><br />
<img alt="The woolly mammoth was probably wiped out by rapid climate change caused by a meteor striking the Earth, not by overhunting as previously believed" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/21/article-2328374-0533B7370000044D-317_634x443.jpg" /><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then we also have another animal of the era: a Giant Short Faced Bear</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Columbian Wooly Mammoth….without the wooly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We leave the museum and are off to the Wildlife Look in the nearby <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-76cxVMv2VQc/VE2atxwez6I/AAAAAAAAPqM/OGPWSHZZoWE/s1600-h/IMG_0556%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0556" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UhUrzNURYAk/VE2avcZzhiI/AAAAAAAAPqU/D-_1wAitlq4/IMG_0556_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="305" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0556" width="404" /></a>Custer State Park. Look who greeted us at the beginning of the loop! His side itched and the only thing he had to help was the post of the stop sign. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still scratching, he takes a peek at us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Antelope on the range. They are not as social as the Bison. The boy here wanted to get up close and personal. Actually, wanted to see inside the Miata! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This wild burro was seeking handouts of carrots. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This gal is really put off that we have no treats for her and her friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Antelope are not too eager to be very close. I have known that to spot a Big Horn Sheep is to look for the white butt. But, that works only when there are no Antelope or Pronghorn Sheep around. White butts abound in the wild! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After three years of searching, we finally spot Big Horns! We are pleased even if they are juveniles. Can you find the one with the GPS tracker on it’s neck? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More white Butts! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day, we find ourselves on the Needles Highway. Absolutely breathtaking! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The width of this passage is nine feet eight inches! Sure glad we are in the Miata! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though the day was cloudy and raining, at times, the views were great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, our </span><span style="font-size: large;">destination……MOAB, UT! A totally new experience!</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large;">We climbed the foothills, admired the distant mountains, admired the local plants</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunset is beautiful filling the sky with pinks, yellows, blues and lavenders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The big rocks were growing closer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Olivia does not like to stand and wait, so she lies in the dusty road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I do not like them to get too far ahead of me. They are, sometimes, very curious and do not sense danger. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK, now which way do I go? Do I go left or right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I choose right not knowing that I am going to have a real treat ahead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little did I know that at the horizon at the top of the curving road was going to provide a wonderful discovery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These tracks can be found throughout the Arches National Park. To me, this was more intriguing than all the arches. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The reddish darker depressions progressing at an angle in the photo below are the footprints of the Dinosaurs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a thrill it was to place my feet in the depressions made by dinosaurs thousands of years ago. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The next morning, it was time to change locations. The colors were just astounding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we drove toward Utah 119, I was intrigued by the mountain ahead. I have a lot of research ahead. Why the color in this mountain? What is it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each of these mounds represent tunnels fifteen feet deep and thirty feet in length. But they do not provide total safety from predators such as snakes. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ93Lo3dDh9JA21C9rHwhn5PXxK5ldyoy_iA24Nn3NDJ7WUQERYTEDOEetIE9DhmwjNfTGENoFYbdEq7Ensdj2jmaiYc-AEUBBHAc_ZNHJzRQ9CiWdQrWTPxMDqzDWKWcxspJkJvckFwZi/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ93Lo3dDh9JA21C9rHwhn5PXxK5ldyoy_iA24Nn3NDJ7WUQERYTEDOEetIE9DhmwjNfTGENoFYbdEq7Ensdj2jmaiYc-AEUBBHAc_ZNHJzRQ9CiWdQrWTPxMDqzDWKWcxspJkJvckFwZi/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There was one prairie dog that allowed me to come within about three to four feet of her. No chattering, no fear...just a "hello" and we watched each other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learning communication skills, goal setting and teamwork are essential to being a great leader. Do you see on the far right an near the top of the photograph one team member talking to the next who is being to climb as the rest await their opportunity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I arrive back at the visitor's center, I cannot find John. I look in the center, in the covered area used for viewing the tower and in the Miata.....no John. I sit and wait for an hour with each passing minute providing more and more anxiety.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finally decide that he is neither in the men's rest room nor on the longer hike. That crazy man has decided to follow me on the hike. Soooo, again I go up and up. When I reach the spot that marks the beginning and end of the trail I choose to start at the end of the trail hoping I can find him faster that way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, about half way around, I locate him....he says he never thought to leave me a note. oooooo, I could have strangled him! It took him two full days of rest to recuperate. </span><br />
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<br />Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-44691027166942639202014-09-29T17:39:00.000-04:002014-09-29T17:39:15.051-04:00WELCOME TO THE BADLANDS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UXuuAKaocR1s5i3wIdjF2iag0ltOHXxizTuh46N5dLP9Ub9KYqfTja2zpj2kaQshmGzHqx3IaUo0ikJgNqNg9-QU9Q2uACbz69WoDjBFhivxLNf2RrMCjV0XXyvqwRVZ9lH7VUrvSCHg/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UXuuAKaocR1s5i3wIdjF2iag0ltOHXxizTuh46N5dLP9Ub9KYqfTja2zpj2kaQshmGzHqx3IaUo0ikJgNqNg9-QU9Q2uACbz69WoDjBFhivxLNf2RrMCjV0XXyvqwRVZ9lH7VUrvSCHg/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In my last post I shared Camp Pleasant/Camp Plumb which was the location of Lewis and Clark's rest stop above and on the Missouri River. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We take a hike to experience the grandeur of the Badlands. Next to our path is a beautiful miniature wash created by the previous nights rain. I love the motion of the color that lie before me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our next point of interest as we traveled west on Interstate 90 is Camp Pleasant, where on September 16, 1804 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark camped. In Clark's journal, he wrote of the numerous Elk, Buffalo, Deer, Antelope and the swift Pronghorn.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnUEzePZAwX2KrkBhS9KWmyIQqD2ZYD4phnAM0_U-OF9lX5RoxLZPGdupQsAFqgggrCFmLY2jTEfeB3E65kP5M_xzBmQixakf1D45qG3ee33GPDQ2t6JrRcCLtLFAst43wcnMoIYrNvtE/s1600/IMG_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnUEzePZAwX2KrkBhS9KWmyIQqD2ZYD4phnAM0_U-OF9lX5RoxLZPGdupQsAFqgggrCFmLY2jTEfeB3E65kP5M_xzBmQixakf1D45qG3ee33GPDQ2t6JrRcCLtLFAst43wcnMoIYrNvtE/s1600/IMG_0109.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nope, there are no corny </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">jokes here. But you will find a lot of corn! Black corn, red corn, brown corn, white, yellow corn. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Don't let all the corn fool you. None of the corn is edible. It is used to cover the face of a Corn Palace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Where are we? Mitchell, South Dakota at the world's only Corn Palace, a uniquely American folk art icon built in 1892.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each year, the exterior of the building is stripped of the previous year's murals in preparation for the coming fall's introduction to new scenes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you travel through South Dakota, Mitchell and it's Corn Palace is a place that you will want to visit. After listening to the informational video, we had a new perspective of the palace and Mitchell.</span><br />
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<br />Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-50161554826484525452014-09-20T12:13:00.000-04:002014-10-21T20:59:59.001-04:00RUSHMORE, HOT SPRINGS AND THE WILDLIFE LOOP<p> </p> <p><font size="2">September 27, 2014</font></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><font size="5">Saturday brought us another busy day. We had a lot on our plate. So much to see and do in a relatively short time. We were out the door and on our way to Hot Springs, South Dakota, where an Ice Age museum, the Mammoth Site is located. </font></p> <p><font size="5">Finding the entrance was a bit of a challenge. They are adding to the museum. Barricades and yellow tapes strewn about were everywhere, therefore, the entrance was not where it was “supposed” to be. We persevered and finally made our way to the rear of the building. With the help of good signage, we made our way to the entrance to the gift shop, purchased our tickets for the next tour and were on our way to a very informative history lesson. </font></p> <p><font size="5">The museum is located over a sinkhole. Columbian and Wooly Mammoths, members of the Camelid family, wolves and giant bears roamed the area and became trapped in what they thought was a location to obtain a drink and to keep warm in the hot springs during cooler weather. The only problem was the sides were steep and slippery. The animals were trapped! Left behind were thousands of fossil remains. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-h_x2Cvo0HSs/VDyfWmoGVjI/AAAAAAAAOzI/t_AUn1VHAzY/s1600-h/IMG_0512%25255B20%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0512" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0512" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z0Xadh1eJiI/VDyfX6WV8WI/AAAAAAAAOzQ/pv86khoP7JE/IMG_0512_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="467" height="353"></a></p> <p><font size="5">This indoor excavation site features fossils of at least 59 Columbian and Wooly Mammoths. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kXln5BtHgDA/VDyfY36xwvI/AAAAAAAAOzY/7jguOF1Nc8c/s1600-h/IMG_0518%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0518" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0518" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nAorK_dt3Sg/VDyfZ4ykZrI/AAAAAAAAOzg/XZHA9VPapGw/IMG_0518_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="459" height="617"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="5">How is this for big teeth? </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tPPIU5PszE0/VDyfa13JzwI/AAAAAAAAOzo/jmFB8HZcUCA/s1600-h/IMG_0519%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0519" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0519" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zgz8Ic8IHJk/VDyfb907v9I/AAAAAAAAOzw/KFCwk0HYEfA/IMG_0519_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="369"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="5">Those teeth belonged to a “big fella” just like this one! </font></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NJdRhC_Aih8/VDyfc22c8SI/AAAAAAAAOz4/DLgwOMrAx6I/s1600-h/IMG_0531%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0531" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0531" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S4zPP9tTK14/VDyfd7U8tBI/AAAAAAAAO0A/KmWglRMxZ6g/IMG_0531_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="458" height="616"></a></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><font size="5">Researchers continue to excavate the site.</font></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><img src="http://www.travelsd.com/_upload/images/287/s450x360/o7E8qQVAlECOTyty1IYR2w.jpg" width="858" height="573"></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="5">Leaving the Mammoth Site, I just pick a road and go. Sometimes, that is just what we do. We have called that kind of travel our Hobbit adventures for at least 14 years. </font></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="5">Somehow, we end up at another end of Custer State Park on the Wildlife Loop Road. Our “official” greeter was this “gentleman.” But he was too busy taking care of an itchy spot on his side.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-V8a-przvDU8/VDyfe_jyX1I/AAAAAAAAO0I/msQI5r8UPyM/s1600-h/IMG_0555%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0555" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0555" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-N7kPqSV6X6E/VDyff2Bf3RI/AAAAAAAAO0Q/KAmqbEJwIQM/IMG_0555_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="791" height="599"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_iA56QXAw3Y/VDyfgxAPKeI/AAAAAAAAO0Y/TPV5yrBNmvs/s1600-h/IMG_0559%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0559" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0559" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-De7j0hIbJC8/VDyfiEawPBI/AAAAAAAAO0g/8_uc-eCdUyI/IMG_0559_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="805" height="608"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="5">Not to worry, all photos are taken from the safety of my Miata. Let’s see, what could a Buffalo do to a Miata if he wanted? But they are so accustomed to automobile traffic that it is not a threat. But…..fair warning……stay in our vehicle to take your pictures.</font></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><font size="5">We encountered enough wildlife on the Loop to satisfy our desire for animals for at least twenty four hours. </font></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wrmG1HvNtnE/VDyfi1vWeAI/AAAAAAAAO0o/qax3xpH2DxA/s1600-h/IMG_0576%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0576" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0576" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tF8-fa-7Yuw/VDyfjkubKqI/AAAAAAAAO0w/tgm7oWRHwyI/IMG_0576_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="679" height="688"></a></p> <p><font size="5">Antelope</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kqbQTeI2jqo/VDyfkdEdA6I/AAAAAAAAO04/fBAun2oqoGM/s1600-h/IMG_0592%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0592" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0592" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w8xmY2Uflsc/VDyflf3jgUI/AAAAAAAAO1A/BSnTjVAXuFM/IMG_0592_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" height="515"></a></p> <p><font size="5">Wild Burros</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-b3-hw-pkiwo/VDyfmIQE_UI/AAAAAAAAO1I/EGhh2kt_GHM/s1600-h/IMG_0593%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0593" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0593" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JLJC7lZ62IA/VDyfm1UNnLI/AAAAAAAAO1Q/YLiSYILh0Pk/IMG_0593_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="428" height="578"></a></p> <p><font size="5">Where’s the carrots? </font></p> <p><font size="5">Sorry, we forgot………<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FvLoPoHDVBk/VDyfnzT99eI/AAAAAAAAO1Y/51rzOQp_kEs/s1600-h/IMG_0599%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0599" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0599" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B1utm2crv-8/VDyfpWwPU8I/AAAAAAAAO1g/sGuIFtKbQvg/IMG_0599_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="393" height="525"></a></font></p> <p><font size="5">OK, we are outta here! Come on gang, let’s try the next thing on wheels….</font></p> <p><font size="5">The Pronghorn just ignore us and keep on eating.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yjuUMMpVkJw/VDyfqBt12vI/AAAAAAAAO1o/5PbPlENpwoM/s1600-h/IMG_0604%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0604" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0604" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Rq6PUJyPloQ/VDyfrdGiBuI/AAAAAAAAO1w/NzA2KUEOvOY/IMG_0604_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="582"></a></font></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><font size="5">But then we come across our greeter’s uncle. He wants an up close and personal interview. This conversation is eye to eye….</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rvWl3QH93F8/VDyfsVrKuvI/AAAAAAAAO14/p_TD1jSGvrQ/s1600-h/IMG_0566%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0566" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcmTMUUBVcTTdMyvVCcDeJfYXA6VSdqZH71BdSqs9kw-20ciwZKcpuJyLRsDJXWIeibVALkqKX54BCK_D9Pa4q-4NXkNSxGwv_A2mMAgwrcXSfWhGEG9CI98FzawN0K9O-EyAPL8SVIo5/?imgmax=800" width="418" height="316"></a></p> <p><font size="5">We were surprised at how close these Bison came to the car. We loved every minute of our times up close and personal. Check out the photo below and read what the mirror has to say. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--3QyLLMllnM/VDyfutm4TSI/AAAAAAAAO2I/Ihl5w2VqCv8/s1600-h/IMG_0567%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0567" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0567" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z7GAcqM9JtQ/VDyfvyT6E7I/AAAAAAAAO2Q/22Aks8GnAnM/IMG_0567_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="996" height="754"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="5">They day was passing quickly and we needed to head to the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway that would to take us to Mount Rushmore. As we drove along the byway, we notices a sweet perfume in the air. That was the Ponderosa Pines welcoming us. Ninety percent of the trees in the area are Ponderosa Pine. </font></p> <p><font size="5">There were tunnels carved out of mountains.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qOh0GhMsxoE/VDyfwwEf4PI/AAAAAAAAO2Y/61oHaeuXUcs/s1600-h/IMG_0477%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0477" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0477" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XbV9qLQ0t9E/VDyfxmeMdGI/AAAAAAAAO2g/hU8O6Lac-tU/IMG_0477_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="271" height="414"></a></p> <p><font size="5">And S curves. Then there were the Pig Tail curves with bridges.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpzMMhEJDHmatJTRtfhQQ3iU9sMIxsxZ5TxepfDIpc5KxsiX5o82ROHe4YYo-pFwCMb6ZxayyiesUlxGkkVxJp-ccWtpvvQUux0cOY7o8fQHXu9aGweYzOE705yCDySBY2nilDOHKPnKI/s1600-h/IMG_0478%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0478" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0478" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jN41AnYWi1s/VDyf09H0XJI/AAAAAAAAO2w/2uL2ztIGmtQ/IMG_0478_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="400"></a></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><font size="5">The road you see actually wound around until you crossed over the road below. Thus the term, “Pigtail.”</font></p> <p><font size="5">Eventually, we arrived at our final destination, Mount Rushmore. To see much better photos of the four presidents and a great tour of Mount Rushmore, visit <a href="http://thebayfieldbunch.com/">Al’s blog</a> over at the Bayfield Bunch.</font></p> <p><font size="5">Our photos were taken just before sunset. We had read the ceremony at the end of the day was magnificent, at it was! I left there so proud to be a citizen of the United States. </font></p> <p><font size="5">The four men on the mountain helped shape the United States. They laid the foundation of freedom, gave us a constitution, a Declaration of Independence, Founded the National Park system and fought for the freedom of slaves and kept our country as one. </font></p> <p><font size="5"></font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rBaucDMI8C4/VDyf15pETiI/AAAAAAAAO24/14SI4maVtFU/s1600-h/IMG_0488%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0488" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0488" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0yRaYhhUhS4/VDyf2mfzy1I/AAAAAAAAO3A/xAd1Qt-cFPs/IMG_0488_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="834" height="633"></a></p> <p><font size="5">Be sure to visit <a href="http://thebayfieldbunch.com">Al’s blog</a> for much better photographs! </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DD9yxDBi2ehfVU6LCidpLRgft4fFeiRYcTY8Ydj5Po5FEDLfZDgiXJjFZoY41NkiMns2YOAggPa0s6KTjuD2aGxIfqTFOe8FlmI-gKwppBYtyYJdWD0wKYFzi_LaJbCokxAdBbQHQ9yP/s1600-h/IMG_0494.jpg"><img title="IMG_0494" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0494" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fn_V4JaU1ws/VDyf4ZFGzTI/AAAAAAAAO3Q/JSCkW3qld9U/IMG_0494_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="458" height="346"></a></p> <p><font size="5">The night was cool. We were not prepared for the drop in temperature! Our only protection was our hats and each other. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UsIF88cprzg/VDyf5aBzpfI/AAAAAAAAO3Y/7ljRGRDFN0c/s1600-h/IMG_0497.jpg"><img title="IMG_0497" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn_R98sgxGJnCMEHhNCntxCqH_LraDxa5eNLcrj6pFQPKweBzWZcX60pzCxHgV7NJ_2myrfB1UjJWlfsgnRJKsNqUYe6EJfd2BDQRtPQIYEfm2kJ2VnE24tacmPlN4KfOHnyv-vs7lLkw/?imgmax=800" width="521" height="394"></a></p> <p><font size="5">One of the very few photos we have together. I love his smile! </font></p> <p><font size="5">When the ceremony was complete, we made our way back to the car through the Avenue of Flags representing each of the fifty United States of America. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8U7N0sNpj8Y/VDyf62HbdKI/AAAAAAAAO3o/as9zgqZE2Lc/s1600-h/IMG_0511%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0511" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0511" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DIVuciZAl7M/VDyf8CZIBpI/AAAAAAAAO3w/52G35BKuWB4/IMG_0511_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="592"></a></p> <p><font size="5">We found the Indiana state flag and remembered all the great times we had living there and most of all, our family and friends that are still there. </font></p> <p><font size="5">Thanks for visiting today. God bless. </font></p> <p><font size="5">Thank you for shopping Amazon through this blog. </font></p> <p><font size="5"></font></p> Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-30205159995012677892014-09-10T16:20:00.001-04:002014-09-10T16:20:54.829-04:00VISITING FALLS PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Upon entering the park, we were greeted on this gorgeous sunny day by a Bison. Nooo, not real, but the detail in this piece of artwork is to be admired. This animal is truly "the monarch of the plains."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After hearing the roar of water falling off cliffs for quite some time, we had our first glimpse of the falls. What a pretty sight! I wanted to try to take photos of the falls from every possible angle, so I had plenty of exercise walking it perimeter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From a distance, we could see visitors streaming over the falls on a trestle. Thinking that it was for pedestrians, we inched our way toward and up onto the trestle. Discovering that trains traversed this route, we were hesitant to continue. But we did since we were midway. I would never do it again now that we saw a "No Trespassing" sign at the end. Thank goodness it was Saturday and the train was not running. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was our view, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">from the trestle, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of the Big Sioux River flowing toward the falls . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, we are finally off the trestle and on the other side of the river. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Located throughout Sioux Falls are bronze statues. The statues range from animals to soldiers, children, and even one replica of the Statue of David as seen in Italy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two that we saw in the park were the Pledge Allegiance and the Farmer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It has been along day of walking the Falls. Oliver, Olivia, John and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and I got to achieve my mileage goal. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each day, John would take his lunch and his "meal" of choice was a Spam sandwich. As I remember, I had never heard of Spam, this meat in a can. But I do remember the first time I removed the key form the bottom of the can, wound the strip around this rectangular can to expose the delicacy that John so loved. Eeeuuu. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we toured the display of the making and canning of spam and the history of the Hormel company. There were some interactive displays to test your skills of Spammanship. I declined. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Three cans of Spam were purchased. Bacon Spam, Jalapeno Spam, and Hot and Spicy Spam. Bacon Spam was served by John with our eggs and toast. Waaaay to salty for my taste. John was left to eat the rest over the next few days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It appears that before the town was Monteith, it was Leadville, Iowa. It had a deserted railroad track, a grain elevator and three brick businesses.....all abandoned. So much for Monteith, Iowa! My dad would have been so disappointed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then off to Austin, Minnesota for a tour of the Spam plant...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rick got his IPhone months ago, but I resisted. My closest friends have IPhones. My daughters have IPhones. Everyone I know has IPhones and for that reason, I resisted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do I blindly follow the crowd? I am NOT a "keep up with the Jones" person......I resist the IPhone because others think it is so "cool," so "In" THAT is not me! I think for myself, thank you very much! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could have the screen fixed for one hundred dollars. I could get the IPhone. Jeez.....This feels like I am considering a divorce from my beloved Droid! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alas, the bottom dollar wins. (oooo, this hurts....IPhone wins...reluctantly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That, my friends, is NOT the end of the story. As we walk through the Verizon stores entrance, I hear behind me someone saying that we can have a free tablet! I ignore the voice and continue my task of getting my free IPhone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hey! I can still be true to Verizon Droid! It just will not be my phone, but it IS in the same family, you know....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has now been twenty-four plus hours. My IPhone is fine. I understand it although there was a tiny learning curve. BUT....my Motorola Droid, my buddy, my friend sits next to me as I type</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> this. It is just enjoying it's retirement on the road of full time </span>motorhome<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> living.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hang in there, I am working on installing my Amazon link to this blog, once again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God bless y'all and please travel safely. Have a super, great, wonderful Labor Day weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And this is how we have seen the sun set each evening. I think without the trees, we would have had some spectacular ones. But, that's okay, I like the trees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oliver and Olivia have had fun chasing the squirrels. All we need to say is squirrel alert and they come to attention then run from one window to the other. If we are outside and they see one, they instantly become deaf to my call. Just like little kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tomorrow, we head sixty-eight miles northwest to Des Moines. I need to visit the Verizon store and John, of course, wants to stop at Bass Pro Shop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After those two stops we head to Saylor Lake COE, north of Des Moines and on our way to the big city of Monteith, Iowa. Stay tuned, folks. There is more to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My Amazon shopping link is lost in cyberland. I have worked all day trying to reestablish the link for your convenience. Maybe I can discover the problem tomorrow. </span><br />
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<br />Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-71984805229525323142014-08-24T21:16:00.000-04:002014-08-24T21:16:03.242-04:00TOURING CENTERVILLE <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Centerville, Iowa, have you even heard of the place? I have because my father was born here. Also, one of our dear friends, either Bob or Pat Parks, from our church twenty- something group at church grew up in Centerville. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bob and Pat moved away from Indianapolis. We moved to a little town in the country called Bargersville, Indiana. We lost touch. What a shame. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We start with the typical county court house. Centerville Square seems like nothing special, but at the courthouse, a wonderful group of people who work in the recorder's office help me with my family history search. Thanks to all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is not a typical town square, but one that is reported to be the largest town square in the world. It has eleven streets that intersect the square! ELEVEN! It also has four rows for parking all around the square which makes driving a challenge at first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I believe that the only time I was here in Centerville, I was quite young. We came to visit my dad's aunt, my great aunt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a terribly hot day, of course there was no air conditioning. It was as hot as it has been this week. My older brother by eight years took me for a walk around town and the town square. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Big brother could not remember the way back to the apartment of our great aunt. I led him right back there with ease. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why do I share such a silly anecdote? Because for the week we have been here, I have had no problems navigating the streets in and around this town. It boggles my mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wish my brother could have been here with us. What a wonderful experience it could have been for both of us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay, I digress .... already! And today's blog has just started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The hotel continued to serve weary travelers until the early 1900's when it fell to decay and ruin. A portion of the roof collapsed. Raccoons, mice, squirrels, rats and skunks became the new residents until 1966 when a successful, local businessman, Morgan Cline, had the building restored to it's original grandeur. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I looked at their menu and found that one could eat a different free meal for 34 days without a repeat! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My grandfather sucummed to the flu pandemic that ravaged the United States in 1913 and 1914, leaving my grandmother with four young children to raise. My father was the oldest. The youngest, my uncle, was only six months old. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did not know that Centerville was a coal mining town. The museum has an entire area designated for coal mining. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just eight miles from Centerville is Rathbun Lake. There are eight campgrounds located around the lake. Five of the campgrounds are Army Corps of Engineers managed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Campgrounds contain many level campsites. Not all have electrical hookups. Picnic tables and fire rings are at each site. Shower buildings, dump stations and fish cleaning stations are located in most of the parks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our campground is a lower division of Rathbun Lake, in Centerville. It is not a COE campground and is managed by the city of Centerville. We have electricity, gravel parking spaces that a either level or very close to level. Our daily rate here is $15.00. We consider this quite reasonable. We have been the only campers here with the exception of Friday and Saturday night when there was one trail and one tent camper! This photo is of the campground taken from across the lake. </span><br />
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I have been totally frustrated with the cloudiness of our headlights and tail lights since last June, when I did the three step procedure of cleaning up and waxing our Tiffin Allegro Bus. </div>
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Monday, we pulled into the Rathburn Lake and Dam Campground in Centerville, Iowa. Tuesday, I attacked the headlights and tail lights with the 3M 39008 Headlight Restoration System from Amazon.com. </div>
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AND, do you see the shine on the exterior of the motorhome???? That is all from the use of the Mother's Three Step Clean and Wax System from our Amazon.com location in the top right portion of our blog....even though it says something about year end deals....lol<br />
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As to bugs.....we are plagued with what I would call gnats and large gnats! They are absolutely driving me bonkers. So if any of you know how to get rid of these critters, please let me know....<br />
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This is exactly why we love to travel the roads less traveled. <br />
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Where else can you find an award winning BBQ Restaurant in Missouri or Iowa???? You cannot!<br />
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Not only did we eat the best BBQ that we have tasted, but we found a small town establishment that is worth a detour off Interstate 70 on U.S. 36. Shelbina, Missouri is your delectable destination! Be sure to tell them Nan and John sent you!<br />
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The restaurant is definitely not the Ritz! But is hometown, America. A business we want to keep flourishing!<br />
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On the walls we find the jerseys of local athletes who have "made it big" in athletics. <br />
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Displayed are jerseys from high school athletes who have gone on to play at numerous universities, even the United States Naval Academy. <br />
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I wish I had taken a photo of our full rack of ribs rack of ribs that we shared, but we were too busy enjoying our non-vegetarian meal, once again. Oh, oh, we need to be getting back on the wagon, don't we? The only problem>>>>the scales are showing the results.<br />
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We try to eat the plant based diet for reason of better health and weight loss, but there are times that we slip into the bad, old ways of eating.<br />
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We have been staying at Rathburn Lake <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathbun_Lake">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathbun_Lake</a> in Centerville, Iowa for the last 5 days. Centerville is the hometown of my father and I have come to learn more about my family history.<br />
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I have not learned much about my family history, but the campground is a treat. What solitude we have experience in the last week. We have been the only inhabitants of the campground and have the freedom to allow Oliver and Olivia to romp as they will. <br />
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Welcome to the booming city of Monteith, Iowa! <br />
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I did not know it existed until a trip today to the Centerville, Iowa museum. <br />
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We are definitely planning to tour the town as we head north into Minnesota next week. Stay tuned for the elaborate descriptions of the town with my family name!<br />
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I have visited the county museum, the county courthouse and the library in town. My research has not produced much that I did not know already, but I have loved walking the courthouse square and surrounding streets that my father must have walked as a teen. <br />
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I have learned that my father graduated from Exline, Iowa high school as number one or number two in his graduating class. But there were just two students in his class. So I am sure he was number one! <br />
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My father went on to the University of Iowa to study Pharmacy although he wanted to study medicine and become a physician. Because his mother had been widowed seven year earlier, my father had to take a shorter path in order to help provide for his younger sibling, still at home. <br />
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Oops, I have been providing information to our family that he lefty behind and that I am sure is boring y'all, so I quit here. <br />
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Thanks to all for stopping by and sharing our experiences as we travel the roads that most avoid. May God bless you regardless the roads you take, be it the interstates of North America, or the small, less traveled highways.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We moochdocked in the circular drive for a week as I helped Lolita sort through "stuff" as they had downsized a bit and needed to eliminate many of Lolita's treasures dating back to great, great grandparents. What a difficult time she has to let things go, but she is making headway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also had a driving tour of Asbury University and Wilmore. Wilmore is a great town in which to retire. Condominiums have been and are being constructed in the area. With the university with it's cultural events, quiet rural living near the larger cities of Nicholasville and Lexington just minutes away, people have the best of all worlds.....unless it is living and traveling full time in our motorhomes and fifth wheels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our last culinary experience was at the Kentucky Depot Restaurant in Stanford. There we indulged in fried catfish. Oh yum! We have decided that she has the best catfish we have experienced. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not only that, there is a gift shop not to be ignored! It was filled with treasures that she had just brought back from the Atlanta Marketplace. Would you believe that I drooled over a few things, but used self control. (now, why did I do that???)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Saturday, we began our trek westward. Our goal was to visit Abe Lincoln's boyhood home near Dale, Indiana. Only one problem. Rain and more rain. Bucket upon buckets of rain...raining cats and dogs rain. Therefore after spending the night in Dale, we drove on westward, in the rain, toward St. Louis. More on that next time. </span><br />
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<br />Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-66593647195440733582014-08-03T13:34:00.000-04:002014-08-03T13:38:54.645-04:00PROGRESS AND FAMILY TIME<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday, granddaughter, Megan hosted a family cookout. We had a ball with family.</span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g5d1YdUfPkM/U95qRZ7XBaI/AAAAAAAAML4/nd2HACfak-g/s1600/IMG_20140708_200909_891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g5d1YdUfPkM/U95qRZ7XBaI/AAAAAAAAML4/nd2HACfak-g/s1600/IMG_20140708_200909_891.jpg" height="225" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Harper has such a sweet spirit and loves her baby sister so much! Harper wants to take part in "sissas" every day life. She does a great job of feeding Emerson under mom, Meg's supervision. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not walking for exercise is really hard for me. I feel like a am a slug when I do not, at least, achieve my 10,000 steps each day. And I am not even coming close. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did walk the dogs for three thousand steps today, says my Fitbit. But the rest of today is going to be spent behind my sewing machine. Being only five feet tall, I need to put new hems in a couple of pair of jeans. </span><br />
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Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-19949745564148282412014-07-30T15:36:00.000-04:002014-08-01T11:13:02.549-04:00GROUNDED FOR EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS! <br />
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Yesterday, I was dressed and ready to head out the door for my walk. My goal for the day was another seven to ten mile walk. <br />
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As I stood, I felt like someone had shot me from the groin down to the knee. To walk, I had to hold on to counters, tables, etc. All I could think of was the hip had given out and I was going to need the hip replacement that is know is down the road...somewhere off in the distant future, I've been hoping.<br />
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I called my Dr. DiLella at Ortho Indy. He was in surgery yesterday, but I was able to secure an appointment for ten this morning. <br />
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He is recommending cross training instead of a single diet of walking. I am to swim and ride a bicycle. Oh, great.....we just don't happen to have a pool in our motorhome. And I need to purchase a bicycle. AND I love, love, love walking! </div>
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On a happier note, Monday morning, the Miata went into the shop to be repaired and we should have it by the end of the week. </div>
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Our final appointment is next week. We are to have the follow up from our cataract surgery tune up. After those two appointments, we are good to go. And I mean GO......as in on down the road! </div>
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Thanks for stopping in today, and for leaving your comments. </div>
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AND thanks all for shopping through my Amazon link. Yesterday, I purchased a 3-M Headlight restoration kit. <br />
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Here is a great recipe! What I like about it is that you don't have to bake it. BUT, I like my carrots soft, so I am going to cook the carrots and apple a bit. That sure beats heating up the motorhome with the oven. </div>
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If you want, give the recipe a try.<br />
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By Christine Roseberry from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/justglowingwithhealth">Just Glowing with Health</a><br />
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For the carrot cake:<br />
- 2 cups carrot pulp (see note below for instructions on using whole carrots)<br />
- 1/2 cup pecans, soaked 6+ hours, drained & rinsed<br />
- 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted<br />
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut<br />
- 1 Fuji apple, cored and cut into medium size pieces<br />
- 1 quarter size chunk of ginger<br />
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract<br />
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon<br />
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For the frosting:<br />
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- 1 1/4 cup cashews, soaked 6+ hours, drained and rinsed<br />
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder (I used extract)<br />
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon lemon juice<br />
- 3 Medjool dates, pitted<br />
- 1/3 cup water, more or less for desired consistency<br />
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1. For the frosting: In a high-speed blender blend all the above frosting ingredients, minus the water. Add the water in slowly using just enough to blend making it creamy. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.<br />
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2. For the cake: Place the chunks of apple into the food processor. Blend until it becomes coarsely shredded. Be careful not to over process. It should be coarse pieces. Then add the carrot pulp along with all the rest of the ingredients above for the cake mix. Pulse until it becomes a coarse sticky mix. Once again, make sure to not over process. (I placed carrot pulp and apple chunks in microwave for 2 minutes to cook a bit -just to tenderize them)<br />
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NOTE: If using whole carrots cut them into medium size chunks and add them with the apple to blend, making coarse pieces.<br />
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Line an 8x8 glass baking dish with wax paper. Press the mix evenly into the dish, then add the frosting generously on top. Place in freezer for about one hour. Take out of the fridge and let it sit for about 25 minutes before eating. Sprinkle cinnamon on top and voila'!</div>
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God Bless you all. </div>
Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190876383418700062.post-5328706755283417342014-07-23T23:30:00.001-04:002014-07-23T23:30:48.661-04:00ANSWERING THE OFTEN ASKED QUESTIONS<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some followers of this blog want to travel North America like John and I, but find it is either not the right time, or they are not sure they would enjoy traveling in an RV. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrThPuoVF-FeNkBY0iBQfj3FnOm6N7mDBnWh-JvYsqRV_iatzwvIvyWh4h7dH2uxjMR-eVSw4qZbE3lpRLNF2ACZf25j5vrut1xOGSWsc1XHWI_0qeJ4g3CP-u9OHSveHC1MqYZo3kjZ-m/s1600/DSCF0534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrThPuoVF-FeNkBY0iBQfj3FnOm6N7mDBnWh-JvYsqRV_iatzwvIvyWh4h7dH2uxjMR-eVSw4qZbE3lpRLNF2ACZf25j5vrut1xOGSWsc1XHWI_0qeJ4g3CP-u9OHSveHC1MqYZo3kjZ-m/s1600/DSCF0534.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our advice to people who want to get away from this in the winter is, why not<a href="http://rvshare.com/rv-rental/indianapolis/in"> rent</a> first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Escape winter ice and snow. Head to warmer climates. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Or, take your young family for an extended summer vacation and see the United States by the roads less traveled. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everyone should have the experience of traveling in an RV at least once in their lifetime. And </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">by the time you arrive home, you will know if the RV lifestyle is for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we travel from state to state, province to province, we meet people who want to talk to us about our travels. They always end the discussion with "I wish we could do that." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why do we travel in a RV? We want to <span style="color: red;">experience</span> our destinations. We do not always want to "sight see," but become a part of the new neighborhood we are in at that time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We want to dine where the locals eat and savor the food of the area.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> hike the trails, climb the mountains, or</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the summer, temperatures rise to 120 degrees!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">For our friends around Indianapolis who have asked what we see and do in our travels and about RV rental, there are many companies who</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> r</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">ent RVs.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> You can find the right RV for your needs at http://www.rvshare.com/rental/indianapolis/in </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">July 4, 2014 through July 8</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to construct these memories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This morning, back in Indiana and only five miles from where we began, John and I celebrated the beginning of our third year of full time motorhome living and traveling North America. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to this....release from hospital</span></div>
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Karen at Alternative Resources helps us establish our residency, obtain driver's license and register our motorhome in South Dakota.<br />
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We arrive just in time for Christmas with our daughter, Nancy Jo / Jojo for the first time in twenty years! </div>
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We are then off to Temecula and Menifee, California. The leaping horses greet us on the highway to Temecula.<br />
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But we end up in Oceanside at the Oceanside State Beach State Park. Can't beat this view from our site.<br />
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Then off to Minifee to help our sweet daughter (#2) retrofit her Koi pond for a waterfall and skimmer. Oh, what work it was. Jojo digging hole for the skimmer. <br />
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John plumbing the skimmer....and my thumb on the right side.<br />
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A test run of the pond water from the skimmer to the bio fall / waterfall box at the other end....SUCCESSFUL....now to dig the hole for the bio fall to go into the ground.<br />
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The first Father's day they could spend together in twenty years. <br />
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Later we say good-by to Jojo, her pond, and gardens to begin our trek north highway 101.<br />
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This lovely stream flows from the Humbug Mountain top into the Pacific. </div>
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Trails with ferns that were taller than John and I. All leading to the Mighty, ever changing Pacific Ocean.<br />
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There's more than one way to off-load your catch from the Pacific. Surely keeps the bottom of the colorful fishing boats clean.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two years wrapped up. We are looking forward to seeing what God has in store for our third. It is going to be so hard to leave family again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for bearing with me as I write about our two years. It has been a mighty long post and if you have stayed with me through this, you deserve a medal!</span><br />
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