tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post8844188064887538468..comments2024-03-25T14:06:37.254-07:00Comments on On the Road Abode: Trading a zip code for a toad: Highway of LegendsJodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-43363260539541624872016-06-13T08:29:21.682-07:002016-06-13T08:29:21.682-07:00That is a very long day!! We spent nearly nine hou...That is a very long day!! We spent nearly nine hours just on the loop! Someday we'll see the Great Sand Dunes :-)Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-78047512746557848702016-06-11T22:29:17.085-07:002016-06-11T22:29:17.085-07:00Its a wonderful drive and thanks for taking me bac...Its a wonderful drive and thanks for taking me back there. <br />During our drive we went all the way to Great Sand Dunes National Park a long day :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-58220860561651366592016-06-11T18:21:02.013-07:002016-06-11T18:21:02.013-07:00That Devil was very creative :-))) We were conside...That Devil was very creative :-))) We were considering Pike's Peak but now think we'll just enjoy it from the bottom. Chinese food in UT even sounds wrong!Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-86589349874383781812016-06-11T18:08:22.157-07:002016-06-11T18:08:22.157-07:00Looks like a wonderful drive, love love CO. Bill h...Looks like a wonderful drive, love love CO. Bill had better luck fishing than Dave did. Devil's Stairstep looks a lot like Devil's Slide in UT, such unique formations. The altitude in CO can get to you if you're not acclimated. We had the same Chinese hankering while still in UT, I think your restaurant was probably better than ours. Faye N Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630343244281603759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-56972143758722213292016-06-10T17:35:57.999-07:002016-06-10T17:35:57.999-07:00We have been so fortunate to have great weather ev...We have been so fortunate to have great weather every place we've been. The thunder storms have been wonderful after so many months of dry weather. The humidity is rough in Colorado Springs this week, but not too bad :-)Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-19054056128069554972016-06-10T17:34:14.635-07:002016-06-10T17:34:14.635-07:00Thanks! Between Utah and Colorado you'll have ...Thanks! Between Utah and Colorado you'll have lots to see close by :-) Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-3811942968544279152016-06-10T15:52:28.767-07:002016-06-10T15:52:28.767-07:00I often have to remind myself that it rains 9 mont... I often have to remind myself that it rains 9 months of the year when we're enjoying our idyllic summers on Lopez Island! It's so easy to be seduced by beautiful places in their "perfect" seasons. :-) What a wonderful day of adventures you had on the loop drive. But you really must take along a little ice chest so that Bill can keep his catches! Trout for dinner.....yum!! (But Chinese was easier!)Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-29650628642848158872016-06-10T14:40:48.482-07:002016-06-10T14:40:48.482-07:00I really enjoyed this segment of your blog! With y...I really enjoyed this segment of your blog! With you being just one state over, I'll have something to look for! Tessa looks so relaxed and adorable as usual! Bill looks like he having lots of fun and relaxation.. :)) Great pictures. Laura Belterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223691081890802296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-45109808338002983892016-06-10T11:35:15.669-07:002016-06-10T11:35:15.669-07:00I don't know what I was thinking! I was surpri...I don't know what I was thinking! I was surprised not only by how wide spread it was, but by how deep it still was in places.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-49311021298659984912016-06-10T11:33:34.001-07:002016-06-10T11:33:34.001-07:00Oh yes, she seems to suffer no ill effects like he...Oh yes, she seems to suffer no ill effects like her puny humans - which of course I'm very grateful for :-)Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-81218443938215456682016-06-10T09:34:50.905-07:002016-06-10T09:34:50.905-07:00Such a great historical loop drive. Tess looks to...Such a great historical loop drive. Tess looks to be adjusted to being a mountain mutt and seems to deal with that elevation quite well.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-43540493635725339542016-06-10T07:07:56.695-07:002016-06-10T07:07:56.695-07:00Looks like a beautiful place to be. However, not ...Looks like a beautiful place to be. However, not sure I'd like that altitude or even looking down from it. Snow in the summer? That's more snow than we saw in Alaska!!Wanderin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/18099094689836499939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-13931654801550689312016-06-10T07:04:53.936-07:002016-06-10T07:04:53.936-07:00I keep telling her she's missing all the views...I keep telling her she's missing all the views, but she's too busy reading every story in the grass. She finally looks up when she lies down for a bit :-) Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-17684779667340596522016-06-10T07:00:17.258-07:002016-06-10T07:00:17.258-07:00I'm so glad I read your post - ages ago, but h...I'm so glad I read your post - ages ago, but had it saved - and it was all you said it was! All the pretty little valleys call me to live there, but I see the snow fences along the highway and come to my senses :-)Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-56115889208948849562016-06-10T06:58:39.610-07:002016-06-10T06:58:39.610-07:00Thanks Sherry, it was a beautiful area to try and ...Thanks Sherry, it was a beautiful area to try and capture. We weren't prepared for fish transportation so fresh trout wasn't on the menu :-( It was like the storm was watching us - and gave us a break this time :-)<br />Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-4147247734898296832016-06-10T06:55:06.261-07:002016-06-10T06:55:06.261-07:00It is such a great drive - with something for all ...It is such a great drive - with something for all of us :-) Knowing you've been in a lot of heat lately, I'm just going to ignore the yellow comment!! Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-26188094998782159292016-06-10T06:41:50.188-07:002016-06-10T06:41:50.188-07:00What a day...so much to explore and yes, some fish...What a day...so much to explore and yes, some fishing time too. Colorful Colorado is amazing...<br />Tessa sure seems to be enjoying herself! Sally would love all that green grass too! Joe and Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-64288800692004976602016-06-10T06:30:13.731-07:002016-06-10T06:30:13.731-07:00You are so right that one must remind oneself that...You are so right that one must remind oneself that the area is covered in snow part of the year! Isn't this just one on of the most gorgeous places?!?! I feel that way about all of Colorado (that I've seen)...but the snow deters me from wanting to live there.Metamorphosis Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637866156639686101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-45218172722221985332016-06-10T05:21:10.320-07:002016-06-10T05:21:10.320-07:00Your description of the coke ovens looking like a ...Your description of the coke ovens looking like a single row of roman ruins is perfect. You have some great pictures today. Love the first one at Monument Lake and the one at Farley point. Great pictures of the storm and the stream and the shot of the dike at the end is fantastic. Glad Bill got his catch but wouldn't they have made great dinner? Nice job of getting the predicted rain to wait until you arrived home.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-62831415546588147702016-06-09T19:44:38.104-07:002016-06-09T19:44:38.104-07:00What a fantastic loop! Love the mountain lakes an...What a fantastic loop! Love the mountain lakes and that elevation...bring on the cool temps!! Devil's Stairsteps is so neat. So glad to see a photo of Bill at his happy place finally:) Tessa looks very content in the deep green grass:) Thanks goodness the furry rock was Bronco orange and not that yellow color!!! Sure sounds like another day in paradise:)John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.com