tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50359326130926717552024-03-18T18:18:40.343-07:00On the Road Abode: Trading a zip code for a toadThis is the story of our two year preparation to become fulltime RV'ers, and our big, new adventure that began on May 31, 2015. It's just the two of us, and the "fluffy dog", off to see this beautiful country with only the seasons as our guide. A winter base in Tombstone, Arizona, adds another layer to our grand adventure in 2019.
Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comBlogger636125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-6118483865427083402024-03-16T14:51:00.000-07:002024-03-16T14:51:19.751-07:00Family, Fire, Flurries and Fences<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>March 1 - 11, 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My family is small. Three cousins, one cousin-once-removed, two sons and two grandsons. My mother had many cousins whose families I have sadly lost track of over the years. Bill however has a much larger family who I am delighted to also now call my own. His only nephew David is a favorite, and we've been able to visit with he and his wonderful wife Morgan a few times in our travels. They live in California's Bay Area. We last saw them last summer at our sister-in-law's lake house, and they promised to come see us this winter.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Promise kept, they arrive at the Tucson airport on Tuesday! We snug into the Ford with Tessa happily tucked between what will become her most bestest, non-stop petting, snuggling pals. Taking the scenic route (Hwy 83/82) to begin the tour of our little corner of Arizona, we have dinner in Tombstone and then home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FzaLYdWOtqw5CssBk2a8yPLPM47ZcFTdFoCraQ-Fs3oT0nqwi0aoWhiN5tSgHg5YPDfxjaV_IKE7fdJWLIhZ1Awda7kZvrIRIuUgdXBkkXbyB64BkWgl7f-LHm6puuo7JafyjywfPZ_0YM2yoyfN37jrWXj_zflgr23yKzaxL1xsNJk3RVZLJgYgdHBC/s1600/image000000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FzaLYdWOtqw5CssBk2a8yPLPM47ZcFTdFoCraQ-Fs3oT0nqwi0aoWhiN5tSgHg5YPDfxjaV_IKE7fdJWLIhZ1Awda7kZvrIRIuUgdXBkkXbyB64BkWgl7f-LHm6puuo7JafyjywfPZ_0YM2yoyfN37jrWXj_zflgr23yKzaxL1xsNJk3RVZLJgYgdHBC/w640-h480/image000000.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Team Back Seat ready for adventure!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxRJ2xepOG_D7uGtcbm4S2b4mK8rb1cDcWJ-jL0ytgKgtiwytnCYJUsoAcQejFLBUdJMz4WHHB0zOvss36uLWCSPFStwYEE1HCMuzRvT9-8VbeZ4miZNYDGtzrRalUcZUOOG8IzZKcwR93rHhDlp49sMvakzV1uYC6xDN7mcdSBDutQRBjX-GEl5AOELh/s1024/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxRJ2xepOG_D7uGtcbm4S2b4mK8rb1cDcWJ-jL0ytgKgtiwytnCYJUsoAcQejFLBUdJMz4WHHB0zOvss36uLWCSPFStwYEE1HCMuzRvT9-8VbeZ4miZNYDGtzrRalUcZUOOG8IzZKcwR93rHhDlp49sMvakzV1uYC6xDN7mcdSBDutQRBjX-GEl5AOELh/w480-h640/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tessa and Morgan, happy girls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill has treatment on Wednesday, so the four of us head for a day in nearby Bisbee. The weather for their visit is expected to be colder than usual for March, but we get some nice bright sunshine for a few hours of walking among the history and fun that is Bisbee, Arizona.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The devastating Valentine's Day fire closed a section of Bisbee's main commercial district to both vehicles and pedestrians. There is no street parking anyway, so while there's a detour and a few less places to peruse, there's no impact on the parking. Not much impact on tourist activity either. Walking, eateries, galleries and shops are at the usual bustle on a pretty spring day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4mA1oWjEFa1aTkLqG2O3X0e9fulKar69fzzcQ0ktMZBtZqhAEEd4uO40cA-qp5bRTAnG2_I5HQu96Q_lXmRl5Yn_P-_mr9dm_yO8CqhBYrYLIFLLsT19GKNmacubJEJ1DreBWkpAFcGbJDIkshqabXzYSTWpPG6H_1nGrsqgFiD5yxXKpiIgYmnZ-5wU/s3722/IMG_6076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3722" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4mA1oWjEFa1aTkLqG2O3X0e9fulKar69fzzcQ0ktMZBtZqhAEEd4uO40cA-qp5bRTAnG2_I5HQu96Q_lXmRl5Yn_P-_mr9dm_yO8CqhBYrYLIFLLsT19GKNmacubJEJ1DreBWkpAFcGbJDIkshqabXzYSTWpPG6H_1nGrsqgFiD5yxXKpiIgYmnZ-5wU/w640-h460/IMG_6076.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">No information on when they expect to open again.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXCtp2HJauDv1KB0URAiCUUtcnQWAnRW3fLn152P2moZakELRK6h5kbhpt-DtF4qzP1rFcoreEPfJVsTku6IzsBb82pXYyrS4mUCQTT4kFqn_GG5IOf04EqDSWCvmenk2sMAUqKcG6Dja9DFvxJuCfXB7k_pzpnMNxzksqMc6subBt4Kt4l0V0tWyPG6Y/s4000/IMG_6082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXCtp2HJauDv1KB0URAiCUUtcnQWAnRW3fLn152P2moZakELRK6h5kbhpt-DtF4qzP1rFcoreEPfJVsTku6IzsBb82pXYyrS4mUCQTT4kFqn_GG5IOf04EqDSWCvmenk2sMAUqKcG6Dja9DFvxJuCfXB7k_pzpnMNxzksqMc6subBt4Kt4l0V0tWyPG6Y/w640-h480/IMG_6082.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sadly the neighboring businesses have had to remain closed as well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IuctIYrol-Y4ATs-D5KrxhTMb746g24HU3dy7PjnVM-2Bt3DcDCbiI1Zx041RhEIu7PMRXtvl_4f0cEGf3ffP-pEtD6GorJU-EbtxMe1YLtmqdu1QUzZ9wsRbrqkGXBR59BOqTc5yn3FR5jzRygd3o9L89jxDqgnL8HRlHrtyw5FJ7tRuvbmdoEk5fKM/s3500/IMG_6079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3500" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IuctIYrol-Y4ATs-D5KrxhTMb746g24HU3dy7PjnVM-2Bt3DcDCbiI1Zx041RhEIu7PMRXtvl_4f0cEGf3ffP-pEtD6GorJU-EbtxMe1YLtmqdu1QUzZ9wsRbrqkGXBR59BOqTc5yn3FR5jzRygd3o9L89jxDqgnL8HRlHrtyw5FJ7tRuvbmdoEk5fKM/w640-h504/IMG_6079.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One gallery and the olive oil/vinegar store were gutted.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSsWZIScjWZthMGh-_vCbVc3mAxzSh2mK_0xw6rNjmR7lVpGPfvw8S6vNDuMX0OTqB5FVkmdRoy0Siya2u7m_Tlb2E1I_SwUui-4Z4YGNtzdidXjE8CBTVN0D8flOSJFItykJWcQrGIwoC6wiU8tNyQEEDA9nXKG2BkBrHlfNWaCGaUvqKcgWok4yFdrt/s3514/IMG_6084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="3514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSsWZIScjWZthMGh-_vCbVc3mAxzSh2mK_0xw6rNjmR7lVpGPfvw8S6vNDuMX0OTqB5FVkmdRoy0Siya2u7m_Tlb2E1I_SwUui-4Z4YGNtzdidXjE8CBTVN0D8flOSJFItykJWcQrGIwoC6wiU8tNyQEEDA9nXKG2BkBrHlfNWaCGaUvqKcgWok4yFdrt/w640-h400/IMG_6084.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The plus side of detours is seeing things I haven't in the past!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRGMdpJ78iUwU4JP7YEV1uCEM6HpzbO4Ezar0ubvWy5UbRg6IA0IGD8pbFFd3GNA7Bd_sNYiRPttmfy4Y6qJdhG_gSJM6Th0lRNx3Bu7a-qh9x-1teCpQra1TV2CiUOAyAAnT0RF8UHgIeavFQP0Qv6_uZVLtWQqbYTE6zDHIPHRDEpCQ_4Ky7mi4mRUe/s4000/IMG_6085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRGMdpJ78iUwU4JP7YEV1uCEM6HpzbO4Ezar0ubvWy5UbRg6IA0IGD8pbFFd3GNA7Bd_sNYiRPttmfy4Y6qJdhG_gSJM6Th0lRNx3Bu7a-qh9x-1teCpQra1TV2CiUOAyAAnT0RF8UHgIeavFQP0Qv6_uZVLtWQqbYTE6zDHIPHRDEpCQ_4Ky7mi4mRUe/w640-h480/IMG_6085.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Several little inns and motels I never knew were here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ll1YZgFpxM93cXXDfGSpH46ja1sQr1aBh7DUB8KKEK0THQpj14iD1EGvgIaIElxh3zJ4b-0SquVHaAD6L7WEK3vRmFybsDxpkYbZ8DWApn0wEld0i_lEIjMgtS6ohBFFthUG7ekmnXGGFfxvuYDrKNvu433uN8f_n9YIqAm2HjsSxAzR_70VC5TkSE6T/s3587/IMG_6086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3587" data-original-width="2354" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ll1YZgFpxM93cXXDfGSpH46ja1sQr1aBh7DUB8KKEK0THQpj14iD1EGvgIaIElxh3zJ4b-0SquVHaAD6L7WEK3vRmFybsDxpkYbZ8DWApn0wEld0i_lEIjMgtS6ohBFFthUG7ekmnXGGFfxvuYDrKNvu433uN8f_n9YIqAm2HjsSxAzR_70VC5TkSE6T/w420-h640/IMG_6086.JPG" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The brewery building is gorgeous.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHAxzMlQS4xjwHtdYkGEWNUmgoW26LvTYQiqMqLNYiCO77EF_7ko8WBTY0loi3kHHXz_DB-ktfuj-NKMeOcaykgjhMOlylVCGhDflTRAgEOmMQtE3txN2eP27Qgpk7oUtnopmUrqmr0rWgTU-L8d5EvI5MocQC6RWHLU8egnxXNM0avm5WTqHQ6UuwYwj/s3659/IMG_6090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="3659" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHAxzMlQS4xjwHtdYkGEWNUmgoW26LvTYQiqMqLNYiCO77EF_7ko8WBTY0loi3kHHXz_DB-ktfuj-NKMeOcaykgjhMOlylVCGhDflTRAgEOmMQtE3txN2eP27Qgpk7oUtnopmUrqmr0rWgTU-L8d5EvI5MocQC6RWHLU8egnxXNM0avm5WTqHQ6UuwYwj/w640-h396/IMG_6090.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Morgan and David</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAvFCjOHvSqq-8qMAULmxK-JU4DN6rvH5wEIsZTwkGnMfr8Y88T4L6-xupyr9tq2HTB0aruDpsVykTxlxXrx6sxVke1YOKgEPrsDdCrF70veXU6ZXgH5zlzZ2tUA6jw1Z36mNlrL3kU86VuVeMsYyd9g2uvmS4Svv99SV_ck9k3l9Dxhafxv82o995qPi/s4000/IMG_6088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAvFCjOHvSqq-8qMAULmxK-JU4DN6rvH5wEIsZTwkGnMfr8Y88T4L6-xupyr9tq2HTB0aruDpsVykTxlxXrx6sxVke1YOKgEPrsDdCrF70veXU6ZXgH5zlzZ2tUA6jw1Z36mNlrL3kU86VuVeMsYyd9g2uvmS4Svv99SV_ck9k3l9Dxhafxv82o995qPi/w436-h640/IMG_6088.JPG" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More stairs around every corner.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">David is a wonderful photographer and was in heaven capturing the magic that is Bisbee and surrounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMomkgOr1bIpoCMIc7mrs8dnECWbpReGpp0yzHnCx_jfrfLU9pHiG2i9rpIOJRSbIe62hBt80SsRlPOyWTOgfo5JTqwocrEb87aKWcgCo6AMFR3O4c6WO23NoPlss914ZRy0nBzhrweTxxC7p4MSDggixTnkPadNZjfD_rWFdxiNCRbGCztbGp3LbxthB/s1571/DSC09844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1571" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMomkgOr1bIpoCMIc7mrs8dnECWbpReGpp0yzHnCx_jfrfLU9pHiG2i9rpIOJRSbIe62hBt80SsRlPOyWTOgfo5JTqwocrEb87aKWcgCo6AMFR3O4c6WO23NoPlss914ZRy0nBzhrweTxxC7p4MSDggixTnkPadNZjfD_rWFdxiNCRbGCztbGp3LbxthB/w640-h426/DSC09844.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl_QbAygc43h_FyZsmA-Fvfvcy-Vhdd-tabjnDa7vXrrOiQiJQqxLAszOgXDtIDHpaUMRS6jeahpR_XYR4jPi1XhZvzCBUTtOvQJAuuOClJSCcnm9EWkNnEGJSOJsDU8YKbBXKLDjwCu3qcw3H3l0iaDk97V1cEUS87fnrtQnd5Q8It04MzLdZidb-2Pk/s1308/IMG_20240306_174546_141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl_QbAygc43h_FyZsmA-Fvfvcy-Vhdd-tabjnDa7vXrrOiQiJQqxLAszOgXDtIDHpaUMRS6jeahpR_XYR4jPi1XhZvzCBUTtOvQJAuuOClJSCcnm9EWkNnEGJSOJsDU8YKbBXKLDjwCu3qcw3H3l0iaDk97V1cEUS87fnrtQnd5Q8It04MzLdZidb-2Pk/w512-h640/IMG_20240306_174546_141.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill is able to join us for our Thursday drive to Chiricahua National Monument. Every time I've been here it's been cold and windy. Every. Time. Keeping the tradition alive, the wind is biting cold - with snow flurries at the top! <i>Come to Arizona they said, it's so warm they said....."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1GOktHfbh2D2rCGEQNgL6llUqY861KD39uDSWb_2wxc40Z7EecWxovjs9gADYUufjIc-sH2aD4fKGIc7k8ZXHJ9tsXmSb8msIoiDNFrD25tzKLCTgrbdvqj9Jbg4069nrRiTiXmbCkGErJ_fZBKiKX9IsOXx61DZPertD0j_qvrIVxaX_XnWz86if7JO/s3608/IMG_6098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="3608" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1GOktHfbh2D2rCGEQNgL6llUqY861KD39uDSWb_2wxc40Z7EecWxovjs9gADYUufjIc-sH2aD4fKGIc7k8ZXHJ9tsXmSb8msIoiDNFrD25tzKLCTgrbdvqj9Jbg4069nrRiTiXmbCkGErJ_fZBKiKX9IsOXx61DZPertD0j_qvrIVxaX_XnWz86if7JO/w640-h498/IMG_6098.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">March in Arizona......Bill isn't impressed :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDzM3M2KFizFzxFmiqeqQ3IoFfO9HcwbBipOR4iju0wXYjZNTb1ezOgHQFr7F1kB5YRw1itM-kCJYJL11bTgdNelQ7-hRRQ0x5uIk6GCFXa7VcqreJMHm9bC44lRB2eWpE1-jGGlM8rObeP9UN1NiNZSea_NIcOwH3afhfMaZ9VJ5ZEEaKkUwiD8s1q17/s3768/IMG_6094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3768" data-original-width="2387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDzM3M2KFizFzxFmiqeqQ3IoFfO9HcwbBipOR4iju0wXYjZNTb1ezOgHQFr7F1kB5YRw1itM-kCJYJL11bTgdNelQ7-hRRQ0x5uIk6GCFXa7VcqreJMHm9bC44lRB2eWpE1-jGGlM8rObeP9UN1NiNZSea_NIcOwH3afhfMaZ9VJ5ZEEaKkUwiD8s1q17/w406-h640/IMG_6094.JPG" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Having a sun roof again is a treat in the park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCz3PsxN8Hax98z8__msk5oTRN-Eg1jPChRU-9gPiy6KB_Rpix-5SbTNIq09zv6UcFq9FWBJ1VBK9jSL5pWbP7YmeUVMX99PFKeAT32TLDe6Td_xOVDm1vmRDpl31upKrxXqyv_5iSRRl53zM0VdFdBe-OtJUkHYWBFQjyDwHakoGPopjoqxO1DRNZsO0/s3553/IMG_6095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="3553" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCz3PsxN8Hax98z8__msk5oTRN-Eg1jPChRU-9gPiy6KB_Rpix-5SbTNIq09zv6UcFq9FWBJ1VBK9jSL5pWbP7YmeUVMX99PFKeAT32TLDe6Td_xOVDm1vmRDpl31upKrxXqyv_5iSRRl53zM0VdFdBe-OtJUkHYWBFQjyDwHakoGPopjoqxO1DRNZsO0/w640-h436/IMG_6095.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The layers of Sulphur Springs Valley across the hoodoos.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkote3q0cgD4zUlUMZk5YRNEd3DxyqXD2xNQ2R5-55kx9uXuTetserWP8unnfXHFWQVwmFrEiPFfnNydcTh9Ny_zRG465uhKLCySbHht1TiEl1zruKACFAwBQu7VJ1UvBNV_yebDSDmpoZ2yu_ZxE0NZUgtaVbgVozvTjf2RpoK1wY1UiDTa2JD7J1f28s/s3819/IMG_6097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="3819" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkote3q0cgD4zUlUMZk5YRNEd3DxyqXD2xNQ2R5-55kx9uXuTetserWP8unnfXHFWQVwmFrEiPFfnNydcTh9Ny_zRG465uhKLCySbHht1TiEl1zruKACFAwBQu7VJ1UvBNV_yebDSDmpoZ2yu_ZxE0NZUgtaVbgVozvTjf2RpoK1wY1UiDTa2JD7J1f28s/w640-h422/IMG_6097.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Capturing the capture of Cochise Head in the clouds. Not easy in the gusting winds!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhsnO3wKsZSOBNrkkr0V8ZG1PlEjUwDbMtobWELvdhKk4Vwy4WW2C8KTkAOFM_1nHXCTOkdCsUxP-dJIwaeh9Yp0NHr_csXW-vxiVYgf2fJ5ujxEKbppcM_dqdHWCpBxSZktLh33xXAWIqom3L5Ky3VsnSROsTHKtdMbCbb1DJ57hXqAoypehVEfK2ClQ/s3774/IMG_6101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="3774" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhsnO3wKsZSOBNrkkr0V8ZG1PlEjUwDbMtobWELvdhKk4Vwy4WW2C8KTkAOFM_1nHXCTOkdCsUxP-dJIwaeh9Yp0NHr_csXW-vxiVYgf2fJ5ujxEKbppcM_dqdHWCpBxSZktLh33xXAWIqom3L5Ky3VsnSROsTHKtdMbCbb1DJ57hXqAoypehVEfK2ClQ/w640-h482/IMG_6101.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not visible, but the snow stings Morgan as she shoots the storm.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QyzsIxxsD5mjlKgmHKL4kFXJEPWzKBeyxDvB15K15XQNvXEFPByOFtk_aM1_MMSVycx7WkmSKT2NkYkS38ytcwkhqJJOGoN0BhZkYuaRdaANFEYFVuXoWLucRb0a88jaR0D3MnC2ZYI3LShPZ9p6S1VneN7AAMQNFq8PL_aaUM5qAUsLF0GbKhB2UiF7/s3980/IMG_6099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3980" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QyzsIxxsD5mjlKgmHKL4kFXJEPWzKBeyxDvB15K15XQNvXEFPByOFtk_aM1_MMSVycx7WkmSKT2NkYkS38ytcwkhqJJOGoN0BhZkYuaRdaANFEYFVuXoWLucRb0a88jaR0D3MnC2ZYI3LShPZ9p6S1VneN7AAMQNFq8PL_aaUM5qAUsLF0GbKhB2UiF7/w640-h414/IMG_6099.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Moving east, the storm crosses into New Mexico.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56pPhzbN9zy-robB3AHE5jaxTtIgVRTWWIspTyaR6tmzde3F8kduBMslpHAO4Q_Zbbhn2-yTfmxZjsjnJwKQDv0wR7kTQY0dRiDAoL1E4JTg_M0mYZZ8cc7MB99LUvwI4-gwAQkeb8ASY51xU5UFqEMn5rtkooxY9a2Jwg1zXZzQcLVq287XgZvLBy-qP/s1616/DSC09897%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1616" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56pPhzbN9zy-robB3AHE5jaxTtIgVRTWWIspTyaR6tmzde3F8kduBMslpHAO4Q_Zbbhn2-yTfmxZjsjnJwKQDv0wR7kTQY0dRiDAoL1E4JTg_M0mYZZ8cc7MB99LUvwI4-gwAQkeb8ASY51xU5UFqEMn5rtkooxY9a2Jwg1zXZzQcLVq287XgZvLBy-qP/w640-h428/DSC09897%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">David's amazing capture of Cochise Head.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5erodxKZHV0MuOY8GwRYtfzDAObIB67HKgqRjoSC92oBz4pn5WaFRrJr8jS_5YjNe8uQFBP0deMqvCV8l4sStMIVJTbvT-Y15CKgkc1Ur06cr7ZNKFO7qP9GRNzBSCUyDh9QyHMD-WaheTnHjQUT6yYSHrCuFXvYibwUJDpL-3DdHESXDkGirOW92VAp1/s1616/DSC09914%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5erodxKZHV0MuOY8GwRYtfzDAObIB67HKgqRjoSC92oBz4pn5WaFRrJr8jS_5YjNe8uQFBP0deMqvCV8l4sStMIVJTbvT-Y15CKgkc1Ur06cr7ZNKFO7qP9GRNzBSCUyDh9QyHMD-WaheTnHjQUT6yYSHrCuFXvYibwUJDpL-3DdHESXDkGirOW92VAp1/w428-h640/DSC09914%20(1).jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Stunning hoodoos through David's eye.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We wrap up our chilly visit with a stop at the visitor's center - one of the smallest, and best in the state - and lunch in the car :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Having dinners and wonderful conversations around our table each evening is such a treat - we really enjoy these two young people.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For the last day before they have to leave we check out our nearby "big town" of Sierra Vista, the small historic ranch at Brown Canyon, and finally our own hometown/historical/tourist Tombstone. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A_6a3egdD1L1iF92dYXiV8dosGwwR74fR_enX_UTgyChB3PFzc0w6nXuBUtrLF9EsO-Ctksoyf35CtESh4ztGz0yucYN1uQBDw_2dILPll1LbOIYc-u1NEGOzABpX9JxMpeM3Yv7I9NCxQGMpJB3dphV459GhVSIlbDEVo0x9fkimehbg8C-Hx0J0eAK/s640/IMG_9306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="640" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A_6a3egdD1L1iF92dYXiV8dosGwwR74fR_enX_UTgyChB3PFzc0w6nXuBUtrLF9EsO-Ctksoyf35CtESh4ztGz0yucYN1uQBDw_2dILPll1LbOIYc-u1NEGOzABpX9JxMpeM3Yv7I9NCxQGMpJB3dphV459GhVSIlbDEVo0x9fkimehbg8C-Hx0J0eAK/w640-h388/IMG_9306.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With less wind and more sunshine, it's a pretty day for exploring the little homestead.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdBVLyV0c1PjhbPaQEg8eiCGTiga0zdJq5l1cGqa7L8yv-TUrlcK9BqDMZbkriaGgomU8db_wk2wF523gjiHXYbTRqscNxijyhbdksVCwSKn03fOrW5Nnkud9uLpzDNoC6yL5_U8W_ue-ZHPRadMGvqOG-tVpINdHBIGFuLIXvs6w8k-6_UPslbAyPVOL/s640/IMG_9309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdBVLyV0c1PjhbPaQEg8eiCGTiga0zdJq5l1cGqa7L8yv-TUrlcK9BqDMZbkriaGgomU8db_wk2wF523gjiHXYbTRqscNxijyhbdksVCwSKn03fOrW5Nnkud9uLpzDNoC6yL5_U8W_ue-ZHPRadMGvqOG-tVpINdHBIGFuLIXvs6w8k-6_UPslbAyPVOL/w640-h480/IMG_9309.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The huge Cottonwoods are leafing out quickly.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMDNlYHZexEBD7FbvkPFPEK550bbwWiTzoYJ3_K6IaxMByQ5qnAUVSDUX6L7o3rqRQVjjIcFlqLLk6mLyLcUynMDixgyRLte-m-2nplgKnBmiXEPw4cD6dy7lL8z5afKbV3pBFdMcDYGzly8izaZrswvJtzmzmCB7h9kpxfxa_qD1gamPVp_jo83jKE-9/s640/IMG_9312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="640" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMDNlYHZexEBD7FbvkPFPEK550bbwWiTzoYJ3_K6IaxMByQ5qnAUVSDUX6L7o3rqRQVjjIcFlqLLk6mLyLcUynMDixgyRLte-m-2nplgKnBmiXEPw4cD6dy7lL8z5afKbV3pBFdMcDYGzly8izaZrswvJtzmzmCB7h9kpxfxa_qD1gamPVp_jo83jKE-9/w640-h518/IMG_9312.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm surprised to see the Border Blimp "parked" just over the fence. It's usually in a field several miles away.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbTzg0TuCfnDAfmBLiG_dSoM5onMjVQ2ElXSAQiL5AaI_ea8bHwP-hOO7ptbpk2MHUHauQ0iBZtcVazfhqVrPPQnen_Q5kYLAyWMDvdvN5376C3ahvUbUKO8JY6upFhAY7W7IanrDxgKVt3fMAhcVIUfkS1i35FKJIwYJOEe0BzMfhANa87u5CNdreX1n/s640/IMG_9305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbTzg0TuCfnDAfmBLiG_dSoM5onMjVQ2ElXSAQiL5AaI_ea8bHwP-hOO7ptbpk2MHUHauQ0iBZtcVazfhqVrPPQnen_Q5kYLAyWMDvdvN5376C3ahvUbUKO8JY6upFhAY7W7IanrDxgKVt3fMAhcVIUfkS1i35FKJIwYJOEe0BzMfhANa87u5CNdreX1n/w640-h482/IMG_9305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP9Y1I9qJkhsXOwWypmqJcEOSOklTlvmpiDCceHCOUakvpNwe4NLaiiaUWdTdAXwgxqCipX9YjGQDf2SM_FxEzPbiHIx5yRe70vuO6F30EimsgUR5rbR5Bp4rZRzG1dt3C6Jnr8jzgCpotgWGzyNO8IYqtxxPHnnWZHlc8-Z41Lx7c2lC19NTnmS7OVo2/s640/IMG_9300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="640" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP9Y1I9qJkhsXOwWypmqJcEOSOklTlvmpiDCceHCOUakvpNwe4NLaiiaUWdTdAXwgxqCipX9YjGQDf2SM_FxEzPbiHIx5yRe70vuO6F30EimsgUR5rbR5Bp4rZRzG1dt3C6Jnr8jzgCpotgWGzyNO8IYqtxxPHnnWZHlc8-Z41Lx7c2lC19NTnmS7OVo2/w640-h458/IMG_9300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr_3QJoFWUjQNPWifTCwojllVBfioezMYf_KGfWInXgwH-6PM-7x3Mmh5NKFGgkMKZPJcpKkCt8KxnKSnYqFXIqLVmkhxAxYIqWTlJT4oyaqnJE9Flw5VCCU03m024KZ0APuOsBMgBDVmDCYiHr_el4bFnedvaOh8XhiILb4sqo_ftXlu79Zn6jT_RjX_/s1350/DSC09503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr_3QJoFWUjQNPWifTCwojllVBfioezMYf_KGfWInXgwH-6PM-7x3Mmh5NKFGgkMKZPJcpKkCt8KxnKSnYqFXIqLVmkhxAxYIqWTlJT4oyaqnJE9Flw5VCCU03m024KZ0APuOsBMgBDVmDCYiHr_el4bFnedvaOh8XhiILb4sqo_ftXlu79Zn6jT_RjX_/w512-h640/DSC09503.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love the simple beauty of David's pic from the corrals.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They have a later flight on Saturday so we laze around the house for a bit then head for early dinner in Tucson. Hoping for an authentic Mexican food experience, we're too late to wait for the extensive line at Mi Nidito. Instead we opt for the place across the street that's able to get us in right away - and is still very good! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sorry to see them go, we're already hoping for a return visit in the Fall!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IXdN6KWjniMcDQ53D4nsrmQEbDzmcuHMucQtYhZRuIKcO76PZ4pa8-qhE69iIweCJf0nQb7IJXUEkME2i7tI8bkP72M_lGQYwwBI0jfE8STcr2K4pWIZJWfwB-rxkGVwNRMQAYtvusul5eWKAtS9qVs5Y_BTtPakMsPXuXZ-lnC5Tqvysxz7hKXTlDQI/s1616/DSC09836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1616" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IXdN6KWjniMcDQ53D4nsrmQEbDzmcuHMucQtYhZRuIKcO76PZ4pa8-qhE69iIweCJf0nQb7IJXUEkME2i7tI8bkP72M_lGQYwwBI0jfE8STcr2K4pWIZJWfwB-rxkGVwNRMQAYtvusul5eWKAtS9qVs5Y_BTtPakMsPXuXZ-lnC5Tqvysxz7hKXTlDQI/w640-h428/DSC09836.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Posing for David from the front yard.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In addition to nephew David's creativity, we're blessed to have other talented family. My cousin David's son, Jake Prendez, is a wonderful artist with his own gallery in Seattle. David asks me which of his prints I'd like for my own, and I'm excited to receive it in the mail a few weeks later. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVbU9DPNu6l6v3_pr1Hkqv-7lpSNHc2t2ZMfAXOZXjNah1DiU5mFdZvr5l_7rR2ofIGYMuk-hRks6zrY0w3kg2gujjfYq5KKS72hiTB4OPw4Sdz0vb5OtnPdJktq_wkA1DxpLBz6sFDT2Zs-TTr5qiBtXeyw7g-OxvKatpDkNFXrOlSaa01fe0K4yBWP5/s640/73093943888__413F96B2-0893-4E0D-8E75-DF97513AD2C6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVbU9DPNu6l6v3_pr1Hkqv-7lpSNHc2t2ZMfAXOZXjNah1DiU5mFdZvr5l_7rR2ofIGYMuk-hRks6zrY0w3kg2gujjfYq5KKS72hiTB4OPw4Sdz0vb5OtnPdJktq_wkA1DxpLBz6sFDT2Zs-TTr5qiBtXeyw7g-OxvKatpDkNFXrOlSaa01fe0K4yBWP5/w480-h640/73093943888__413F96B2-0893-4E0D-8E75-DF97513AD2C6.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Titled <i>Generations of Genetics, </i>I call her Lucita's Legacy - and I love her bunches!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-53164552983296283272024-03-08T16:22:00.000-08:002024-03-08T16:22:35.069-08:00Moving Through February<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>February 12 - 29, 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-OBZs4aERtfvro9qnvM4cKa23vcsuN2hn93Wp4JT7k3zL4vN0SGFgGvSlFUw8oFD3ekxiftMrK7aROR3z9EHk7kic9Q0HBVcT_rjUh1deZJm8P-MmJ24j6LP5DpZeBYfEal9ACkSmezyQ4VWrUfNqi8FGMLmupe1funLY9ndyJrO3Ty2rs5zfQ324bEcF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-OBZs4aERtfvro9qnvM4cKa23vcsuN2hn93Wp4JT7k3zL4vN0SGFgGvSlFUw8oFD3ekxiftMrK7aROR3z9EHk7kic9Q0HBVcT_rjUh1deZJm8P-MmJ24j6LP5DpZeBYfEal9ACkSmezyQ4VWrUfNqi8FGMLmupe1funLY9ndyJrO3Ty2rs5zfQ324bEcF=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Having this blog with all our adventures saved inside means we can keep them with us. The other, even more wonderful, sustainable part of our traveling/blogging life are the great friends we've made over the years. No matter how much traveling or not-traveling we're all doing, we've still maintained the joy of having these people in our lives. Seeing them in person is best, but we also stay in touch between those meetings. Such a blessing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In October of 2015, after reading each other for a couple years, we first met up with Sue and Dave <a href="https://belugasexcellentadventure.blogspot.com/">(<i>Beluga's exellent adventure)</i></a> in the eastern Sierras on California's beautiful Hwy 395. Since then we've visited with them from New York to the Mexico border, and now a couple times at our respective new winter-homes in Arizona. It's fun that although we all come from different states, many of us have "landed" in Arizona - at least seven bloggers I can think of all call the area home now!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The previously mentioned Hwy 93 through Wickenburg takes us right by them, so on our return trip from Kingman on Monday we must make a stop for some catching up and a few hugs! Good intentions aside, I don't get a pic of all of us this time :-) Of course it's never enough time as we so enjoy these two, but we will definitely come back for a longer visit in the future. Their little town is so cute, and when there isn't a big event happening, the drive is a nice one. Too soon, we're back on the highway and headed south.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We deem our first non-RV adventure a success, and doable for the three of us. We'll still take the motorhome to the reunion in April, but the suitcase option no longer seems so daunting.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While in Kingman we made plans for Valentines Day dinner with Anna and Donnie and some other friends. Wednesday night 10 of us gather at the delicious <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/The-German-Cafe-Sierra-Vista-AZ/100063808010063/">German Cafe</a> where A and D's daughter-in-law is manager, and our server for the evening. It's a fun time with old and new friends. I have to remember just how good their food is! I've held up the blog waiting for the pic of all of us, but will just have to post without it :-(</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For such a simple life, there sure seem to be a lot of "errands" to run every week! I'm so happy we got the second car. Pretty sure I know by heart every curve, fence post, and mountain shape between home and Sierra Vista now! Fortunately it's a lovely drive that changes with the seasons. I make a solo run to Tucson for a massage and a little shopping, then Bill and I return the following week for his appointment and a tasty lunch at <a href="https://www.elminutotucson.com/">El Minuto</a> for great tacos. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Before we leave Tucson we make a stop to look at options for smaller RVs. It's the first time in many years since I've looked at other rigs - it's fun to see a few different floor plans. There are so many things to consider if we're going to continue travels with in-home dialysis, but it really does look possible space-wise. Plenty of time to make the final decision (so of course I want to do it right now!). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tuesday crafts meet-up continues to be a fun time with fun peeps. I'm missing three in a row with appointments and the upcoming visit, and look forward to seeing them all again soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Rebecca and I take a short day-trip to nearby Brown Canyon Ranch. Our surrounding mountains all have unique locations and history - mostly stories of ranching and mining. The interior includes a few period pieces and plaques on local historic families. The exterior is my favorite with gorgeous views and sweet vintage corrals.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEHuroodO_bD-R4DpvTN10tFiQ5NeBSOmA2QN_vAgJ-L2rriLniObHORJkDjO_k50_7ahW1EbBs7gr-LTYpY6EwYkqif8wGkKFbGM5gRdVHq_8vb2zuVCbvHym8bBM0bvvTwsrv4iVoiilydHZrOnD5NYZygkYhD0XtB1o4ZcdUiutnUmmInRTwjw4-hn/s4000/IMG_6064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEHuroodO_bD-R4DpvTN10tFiQ5NeBSOmA2QN_vAgJ-L2rriLniObHORJkDjO_k50_7ahW1EbBs7gr-LTYpY6EwYkqif8wGkKFbGM5gRdVHq_8vb2zuVCbvHym8bBM0bvvTwsrv4iVoiilydHZrOnD5NYZygkYhD0XtB1o4ZcdUiutnUmmInRTwjw4-hn/w640-h480/IMG_6064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxqhuI59zLd-Wk3XHlrAsDRKEGIQoLoKbRisl3Eu6Qmp7BHNp4oekvI8uoW3gCrmIRusS3mO_eVoeO6a4AhOem0B28_mCvxPKtYQWBZ6XxABIp4MrobBZc67tDdz-qqqrX_Aw7CVwQsLiYILu72SjdBq2WnNKFsT_tZUFpzBslvaekR1Hf1enEu7l7YlB/s3751/IMG_6070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="3751" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxqhuI59zLd-Wk3XHlrAsDRKEGIQoLoKbRisl3Eu6Qmp7BHNp4oekvI8uoW3gCrmIRusS3mO_eVoeO6a4AhOem0B28_mCvxPKtYQWBZ6XxABIp4MrobBZc67tDdz-qqqrX_Aw7CVwQsLiYILu72SjdBq2WnNKFsT_tZUFpzBslvaekR1Hf1enEu7l7YlB/w640-h402/IMG_6070.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9mbC98BdjDb5ENHJM-aYClmz3hng74QD3vM-9wl55PACpviji44r8EUU8Y1FyOgwVHS5r12TsoW8ab90fGlHSMnGN5hqNi6v9KUyRtgAdR4o0Dwxkuv_Mgd481YmP7PbE4IYan2-Lw0elmanRfEIndVsQgohVnAYaW4xGdiJIxQQmOKYISnqPBqHg7-f/s2613/IMG_6071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="2613" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9mbC98BdjDb5ENHJM-aYClmz3hng74QD3vM-9wl55PACpviji44r8EUU8Y1FyOgwVHS5r12TsoW8ab90fGlHSMnGN5hqNi6v9KUyRtgAdR4o0Dwxkuv_Mgd481YmP7PbE4IYan2-Lw0elmanRfEIndVsQgohVnAYaW4xGdiJIxQQmOKYISnqPBqHg7-f/w640-h444/IMG_6071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TvLU5J0RHh64t_JlX_NBX-qfP0HH30ht2MapUlx7uDDVGEgyGlti6hn6q8Jc2Gtf307WiIZlX3v3ZiXMqfBeDhblQ8gnctHMEVpW96FGoAN2xm-ylqI34y-MFSa4tvAk0bed-uhpOhaYfuBzVBQ1XzVp4tMgDMQjTeMX87opukQuIC8KVqLRjNzDg-XM/s3329/IMG_6065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="3329" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TvLU5J0RHh64t_JlX_NBX-qfP0HH30ht2MapUlx7uDDVGEgyGlti6hn6q8Jc2Gtf307WiIZlX3v3ZiXMqfBeDhblQ8gnctHMEVpW96FGoAN2xm-ylqI34y-MFSa4tvAk0bed-uhpOhaYfuBzVBQ1XzVp4tMgDMQjTeMX87opukQuIC8KVqLRjNzDg-XM/w640-h424/IMG_6065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCkj7NhwvCVhTZM0A6R2oN-oIOPOo6jsWJHUTenHhah9jGbP8_mo4sJFo-dS9DGTFJn0gJpvafV18mR29JiJtn7rKhYFrLSmDS2a8RC0Omj11vxNIvg5LUnSGk2bFC234-6qlaInWaEDoXxS21_P3qCGAGydrBSTf403Iqp9PNeGQUEt9VgFaHSDPQjqD/s4000/IMG_6073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCkj7NhwvCVhTZM0A6R2oN-oIOPOo6jsWJHUTenHhah9jGbP8_mo4sJFo-dS9DGTFJn0gJpvafV18mR29JiJtn7rKhYFrLSmDS2a8RC0Omj11vxNIvg5LUnSGk2bFC234-6qlaInWaEDoXxS21_P3qCGAGydrBSTf403Iqp9PNeGQUEt9VgFaHSDPQjqD/w640-h480/IMG_6073.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One of the more fun stories is that of Granny Cow, purchased in 1947 and kept as a favorite pet for 23 years. The Barchas family kept every calf she ever had, many of them continuing chains that continue today.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="3684" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfn7TgcmbTWwYQs8irY8iwLlulbiQEjwH6BfgALsMGbKugJnPps1FAubpv20t-ODXyw55nE0VMEqVFD7-pTqsHbZ8sHr4USn5gZGI0zGKd2YMd0bQKXdFwVGnGPJnfFDW3cJCSvAiZJM9PIZUZKv4d9n6RUCQJBTCVcxpfYVy-33-PI9FUfz4j5ePpX4w/w640-h430/IMG_6075.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Winter isn't letting go just yet and we get a full day of cold rain, wind and hail to remind us. Glad to be tucked inside a solid house on these days :-)</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUDLUWh3zMw0RkDJAuOebkLdSNiBvczGCK0i7XiOnzxqJRKo2bCnglB49BvDLlMQWNcxoQXROFHhUpaxIU-5O6QzRHSrnmBvICg0gRXeBTSE0tZ2iw5nvOgm_JLLdWr420yYj46ImVpGfeRD28WPMREbTyk3aniz1LpqcfeDh-z1eUQfXgYUrzOBDfgmC/s640/IMG_9260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUDLUWh3zMw0RkDJAuOebkLdSNiBvczGCK0i7XiOnzxqJRKo2bCnglB49BvDLlMQWNcxoQXROFHhUpaxIU-5O6QzRHSrnmBvICg0gRXeBTSE0tZ2iw5nvOgm_JLLdWr420yYj46ImVpGfeRD28WPMREbTyk3aniz1LpqcfeDh-z1eUQfXgYUrzOBDfgmC/w640-h480/IMG_9260.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU57OSp9M0vLhyphenhyphenFqC6d39pEm8n4OhVowCKK9lTNJ18rZxfLQZNQyIEQWH7L2S8bvN4Fx1-igpySeTuQ9PZXxbQOQWTtysrlbdz4vqgg4eWyAaidFYbClLx6xUdLKkIaQbDO9uXwk7j1iLOv5DViiTAIAPxsVXI8R1qlz6-ayCoAzgbts9wOtWHv10CqER/s640/IMG_9263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU57OSp9M0vLhyphenhyphenFqC6d39pEm8n4OhVowCKK9lTNJ18rZxfLQZNQyIEQWH7L2S8bvN4Fx1-igpySeTuQ9PZXxbQOQWTtysrlbdz4vqgg4eWyAaidFYbClLx6xUdLKkIaQbDO9uXwk7j1iLOv5DViiTAIAPxsVXI8R1qlz6-ayCoAzgbts9wOtWHv10CqER/w640-h480/IMG_9263.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bringing the storm.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9vLjlN8uFRVl8ZcWpZ4-Ny_XLkK-HJGJRzOfgz-JvC0Z4DsHqNFU2ZDkFDsaOpefm0liIuGfD6TRIqwLs6YWlNDcfBoHsVUhjb-AmXSNqwRmeJGj6oocZTR21zfdh8biq3or6A1oTf4JbP0pqF9C8_pGv8TipHEv8m_y891dF0w8TVF58syFq4_8q_B_/s640/IMG_9282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9vLjlN8uFRVl8ZcWpZ4-Ny_XLkK-HJGJRzOfgz-JvC0Z4DsHqNFU2ZDkFDsaOpefm0liIuGfD6TRIqwLs6YWlNDcfBoHsVUhjb-AmXSNqwRmeJGj6oocZTR21zfdh8biq3or6A1oTf4JbP0pqF9C8_pGv8TipHEv8m_y891dF0w8TVF58syFq4_8q_B_/w480-h640/IMG_9282.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvuAJIpO_p7oNC-wigB52mfFz5k5tzc53ZEEMZrXFzlw2dL0sQs31IJ5teGlLYJhGkSQ1ROmgEO-mWAiygzq0Sh7ZEmL_2a_9UmfcWtxn23Yx-T8G_RGO4lHtOySPmCMnicb0i4LhwG5rMWtyhD-YtHVkf-aqp4j2NPjVDNbz2d3zFG9gZiGcTInwQLDV/s640/IMG_9283.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvuAJIpO_p7oNC-wigB52mfFz5k5tzc53ZEEMZrXFzlw2dL0sQs31IJ5teGlLYJhGkSQ1ROmgEO-mWAiygzq0Sh7ZEmL_2a_9UmfcWtxn23Yx-T8G_RGO4lHtOySPmCMnicb0i4LhwG5rMWtyhD-YtHVkf-aqp4j2NPjVDNbz2d3zFG9gZiGcTInwQLDV/w480-h640/IMG_9283.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Stormy days often reward us with incredible sunsets. I never tire of their amazing beauty!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIw_5uX3N1i5y9aUZ-ts_fn-Ccwoj77vJJxrX41dCb6Q4nwOcJDCTr4RQq6jlWLTyUnf4OpWljJZ2bxh-cM8sU6IsL4Dw71n1Gbi89vQ_VA6e_egCxkijSfvDbQoGAJiKH9k3FXCX1tlMTtotRZU5E5msALMpBdcTjKUYqvreF-gOhX56l3-wxbPQTCRb/s640/IMG_9272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIw_5uX3N1i5y9aUZ-ts_fn-Ccwoj77vJJxrX41dCb6Q4nwOcJDCTr4RQq6jlWLTyUnf4OpWljJZ2bxh-cM8sU6IsL4Dw71n1Gbi89vQ_VA6e_egCxkijSfvDbQoGAJiKH9k3FXCX1tlMTtotRZU5E5msALMpBdcTjKUYqvreF-gOhX56l3-wxbPQTCRb/w400-h300/IMG_9272.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Cassidy making silly faces.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-DS7W2tIdFl8s9H89lmLBgGayGqt14l39I-c_FYT56mq4_rfErsYWBl4pxENx8oNiZKwKtME5enNCmFQMbvdgSH5B891ySyxAehRXbF7Co8ehSBsDCNTUOc3XGND6dqCITko3hNJvxy0w0t4wQzQ3qRxETRCGUooxA3swgwkkG6lqWvgLa1XJUnFpAI7/s578/IMG_9293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-DS7W2tIdFl8s9H89lmLBgGayGqt14l39I-c_FYT56mq4_rfErsYWBl4pxENx8oNiZKwKtME5enNCmFQMbvdgSH5B891ySyxAehRXbF7Co8ehSBsDCNTUOc3XGND6dqCITko3hNJvxy0w0t4wQzQ3qRxETRCGUooxA3swgwkkG6lqWvgLa1XJUnFpAI7/w530-h640/IMG_9293.jpg" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Her big brother Henry is ready to tackle his craft project!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZClVPJQN89l5M4lOoruv6-zxC00aizFPFhJTGYy7RLkyM2JnaIBQCPCrGfB0yDBjgJMa2U9cw7vcElVW-wqE_fOrupeeVHN3RnDgnpdNf8ZZ_M3aZ3xZJQ5N_5A_MYMYXn-fTgJAQv1l5Nbv1DYaU0NBborfEPb9rZ3Z38BlN4xfSj83cajWtxU2M76q/s640/IMG_9295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZClVPJQN89l5M4lOoruv6-zxC00aizFPFhJTGYy7RLkyM2JnaIBQCPCrGfB0yDBjgJMa2U9cw7vcElVW-wqE_fOrupeeVHN3RnDgnpdNf8ZZ_M3aZ3xZJQ5N_5A_MYMYXn-fTgJAQv1l5Nbv1DYaU0NBborfEPb9rZ3Z38BlN4xfSj83cajWtxU2M76q/w416-h640/IMG_9295.jpg" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Scouts M&M enjoying a sunny California day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWyWpVQ6dBVISaITLMlikiJIFi_2KwEqbgdmwFsuQQSqntrFFhtOP2sYVIcwedYn-G7Tlg2B9p5Ad9EdvHR-qJfKUqkkRswec8m5nehailI7bGvOcjtu2cLiODTNbr2RR0ibJz7Vh4RzPAMHZUmewqYJV4-87OpNBk-MsJSrCwut0JIwoVh9XNl4EWnsV/s640/IMG_9294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWyWpVQ6dBVISaITLMlikiJIFi_2KwEqbgdmwFsuQQSqntrFFhtOP2sYVIcwedYn-G7Tlg2B9p5Ad9EdvHR-qJfKUqkkRswec8m5nehailI7bGvOcjtu2cLiODTNbr2RR0ibJz7Vh4RzPAMHZUmewqYJV4-87OpNBk-MsJSrCwut0JIwoVh9XNl4EWnsV/w334-h400/IMG_9294.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Oliver shares his own silly face.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-70543803650117108152024-02-16T18:34:00.000-08:002024-02-18T09:27:27.195-08:00The End of the Holidays <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>February 1 - 11, 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone - Kingman, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I swear every year I'm not going to comment on how time is flying - and yet......wow! All those Valentine items that seemed so ridiculously early in the stores are now on Clearance :-)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm happy to have the Jeep back, to really get used to having two vehicles. Appointment planning is much easier!! The body shop did an amazing job, you can't tell any difference between the original and the new.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our weather has been cold for several weeks, and while we enjoy the lack of winds for most of it, they've arrived with gusto the last few days. Whew - the same temps are so much colder when they're blowing through you! Tessa is not impressed with the timing of her latest grooming - <i>it's not shorter-hair weather Mom.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Maybe it's the colder weather, but our neighborhood deer start coming in the yard to eat the bird feed! This is new behavior. They lean against the feeder pole, knock the feeders with their heads, and then masterfully consume all the seed off the ground. I'm sure I can hear the sucking of a vacuum as they make short work of all of it in 20 minutes. Poor birds! I'll have to figure out a different option if they continue. No photos as I'm trying to convince them to get back over the fence!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For us the real end of the holiday season is Super Bowl weekend. Bill is able to schedule his treatments so that we don't have to find a clinic in Kingman where we'll be staying with friends. Packing suitcases is something we haven't done in years, and we manage to not forget anything - yay! Driving the new car makes the 6 hours easy and comfortable, and until we get north of Phoenix we make good time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pulling off Hwy 303 onto Hwy 60 in Surprise we come to a stop, then inch along for a big accident on the other side of the road. Thankful it's on the other side as the backup is already about 8 miles and isn't moving at all. Three big rigs, two of them are loaded car-haulers, are tangled together like someone used a large crochet needle. It's a mess.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0n8rj4v1_49eJkTKr3i406llCLz3LXP9thUZI0O9xuxET0-GKjIlKtoI2mN9Y37shyphenhyphenTNMrYIGtjUDe4vRA-Xv5EL29KdTXtIuwc8JyuFhiGLvGLISFL5HoN7dViHpiTM9LBgd5ZSITii0TEVgu3uPavX-BnZbE5D9m8U-WL5lxc-mY4Va5DuxgBisDhcj/s640/IMG_9213.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0n8rj4v1_49eJkTKr3i406llCLz3LXP9thUZI0O9xuxET0-GKjIlKtoI2mN9Y37shyphenhyphenTNMrYIGtjUDe4vRA-Xv5EL29KdTXtIuwc8JyuFhiGLvGLISFL5HoN7dViHpiTM9LBgd5ZSITii0TEVgu3uPavX-BnZbE5D9m8U-WL5lxc-mY4Va5DuxgBisDhcj/w640-h476/IMG_9213.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Heavy traffic with weather threatening to the north.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hwy 93 is busy with traffic as well due to road construction, drivers who can't figure out round-abouts, and an event at the equestrian grounds. But once we're through Wickenburg, the drive is beautiful. Gas is $5.89/gal in Wikiup making us appreciate that although Tombstone is a tourist destination off any major highway our gas is $3.19/gal, and usually cheaper than in the "big city" of Sierra Vista!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We know it's been snowing in Kingman all morning, but the amount covering the surrounding mountains and the sides of the Interstate is surprising. It's beautiful!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI1GP7Ngv-algUkQ0PqG26cx_sEVZzcPBBw_AXefWm1Qhl6Wh1p3dlTCkadx7tSgaq3eXPBlU6AKA6Ps-jc-lLoi34kfug0YscJqyencPDUHXdO0UJZZ_T4-2EYFenkBoyvEjVpoJL7dI-5Z63d9GWKkoaIsSqe0w4FXO916gIHV8BAEhzn16i4MePH86/s640/IMG_9218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI1GP7Ngv-algUkQ0PqG26cx_sEVZzcPBBw_AXefWm1Qhl6Wh1p3dlTCkadx7tSgaq3eXPBlU6AKA6Ps-jc-lLoi34kfug0YscJqyencPDUHXdO0UJZZ_T4-2EYFenkBoyvEjVpoJL7dI-5Z63d9GWKkoaIsSqe0w4FXO916gIHV8BAEhzn16i4MePH86/w640-h480/IMG_9218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZlrc7czaHLGweIrR5srFM-C7uWWcRGFfZF7pm5_rFp4fSBrTQq_OzwmmrDOIYwKACAFTq1YA1HHf9RLGxgqEABSNRDSD5MLE55mUcj9vs_9fni1e2iM-QsX4z8wPy5-1U9pgJUDwI7jBOZsYaujDAlrMc_-Kvb2lGm2-QZ1JMIuoN_9vvmYYSxdyA6JE/s640/IMG_9219.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="640" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZlrc7czaHLGweIrR5srFM-C7uWWcRGFfZF7pm5_rFp4fSBrTQq_OzwmmrDOIYwKACAFTq1YA1HHf9RLGxgqEABSNRDSD5MLE55mUcj9vs_9fni1e2iM-QsX4z8wPy5-1U9pgJUDwI7jBOZsYaujDAlrMc_-Kvb2lGm2-QZ1JMIuoN_9vvmYYSxdyA6JE/w640-h464/IMG_9219.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Still lots of snow on the southern banks of I-40.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7bRFYxBBwOh6PYCgiNlPVU5S_pgnb-BLq3lZWeKut3Ak8_wJH4Cxa_-dnuWGks-MJSEDdLivnrjfyg8pXWZqWmEGyCXxyvYUcah2OAWtzl8V6hrjk5xScLfdQpn_bnSRaKsplRbNkL-3QKdD4s4zMq-ur0UPiQttadvUY72rltndGZ4gRMPnGwBjrUnb/s640/IMG_9221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="640" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7bRFYxBBwOh6PYCgiNlPVU5S_pgnb-BLq3lZWeKut3Ak8_wJH4Cxa_-dnuWGks-MJSEDdLivnrjfyg8pXWZqWmEGyCXxyvYUcah2OAWtzl8V6hrjk5xScLfdQpn_bnSRaKsplRbNkL-3QKdD4s4zMq-ur0UPiQttadvUY72rltndGZ4gRMPnGwBjrUnb/w640-h362/IMG_9221.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's 38 degrees at 2:00 and the mountains are still getting fresh flakes and flurries.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Maggie and Jimmy are hosting six of us for the weekend with another dozen people coming for meals and the big game. Bill and I "reserved" their 5er parked in the backyard so we have lots of space. The furnace and electric fireplace get a workout over the three nights of below-freezing temps, and we're very comfortable.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybtnk73EjqdKB98kPr62DpYy0FpKg4W-IEqVRfPGmvsgXWNBMKl2AE2GXGY1f6MEqbzWQz6ZwUfyMruVHxh2paCHlJXEjkkduaBWBdtgKwnEidk4ul3VmSVCQ91kYw7hoghXVHpzqcTauFlh1qkKSW_rPvOZHjop6qgzP4yhM9hjO2JlTnhFssvXAoK1h/s1722/IMG_9232.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1722" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybtnk73EjqdKB98kPr62DpYy0FpKg4W-IEqVRfPGmvsgXWNBMKl2AE2GXGY1f6MEqbzWQz6ZwUfyMruVHxh2paCHlJXEjkkduaBWBdtgKwnEidk4ul3VmSVCQ91kYw7hoghXVHpzqcTauFlh1qkKSW_rPvOZHjop6qgzP4yhM9hjO2JlTnhFssvXAoK1h/w640-h380/IMG_9232.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Still very cold, but Saturday morning is bright and clear. Their backyard views are awesome. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2YevYuHw9jMiruxG4CIguuvtEqM1m09DobnQXahbquTl7JDetjXh06xe1x4-_iUfwU7vAeeOotfJop8r6oEyR8FYkXk7eWd6CcXpUv0Q1Bfvi5qlwYnFamCCrhSh5yVsY2zpbYwSS7IAmGSvu6MdoqysZFi0X98p_R1uQGKmX8b6gKprrRzByROHVQWr/s750/IMG_9233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="750" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2YevYuHw9jMiruxG4CIguuvtEqM1m09DobnQXahbquTl7JDetjXh06xe1x4-_iUfwU7vAeeOotfJop8r6oEyR8FYkXk7eWd6CcXpUv0Q1Bfvi5qlwYnFamCCrhSh5yVsY2zpbYwSS7IAmGSvu6MdoqysZFi0X98p_R1uQGKmX8b6gKprrRzByROHVQWr/w640-h584/IMG_9233.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back in Tombstone the snow that arrived after we left stays in the front yard for three days.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">We eat like royalty every day, with enough food prepared for three dozen people! I make "eggchiladas" for Sunday breakfast, experimenting on our good friends. They're made with my Japanese egg pan, filled with meat and cheese and sauce. They turn out yummy!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPqmUTuNwMQshx65-t9G5W1Zwyt5FvjzbCmXHMxbiS9yTNCE9CwXSgTVJ3ipsgDuINSYQpw5d8WwVky0PNXAqQYeaaxCc9gItfT1mDwdjgWo_Lt9Qz0TDW8qsywKvKlgHdF9324CgX3inepmwYDcsOjIl_-UJx85n0UiPp33F30WQlllduBsw8HAJ897T/s640/IMG_9224%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="640" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPqmUTuNwMQshx65-t9G5W1Zwyt5FvjzbCmXHMxbiS9yTNCE9CwXSgTVJ3ipsgDuINSYQpw5d8WwVky0PNXAqQYeaaxCc9gItfT1mDwdjgWo_Lt9Qz0TDW8qsywKvKlgHdF9324CgX3inepmwYDcsOjIl_-UJx85n0UiPp33F30WQlllduBsw8HAJ897T/w640-h348/IMG_9224%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lots of fun times in the dining room. We didn't win any of the football pools (large cardboard in the back) this year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQ2BKCcVLSxHKPw9wplBy6c5bUcGjeSi_jc4CZ9c19uS9G4pEpgGDEtZiU09_VextzgCYZcqIVmKfb7F1QB2VORGm_ENhyphenhyphenUfEKmzxJFXJg2eFSTPoeaEcVnRFzrA6UEAc6FCu1OhWZ-KA1_u11icN2_1z0PQI_pATZNE1gwYwQYP_9fnc3cP76pKOjD54/s1280/20240210_190221%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1280" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQ2BKCcVLSxHKPw9wplBy6c5bUcGjeSi_jc4CZ9c19uS9G4pEpgGDEtZiU09_VextzgCYZcqIVmKfb7F1QB2VORGm_ENhyphenhyphenUfEKmzxJFXJg2eFSTPoeaEcVnRFzrA6UEAc6FCu1OhWZ-KA1_u11icN2_1z0PQI_pATZNE1gwYwQYP_9fnc3cP76pKOjD54/w640-h302/20240210_190221%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With large televisions in three different rooms, there's plenty of room for everyone on game day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRnxRGu5XWg6ggFghrmSDUucDV1-hB-DE34CrvqvMsdSp-8sGmyFCO1xuqJM8oftb7_JReANFBtuSIjmAQ0Fti_EUwsahkmrWMJH0bzIQULUnDz3f5xMLvMFk2Lx3xErxlBARgK2Y-9BjTf6cFGfg37vJW3zSUbgE9LKfu9LAyH8GrLPYnZPHzOsEufUt/s2016/IMG_9231.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRnxRGu5XWg6ggFghrmSDUucDV1-hB-DE34CrvqvMsdSp-8sGmyFCO1xuqJM8oftb7_JReANFBtuSIjmAQ0Fti_EUwsahkmrWMJH0bzIQULUnDz3f5xMLvMFk2Lx3xErxlBARgK2Y-9BjTf6cFGfg37vJW3zSUbgE9LKfu9LAyH8GrLPYnZPHzOsEufUt/w640-h480/IMG_9231.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sadie is their new adopted pup, and does really well with all the strange people after only moving in a couple weeks ago. Here she's "helping" Maggie and I plan a t-shirt quilt :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's about 50/50 for the big game with some fans more vested in their choices than others. Bill and I root for the Chiefs, but would have been okay with a 49ers win too. All agree it's a great game with mediocre commercials :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Good news changes are happening as eluded to last post. There are several steps to make the transition, but Bill is on track to moving his treatments to an in-home procedure. While there are potential issues that we'll need to address, the change could allow us to do some RV traveling as soon as this summer. As he continues to feel fine with no changes since he started four months ago, we're encouraged.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWXP41nuFNes0psCsn80UtyQ7B-1vMADWO8wM5YhpxSck3Z3op7DLeJiAlZf2MEJlZycw7LD7ELo2d3_Ek5h0UeeVlkRfRzDWC7xHb01VwrWGbJ1DHvHRr4nkz37gjH6HHPmdVVyNnail9y6AyAMJZk2rORb4YJkNyGD0OgWwa9BxpGK2TtC4UK1zxppT/s640/IMG_9241.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="527" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWXP41nuFNes0psCsn80UtyQ7B-1vMADWO8wM5YhpxSck3Z3op7DLeJiAlZf2MEJlZycw7LD7ELo2d3_Ek5h0UeeVlkRfRzDWC7xHb01VwrWGbJ1DHvHRr4nkz37gjH6HHPmdVVyNnail9y6AyAMJZk2rORb4YJkNyGD0OgWwa9BxpGK2TtC4UK1zxppT/w330-h400/IMG_9241.jpg" width="330" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Henry, our little (not so little anymore) dinosaur Valentine.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH76XwQPsJZQaFFxLG3jNNiGIDIss17Pn13Z7AeJAYpkQk-jtJx-8vegBIdS5Ajf_M15Os0uwLQDWEsloxxo_1-LDjQeHv9vD8WELUgMSDWor5zvpFaXJyLtb9fA8DGxWs99OiGWLaP9rS34qEfy0bP4DQ3T6rWfDfVJmOt3cSClRi5657m2uOX6AQcEfn/s929/IMG_9242.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="617" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH76XwQPsJZQaFFxLG3jNNiGIDIss17Pn13Z7AeJAYpkQk-jtJx-8vegBIdS5Ajf_M15Os0uwLQDWEsloxxo_1-LDjQeHv9vD8WELUgMSDWor5zvpFaXJyLtb9fA8DGxWs99OiGWLaP9rS34qEfy0bP4DQ3T6rWfDfVJmOt3cSClRi5657m2uOX6AQcEfn/w426-h640/IMG_9242.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy, happy Cassidy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6XAxtzgseSSPzv8n9Gs_JY6nb4J4ovx77P4rAbb3NNhmeo5un9PkHvXz-91E9T7DvKUf5M4vf7aN7NjiXoG5Z73eZryUSea1JjB9iR6Yczcbyo2T0zhY32mthSd07DJXDyqBhPOu8QDb2BAHTVYlp_2IEc8lZUBlSUYip49OWSBfh4zKfkPVK5v7Cigy/s2000/IMG_9212.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6XAxtzgseSSPzv8n9Gs_JY6nb4J4ovx77P4rAbb3NNhmeo5un9PkHvXz-91E9T7DvKUf5M4vf7aN7NjiXoG5Z73eZryUSea1JjB9iR6Yczcbyo2T0zhY32mthSd07DJXDyqBhPOu8QDb2BAHTVYlp_2IEc8lZUBlSUYip49OWSBfh4zKfkPVK5v7Cigy/w360-h640/IMG_9212.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Minion Elliott pauses from his video game.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKCkDT85IJh1tF0WaqKPU1AOZydeAh7EJ1lOTsE6eVI4-U7gg7-7QBaxHIKzdv0KKozZCzIy7ruBPzjsydOeNdw9Bd9JfL1ajIOpz_M4r1NWUs4oOO7g1kuzPlcecl39LdIM2FIvwuvP-MuJaOW0VvBw8RNY80yNDRZOUgUtFY9XDExuM7Cq-7c-iKAqV/s640/IMG_9243.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKCkDT85IJh1tF0WaqKPU1AOZydeAh7EJ1lOTsE6eVI4-U7gg7-7QBaxHIKzdv0KKozZCzIy7ruBPzjsydOeNdw9Bd9JfL1ajIOpz_M4r1NWUs4oOO7g1kuzPlcecl39LdIM2FIvwuvP-MuJaOW0VvBw8RNY80yNDRZOUgUtFY9XDExuM7Cq-7c-iKAqV/w394-h640/IMG_9243.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Precious Reese, such a big girl already.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8bp7VMsQ_C2-LwcIIn3ZTYqGiCeABm2Vk-twRhDDBGopvkD8A0E5cmZyhd1yoWbuvdbomeC1bnqyWUbJhO-GUI5H3Ci-aY4opg272HZXIGbx0avPBT9C666lkyzrf8gaECUe96RMr4owpqVZDGBhFNJDDFdX8QWddUhtCjqvAQnbDL6CrMj2CE2te0tG/s640/IMG_9244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8bp7VMsQ_C2-LwcIIn3ZTYqGiCeABm2Vk-twRhDDBGopvkD8A0E5cmZyhd1yoWbuvdbomeC1bnqyWUbJhO-GUI5H3Ci-aY4opg272HZXIGbx0avPBT9C666lkyzrf8gaECUe96RMr4owpqVZDGBhFNJDDFdX8QWddUhtCjqvAQnbDL6CrMj2CE2te0tG/w446-h640/IMG_9244.jpg" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penelope shares her movie star-ness.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-62221631292271700992024-02-03T21:09:00.000-08:002024-02-03T21:09:46.334-08:00The Rest of January<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>January 12 - 31, 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOWzlTgfrPvG8d9awk5V8RLw2foadIxTbEe13zjVPwbvbp4qGEnJS0qwZCXrYldN5UzlaQJ-2R2nrn6aibS6NojBXsLPZSIswFwxpj5yVK_55dTUYNqQY-VQgPB7rAJWxsVaw7aLz0Xx5w8IDIISdSScAwuMapyaVyMBV88ELA_F2xcQm5ASrLLLzjRLcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="928" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOWzlTgfrPvG8d9awk5V8RLw2foadIxTbEe13zjVPwbvbp4qGEnJS0qwZCXrYldN5UzlaQJ-2R2nrn6aibS6NojBXsLPZSIswFwxpj5yVK_55dTUYNqQY-VQgPB7rAJWxsVaw7aLz0Xx5w8IDIISdSScAwuMapyaVyMBV88ELA_F2xcQm5ASrLLLzjRLcQ=w640-h497" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisHGPSHxW_KLYndM62DiGXXkdQXVIxrGaO00x_Hl5-xVjSn9KxKiiCpL9BBCXn0HZcOSTsfXDThqEKCvb3XHNYOTM4wpRJJab9UnlbPLrJsE4ktOXcdq8ZjDubCZRDYCTOuwfggHLpy7ARgdgjQVIMIHoxLerJdaOQQtjQHr2x0SetWdBgIjstl9V09oDc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="960" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisHGPSHxW_KLYndM62DiGXXkdQXVIxrGaO00x_Hl5-xVjSn9KxKiiCpL9BBCXn0HZcOSTsfXDThqEKCvb3XHNYOTM4wpRJJab9UnlbPLrJsE4ktOXcdq8ZjDubCZRDYCTOuwfggHLpy7ARgdgjQVIMIHoxLerJdaOQQtjQHr2x0SetWdBgIjstl9V09oDc=w640-h526" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our fifth (!) winter in Southern Arizona confirms again that this is a great location for both a winter-base and a come-off-the-road house. This year has been especially lovely with less wind and pretty snow all around us. Our sunsets have been spectacular!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqVSUDXAXHRgvi25NBighX2PFR0sigxg0CdK6VfBt9b3x2bFU84Rw_Cyur6tDBmbrE3WOrJSzsCGmxacrDLyXAEfJ95Tqc51Li9w9U-uCKTIrAUCK4CbWYExKHK8pGDC7RnlUSA0VNCJEUQibYlo03a5F0C-ZvrHu-y42jR6cpGsu-LneyO5Xe6UUBpOu/s3496/IMG_5991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="3496" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqVSUDXAXHRgvi25NBighX2PFR0sigxg0CdK6VfBt9b3x2bFU84Rw_Cyur6tDBmbrE3WOrJSzsCGmxacrDLyXAEfJ95Tqc51Li9w9U-uCKTIrAUCK4CbWYExKHK8pGDC7RnlUSA0VNCJEUQibYlo03a5F0C-ZvrHu-y42jR6cpGsu-LneyO5Xe6UUBpOu/w640-h348/IMG_5991.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUyETty_HD7kvimBYqh7UtG-guULYtBavqd0_J8NiLTFUpRz9BdoZQ3LFjYnAj1HWs-N9pyLJDLmDdVh4fMeNJm4-qYYWIb19mVFovXCNq7lGKsSvaz9UmPIQja6sZ-gUlkKXjCKNEaG1fXSmq061TYgIMaO2CYh31l0Bn94whYxlnYcMkZdDtmwetRZk/s2622/IMG_5996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="2622" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUyETty_HD7kvimBYqh7UtG-guULYtBavqd0_J8NiLTFUpRz9BdoZQ3LFjYnAj1HWs-N9pyLJDLmDdVh4fMeNJm4-qYYWIb19mVFovXCNq7lGKsSvaz9UmPIQja6sZ-gUlkKXjCKNEaG1fXSmq061TYgIMaO2CYh31l0Bn94whYxlnYcMkZdDtmwetRZk/w640-h552/IMG_5996.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4jDBRoU6JVOAUO6XTFssPLRq3QZOIl1_1E4R20e-yPHwUIpcmeeQs8upaD6_1KeklmN2OhUlYMe-wBhimWDg_iGcXXgouskktP1W5D4zs09g8ZlrlhBsPNSy5nuGTO1u1MpehYjrZgCi4ZgpXuuzg9jPuKSz05rhj7VqWN7ISVgnLPEU0xnwR5fYVPQO/s3903/IMG_6002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3903" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4jDBRoU6JVOAUO6XTFssPLRq3QZOIl1_1E4R20e-yPHwUIpcmeeQs8upaD6_1KeklmN2OhUlYMe-wBhimWDg_iGcXXgouskktP1W5D4zs09g8ZlrlhBsPNSy5nuGTO1u1MpehYjrZgCi4ZgpXuuzg9jPuKSz05rhj7VqWN7ISVgnLPEU0xnwR5fYVPQO/w640-h438/IMG_6002.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We never tire of our front porch view of Sheepshead.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL60NPwrsXxGhtavE_RzkTcGu1iMmfr-ilLHkBTQYfwTUnj2W_XyyZqn0eMGUAUuj1DHxjJtStOea9VzR0z6_0fUUrp55uwz1uctlQNxBjHhpWSgIpRPSCCLBsDLzcsOuqN08XpS7RkGWRb11RVo4lBWbsQbenVWU0u-MlRD2_VVhhKocwcwJdWY2I7Jq/s3667/IMG_5994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2935" data-original-width="3667" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL60NPwrsXxGhtavE_RzkTcGu1iMmfr-ilLHkBTQYfwTUnj2W_XyyZqn0eMGUAUuj1DHxjJtStOea9VzR0z6_0fUUrp55uwz1uctlQNxBjHhpWSgIpRPSCCLBsDLzcsOuqN08XpS7RkGWRb11RVo4lBWbsQbenVWU0u-MlRD2_VVhhKocwcwJdWY2I7Jq/w640-h512/IMG_5994.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjtJLmD5xrftpLc0_NIfzxWhKwIstwhpSn7E9R4tnYCSFWnyA_dr5Ur_DPJ1SAkaiXONAub1XebBxe4YBCe6Kmv-RhQrQBlcqfWEmW4tQEZT_3ynT-4y2ejMIT0cTnI1FZ0Ngd7BGAYHqZ4COgovvxBr99BkLZCbM68xcHKGv2jr5J8pw3oBBkm6RuTZD/s4000/IMG_5998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjtJLmD5xrftpLc0_NIfzxWhKwIstwhpSn7E9R4tnYCSFWnyA_dr5Ur_DPJ1SAkaiXONAub1XebBxe4YBCe6Kmv-RhQrQBlcqfWEmW4tQEZT_3ynT-4y2ejMIT0cTnI1FZ0Ngd7BGAYHqZ4COgovvxBr99BkLZCbM68xcHKGv2jr5J8pw3oBBkm6RuTZD/w640-h480/IMG_5998.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A brief dusting of snow highlights the unique geology of the area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Of course if you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes! We've had everything from highs of 40 to highs of 72, cold and cloudy to bright and sunny skies. Given that we drive into Sierra Vista nearly every day, it's wonderful to have the ever-changing views.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's been a while since we drove up to Montezuma Pass so we choose an especially beautiful day to get back up there. The views are breathtaking in all directions from the 6600 foot summit. Although it's been sunny for several days, we still find mud and snow in the shady spots.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZUtD2CLgOSs1Qg4sI5UDbf0DKa5n3akOUngwEnaqzZBC5UY4uFL4xzpKUgihW7R5XeHHGyOlN5CbdhI5trYTjjtb6wJ7sGrUHgJAa-8dAtSsZgpOYRcAjvkJOeutdjJUbmkynpOcufmASCS4aYhfCp3J-AHZjD7N21CTmIWVpIRzrkK-uuPG1TiMv-9W/s3886/IMG_6006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="3886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZUtD2CLgOSs1Qg4sI5UDbf0DKa5n3akOUngwEnaqzZBC5UY4uFL4xzpKUgihW7R5XeHHGyOlN5CbdhI5trYTjjtb6wJ7sGrUHgJAa-8dAtSsZgpOYRcAjvkJOeutdjJUbmkynpOcufmASCS4aYhfCp3J-AHZjD7N21CTmIWVpIRzrkK-uuPG1TiMv-9W/w640-h400/IMG_6006.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Coronado National Monument VC is nestled in the trees and rocks - so pretty!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdEsznVrFYTv02p75fmoWkk531-kSx5U7Xmqom4DRgZfLn_5J6c8o0sEkopwvXWccF8liBff7vxfz7bYBKvTEkN96GPrdf1vY-XdaPHQIowrKFN67lxrP0gvizdhWe9SLQ6EChEz8NMstb9_DOCUS-b5Ufm_GEbI6Dp7g6ToNQJpI2S6S9P3ZDpXgx8sa/s4000/IMG_6007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdEsznVrFYTv02p75fmoWkk531-kSx5U7Xmqom4DRgZfLn_5J6c8o0sEkopwvXWccF8liBff7vxfz7bYBKvTEkN96GPrdf1vY-XdaPHQIowrKFN67lxrP0gvizdhWe9SLQ6EChEz8NMstb9_DOCUS-b5Ufm_GEbI6Dp7g6ToNQJpI2S6S9P3ZDpXgx8sa/w640-h480/IMG_6007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eaOohsamyM0CITZec2Ku2loERH7R_8PEoPbUA0iEMM9RqF4hxvMddhIQNRP4PZPa74eu8gLByVOvwQgrSKoyVWPZliTu4fikGEUXnY2CMQlrrWHIsb3q3wU-w32RE8ByokRKCZfIWEGd3Gv3k3LaeIUrtzYhNfemnGUrdRfOZvhXXOHE1BydXHo8LWx2/s4000/IMG_6008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">Views include 100 miles into Mexico.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlHHYP1AkMsup0_dGO9uaxvwvM3KCNMoMwv_PuIxUqP7QBCOZQlewPJCd6hEzTPjdjTQsFBtrT-CVQWR_BkaZIh1pWMQRnu2gCZlXH3k009lvLFajkzShxbiPHCLfc0eCo5h3BAxxPWs1bLhqaD8Z4OYAUL0C3gJdu1GC4odY8KagovqCKVfudI1ONBd_/s4000/IMG_6017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlHHYP1AkMsup0_dGO9uaxvwvM3KCNMoMwv_PuIxUqP7QBCOZQlewPJCd6hEzTPjdjTQsFBtrT-CVQWR_BkaZIh1pWMQRnu2gCZlXH3k009lvLFajkzShxbiPHCLfc0eCo5h3BAxxPWs1bLhqaD8Z4OYAUL0C3gJdu1GC4odY8KagovqCKVfudI1ONBd_/w640-h480/IMG_6017.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We're always so impressed with big, hearty foliage that grows from rock walls!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjgRUOlVckOpPqDbAm1V_l8XJIHWeSNeHGRkGu_pvkYLPP8DwU3PLr4SBkgyoxeMcKosIooAMe7cw5P_nTmuuVaPJWBFk4nwBTTS1fvD4q2AJ_k51RAkpHCrs9G96O3lCO80bU6lq56kOne4MJr5fHSI5WirSwUK69tC3sQkKOxrB2sHOrbo3v7ucT72c/s4000/IMG_6018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjgRUOlVckOpPqDbAm1V_l8XJIHWeSNeHGRkGu_pvkYLPP8DwU3PLr4SBkgyoxeMcKosIooAMe7cw5P_nTmuuVaPJWBFk4nwBTTS1fvD4q2AJ_k51RAkpHCrs9G96O3lCO80bU6lq56kOne4MJr5fHSI5WirSwUK69tC3sQkKOxrB2sHOrbo3v7ucT72c/w640-h480/IMG_6018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcSnJEDFohY9MJ_38MqkNPJQMEeTALoHpUVaIABEZDLBV24ZnIViYZ3W8vpCeILRCbBU7LpLIe2nkNhtJgihfdPnforio-CQ7qJEqMCdo6MB7uZpjvYPGji3p38cZGCmcU4LUmhw7pQosJra88DKemQo7GdFS2fU7S4KFZlhKKZXcCQbMixS4__ltBLVO/s3864/IMG_6012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="3864" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcSnJEDFohY9MJ_38MqkNPJQMEeTALoHpUVaIABEZDLBV24ZnIViYZ3W8vpCeILRCbBU7LpLIe2nkNhtJgihfdPnforio-CQ7qJEqMCdo6MB7uZpjvYPGji3p38cZGCmcU4LUmhw7pQosJra88DKemQo7GdFS2fU7S4KFZlhKKZXcCQbMixS4__ltBLVO/w640-h446/IMG_6012.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The road is narrow and rough is spots, but it doesn't seem like it climbs that much until you look at where you've come from.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With all our appointments and the remoteness of our house, we decide it's time to have a second car. For the first time in eight years we're ready for two sets of keys! The day after we decide, we drive home our new-to-us 2019 Ford Escape. It does everything but wash your hair, and is fun to drive :-) The timing's good as the Jeep goes in for body work (from the deer-strike before Christmas), and we don't have to rent a car.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilda6oyHKW_VgJqsK6n8sjqJg27-SvHB-HfL3YGvcPIq-wW-WCCw96XibqPgEGHRR4voeLKSk3-qkuCyvJM7C5MMp6gjukkDzIp9qPHmU1Qg09bsnu_nnEsWKPtwqnb3RKIrbjhO7YgfeO6WQ19spu1QGOM0T59Femsw2ajpJOAm5BSLNeWjNouWJYfJZc/s640/IMG_9179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilda6oyHKW_VgJqsK6n8sjqJg27-SvHB-HfL3YGvcPIq-wW-WCCw96XibqPgEGHRR4voeLKSk3-qkuCyvJM7C5MMp6gjukkDzIp9qPHmU1Qg09bsnu_nnEsWKPtwqnb3RKIrbjhO7YgfeO6WQ19spu1QGOM0T59Femsw2ajpJOAm5BSLNeWjNouWJYfJZc/w640-h480/IMG_9179.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The dash sleeps four!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Family is making plans to come for visits in the next few months which is very exciting. Bill's nephew and his wife will be here in March, and Oliver is bringing his parents in May. With our trips to Kingman for Superbowl, and the reunion in California in April, our year is filling out quickly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill may also have new options available that could potentially allow us to travel in the future - more to come!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bisbee is always a fun day trip, places to visit, things to see, beautiful drive through the canyon. Tessa and I spend an easy day revisiting this historic Arizona landmark.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJospvpuPwiEWVHWX5TbESIb3y3ij8RNUC5waZ5cKKDkliZ0T-GOyNTBYOWyJPGMlVIMytj8Nb_oHCwaHCMUPkySomzDI7SXh6dvJ2ZZC01U5mXiYD3soky9UO4SueJNDfyung-2gyIpBQkKBAFp-HAuf-3SD1Zpd_zxAjieAFiFo47tQHtBbrcwgnM0J/s4000/IMG_6028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJospvpuPwiEWVHWX5TbESIb3y3ij8RNUC5waZ5cKKDkliZ0T-GOyNTBYOWyJPGMlVIMytj8Nb_oHCwaHCMUPkySomzDI7SXh6dvJ2ZZC01U5mXiYD3soky9UO4SueJNDfyung-2gyIpBQkKBAFp-HAuf-3SD1Zpd_zxAjieAFiFo47tQHtBbrcwgnM0J/w640-h480/IMG_6028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUTaG9jEO6499tAPAg4wnNaXAd-JSEgetHMJpwcKsc3PEOaSf2mfQrblqcGkHREzIc_HsMFlvSPvcNlqglkbr1BhpexbxNuXWz3mkqAJZOzpc9H1DaIoJxrh5yVNCUPriqVwuRYDWYj8ZsEw0jFwQrinjiC9NKruozbc4IM7ixDUpotCAubfMmczftJ34/s2000/IMG_9187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUTaG9jEO6499tAPAg4wnNaXAd-JSEgetHMJpwcKsc3PEOaSf2mfQrblqcGkHREzIc_HsMFlvSPvcNlqglkbr1BhpexbxNuXWz3mkqAJZOzpc9H1DaIoJxrh5yVNCUPriqVwuRYDWYj8ZsEw0jFwQrinjiC9NKruozbc4IM7ixDUpotCAubfMmczftJ34/w640-h360/IMG_9187.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ezra thinks kitty snuggles are the best!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gB4VTsPrNs7P8Y_lsxlsM0z07HhiWICD7CTf8W5fKN0MjRKu-cvnQhquzBlVgy4HiDaVwLkFv9yf7xvuvvZRJm0dGEY_BWSs1582mSWnmQsk2LPpy9ULNy8T1pJkLAbsBE7wRCEJFtL5Vd2n1mL4w3AS8UOV9BfKZrRfX3ZeZBPRHCU9uDbYYryGLBLe/s640/IMG_9207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="523" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gB4VTsPrNs7P8Y_lsxlsM0z07HhiWICD7CTf8W5fKN0MjRKu-cvnQhquzBlVgy4HiDaVwLkFv9yf7xvuvvZRJm0dGEY_BWSs1582mSWnmQsk2LPpy9ULNy8T1pJkLAbsBE7wRCEJFtL5Vd2n1mL4w3AS8UOV9BfKZrRfX3ZeZBPRHCU9uDbYYryGLBLe/w524-h640/IMG_9207.jpg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Little Man Oliver is getting so grown up.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8HJDPkLCF3wDAAzSOxPBl2x7SsOrQMSKrwJjOh0ZpCUu7HI57WTLeL03YtzYIgthejTMniEC4ysd9wnnJDQQsWkqQcUmDz1JZVXtxSnZKQr1Tk2Xi4lf1nDcjxfF2HOW-my8VjqN8unzn-M2osHQvU-Bc0_bbNzWhrR7HxYezVT8evlWNO-zDQfp-MqA/s640/IMG_9208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8HJDPkLCF3wDAAzSOxPBl2x7SsOrQMSKrwJjOh0ZpCUu7HI57WTLeL03YtzYIgthejTMniEC4ysd9wnnJDQQsWkqQcUmDz1JZVXtxSnZKQr1Tk2Xi4lf1nDcjxfF2HOW-my8VjqN8unzn-M2osHQvU-Bc0_bbNzWhrR7HxYezVT8evlWNO-zDQfp-MqA/w544-h640/IMG_9208.jpg" width="544" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">:-))))) what's up Elliott??</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-53070768502840270052024-01-13T13:51:00.000-08:002024-01-13T13:51:00.011-08:00The Changing Pallet of Southern Arizona<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>January 1 - 11, 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Listed on several Arizona scenic-drive recommendations is the Sonoita-Patagonia Hwy. It's one that we often take as an alternative route to Tucson, and as the main route to Tubac and surrounds. If Jeff and I had taken it home from the airport we would have missed the deer-encounter! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Without good friends in Tombstone we would likely have looked seriously for a place in the Sonoita area as I love the broad views of golden grass and surrounding mountains. Home to many wineries, but few other businesses/services, the property prices have pretty much moved out of our range now. But we can still enjoy the area any time we want :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0jFtTcDaTD2DWDocl-n3_QgL5MDt0CyDpkVeRkda2WBb9khol_N8pTNl8oAe4HYewDbxpTF4oG7dDzyWQO5Sw5hjHDHwnNMFJOSbYFzTp4Vs-gI9Spgh5ZJlcx3-NuLL9tvinxeElzVB1pZOZtrAyzYnd8Y3ikOLtE3Qr-LQy1nUut6DCUYrjKilNJ4y/s640/IMG_9025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0jFtTcDaTD2DWDocl-n3_QgL5MDt0CyDpkVeRkda2WBb9khol_N8pTNl8oAe4HYewDbxpTF4oG7dDzyWQO5Sw5hjHDHwnNMFJOSbYFzTp4Vs-gI9Spgh5ZJlcx3-NuLL9tvinxeElzVB1pZOZtrAyzYnd8Y3ikOLtE3Qr-LQy1nUut6DCUYrjKilNJ4y/w640-h480/IMG_9025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6TEXKetYWs0UlNrN8xFEQ6dXzHicvSjJPnuveADkuMdjSmxWLWuPD1xti6qupgjisd-yFy9vjNJ-OKJ7H5b18jvPNzO0Z6SWq4jqEsdVHhoJdoCGHRPx4gSm2o9RirkYD5xn-gn-fEHZLvQhiSgccVbZ8hHsEdbhyf0lQUZWtZGqNzPYHTfXV4dDhWtt/s640/IMG_9027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6TEXKetYWs0UlNrN8xFEQ6dXzHicvSjJPnuveADkuMdjSmxWLWuPD1xti6qupgjisd-yFy9vjNJ-OKJ7H5b18jvPNzO0Z6SWq4jqEsdVHhoJdoCGHRPx4gSm2o9RirkYD5xn-gn-fEHZLvQhiSgccVbZ8hHsEdbhyf0lQUZWtZGqNzPYHTfXV4dDhWtt/w640-h480/IMG_9027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Hh7DDW-0aGTiOhWT4rvSeVUTuHNsRMVegYcLUYlzIjY1OLBMU59-ErQKzcAvcO-WCDvKiGJQpWI-iqRTd4fUpJBzVExCxc2aKbj2O856Rpx9NnVOHuW9qrz6k-TiQzjr37TqoMxjqp-mGFSV1zy7D1Wk6OtaX3howGW9QfNwJfYFmvm6FG8zsXqTLtyM/s640/IMG_9030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Hh7DDW-0aGTiOhWT4rvSeVUTuHNsRMVegYcLUYlzIjY1OLBMU59-ErQKzcAvcO-WCDvKiGJQpWI-iqRTd4fUpJBzVExCxc2aKbj2O856Rpx9NnVOHuW9qrz6k-TiQzjr37TqoMxjqp-mGFSV1zy7D1Wk6OtaX3howGW9QfNwJfYFmvm6FG8zsXqTLtyM/w640-h480/IMG_9030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDd-YdRFZVzNhVg5gt-SNE50XH4TVCzVxW4bhtKnY-B5YmDM2QJxBc23SBKRacSSKgZWplNiz5lm3OxoFNyw2QzbVqQuQZcSR6Hw-DkEWdhujBSJJh1PFpx4hRoknGHc84iQa1clZI_HK17d45IIX_t900CjO2rzTMmMgaj0xKlJblIBStjTgH7ZhpHdY/s640/IMG_9031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDd-YdRFZVzNhVg5gt-SNE50XH4TVCzVxW4bhtKnY-B5YmDM2QJxBc23SBKRacSSKgZWplNiz5lm3OxoFNyw2QzbVqQuQZcSR6Hw-DkEWdhujBSJJh1PFpx4hRoknGHc84iQa1clZI_HK17d45IIX_t900CjO2rzTMmMgaj0xKlJblIBStjTgH7ZhpHdY/w640-h480/IMG_9031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've not usually been one for resolutions at the new year, but it is a good time to look at things I don't want to take into another year and/or those I want to add for the new one. Last year it was 50# that I'm happy I left behind. Now I realize I've been leaving my camera behind, relying on the simplicity of my IPhone, after we returned from the road. Since I really enjoy photography, and the options available with the "real" camera, it seems like a positive and easy change I can make going into 2024. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>Put camera in Jeep - Check!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OikhErbBcehwqiH6fHg1_LdVha6K_bIQdFvlo6QjY7am_yczx81Lmrvxi8buWCcxb0EZ99py7D9mSxEBJWsZQGpDscjlBXVv-tnyXQG5d5RwVh5XSgMXv5d5g4vaHLzvG6WSvHe1KZEWK9rsbHeQjS8Heaw_b8NMESTVkEL35bwmpb5ubG8yH1upeC7j/s640/IMG_8817.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OikhErbBcehwqiH6fHg1_LdVha6K_bIQdFvlo6QjY7am_yczx81Lmrvxi8buWCcxb0EZ99py7D9mSxEBJWsZQGpDscjlBXVv-tnyXQG5d5RwVh5XSgMXv5d5g4vaHLzvG6WSvHe1KZEWK9rsbHeQjS8Heaw_b8NMESTVkEL35bwmpb5ubG8yH1upeC7j/w400-h300/IMG_8817.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeff's caption: "Psyching himself up to go to work." :-))))</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ironically the one thing that my camera doesn't catch well is sunset colors. And January historically (4 Januarys are enough for "history" right?) has beautiful sunsets here. So the IPhone is called on again :-)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv12AVgSxIjTV_oVAeG4GCbj9_6ENPdqT-nWM6_lBslFy8449Qsc8m123CVyfl5apmaixg1CQ3Fk30K0qAfD-roQ3fRcVByE6onYMjnfH9Fc5gI9S3TBg_cfrNBrlPJZEyiUjieYXQZjjyYwR94Sk2uq70DVTE_5fylbFGJ3w0mhYapfu0I-BYB48k6id/s960/415600075_6696805080449302_3538203469374719202_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="960" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv12AVgSxIjTV_oVAeG4GCbj9_6ENPdqT-nWM6_lBslFy8449Qsc8m123CVyfl5apmaixg1CQ3Fk30K0qAfD-roQ3fRcVByE6onYMjnfH9Fc5gI9S3TBg_cfrNBrlPJZEyiUjieYXQZjjyYwR94Sk2uq70DVTE_5fylbFGJ3w0mhYapfu0I-BYB48k6id/w640-h450/415600075_6696805080449302_3538203469374719202_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EuMEyhwgSjEEmHl8nLhQDfUxvEZZCzlepOzZC52kUDng7CUNtvnz2G1a7ERGX8HXU7MwblCYC3VkR8vKrnYTizlAyMAmpPKzTBvtxyfOtCETHcgSxX42F0vqtko4xOAR5os864P12K2W5TYzmr2YnlJnUr8_b5t08dOT6zktGINevA-lWhBFwUUc9JE5/s960/416204741_6696805063782637_361274977541035475_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EuMEyhwgSjEEmHl8nLhQDfUxvEZZCzlepOzZC52kUDng7CUNtvnz2G1a7ERGX8HXU7MwblCYC3VkR8vKrnYTizlAyMAmpPKzTBvtxyfOtCETHcgSxX42F0vqtko4xOAR5os864P12K2W5TYzmr2YnlJnUr8_b5t08dOT6zktGINevA-lWhBFwUUc9JE5/w640-h480/416204741_6696805063782637_361274977541035475_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtrhlTANMs-FmsOd06nOS4FaxF8nyb3CHfe1Sx2wbdFOznfSXHL9QlPtz4IsKsNXF4ohek1d4kPzAqCwaXnAedP_0RLZ19QI61rVhTBKPI0VLiRhqXYHY11tBTJevx0mrQefF6OvqR_jyKMWiGt9ILh5Kj-wvrq5Rd_U3HDLmZOyKq13Tcf8V3ej91VBv/s960/416259970_6696805087115968_733938711628680927_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtrhlTANMs-FmsOd06nOS4FaxF8nyb3CHfe1Sx2wbdFOznfSXHL9QlPtz4IsKsNXF4ohek1d4kPzAqCwaXnAedP_0RLZ19QI61rVhTBKPI0VLiRhqXYHY11tBTJevx0mrQefF6OvqR_jyKMWiGt9ILh5Kj-wvrq5Rd_U3HDLmZOyKq13Tcf8V3ej91VBv/w640-h480/416259970_6696805087115968_733938711628680927_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuQzcpJoVzDGrH0BDPxFOYAS66T2lInbUe2ktpStENr_bHnTFym89rQY2O5dqO9xnR6_KWs77vDqjwUeEKq-6wL8196htAK7g4oBVKoM1Gxo0_7gfYH1cYvCfsLZoZ_wDvnbsfBSfMv-L0Ml7B5uZ__jHefkOBcLtlFoq6oHnyRYp7AnHp2gEuduy4eWT/s960/416356430_6696805073782636_4827652877035090443_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuQzcpJoVzDGrH0BDPxFOYAS66T2lInbUe2ktpStENr_bHnTFym89rQY2O5dqO9xnR6_KWs77vDqjwUeEKq-6wL8196htAK7g4oBVKoM1Gxo0_7gfYH1cYvCfsLZoZ_wDvnbsfBSfMv-L0Ml7B5uZ__jHefkOBcLtlFoq6oHnyRYp7AnHp2gEuduy4eWT/w640-h480/416356430_6696805073782636_4827652877035090443_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I never tire of the incredible drama our skies provide!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">While we've been blessed with much less wind this year, it has been cold enough to appreciate it's really Winter. It looks like the storm that brought snow to the mountains of SoCal is going to miss us, but it arrives one late afternoon, altering our world.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZWYf7SxY6uJgzCTW69zMMUs_YERhUC7Ww84ePjyqZcofFqudewDhWDnyRFzx-MkSixjvJmsHvyjS35Bk2uDbv-RR3LlzSOXCVjH5_XperzjW1HNH8inFc0GeB_orHXQD57cf8HhVPL-jti-NeKogMd-1rVx8BL4DZZUAWWfWNc9K8ulpGyl25OYr-NnKi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZWYf7SxY6uJgzCTW69zMMUs_YERhUC7Ww84ePjyqZcofFqudewDhWDnyRFzx-MkSixjvJmsHvyjS35Bk2uDbv-RR3LlzSOXCVjH5_XperzjW1HNH8inFc0GeB_orHXQD57cf8HhVPL-jti-NeKogMd-1rVx8BL4DZZUAWWfWNc9K8ulpGyl25OYr-NnKi=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ezra and Elliott got "it" first.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1d3vVqxfpeMh7fv5YOxkdG0zG5rASjC58uL8Q7BmXAeqGNh3MVmZiT32HeLYuxVU-45aujC5ogpyoTeuwi-0BwQVjAyFz2djNrcXmPVp5ztG5hBl3JT2GwfiLKp_XyZFE8GeUEPJtISikdsZuYB_0M2lhKV7-dJ7nhLjpwy4lVLILMqQUhj8dlYD3lWVg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="960" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1d3vVqxfpeMh7fv5YOxkdG0zG5rASjC58uL8Q7BmXAeqGNh3MVmZiT32HeLYuxVU-45aujC5ogpyoTeuwi-0BwQVjAyFz2djNrcXmPVp5ztG5hBl3JT2GwfiLKp_XyZFE8GeUEPJtISikdsZuYB_0M2lhKV7-dJ7nhLjpwy4lVLILMqQUhj8dlYD3lWVg=w640-h486" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then here!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha-aEDDs7JqlBV1uOanYz8DmnvNBPHu9q-Eh-Qv4yi0_aionM5UM9RlDg9tjn7iS1pwYZEs60bf22XS7rA8G6ImZAZypFWOGdO1cHFE394yeGNJtEQNgAjT10KcKe9j8hBGdp5eTsxQS4NaZtF6iQzAyw7QqYEmgqR6PimGXRGJo1D8tjjBoL_2gULySC8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="960" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha-aEDDs7JqlBV1uOanYz8DmnvNBPHu9q-Eh-Qv4yi0_aionM5UM9RlDg9tjn7iS1pwYZEs60bf22XS7rA8G6ImZAZypFWOGdO1cHFE394yeGNJtEQNgAjT10KcKe9j8hBGdp5eTsxQS4NaZtF6iQzAyw7QqYEmgqR6PimGXRGJo1D8tjjBoL_2gULySC8=w640-h464" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_hFZy7vjAGDZ1Zfz7gCu5pBcflSleInpbDceJzn-7jAs0zw_mA-9qA2E_DH4R6GIyc6JKIYem7tzD34GHfzuUZ-NJEOi2tE4HmSaNNgP4_UWNidyx2pN1kr2eDR1BKdI7N1smVXMfKjdOlGHEbOx8mdxc74jT5e6iePGqzmXkmPMXCUdzCh5L7ODISRio" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_hFZy7vjAGDZ1Zfz7gCu5pBcflSleInpbDceJzn-7jAs0zw_mA-9qA2E_DH4R6GIyc6JKIYem7tzD34GHfzuUZ-NJEOi2tE4HmSaNNgP4_UWNidyx2pN1kr2eDR1BKdI7N1smVXMfKjdOlGHEbOx8mdxc74jT5e6iePGqzmXkmPMXCUdzCh5L7ODISRio=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We love getting snow in the desert - always beautiful, and never lasts long. Just right! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is the occasional inconvenience (when we forget to trickle the sink water overnight) of a hard freeze stopping our water for a few hours. Only happens once - we're fast learners.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81WRSfY_zXlq_64BOjYMuCkXzKPk-5SISqoF-EuDd1Un3RfxvR1N0uLrf8mFrDbCZTSG1CLgoTtzEF5Sj98o4aUGYAg0Rp-I7IRmebfVUO-dMdD1h9u_4bDnPjUyYh2xKAPJG6LLclOfERQjBOZP8O0OnEI04d9JyVbCshS9kqLnEIc6z2_zUAjpPJ16B/s640/IMG_9137.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81WRSfY_zXlq_64BOjYMuCkXzKPk-5SISqoF-EuDd1Un3RfxvR1N0uLrf8mFrDbCZTSG1CLgoTtzEF5Sj98o4aUGYAg0Rp-I7IRmebfVUO-dMdD1h9u_4bDnPjUyYh2xKAPJG6LLclOfERQjBOZP8O0OnEI04d9JyVbCshS9kqLnEIc6z2_zUAjpPJ16B/w640-h480/IMG_9137.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While the snow is mostly gone on the second day, our north-facing front yard holds on to its blanket for a few more.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm always hearing horror-stories about dealing with insurance companies, so when I changed from Progressive to save money a few months ago I was concerned any claim would be a nightmare. The deer-strike on the Jeep means finding out if Esurance is going to be a mistake.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">They're great! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Based on my pics and online claim they send me an estimate in 24 hours. Then the body shop quickly points out how optimistic my assessment was of "just a fender and a hood latch", noting several issues my untrained eye didn't catch. The estimator is leaving for a week so I expect that our Friday-at-5PM appointment will yield an updated estimate when he returns. Instead I have an email that night with a copy of the report he's sent to the insurance company before he left! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two days later I get a call from the shop. Esurance has approved the estimate, parts will take 7-10 days, do I want to proceed? You bet I do!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">That night I get an email confirming the shop has been paid, less our deductible. Once again I'm amazed at how painlessly dealing with an insurance company and repair shop can be. Of course the Jeep isn't fixed yet :-))</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bill is finally on a regular schedule for his MWF treatments so we can plan around them much easier. He continues to feel about the same, getting used to the routine.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm still enjoying Tuesday craft days, trying new "creative endeavors", visiting with fun women.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJczlJUf0KVW89t8xqZDcGg2fohqghaThpcgWVRiSGIPzxoxypZIvWyHMiXY9YNPns8R-osZh5eeGZRZp-k2NztXhbPMT4_9Ji7wcb4TrksLWtEl2kn5JEZFkjZslA5yQ5MBJFFZOjBu21u-S47PbgTdgcgeagiIRHI_qk1LWLxiykkS-XLyZhHmT6VSC/s640/IMG_9147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJczlJUf0KVW89t8xqZDcGg2fohqghaThpcgWVRiSGIPzxoxypZIvWyHMiXY9YNPns8R-osZh5eeGZRZp-k2NztXhbPMT4_9Ji7wcb4TrksLWtEl2kn5JEZFkjZslA5yQ5MBJFFZOjBu21u-S47PbgTdgcgeagiIRHI_qk1LWLxiykkS-XLyZhHmT6VSC/w554-h640/IMG_9147.jpg" width="554" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Needle felting wall hanging - yet to be framed.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfozc5DeaMiAtrtrwOYT07goIVuGPGVLz4JY0l5M4v8GRqKsxW7XGGWeWKncT0DWuNICcINiyTFKQhqWJljv_WQbrsM71ZRVOYHsVfMOSvbXOqvEu25Yd2DXG3OrfWwTWt383RZsijzZUDJZp-GwRBV0d0ioLCL8uf3UQsUcEn1TYqTvjsfDzE872txLgb/s640/IMG_9148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfozc5DeaMiAtrtrwOYT07goIVuGPGVLz4JY0l5M4v8GRqKsxW7XGGWeWKncT0DWuNICcINiyTFKQhqWJljv_WQbrsM71ZRVOYHsVfMOSvbXOqvEu25Yd2DXG3OrfWwTWt383RZsijzZUDJZp-GwRBV0d0ioLCL8uf3UQsUcEn1TYqTvjsfDzE872txLgb/w414-h640/IMG_9148.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My first attempt at weaving on an embroidery hoop. Kinda fun!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rebecca and I have been blessed with perfect weather on each of our day trips - to places where we're mostly outside. Our latest trip is to Tucson for massages and lunch at a new place - all inside. And the weather is nasty!! 35 mph winds, sleet, small hail, 42 degrees. Of course any day with a massage is a good one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKd2PtOHapAPit8LaA98M2hxLtxD_7Xt_LlVWfPGDiAv-I0AxeXELM8x-sIi6hj-ShWJ1K5mE3ftng_duoH2IWIGXWoyGAUx_8s-wfyAYHAtEO81PqJD3-Q3RkiOKAmFRe2alHEymtSaPv9JOLayBFszsqqly_M2WBZQMrg6b40sDQI_oEswdPZGSce3L/s640/IMG_9138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="640" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKd2PtOHapAPit8LaA98M2hxLtxD_7Xt_LlVWfPGDiAv-I0AxeXELM8x-sIi6hj-ShWJ1K5mE3ftng_duoH2IWIGXWoyGAUx_8s-wfyAYHAtEO81PqJD3-Q3RkiOKAmFRe2alHEymtSaPv9JOLayBFszsqqly_M2WBZQMrg6b40sDQI_oEswdPZGSce3L/w640-h456/IMG_9138.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cold weather makes dinosaurs hungry!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTRh-Jn5oDocbQqq8G7CEUq3w20Qwnv3e2b18k-c5YdojxTJN1ir8PpneTECzEJwIuz2ZIWHeBKbVm8jzBu-b2YatZkIlrZddF80aftCH5H7hetkUtyPrTLazVWFc7QbwpEz-spqGvub-G0pMVgxuXkGJkeQ7_cW23o2FnIsiXlw9jXoCReR4UMwNpNQy/s640/IMG_9139.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTRh-Jn5oDocbQqq8G7CEUq3w20Qwnv3e2b18k-c5YdojxTJN1ir8PpneTECzEJwIuz2ZIWHeBKbVm8jzBu-b2YatZkIlrZddF80aftCH5H7hetkUtyPrTLazVWFc7QbwpEz-spqGvub-G0pMVgxuXkGJkeQ7_cW23o2FnIsiXlw9jXoCReR4UMwNpNQy/w640-h480/IMG_9139.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Small hail swirls and dances around us on the Interstate.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Discount Tires has rotated all the tires and put the spare back to the holder free of charge, and I wired the hood shut. But the high side winds are stronger than my temporary fix that breaks about six miles before Rebecca's place on our return from Tucson. I'm able to limp along the side of the road, and back at their rig Michael braves the brutal cold wind to add stronger wire to the broken latch. Good to go again!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGBRcOp2H5DXzH1hFFDx3c7enQ0G8CZYl0udjs9GeVeCEUjqcnMvG1JXHgbmH7frwCIfpz9mYsW1pfuh3efDO-TosIVUF84iXHSTBIAdiF7bvG6DKV7VnoSdL1fJrhQMImPloSUolEQugHOoXLdVjNIbiDdX_F-J0fiH_f0ECDnc1VY-5d9j92-8J0Py7/s640/IMG_9143.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGBRcOp2H5DXzH1hFFDx3c7enQ0G8CZYl0udjs9GeVeCEUjqcnMvG1JXHgbmH7frwCIfpz9mYsW1pfuh3efDO-TosIVUF84iXHSTBIAdiF7bvG6DKV7VnoSdL1fJrhQMImPloSUolEQugHOoXLdVjNIbiDdX_F-J0fiH_f0ECDnc1VY-5d9j92-8J0Py7/w640-h480/IMG_9143.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Still chilly, the snow is gone, and the neighbors have come for a visit. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZaeEgy6sTZhU7BrL5aOST1MPk8ZwBwXjbSWXISlxav9MD1ftEztTIPXk8M6KL4hTr1aCEVhDQCp0OmJ-M1wR0GEgcGSuRwIP3UP7gbwrSWHfRj2EBZVX8mFx4xffYz_4lOSH9Vtklk-QOi_kIq7374oKasX2roFSSMODHMWD7baaqXV6scQitF3nf139/s1088/415257290_10108213401928546_7467734118202862917_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZaeEgy6sTZhU7BrL5aOST1MPk8ZwBwXjbSWXISlxav9MD1ftEztTIPXk8M6KL4hTr1aCEVhDQCp0OmJ-M1wR0GEgcGSuRwIP3UP7gbwrSWHfRj2EBZVX8mFx4xffYz_4lOSH9Vtklk-QOi_kIq7374oKasX2roFSSMODHMWD7baaqXV6scQitF3nf139/w496-h640/415257290_10108213401928546_7467734118202862917_n.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Henry having fun with his daddy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBmA25fpvGXz9EOp5409qmFHdONXqznvwKzbYtcCmNWCfJoT-7LhlXG8ZFGTAQ9oHe0oWu1Tf9O_QviyL97h1wWYnOhy9RUoggBmgIb6SDFiO4EO7v6luwTvMJM98HLaKnC11ry3uINdae4vWpCLsvSCgKXiRulSBW0p-dFaSg4p0qIVTxvrzZ9gGcGG7/s640/IMG_9078.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBmA25fpvGXz9EOp5409qmFHdONXqznvwKzbYtcCmNWCfJoT-7LhlXG8ZFGTAQ9oHe0oWu1Tf9O_QviyL97h1wWYnOhy9RUoggBmgIb6SDFiO4EO7v6luwTvMJM98HLaKnC11ry3uINdae4vWpCLsvSCgKXiRulSBW0p-dFaSg4p0qIVTxvrzZ9gGcGG7/w476-h640/IMG_9078.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ezra and Elliott are excited about their new big bucket of Legos.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-45826794873729090692023-12-31T13:47:00.000-08:002023-12-31T13:47:24.685-08:00Blessings and a Blip - Christmas in Tombstone<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>December 9 - 31, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1s5XmJlQG1PzGmLA_SyMwUc421j1a2h1Q6L-Lxmfd4oqwRkqJBXkM_ke7PvqBnrW_MC1QH4BkMkzBHvIuILh0Su4Lw41X92qGcBfEUsllcfHoaG9Rv_x6o1Kfz1BotUEcVfDlwfD9Q5v5jYDqJCFwnIIEbpwL1XvcXjX9Eh2ZSiri_u56h5dwCRYT6H8P/s2048/408705324_235423892910144_7881524450064773284_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1s5XmJlQG1PzGmLA_SyMwUc421j1a2h1Q6L-Lxmfd4oqwRkqJBXkM_ke7PvqBnrW_MC1QH4BkMkzBHvIuILh0Su4Lw41X92qGcBfEUsllcfHoaG9Rv_x6o1Kfz1BotUEcVfDlwfD9Q5v5jYDqJCFwnIIEbpwL1XvcXjX9Eh2ZSiri_u56h5dwCRYT6H8P/w640-h480/408705324_235423892910144_7881524450064773284_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tombstone Christmas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Pqk44W7mrb5fZpkcFIQ3DkQZyzaSPpd48vgKNPtbMCo57iUuMq4D4wOA35OOko3G2Wtr7h9awV4pZ3Igbnvk9c9haxpHj1L_TeiT2QFXxD9tRof310I8c1OBBUAi_XWFcVEp-N4jStQc_oY4R4xTKu1aVFjmWCzFlPrvLBTR20qOw8ZUILeI_UYKzqkl/s960/409990705_355884047088588_9089919970030671335_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Pqk44W7mrb5fZpkcFIQ3DkQZyzaSPpd48vgKNPtbMCo57iUuMq4D4wOA35OOko3G2Wtr7h9awV4pZ3Igbnvk9c9haxpHj1L_TeiT2QFXxD9tRof310I8c1OBBUAi_XWFcVEp-N4jStQc_oY4R4xTKu1aVFjmWCzFlPrvLBTR20qOw8ZUILeI_UYKzqkl/w640-h480/409990705_355884047088588_9089919970030671335_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Some of Santa's crew playing tourists.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a beautiful late Fall/Winter we're having in Southern Arizona! Sunny, blue skies with a day or two of rain, temps in the mid 60's, and much less wind than usual. Nearby Bisbee competes with San Diego for the best overall weather rating in the country, and it's not hard to understand that this year. When you can't move on, it's a blessing to be <i>here!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF_FkrN9f1geEImYor7tWBQdq1mxvKd_LpSmJK9uP1ztLtCx7G44sfX5b8jQASTuMaaEkBnkHEMiBvW1UXXahSQRznQ7DEwlyuFQJdaS-b8rEaCyWlqLmkX3JSuRdXVlCJc-zFFG-WrB0axuKRY1R3pArSbFVVV8qTEi9DfrKJfnXENu2vMXaAq5AzNVC/s595/IMG_8851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="595" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF_FkrN9f1geEImYor7tWBQdq1mxvKd_LpSmJK9uP1ztLtCx7G44sfX5b8jQASTuMaaEkBnkHEMiBvW1UXXahSQRznQ7DEwlyuFQJdaS-b8rEaCyWlqLmkX3JSuRdXVlCJc-zFFG-WrB0axuKRY1R3pArSbFVVV8qTEi9DfrKJfnXENu2vMXaAq5AzNVC/w640-h442/IMG_8851.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw1cdG1m8yB2vv9mUd7ffMh3CEVHoHhSClmoWMDMdr5Qhr3newwhpsCP6qnwVKnjoM7c8Lh0_oO83ClIre_M38UZKzLX84YCFuXs3CcgiMPVeEVoic1hxOEVcXgqmRXbA6eqNEFHL3f3krT0_m0PuyMTdTceL3ZaqV46eOngSU-AY6EDqE06YT-5xaCVz/s640/IMG_8808%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="640" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw1cdG1m8yB2vv9mUd7ffMh3CEVHoHhSClmoWMDMdr5Qhr3newwhpsCP6qnwVKnjoM7c8Lh0_oO83ClIre_M38UZKzLX84YCFuXs3CcgiMPVeEVoic1hxOEVcXgqmRXbA6eqNEFHL3f3krT0_m0PuyMTdTceL3ZaqV46eOngSU-AY6EDqE06YT-5xaCVz/w640-h496/IMG_8808%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our little craft group has been growing this season, and we gather with spouses for a holiday party. Good turnout, and a fun couple hours of food and crafty gift exchanges.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvlVm_Qa83MAUFRZypdQbuI16YRSIxOxTCEkej6J5TjnHRb_OGYrwJkGNxgfNhi1_V3lcVhO0J2nQORy8nWxBQrt_s9d90_3O9tDX2SlsyC8tO4Y_LWXqcQYgAhhdpKHLs5q_0R9i3lBwpRcbxvPT9MtqNwWmwPiKzhZFNBbZodB20opKY3pzTng4uiP_/s640/IMG_8819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvlVm_Qa83MAUFRZypdQbuI16YRSIxOxTCEkej6J5TjnHRb_OGYrwJkGNxgfNhi1_V3lcVhO0J2nQORy8nWxBQrt_s9d90_3O9tDX2SlsyC8tO4Y_LWXqcQYgAhhdpKHLs5q_0R9i3lBwpRcbxvPT9MtqNwWmwPiKzhZFNBbZodB20opKY3pzTng4uiP_/w480-h640/IMG_8819.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Penny's Grinch was a big hit.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsa3UtXRkUI0t78R4my1FLEEq55LxzhahYr1EZnK6NcNAYOu62QPPrTy-zUWIc-wQUtEXp7tvENxNDYB2tUnUD287qMyW9Fn3PFgrh1NdG3gnZYnklr_RifrTVmIZy4r0fJiEZKIblSRWL8D-RZvi_x4TvsFU816nDsGRJn9kbOPq-SHnhIMz_zTs_OlF/s640/IMG_8823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsa3UtXRkUI0t78R4my1FLEEq55LxzhahYr1EZnK6NcNAYOu62QPPrTy-zUWIc-wQUtEXp7tvENxNDYB2tUnUD287qMyW9Fn3PFgrh1NdG3gnZYnklr_RifrTVmIZy4r0fJiEZKIblSRWL8D-RZvi_x4TvsFU816nDsGRJn9kbOPq-SHnhIMz_zTs_OlF/w480-h640/IMG_8823.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkTr4EPVBbOV2i2dY8oCpdwdpTKik9fBR0xacX-n2hZsRIIUBuKNdBzBV6xi7EcgR-LQLTQIdqoKRkRJl1x1ULzMHvy3YcFdiK_jR_fQ3yJkwipLnTwnD0B9ib_n_r9eTykz8ASE1mBk3eLuq3K65LFmlEo0x16DTo1rps81qLABsTs7qEKe0_LU2QumZ/s640/IMG_8828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkTr4EPVBbOV2i2dY8oCpdwdpTKik9fBR0xacX-n2hZsRIIUBuKNdBzBV6xi7EcgR-LQLTQIdqoKRkRJl1x1ULzMHvy3YcFdiK_jR_fQ3yJkwipLnTwnD0B9ib_n_r9eTykz8ASE1mBk3eLuq3K65LFmlEo0x16DTo1rps81qLABsTs7qEKe0_LU2QumZ/w640-h480/IMG_8828.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rebecca loves getting her pic taken :-) Monica and Michael don't mind, or don't know!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">With busy lives our kids don't always get to spend time together, but Corey, Christie and Oliver surprise Travis, Emily and the girls in Virginia for a 10-day visit. It is wonderful to see the pics and videos they all share of their visit. Plucked our heart strings for sure.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4SLCIDxIufuwVknr2uqHhoCupign8xui0ey5vAqaHvHyK-HonuJw6OjOFCTgLWL7OYtQJvCP9pyPdwytFxxn1JdKEV51xWijFQ7LAv-2xSDdBoB_z6MfrrIwx0AQmCIwgAvoKugmmh7-edfOqFnzWUOVYIbU4cdNEEGM5cpQlNX0vdjyvS4ajpCNxEGT/s640/IMG_5098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4SLCIDxIufuwVknr2uqHhoCupign8xui0ey5vAqaHvHyK-HonuJw6OjOFCTgLWL7OYtQJvCP9pyPdwytFxxn1JdKEV51xWijFQ7LAv-2xSDdBoB_z6MfrrIwx0AQmCIwgAvoKugmmh7-edfOqFnzWUOVYIbU4cdNEEGM5cpQlNX0vdjyvS4ajpCNxEGT/w480-h640/IMG_5098.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Just in time for Penelope, Oliver and Reese to play in the first snow of the year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNECncs29hA_bNJ4xGERW1hT7fkztmG12jYSPE54k_28zr5KL6Ew5zKtHNOOTuDTUy3Ygvf2BBKIBvZ-umTKaR3LrJ2La37sBUiBI-76Y3_6GscWqOyxXn0Z3AciRPfDwcaNoi1cPoQMF3-_pcV1759hptvMhL0hQlos_HVd2oHGVh9_jOxwbqcGiNr0yH/s640/IMG_9075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="604" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNECncs29hA_bNJ4xGERW1hT7fkztmG12jYSPE54k_28zr5KL6Ew5zKtHNOOTuDTUy3Ygvf2BBKIBvZ-umTKaR3LrJ2La37sBUiBI-76Y3_6GscWqOyxXn0Z3AciRPfDwcaNoi1cPoQMF3-_pcV1759hptvMhL0hQlos_HVd2oHGVh9_jOxwbqcGiNr0yH/w604-h640/IMG_9075.jpg" width="604" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Love seeing Uncle Travis with cousins Penelope and Oliver.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarF6DjiGE6PkGdI-h5aH1JkOnJAfozCTmwgVaoy3V3ufOVT0EqLHc4vCnWHIbxgChfhrGe-RLE6RT7I95Wn26vQOhGylzmtIfkBqQZWMNXPc1jAHp6y-rkCEjCUXC9o4118Uy7sbneG6iVrrz-FVyZC6E_ey_tPtVWlC4opkcf_vfq2IUskq5Yb9Z9BfO/s640/IMG_9074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarF6DjiGE6PkGdI-h5aH1JkOnJAfozCTmwgVaoy3V3ufOVT0EqLHc4vCnWHIbxgChfhrGe-RLE6RT7I95Wn26vQOhGylzmtIfkBqQZWMNXPc1jAHp6y-rkCEjCUXC9o4118Uy7sbneG6iVrrz-FVyZC6E_ey_tPtVWlC4opkcf_vfq2IUskq5Yb9Z9BfO/w506-h640/IMG_9074.jpg" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Brothers Travis and Corey with a peek of Reese.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have Rebecca and Michael over for pasta one afternoon, and she and I make a day trip to our favorite Tubac. Decorated for the holidays, it's delightful, and we pick a day with no crowds so even better. The gallery owners and shop workers are all friendly, and we enjoy taking our time visiting with them. Lunch at the gorgeous Elvira's is soooo good with their unique and fabulous menu offerings. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtotfUnznToJrK2DASQWVCngKod4OINJlMBiR2vl2-NA660kxFr-qXsLuUyA0K1-Z7oBikXLZPc9TtrcWUZnhxSrhijCssq5NNpZc3lnZLjxitWy4rDDQM43pRO6eiEZRMMA4rwz18KuDrZLes1DspZDGHeorAmfh5t_JhLHrDCg4MKnyvscA_U9m4gM9/s640/IMG_8832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="640" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtotfUnznToJrK2DASQWVCngKod4OINJlMBiR2vl2-NA660kxFr-qXsLuUyA0K1-Z7oBikXLZPc9TtrcWUZnhxSrhijCssq5NNpZc3lnZLjxitWy4rDDQM43pRO6eiEZRMMA4rwz18KuDrZLes1DspZDGHeorAmfh5t_JhLHrDCg4MKnyvscA_U9m4gM9/w640-h638/IMG_8832.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The entire body is small metal nuts (as in nuts and bolts) of the same size, with bicycle chain mane and tail. She would look great in our yard!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAujduUuICLT0GJoMfQWsNzlIZEswpL5A2E_6sMr2L8aLqaMgwCXvm09DQZPbtiw0EXgv4dUXLUHNQGfTkUiQT_ey7IzUfbA8Ddafk3F8rIAhRYLcb9C6GhoIdp4U5_wxj9q37GLhLyQ5pHqvdCE_7Q5fYbowOqa6iOFD0H2HzwvcWKBzJlQ9bPaBlvj9F/s640/IMG_8848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAujduUuICLT0GJoMfQWsNzlIZEswpL5A2E_6sMr2L8aLqaMgwCXvm09DQZPbtiw0EXgv4dUXLUHNQGfTkUiQT_ey7IzUfbA8Ddafk3F8rIAhRYLcb9C6GhoIdp4U5_wxj9q37GLhLyQ5pHqvdCE_7Q5fYbowOqa6iOFD0H2HzwvcWKBzJlQ9bPaBlvj9F/w640-h640/IMG_8848.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Ladies Night Out</i> is an 18" square acrylic on metal by Karl Hoffman. All his pieces are stunning - and his wife is the gallery owner!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaL-n6RG8bwULMEmPY-VBzIOuzUzJFnszfI9PBS6RGU62CzMCiFZvHbaAxSX-nRCP4CbYO8CTh9Pg0CgxmBObqwNGmmodGOLksST1xMcPZhV0NI4voiLxbCc9xPzUm0AZnNW2hg8TRpXGwWVViaClwwCxtuKRMsNz47cjdlRW6vUvBES22S_ifB3r5OoeN/s640/IMG_8842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaL-n6RG8bwULMEmPY-VBzIOuzUzJFnszfI9PBS6RGU62CzMCiFZvHbaAxSX-nRCP4CbYO8CTh9Pg0CgxmBObqwNGmmodGOLksST1xMcPZhV0NI4voiLxbCc9xPzUm0AZnNW2hg8TRpXGwWVViaClwwCxtuKRMsNz47cjdlRW6vUvBES22S_ifB3r5OoeN/w480-h640/IMG_8842.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Can't decide if he's fun or disturbing - but good art makes you consider it's impact so it's at least good :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDpo8WQ4VHHhrzrFkmqM5mPwZdP2nOw_U1s_aE8Wi9yL2CqMemgPZs_KtkZFgmnuTtboGjaSushFkQnzzAT68v4fcUurWGNx0pqoK2io2sJS9LJ_qEcbb4dALQCTiAbrKcfc5npxlNMy8jKvTxLi1v3dHow-deHcOdnRQH-Sq7mR_9BBickc_ZqKbBUBh/s640/IMG_8837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDpo8WQ4VHHhrzrFkmqM5mPwZdP2nOw_U1s_aE8Wi9yL2CqMemgPZs_KtkZFgmnuTtboGjaSushFkQnzzAT68v4fcUurWGNx0pqoK2io2sJS9LJ_qEcbb4dALQCTiAbrKcfc5npxlNMy8jKvTxLi1v3dHow-deHcOdnRQH-Sq7mR_9BBickc_ZqKbBUBh/w480-h640/IMG_8837.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Poblano stuffed with pork and beef, pecans, beans and some other wonderfulness, topped with spiced crema and pomegranate - beyond delicious.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjKbHBagFZBBf9x1I4Wx4hB1lsYObP7ldRipkxEm7GQ7ZqSUV_QUkm4_hrhzvJPA-hvb6U1Yj60yvnV9l2ICSvTv1ApuJVXg5qULIXmyIZt4oY_PrBJOPkN_CnOfRCwcnfe32fC7jkktGVeyiIY_PW61EUOa8mL45HAjeBu4J8dVSSz7_u4vqYjkYtBdd/s640/IMG_8838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="640" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjKbHBagFZBBf9x1I4Wx4hB1lsYObP7ldRipkxEm7GQ7ZqSUV_QUkm4_hrhzvJPA-hvb6U1Yj60yvnV9l2ICSvTv1ApuJVXg5qULIXmyIZt4oY_PrBJOPkN_CnOfRCwcnfe32fC7jkktGVeyiIY_PW61EUOa8mL45HAjeBu4J8dVSSz7_u4vqYjkYtBdd/w640-h605/IMG_8838.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rebecca among the beauty of Elvira's.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYxyxqW-J_WVyiglsMxZ2Sxf3ArBuYHvO0PEDAHzH2J1eLJtaY0v1EN3G27vhooxZxKspNjhoCcbDqtZxhL4_ypSIRN9Wq_f9DXnvpvKP3KB23QE2S7-rwTGx9pDFJlu7LAWg3g_4lqeE4jR0-qi0rRkQB5aCWtDXxsJPMQD5pluRdJmoCmwRW8_qXnH2/s640/IMG_8839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="640" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYxyxqW-J_WVyiglsMxZ2Sxf3ArBuYHvO0PEDAHzH2J1eLJtaY0v1EN3G27vhooxZxKspNjhoCcbDqtZxhL4_ypSIRN9Wq_f9DXnvpvKP3KB23QE2S7-rwTGx9pDFJlu7LAWg3g_4lqeE4jR0-qi0rRkQB5aCWtDXxsJPMQD5pluRdJmoCmwRW8_qXnH2/w640-h444/IMG_8839.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The whole place is a treat for the eyes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl6-jSTXlZmF22YpXNJDW0mUVwDs834DmIbn060r88PZqWQpzPnds_0_X4BjedTFpHAN0QOEyUnHiV0FvnxDedgIJl3iRqZYbN85DCOae6tiIAaIXdIfqhMiD7wKfvNPNkuWfyeIp4Y0cB_vIi7MPBFv8XgY1kjkluR-HYUQlFj7YTqzTfV1Gqg9WHnCt/s640/IMG_8853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl6-jSTXlZmF22YpXNJDW0mUVwDs834DmIbn060r88PZqWQpzPnds_0_X4BjedTFpHAN0QOEyUnHiV0FvnxDedgIJl3iRqZYbN85DCOae6tiIAaIXdIfqhMiD7wKfvNPNkuWfyeIp4Y0cB_vIi7MPBFv8XgY1kjkluR-HYUQlFj7YTqzTfV1Gqg9WHnCt/w640-h480/IMG_8853.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A chilly storm moves in smothering the Huachuca Mountains to the south.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaJnmZarMcycgXdF-IVX5Nx-2L__gAd-9bQ6P28c9cGB15ObRueEhFyWAaphrJDV79gtdOQAp5kz1XzC1O058MEsNPtq4n1iLXoy22gcG4gK-HZyjX2FHPGPB4il3uvwBQmO1eI86OzC0LdWiJao6zcpf2oZkS8yHrmL_KoOzpYXctTVOiIXLC7f6hUN-/s640/IMG_8855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="640" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaJnmZarMcycgXdF-IVX5Nx-2L__gAd-9bQ6P28c9cGB15ObRueEhFyWAaphrJDV79gtdOQAp5kz1XzC1O058MEsNPtq4n1iLXoy22gcG4gK-HZyjX2FHPGPB4il3uvwBQmO1eI86OzC0LdWiJao6zcpf2oZkS8yHrmL_KoOzpYXctTVOiIXLC7f6hUN-/w640-h434/IMG_8855.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We love the gift that is rain in the desert.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53liG7IAyWKh-jhPxxf2VQsKgzJuaHOaWlgTgTnA2xRbKw8dpMwfXMsi4mdD5eUftrs6f54TkRBaMXfA54vYV_w6Jlt3VvHMGGMNjqO0xFIPtKvS-tHhlfdq6WnaVCucRUdwkNy8bdbcJy1DYpCi18KKkJ0YjTzivTPXxDi8JRQiZhxI-D160gFk-zSj1/s640/IMG_8860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53liG7IAyWKh-jhPxxf2VQsKgzJuaHOaWlgTgTnA2xRbKw8dpMwfXMsi4mdD5eUftrs6f54TkRBaMXfA54vYV_w6Jlt3VvHMGGMNjqO0xFIPtKvS-tHhlfdq6WnaVCucRUdwkNy8bdbcJy1DYpCi18KKkJ0YjTzivTPXxDi8JRQiZhxI-D160gFk-zSj1/w640-h480/IMG_8860.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A full rainbow dresses up the skies.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UtY4UdQM8MASloiOY6rhhrgqAhLQ6XYuzQS-aGS-lq4lGiDYiZaaYTKqTLiSPFFo0J1zZQsFfbQ3zoF4_a5T0sTen8ODQuDORccBVmeN4mi3BWALNxuJb-MAKYJrh5I5qygpUc0Y8cMm7OQ8pC8uuDl1HQML69Ot1rEDdWoWujLvuJWGobefjw2D2qpm/s640/IMG_8873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UtY4UdQM8MASloiOY6rhhrgqAhLQ6XYuzQS-aGS-lq4lGiDYiZaaYTKqTLiSPFFo0J1zZQsFfbQ3zoF4_a5T0sTen8ODQuDORccBVmeN4mi3BWALNxuJb-MAKYJrh5I5qygpUc0Y8cMm7OQ8pC8uuDl1HQML69Ot1rEDdWoWujLvuJWGobefjw2D2qpm/w640-h480/IMG_8873.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From our backyard, an interesting triangle of light over the Mules.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeff flies in from Seattle on the Saturday before Christmas. Tucson airport isn't packed, and his flight is only 45 minutes late. I pick up our holiday ham (wow, one needs a co-signer for a Honeybake Ham this year!), and Tessa and I take a short walk while we wait to hear he's landed.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's great to see him after eight months, and we enjoy our drive getting caught up. Until......</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Oh deer!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">20 miles from home we're slammed into by a large deer on the right side. I never see it before, during or after the contact, but Jeff sees it fly through the air into the desert behind us. Sadly we've killed her, but there is minimal damage to the Jeep, and we're hardly shaken. Still there's a wait for AAA to come and change our tire as the valve stem is broken off. Mark, the tow driver who comes to help us is hysterically funny, advising me to "go around" the deer next time, or better yet, just wait for them to cross! Thanks Mark :-)))</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH3ejTd0borTfDFnlR3lRqK7VPnBatrUSrIBX-UKabg5oT5pIbIRO-dliwIsVv3clGjdmMAhfHNLyTtCAKDEeGk2qNYPvvbBeSx2lDFzBwI0DzXBuJutGbyXVNJ9oi6SRN-BYwHMR0XhwV1hiy1eHPbRq6V542NXHsfRKNl2fVxXBNILf5XGAaxvZD8jw/s640/IMG_8877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH3ejTd0borTfDFnlR3lRqK7VPnBatrUSrIBX-UKabg5oT5pIbIRO-dliwIsVv3clGjdmMAhfHNLyTtCAKDEeGk2qNYPvvbBeSx2lDFzBwI0DzXBuJutGbyXVNJ9oi6SRN-BYwHMR0XhwV1hiy1eHPbRq6V542NXHsfRKNl2fVxXBNILf5XGAaxvZD8jw/w640-h480/IMG_8877.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Instead of getting home before dark, Jeff and I hang out here for an hour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh37SVd6wSYpA52afZrC2r3dVdw3-9nhGfKEVYp08_N9_V7hyPWVczrIOtmcp85-kR-FJcqNofGSlyf3ecDx_ZVl35G86gEoS6DmZo9okCw8XSxrmBaafg2ekYJkX3hGkVKUYMpIBIvA_90uQO6WlyKQhC9zVxgiYuTYYm9kH51FafBKnSZ8sWQuf_6q-/s640/IMG_9057%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh37SVd6wSYpA52afZrC2r3dVdw3-9nhGfKEVYp08_N9_V7hyPWVczrIOtmcp85-kR-FJcqNofGSlyf3ecDx_ZVl35G86gEoS6DmZo9okCw8XSxrmBaafg2ekYJkX3hGkVKUYMpIBIvA_90uQO6WlyKQhC9zVxgiYuTYYm9kH51FafBKnSZ8sWQuf_6q-/w640-h480/IMG_9057%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XD5Zp4q0E9tIuXfYifgpM3Qiscw6NRb2wBBcuKzai171hdmgAykjqs4Fx5cGCSjiCYspbBWEo2PBYlSdJ9Erv7TEkaEqQRzQulyWPZxdP6LaFwvl4aEQs7AFR6RsnpmjuPJEWfBJvv_YE8OTc10n7yAwj_Yi_sPxR7sEDjWf-MuNt0-Cqz2qSRZrPbeq/s640/IMG_9059%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XD5Zp4q0E9tIuXfYifgpM3Qiscw6NRb2wBBcuKzai171hdmgAykjqs4Fx5cGCSjiCYspbBWEo2PBYlSdJ9Erv7TEkaEqQRzQulyWPZxdP6LaFwvl4aEQs7AFR6RsnpmjuPJEWfBJvv_YE8OTc10n7yAwj_Yi_sPxR7sEDjWf-MuNt0-Cqz2qSRZrPbeq/w640-h480/IMG_9059%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">No air bags deployed and no glass/lights damage - the deer ran into the side of us, taking out the fender and valve stem. Our claims adjuster says it's definitely "a first" among numerous deer-strike claims in this area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMYFH24sufS9zGZJlao8oH-YSSHGc4oGZFGQgmUs1GePPQPtkS6VpZ5sAGYmTfMA-XakKb_h2r84TZ6v8Pubmo6yyElg9GQ6K8ZYNEqI_n3pS1tDJVPqVxrABe9H1tyrYIFzJUpzpmmz2X43mA3xaCX2eVVh-i_PVFLV7Tkgmp1fxAzsre_7YoYGzxBXk/s640/IMG_9043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMYFH24sufS9zGZJlao8oH-YSSHGc4oGZFGQgmUs1GePPQPtkS6VpZ5sAGYmTfMA-XakKb_h2r84TZ6v8Pubmo6yyElg9GQ6K8ZYNEqI_n3pS1tDJVPqVxrABe9H1tyrYIFzJUpzpmmz2X43mA3xaCX2eVVh-i_PVFLV7Tkgmp1fxAzsre_7YoYGzxBXk/w640-h480/IMG_9043.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Discount Tires takes me right in a couple days later, changes the broken valve stem, remounts the tire to the spare bracket, and free-of-charge the tire issue is quickly resolved. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm grateful the rest of the family have no added excitement on their trip, and Brian, Shalise, Ezra and Elliott (and Rizer the dog) arrive in time for late dinner. Seeing the tree and presents and decorations, the littles are very excited for it to hurry up and be Christmas. We all manage to keep busy for Christmas Eve, and have our holiday meal that evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyLrbC-2CV6QA_fMgneZe4q57e6IZfHDt-BD9owixUZA0GEQSt1iTE0Gv_1i71UlHPjg1EcEF6MNaGGdsTX9IWKou5KgOLK35VIyd5nfkEYORyXT9iGRbFYqKcyaNaHLYQysjbU4ILtVcqjHlHgs2Sjh7B62shCx0tCwyx-mUFj4z40u7Gw0VvXsnYFfA/s640/IMG_8879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyLrbC-2CV6QA_fMgneZe4q57e6IZfHDt-BD9owixUZA0GEQSt1iTE0Gv_1i71UlHPjg1EcEF6MNaGGdsTX9IWKou5KgOLK35VIyd5nfkEYORyXT9iGRbFYqKcyaNaHLYQysjbU4ILtVcqjHlHgs2Sjh7B62shCx0tCwyx-mUFj4z40u7Gw0VvXsnYFfA/w480-h640/IMG_8879.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The felt tree is a big hit with ornaments to move around as "needed".</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGLsYk9sxrfPy85s_o0E1imF-dSDxAuMayDN3wBdB8ynG6Ckn-eSfHeqjj_m5sJ5YVY-RodjywWDUG5KAFouW7fQdiea9KqAmZiw_jpl_asZXZXEUZsjM4TvUj1sVZifxM4kCL5j_yL2aG9Apo6SIjIr8WWPXRIzUhdcwEUFCCupQSbegcy8kcPCaG_d3/s640/IMG_8888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGLsYk9sxrfPy85s_o0E1imF-dSDxAuMayDN3wBdB8ynG6Ckn-eSfHeqjj_m5sJ5YVY-RodjywWDUG5KAFouW7fQdiea9KqAmZiw_jpl_asZXZXEUZsjM4TvUj1sVZifxM4kCL5j_yL2aG9Apo6SIjIr8WWPXRIzUhdcwEUFCCupQSbegcy8kcPCaG_d3/w640-h480/IMG_8888.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"Driving" the Mommy-bus with different reactions from Ezra and Jeff.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPUZcfJQ-aFsq7BM78SSCZcu7h53TCeKTBBXrcf34zFxpRxg7bH3Q4SIemdWKYsFBLxubzO9UWAU8bz0WGD_ips-r_S_JtvT10hDh99cryiUDmwou-qbbObkW12r0QgWiQ9Q9tw4aZPUZ5JouAKt-YKYUgYh31RlJNPwmNojHja2TaPtecRFUeloCLMyu/s640/IMG_8895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPUZcfJQ-aFsq7BM78SSCZcu7h53TCeKTBBXrcf34zFxpRxg7bH3Q4SIemdWKYsFBLxubzO9UWAU8bz0WGD_ips-r_S_JtvT10hDh99cryiUDmwou-qbbObkW12r0QgWiQ9Q9tw4aZPUZ5JouAKt-YKYUgYh31RlJNPwmNojHja2TaPtecRFUeloCLMyu/w480-h640/IMG_8895.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Peeeez</i> can't we open those presents now??</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEh21WTPIkBTCQtnZAsF1i0mVeav79280k5EvAWVUo4MzWym2gh8HFmFWthmjO3w8vxw4F6OC5QupDX3juhU239uSMgcIKS3_d2qP3b4FhBOq_Me4yeJFfpK9bgJAWFm2o42ojm7_IvErhPozsdXEjpeFuVE0rBtkg9n3W7p_WGSflrT6fqu2y5vkOSpv/s640/IMG_8898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEh21WTPIkBTCQtnZAsF1i0mVeav79280k5EvAWVUo4MzWym2gh8HFmFWthmjO3w8vxw4F6OC5QupDX3juhU239uSMgcIKS3_d2qP3b4FhBOq_Me4yeJFfpK9bgJAWFm2o42ojm7_IvErhPozsdXEjpeFuVE0rBtkg9n3W7p_WGSflrT6fqu2y5vkOSpv/w480-h640/IMG_8898.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">That million dollar ham and all the fixin's, wonderful to share with family.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm46r1dLsNblb0yaji52M4kYevDH2JmGWIKmfpR3qNpPVvC60VteJYWRwsk5oRxF4rBpBmTmDojE5tJ9G_nfqJxv-Qby12n_IXbNA7JoAjT6OB5NNGVQB9wUi48HN7_47pdWnQwgG7HxU3VZpYcXnMyadMgltTJVxYd-1dv5SkJGIaY3HOU7MtPsW6u5ip/s640/IMG_8900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm46r1dLsNblb0yaji52M4kYevDH2JmGWIKmfpR3qNpPVvC60VteJYWRwsk5oRxF4rBpBmTmDojE5tJ9G_nfqJxv-Qby12n_IXbNA7JoAjT6OB5NNGVQB9wUi48HN7_47pdWnQwgG7HxU3VZpYcXnMyadMgltTJVxYd-1dv5SkJGIaY3HOU7MtPsW6u5ip/w640-h480/IMG_8900.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Of course there are a couple Christmas Eve presents under the tree!</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb5_phZxxZ3_T3Kn1Pwlgd02tvGgxQa6-Awdo8FBhsO36IvjPx-TjF3fpADoW4eSLKn1CrRLlFknTyyN9N_pxtoZ1S6kpv63lHboc9Dd4YEAiXPsGvAIVGFsPnbwJelCUjikaAi1gpO86rzbr3iiuX-ORPYm_Frb1RVYp3Ipfk88xJIE404oxKrYimKqb/s640/IMG_8912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb5_phZxxZ3_T3Kn1Pwlgd02tvGgxQa6-Awdo8FBhsO36IvjPx-TjF3fpADoW4eSLKn1CrRLlFknTyyN9N_pxtoZ1S6kpv63lHboc9Dd4YEAiXPsGvAIVGFsPnbwJelCUjikaAi1gpO86rzbr3iiuX-ORPYm_Frb1RVYp3Ipfk88xJIE404oxKrYimKqb/w480-h640/IMG_8912.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One of the really special moments is Elliott putting on his bag "crown", declaring himself the King, and directing Daddy to dance with the Princess. He is a very specific director, giving his brother a crown to wear while he stands to the side to watch. It was precious.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6bqXjDAZuAxPzG4zdX1LgVEWm0t3sJWP4akU6olOFUUpBd3nxYY2wCeLUssCv66dUJ2e7hYpwuSVyUHMUoOAa8eR0CbuwZDcL1yeLphA49zEdFJ3UDYkuHmzYm99PhBMngIZpZqNdXlIYgLp-VC2_knvF4qveyQ8mv78P-1D76ZAKl1c_2bKjjPy25Cs/s640/IMG_8915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6bqXjDAZuAxPzG4zdX1LgVEWm0t3sJWP4akU6olOFUUpBd3nxYY2wCeLUssCv66dUJ2e7hYpwuSVyUHMUoOAa8eR0CbuwZDcL1yeLphA49zEdFJ3UDYkuHmzYm99PhBMngIZpZqNdXlIYgLp-VC2_knvF4qveyQ8mv78P-1D76ZAKl1c_2bKjjPy25Cs/w640-h480/IMG_8915.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The early morning frost gives us an "almost white Christmas" start.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ4iJjtFsCXwFUhkUUFRdCovgTa0G0NfY4sFHL9J48WZh-yGhX8bJZzScQxFmyqDmUHqo3tluhpfoJ9BE1PkcFv50KLWysFDX8sALUHTvMe3VB5LJv3DAs2_OJVZsI3vPyEN8ZkN0Og9A2CDM_ztghDoZhs7WvsAFnzd7wqNvJNl0aBhZvzhOnPENn_wm/s640/IMG_8920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ4iJjtFsCXwFUhkUUFRdCovgTa0G0NfY4sFHL9J48WZh-yGhX8bJZzScQxFmyqDmUHqo3tluhpfoJ9BE1PkcFv50KLWysFDX8sALUHTvMe3VB5LJv3DAs2_OJVZsI3vPyEN8ZkN0Og9A2CDM_ztghDoZhs7WvsAFnzd7wqNvJNl0aBhZvzhOnPENn_wm/w404-h640/IMG_8920.jpg" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Santa's been here, eaten his treats, and left toys.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiTu3IRIAGzbeNRj0cv20-4Gc7SF8IGw2u4dEpoYUTXHOQPjoBZK5CbvPHmWMVBJfag4rFdmyo0uif18nrwAV78uuwacoupmENaGMUH2PJLvz_x4g6J8QgmxOu9OuacR4ahjs_r2cuoFVpL95UD-3uE3vWg96GXUW0WhFJ3tftN5mx-Sp4RrE78FMQT2Y/s640/IMG_8918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiTu3IRIAGzbeNRj0cv20-4Gc7SF8IGw2u4dEpoYUTXHOQPjoBZK5CbvPHmWMVBJfag4rFdmyo0uif18nrwAV78uuwacoupmENaGMUH2PJLvz_x4g6J8QgmxOu9OuacR4ahjs_r2cuoFVpL95UD-3uE3vWg96GXUW0WhFJ3tftN5mx-Sp4RrE78FMQT2Y/w470-h640/IMG_8918.jpg" width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra is not only excited that Santa brought what he asked for, but has also read the letter he left for him, and added a letter of his own for Ezra. The joy of Christmas morning!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Three of us take dozens of photos all day Christmas, enough to fill many posts, but I'll limit what I add here :-) One highlight of the day is my gift from Jeff. An electronic picture frame that I can invite people (in my case family only) to email photos directly to. So I get to see our Christmas photos everyday, as well as those sent of the other grands. I looooove it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8ZbrU7ymJhYnxpBtLwQAHC8KpG2JXHVXvpA7nA948jHaNvR8IBfs0hH4L38ZJdBF_buAi9vuXmqvPfHpX7T0mtQETL_bKf6V9_S9r8rFbt0F8-UB5USLiKwFwPU-hFC_8L6OsJ6Tf6sleyEMVGbGTIIiPw7t2tcsrV5a_wa6xfLaFJMthFvH1GfV_-Hi/s640/IMG_8939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8ZbrU7ymJhYnxpBtLwQAHC8KpG2JXHVXvpA7nA948jHaNvR8IBfs0hH4L38ZJdBF_buAi9vuXmqvPfHpX7T0mtQETL_bKf6V9_S9r8rFbt0F8-UB5USLiKwFwPU-hFC_8L6OsJ6Tf6sleyEMVGbGTIIiPw7t2tcsrV5a_wa6xfLaFJMthFvH1GfV_-Hi/w640-h480/IMG_8939.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott helping Mommy with the ribbon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOsLL3_xnp82rL7EGDsZLJAhS0uPW7xvrNCQY39ZXdliXHgqtxV4rKAArLdU_S81_f4mm4eiYSErWM2g51qoUkSxMoKDjr8LSpAbdibArEzqSBdXvh7B-CuMW6ju9KkiWjo1KS2V0tQ4GUkk0fVCTIvkVfjydRss36HfHlQuoHGeg1qUiRUQf6FCuMdc7/s640/IMG_8944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOsLL3_xnp82rL7EGDsZLJAhS0uPW7xvrNCQY39ZXdliXHgqtxV4rKAArLdU_S81_f4mm4eiYSErWM2g51qoUkSxMoKDjr8LSpAbdibArEzqSBdXvh7B-CuMW6ju9KkiWjo1KS2V0tQ4GUkk0fVCTIvkVfjydRss36HfHlQuoHGeg1qUiRUQf6FCuMdc7/w480-h640/IMG_8944.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A surprising hit, Elliott loves his new spidey hoodie. And of course getting lifts from Daddy!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7C2125Ji68vZWA865fjA2qDCAsyrjanIqL56hfZkn-VvV6I9I4Nz37LK9GIigdTtaOx3tBgzPIV1IcaMw3fXj1tcvsmIiiPsiDmL20xtWtZsBByoc6pYPhhyphenhyphendR0bdcVzfn-jhFMmlXjgUqofd_t4-BGjIUwW_7lUa2Inhe4jpY9XRne5dxgnyD2Rbayfo/s640/IMG_8926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7C2125Ji68vZWA865fjA2qDCAsyrjanIqL56hfZkn-VvV6I9I4Nz37LK9GIigdTtaOx3tBgzPIV1IcaMw3fXj1tcvsmIiiPsiDmL20xtWtZsBByoc6pYPhhyphenhyphendR0bdcVzfn-jhFMmlXjgUqofd_t4-BGjIUwW_7lUa2Inhe4jpY9XRne5dxgnyD2Rbayfo/w480-h640/IMG_8926.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra is our Santa Helper, handing out all the presents - in between much excitement over his own.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrjK1vmgQcG2e0AoDPkhK2IquIIW2zGFwaftH0bJsK1lGzBoJPFpljBaYK-nfTaLUlhsmCDrji6BVd-DDc7f1WdD5rifu-LwnOjplR_rwCSCDORDfKwr33Kl0IeigckjSpiKb-ENywU_ZkGiIU0sKJmBPv-oIRxoI5WOuWQvFvGlGSxq1j6VqgLKZNlNx/s640/IMG_8932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrjK1vmgQcG2e0AoDPkhK2IquIIW2zGFwaftH0bJsK1lGzBoJPFpljBaYK-nfTaLUlhsmCDrji6BVd-DDc7f1WdD5rifu-LwnOjplR_rwCSCDORDfKwr33Kl0IeigckjSpiKb-ENywU_ZkGiIU0sKJmBPv-oIRxoI5WOuWQvFvGlGSxq1j6VqgLKZNlNx/w480-h640/IMG_8932.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Shalise has a great Christmas, getting emotional over some of her treasures.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZCKOXaoGBQtnPBk1lF7kkdZqZco7NblIRWB8h7Ne104osBNHdlJWWQWkxwQdwTO3XpbZeSJHRH1LlSt6veBOeEezkN8ZxyGkoUAbBUctMfSV1OxoPwu8rltIO2ZezAmPlZ8Bx0wBVYHk6n3_lmteyqC9Uk9TxBHbtrvgKJPlVBvo7uO4_FskjbufMPXo/s640/IMG_8937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="521" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZCKOXaoGBQtnPBk1lF7kkdZqZco7NblIRWB8h7Ne104osBNHdlJWWQWkxwQdwTO3XpbZeSJHRH1LlSt6veBOeEezkN8ZxyGkoUAbBUctMfSV1OxoPwu8rltIO2ZezAmPlZ8Bx0wBVYHk6n3_lmteyqC9Uk9TxBHbtrvgKJPlVBvo7uO4_FskjbufMPXo/w522-h640/IMG_8937.jpg" width="522" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">No matter how old they get, seeing your kid happy about their own happy kid is just the best.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2i46ua-33SLfsZI09HgOeQKclQ7l9dYBmgqusdqEydGnxhUGLDO-DPBAk77Y2GhhUgkX5xTF6BzaA_EY9DLQZfCTpdIHd847AUiXrrKYsS-JvpPvYYQdaoMfLRCz4XnqkZVAz9qIZCnn_6nXNpUj3a1DPrwiVSTVVtN8xYIQa1ifkWP-VsJ5L0-NFETG/s640/IMG_8966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2i46ua-33SLfsZI09HgOeQKclQ7l9dYBmgqusdqEydGnxhUGLDO-DPBAk77Y2GhhUgkX5xTF6BzaA_EY9DLQZfCTpdIHd847AUiXrrKYsS-JvpPvYYQdaoMfLRCz4XnqkZVAz9qIZCnn_6nXNpUj3a1DPrwiVSTVVtN8xYIQa1ifkWP-VsJ5L0-NFETG/w640-h400/IMG_8966.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bourbon (probably not for everyone), and board games make for a raucous good time.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAsZupTYDJT3QEM8HKSwVEi_hoBfFzH-jIEwG5Gim2WuXom0u1MJCy9aT0CzOjzb85ooiHFSa5JIP6EMENCsIsJw2MSgZL_vRK2SFYEi-alWhIQNlutOXeVXl0t1t4Rgh6FLmYT4uFn8J5q6Bnv4tnaHtNU6k1UU9NZ0uzlxP_-UspYC0bh07n0iAzK97/s640/IMG_9048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAsZupTYDJT3QEM8HKSwVEi_hoBfFzH-jIEwG5Gim2WuXom0u1MJCy9aT0CzOjzb85ooiHFSa5JIP6EMENCsIsJw2MSgZL_vRK2SFYEi-alWhIQNlutOXeVXl0t1t4Rgh6FLmYT4uFn8J5q6Bnv4tnaHtNU6k1UU9NZ0uzlxP_-UspYC0bh07n0iAzK97/w640-h360/IMG_9048.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Thanks to Shalise, we get a family pic before Jeff heads back to Seattle. It all went by waay too fast.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDttehUllmI5lVWzSSHExFOT4SFCMBNiqr9IW_iE4qxJduQPxjXM_yVlBMUmrVLLOzUDAGjoIsgzTBTNTkmcA5bbCMpn81_17LnQCCA0KX41B1MHLy59zVmCJpIt73cXsXf1Q-Z4pfJNmOG5gT_LxZ8ntbnleHtQ8M94cbVJol8gna-Nb7zhdf8t29nj_X/s640/IMG_9068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDttehUllmI5lVWzSSHExFOT4SFCMBNiqr9IW_iE4qxJduQPxjXM_yVlBMUmrVLLOzUDAGjoIsgzTBTNTkmcA5bbCMpn81_17LnQCCA0KX41B1MHLy59zVmCJpIt73cXsXf1Q-Z4pfJNmOG5gT_LxZ8ntbnleHtQ8M94cbVJol8gna-Nb7zhdf8t29nj_X/w360-h640/IMG_9068.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rizer keeping an eye on the final packing to be sure they don't forget him :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When I get home from dropping Bill off on Thursday, it's just me and Tessa again. It's too quiet, I miss them all so much. Might as well un-Christmas and get ready for the New Year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCEbA1D4iAsQN2DlPPx9UYCVedQ4Qrupj4B752zDw-UiSeL_y8GThW_QITXVazca1j8mXOLB0aBH5ujTsFxxGBHP7blKQ5zg0_ufIBQzUNluAMZg0-kdPFQGZ6OQJFlielYdCZfS6kCpU3DMEj8_uIPCMQGmTc2Mcf7Oqq5XzN3h0xtG2YJYIIrf_iHdp/s640/IMG_9070%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCEbA1D4iAsQN2DlPPx9UYCVedQ4Qrupj4B752zDw-UiSeL_y8GThW_QITXVazca1j8mXOLB0aBH5ujTsFxxGBHP7blKQ5zg0_ufIBQzUNluAMZg0-kdPFQGZ6OQJFlielYdCZfS6kCpU3DMEj8_uIPCMQGmTc2Mcf7Oqq5XzN3h0xtG2YJYIIrf_iHdp/w640-h480/IMG_9070%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It takes a couple days, but another Christmas is all wrapped up.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGmq62AQY_4v42WIeElju5NRmsMnziQDYsa6-84GX8M68Zfv9Ytsgw-NvRcfJI9ChQCpL5hn6tpmSKF1Ep_j2oTIHmk_Edu3WdnWH-ZXp5Ylpw3rBkaOabpQYBBrPVwlV7FD0qwxx13NPNAyv7L1sIu42vF1ANmRUVJBB3dO_49ps4-_6q-tgWZWgOyhV/s960/IMG_8801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGmq62AQY_4v42WIeElju5NRmsMnziQDYsa6-84GX8M68Zfv9Ytsgw-NvRcfJI9ChQCpL5hn6tpmSKF1Ep_j2oTIHmk_Edu3WdnWH-ZXp5Ylpw3rBkaOabpQYBBrPVwlV7FD0qwxx13NPNAyv7L1sIu42vF1ANmRUVJBB3dO_49ps4-_6q-tgWZWgOyhV/w400-h266/IMG_8801.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">M and M charming Ol' St Nick.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SEwI4OoHil1STnym5P5_oE224lJIqBSIPsd4TAsF1XO-an1mjGKaxhEq-7SnaJbFDsssLx_kdsymkbAzkh9ZFH8RL2K6dMOgH8iDhuiOre0nEA-f275eAwGQdM3n0YezftakKVrT0iWqJ_tpButVpHQRdf0VbEy2FjjX2kFliQA_oJWoic_xFdWmwje4/s640/IMG_8045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SEwI4OoHil1STnym5P5_oE224lJIqBSIPsd4TAsF1XO-an1mjGKaxhEq-7SnaJbFDsssLx_kdsymkbAzkh9ZFH8RL2K6dMOgH8iDhuiOre0nEA-f275eAwGQdM3n0YezftakKVrT0iWqJ_tpButVpHQRdf0VbEy2FjjX2kFliQA_oJWoic_xFdWmwje4/w300-h400/IMG_8045.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry's happy with his Henry book.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi3jQHv-ysQwXyrV5gHIhOIWhfLR4ruLiPPnPflY-oiv5S-pXNL_vAJDS8XYGnCkxI3nrinnQ_8nNsGLC7BWdAtIB37p5vbuinWZhJrt_St4SHBC01ln-LqNOqy4nyHr7o-C0v9O_zMUWzqFbX8jVJuVozW127Ny_5Q4dy0j3svo9QUJLfv1T_YHhVUwZ/s640/IMG_9076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi3jQHv-ysQwXyrV5gHIhOIWhfLR4ruLiPPnPflY-oiv5S-pXNL_vAJDS8XYGnCkxI3nrinnQ_8nNsGLC7BWdAtIB37p5vbuinWZhJrt_St4SHBC01ln-LqNOqy4nyHr7o-C0v9O_zMUWzqFbX8jVJuVozW127Ny_5Q4dy0j3svo9QUJLfv1T_YHhVUwZ/w339-h400/IMG_9076.jpg" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver already turning two this month!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJeGQSKFPUYK3fymjuPgZmUYy5LMaMjaVKiewMfgrpdGCeS2Qfkk9Oi6TWnan0YpkoxYT6QWxeDyM7ibbClLto4bRMCeYtnE1pJF3YZZBLoOmlzpzTE4uuqyvCprUcY98BSGrCBJtVv7AM8rugceCJZc8FwmkjAPnaPEFvmnwssNPH8g947M-rZAMtboB/s895/IMG_9073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJeGQSKFPUYK3fymjuPgZmUYy5LMaMjaVKiewMfgrpdGCeS2Qfkk9Oi6TWnan0YpkoxYT6QWxeDyM7ibbClLto4bRMCeYtnE1pJF3YZZBLoOmlzpzTE4uuqyvCprUcY98BSGrCBJtVv7AM8rugceCJZc8FwmkjAPnaPEFvmnwssNPH8g947M-rZAMtboB/w335-h400/IMG_9073.jpg" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Reese and Penelope taking on the world post-Christmas.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-31211493955223671502023-12-10T13:55:00.000-08:002023-12-10T13:55:17.093-08:00That Time In-Between<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>November 26 - December 8, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is a marked drop in the energy level following our family visit. We miss them immediately, and already can't wait for their Christmas visit. Excited that Jeff will be joining us all as well. Weird to think we haven't seen him since April, after his being part of our everyday for a few years. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"They" say looking forward can make us anxious (fear of the unknown, the "what-if's), and looking back can make us depressed (the "should-have-done's, the losses, the failures), and focusing on the present day is best for our mental and emotional health. I can't say I disagree for the most part, although I found great enjoyment in looking forward to the travels I was planning and the places we'd be seeing. I also find big smiles and reasons to be grateful when I go back and read past blog posts. Most of our blogging friends (so grateful for all of you) have commented at one time or another that one of the main reasons they blog is to capture what's happening in their lives to always remember the good times. And the less-than-good-times they survived and learned from. Wrapping the present day in the good memories of my past and the joyful anticipation of future events is a comfortable place for me these days. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhVE_hAizzdcusiYezye144pyEC5Vll094AubDE4zY5BMzJLE_V_B9dYYWschGJxHch7HJBsVHzXrYa9jLiL_acC3yfkIWMmENOgSqDHOWWMli5rmYYc4_z1bfCCznUznpMAodWZjWNcZ9WtxRvXpjLq23zyibkjYWBOIlfLrrnXJpx3YG6i_QOQYd-Onj" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhVE_hAizzdcusiYezye144pyEC5Vll094AubDE4zY5BMzJLE_V_B9dYYWschGJxHch7HJBsVHzXrYa9jLiL_acC3yfkIWMmENOgSqDHOWWMli5rmYYc4_z1bfCCznUznpMAodWZjWNcZ9WtxRvXpjLq23zyibkjYWBOIlfLrrnXJpx3YG6i_QOQYd-Onj=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Christmas 2016 in New Orleans.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs-Aj10VuAJkeDkk4nQ2TEJxrYpjm2YcAECToEZ6ixmJ7z97ic7NEZaVyBJmV4R1hWYFZhvyeKpIUK1HzhpdHv34UsXoZJm-Cxy2BHRQDjsfDAXc2ioH6YNk_KGHbOYDzFufySqnz2gAsUrPy9kV4KiK_t9XtK9zkdF7R99CRP6wp-5JXZ4b6TvdcnSZR9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs-Aj10VuAJkeDkk4nQ2TEJxrYpjm2YcAECToEZ6ixmJ7z97ic7NEZaVyBJmV4R1hWYFZhvyeKpIUK1HzhpdHv34UsXoZJm-Cxy2BHRQDjsfDAXc2ioH6YNk_KGHbOYDzFufySqnz2gAsUrPy9kV4KiK_t9XtK9zkdF7R99CRP6wp-5JXZ4b6TvdcnSZR9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Christmas 2018 Marathon, Texas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our present day is pretty good. Bill continues to have no ill effects from dialysis, the people who care for him there are friendly and professional, and he fills the time with audible books and television. I keep busy (Christmas decorating and shopping and wrapping and immersing myself in the season has been a wonderful diversion) on the days he's in treatment whether I drive him or he drives himself. When we don't have other appointments, Rebecca and I enjoy breakfast and craft group on Tuesdays and usually a day trip on Thursday or Saturday. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And the weather is glorious! Bright sunshine with chilly mornings, warm and breezy afternoons. We have one day of a good female rain, slowly soaking into our dry land. Nothing more cleansing than the smell of washed greasewood and softening earth. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVHI27zpqt4m_8uj8q4uG850UdGyB8iPbYt4t3HvPdhESwmgepfA3QspLLNpDiwDtk120rcNJ1OubU0WWGfuPRFG_T8qv-TDzqtRhHh_SsUS0NWKsTf4CRQnX79uzwNq1Oyh-sEgzIzYfUaN-LngGjSAUfgRjPZjem2sIm9zxgPavffRU_KvbO3ImzjdO/s640/IMG_8759%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVHI27zpqt4m_8uj8q4uG850UdGyB8iPbYt4t3HvPdhESwmgepfA3QspLLNpDiwDtk120rcNJ1OubU0WWGfuPRFG_T8qv-TDzqtRhHh_SsUS0NWKsTf4CRQnX79uzwNq1Oyh-sEgzIzYfUaN-LngGjSAUfgRjPZjem2sIm9zxgPavffRU_KvbO3ImzjdO/w640-h480/IMG_8759%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">San Pedro River</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd-4qoK9dFB_WwI7QeGgSXrE4qPyYVP9cS9Zp0u2RbSAr5GII-9CQHlUGNOu6bty2K3tnZ5bTPKLt6ijmclYRsy6sGbZibatPV9ljdPeB-UpwdtXaOl8ZT91YIicZVdfh89hXbJDv4vv26ystTQ4CaIrrMnwtlNJsHoW8pra6fr9K-RTQ-wQ58Kx83sJF/s640/IMG_8670.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd-4qoK9dFB_WwI7QeGgSXrE4qPyYVP9cS9Zp0u2RbSAr5GII-9CQHlUGNOu6bty2K3tnZ5bTPKLt6ijmclYRsy6sGbZibatPV9ljdPeB-UpwdtXaOl8ZT91YIicZVdfh89hXbJDv4vv26ystTQ4CaIrrMnwtlNJsHoW8pra6fr9K-RTQ-wQ58Kx83sJF/w640-h480/IMG_8670.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Back porch.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One of the many places from <a href="https://good-times-rollin.blogspot.com/">Gay's</a> blog posts that I'm excited to visit is <a href="https://www.gatheravintagemarket.com/">Gathering - A Vintage Market</a>, open once a month (twice in December) in Tucson. Rebecca and I check it out the first weekend of the month, and have a fabulous time perusing the seasonal dazzles on display. We make several rounds in the converted warehouse, visit the attached home decor stores (oh to have a big house and a bigger bank account!), and make a few fun purchases. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicMgZxZB3eVYKGKx9p2nTHqWvnA57gk6m96GVWcYRNiCOtiJ-YG13QQy_Pd4xO-xh1Q_jIQVWotnjxsILc-z5jcH3rmdU1mFWAexd3EfzEgwrfPn1k47JoHyBp7gGOVQxRqhtxm3YvvwTIcxmQflrjUzE_qKjDEZ8VgysT4Sz9saeANTPekYvSKqfDu07/s640/IMG_8769%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicMgZxZB3eVYKGKx9p2nTHqWvnA57gk6m96GVWcYRNiCOtiJ-YG13QQy_Pd4xO-xh1Q_jIQVWotnjxsILc-z5jcH3rmdU1mFWAexd3EfzEgwrfPn1k47JoHyBp7gGOVQxRqhtxm3YvvwTIcxmQflrjUzE_qKjDEZ8VgysT4Sz9saeANTPekYvSKqfDu07/w640-h480/IMG_8769%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Floor to very tall ceiling Christmas joy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH9weTEhEdmlYhwBoeKTst_0b5ZE6tlOwN2iJdK1sn_GMDur7yRYVMrp5Fbq3WPvTR544HStFg3ZtiDQltnKJjrHIgZY0CkSW-HBt8s9-Ji9EyPX1Gpy54L_aNbR_DwHzAFxfk-QYcJ-U-zVOZMkflpW9GTG-wxd3udSxV6_EKZWwYFgJLQ5fahUaUs8w/s640/IMG_8771%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH9weTEhEdmlYhwBoeKTst_0b5ZE6tlOwN2iJdK1sn_GMDur7yRYVMrp5Fbq3WPvTR544HStFg3ZtiDQltnKJjrHIgZY0CkSW-HBt8s9-Ji9EyPX1Gpy54L_aNbR_DwHzAFxfk-QYcJ-U-zVOZMkflpW9GTG-wxd3udSxV6_EKZWwYFgJLQ5fahUaUs8w/w480-h640/IMG_8771%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The many 12 foot trees are stunning with hand-blown, hand-crafted ornaments of all kinds.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWnERJ6sm4iMkfOyqKXphUue4B3yGqg5GyMXX626nFOEI63s3nmlnHXCvFopdWU5ZJzvHbqUAWqudjx-7IXhrPA-aLL-FL3sJteOAxlEi6necbFW6uY-eSdArWQ6jukd04idoYOb-GxCl9cQ5iYqa6MJ9kYiBClDBPtuo0nia6908o4iRUTJcQoYVXuyU/s640/IMG_8772%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWnERJ6sm4iMkfOyqKXphUue4B3yGqg5GyMXX626nFOEI63s3nmlnHXCvFopdWU5ZJzvHbqUAWqudjx-7IXhrPA-aLL-FL3sJteOAxlEi6necbFW6uY-eSdArWQ6jukd04idoYOb-GxCl9cQ5iYqa6MJ9kYiBClDBPtuo0nia6908o4iRUTJcQoYVXuyU/w640-h480/IMG_8772%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We warm up along the cute brick sidewalk in front.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMZI-wls8T37577E-PQI4zmQJtmms-Lr1nO-cH09HGdzosPOJHLvxZf453KY1EkyhfraOcrNoxzWm2EajU8D0u0IApxLIYWoegyy5Na_9lozqf7NZsPB_nq17JtHjCp_it_AsYrfszAxETHiYqvMtmjO0OqV9y3RHmH0whCyGbyQ3jkczuNX-19l-E4c4/s640/IMG_8774%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMZI-wls8T37577E-PQI4zmQJtmms-Lr1nO-cH09HGdzosPOJHLvxZf453KY1EkyhfraOcrNoxzWm2EajU8D0u0IApxLIYWoegyy5Na_9lozqf7NZsPB_nq17JtHjCp_it_AsYrfszAxETHiYqvMtmjO0OqV9y3RHmH0whCyGbyQ3jkczuNX-19l-E4c4/w640-h480/IMG_8774%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxlvlJXHOBNC2chq2CpyaSeY4TTJWkJVHEIl_rWh4WltF0B7YAHcbad7GVCUnijAA1BP-cx4nWBDY3icHUMrkvlG0YuCyP6hIr-fQC9bvt5YmeTRjDhaICXE4rFExHks9AYlEF2CRkD3OATRWu_FVugXqOFU0iDRjIpAhQsseyMfZfN1bWHNhdHdGV0HK/s640/IMG_8770.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxlvlJXHOBNC2chq2CpyaSeY4TTJWkJVHEIl_rWh4WltF0B7YAHcbad7GVCUnijAA1BP-cx4nWBDY3icHUMrkvlG0YuCyP6hIr-fQC9bvt5YmeTRjDhaICXE4rFExHks9AYlEF2CRkD3OATRWu_FVugXqOFU0iDRjIpAhQsseyMfZfN1bWHNhdHdGV0HK/w480-h640/IMG_8770.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I send Bill a pic of this - he agrees we probably don't have room for it :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Donnie comes up for Cribbage every week, Anna and I get together for coffee and catching up. It's lovely having long-time friends so close. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We're planning our first mini-travel for Super Bowl weekend. We'll drive the Jeep to Kingman and spend three nights at our friends' lovely home. It will be our first adventure without the motorhome, but we'll be staying in their fifth-wheel so the transition will be gentle :-) Bill's dialysis team will arrange for Friday and Monday treatments at their Kingman facility so that will also give us a trial-run for future excursions. With his 50th reunion coming up in April (we already have reservations at the RV park in Desert Center) it will be helpful to know how it works!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c_ze6xuCZn4hCoPhXa06ltMd5T3XyspA6VDiGwLvRGY679Nfw1WkVVDqM0eX3HEM7hDCf8oKeMXHEvtTVGf8tZKeFDEx3BAUcUSBtQTa_aWQLlO0W3p5Od9s64N2lI8vd2VnQ6Ie6wghi3JWkL06LLqXfCpvMI5XLPXabpjDQD0CZjKq37xL4x0CVBG6/s640/IMG_8799.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="640" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c_ze6xuCZn4hCoPhXa06ltMd5T3XyspA6VDiGwLvRGY679Nfw1WkVVDqM0eX3HEM7hDCf8oKeMXHEvtTVGf8tZKeFDEx3BAUcUSBtQTa_aWQLlO0W3p5Od9s64N2lI8vd2VnQ6Ie6wghi3JWkL06LLqXfCpvMI5XLPXabpjDQD0CZjKq37xL4x0CVBG6/w640-h496/IMG_8799.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love this time of year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucjsDTAg3fRPianTYOvIaA8WuG4Jus0i8oNRRq2zzK2rjzQHhRN8Q0IN9wqSfFVayvUW-pP_xdQolILLoSs1JRWU0iraarLBvBW36R1YvZFOAQ8jbqbzh8WnuWlkgHCIT44jK-iUkVtja1xn0PncAidSwJw2JAH3Y36-dOrNGvbbUpn249sFRWkJDDmkp/s679/IMG_8783.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="679" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucjsDTAg3fRPianTYOvIaA8WuG4Jus0i8oNRRq2zzK2rjzQHhRN8Q0IN9wqSfFVayvUW-pP_xdQolILLoSs1JRWU0iraarLBvBW36R1YvZFOAQ8jbqbzh8WnuWlkgHCIT44jK-iUkVtja1xn0PncAidSwJw2JAH3Y36-dOrNGvbbUpn249sFRWkJDDmkp/w640-h628/IMG_8783.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott, Brian, Shalise, Ezra and friend in their small town holiday parade.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWd95xv4yfZNSdZXFpNAb8QWbyulIbdgAGV5GmPY_NOawSswbx-4Gltrvh85RKVyshKizONIVw2BFAxLeq7LiVqSpLeM-fC0wZULzq9M7Gbp9U7MniJsRjayviRWS7MjckB91sme3qg7iTQqkDdSw9Z2lq3WsYmpb8eiHJijfQUEbXQEwBxKBHEiReNFOo/s533/IMG_8779.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWd95xv4yfZNSdZXFpNAb8QWbyulIbdgAGV5GmPY_NOawSswbx-4Gltrvh85RKVyshKizONIVw2BFAxLeq7LiVqSpLeM-fC0wZULzq9M7Gbp9U7MniJsRjayviRWS7MjckB91sme3qg7iTQqkDdSw9Z2lq3WsYmpb8eiHJijfQUEbXQEwBxKBHEiReNFOo/w428-h640/IMG_8779.PNG" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">M and M get to meet Pete at a local event.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir9n9HfLANHRaIjx5PxCjTnXwRpmDiYJKd5C0t_GpJqp57phTPdbFxe5YRPX9DSwOGZBZcIF9vQOcsC9rGaStJliALcOc5HQ7ClgBDKpI1Ek-nKT_nD2RGj0j8o4iBALsfQINN79AO_sQDLk0tvhkn219S4MJ8IqCP0KKCBI2EiZAscoyiwdKyoCMnuv4v" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir9n9HfLANHRaIjx5PxCjTnXwRpmDiYJKd5C0t_GpJqp57phTPdbFxe5YRPX9DSwOGZBZcIF9vQOcsC9rGaStJliALcOc5HQ7ClgBDKpI1Ek-nKT_nD2RGj0j8o4iBALsfQINN79AO_sQDLk0tvhkn219S4MJ8IqCP0KKCBI2EiZAscoyiwdKyoCMnuv4v=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The youngest, Cassidy, lighting up her world already.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-56597525005858014702023-12-06T11:12:00.000-08:002023-12-09T10:34:16.926-08:00Family, Food and Football - Yep, Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>November 11 - 25, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Despite the sad repercussions of the natives sharing a feast with the refugees from Europe, the tradition of having a day to focus on gratitude is one of our finer traditions. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is always, always, always something to be thankful for. When the house is ringing with the sound of little people laughing and playing (and even the occasional less-than-happy expressions), the fun conversations with your adult children, the smells of rich and savory cooking, the extra days of football, and the pleasure of leftovers (!) - one doesn't have to look far to find a LOT of gratitude. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I didn't take all the photos I was planning, including not a single one of the bountiful feast and family around the table :-( . We have our meal on Tuesday so everyone can enjoy a couple days of leftovers before they leave on Friday. It also means no competition from the football games in the other room. Bill barbeques the 20# turkey and makes two pans of his sausage dressing (both his specialties that we all love), leaving the less labor-intensive side dishes of candied yams, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, deviled eggs, cranberry sauce and rolls - you know, "the usual" to me. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_8o6PjMmXxaOgMCDCm6hwo9EvcPl0sEG7Ewfd6CvkwUaeyeKQpHY8Ihn-mKvsfTbdd7wpjhXaoK2WTzL7cgiSelnnj_o_TW4U1txGsxsKYwDWD69cE3Uv3hdqrP4CxEEZjiYdoogbAavv4Z6M2rntmV2-t73DwYV23uhamvbl2fXbT7ymb_Sp7bP5zsr/s640/IMG_8723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_8o6PjMmXxaOgMCDCm6hwo9EvcPl0sEG7Ewfd6CvkwUaeyeKQpHY8Ihn-mKvsfTbdd7wpjhXaoK2WTzL7cgiSelnnj_o_TW4U1txGsxsKYwDWD69cE3Uv3hdqrP4CxEEZjiYdoogbAavv4Z6M2rntmV2-t73DwYV23uhamvbl2fXbT7ymb_Sp7bP5zsr/w480-h640/IMG_8723.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Smokey on the outside, juicy on the inside - perfect!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We're blessed with great weather for the week so the kids spend time racing around on the driveway. Shalise and Ezra take a couple hours to play in Tombstone, and we all hang out inside where the boys wrestle non-stop (so glad we have nice thick carpet!).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill's able to drive to dialysis, leaving me home with the family. He's bummed to miss the time, but we're making it work. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFD1KhnHEU4kEqDZ21hPd9pijxGrJlib0IRiecFikBH78izHANCYPW6tppJA9K6z3oo-7gErh75vUvqskZ-0rpuINcaqOYEYaaQ18cDTrekki832uDxXWeCNaTXyIYnq_bOCloN2U3CcCgXx73HfW3jHdXzRnD5b2eEmkJMK9cLsN4aZo_axSLOYsZc6c/s640/IMG_8731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFD1KhnHEU4kEqDZ21hPd9pijxGrJlib0IRiecFikBH78izHANCYPW6tppJA9K6z3oo-7gErh75vUvqskZ-0rpuINcaqOYEYaaQ18cDTrekki832uDxXWeCNaTXyIYnq_bOCloN2U3CcCgXx73HfW3jHdXzRnD5b2eEmkJMK9cLsN4aZo_axSLOYsZc6c/w480-h640/IMG_8731.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><i>"No help"</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YgXqXqAF0ozv_8LqfMU4V0EG6Tqf33px_aDvMeP7AWc6Y9SZNofmdK3uh2BprlzRzXBwvWyWmbYw92do0Un1-YimQyIojSjZPHL-vue277koRwUK7eLRzSvR3JY-iS6Ky-uSVWOqh__VwYPULlGxXoun80TQGTEsvcZlv_sAIT1Bd0-mOQbYdZyE-8dG/s640/IMG_8719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YgXqXqAF0ozv_8LqfMU4V0EG6Tqf33px_aDvMeP7AWc6Y9SZNofmdK3uh2BprlzRzXBwvWyWmbYw92do0Un1-YimQyIojSjZPHL-vue277koRwUK7eLRzSvR3JY-iS6Ky-uSVWOqh__VwYPULlGxXoun80TQGTEsvcZlv_sAIT1Bd0-mOQbYdZyE-8dG/w480-h640/IMG_8719.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>"I did it!"</i> - flexing muscles :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwMYiCi2IqNoSAfiOmFCAtq_WqYt5oWvH_zyWq_hwFK8BK3Snmm8teiOI1gDZoFw1HiFdWJ9f_btQIl_ASvHzWsq26JSt-MVdLIcpHmeLt22jCmn27omvttpAZoD0iwIla0ZYNZZ3_0Sf2UY8sCsCITk9JSTUqLvZvxJSVH_m32aRiYLoaMG6-xfxbO_y/s2000/IMG_8789.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwMYiCi2IqNoSAfiOmFCAtq_WqYt5oWvH_zyWq_hwFK8BK3Snmm8teiOI1gDZoFw1HiFdWJ9f_btQIl_ASvHzWsq26JSt-MVdLIcpHmeLt22jCmn27omvttpAZoD0iwIla0ZYNZZ3_0Sf2UY8sCsCITk9JSTUqLvZvxJSVH_m32aRiYLoaMG6-xfxbO_y/w296-h640/IMG_8789.JPG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra had fun trying on his inner cowboy.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqhP9SlXCEJXtdSqzWTEDlAWpC2SgKGbRMNBnOn0UQOXpOyrCWOZv_pG5II3nJUXVGNWZ1Bpg5x6NVuf1wnAgihToJdHK8MvGoQBAYGd_kKRCwtsoQyEwin5CcymeJIqcRDH19RNrFZdmOk9RAYg7JICVVLtqnSwl1tL8JKxNV8iKyWYKTk6akg-Rez1y/s640/Attachment%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqhP9SlXCEJXtdSqzWTEDlAWpC2SgKGbRMNBnOn0UQOXpOyrCWOZv_pG5II3nJUXVGNWZ1Bpg5x6NVuf1wnAgihToJdHK8MvGoQBAYGd_kKRCwtsoQyEwin5CcymeJIqcRDH19RNrFZdmOk9RAYg7JICVVLtqnSwl1tL8JKxNV8iKyWYKTk6akg-Rez1y/w296-h640/Attachment%20(1).JPG" width="296" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kDC2gM31PV5USquX_Z7WKJjvJKsYy4K1UPRSvaGob-pmvksITfldEeX-qruB_i0KPfcl0MhmyjJlefNhMLWsulwC_2sE_x7srKtn9lmTmAeksKdu91WnXCXh_PQa9ccLhSKbPm12wfpwwJxB8L6NOq5fvZTpbDGu2Rhm328jTJl3_-kOGna2NICwOFq3/s640/Attachment.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kDC2gM31PV5USquX_Z7WKJjvJKsYy4K1UPRSvaGob-pmvksITfldEeX-qruB_i0KPfcl0MhmyjJlefNhMLWsulwC_2sE_x7srKtn9lmTmAeksKdu91WnXCXh_PQa9ccLhSKbPm12wfpwwJxB8L6NOq5fvZTpbDGu2Rhm328jTJl3_-kOGna2NICwOFq3/w296-h640/Attachment.JPG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Matching bracelets from their fun day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7p0d5n1rRJPFMendpVvCxLce-knblWOZfk1XZm-eh_VVyYWHeaI9CWZAuJwCZLap3NBtyKAjfSjDTVx2vYdfJY_WzwiWpRbtjZhisJxGd_WrO8rgoPJW6KXgydGrj8TXQn5W4oLTSmAoYEICK8H574H4dI61MzwkKlFrbEdwQn1IuTUxaIPnWRNGqF3X/s448/IMG_8790.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="448" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7p0d5n1rRJPFMendpVvCxLce-knblWOZfk1XZm-eh_VVyYWHeaI9CWZAuJwCZLap3NBtyKAjfSjDTVx2vYdfJY_WzwiWpRbtjZhisJxGd_WrO8rgoPJW6KXgydGrj8TXQn5W4oLTSmAoYEICK8H574H4dI61MzwkKlFrbEdwQn1IuTUxaIPnWRNGqF3X/w640-h396/IMG_8790.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra's getting good at taking photos too!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRgSZw4_U_0BOOuJmkAKUQS4l7t4uteTVc1_g_Dv1uKa8B15MHZ28g7RRdx-Bs3mgbxJLNtgtu8aLhsHjV1-8ALtEf2ryndS728abW99O5xCWZww5WBjvEpwB7C_sb953iO-Vw1bb3wj9yhNJZpYRhw9lSN9Wl4XwpVeAV6weNkzBgmCbPuZMxas69qr3/s640/IMG_8681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRgSZw4_U_0BOOuJmkAKUQS4l7t4uteTVc1_g_Dv1uKa8B15MHZ28g7RRdx-Bs3mgbxJLNtgtu8aLhsHjV1-8ALtEf2ryndS728abW99O5xCWZww5WBjvEpwB7C_sb953iO-Vw1bb3wj9yhNJZpYRhw9lSN9Wl4XwpVeAV6weNkzBgmCbPuZMxas69qr3/w640-h476/IMG_8681.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6HtfyMCxNuOr4pvrlqKY0dl72J0h1V-YCrcFHqXJNDTnJrjDpczINzFVK_7qPgNnRHzs_LmLUZPHyIAJCQ6u7W94BG3YYVVymC92L1-WBR4XFMdBSigz5OYrqfH8UXJljuQpe81RW2idk9SwNqNJH6QjMyiuwCsji9B03BzaUYDq0q_8olK9APGLizAV/s640/IMG_8684.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6HtfyMCxNuOr4pvrlqKY0dl72J0h1V-YCrcFHqXJNDTnJrjDpczINzFVK_7qPgNnRHzs_LmLUZPHyIAJCQ6u7W94BG3YYVVymC92L1-WBR4XFMdBSigz5OYrqfH8UXJljuQpe81RW2idk9SwNqNJH6QjMyiuwCsji9B03BzaUYDq0q_8olK9APGLizAV/w480-h640/IMG_8684.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pinned!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikB5KuQZj0zMcZMG8eMi6h4lJQc-YYdaU6efDz_-i4lrtDZousI5qQ6pUEhlU5x1HYMeGrT2xmlhn5mSCrEmD2IKClnMvcEYQwrlR9T1Hp_GP7NActXrKyo1SKJnQiqsvKxNB1PWI8A0lt2UPvMbmBYY27Gn97DGkgbglVm941g_lscaCoTfD425h56GD6/s640/IMG_8686.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikB5KuQZj0zMcZMG8eMi6h4lJQc-YYdaU6efDz_-i4lrtDZousI5qQ6pUEhlU5x1HYMeGrT2xmlhn5mSCrEmD2IKClnMvcEYQwrlR9T1Hp_GP7NActXrKyo1SKJnQiqsvKxNB1PWI8A0lt2UPvMbmBYY27Gn97DGkgbglVm941g_lscaCoTfD425h56GD6/w480-h640/IMG_8686.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Who's having the most fun?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5om0iYwhupbK1S_Bd-5ooPnPuw0bwZCAHrvwLDvSJeGbaO76QPqWf_TRkZQpsQ6wgGH2UVusIGfxpaio1_SLcMm3OJQ1Nv44VErJuPTC92cc5S2L9X0_3rmUmdkrXXBNf8qGIRgONGtrd6jgaSjo7l7AkgWJXIzdc8A-gGlmy1LQYzK8_EBWxRfffZ1y/s640/IMG_8728.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5om0iYwhupbK1S_Bd-5ooPnPuw0bwZCAHrvwLDvSJeGbaO76QPqWf_TRkZQpsQ6wgGH2UVusIGfxpaio1_SLcMm3OJQ1Nv44VErJuPTC92cc5S2L9X0_3rmUmdkrXXBNf8qGIRgONGtrd6jgaSjo7l7AkgWJXIzdc8A-gGlmy1LQYzK8_EBWxRfffZ1y/w480-h640/IMG_8728.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">More than one way to ride.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcmbQWxkMlNe7WcX_fMKTUEfQgEmptF8I9s7psbbt9vTqqGici-XIKfkh0EZsijj_c4qSQWYsK66mbBJ5XMMJMlt4lTuSqFW5C7UW-mTrSdvKQSAXpgRGVz9gJga1ntQDQCp6tQKeGObmCUXKdeUvT8OuQfI0HJDZ4sSrfQ3JgYNazM7LHTwxjv-d5aY-/s640/IMG_8741.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcmbQWxkMlNe7WcX_fMKTUEfQgEmptF8I9s7psbbt9vTqqGici-XIKfkh0EZsijj_c4qSQWYsK66mbBJ5XMMJMlt4lTuSqFW5C7UW-mTrSdvKQSAXpgRGVz9gJga1ntQDQCp6tQKeGObmCUXKdeUvT8OuQfI0HJDZ4sSrfQ3JgYNazM7LHTwxjv-d5aY-/w480-h640/IMG_8741.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A moment of calm.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkdBCx0I8rbBGeHc2nWOJWqFIa6MqG_YCWHjNQE9ghNJfyq0lHPAw_dFTjYJNI_DOrU1EM2yhnFaNp9fFYui4qCr4-zaGVobE1je5Ch4WfE5x2r6MUG8O9-RRyKsallxF8fyilvxPknScjD6Jmq8mC1SLX8md1x6MdZ5aOlb2byyUn9Xa8_cJoBsDstJD/s2000/IMG_8724.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkdBCx0I8rbBGeHc2nWOJWqFIa6MqG_YCWHjNQE9ghNJfyq0lHPAw_dFTjYJNI_DOrU1EM2yhnFaNp9fFYui4qCr4-zaGVobE1je5Ch4WfE5x2r6MUG8O9-RRyKsallxF8fyilvxPknScjD6Jmq8mC1SLX8md1x6MdZ5aOlb2byyUn9Xa8_cJoBsDstJD/w640-h480/IMG_8724.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So sweet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WSMKJP80LY3PRZazcvPg2oBPS-L_4LKU8EpbFRurWh3jBUzivn54BiEXg0LbfA5_BlJRzK_uUHUGdl8LJIed48Q9IHNmc3aNP7_v8pOu6GGwOWEp9_2Wce-Rw-gnxp90LVmkeR0wEdzDCq88jIXtV6oZprSMefbLeTMa26NCjp-sO0jZ-EY-76V97m7j/s640/IMG_8679.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WSMKJP80LY3PRZazcvPg2oBPS-L_4LKU8EpbFRurWh3jBUzivn54BiEXg0LbfA5_BlJRzK_uUHUGdl8LJIed48Q9IHNmc3aNP7_v8pOu6GGwOWEp9_2Wce-Rw-gnxp90LVmkeR0wEdzDCq88jIXtV6oZprSMefbLeTMa26NCjp-sO0jZ-EY-76V97m7j/w480-h640/IMG_8679.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Got it for toys, but this works :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LCmIPQhL20J26untNnMzstndY-QBt_KExveXRrmVYdL8x6-Tv9v4uwaZRwpqF9WGO2P2BZ9RdHGsIrNQEUUIJHNT3Mf6EQXtnV9vRal7xxkDXksxcHKgvAhaGuMDN0r-bnoy6f6TWGNRo-qvjzm6VX36JEu5DQ9TpIvWjs39ZkpcKahJpM39Rb0gIq05/s640/IMG_8744.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LCmIPQhL20J26untNnMzstndY-QBt_KExveXRrmVYdL8x6-Tv9v4uwaZRwpqF9WGO2P2BZ9RdHGsIrNQEUUIJHNT3Mf6EQXtnV9vRal7xxkDXksxcHKgvAhaGuMDN0r-bnoy6f6TWGNRo-qvjzm6VX36JEu5DQ9TpIvWjs39ZkpcKahJpM39Rb0gIq05/w480-h640/IMG_8744.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Afternoon smores.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3qLaOl1vtohCX2VchMO5Cs_6TowYqDRky6KjQaw8oguaBRsHM_3CeTz6SBf8RTbXZNNuvrhFsmiUxCGnzE6bOGHudE8LQz-UR1N4lLRwJMaaxUMGVY2CW2HKSduSwTEnaaVxrQPN_Q90XcOaO-cTCF-D5rfvC0sLNXEuMfrKzykZoPxVFpWu2bVHkQ2X/s640/IMG_8747.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3qLaOl1vtohCX2VchMO5Cs_6TowYqDRky6KjQaw8oguaBRsHM_3CeTz6SBf8RTbXZNNuvrhFsmiUxCGnzE6bOGHudE8LQz-UR1N4lLRwJMaaxUMGVY2CW2HKSduSwTEnaaVxrQPN_Q90XcOaO-cTCF-D5rfvC0sLNXEuMfrKzykZoPxVFpWu2bVHkQ2X/w538-h640/IMG_8747.jpg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mastering his technique with help from Mom.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuBvKHSQS5edf7WRGJUmLcl8qotu78EAyENzRQuG_yP9cmMXGcr5O6jNltb_Hq7pN8N460EXWt_-_m2qbCsVPGaEzXdygL70Z9Yfn6LnZtf-Vg3NacwemffZ9yjfTF_WtGnFIEVcnN26i1sNAAcCR9qLabbNrMN9u72SZw6LlyzVBsUcgKpieSNVClIcL/s640/IMG_8690.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuBvKHSQS5edf7WRGJUmLcl8qotu78EAyENzRQuG_yP9cmMXGcr5O6jNltb_Hq7pN8N460EXWt_-_m2qbCsVPGaEzXdygL70Z9Yfn6LnZtf-Vg3NacwemffZ9yjfTF_WtGnFIEVcnN26i1sNAAcCR9qLabbNrMN9u72SZw6LlyzVBsUcgKpieSNVClIcL/w480-h640/IMG_8690.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sharing fun videos.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's never long enough, there're always "things" that didn't get done - but I'm really glad we had the extra days of leftovers to share with the family :-) They load up the Subaru (including the large dog) and head out on Friday. They'll make one stop then get home on Saturday to beat the Sunday traffic. I'm always relieved when I get that end-of-trip text that tells me "Home safe!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Best of all, they will be back for Christmas, with Jeff joining us as well - woohoo!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE55H_hSPd_Yf2A6M-Bb6BAaKj0r7_L_JK_kZbVcoYft997XzWOqwLEKzo5Pm4u-Xrlvvux4zuJ7i9Tky0-ZMb3-h_efvzN_oERFQJNG3YY5b7-g5DroB4Om9eNWGNILvCCo75YAOzlbjcI5OPxQNSHPiXZ8-anMTDfh8q4zgMfxwr8eBBcRfqp1fbLkH/s640/IMG_8753%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE55H_hSPd_Yf2A6M-Bb6BAaKj0r7_L_JK_kZbVcoYft997XzWOqwLEKzo5Pm4u-Xrlvvux4zuJ7i9Tky0-ZMb3-h_efvzN_oERFQJNG3YY5b7-g5DroB4Om9eNWGNILvCCo75YAOzlbjcI5OPxQNSHPiXZ8-anMTDfh8q4zgMfxwr8eBBcRfqp1fbLkH/w640-h480/IMG_8753%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Time to get our Christmas on!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jfssSMOuJpkTUNKwhkynGN-NZ5sg13DChkW9mdJv5aEh6mn96tByN3x-7Kjqb6fYi_a2a3hA5dXt703wuQ7DmB-7L9HNEJqW55ofTZufOdNbETWLMnVustLkDV7xiN6n38BTpnfRQj9hhBVyCdBeWuCiIPdhQPvii8BHt7uZGHVfP6T8cQXg6feIMZio/s1800/400384374_10159882832668295_4910493500165602152_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jfssSMOuJpkTUNKwhkynGN-NZ5sg13DChkW9mdJv5aEh6mn96tByN3x-7Kjqb6fYi_a2a3hA5dXt703wuQ7DmB-7L9HNEJqW55ofTZufOdNbETWLMnVustLkDV7xiN6n38BTpnfRQj9hhBVyCdBeWuCiIPdhQPvii8BHt7uZGHVfP6T8cQXg6feIMZio/w512-h640/400384374_10159882832668295_4910493500165602152_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Reese is already four!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIC9mUZUHkZ7mGFueMPQL-uTYj4eZSM84jPq1tZ3I0VCu6Wm3T1_RGUcQSDyEX1KtvM-P9_EbDUjSyRPdZZcv3t0tZyK-ywtfnk8ydL0j6nMhgp4lqy9kClxLhuVw0QjORzIqnprqX7VfPgcF-oUd6LfJ0RErDwymocczEK_6aBfydLQ3Jeh7cEUl_68g/s1440/Penelope%202nbday%201023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIC9mUZUHkZ7mGFueMPQL-uTYj4eZSM84jPq1tZ3I0VCu6Wm3T1_RGUcQSDyEX1KtvM-P9_EbDUjSyRPdZZcv3t0tZyK-ywtfnk8ydL0j6nMhgp4lqy9kClxLhuVw0QjORzIqnprqX7VfPgcF-oUd6LfJ0RErDwymocczEK_6aBfydLQ3Jeh7cEUl_68g/w640-h640/Penelope%202nbday%201023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little sister turned two in October!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rRmk5SCST3jGkT8mi50scyhus80o1Alb2yWTwxuQWHNiBTpgICMvNR8rSN_5rEp1E-_Gf_JUlDz3c8jdN8f57v16Htnnz-45Ge9gbq0YhkerRkOaXCI95PXhYxqaD1J55Nomcqk3GMyJARctshIWDg6XpabDotmZwB1V-pVXZZQvb2PV7HLWtKQmDUY7/s535/IMG_8740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rRmk5SCST3jGkT8mi50scyhus80o1Alb2yWTwxuQWHNiBTpgICMvNR8rSN_5rEp1E-_Gf_JUlDz3c8jdN8f57v16Htnnz-45Ge9gbq0YhkerRkOaXCI95PXhYxqaD1J55Nomcqk3GMyJARctshIWDg6XpabDotmZwB1V-pVXZZQvb2PV7HLWtKQmDUY7/w462-h640/IMG_8740.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver snuggles with Mom and Dad</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-84996010651181397002023-11-19T14:16:00.000-08:002023-11-19T14:16:29.898-08:00Doing Fine, Keeping Busy<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>October 8 - November 10, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Having spent many years in the SoCal desert where our summers could reach 120 degrees, rarely cooled down below 80 degrees at night, and often lasted past Halloween, you'd think I wouldn't see 85 degrees as hot.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Yet I do!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While our October was cooler than our September, it was still a lot warmer than I'd like! Even the first week of November has seen some days in the mid-80's.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Whine, whine, whine. Like many feel about snowy winters, I'm so over hot summers that go on too long!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Alas, maybe weather isn't everything.... :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our reality continues to change as Bill navigates dialysis. Three days a week for 4.5 hours each fills a lot of life, but other than getting bored he's not having any negative reaction to the treatments. No more energy, but not any less either. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">But maybe not for life after all. He may be approved for a transplant (we were told more than once it wasn't an option for someone with his health issues) according to his doctor and the dialysis team. Several hoops to jump through, but we're optimistic it could happen in the next couple years. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the meantime I'm puttering around the property and exploring the local area. I realize that the biggest change for me is no travel planning for the upcoming year. It's something I've always enjoyed, so I do miss it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdUxkwsNlulGI4zSoP5qwUMfxlaNH7ZDnZLiVD26vFbh6CF5IV66qQO9yJdkwo8DZBcWBQ5oGccZRGSgy3g6Rjh8Nb_N-_stzq9cz0DoejDDelpEJt5J8c5ApOxbBb8vJQyFraRQ4alBgk1Hpejdtk47vxkPwHkWS2aVeSvgMOfJPeOpHs-ARMoSt4Goy/s4000/IMG_5961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdUxkwsNlulGI4zSoP5qwUMfxlaNH7ZDnZLiVD26vFbh6CF5IV66qQO9yJdkwo8DZBcWBQ5oGccZRGSgy3g6Rjh8Nb_N-_stzq9cz0DoejDDelpEJt5J8c5ApOxbBb8vJQyFraRQ4alBgk1Hpejdtk47vxkPwHkWS2aVeSvgMOfJPeOpHs-ARMoSt4Goy/w640-h480/IMG_5961.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tessa and I explore Brown Canyon Ranch.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALaGMuRcvk-t_E-KPmWyEW58bSD61omSvMTuyVsSSyNjdYiK5egVgq8DjbqLVGdLpAQ-T2asvvKWGU8sAR-LeIUTLC5cUdAUA7rMivyBMASB0TZ5aL8gGAiYym3UxsTK0roG0UcEGExZSuhgtlwpDE7cbkqksi5Br9A6ki6vU29mK1l5-NAl7UmzVwG68/s4000/IMG_5965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALaGMuRcvk-t_E-KPmWyEW58bSD61omSvMTuyVsSSyNjdYiK5egVgq8DjbqLVGdLpAQ-T2asvvKWGU8sAR-LeIUTLC5cUdAUA7rMivyBMASB0TZ5aL8gGAiYym3UxsTK0roG0UcEGExZSuhgtlwpDE7cbkqksi5Br9A6ki6vU29mK1l5-NAl7UmzVwG68/w640-h480/IMG_5965.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Exhibits highlight three ranching families who helped settle this area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g2rSs6pR0jCwMfIT2PrHWcUX1TNFBgdY74XIMFPrt_Hv3z8zOm24pDBFqb0PCvVrtFDdA-Rzlt_Kgv2TcPqIVeV6n2Hl2p65tMEfu0EhYsSnldHxnOF_0m7Qlttg8s1yWMEHPutr8emqmoMWcfWZZtF2QTM0BXDtEPOY3fEsmX6bUy12S_-SjRszDhGr/s4000/IMG_5964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g2rSs6pR0jCwMfIT2PrHWcUX1TNFBgdY74XIMFPrt_Hv3z8zOm24pDBFqb0PCvVrtFDdA-Rzlt_Kgv2TcPqIVeV6n2Hl2p65tMEfu0EhYsSnldHxnOF_0m7Qlttg8s1yWMEHPutr8emqmoMWcfWZZtF2QTM0BXDtEPOY3fEsmX6bUy12S_-SjRszDhGr/w640-h480/IMG_5964.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK5rjb6UQ_7k5NEAATjf5BMr9T6Hcd3_qpnf6kSh64oVIda2YOaZ4Tz2nisEKO9Jq3AgChUNLGMreNL5F88rJZQ4RKEw7BbNeWTIz5DEwwU_QR8FglqO7VPaUy81nZFluUQC6jYdBj3vWJKCi1zmVg-RQ8CpaAPPdAoPKR8ON20Mq8erwP8dozzClEL8B/s4000/IMG_5971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK5rjb6UQ_7k5NEAATjf5BMr9T6Hcd3_qpnf6kSh64oVIda2YOaZ4Tz2nisEKO9Jq3AgChUNLGMreNL5F88rJZQ4RKEw7BbNeWTIz5DEwwU_QR8FglqO7VPaUy81nZFluUQC6jYdBj3vWJKCi1zmVg-RQ8CpaAPPdAoPKR8ON20Mq8erwP8dozzClEL8B/w640-h480/IMG_5971.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The windmill fins add a rusty song in the light breeze.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KgXZaMiLWfKJRR25_muxiQvJVInkWNyttzlaJiY9IDqucXxiAk6uTkK6-jSgPD4w2kxAtsS7_1HkafKTfQHsjK7QzAnFLhlfnKge62W95Q0_fZr-0xXUCNgnRKlTbIa1BNqAFFveoQ1_zolpxCocCmPN0XzJTQO5oDkCHcezPc7JvZ9awaJqjYPo7H-8/s4000/IMG_5958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KgXZaMiLWfKJRR25_muxiQvJVInkWNyttzlaJiY9IDqucXxiAk6uTkK6-jSgPD4w2kxAtsS7_1HkafKTfQHsjK7QzAnFLhlfnKge62W95Q0_fZr-0xXUCNgnRKlTbIa1BNqAFFveoQ1_zolpxCocCmPN0XzJTQO5oDkCHcezPc7JvZ9awaJqjYPo7H-8/w640-h480/IMG_5958.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">How rude.....</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXQEYTjHTY3BZHaNFFMMaMBIZH523T5tGWDTkGwu_k66odL9IrRqtUvLyOpt6ng4jBxXQRqctWoKjqprLW71QHXXUCmWHuM-ywQLqNKA1f22BR8yUvnWsz7zSu72L3tsDx-pIVp68665QkOt10Xy_89160NNDcYfo6SPo6Xzc91fs4gBLCx6h8MeHOTNj/w640-h480/IMG_5982.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A short drive up Ramsey Canyon finds some late fall color.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZVMrsFNwa8HKAeRByrP5fgIIhtipcBOHOQenI-4uedCtcz344oazWBrbBu-VgdL6geIHlmHe2mlZOVDIUq43MIy9WRLs-1PMHIEkZ2fBvc4Hls2TKkMsiy1Z7FDVCWl1BkFuNDLRvPFtZz-7xTWr1ZVidt1QjG5Zc_LEdGKt2WGaPm-FDezG2FyVPQzI/s4000/IMG_5980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZVMrsFNwa8HKAeRByrP5fgIIhtipcBOHOQenI-4uedCtcz344oazWBrbBu-VgdL6geIHlmHe2mlZOVDIUq43MIy9WRLs-1PMHIEkZ2fBvc4Hls2TKkMsiy1Z7FDVCWl1BkFuNDLRvPFtZz-7xTWr1ZVidt1QjG5Zc_LEdGKt2WGaPm-FDezG2FyVPQzI/w640-h480/IMG_5980.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots of leaves already on the ground.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJa3CLqqMUdkRtIEGRouWeJcua5SIxhspb2uBbe4hHlWDWAoItwplaDNKjMS6utAZ2btszoD8DUstRKACzXdOxHA7606_bjBFMdohOuFTr9babN4AGnjnQu1bADVoQWZKNahLrKyvzgzhcLFGqFA_2zaDH1UZyEU8K9u3QHFY0ICCZMpRaGPi9Unz2SFY/s945/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJa3CLqqMUdkRtIEGRouWeJcua5SIxhspb2uBbe4hHlWDWAoItwplaDNKjMS6utAZ2btszoD8DUstRKACzXdOxHA7606_bjBFMdohOuFTr9babN4AGnjnQu1bADVoQWZKNahLrKyvzgzhcLFGqFA_2zaDH1UZyEU8K9u3QHFY0ICCZMpRaGPi9Unz2SFY/w326-h640/image.png" width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">San Pedro River</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second annual Native American Festival has a good turnout in Tombstone this year. I stand in line to enter the grounds, but with the exception of the two fry bread stands that have long lines all day, the few vendors are easy to access. I find a lovely black pot to add to the few other pieces I have from this potter. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtob1vGbrG8yd21NK_U7hM4sKApt7SMjPexdRoPlqV_kTxkrq5WElcpZ7sK20y4fbhVkfvk0l91vlmksXQPuBWpcHcXEIs1vu_Kl1Wtc0M0B18H0972tsKFvI1Y-i_ChGbuZLSBf2AMVft5CQ5NtcSSt5rBULJHETBRfGRLAwmUSVqaJcDphcYq8uMf-gq/s640/IMG_8567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtob1vGbrG8yd21NK_U7hM4sKApt7SMjPexdRoPlqV_kTxkrq5WElcpZ7sK20y4fbhVkfvk0l91vlmksXQPuBWpcHcXEIs1vu_Kl1Wtc0M0B18H0972tsKFvI1Y-i_ChGbuZLSBf2AMVft5CQ5NtcSSt5rBULJHETBRfGRLAwmUSVqaJcDphcYq8uMf-gq/w640-h480/IMG_8567.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Frybread is the biggest draw of the festival!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqDs_qo7M_Z0mKhh543mqvxi7VsyuHmkFktpc4ZNrtbx8ReTgbsSWcjYlcy8N2snMW6aGx5iO8yoRy8UVqOs7vs-UKLmV6wEMKhhzE_qV1uDopiostfXbh1HOCKx1RcimBtJzvVJY1eLRI2nLv1LBlxkzhkEhS64RVc1j9D7u9MP1JKb8Pv4oHHmcKY-b/s4000/IMG_5985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqDs_qo7M_Z0mKhh543mqvxi7VsyuHmkFktpc4ZNrtbx8ReTgbsSWcjYlcy8N2snMW6aGx5iO8yoRy8UVqOs7vs-UKLmV6wEMKhhzE_qV1uDopiostfXbh1HOCKx1RcimBtJzvVJY1eLRI2nLv1LBlxkzhkEhS64RVc1j9D7u9MP1JKb8Pv4oHHmcKY-b/w480-h640/IMG_5985.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our Tombstone locals always add some authenticity.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The "bring your own chair" set up is good for those who arrive and set up early, but then the standing crowd fill in so anyone with chairs who arrives later are stuck behind the standers. Not a good plan. I really want to watch the dancers and drummers, but can't get a decent spot in what is rapidly becoming a hot day in the direct sun. Gay and Joe <i><a href="https://good-times-rollin.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2023-11-18T16:48:00-07:00&max-results=2">(good times rollin')</a></i> got some great pics of both the parade and the circle (we didn't know each other were there) so check out her post to see more. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkG_l6Y1K3KzJ3jRL0OkJ4MIBrq_pIZhRkfqIFtPsVS_tEgQUne7BrbIOPe5dIB4UqqvMu4-_YUda0kn-NDo0lIpS8kbt_Bgp3231_xSfIJhbM6DnfUFpQOfGuoA5Kikln2BhhPLcR1q16RQbbOVAzTgru4DfBkmYnpnohf-_eMBULasxFMlrHDtMCgup/s960/396341129_660540009398686_1974435649041597807_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="960" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkG_l6Y1K3KzJ3jRL0OkJ4MIBrq_pIZhRkfqIFtPsVS_tEgQUne7BrbIOPe5dIB4UqqvMu4-_YUda0kn-NDo0lIpS8kbt_Bgp3231_xSfIJhbM6DnfUFpQOfGuoA5Kikln2BhhPLcR1q16RQbbOVAzTgru4DfBkmYnpnohf-_eMBULasxFMlrHDtMCgup/w640-h512/396341129_660540009398686_1974435649041597807_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Eagle Feather Ceremony</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's not the Monument Valley experience we had planned, but the solar eclipse does "happen" here! I make several attempts to capture the partial coverage with my phone and special glasses, but am unsuccessful. Including a couple pics to remember the experience.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKCjEGqk8lFNyrSZ4NQbtWotz2AjARu0OpVLT8h-lJ7ObSJOk31dYHLd5st6CvVUwLWWkGnCOpHA7-ai411-AinQeEfu8LZX3IsJLHzzwVcODIN0rA6hIA-URDszxIAuV9teo9xRniEz88Bl4yHH8uG9cVbELNVLlOf3U-N5CmjXhAWyL2gqsEc7t_mGa/s640/IMG_8517%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKCjEGqk8lFNyrSZ4NQbtWotz2AjARu0OpVLT8h-lJ7ObSJOk31dYHLd5st6CvVUwLWWkGnCOpHA7-ai411-AinQeEfu8LZX3IsJLHzzwVcODIN0rA6hIA-URDszxIAuV9teo9xRniEz88Bl4yHH8uG9cVbELNVLlOf3U-N5CmjXhAWyL2gqsEc7t_mGa/w480-h640/IMG_8517%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Without the glasses (I'm not looking at it, the camera is) through the clouds. It's a little darker outside for the duration of the eclipse.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc-07ZiJMlI2dL9lc3tDSRJEbj3PhQVGztUkkc7zUfNk5Zgqw2iWeVUx7HxK0a8XABg8JEIdWGN8ly-h0XoeCD4DlwGoliJ7NX_HxpGxM8bg95IqX8VgqZCXu68ixgSzT-_A3hJ0KxiqcHKhWYz_YwPVrswib3DolipySL2PbdXaXpMztDq3saZVblM0h/s640/IMG_8519%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc-07ZiJMlI2dL9lc3tDSRJEbj3PhQVGztUkkc7zUfNk5Zgqw2iWeVUx7HxK0a8XABg8JEIdWGN8ly-h0XoeCD4DlwGoliJ7NX_HxpGxM8bg95IqX8VgqZCXu68ixgSzT-_A3hJ0KxiqcHKhWYz_YwPVrswib3DolipySL2PbdXaXpMztDq3saZVblM0h/w480-h640/IMG_8519%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">With the glasses, not showing the "bite out of the apple" that I can see through the glasses with my eyes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We don't get any trick-or-treaters out here in the boonies, but we do have friends over for BBQ and games on Halloween. Fun times!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mo4S-lpX7mxrwsd-on8kb8xnz3Lpxy8JLKlGS-W6LR1avYN4UUdUIcGPbdOYuojr2Pf_PSbC270_hMQeb9afALpKN0VLXDyyn5Pe-kcO19yY2b2LLC9xoyOduO5OXA3NSeCzoJ5aiHJd_S8jJTROvGSOdTtYh7-Tg3XpBYkWkBBJcbecPsbxBY6VCw54/s640/IMG_8539.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mo4S-lpX7mxrwsd-on8kb8xnz3Lpxy8JLKlGS-W6LR1avYN4UUdUIcGPbdOYuojr2Pf_PSbC270_hMQeb9afALpKN0VLXDyyn5Pe-kcO19yY2b2LLC9xoyOduO5OXA3NSeCzoJ5aiHJd_S8jJTROvGSOdTtYh7-Tg3XpBYkWkBBJcbecPsbxBY6VCw54/w640-h480/IMG_8539.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love our bats :-)))</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsRTlUKZ0_KLu2h6qDoe55KgzYF1-9wskCo6PHl78P-DeO3BwnUFoQX5cstE2cToI2oXw7RW27ISwSY_PsL2ZmT2WH55dn0aQT5quBbhd8vO9rhvzVuo2cidVPZ3QYMUgiR2JiXzqd_sRVvh2OWoV778II8bjFZzbG9z0R3GeExL1wgiA1vCDBWwRc-kZ/s640/IMG_8578.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsRTlUKZ0_KLu2h6qDoe55KgzYF1-9wskCo6PHl78P-DeO3BwnUFoQX5cstE2cToI2oXw7RW27ISwSY_PsL2ZmT2WH55dn0aQT5quBbhd8vO9rhvzVuo2cidVPZ3QYMUgiR2JiXzqd_sRVvh2OWoV778II8bjFZzbG9z0R3GeExL1wgiA1vCDBWwRc-kZ/w640-h480/IMG_8578.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Anna, Donnie, Cindy, Bill and Jimmy - Bill won!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPv4uPSU5KkypWcORReylqcmI1ww0r3rIMdaaoScqxGYMG_T5VJY-nD6INqqqmCdhZditJi74JEDs4cGt6o2r12x54cHtNVMgkq5tHzfOG6WdEXU4L_xlWPJSPunpDeSapMZsZvFjrtuxsEhNTEY24VYHWzZVr3a7TBpMQPnv6hmYeeTxT-9wiLboz_Ep/s640/IMG_8576.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPv4uPSU5KkypWcORReylqcmI1ww0r3rIMdaaoScqxGYMG_T5VJY-nD6INqqqmCdhZditJi74JEDs4cGt6o2r12x54cHtNVMgkq5tHzfOG6WdEXU4L_xlWPJSPunpDeSapMZsZvFjrtuxsEhNTEY24VYHWzZVr3a7TBpMQPnv6hmYeeTxT-9wiLboz_Ep/w400-h301/IMG_8576.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Boo-bees - hehehe</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The grands all enjoy their Halloween festivals and parties and parades and soooo much candy :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybWd6NzyI1EPRPUbpTe4S4_GNsuBhUEAJhMQ-dnl7su7xPdAu3EYufBOEvYyDiioeEuFOr4U5UG8H3Iq9tkGC2OWzTX81slyOPweIz5pTZzPxM1bwG-58-elC_6tG06-SbUEApzyEOenArRwBfJ-uroO8uwVULYp_N9uKOTgfPTzwuDV2g8YJ6Bm_Uzdz/s640/IMG_7731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybWd6NzyI1EPRPUbpTe4S4_GNsuBhUEAJhMQ-dnl7su7xPdAu3EYufBOEvYyDiioeEuFOr4U5UG8H3Iq9tkGC2OWzTX81slyOPweIz5pTZzPxM1bwG-58-elC_6tG06-SbUEApzyEOenArRwBfJ-uroO8uwVULYp_N9uKOTgfPTzwuDV2g8YJ6Bm_Uzdz/w480-h640/IMG_7731.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Penelope and Reese are our princesses every day!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3wnJZzr2Wpsv9HxDnPs_kgGjNozczx4-m924iCjjv6cE7ltFkXiSBwjZ9iJnx-HGLMhINDez5bqrkzL68cqjsbAWThbcFlf3UxMSPkl4RT_XCOpL7obkaR6nScSZQ7H1KIyRpOlBPqXin-G6fWS4KRl08A1_sWn_MSzQ_BqM8ijxFi0e5F7d0LSaxcTR/s1800/397258831_10163026819173362_2640714128092113731_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3wnJZzr2Wpsv9HxDnPs_kgGjNozczx4-m924iCjjv6cE7ltFkXiSBwjZ9iJnx-HGLMhINDez5bqrkzL68cqjsbAWThbcFlf3UxMSPkl4RT_XCOpL7obkaR6nScSZQ7H1KIyRpOlBPqXin-G6fWS4KRl08A1_sWn_MSzQ_BqM8ijxFi0e5F7d0LSaxcTR/w512-h640/397258831_10163026819173362_2640714128092113731_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Even as a scary Venom, Elliott adores his big brother Ezra.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhXpG1Nkd6pvYN3Fa-uNjj2lWwwmZRqDFq8y_J9nYfgJyoAkUOOWchGo9VcdO72Q5w1HEMJyy9qSp_AXXVYnNJcJy_GC_5aX7xGJwLEb7QWNsy9qG05ANgfA6D2Fr_UnwCZWdWAsCK1zm_Rdfk7WTuB1wwX52t7P0uTn__PYV0L6_GG6C_jIJOymAIs9W/s870/IMG_8673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhXpG1Nkd6pvYN3Fa-uNjj2lWwwmZRqDFq8y_J9nYfgJyoAkUOOWchGo9VcdO72Q5w1HEMJyy9qSp_AXXVYnNJcJy_GC_5aX7xGJwLEb7QWNsy9qG05ANgfA6D2Fr_UnwCZWdWAsCK1zm_Rdfk7WTuB1wwX52t7P0uTn__PYV0L6_GG6C_jIJOymAIs9W/w414-h640/IMG_8673.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Black Ninja, aka Big M</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPzuBjbLsTnBnJ9OXsqkDW2iURZA5jrduQi_iLKr_CSn3bBZrtkY9NBmHBP-1u7qJufL8CT1s1IQDk4BfsEMfJp4iOCvL916zsHh_F1uhMWr2OrkEpdpEvgM-if9qpmVmLH4O_yVpVot5Flbmqqej1JG2yaye0vLnB-C68rrmgnBw59qKMZM6buP5G2w-/s775/IMG_8674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPzuBjbLsTnBnJ9OXsqkDW2iURZA5jrduQi_iLKr_CSn3bBZrtkY9NBmHBP-1u7qJufL8CT1s1IQDk4BfsEMfJp4iOCvL916zsHh_F1uhMWr2OrkEpdpEvgM-if9qpmVmLH4O_yVpVot5Flbmqqej1JG2yaye0vLnB-C68rrmgnBw59qKMZM6buP5G2w-/w360-h640/IMG_8674.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little M is a great Link.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlcizXnBqOA-H7l4diHlGeA27HrKKNErUBYn9JsbeHHdFhyphenhyphenG4ZYOwQvOu6-3CyHXHjq2OYpRP-aB44mBnEi9FDt3ENDzePgiUsckoEd4Sb-qjzIxUS9mfQ-oESHvS-hKABdlY86loEm8Hnajl3Rxqi_Z68x1TcB5VBih-_t0BdjjSDPYDRreV1kpKFU3o/s640/IMG_2610%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlcizXnBqOA-H7l4diHlGeA27HrKKNErUBYn9JsbeHHdFhyphenhyphenG4ZYOwQvOu6-3CyHXHjq2OYpRP-aB44mBnEi9FDt3ENDzePgiUsckoEd4Sb-qjzIxUS9mfQ-oESHvS-hKABdlY86loEm8Hnajl3Rxqi_Z68x1TcB5VBih-_t0BdjjSDPYDRreV1kpKFU3o/w480-h640/IMG_2610%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver is the cutest garbage truck ever!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJuQ6f3rbaTkFe6qNYUUWo8Ui7gwhMBnoxVqseR3-WrIrgVbgMFbm3UNJ4slQmWfrIzyBkS466ee2LuLdasZtsPIq0tplTXGWGgjKzw0Llt-5jaTGbI7JCxOEMRBlR9NFNMGIk0Kn8_dGrsKYObWZN3LVQTARtLId5CFhom8ooRl43tCP818c8NFQVuKEW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJuQ6f3rbaTkFe6qNYUUWo8Ui7gwhMBnoxVqseR3-WrIrgVbgMFbm3UNJ4slQmWfrIzyBkS466ee2LuLdasZtsPIq0tplTXGWGgjKzw0Llt-5jaTGbI7JCxOEMRBlR9NFNMGIk0Kn8_dGrsKYObWZN3LVQTARtLId5CFhom8ooRl43tCP818c8NFQVuKEW=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry chose classic costumes for he and sister Cassidy with their spooky parents.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Rebecca and Michael are back from their summer travels so she and I've been enjoying our Tuesday craft group at the RV park where they have a year-round lot. It's a fun group of travelers who share a couple hours each week. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pkfmLDLB1NntgGEfPFtfUBCg-YRqNvydhlxXRR1Sl7veOCbFJ32VWgFmdFyBxaGP7OUxWMZKi_TRkYbb7K2yEH8a5w281hT7O_9fPNNlsoD3akXVvZIvuCErWu8G8iXGzPgU3lS-_y4iOzTkPL9QpPMIYYJ-y7yf9Fr0sQvNn8xz0jpu_yUXtFnAr_DD/s640/IMG_8597.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pkfmLDLB1NntgGEfPFtfUBCg-YRqNvydhlxXRR1Sl7veOCbFJ32VWgFmdFyBxaGP7OUxWMZKi_TRkYbb7K2yEH8a5w281hT7O_9fPNNlsoD3akXVvZIvuCErWu8G8iXGzPgU3lS-_y4iOzTkPL9QpPMIYYJ-y7yf9Fr0sQvNn8xz0jpu_yUXtFnAr_DD/w400-h300/IMG_8597.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nice to have a room to gather.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Rebecca and I take our first day trip of the year to the "big city" to visit the <a href="https://www.tucsonmuseumofart.org/">Tucson Art Museum</a> and the wonderful eatery next door - <a href="https://www.cafealacarttucson.com/">A la Carte Cafe</a>. The museum is one of those spaces that's small on the outside and large on the inside. With three stories underground, there's a wonderful variety of art and artifacts to appreciate for a couple hours. Lunch is delicious, hearty and unique in a funky and fun setting. Their patio is a lush treat of greenery, mosaics, and hopeful sparrows. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvz_vbvmKwcdmQNMdWUbk6TvszNWliWyBs6sfq1HjYavduKv2N8j82astakuVH9iSvR-4Cau8ZTSXr8r0SPuM-OikjN4meqAAknTegT3Ec4_tIr7f8PwcvIkCjC3oF87if7YkANnFGSh3V2ce0zYaOftxhr7ug9DmHCfvVo6jLSC7XUHFHKb2N-rnYitn/s640/IMG_8614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvz_vbvmKwcdmQNMdWUbk6TvszNWliWyBs6sfq1HjYavduKv2N8j82astakuVH9iSvR-4Cau8ZTSXr8r0SPuM-OikjN4meqAAknTegT3Ec4_tIr7f8PwcvIkCjC3oF87if7YkANnFGSh3V2ce0zYaOftxhr7ug9DmHCfvVo6jLSC7XUHFHKb2N-rnYitn/w640-h480/IMG_8614.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Untitled yarn painting - stunning!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDdENXI94QBi5q1nYdYt3B6GL_8kmeP2xGcRYGTXIp2QcnjrQTy3jlJsEOn7D9BHCH1iDrFDdqCWWH-9dhzIVsET13g25-sV0F3Nf-KC4Ax_pEhf0eOCTLIjRbaI1CmNCVAXUBEQmh4tCABcEmGZF5qCmwEyKZZUsYNl1xe3Tyi0k11Hz5liWlaF8UQyG/w480-h640/IMG_8615.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Multicolored yarns applied to a thin layer of beeswax on wood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDdENXI94QBi5q1nYdYt3B6GL_8kmeP2xGcRYGTXIp2QcnjrQTy3jlJsEOn7D9BHCH1iDrFDdqCWWH-9dhzIVsET13g25-sV0F3Nf-KC4Ax_pEhf0eOCTLIjRbaI1CmNCVAXUBEQmh4tCABcEmGZF5qCmwEyKZZUsYNl1xe3Tyi0k11Hz5liWlaF8UQyG/s640/IMG_8615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkLwhwFix_V2V01qqc0of0o8hGpA7gk8gl3ZN215pOEof5EHVQu8mmt_0JrKByzyo2M1PnY7y4-gDYnhwCI4uAgAopat8OmaQknYV_TeSRRagVTMm33it1lzKOjMG8BQaIXKwRlrWDROOlENc-xdpppYECMt5c-0v7obrTknkT3vpjLUt2dNbQVZSBe_Y/s640/IMG_8612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkLwhwFix_V2V01qqc0of0o8hGpA7gk8gl3ZN215pOEof5EHVQu8mmt_0JrKByzyo2M1PnY7y4-gDYnhwCI4uAgAopat8OmaQknYV_TeSRRagVTMm33it1lzKOjMG8BQaIXKwRlrWDROOlENc-xdpppYECMt5c-0v7obrTknkT3vpjLUt2dNbQVZSBe_Y/w480-h640/IMG_8612.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Winter - </i>lithograph by Joseph Lonewolf. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3rs7AcMvriMnP3XbAZq4Du0ancu8lZSPDEl4ZVn8h-8YVZBWGZA7Qc_WjDIrUkZCnTpzrGNMZ8WHu8K444l2_uXcsoPH3rO1glSDRf5tdLN2AV0oicj0hvblO-zRmO-UIa25hC2B8_NBVULVKKFkAirfy1SZ8R-nF9RBFHCsawlPttCswqxTk7azfHpj/s640/IMG_8624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3rs7AcMvriMnP3XbAZq4Du0ancu8lZSPDEl4ZVn8h-8YVZBWGZA7Qc_WjDIrUkZCnTpzrGNMZ8WHu8K444l2_uXcsoPH3rO1glSDRf5tdLN2AV0oicj0hvblO-zRmO-UIa25hC2B8_NBVULVKKFkAirfy1SZ8R-nF9RBFHCsawlPttCswqxTk7azfHpj/w480-h640/IMG_8624.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Massive bronze sculpture - <i>Prayer Song</i> by Allan Houser.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9tF_ANGA8P4s_4BxYSto_FXx8pW_jT7yVf75_IxEF1U_5EFURtNOucRHnJe3fvQpd41ypRpA1C0AydhaPCpA-lPBqI8-mYqushgpLV5D-yGp_qIumIX0IJEe3Z8BGIFHwzs3CqkMrPyiLGfBkgJFurDpcppqhrJ93d8J2WrxPkLr1o6kcVAzxkBPTuON/s640/IMG_8626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9tF_ANGA8P4s_4BxYSto_FXx8pW_jT7yVf75_IxEF1U_5EFURtNOucRHnJe3fvQpd41ypRpA1C0AydhaPCpA-lPBqI8-mYqushgpLV5D-yGp_qIumIX0IJEe3Z8BGIFHwzs3CqkMrPyiLGfBkgJFurDpcppqhrJ93d8J2WrxPkLr1o6kcVAzxkBPTuON/w480-h640/IMG_8626.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Dia de los Muertos altar by Sophia Mayorga with blessings added by visitors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW0ljH5961IG0tOU92ugpKafhJBfDrCj1auFYqaIig_0SeDx5dJMHIzJ8Q5Bos3VMkdAfB0LJN7ZvDYL9M4Wu7jemrJUa-L6Airy4eHfkRAqPvFYaDoFO2zNzwGctUKdA_257-oiYJQm8U2uVIs3Ghh_uOiMjcx5ds-Cu9Auh3GxvtbG418l793goC1mz/s640/IMG_8629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW0ljH5961IG0tOU92ugpKafhJBfDrCj1auFYqaIig_0SeDx5dJMHIzJ8Q5Bos3VMkdAfB0LJN7ZvDYL9M4Wu7jemrJUa-L6Airy4eHfkRAqPvFYaDoFO2zNzwGctUKdA_257-oiYJQm8U2uVIs3Ghh_uOiMjcx5ds-Cu9Auh3GxvtbG418l793goC1mz/w640-h480/IMG_8629.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Peruvian Tapestry Tunic - 600 AD! They have an impressive collection of ancient textiles.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7iUwPkICCyBCaCF8pSgvfFNJ54ZZkN-0d2x6BM3z3FvR0qB2MZzBC8_-WnrTzK2Xbd_6Rph5ijOfr5zuognESVKkYo-gGALPoSPqMHajUS-5fKFlNDRkmTf9ij__LRJpK-RZdywR7Viln4eyW5HKjMTm5tWh1BHS1omcIz7lgYG5OaoH8_BjCadPJezw/s640/IMG_8633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7iUwPkICCyBCaCF8pSgvfFNJ54ZZkN-0d2x6BM3z3FvR0qB2MZzBC8_-WnrTzK2Xbd_6Rph5ijOfr5zuognESVKkYo-gGALPoSPqMHajUS-5fKFlNDRkmTf9ij__LRJpK-RZdywR7Viln4eyW5HKjMTm5tWh1BHS1omcIz7lgYG5OaoH8_BjCadPJezw/w480-h640/IMG_8633.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Perla Segovia </i>- embroidered wall hangings over simple altar representing the children who have died while migrating from violence in Central America to the United States. Very moving.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyZ7L89xblsyg43n5-HLqlZLGfZxJdOQLd5GNT8ZCq1yL8cBGr4t1oPG9OyvutvOXJTHj7y8nja7cW3I7Kz3fhrNFN4e3moxT8_WQEv94zkk-oQ9-XAg9xxlK3cYlbFAWE9HezMNkVsHSeuhTPlFywBCDvvFO9awIym8uIwzQRWachhyphenhyphensgiH1lVA2FaMH/s640/IMG_8650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyZ7L89xblsyg43n5-HLqlZLGfZxJdOQLd5GNT8ZCq1yL8cBGr4t1oPG9OyvutvOXJTHj7y8nja7cW3I7Kz3fhrNFN4e3moxT8_WQEv94zkk-oQ9-XAg9xxlK3cYlbFAWE9HezMNkVsHSeuhTPlFywBCDvvFO9awIym8uIwzQRWachhyphenhyphensgiH1lVA2FaMH/w480-h640/IMG_8650.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Adam</i> by Rodin - one of several pieces in the masters' gallery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRgqI1UHS5nzR8TOaIkF4jjLxyZ-mbA6r6EYarH0eJm7nqs51Z8Ezb2x-YKr1fhbCB-J1JZMDrKVpiwiccPxxXKG8WHqhs7A4gYAaSCb6h1dgfM7DIoraqY3gIroU6h2vNlYTcYKJPehGFjvPJ7oyPTTSjsIcP6ydkqWrHVBfHppDZJGAG9rDmmRvFmQC/s640/IMG_8655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRgqI1UHS5nzR8TOaIkF4jjLxyZ-mbA6r6EYarH0eJm7nqs51Z8Ezb2x-YKr1fhbCB-J1JZMDrKVpiwiccPxxXKG8WHqhs7A4gYAaSCb6h1dgfM7DIoraqY3gIroU6h2vNlYTcYKJPehGFjvPJ7oyPTTSjsIcP6ydkqWrHVBfHppDZJGAG9rDmmRvFmQC/w640-h480/IMG_8655.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This lovely salmon salad is also a work of art!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since we're driving into Sierra Vista at least three days a week, we're fortunate the drive is pretty under always-changing skies. With so many mountain ranges and rolling hills, the moving clouds put on a variety show most days.</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc6mc7u7d5aRXbN7yg25r1gcSIrYToT_l2a89qmHYndmeUDJ3M_3MwmQZlNaZfBfUKt0yqpWeMEKxYOMHLjkbrB9IT5wBa2CHeqeO1-omQqc_Z58TzTod3IN-viY8NW-tZJnSPI0iWZQ91vQaF4Ff1dT5oPeZmEi8pTnTe8hnVMvNKWc-ghPAW0xDdkyg/s640/IMG_8527%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="640" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc6mc7u7d5aRXbN7yg25r1gcSIrYToT_l2a89qmHYndmeUDJ3M_3MwmQZlNaZfBfUKt0yqpWeMEKxYOMHLjkbrB9IT5wBa2CHeqeO1-omQqc_Z58TzTod3IN-viY8NW-tZJnSPI0iWZQ91vQaF4Ff1dT5oPeZmEi8pTnTe8hnVMvNKWc-ghPAW0xDdkyg/w640-h446/IMG_8527%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UZvLEnFBvS915DN27PPnG9tUec_p74eOs8PWa1TxprQI3j9sNhwLhN5tKlFBFY4KccsomJ_f-9dHX0OPiF6w45_vCaVNNtO0PgytjJPTBdVUrDPvb5wmXpotb6zIvMDNOT7WBGmfAeQOkK5Kdg6smKVDZhV66O1R4AbG4eslvypesa_vDN8qRuJygQNU/s640/IMG_8529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UZvLEnFBvS915DN27PPnG9tUec_p74eOs8PWa1TxprQI3j9sNhwLhN5tKlFBFY4KccsomJ_f-9dHX0OPiF6w45_vCaVNNtO0PgytjJPTBdVUrDPvb5wmXpotb6zIvMDNOT7WBGmfAeQOkK5Kdg6smKVDZhV66O1R4AbG4eslvypesa_vDN8qRuJygQNU/w640-h480/IMG_8529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So we're keeping busy and staying positive. I'll get caught up next post :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIPehQvJoPndw5y5m7-sv1yeXGQmlGr89MP6H3sHO3nccpv0onR9bd_4I3Poxhf1z6D1-H5x5w3E6JHYzhf9WffMdMuJMggZVXx6v3QCkR6KJtP3wAf221Aiqn2XWi_-KeFex4OmDK-Ph1Jz6vmaDuZSXC6xYodFf7eMjJp5OjlTnJzDebZWXbkMxZdgd/s640/IMG_8482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIPehQvJoPndw5y5m7-sv1yeXGQmlGr89MP6H3sHO3nccpv0onR9bd_4I3Poxhf1z6D1-H5x5w3E6JHYzhf9WffMdMuJMggZVXx6v3QCkR6KJtP3wAf221Aiqn2XWi_-KeFex4OmDK-Ph1Jz6vmaDuZSXC6xYodFf7eMjJp5OjlTnJzDebZWXbkMxZdgd/w640-h480/IMG_8482.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-89606648591300072662023-10-07T12:11:00.001-07:002023-10-08T09:46:31.770-07:00Even When You're Expecting It, Bad News is Still Bad<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>September 3 - October 7, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Over the last few years Bill has dealt with multiple health issues that we've known would eventually take us off the road. Last Spring he was told that when we returned he had to get a fistula "installed" to prepare for eventual dialysis. All of this contributed to our reduced travel route for 2023. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Upon our return we're happy to get his care transferred to a specialist who comes highly recommended, and who is also in much closer Sierra Vista. Tucson for several treatments a week just wasn't going to be practical.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Meeting Bill, the doctor is confident he is a long time from dialysis. Test results show just the opposite, and he is immediately scheduled for the fistula. Complications keep that from happening as planned, increasing the urgency. Fortunately a temporary option is available that expedites the dialysis, and hopefully the surgery done on Friday will make that happen. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So big changes for us moving forward, with RVing likely off the agenda for good. Dialysis is a life-saving blessing, but it is time-consuming, and it is forever. We're grateful we bought the house when we did, and that we've made it a nice home we enjoy. Being "out in the country" with 360 degree views and lovely weather most of the year was, and is, a good choice.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Dialysis away from home is possible, so visits to the family in SoCal will still happen. We plan to make Bill's 50th high school reunion in April. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill is feeling fine and I'm making peace with all our changes. His Dallas Cowboys are having a great season, and my Pittsburgh Steelers have to get a lot better fast :-)) He plays Cribbage every day that his buddy is available, and I'm finding projects around the house to keep me busy. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One attempts normal when faced with the unknown.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's been a hot September (although much cooler than nearby Tucson). We've had a few deer visits, while the Quail, Dove and Finch remain here en masse. They could go through a pound of feed a day! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cochise County is large in size, but small in population, with lots of natural, historical and geological diversity. I'm looking forward to exploring, and learning about. as much of it as I can. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2ZNNhg-L3ESJ4CaqtW5m35vETAnCgpKauwGnUeBEzA1Nhqp98ukJ5ptt3B8u_4LagGw25ILDkk8Ump-qfiHPGn5K3jDGAO7j-vf6tC1sSzdzR-QgS6LSBlLokCoROWHShGgWiJsAAfyJm3k8O-91PbNJVbYrspi-hULmnZplDHZZvTn0pJkkDIFJEFAp/s640/IMG_8436.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2ZNNhg-L3ESJ4CaqtW5m35vETAnCgpKauwGnUeBEzA1Nhqp98ukJ5ptt3B8u_4LagGw25ILDkk8Ump-qfiHPGn5K3jDGAO7j-vf6tC1sSzdzR-QgS6LSBlLokCoROWHShGgWiJsAAfyJm3k8O-91PbNJVbYrspi-hULmnZplDHZZvTn0pJkkDIFJEFAp/w640-h480/IMG_8436.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We do get the occasional interesting wildlife - I can never tell which end is the head on a Walking Stick!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z-y_yTrF6jb_uN6Cwt5qFfWX7EhlY-p1vctgWbWaZYwwGHqQnRVi_dk48_RFO-gB3IuENt7s_Vj-LQQc2u9OHcWGKIbSTwzMlPq8wz0XjTIZ70oaiZeB7E0ujqiQJbgpO6kEMDPqgOzYEAVToLDirpYwjRMQhkZqCRv2WZ7wUJ1GhojJAA-YGH0fj4bN/s640/IMG_8437.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z-y_yTrF6jb_uN6Cwt5qFfWX7EhlY-p1vctgWbWaZYwwGHqQnRVi_dk48_RFO-gB3IuENt7s_Vj-LQQc2u9OHcWGKIbSTwzMlPq8wz0XjTIZ70oaiZeB7E0ujqiQJbgpO6kEMDPqgOzYEAVToLDirpYwjRMQhkZqCRv2WZ7wUJ1GhojJAA-YGH0fj4bN/w480-h640/IMG_8437.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's not unusual seeing Praying Mantis, but this year we've had a dozen hanging out for weeks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOExOv5I5-Ih-hC9oLurgjBeF83LxpwHK-MobBQuo05IuYU2knqBn0ZDTGk6nLd31Ihj_ghDeyZ-CnzYvCVUICizsbADp_ne0xHh2z6RrYi_bADSm_CtvSahF7lSdjVbOPrLh9e6enS5pxlJicIyh1tDqisrnLpGp9AX5FnBCNVLxj7bL51wBwbkF_g79h/s3374/IMG_5953.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2332" data-original-width="3374" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOExOv5I5-Ih-hC9oLurgjBeF83LxpwHK-MobBQuo05IuYU2knqBn0ZDTGk6nLd31Ihj_ghDeyZ-CnzYvCVUICizsbADp_ne0xHh2z6RrYi_bADSm_CtvSahF7lSdjVbOPrLh9e6enS5pxlJicIyh1tDqisrnLpGp9AX5FnBCNVLxj7bL51wBwbkF_g79h/w640-h442/IMG_5953.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Simple drama on a drive to town.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqpcfYAd4HjlDWgVrS-S9ICRmTYlQpQ-lIP37ajEyiwFiS9s2cZaIQfpkV1FFY0z0thd0W0w6NfxdBqiVYCKh0dC710CZoI7O6werVajzukV9nNFwlJ5NeA7Ecz1c4UcHA7c9eQPlRvEt7zocZ28p2n0oYW8anoVCFv5S7FaaZgK_iPWXO2MGQLSAWts9/s3659/IMG_5936.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="3659" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqpcfYAd4HjlDWgVrS-S9ICRmTYlQpQ-lIP37ajEyiwFiS9s2cZaIQfpkV1FFY0z0thd0W0w6NfxdBqiVYCKh0dC710CZoI7O6werVajzukV9nNFwlJ5NeA7Ecz1c4UcHA7c9eQPlRvEt7zocZ28p2n0oYW8anoVCFv5S7FaaZgK_iPWXO2MGQLSAWts9/w640-h378/IMG_5936.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sometimes we have two dozen Quail in the yard.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI5jrmxxQZCzqqZzPRjpUMJwLlhNO26gMiI7qtO3lSTBw4j1h4GL810x0kn3-rFC3dWrc-vwmMVFi9LSmpE4gD78YkeaTlelK0-tEPHd-gnDh-uClxnBoup0ToEoLVWvHIncoQcR-Qv4d7E_P9Z9Ps-vzb6oP3IuQj0Jzdxw0SM8KZqd9p6sSMIXyDpHv/s3148/IMG_5934.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="3148" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI5jrmxxQZCzqqZzPRjpUMJwLlhNO26gMiI7qtO3lSTBw4j1h4GL810x0kn3-rFC3dWrc-vwmMVFi9LSmpE4gD78YkeaTlelK0-tEPHd-gnDh-uClxnBoup0ToEoLVWvHIncoQcR-Qv4d7E_P9Z9Ps-vzb6oP3IuQj0Jzdxw0SM8KZqd9p6sSMIXyDpHv/w640-h482/IMG_5934.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A pair of cute fawns follow Mom to the water barrel.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jm2uxNYKklESqgBUwVz4SQeLh6IOBJqNU66VzXuooE01XfAhbWL8Fzy-lHnhyphenhyphenkDcPwU6q3AjNxCWjh3bXT4Wxp05OwkBPjrW_4KumjkDkRnpW8tG_N5CiQVU4oCPAycu7MI5f-DZkyDenGJdsHTnJwJ2Cdpt96qWW8zLR77nE-Rf-DWF5x6ohnoqDgIT/s3956/IMG_5932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="3956" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jm2uxNYKklESqgBUwVz4SQeLh6IOBJqNU66VzXuooE01XfAhbWL8Fzy-lHnhyphenhyphenkDcPwU6q3AjNxCWjh3bXT4Wxp05OwkBPjrW_4KumjkDkRnpW8tG_N5CiQVU4oCPAycu7MI5f-DZkyDenGJdsHTnJwJ2Cdpt96qWW8zLR77nE-Rf-DWF5x6ohnoqDgIT/w640-h476/IMG_5932.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIR1evWhc7q5EbwVzpaA7WNTP7WvgJ_znb2VRUOe5LDGIquOWwyN2piH26lAFeGYuYlO-Tf5k51sw7IEyrMOrycSeo_OdCppiSiDKHUPZzKOCtjcD6TxblZiow_cCEpjvEYn-zF3SfXWeCF7ibSXg4WZmPJqWoPZOcLPeRUVuhmOXZkYcfsk4rxel1A4L/s3524/IMG_5940.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="3524" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIR1evWhc7q5EbwVzpaA7WNTP7WvgJ_znb2VRUOe5LDGIquOWwyN2piH26lAFeGYuYlO-Tf5k51sw7IEyrMOrycSeo_OdCppiSiDKHUPZzKOCtjcD6TxblZiow_cCEpjvEYn-zF3SfXWeCF7ibSXg4WZmPJqWoPZOcLPeRUVuhmOXZkYcfsk4rxel1A4L/w640-h486/IMG_5940.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love watching the clouds change.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'll keep blogging for now. There are many things still up in the air, with lots of opportunity to find adventure in our new reality. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kNLEJTw4Wvq7uzHxLJeEGfVI4UiACgyOV-HloG2wk6547nUe8qQyBCCFfYbf5H6C7-sUx9e1WQ8EOUqg30Vg0YZ_bGXQEWPOTDrmdLkiTN94yUn6kE-YCfk3DMW3Vfso26S8pPnCYbVG_iQVvYIrD9WNphE2ZReVjyKGB9essbh5hfmLzx4d48ObQEBc/s493/IMG_8428.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="359" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kNLEJTw4Wvq7uzHxLJeEGfVI4UiACgyOV-HloG2wk6547nUe8qQyBCCFfYbf5H6C7-sUx9e1WQ8EOUqg30Vg0YZ_bGXQEWPOTDrmdLkiTN94yUn6kE-YCfk3DMW3Vfso26S8pPnCYbVG_iQVvYIrD9WNphE2ZReVjyKGB9essbh5hfmLzx4d48ObQEBc/w466-h640/IMG_8428.PNG" width="466" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Poor Penelope, but the photo makes me laugh every time I see it :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWAvih2tBDB6OHu38Jz9qTkgV_scMoOOC5AKVwNAwppO_KVOHvIuMuI1RdgplwtZG9wphnnu0JeeKDww_jF3rWrD6J6u9Cl-9ajTFWaQVS2r-J3u5XcbC9IVOaI0FjogBLyu6gtyOyg9lJnPz1LsOBGyiA2osoyCbKxe5mCaCRoQsg2C-ZqivgA2Y5QNU/s640/IMG_8430.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWAvih2tBDB6OHu38Jz9qTkgV_scMoOOC5AKVwNAwppO_KVOHvIuMuI1RdgplwtZG9wphnnu0JeeKDww_jF3rWrD6J6u9Cl-9ajTFWaQVS2r-J3u5XcbC9IVOaI0FjogBLyu6gtyOyg9lJnPz1LsOBGyiA2osoyCbKxe5mCaCRoQsg2C-ZqivgA2Y5QNU/w448-h640/IMG_8430.jpg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Handsome Big M enjoys a warm September beach day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgB7QFKLNZljVj70k7yO0DWWT1YHCUSjUBAgVGoVuzl2fP7tQrfA2fx8hsd2AS6-Inv9j1xCPbmkS6ZoGFzlf2vs2CHnCd_C0LJ9AeGBZ4GvCPWWqI2rLTSo_42m3mbaRyuDnAuJfUR5TsCIcZWUe4NsP1KJrs1yWeIKM0aXG7_7zU-a2C8rrdBKC_osT/s2000/IMG_8398.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgB7QFKLNZljVj70k7yO0DWWT1YHCUSjUBAgVGoVuzl2fP7tQrfA2fx8hsd2AS6-Inv9j1xCPbmkS6ZoGFzlf2vs2CHnCd_C0LJ9AeGBZ4GvCPWWqI2rLTSo_42m3mbaRyuDnAuJfUR5TsCIcZWUe4NsP1KJrs1yWeIKM0aXG7_7zU-a2C8rrdBKC_osT/w640-h360/IMG_8398.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We know what Ezra wants for Christmas this year!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-87276328823735576272023-09-03T12:19:00.000-07:002023-09-03T12:19:48.538-07:00Life Goes on in the Desert<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>August 22 - September 2, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Looking at our "original" route for this year's travels I see we dodged a mess of smoke and fire in Oregon! This year we went north through Utah in April and then south down the coast hoping that would mean we missed the smoke (which has become its own season now) in the late summer. While we had perfect weather on the shortened route, we would <i>not</i> have missed the smoke had we still been on the road this month. I'd always rather be traveling, but it seems cutting it short this year was a blessing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs-VOY6B2EaFjP_6rayXw1Y0PKktZXvbk90cpsPzxIEH6ZykppaBIdaHwBnjTHhomV7_shYeEGTrsJWtwYIhO1KnsyHRIlDbuyNPdB2UvAeo5yTbdWy2xz5mkxBCJUbH1_w4w6G30gAObXuOGrormlhO3eo0EbIXkFpHzfZUiFtCUV7EbHo37Oq48C0K4y" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs-VOY6B2EaFjP_6rayXw1Y0PKktZXvbk90cpsPzxIEH6ZykppaBIdaHwBnjTHhomV7_shYeEGTrsJWtwYIhO1KnsyHRIlDbuyNPdB2UvAeo5yTbdWy2xz5mkxBCJUbH1_w4w6G30gAObXuOGrormlhO3eo0EbIXkFpHzfZUiFtCUV7EbHo37Oq48C0K4y=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From a friend's FB post near Brookings, Oregon - about where we'd be at this time.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Several of our RV buddies have posted visits to the <a href="https://thegadsdenhotel.com/">Gadsden Hotel </a>in Douglas, but I've forgotten about it when we've visited the little border town in the past. The monsoons are creating an incredible carpet of green throughout the area, so the 40 mile drive is especially beautiful. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cafe 333 is a lovely coffeehouse/dining room at the hotel where we enjoy a tasty Tuesday morning breakfast. Like most border towns, Douglas is struggling, but stepping inside the hotel is like taking a step back to the early 1900's when mining and ranching were in their heyday. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2eaSmiIosWrU57gfMIG2pgL5MlOgbzUgvXn04DJDg5NMJ-hKs_hq0sO_9HzJqeSax8xRWLz50naYhMuiua67FILQabkgEP_70sVRs89IUUjbL1lz8IP8r-TNJI5Du6429cJ5_5FfeyXSmimSRqvlN1OxWpCyRxxzHEpAqQ_GGLSfW4oLjm3zPWp9Xc7Y/s640/IMG_8351.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2eaSmiIosWrU57gfMIG2pgL5MlOgbzUgvXn04DJDg5NMJ-hKs_hq0sO_9HzJqeSax8xRWLz50naYhMuiua67FILQabkgEP_70sVRs89IUUjbL1lz8IP8r-TNJI5Du6429cJ5_5FfeyXSmimSRqvlN1OxWpCyRxxzHEpAqQ_GGLSfW4oLjm3zPWp9Xc7Y/w640-h480/IMG_8351.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A perfect little coffee house.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHniqi7zL1tBf6PoYBcfoQumziC253xm9w6vbbMh7ht9JXneI50XVLUVI0oynw9vZIRye0i8P9Hnc631QawTKRjw49xnZQhry8qe0we3LsaOR4dRXCToqtrhMRO6gKQ0FbRsdo5NhqyNuQOnnyyzKhBR3uGzSAehFH64_IgE2o46T8h9OpWMN7FCPa-O-n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHniqi7zL1tBf6PoYBcfoQumziC253xm9w6vbbMh7ht9JXneI50XVLUVI0oynw9vZIRye0i8P9Hnc631QawTKRjw49xnZQhry8qe0we3LsaOR4dRXCToqtrhMRO6gKQ0FbRsdo5NhqyNuQOnnyyzKhBR3uGzSAehFH64_IgE2o46T8h9OpWMN7FCPa-O-n=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHBXuFtZFWepFZmQVmQLwHbA7wLbPcn3mSISsd6MkGPztTYnC2b67ytJD-KSAubRxkZNSgk4pFg8gmtX1HvVJUcMdMakTQN6qJwdrPVfce37_hfu2NfciMFbamhfh47PaTW_RfzvTrKveBra4ePTy_30-Q77ss3icA1uGgT8hVXzwrXl6mype-Ro1eYdjF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHBXuFtZFWepFZmQVmQLwHbA7wLbPcn3mSISsd6MkGPztTYnC2b67ytJD-KSAubRxkZNSgk4pFg8gmtX1HvVJUcMdMakTQN6qJwdrPVfce37_hfu2NfciMFbamhfh47PaTW_RfzvTrKveBra4ePTy_30-Q77ss3icA1uGgT8hVXzwrXl6mype-Ro1eYdjF=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The lobby is gorgeous. Standing on the steep marble stairs to take the photo, I'm impressed that brides navigate them in high heels!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU5Oh_KWkM-FIKj3NnhksfVMm3fWBa0D6j3jeYYWEMFUk16GtYQSCykbR0d45_7B5wi1ERpYfIG-sJ-tZd9i06-xSJ3mEYIDwgABwL-85KLdpoQzKIydmpBnSMJkyp-hTkNgNhiEcgBxJ-u6wvZZIAxoYMoR9r-Zcg1fjFaXtS1MvulegN2QM_kIY5Zjgf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU5Oh_KWkM-FIKj3NnhksfVMm3fWBa0D6j3jeYYWEMFUk16GtYQSCykbR0d45_7B5wi1ERpYfIG-sJ-tZd9i06-xSJ3mEYIDwgABwL-85KLdpoQzKIydmpBnSMJkyp-hTkNgNhiEcgBxJ-u6wvZZIAxoYMoR9r-Zcg1fjFaXtS1MvulegN2QM_kIY5Zjgf=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPHEB_vxGFsdke9ftP1K-qln7DzoCMTL_gN2gvsdwEBRH_S7VlxDWPcotSJMIGCs30UfktW3GHWl-QfehjpiCW_Sq1xDUaiAzixH0OtXMEz7FGO_sLN7sytcmlD_oI1d2ouM5313tw1KMYXoVJNM_vADVo7iXy63Y6jsndB2Ww-BpF14-iKZbN5lgb2mlh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPHEB_vxGFsdke9ftP1K-qln7DzoCMTL_gN2gvsdwEBRH_S7VlxDWPcotSJMIGCs30UfktW3GHWl-QfehjpiCW_Sq1xDUaiAzixH0OtXMEz7FGO_sLN7sytcmlD_oI1d2ouM5313tw1KMYXoVJNM_vADVo7iXy63Y6jsndB2Ww-BpF14-iKZbN5lgb2mlh=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In addition to the dining room, there's a fun tavern and two retail boutiques. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hif1_TSPdGBg3Bc1hnS4-d9bXzCGF2WMD4OsrIxtK11b9Oo2ubeseVRa36djAmRJKfwM0APxBt6jjTzz5RaOPZunUtjiwYA6KM91Tmgdd7sYHty8xtcUXMDdlt6gcfgkUwk6fRtqTxiW4Wx9y7jZnNPV9vizGqtBmtSbr4SxUCPlEUhIQ6YaPhhSOe6D/s640/IMG_8361.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hif1_TSPdGBg3Bc1hnS4-d9bXzCGF2WMD4OsrIxtK11b9Oo2ubeseVRa36djAmRJKfwM0APxBt6jjTzz5RaOPZunUtjiwYA6KM91Tmgdd7sYHty8xtcUXMDdlt6gcfgkUwk6fRtqTxiW4Wx9y7jZnNPV9vizGqtBmtSbr4SxUCPlEUhIQ6YaPhhSOe6D/w372-h640/IMG_8361.jpg" width="372" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love finding these old details.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UXU4Erny5jNIYJeqLdXf20PNa_X3TSAF6-S-hezysC9Karcv_s4eg1Kcmc6ALIkn9oDRaEvQaJf-1sEZWq9jIpx2jNQKdbqT9mNp4zx6d8ZPtodrdykB6URkiDc8J1fRjWSgg9Wl9tPGPlI1ktTfj_YEeEKdOywZ3Z8sNeRBKoWNnZMKSh2Ao68WrYn0/s640/IMG_8364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UXU4Erny5jNIYJeqLdXf20PNa_X3TSAF6-S-hezysC9Karcv_s4eg1Kcmc6ALIkn9oDRaEvQaJf-1sEZWq9jIpx2jNQKdbqT9mNp4zx6d8ZPtodrdykB6URkiDc8J1fRjWSgg9Wl9tPGPlI1ktTfj_YEeEKdOywZ3Z8sNeRBKoWNnZMKSh2Ao68WrYn0/w480-h640/IMG_8364.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N0gXy-9XT9ubXUnujgaFbcB0aysFCYXKWe7b1HJQ3Pzp6RozrPp5M3EqTfvgqLFx0Wc9Yi6fP8OgI-8omeVOKnFP2iufm9qre3n1lSai1j6f-LN26a2BhufWIm7CXwwUIFp2LvZNrZydRBR5-njZQ7fKe1IN5Kr7Io0nivK0CbAWd1dpcdW0rMSphyxO/s640/IMG_8365.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N0gXy-9XT9ubXUnujgaFbcB0aysFCYXKWe7b1HJQ3Pzp6RozrPp5M3EqTfvgqLFx0Wc9Yi6fP8OgI-8omeVOKnFP2iufm9qre3n1lSai1j6f-LN26a2BhufWIm7CXwwUIFp2LvZNrZydRBR5-njZQ7fKe1IN5Kr7Io0nivK0CbAWd1dpcdW0rMSphyxO/w640-h480/IMG_8365.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The stained glass accents make the space glow with drenched color.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xnPuafs1zRKa-fzmu_wc5uvXTIZVzerr2lFiIbgy4tz-m__LENtVHJGXo2QRlktUlO_yiy7Aj7GvNCuxmQLJWgkq0VCYWMixZEbJiep88NKlbv9MkscGGx1gYe6rLvcTuWC87MIu9RGNh4Thp9qwH7RDrnuZjqR8WpwP9AaHSdsXM9_tEaCugO0BarXZ/s640/IMG_8366.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xnPuafs1zRKa-fzmu_wc5uvXTIZVzerr2lFiIbgy4tz-m__LENtVHJGXo2QRlktUlO_yiy7Aj7GvNCuxmQLJWgkq0VCYWMixZEbJiep88NKlbv9MkscGGx1gYe6rLvcTuWC87MIu9RGNh4Thp9qwH7RDrnuZjqR8WpwP9AaHSdsXM9_tEaCugO0BarXZ/w640-h480/IMG_8366.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's wonderful to see the solid wood and curved glass of the entry next door have survived for decades.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U56z2N4mTjAjmphee0s3cj1t9zkuBPeVUQNq4z1COKf2z2ZFggfjo1Qd26u2hmUI8wfLz-rhDyRTIYDpKuZ_98nViUf2HYD1c7T3dA4nIR7qz4-y-PMwccyRwP6p4JeYctBOFc-UjJhJ5HmaEpTQsZrZuy2Ocyjl5utKFyZ-llbrKukkqSlGgZkBFMa_/s640/IMG_8367.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U56z2N4mTjAjmphee0s3cj1t9zkuBPeVUQNq4z1COKf2z2ZFggfjo1Qd26u2hmUI8wfLz-rhDyRTIYDpKuZ_98nViUf2HYD1c7T3dA4nIR7qz4-y-PMwccyRwP6p4JeYctBOFc-UjJhJ5HmaEpTQsZrZuy2Ocyjl5utKFyZ-llbrKukkqSlGgZkBFMa_/w640-h480/IMG_8367.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What was once the "company store" for the large mine, the space now stores vintage items (maybe planning to be a museum?)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRisi_tvMP8HOlemtaOah01sUaP66C0AgjqqAyRgug7R1HoYqzJjFO2dVkyA0naa2xZeXUizLaK4TwU5OQSKxnNlkLOsqNUJOh3ZejmoCfq7ZkrGHQ5X40w9KvppHlZOlQDn6W8FM8-OYhkwzmCH07T40w43DZX1OkHfbeICHIrjZMiyDvhWgx5OKflr61/s640/IMG_8371.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRisi_tvMP8HOlemtaOah01sUaP66C0AgjqqAyRgug7R1HoYqzJjFO2dVkyA0naa2xZeXUizLaK4TwU5OQSKxnNlkLOsqNUJOh3ZejmoCfq7ZkrGHQ5X40w9KvppHlZOlQDn6W8FM8-OYhkwzmCH07T40w43DZX1OkHfbeICHIrjZMiyDvhWgx5OKflr61/w640-h480/IMG_8371.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A wall near the border I can support.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One of the things I love best about our property is all the visits we enjoy from the deer, quail, dove, finches, etc. This year the mesquite is so thick and green we often hear them more than see them.</span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUO_eu1PfPsPMjmwyQa2-JMvib4QdIoQvR3cCKLOSLnySOqXVRccZ8IiEBcC7BHgl3-g-E_87x0fOuDKKXLmN8Xxwtw-bclSgB4G4ddTe1FK65pmhFYrREzxolWBXGFcBWHhv1tUZASwyxknL6RDD2eRFO_Sl29DqJ64OUaAeFypJZhWQGVxGUBuvwdmj/s3575/IMG_5928.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="3575" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUO_eu1PfPsPMjmwyQa2-JMvib4QdIoQvR3cCKLOSLnySOqXVRccZ8IiEBcC7BHgl3-g-E_87x0fOuDKKXLmN8Xxwtw-bclSgB4G4ddTe1FK65pmhFYrREzxolWBXGFcBWHhv1tUZASwyxknL6RDD2eRFO_Sl29DqJ64OUaAeFypJZhWQGVxGUBuvwdmj/w640-h458/IMG_5928.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A days-old fawn stops by with Mom.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6gL4II0JJFLe0Br3Gp4kmCUoWcALcmGKWgNu-MjdB8Z6Eq3f9CV2Iw2dMr_rH8jBSK-Gd672utlveSuqMX-BaXJIYLAFkMitlxIfIgwiw9ugGDVVMfjPtHkBi0tmSz77mXoYQiFmOA-9aCpvq0lymdN3l7CAFZAeCkvwQ2C96fz5bJ-A_Uc7-S-zGb5R/s2576/IMG_5930.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2576" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6gL4II0JJFLe0Br3Gp4kmCUoWcALcmGKWgNu-MjdB8Z6Eq3f9CV2Iw2dMr_rH8jBSK-Gd672utlveSuqMX-BaXJIYLAFkMitlxIfIgwiw9ugGDVVMfjPtHkBi0tmSz77mXoYQiFmOA-9aCpvq0lymdN3l7CAFZAeCkvwQ2C96fz5bJ-A_Uc7-S-zGb5R/w640-h354/IMG_5930.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love all the cute spots!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This quieter, slow-down time is a mixed blessing. It's always a treat to enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds us, to have zero schedule to keep, to appreciate our lovely little house, to visit with local friends, and to watch the seasons move through. It's also challenging for me to keep busy when I want to be busy. The outdoor heat limits those options, and there's not much I haven't already "done" with the interior. I have a couple hobbies I could get back to - yeah, I should probably do that :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGZI5X7IlL_5qprqY5izt4PPPccAWaxVG-0D5QqxEbvrjHk5OttaNVVCIbLFDs8HmKjy_9nhMmnU6pLQjBtW12SrxLKBR0Eu_rEbgnNsFF9pBRhxJgHjDTzN06QnqkCzNvbQXpLQIKkbmTBbA38ST6RfxWTOmlchebaqMggYK7xmd0xqo1GrL_SvV2XbE/s640/IMG_8390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGZI5X7IlL_5qprqY5izt4PPPccAWaxVG-0D5QqxEbvrjHk5OttaNVVCIbLFDs8HmKjy_9nhMmnU6pLQjBtW12SrxLKBR0Eu_rEbgnNsFF9pBRhxJgHjDTzN06QnqkCzNvbQXpLQIKkbmTBbA38ST6RfxWTOmlchebaqMggYK7xmd0xqo1GrL_SvV2XbE/w480-h640/IMG_8390.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Morning's cooler temps give me a few hours to clear out the brush that has gotten out of hand over the last several months.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1yKpEN1PRGizqmahfMyaOYolmC5t5mmJ0DqKXF_zJXnZ8oKYZz6aJIcXoqXVJKGDD5muovqNHrtHYWscNvMz4C8qeKZqBEvnTfvYBw8K5lut_BwfWgukDxm_9Mn2pSistXkpS_5TGopkvpb0tISrP2zyXECv2XMhMOy6AO-KfpxQYv4u8EboIA-t5qfB/s640/IMG_8388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1yKpEN1PRGizqmahfMyaOYolmC5t5mmJ0DqKXF_zJXnZ8oKYZz6aJIcXoqXVJKGDD5muovqNHrtHYWscNvMz4C8qeKZqBEvnTfvYBw8K5lut_BwfWgukDxm_9Mn2pSistXkpS_5TGopkvpb0tISrP2zyXECv2XMhMOy6AO-KfpxQYv4u8EboIA-t5qfB/w640-h480/IMG_8388.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Monsoons move through and around us almost every day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CFtoNgn_kHJa5DxdyaoGXc1efpUZDbtFRoHpvwCdnK5X4gG-ZdWuORkdqTNryRbA7XgZD90mxoDr7MTAL4AYnSPUhs1Ok5vggEHgblsYvV_sRRCPgxKogSnFe51QeSdgXfKAK9_3jq5cj3dyd6feWCMrLSxkArXbLx-JHXEIK9RG9WSpSIHo6PfQJ7XI/s1024/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CFtoNgn_kHJa5DxdyaoGXc1efpUZDbtFRoHpvwCdnK5X4gG-ZdWuORkdqTNryRbA7XgZD90mxoDr7MTAL4AYnSPUhs1Ok5vggEHgblsYvV_sRRCPgxKogSnFe51QeSdgXfKAK9_3jq5cj3dyd6feWCMrLSxkArXbLx-JHXEIK9RG9WSpSIHo6PfQJ7XI/w400-h300/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Donnie and Anna surprise Bill with a belated birthday dinner and fancy desert!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlwlYhTOP8kRMlFmATdB5xWrc5FrzJLgUZaPSX8NeiBel1RENA0l_Q-mx5noB9TFT5j6f0RQG5CCAy3NY-SFrfwUnOXvLzrThzZCLoynBVKWIMFMGZhuW9610ujFlaCSIQTA8fCKbXDypy8TtfMYZ2kK-mLWa_6f5nEt4sOSukPqU0ReT4gEsgYha9qDo/s640/IMG_8392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlwlYhTOP8kRMlFmATdB5xWrc5FrzJLgUZaPSX8NeiBel1RENA0l_Q-mx5noB9TFT5j6f0RQG5CCAy3NY-SFrfwUnOXvLzrThzZCLoynBVKWIMFMGZhuW9610ujFlaCSIQTA8fCKbXDypy8TtfMYZ2kK-mLWa_6f5nEt4sOSukPqU0ReT4gEsgYha9qDo/w640-h480/IMG_8392.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sierra Vista enjoys a good drenching.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dB18XSykI1tbKtdqmA-GjZVI8Fb6bouOftr4M8NlB0WodS8CYLq2duSQplr5HwhYTawWsEhTfd3KidfqnZXjuR_JRXRoTtHdlksFyjQftKDQ_-Z9_hqDPnuURHYr8_XERSJGraE6ym00ReKUltDOTFwAUmEXhH5maQplUh3IvG_FobYxVJyQtmHndapR/s640/IMG_8393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dB18XSykI1tbKtdqmA-GjZVI8Fb6bouOftr4M8NlB0WodS8CYLq2duSQplr5HwhYTawWsEhTfd3KidfqnZXjuR_JRXRoTtHdlksFyjQftKDQ_-Z9_hqDPnuURHYr8_XERSJGraE6ym00ReKUltDOTFwAUmEXhH5maQplUh3IvG_FobYxVJyQtmHndapR/w640-h480/IMG_8393.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tombstone Courthouse State Park looks haunted in the clouds and drizzle.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-CBRttouB3u2jA5mVRdwHa0spY3_aTIWDp0DP17CGSGBfmkc64yAtL56Mii-bC0QsmniXqzef2nazEFWL2FaKZvFDbuU9X60zF6qj1nQNugzNPddDwufWXuBzmEMuhALb2Lj4qvBI144tCgnzccnKTDuunzNWtgsXgeC2ehYB3gElVsnSec2gQc9503H/s640/IMG_8291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-CBRttouB3u2jA5mVRdwHa0spY3_aTIWDp0DP17CGSGBfmkc64yAtL56Mii-bC0QsmniXqzef2nazEFWL2FaKZvFDbuU9X60zF6qj1nQNugzNPddDwufWXuBzmEMuhALb2Lj4qvBI144tCgnzccnKTDuunzNWtgsXgeC2ehYB3gElVsnSec2gQc9503H/w640-h480/IMG_8291.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Some of the storms make their way to our place - this one has high winds and dumps an inch in an hour!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKaHATQwbN2YvTTPebAnqrh0qYrbislAi6Lfsl8s_9ASlW1Kud3WgoaoGOeYmDdDIxds5ShlgAkFcp5q2hCK3lJC6ufISw9sHOQwz7ypWuPfhVEMtngkWFtYjKagxtqqUiyzkW5TPqlddf2EBuro_bSb1uVDhUjkRTxAUWoxvDe5AqoXVLop4Y_wpJvqE/s640/IMG_8346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKaHATQwbN2YvTTPebAnqrh0qYrbislAi6Lfsl8s_9ASlW1Kud3WgoaoGOeYmDdDIxds5ShlgAkFcp5q2hCK3lJC6ufISw9sHOQwz7ypWuPfhVEMtngkWFtYjKagxtqqUiyzkW5TPqlddf2EBuro_bSb1uVDhUjkRTxAUWoxvDe5AqoXVLop4Y_wpJvqE/w640-h480/IMG_8346.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Even when they don't bring any wet, we have wonderful clouds moving through every day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I do make it to Tucson for some personal pampering and minimal shopping. Of course the day I'm there is one of the hottest of the summer! Being at 4500' in Tombstone we are always about 20 degrees cooler - thankfully.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzYbvMRXItCxZoGYStFMLuU9kEkqVlw4UjrGKw0xmtW8kKqgU_c4x1aG2FJ7GSItSl-z2KIKx0n9qraqNR0a-AVjBv7C9YHfqmWAvXcxiXV2sGr80jKFTd3cy5T_GyL870tdOuphw-AWE8fp7anJpsWftThTs7lf9F2a1TzaSkKP8vt5pdR19SUFQKw_n/s640/IMG_8374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="640" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzYbvMRXItCxZoGYStFMLuU9kEkqVlw4UjrGKw0xmtW8kKqgU_c4x1aG2FJ7GSItSl-z2KIKx0n9qraqNR0a-AVjBv7C9YHfqmWAvXcxiXV2sGr80jKFTd3cy5T_GyL870tdOuphw-AWE8fp7anJpsWftThTs7lf9F2a1TzaSkKP8vt5pdR19SUFQKw_n/w640-h518/IMG_8374.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">August in a desert city.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5UjHWJFHUgEqWOOzZR57Z1YTTVX8j0MLfpiqYaVuSZ_Ls1RfTklu-HsNjIKQW3vCh6-Hx9lek8jNEnFsUhDj59RtAtIVxMk7V_15rscttWJxrGxJpNhD8dtQPQFJIX1Yy3wfWcc9I1LyeReeXIcXna2zXNd-fi7t3xLJkYXUKbYhKIv9RgLKXVhOzz8E/s3565/IMG_8378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3565" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5UjHWJFHUgEqWOOzZR57Z1YTTVX8j0MLfpiqYaVuSZ_Ls1RfTklu-HsNjIKQW3vCh6-Hx9lek8jNEnFsUhDj59RtAtIVxMk7V_15rscttWJxrGxJpNhD8dtQPQFJIX1Yy3wfWcc9I1LyeReeXIcXna2zXNd-fi7t3xLJkYXUKbYhKIv9RgLKXVhOzz8E/w640-h446/IMG_8378.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Getting closer to Tombstone, Mother Nature makes a swipe of color across the sky.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2gSYdUrI_oI66QLJMh4NWXCZGFqDXh4bo-ZWTpfNnTVhKT8HZYeczMWkvFPLGa6xOLPk0zjB7_0Gc0xXzo0heKLHqnk3JCyENIvTcjB9sAm3ao4mwLzW-4pExhlNR872DV2c99taFMqxq0INY30AOm4k__3VK_79sMHfMp1VIo6HLvJBfU4LTzbSv2Wt/s2521/IMG_8380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="2521" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2gSYdUrI_oI66QLJMh4NWXCZGFqDXh4bo-ZWTpfNnTVhKT8HZYeczMWkvFPLGa6xOLPk0zjB7_0Gc0xXzo0heKLHqnk3JCyENIvTcjB9sAm3ao4mwLzW-4pExhlNR872DV2c99taFMqxq0INY30AOm4k__3VK_79sMHfMp1VIo6HLvJBfU4LTzbSv2Wt/w640-h454/IMG_8380.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Eventually it reaches to the mountains.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqYTj46X6wwfvUnw8LqpOs7BppVa9oHtBUDfqMPdp19gB71uqcPH1pIDECddqWV20r-lG1ecj4j-jz5B2nfxhkRqjqwOTgOnBjxK2MVUulc5Od9a5J9IuEGr5reomLxaiwpBhvd4eYrNgYtCIvebEzz2h1HOXfFiWO0eu1dbNQNwzkrzYIec4FisWgGOe/s640/IMG_8377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqYTj46X6wwfvUnw8LqpOs7BppVa9oHtBUDfqMPdp19gB71uqcPH1pIDECddqWV20r-lG1ecj4j-jz5B2nfxhkRqjqwOTgOnBjxK2MVUulc5Od9a5J9IuEGr5reomLxaiwpBhvd4eYrNgYtCIvebEzz2h1HOXfFiWO0eu1dbNQNwzkrzYIec4FisWgGOe/w640-h480/IMG_8377.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The storm quickly drops the temps for about 15 miles. It's 90 degrees when I pull into the house.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJB_6Wr7NK5hHxgumyUSVpaw1_HVQ3y1yvwxPMpmv4xKl6Y0R9Wn1xhzRYaCYdXpr6OuONSakGdWRtnIpK64qKsnC01OZnARlq0gw8vo8VZpJ0wIds2GtjRzRsQqY0sKG0hlr1AObQOI7G-0KYHKpptIEkS_YsDUuS9QCwcnjk-BXq0ZoWolgmo0RbqYE/s640/IMG_8382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="640" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJB_6Wr7NK5hHxgumyUSVpaw1_HVQ3y1yvwxPMpmv4xKl6Y0R9Wn1xhzRYaCYdXpr6OuONSakGdWRtnIpK64qKsnC01OZnARlq0gw8vo8VZpJ0wIds2GtjRzRsQqY0sKG0hlr1AObQOI7G-0KYHKpptIEkS_YsDUuS9QCwcnjk-BXq0ZoWolgmo0RbqYE/w640-h392/IMG_8382.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">San Pedro River Valley</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyyAC0SvcpTXu33P_RX7ZBOWXsDSsyr483r1VtBtYwvJbUlGvkTjYR1PrV1ok9qMgfpMIRpdyPFOOEXeBhN_6dW7WR-r96Wo-gUNva_CDgqPc6fdaxpaCfZVgxPgETRUu9GcjNqRqiYe3G2-yE-3KdhpCsReBKR9F0IbHAtuice04o5qW1Tz7dcxJSrCX/s640/IMG_8383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyyAC0SvcpTXu33P_RX7ZBOWXsDSsyr483r1VtBtYwvJbUlGvkTjYR1PrV1ok9qMgfpMIRpdyPFOOEXeBhN_6dW7WR-r96Wo-gUNva_CDgqPc6fdaxpaCfZVgxPgETRUu9GcjNqRqiYe3G2-yE-3KdhpCsReBKR9F0IbHAtuice04o5qW1Tz7dcxJSrCX/w640-h480/IMG_8383.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Taking a break from her family, this doe rests in the shade inside the fence. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Football season is once again upon us, a big deal in our house! Saturday is our fantasy league draft, always fun with Bill and his four sons and me. Looks like I have a mediocre team this year, but only time will tell :-) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We've been back nearly a month, September has arrived, my favorite time of year is just around the corner. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZOGQF2AfIxdYfgXsTV1r3dDL-MAIaUmOluXVwlY3W_jZKDpGIbZ3c7PPsK_4K1Fr6X6c3wCdg4JB1isa97g1vX6PEjLXNd0EW0dAK0i49MONbZDLQvvGSmibjhqbjtLYPUrMnhRt3GfjZXP4whALnAPD_76ynDqm2zctjPdOwbvwD0huQZzvucBQJG_u/s640/IMG_9809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZOGQF2AfIxdYfgXsTV1r3dDL-MAIaUmOluXVwlY3W_jZKDpGIbZ3c7PPsK_4K1Fr6X6c3wCdg4JB1isa97g1vX6PEjLXNd0EW0dAK0i49MONbZDLQvvGSmibjhqbjtLYPUrMnhRt3GfjZXP4whALnAPD_76ynDqm2zctjPdOwbvwD0huQZzvucBQJG_u/w400-h300/IMG_9809.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Precious Cassidy </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pEkS3iF4Gieq9fL1Liou4O-Fp2z2ahfcGiYswXm1sDbSlb-GwhE6_Sxn7gWItqNYU2_EJLvrAsYxeEnAvW5L70FVHfRLuGcJCEy2TrzA7ez9kjK4OD_izvA6KoWmwXRE4HI0XKaW8FvwHXPBOe6FS91sGjCynYB6YQP5sXOMmyCFTqhRndJracs5j8_1/s2000/370454441_317042470739501_3628309843565773812_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pEkS3iF4Gieq9fL1Liou4O-Fp2z2ahfcGiYswXm1sDbSlb-GwhE6_Sxn7gWItqNYU2_EJLvrAsYxeEnAvW5L70FVHfRLuGcJCEy2TrzA7ez9kjK4OD_izvA6KoWmwXRE4HI0XKaW8FvwHXPBOe6FS91sGjCynYB6YQP5sXOMmyCFTqhRndJracs5j8_1/w225-h400/370454441_317042470739501_3628309843565773812_n.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott out playing with his daddy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iXpUvpv_0QJXh325NGSS3feNW4EhwXk16OBuEPQkGGodYuJnX6PH4rbPeYrqdk_jkk_jpd8ICDAwUs3ybwsyldZxc7MFnkj8X6vTsLevMWUzjBAfeL-tGMrHSuJDAE_tWTr_qXgGJELXPNUblqAKyBuVE5PkdtjjlqV_nZEvy7qKSWGToJu6Ksqbclty/s870/IMG_8386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="703" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iXpUvpv_0QJXh325NGSS3feNW4EhwXk16OBuEPQkGGodYuJnX6PH4rbPeYrqdk_jkk_jpd8ICDAwUs3ybwsyldZxc7MFnkj8X6vTsLevMWUzjBAfeL-tGMrHSuJDAE_tWTr_qXgGJELXPNUblqAKyBuVE5PkdtjjlqV_nZEvy7qKSWGToJu6Ksqbclty/w324-h400/IMG_8386.jpg" width="324" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">M and M enjoying school days.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-49446488101632893812023-08-22T09:41:00.003-07:002023-08-29T10:07:04.501-07:00Making the Transition <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>August 2 - 22, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Tombstone, Arizona</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Beyond the physical transition of coming off the road for a few months is the mental/mindset of returning to the house lifestyle. For me it starts with a sigh of relief that we're "back" safely, works it's way through the exhaustion of unloading (in the high heat this time), and sort of settles into a combination of projects, visiting, errands and relaxing in the larger space. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At about 3 weeks I'm once again a comfortable stationary-house-dweller, appreciating our little home in the desert of southeastern Arizona. We still say "I can't believe we own a home in Tombstone!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Getting back here from SoCal this year I planned two repeat stops to break up the tedious 600 miles. <a href="https://koa.com/campgrounds/banning-stagecoach/">Banning Stagecoach KOA </a>is a nice small park with easy access and tall trees at the foot of the San Joaquin Mountains. For this overnight stop it's 102 degrees when we arrive at 2:00. Other than a quick lunch in town, we hunker down in the AC with some TV for an early night. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hoping to beat the heat, we get back on the road before 8:00 Thursday morning. Happy there's no wind, and little traffic on the climb out of Indio, we make one stop for fuel before arriving in Buckeye, Arizona (or is it the surface of the sun?). <a href="https://www.sunoutdoors.com/arizona/leaf-verde?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbp_listing">Leaf Verde RV Park</a> is an overpriced, but efficient, stop just off the Interstate with very little shade. Even though we turn on the generator to run the house AC when we stop for fuel at the Arizona border, it's now 99 degrees inside the coach. When Bill unhooks the Jeep it reads 129 degrees! The reality is the outside temp is about 113, and it's brutal. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwEJ5LpuSo7Fu2wVmHF3k3cUKe-PgDbgouGGXAx1LXjq-zA9PS0E_m6da3bINrkucwt9PGX7t15Zn-F7vVAJKep4JMe9I_uY6h0pxZOPA53YknBHZyRPSVmd6O-THBC1OTIrYHnxNQAxUOmk-iX_kfsWKnn5Ov7irkxe0qdWpF9NUfVbkaKfOXgzfaHXN/s640/IMG_8281.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwEJ5LpuSo7Fu2wVmHF3k3cUKe-PgDbgouGGXAx1LXjq-zA9PS0E_m6da3bINrkucwt9PGX7t15Zn-F7vVAJKep4JMe9I_uY6h0pxZOPA53YknBHZyRPSVmd6O-THBC1OTIrYHnxNQAxUOmk-iX_kfsWKnn5Ov7irkxe0qdWpF9NUfVbkaKfOXgzfaHXN/w400-h300/IMG_8281.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">About 15 miles from our stop an accident/vehicle fire has the westbound lanes stopped for nine miles. When we come back to the park after dinner the signage says it's still closed (6 hours later!) Grateful we weren't held up in this heat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Plugged in with both ACs running we're able to get comfortable for naps and some packing before meeting our friends for dinner. Like many of our RV friends, several high school pals landed in Arizona, and we try to meet up with the handful in the west side of Phoenix when coming through the area. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lsdbPUpD4_wuzwNIvFV3JvdozclwFtgo7WlGQO94r5dVaL6idF1c6EWW5zCmmShf6fxRzE_Xm3MCDwJbgmGWYHZTVXVhLTPngXwVkXfNhVoFHUiEUG-JUQB6oXSq74L4cSmeAZOPKZjSc1FjypzUKrES2JpD4DpuhHmVCKk8BckTm2fKf9W2GybuPAMC/s640/IMG_0164.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lsdbPUpD4_wuzwNIvFV3JvdozclwFtgo7WlGQO94r5dVaL6idF1c6EWW5zCmmShf6fxRzE_Xm3MCDwJbgmGWYHZTVXVhLTPngXwVkXfNhVoFHUiEUG-JUQB6oXSq74L4cSmeAZOPKZjSc1FjypzUKrES2JpD4DpuhHmVCKk8BckTm2fKf9W2GybuPAMC/w480-h640/IMG_0164.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rocky (my class), his wife Cyndee, Jodee, Patty and Kristy from an earlier class, and Bill. Tessa keeping us in line.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Again we're on the road early, and thankfully the temps are much cooler the closer we get to Tombstone. Still, 93 is plenty warm. Glad we can park the motorhome in the driveway with 30 amp for loading and unloading. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The day after our return we get the exciting news that grand number nine arrived on time! We welcome Cassidy Jane Bannerman to our growing tribe, and can't wait to meet her. Mommy is doing fine, and she and Daddy are as delighted as brother Henry that she's here at last!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgulcD5ixaznfun67xgSH6FFNgmKHakVBBMSSfEdHo6p0K9IkcX-W6GPi0E6bI5yHuFdHPWkTzh2i9Aqw60Y35mqjt0XlIUrDP3A-Z_21oLfrgTfFy6-EKR_40B4A75Y5qUP67JXvLlqYgcFrAxoG8wWIyY95TwPgnLjvKJUeXAaWvw0uYomvywQv_6sKYR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgulcD5ixaznfun67xgSH6FFNgmKHakVBBMSSfEdHo6p0K9IkcX-W6GPi0E6bI5yHuFdHPWkTzh2i9Aqw60Y35mqjt0XlIUrDP3A-Z_21oLfrgTfFy6-EKR_40B4A75Y5qUP67JXvLlqYgcFrAxoG8wWIyY95TwPgnLjvKJUeXAaWvw0uYomvywQv_6sKYR" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Welcome Cassidy Jane!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Four days later we welcome our good friends Maggie and Jimmy who are wrapping up their own summer travels heading back to Kingman.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Donnie and Anna, and Turk (Donnie's brother) come up for games and meals, and we go to their place for same over the three day visit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT4hyXnhseKH6Um3Sd83DDFYOh-YhnysJxbWI0WEfak69_bEZ2URyAqxx1wdQngmJk0padhstBESyqcjZuENvc9ZFXec4CYC2jTRpeXGZZVlBk5mX4IYNjnlo1ReREmliOULkFTKmVd0rKEHBdBGjdRI_SNFsd57OA9SrBev9y45NNoUfn_SvNgabzMWW/s576/IMG_8313.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT4hyXnhseKH6Um3Sd83DDFYOh-YhnysJxbWI0WEfak69_bEZ2URyAqxx1wdQngmJk0padhstBESyqcjZuENvc9ZFXec4CYC2jTRpeXGZZVlBk5mX4IYNjnlo1ReREmliOULkFTKmVd0rKEHBdBGjdRI_SNFsd57OA9SrBev9y45NNoUfn_SvNgabzMWW/w324-h400/IMG_8313.jpg" width="324" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bill, Jimmy and Donnie play cribbage.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaklYqEz0rt3CpTitNnli0G27dM9nrNYjB5cVvxx9pJ8rypE5Q_qdXOwRjM3irVMSfhPf0pjFL4c5aUoCk-nqMV6rVrsvxvOh1N-24yBaeHA7NaVyddOGUDORQcWjKFJPc9XMlVJqUJbtMcwzHU8ZGRttNb1pYal1vyk84r52yfP5AxQK8OZYcSur8ZzV/s1543/366996035_3633485753555080_2058285807280362100_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1543" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaklYqEz0rt3CpTitNnli0G27dM9nrNYjB5cVvxx9pJ8rypE5Q_qdXOwRjM3irVMSfhPf0pjFL4c5aUoCk-nqMV6rVrsvxvOh1N-24yBaeHA7NaVyddOGUDORQcWjKFJPc9XMlVJqUJbtMcwzHU8ZGRttNb1pYal1vyk84r52yfP5AxQK8OZYcSur8ZzV/w400-h349/366996035_3633485753555080_2058285807280362100_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Turk contributes the play-by-play for a Cribbage game.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKv470KNYxpzTtt47G6I2yzkd057HIHPvrwVJ2TIsqBxqcUiUAbACheX4RtcdO22prGGjZzvA-EW7NlBb8AC32Ln_w3EIk7f8oIXKUfT-GSD4XHNTkNVdeoIcsdKRuSc4wwzPuYyfLbt9Cp3U2O6q33IyxEuk75VvKkwCl_43t3O43t7WdK6A-NDddr5f/s640/IMG_8314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKv470KNYxpzTtt47G6I2yzkd057HIHPvrwVJ2TIsqBxqcUiUAbACheX4RtcdO22prGGjZzvA-EW7NlBb8AC32Ln_w3EIk7f8oIXKUfT-GSD4XHNTkNVdeoIcsdKRuSc4wwzPuYyfLbt9Cp3U2O6q33IyxEuk75VvKkwCl_43t3O43t7WdK6A-NDddr5f/w400-h300/IMG_8314.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Donnie, Anna, Jimmy, Maggie and Bill play 3-13 after dinner. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Maggie and I take day-trip adventures whenever we get the chance so Wednesday we're off to Tucson for a museum and lunch. At 108 degrees we're happy for an indoor option at the <a href="https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/">Arizona History Museum</a>. We take our time (she's the best museum buddy) to read and absorb all the exhibits. The combination of variety, detail, and relevance make this smaller museum a real gem. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEY8CuEM91gj5DSuf5LVhambrCoL0w76Fbij7TZcmhlLVQ8L_FNrHq0R1-15Qre4v8u2SHcOO1FVi6NhodcS0o4dMAqTtrKaW3sjDjTl2O0sZCVKsOwDuU2tDqu3KC_n0ZbIyhHwC9zaFqvQdMR4P-lWuZl6UZnkZABglXHm79uCRJkRhHfbRDz6fPOIY/s633/IMG_8296.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEY8CuEM91gj5DSuf5LVhambrCoL0w76Fbij7TZcmhlLVQ8L_FNrHq0R1-15Qre4v8u2SHcOO1FVi6NhodcS0o4dMAqTtrKaW3sjDjTl2O0sZCVKsOwDuU2tDqu3KC_n0ZbIyhHwC9zaFqvQdMR4P-lWuZl6UZnkZABglXHm79uCRJkRhHfbRDz6fPOIY/w402-h640/IMG_8296.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This stunning music player from the mid-1800s is in beautiful condition.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zHvOmjlL3zEZNX2NjzBFGdY_En2A8oP58WU5E6Q58X6dm6qFQYZ0O_7ZkITg7XLJm8PEnNWQtYu3wqN_x1PJT5-kg4g6qITOIKbKSXvfGHNbkxDD1lbSm9flKUGxosiJ2NQX6WqWIxUbM6pGXiIY0gMMYL8G8RXMjZQJZH5K88jlpQtQoQvGpdnPp8rj/s640/IMG_8297.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zHvOmjlL3zEZNX2NjzBFGdY_En2A8oP58WU5E6Q58X6dm6qFQYZ0O_7ZkITg7XLJm8PEnNWQtYu3wqN_x1PJT5-kg4g6qITOIKbKSXvfGHNbkxDD1lbSm9flKUGxosiJ2NQX6WqWIxUbM6pGXiIY0gMMYL8G8RXMjZQJZH5K88jlpQtQoQvGpdnPp8rj/w480-h640/IMG_8297.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I wish the lighting was better to see the delicate porcelain dancers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQc-6b7Qahj4-CIhdP3IYOJ3b-xgNts7h4S4DH4C9NzeYPsk-8icv5bv-OvIl4tOJQP7F5HRQWJm0HenJevE1PwHQVHkbrORRPOL34dJGSRYgvp7JCVuZ71dokqKhKysla-Mve2-84ZtpssdETjvE0gTNpfQm8GRm5S5EJeUPmiVppbaMHpCDlf6utCqH/s477/IMG_8303.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="477" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQc-6b7Qahj4-CIhdP3IYOJ3b-xgNts7h4S4DH4C9NzeYPsk-8icv5bv-OvIl4tOJQP7F5HRQWJm0HenJevE1PwHQVHkbrORRPOL34dJGSRYgvp7JCVuZ71dokqKhKysla-Mve2-84ZtpssdETjvE0gTNpfQm8GRm5S5EJeUPmiVppbaMHpCDlf6utCqH/w640-h552/IMG_8303.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots of gems and minerals in Arizona. Their collection is a beauty.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm713wXDSSnNOb-lNklbG56BSiC3nRw9oC1Asf-ydJkLXTeC0_IfQAxVvyLldtR1JrS1p4-pbfFGnONQApKIG6qpfuP91sX8cS2JOcoRF_1UQAiSlgNGjAvYj0HmndDYRL6aFJTVDCVIyIO0IXrasHYoiiRzpa2ii6Qp-Y0sfAGL72LP1620QZ9WWpsiD/s631/IMG_8309.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="438" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm713wXDSSnNOb-lNklbG56BSiC3nRw9oC1Asf-ydJkLXTeC0_IfQAxVvyLldtR1JrS1p4-pbfFGnONQApKIG6qpfuP91sX8cS2JOcoRF_1UQAiSlgNGjAvYj0HmndDYRL6aFJTVDCVIyIO0IXrasHYoiiRzpa2ii6Qp-Y0sfAGL72LP1620QZ9WWpsiD/w444-h640/IMG_8309.jpg" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">With both the abundance of information and the two-story exhibits, the museum details what a big impact mining has had on the state.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWcqgpJN6XU93sF79xBCp_eaEtAQ_CkRLgxpjB3VOygeAcLu2rvqJfjnstyzg66z6jtBN63gcy4eZ41FBObIJA1HFrUrGcKBxbwTiTa9Lz0pjtwqf_vJKvS0xfXNhi9vqZRpPeHKAkSxLMcl-fYCR1jBb57QdzknShtOj2i3rskRcA0ihwH-x_qWHCsj8/s640/IMG_8300.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWcqgpJN6XU93sF79xBCp_eaEtAQ_CkRLgxpjB3VOygeAcLu2rvqJfjnstyzg66z6jtBN63gcy4eZ41FBObIJA1HFrUrGcKBxbwTiTa9Lz0pjtwqf_vJKvS0xfXNhi9vqZRpPeHKAkSxLMcl-fYCR1jBb57QdzknShtOj2i3rskRcA0ihwH-x_qWHCsj8/w334-h640/IMG_8300.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Another big influence on the history of Arizona are those who were here first. The exhibit on those known as Apaches and their leader Geronimo includes information and photos on the changing relationship he and his people had with the settlers and military.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiUKfdv6ctZ-gyJav8CuE4dKJIH9cShCjNhyOe9XOuU08rwIWQWsWqZgqGtZwfeWR7_r9ul9FdgZ2iolUi4evYsPP9n1EqrAqsqDYsLt8IU8EHNhNtvXXI5gGkPFGfZkFZMGNPXBflA_2At-qEYw_j8toiyRhZxXiIkz8MYzzF7mrJETT0L5RHXAmCOUP/s640/IMG_8302.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiUKfdv6ctZ-gyJav8CuE4dKJIH9cShCjNhyOe9XOuU08rwIWQWsWqZgqGtZwfeWR7_r9ul9FdgZ2iolUi4evYsPP9n1EqrAqsqDYsLt8IU8EHNhNtvXXI5gGkPFGfZkFZMGNPXBflA_2At-qEYw_j8toiyRhZxXiIkz8MYzzF7mrJETT0L5RHXAmCOUP/w480-h640/IMG_8302.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Although he traveled with President Cleveland in eastern cities, Geronimo was still a prisoner when he died at Fort Sill, OK.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyln3lCHgoCDyoD6DBrdSAm2zrMj-gCNz__-JBpgCSq8TpcmAimeoXGs0VfsEH_ELvtSVlHBsnf3I_Fqfp-_XFijW9Hi7Ot5Y3DAoBNc6z0GP0faj6RAe0SfpXpvYazsxCkiJHRLwpcQa6j8PZM4Kt0Lq963IaZNY-ymWoHpvu--qhq6AXb2aHbAJxIVDw/s640/IMG_8292.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyln3lCHgoCDyoD6DBrdSAm2zrMj-gCNz__-JBpgCSq8TpcmAimeoXGs0VfsEH_ELvtSVlHBsnf3I_Fqfp-_XFijW9Hi7Ot5Y3DAoBNc6z0GP0faj6RAe0SfpXpvYazsxCkiJHRLwpcQa6j8PZM4Kt0Lq963IaZNY-ymWoHpvu--qhq6AXb2aHbAJxIVDw/w400-h300/IMG_8292.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The exhibit on the history and growth of wineries and breweries in the state includes this original bar from the Birdcage Theater in Tombstone.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Maggie grew up in this area so on their last day she and I take a quick trip east to Willcox where she and her family farmed for several years. The little town is nearly gone now, but we're able to find a few spots from her past.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6UcgN5u9HRC567gODnK2S75rQtrKR8XBnpLI1OSFCsmInQ1nlClIgU-q_BvZiHcdheEP40yAJxhrgCSjTXy7puES0SzdyFEdMm3O98T_kIIl7kHVCzuEtauzPwnFP9kxAjBFnlCgUa6WQ8zSfobt4on3mG1iH_-sNiqHbPQV-Jko5enYdUQJsSRyyDLI/s640/IMG_8312.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6UcgN5u9HRC567gODnK2S75rQtrKR8XBnpLI1OSFCsmInQ1nlClIgU-q_BvZiHcdheEP40yAJxhrgCSjTXy7puES0SzdyFEdMm3O98T_kIIl7kHVCzuEtauzPwnFP9kxAjBFnlCgUa6WQ8zSfobt4on3mG1iH_-sNiqHbPQV-Jko5enYdUQJsSRyyDLI/w480-h640/IMG_8312.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now twice the size as it was, her local church is still here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0_w6ZQnLLArXIDNchP6eJxQPHl9MqCVv_k0WRoJoJvqZwZIRY5sdBkfd_kMOcLnskBcsW4Lk5k_6fpB5HoPwwBdAHtLJS2nnvB6af6lTtlzEdFBNyzo3KRyjJ67qUIQTB-tkHQXX15J-eBIXWY0xyyXntN2U4G1VtWCOxYfw-S6pwxdZ2ddCE8L44Gnf/s640/IMG_8317.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0_w6ZQnLLArXIDNchP6eJxQPHl9MqCVv_k0WRoJoJvqZwZIRY5sdBkfd_kMOcLnskBcsW4Lk5k_6fpB5HoPwwBdAHtLJS2nnvB6af6lTtlzEdFBNyzo3KRyjJ67qUIQTB-tkHQXX15J-eBIXWY0xyyXntN2U4G1VtWCOxYfw-S6pwxdZ2ddCE8L44Gnf/w640-h480/IMG_8317.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One of the best things we did when we first bought the property was to add two 50 amp/water gravel sites for our RV buddies to visit. It's also where our motorhome hangs out when we're here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Saturday morning we say our good-byes-for-now, and settle into house-mode once again. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The last few years we've missed the monsoon season here with Jeff telling us how amazing it is. This year we arrive just in time to enjoy the beginning of the incredible power and beauty of these daily storms. Every day the desert is more green, and most evenings include hours of lightning shows all around us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittlTyPfMqRQ-Y5RGGtxdw3notS9iC_EQYbqbRhCHD6dZtD46A6JBM1qKnevnAUvELuAzByAz3YKZOOdI7qsISTyf6k1iiJHbNis7dqgwZK7gpPLjxG1p3-JkN_LVOB7nBXMWNAC_oueQJCCd2oZ6mCx4blyhuto6FqHjpfxO8P4dxPF9yHMRXg2kTgZh3/s882/368034775_10227662170154071_3116233025438693920_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="882" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittlTyPfMqRQ-Y5RGGtxdw3notS9iC_EQYbqbRhCHD6dZtD46A6JBM1qKnevnAUvELuAzByAz3YKZOOdI7qsISTyf6k1iiJHbNis7dqgwZK7gpPLjxG1p3-JkN_LVOB7nBXMWNAC_oueQJCCd2oZ6mCx4blyhuto6FqHjpfxO8P4dxPF9yHMRXg2kTgZh3/w640-h558/368034775_10227662170154071_3116233025438693920_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w_DAaR3O4Us9W3NXU91JWUOX5EyUm3nKPM-2-d99AaGya3JZrcAj9uJ9TlA0nH1KUIwv05x0LcTo8HlgbsnR0_8dIojDFrpYbHo0yi1ISgnpW4jFGu7NjnCEUMGthRMq8PDvSk-syyJgAjr2xHtepan8mYrYpobm-LojyAub2TaJTleJ4yLpzzfcfS3L/s998/368058726_10227662172234123_3264031485037708055_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="998" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w_DAaR3O4Us9W3NXU91JWUOX5EyUm3nKPM-2-d99AaGya3JZrcAj9uJ9TlA0nH1KUIwv05x0LcTo8HlgbsnR0_8dIojDFrpYbHo0yi1ISgnpW4jFGu7NjnCEUMGthRMq8PDvSk-syyJgAjr2xHtepan8mYrYpobm-LojyAub2TaJTleJ4yLpzzfcfS3L/w640-h524/368058726_10227662172234123_3264031485037708055_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I can never catch lightning shots like these that were taken in Tombstone.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgsIFqgEJCqoFZo9Wbiq6UTQVoaaOotrkqpI5WWwETEklSO51v-tp5h3hkAZaUmX2TWcmvfMhKQlo3Ji51fwUGIMfZl7pXrqdBhTnKmvkl65brGB2Bzw-IqBXzlc-XtXD7UkI2CGyH-fAPg3ZWgjhbpkrDahi_UFbSHkGdI3XBQRF_kJbdrbdkp_e7-Dz/s640/IMG_8311.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgsIFqgEJCqoFZo9Wbiq6UTQVoaaOotrkqpI5WWwETEklSO51v-tp5h3hkAZaUmX2TWcmvfMhKQlo3Ji51fwUGIMfZl7pXrqdBhTnKmvkl65brGB2Bzw-IqBXzlc-XtXD7UkI2CGyH-fAPg3ZWgjhbpkrDahi_UFbSHkGdI3XBQRF_kJbdrbdkp_e7-Dz/w640-h480/IMG_8311.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We get some wonderful colors from our backyard.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Being at the house means getting caught up on appointments and errands. Bill is successful in scheduling a new local doctor so no more drives to Tucson for those appointments - yay! The motorhome slide is diagnosed with parts ordered for our scheduled appointment the first week of September. With another trip planned in October we're anxious to finally have <i>that</i> fixed!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back in SoCal we get updates from our kiddos as they ride out the tropical storm and then an earthquake (just enough to add to the fun, but not a big one). Some backyard flooding for those in the valley, but the mountain dwellers just had regular rain and wind. All are well, and the next morning the sun is out :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnqsAHukHP5lm98Euq3wVFHKzY-6pNZd-3_DXUOtZEZ6kuVc4riVGtTeFxsSLc2yTYK9HcfHIPT-pvaTmbdJxoW2D4aCLF7Xya7oBl_ZqdqLfwkhhks8RLIKqa8FO7troKOdgpLAHUwUuwhseF3JPvvg2nKMUtGk9S1SAj90YUXPwSwqthxwwlqLCR2nFe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnqsAHukHP5lm98Euq3wVFHKzY-6pNZd-3_DXUOtZEZ6kuVc4riVGtTeFxsSLc2yTYK9HcfHIPT-pvaTmbdJxoW2D4aCLF7Xya7oBl_ZqdqLfwkhhks8RLIKqa8FO7troKOdgpLAHUwUuwhseF3JPvvg2nKMUtGk9S1SAj90YUXPwSwqthxwwlqLCR2nFe=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott thinks tropical storms are fun!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm hoping to explore some of the places we've missed so far in our four(!) winters here in between lazy days and taking care of those pesky things that always need "doing". </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi8KkZETqp8ynLUq7BbPjcMGl-05p2jysQY60O2fOFscW_h8pACUBIMUsibiBTr6r-qcv7Zr2Qe18Kr5UQzsSmVbl69U5MycQD8q1CaL5fgIzz48zr6vzEdOqPQS95NPYGdAmAhOA3fuxmrXblI49OIvnTjyE0YtxOICeBiCh9iSlNJAIhU77VNTE3uK8/s2831/IMG_5931.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="2831" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi8KkZETqp8ynLUq7BbPjcMGl-05p2jysQY60O2fOFscW_h8pACUBIMUsibiBTr6r-qcv7Zr2Qe18Kr5UQzsSmVbl69U5MycQD8q1CaL5fgIzz48zr6vzEdOqPQS95NPYGdAmAhOA3fuxmrXblI49OIvnTjyE0YtxOICeBiCh9iSlNJAIhU77VNTE3uK8/w640-h496/IMG_5931.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">More backyard color courtesy of a healthy monsoon season.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUtPrx_IBKalcQuh3q1q9j4ZA3HEhSpTRhUk_Qji9RvkbsVZ2xg_ukREP1aa9Z8j9DHcgiM390e883PZbHRPBkfUx-K74lAVCADdcaW2ul8Ue1qzkSWv84g70yr8707EI_M1pnhT_kLK8PJTalN4DwrlKVbAMtnl03CSkXQovVKCUieDixs2o6rnD70AX/s960/362256448_10159690069128295_98666372888687743_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUtPrx_IBKalcQuh3q1q9j4ZA3HEhSpTRhUk_Qji9RvkbsVZ2xg_ukREP1aa9Z8j9DHcgiM390e883PZbHRPBkfUx-K74lAVCADdcaW2ul8Ue1qzkSWv84g70yr8707EI_M1pnhT_kLK8PJTalN4DwrlKVbAMtnl03CSkXQovVKCUieDixs2o6rnD70AX/w514-h640/362256448_10159690069128295_98666372888687743_n.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Teatime for Reese and Penelope</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFG1eZJ9_742idNPjT5rtq4E-bhnzMuu6Hi-c7sISnVlPOpExSTO2Ewa7mwZyc0QVaRi-g3qa_9rICFzAgnfYo83mBOlnyLf2pG2KissAsvZR56oBethg7j5WCM8rWXoL_JbKFjGJ1L6CFgm95fnY0fUg_KhpCfGv_ijtSMKLh_SegLuCIIjhYmDaUga4/s640/IMG_8315.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="491" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFG1eZJ9_742idNPjT5rtq4E-bhnzMuu6Hi-c7sISnVlPOpExSTO2Ewa7mwZyc0QVaRi-g3qa_9rICFzAgnfYo83mBOlnyLf2pG2KissAsvZR56oBethg7j5WCM8rWXoL_JbKFjGJ1L6CFgm95fnY0fUg_KhpCfGv_ijtSMKLh_SegLuCIIjhYmDaUga4/w492-h640/IMG_8315.jpg" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver cools off at the park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlbpj2bELzSq9rlv4QpO0f7oVqu2QVrO9Gif1XhQVFsIsjCUTxtnT0VNKCfr1HStaEnyTuapjJusvKnxO8ifYfWl6cV5cK4eEezrbLXuW4SxLLAlIguH5jd8TQ7ClHKkLWoSmZlSC2aCzzc7Wgsuo79N6RBlvjf8dZ94yguJ5D0WbD3yV64vAyZMYQyUr/s3088/IMG_6624.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlbpj2bELzSq9rlv4QpO0f7oVqu2QVrO9Gif1XhQVFsIsjCUTxtnT0VNKCfr1HStaEnyTuapjJusvKnxO8ifYfWl6cV5cK4eEezrbLXuW4SxLLAlIguH5jd8TQ7ClHKkLWoSmZlSC2aCzzc7Wgsuo79N6RBlvjf8dZ94yguJ5D0WbD3yV64vAyZMYQyUr/w480-h640/IMG_6624.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry snuggles with his little sister a week before she arrives to meet him face-to-face. So cute!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-90315679302615533042023-08-02T08:42:00.000-07:002023-08-02T08:42:19.003-07:00The Best of Both of Us - Enjoying the Family<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>July 21 - August 1, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Frazier Park - Valencia, California</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It seems like lately we either bring snow or scorching heat to our SoCal visits. We watch the temps climb as we leave behind our spot on the coast and head for the mountains above L.A. County. We've stayed at the <a href="https://www.larvpark.com/">Pyramid Lake RV "Resort"</a> before and it hasn't improved. There's no one at the metal trailer they use for an office, and my phone isn't working right so it's 20 minutes walking around in the 100 degrees trying to find someone to open the gate. Bill's phone works and we finally reach the "managers" who give me the code so we can get in and set up. Another park that could be lovely with some hard work and regular upkeep, today it's lots of weeds and some trashy residents. Still, we feel safe and the 50 amp FHU site is fine for our needs. Afterall, we're here to see Ezra and Elliott and their parents!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We love hanging out with the family, playing with the grands and getting caught up with the grown-ups. With the heat we spend most of this visit indoors. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuESa9Yev9wkWyW2FFrxCZZTSuTOD_AyCoETbcd9sF5NZhODAYy1EJV6AHUugjGXWddlltQg_YwBDl4Jcxg19Q6xKTqNM9J45u0y4x73vu-unJ8xqBVAEBeDpKK2vW-p1MpctSmC4ZX9ROBqC8xodlaDqYijCjYiKIr125JKifD-CmBIYTUcQcl-1fK4Hx/s640/IMG_8121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuESa9Yev9wkWyW2FFrxCZZTSuTOD_AyCoETbcd9sF5NZhODAYy1EJV6AHUugjGXWddlltQg_YwBDl4Jcxg19Q6xKTqNM9J45u0y4x73vu-unJ8xqBVAEBeDpKK2vW-p1MpctSmC4ZX9ROBqC8xodlaDqYijCjYiKIr125JKifD-CmBIYTUcQcl-1fK4Hx/w400-h300/IMG_8121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott and Ezra entertaining PopPop.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpcfzCTsuR2Uhnqg9y9OSrIJ0SEESugEj3ULANgicRtchMhl8U5c_OSl_ztxPSJ45fjKu9yn1NcGkpZ8LYlSVdJ9BS_kD6JbZIP70oagl_6H8futZq3rF1xoxqQ-AfIjXaQo6xqXIfWs4FrBIZUhxPKfB3B0DftWPrcl81eS7mIWz7_DDC-3mY_ulCftb/s640/IMG_8123.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpcfzCTsuR2Uhnqg9y9OSrIJ0SEESugEj3ULANgicRtchMhl8U5c_OSl_ztxPSJ45fjKu9yn1NcGkpZ8LYlSVdJ9BS_kD6JbZIP70oagl_6H8futZq3rF1xoxqQ-AfIjXaQo6xqXIfWs4FrBIZUhxPKfB3B0DftWPrcl81eS7mIWz7_DDC-3mY_ulCftb/w400-h300/IMG_8123.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Frog the cat meets PopPop.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3sTygrRbIIs-8Yl0MNycr22pk8af5INBJqLDkuxyElKBSEM7jTU_TuRinnnOmaVZ6tpoh9DwDS4cnYoryI9ews3oJd7e85Uo3MedJnscDmQuHukp84yU53KpBNvEaxJ-bMC-wtPshh_1p30BmUgKmVMiKKevPdh2sZPSzLMuJHocMb_9QOPqnKp8UQ6g/s640/IMG_8125.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3sTygrRbIIs-8Yl0MNycr22pk8af5INBJqLDkuxyElKBSEM7jTU_TuRinnnOmaVZ6tpoh9DwDS4cnYoryI9ews3oJd7e85Uo3MedJnscDmQuHukp84yU53KpBNvEaxJ-bMC-wtPshh_1p30BmUgKmVMiKKevPdh2sZPSzLMuJHocMb_9QOPqnKp8UQ6g/w300-h400/IMG_8125.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The new kittens are really good with the kids. Ezra with Enola.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTGi9SxPPjiWChTWdEiiNjFVx_AEi8hBeYI3vG-rxNxsyCMMtnjOMoX_4Ru4ZO4p6JYGbaw1plddkJdA2IeuvvtB4PetSgd6i-VFanIEOi5T7VRthWA4e0R475XkGxx-n8aNniSw3YDwFRvITGT0WC8huzFxeQA8A8aTc_g6goHUiR9AwNTAiddPfIIm-/s640/IMG_8128.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTGi9SxPPjiWChTWdEiiNjFVx_AEi8hBeYI3vG-rxNxsyCMMtnjOMoX_4Ru4ZO4p6JYGbaw1plddkJdA2IeuvvtB4PetSgd6i-VFanIEOi5T7VRthWA4e0R475XkGxx-n8aNniSw3YDwFRvITGT0WC8huzFxeQA8A8aTc_g6goHUiR9AwNTAiddPfIIm-/w300-h400/IMG_8128.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Because octopus fingers are so much better than regular fingers with making cup towers!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglorAZUPAsMH7tgUiQaIZ1MQzaCX0_RXABh7klJTH-FHEKoWOcJxhdlqt-g2DDK1l6s51d_gdrJHk78lTvzEZu1dql3FHX0V77dF7XKlVFEChP7ztNWYkr-g7ryM5RakyF5AU8mxcBatABrAnFkxBcKo6ho1bKz6XAgCdodUjbDeXrZPz0fARjbNwW5Lpq/s640/IMG_8134.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglorAZUPAsMH7tgUiQaIZ1MQzaCX0_RXABh7klJTH-FHEKoWOcJxhdlqt-g2DDK1l6s51d_gdrJHk78lTvzEZu1dql3FHX0V77dF7XKlVFEChP7ztNWYkr-g7ryM5RakyF5AU8mxcBatABrAnFkxBcKo6ho1bKz6XAgCdodUjbDeXrZPz0fARjbNwW5Lpq/w400-h300/IMG_8134.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sharing water is nice but blowing bubbles - infinitely better.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9fsC7_QjPxNf4sZwodJimosuwjicI0HUAxhjB_GJNKuQFSFuSG172wIyx2USRsG8C2Jf_7lvdSy05d5CeycMYEOywyR10j4LZxscP5L6_MCJy-WafbdEfCgtNm3Wx41jnExht0S_bfJQaR8KMkJNuQnwMzrqsP3k6obLls9zxuad4v-oXz15_b0rDAma/s640/IMG_8143.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9fsC7_QjPxNf4sZwodJimosuwjicI0HUAxhjB_GJNKuQFSFuSG172wIyx2USRsG8C2Jf_7lvdSy05d5CeycMYEOywyR10j4LZxscP5L6_MCJy-WafbdEfCgtNm3Wx41jnExht0S_bfJQaR8KMkJNuQnwMzrqsP3k6obLls9zxuad4v-oXz15_b0rDAma/w400-h300/IMG_8143.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Brian and Shalise with Elliott</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgIyKLAMwqTBcQIhnpToZpPfsZuTWmjyXYVfmwtiq955KoqAO9gU44iOk8eiiUk2ah84qDVlvHdSJGd_Kmp9AdYtHHZB3BR6FwMgCUjOSNpZyYHUNZf7mL-c8AGk1S1jQMe6fn9wsgxYZNWBtiYzpukqUrd1UfMtAIpMP9b0H2qI0D4ZbLidNcS8jElsa/s640/IMG_8141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgIyKLAMwqTBcQIhnpToZpPfsZuTWmjyXYVfmwtiq955KoqAO9gU44iOk8eiiUk2ah84qDVlvHdSJGd_Kmp9AdYtHHZB3BR6FwMgCUjOSNpZyYHUNZf7mL-c8AGk1S1jQMe6fn9wsgxYZNWBtiYzpukqUrd1UfMtAIpMP9b0H2qI0D4ZbLidNcS8jElsa/w640-h480/IMG_8141.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you don't look down, the views in the rv park are great!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There's a lot to see and do in Los Angeles, down the mountain from Frazier Park. Monday Shalise and I take the boys to the Natural History Museum. It's a favorite I haven't visited in over 15 years. The surrounding area is under construction, but we find parking behind the Science Center that's walkable even in the extreme heat. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are quite a few people here on a hot summer week day, but I never feel like we're in a crowd. Both Ezra and Elliott are engaged throughout the day, excited about all the amazing (and very large) exhibits. There are also several interactive opportunities that add to the fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVQkmEospegj2D9TqW_bzZ8bcc6P997wbthnbNKejeNWDEOAdbYJqobHMdPb5wt62AxlDEKyIRlE7tx4XigValPJtZ2-ZeNBpJQk2WNeP87_WksiRoxWTHKGqW5SGnX3Zb70PGTo_mPO6DW5-Jnu1WCVcF8pcX5BL1_UuCfhtRBPGcn5ccP-9ODDnCq5u/s4000/IMG_5877.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVQkmEospegj2D9TqW_bzZ8bcc6P997wbthnbNKejeNWDEOAdbYJqobHMdPb5wt62AxlDEKyIRlE7tx4XigValPJtZ2-ZeNBpJQk2WNeP87_WksiRoxWTHKGqW5SGnX3Zb70PGTo_mPO6DW5-Jnu1WCVcF8pcX5BL1_UuCfhtRBPGcn5ccP-9ODDnCq5u/w640-h480/IMG_5877.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One of two spectacular rotundas.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yvJq61n7u004yDolXFpu34A2H-Yru4qIJFum9TGwYOkmpeGy9Jko1zC-rFAj6t7U6EmupIM6hx6YPH1WNrMM5pSDDY1mix2S6dS9opSjwoYWjUjLuB31EyiP91kvrFG_EbKwByujtvKXSkrV5TkNdXNQAd3O3TCF9mJWCoy_Dmh2USnRlKSc0syQ5JGK/s640/71192873712__ADDE09D0-94D8-4F85-A7A7-C312A8BFF32D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yvJq61n7u004yDolXFpu34A2H-Yru4qIJFum9TGwYOkmpeGy9Jko1zC-rFAj6t7U6EmupIM6hx6YPH1WNrMM5pSDDY1mix2S6dS9opSjwoYWjUjLuB31EyiP91kvrFG_EbKwByujtvKXSkrV5TkNdXNQAd3O3TCF9mJWCoy_Dmh2USnRlKSc0syQ5JGK/w480-h640/71192873712__ADDE09D0-94D8-4F85-A7A7-C312A8BFF32D.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let's do this!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoD86_2Uevs7-nXP68f0tMxMZNoarhUJOPrMt0gEadprc0HcK_AlZuG4szg5qH_-Ck0Ir_-FXFTsUkkVlhI-yjbbDkmCX6mzn4ZyfSWoBm0rbV5HbcMZcpHeSkszGFXZMzyT0sLuA4KEGCMNGRQb5rtccLTRr-hvADZfIQ_5Zil0qdD2ynH9e5WInjw6F/s640/IMG_8138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoD86_2Uevs7-nXP68f0tMxMZNoarhUJOPrMt0gEadprc0HcK_AlZuG4szg5qH_-Ck0Ir_-FXFTsUkkVlhI-yjbbDkmCX6mzn4ZyfSWoBm0rbV5HbcMZcpHeSkszGFXZMzyT0sLuA4KEGCMNGRQb5rtccLTRr-hvADZfIQ_5Zil0qdD2ynH9e5WInjw6F/w480-h640/IMG_8138.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hard to believe he's a third grader already!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbW5KP1heIUTAr3YlVtslVy22q49Leys07cIMXC52ICzh5kfZWe0XlR7iIeoiXlskBicy5XA-bsOkYokshsst6QXU85qavOD2Z_VQGr3mJ9aNg0sk30YZJjT8Jor9a_TG0ybeB_BY4YpbRxHVCaLfmswV4Hb2EwDGpd3Tke99McciUyKjQygwoHN_zp71/s3738/IMG_5882.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="3738" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbW5KP1heIUTAr3YlVtslVy22q49Leys07cIMXC52ICzh5kfZWe0XlR7iIeoiXlskBicy5XA-bsOkYokshsst6QXU85qavOD2Z_VQGr3mJ9aNg0sk30YZJjT8Jor9a_TG0ybeB_BY4YpbRxHVCaLfmswV4Hb2EwDGpd3Tke99McciUyKjQygwoHN_zp71/w640-h370/IMG_5882.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The dinosaur collection is amazing, and so much better than the Smithsonian.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Ip6l-Av_gNF6Nem1vSijztteGFapN1mX2HvCswZJiz-DVywp0yw57_n4vQxSjaPxoKCufhPe04w5FHYRdzeMK-BmAN1gZelH2xv6cOlYGRS4gqRPRvwDPs2NMakk40dgBcHgt9pqdi38FzzGsH4Cip3BK3KGxabCaGI3aZQE694iK_J9TwLtWVGvZfF/s4000/IMG_5881.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Ip6l-Av_gNF6Nem1vSijztteGFapN1mX2HvCswZJiz-DVywp0yw57_n4vQxSjaPxoKCufhPe04w5FHYRdzeMK-BmAN1gZelH2xv6cOlYGRS4gqRPRvwDPs2NMakk40dgBcHgt9pqdi38FzzGsH4Cip3BK3KGxabCaGI3aZQE694iK_J9TwLtWVGvZfF/w640-h480/IMG_5881.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra is fascinated at the size of these skeletons.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AvKI2togG6uY-rp8aA-CRcmNReu3ITrkw1B0l9CuWRgPF8I-Qi52H4JFi0C5qGJKJvwgoOtYd5fLl29YWK--p47fxJWqKMtYZTXghh0PIFsSYcda6PH_GRGoA_vACtaye7ZOdh6NJb53spZvknvLGWKwL3e3QQ9JAaJDCe8beD7BNA2tMpM9Gyx3DxIc/s2795/IMG_5887.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="2795" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AvKI2togG6uY-rp8aA-CRcmNReu3ITrkw1B0l9CuWRgPF8I-Qi52H4JFi0C5qGJKJvwgoOtYd5fLl29YWK--p47fxJWqKMtYZTXghh0PIFsSYcda6PH_GRGoA_vACtaye7ZOdh6NJb53spZvknvLGWKwL3e3QQ9JAaJDCe8beD7BNA2tMpM9Gyx3DxIc/w640-h628/IMG_5887.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The most bestest museum buddies in the second rotunda.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeAb5pLhUIhbhi8d2dKkB1My_b8a9QmSThHoNjsYJh0x7J2ujJhefCgA5VIcaKDa0x76uFMitUbz6_xpeL5hgTdy9vs1-OXUjAXNYeZ4TQG2WJ9VzFyupa-Zs9RYqOUJHXOhYP6HTfzyxBqZKKhVSRFafEYMhwfnQkL0T7Q-AQYhhxI7IXh3s6XqvezFR/s4000/IMG_5889.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeAb5pLhUIhbhi8d2dKkB1My_b8a9QmSThHoNjsYJh0x7J2ujJhefCgA5VIcaKDa0x76uFMitUbz6_xpeL5hgTdy9vs1-OXUjAXNYeZ4TQG2WJ9VzFyupa-Zs9RYqOUJHXOhYP6HTfzyxBqZKKhVSRFafEYMhwfnQkL0T7Q-AQYhhxI7IXh3s6XqvezFR/w640-h480/IMG_5889.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For both Shalise and I, this is why you visit this museum - the mammal dioramas are like being in the habitat of each species.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik20ZZPoi3UCqYQW-vBLISqH7P4A1fy9zYIEJkXUkHeXBiChmMlXiBfzDrtvsgXUjK0dNCVnJnS0AJuf7AE9PEZx3YtRBY0O8lQY8eLTvpvWtanWW3Ljo3U_clkcGRCzZn4bcmdMj8vQuoY7blEwQHa_OgSROW-O8qxBQAkZN_PqjJEAhU92lKboytfEwT/s3907/IMG_5890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="3907" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik20ZZPoi3UCqYQW-vBLISqH7P4A1fy9zYIEJkXUkHeXBiChmMlXiBfzDrtvsgXUjK0dNCVnJnS0AJuf7AE9PEZx3YtRBY0O8lQY8eLTvpvWtanWW3Ljo3U_clkcGRCzZn4bcmdMj8vQuoY7blEwQHa_OgSROW-O8qxBQAkZN_PqjJEAhU92lKboytfEwT/w640-h456/IMG_5890.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9k8fyKJ0BGKRTH4CufWVk7JvlBYYNUhgsyS29htE6VsfXIkJBIyvpW0GTbcaSeFVzeHNTakK6iS9D7eSv2rmZcXEQofO16xLZHGfqDI3XMihj9vrnFGKWuv2Jlw_-aDHZ1l_8BmdngpEEep_TynSm7yF0qV549DYkT7xvjMDBzoKcujYozGUuPTCWti4n/s4000/IMG_5891.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9k8fyKJ0BGKRTH4CufWVk7JvlBYYNUhgsyS29htE6VsfXIkJBIyvpW0GTbcaSeFVzeHNTakK6iS9D7eSv2rmZcXEQofO16xLZHGfqDI3XMihj9vrnFGKWuv2Jlw_-aDHZ1l_8BmdngpEEep_TynSm7yF0qV549DYkT7xvjMDBzoKcujYozGUuPTCWti4n/w640-h480/IMG_5891.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra and I agree it feels like the elephant is going to walk right up to us!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa41gaW3D1_jAJ_xp0h2xCoeSgapbv7sseV48DkwxOZJgM0NCmR7DvWGB6VKlInEbRHKMz2v8slfhh86td1MD-rmTFgX1K243czTZ9IEY8Z0JWN69Ot8vUbyDWJYPhMreo2ELQWGoUr1QRXlvh5XHCNOW0T_g9K95u9FJF85m_RNaaSHHFxi5MqP44cHg/s4000/IMG_5893.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa41gaW3D1_jAJ_xp0h2xCoeSgapbv7sseV48DkwxOZJgM0NCmR7DvWGB6VKlInEbRHKMz2v8slfhh86td1MD-rmTFgX1K243czTZ9IEY8Z0JWN69Ot8vUbyDWJYPhMreo2ELQWGoUr1QRXlvh5XHCNOW0T_g9K95u9FJF85m_RNaaSHHFxi5MqP44cHg/w640-h480/IMG_5893.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">All are uniquely beautiful, but it's hard to beat the lion pride.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Grey Wolves prepare to descend on their prey below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WCrtfGSO3g1mMcccq2UOGpVjCUrY5ZrRuSJu8WuZdC71i7yuXOaVDaYi_LTpng9NdjHpWCuBamXWjEFU9q2ZdVcV8PQ3nJhDIwwVxbwRyOyYjR0UKQnLAJRy23WnccGLL885tG7JdX3gCQa2Ig9gmtjGWO1ycpPGplprEEY_h8HyJYRoAqOY13E-_5kZ/s4000/IMG_5899.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WCrtfGSO3g1mMcccq2UOGpVjCUrY5ZrRuSJu8WuZdC71i7yuXOaVDaYi_LTpng9NdjHpWCuBamXWjEFU9q2ZdVcV8PQ3nJhDIwwVxbwRyOyYjR0UKQnLAJRy23WnccGLL885tG7JdX3gCQa2Ig9gmtjGWO1ycpPGplprEEY_h8HyJYRoAqOY13E-_5kZ/w640-h480/IMG_5899.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's impossible to capture the size of these mammoth Grizzlies. They're very impressive!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP049O7Y21ozOkKfxj8cCewns1s8tO6nY-BsEcxrdayKWhNZO4KBi0VeZD1u-vrL5DCLxXpa1gplZ0G3Soq8bJ9GO_4dt4wFlN631BfW50k8hLwiJ6MT3PgsyDCQM_Z8n0IzmDIB3-NFnNPYG2HjgqyvQ1gGZXKxVFwSCTMmYzpveuGXrJNlUkeabZ_cc5/s3837/IMG_5900.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="3837" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP049O7Y21ozOkKfxj8cCewns1s8tO6nY-BsEcxrdayKWhNZO4KBi0VeZD1u-vrL5DCLxXpa1gplZ0G3Soq8bJ9GO_4dt4wFlN631BfW50k8hLwiJ6MT3PgsyDCQM_Z8n0IzmDIB3-NFnNPYG2HjgqyvQ1gGZXKxVFwSCTMmYzpveuGXrJNlUkeabZ_cc5/w640-h458/IMG_5900.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott tracks the large territory of the famous local Mountain Lion known as P22.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ49cgEZQPjxcj9zzSg7_5NYfTnoxw1dHezAKaTCA03HRHfjs64FugGIqIHRVwicIuHsi2tjKNTYYCoc04dn1FR1_DhAqGnyg-7k5IcabKH5CPwDrGRr3NE8RobrAZFLRGVrUGOhMVui2yAKyg6Unhv36Zm4Z7vyHP_ttxWeLautY56701JiBdk3g1_AqT/s4000/IMG_5906.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ49cgEZQPjxcj9zzSg7_5NYfTnoxw1dHezAKaTCA03HRHfjs64FugGIqIHRVwicIuHsi2tjKNTYYCoc04dn1FR1_DhAqGnyg-7k5IcabKH5CPwDrGRr3NE8RobrAZFLRGVrUGOhMVui2yAKyg6Unhv36Zm4Z7vyHP_ttxWeLautY56701JiBdk3g1_AqT/w640-h480/IMG_5906.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bill and I had a "pet" Black Widow spider (like loving snakes isn't weird enough) on our patio before we retired. Beatrice lived in a small bird house on the patio, and was very entertaining. 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="2432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWJ7hhSKlmgzPjfEPceMaVYrLfIzTFxM_GcEqPx6LKn58E7yj827P5vsjp_9FpGmHZpGoQfbjkJYLl4Tx7CedlCdy9n3gxN0JaTfzpYCx-3rVI5bfFLPIvfmhDl9IFwf7xLv_QUICds9mSd8tHP7B9vfjNEg9Xk0lLGNpNNB2V6ksxFb4T0Mxb8krxBXi/w452-h640/IMG_5912.JPG" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mommy creates a Peter Max poster :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4_s9rBAfXSMp86KeHqKJv6WuTQwhXw8UHCE5lroDRmUcUROo4RVj052RSOVOwJLLtU1XtTXM-tXn7SyC2JPqwPzYN4vAPS4QmHwVi6RDTi6xmDBREg3q3Gm_xaFzYVdE-qNZ65EEJhV41vbTfrostLHWT4pwBG0PbD0jbQbqyXzSAANZYHtEj5l-xSGf/s4000/IMG_5914.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="4000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4_s9rBAfXSMp86KeHqKJv6WuTQwhXw8UHCE5lroDRmUcUROo4RVj052RSOVOwJLLtU1XtTXM-tXn7SyC2JPqwPzYN4vAPS4QmHwVi6RDTi6xmDBREg3q3Gm_xaFzYVdE-qNZ65EEJhV41vbTfrostLHWT4pwBG0PbD0jbQbqyXzSAANZYHtEj5l-xSGf/w640-h404/IMG_5914.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Every area of the museum is visually stimulating with enough space for everyone to learn and play.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeug3oOdk5fBRoRGSUsA4DOdUZXud0VD31tl6BGRATVKsLd_UGHY0nE6tuqTJtdceGWBNFnbTIXrNPYJC0CkIWAVX2lg_sFFmXbG_h6g9TaQEa7XVSS9lpZVxfTJmPYEY4dyaAzMZdoMoLwLBP72anWlYHVKfG2PC6N6pvMw7mtCMoBl2pXlu6bownDXig/s4000/IMG_5918.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeug3oOdk5fBRoRGSUsA4DOdUZXud0VD31tl6BGRATVKsLd_UGHY0nE6tuqTJtdceGWBNFnbTIXrNPYJC0CkIWAVX2lg_sFFmXbG_h6g9TaQEa7XVSS9lpZVxfTJmPYEY4dyaAzMZdoMoLwLBP72anWlYHVKfG2PC6N6pvMw7mtCMoBl2pXlu6bownDXig/w640-h480/IMG_5918.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Upstairs the Bird Room hasn't changed since the 1960's and features over 1000 species.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRIScBbEGYy81movHZBYVCP-1jzomWOhDrGlXgZyfGaZXCxT0QxqP2alOJozallRzXwuQL8J2jNYijGb_Ym7uhV0xO5YUcgPhYzdWpDijg3eqgPpCmuyMsd7i1ux6VqHRK4QMaSK6oQi6id5jrr04BVQHjIfN6SVEDKYFz3hlNwZpfMRpkiDz9g76OGF7/s3192/IMG_5919.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3192" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRIScBbEGYy81movHZBYVCP-1jzomWOhDrGlXgZyfGaZXCxT0QxqP2alOJozallRzXwuQL8J2jNYijGb_Ym7uhV0xO5YUcgPhYzdWpDijg3eqgPpCmuyMsd7i1ux6VqHRK4QMaSK6oQi6id5jrr04BVQHjIfN6SVEDKYFz3hlNwZpfMRpkiDz9g76OGF7/w640-h532/IMG_5919.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Some are fancier than others!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEZj6s2NCMnz5ac9rhpbbnO6cR-BKnF1cKWHDIxVeNjTOg3ZI5cCezcyTCSHEgcNzjqEHIgwcN15qg5gIROVkmy1XQiaM8GcTU8d7O3ggxWv5X0Ezbrtdb9RTJkVNK5PVnZEmAqdpADGz4yGuD8Pf37JQqr9Jz2O_L-Zwa2pFkJDXFFbqC_xV5cLIkADB/s2934/IMG_5920.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2934" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEZj6s2NCMnz5ac9rhpbbnO6cR-BKnF1cKWHDIxVeNjTOg3ZI5cCezcyTCSHEgcNzjqEHIgwcN15qg5gIROVkmy1XQiaM8GcTU8d7O3ggxWv5X0Ezbrtdb9RTJkVNK5PVnZEmAqdpADGz4yGuD8Pf37JQqr9Jz2O_L-Zwa2pFkJDXFFbqC_xV5cLIkADB/w640-h614/IMG_5920.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Digging for dinosaur bones.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAeiJgNBqPDFplwMNvIr6qRmaD5K-MF_Bx2PQkhjJzYLyjBRYv92P6nPKZqKPRnbcs7C391uGyyGs3_FlCRt_OrApvlzLaoCv_4M6O3FR7ApMDbL9Z30YzOlnmPFhv1q_MWj3o2ueSpF5eLHZ78C0RMKymWThuQ7Jbo6VC6KyHxN-TTuC8SiFqeXCWmrD/s3989/IMG_5923.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="3989" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAeiJgNBqPDFplwMNvIr6qRmaD5K-MF_Bx2PQkhjJzYLyjBRYv92P6nPKZqKPRnbcs7C391uGyyGs3_FlCRt_OrApvlzLaoCv_4M6O3FR7ApMDbL9Z30YzOlnmPFhv1q_MWj3o2ueSpF5eLHZ78C0RMKymWThuQ7Jbo6VC6KyHxN-TTuC8SiFqeXCWmrD/w640-h434/IMG_5923.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Learning the delicacy of finding detail with a small brush. Yes, even on a hot, hot day the museum can get chilly :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaBAx9JiKPCxU69zwUXTg36SNASISZ9zbpK3QuPAtIGTXTbWcrDJWSL5JstgcjgAdLk8Pu5jUiejjZfa29g_j42sPMq7nx71Ubu7n7wEzAHg9hHMeoATkaNfX7zrOSr4hi6knJ7FLcQS4XwzhBn-VNs5BU8-5AvY5GvJZkg5icYqKZZ-M-SdQfOp5qumU/s4000/IMG_5925.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaBAx9JiKPCxU69zwUXTg36SNASISZ9zbpK3QuPAtIGTXTbWcrDJWSL5JstgcjgAdLk8Pu5jUiejjZfa29g_j42sPMq7nx71Ubu7n7wEzAHg9hHMeoATkaNfX7zrOSr4hi6knJ7FLcQS4XwzhBn-VNs5BU8-5AvY5GvJZkg5icYqKZZ-M-SdQfOp5qumU/w480-h640/IMG_5925.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">That's a wrap on a perfect day!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our last day on the mountain passes too quickly and before we know it we're saying see-you-later to Shalise and Elliott. Because Wednesday morning Brian drops Ezra off at the motorhome so he can go with us down the mountain to Santa Clarita!! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">No pics of his ride in the big bus, but it's smiles and wows all the way. Nothing like seeing what has become common through the eyes of a seven-year-old to remind you how cool your life is!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill drives the Jeep for the short 39 mile drive, and there's no issue with our early arrival. We've stayed at Valencia Travel Village more than anywhere else in our travels with most of our kids close by. Last year they lost a whole row of sites to the raging river that washed out the cliff taking three RVs with it. The park has been 80% permanent residents for years, and I wondered if there would be overnight spaces anymore. Looks like they didn't move those who lost their sites into this area, and there's remarkable little changed from our past stays. Except for the increase to $85/night! Guess you have to make up for those lost rentals somehow.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqGez8oj3AKrHBEr7HyqQgNgo8aMBqph2bPXypCLurS7S77ea30lwlqMDA94oN6_4gkcumv6QF9V0YhQlXBWvYheqUdlTea90pL44KJ1htVo9ISp4xNwCuQFeScn2UQzZlerXu0TBBSzZaZioqpwntR_53Ce0uBM74rznO14UxNpgWyFM3FGKseE1qGdD/s640/IMG_8255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqGez8oj3AKrHBEr7HyqQgNgo8aMBqph2bPXypCLurS7S77ea30lwlqMDA94oN6_4gkcumv6QF9V0YhQlXBWvYheqUdlTea90pL44KJ1htVo9ISp4xNwCuQFeScn2UQzZlerXu0TBBSzZaZioqpwntR_53Ce0uBM74rznO14UxNpgWyFM3FGKseE1qGdD/w640-h480/IMG_8255.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The tarp hangs over the cliff at what used to be the middle of the RV site.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb9Ja2-ZK93wsafZ9SgtH9NsDMn7h5KkeCaOEm6kuKwkEYAKvAuMIAbNjnYuDftshz3d6km-dBC3x62gzH9Ptphu3xiu7dWGme91xKoaKMe9ISqy5tIR5Wlw-OIqDXxDkP2AxuAhpnpj1Cw_c0x3VTTd0tKWVIOasun4wLqW0lwLeoy01Mrn6708fEYKa/s640/IMG_8257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="640" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb9Ja2-ZK93wsafZ9SgtH9NsDMn7h5KkeCaOEm6kuKwkEYAKvAuMIAbNjnYuDftshz3d6km-dBC3x62gzH9Ptphu3xiu7dWGme91xKoaKMe9ISqy5tIR5Wlw-OIqDXxDkP2AxuAhpnpj1Cw_c0x3VTTd0tKWVIOasun4wLqW0lwLeoy01Mrn6708fEYKa/w640-h470/IMG_8257.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This new curve into the park used to be straight across with about ten RV sites. In total they lost 20 FHU sites and two RVs went into the river. You can Google the dramatic video footage.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZJMbHu-Xd7PtSRfu9y7fMsHE2zcxXYdZ7WJXKJz6_xNvwyFOeBCZ9wr7Wqh77lfzwqF1EHEl5TCAx_KRLLj0G9J3GvSWceNkqCr3lvjoet8zGEX_gjb2WntiecAzgGmvp3X-WykaAdfLjoFDhZkPY2mG1SEk1l8kQYMDlgM2nSE-cvA8rFnYyGxkvaSE/s640/IMG_8158.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZJMbHu-Xd7PtSRfu9y7fMsHE2zcxXYdZ7WJXKJz6_xNvwyFOeBCZ9wr7Wqh77lfzwqF1EHEl5TCAx_KRLLj0G9J3GvSWceNkqCr3lvjoet8zGEX_gjb2WntiecAzgGmvp3X-WykaAdfLjoFDhZkPY2mG1SEk1l8kQYMDlgM2nSE-cvA8rFnYyGxkvaSE/w480-h640/IMG_8158.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The neighbors to our right have our picnic table at their site, and these neighbors are three feet onto our narrow space. Not feeling the love. It's too hot to be outside anyway so we live with it.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXBMFSFuga-YjvA-RbWr5vGDohFH6mscx4uWbGumHM53gTENGLSqumV14e2fxBcyRTOFWt8Et5jxAlLQZ2ezSXyXscXc563jQA6Y1o575MI53aldGv1fOO3wTWyqQ9JTJyAAnM787wFhikjRae8xI8_nHQbWk8SjAvpZJazlUgHo22Cf35alsDQoLTE1a/s640/IMG_8145.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXBMFSFuga-YjvA-RbWr5vGDohFH6mscx4uWbGumHM53gTENGLSqumV14e2fxBcyRTOFWt8Et5jxAlLQZ2ezSXyXscXc563jQA6Y1o575MI53aldGv1fOO3wTWyqQ9JTJyAAnM787wFhikjRae8xI8_nHQbWk8SjAvpZJazlUgHo22Cf35alsDQoLTE1a/w300-h400/IMG_8145.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">With lemonade to drink, Ezra covers the yellow food group.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzK0iHstQNHAMkskikFaxghWIXIboT84BsefUcTt-qnxPpB9lOdS6Smo0WnscoFEvcYC75ldfOGkZcfDxoAkoZQi5lYCmFpB2c3KOlfaz06X-U3lDjlJbCseFvu83UMyTucb04n05IQGqMY61c1WwixCVkhHQEuwUboxYorsvaJ74rRhZ7umKYJOInihDV/s640/IMG_8146.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzK0iHstQNHAMkskikFaxghWIXIboT84BsefUcTt-qnxPpB9lOdS6Smo0WnscoFEvcYC75ldfOGkZcfDxoAkoZQi5lYCmFpB2c3KOlfaz06X-U3lDjlJbCseFvu83UMyTucb04n05IQGqMY61c1WwixCVkhHQEuwUboxYorsvaJ74rRhZ7umKYJOInihDV/w640-h480/IMG_8146.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's cooler in Tombstone.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoxNnC903e68F5k1gogslV7xHrW5vKlKHvjKbiW0iy2chfJEzlDvmgHU73qF7dObBUo7cR4qNCu8o4u6dM8piFCGbfAD69yJyD615JgZn0F7_CIb6fW9QDR1NBy06eDdCivpd1vHPlpJ5e_b4-oT7qg3zBDx8Dr-K7F2ZD2Jqc7-hUyD36m0UvTn0fOUM/s640/IMG_8149.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoxNnC903e68F5k1gogslV7xHrW5vKlKHvjKbiW0iy2chfJEzlDvmgHU73qF7dObBUo7cR4qNCu8o4u6dM8piFCGbfAD69yJyD615JgZn0F7_CIb6fW9QDR1NBy06eDdCivpd1vHPlpJ5e_b4-oT7qg3zBDx8Dr-K7F2ZD2Jqc7-hUyD36m0UvTn0fOUM/w640-h480/IMG_8149.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Fun to have the little pool all to himself!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They don't get together very often, but cousins Ezra and M&M are all excited to reconnect for a few hours. Before the morning heats up we meet at a wonderful playground near M&M's house. The three of them are at full speed with other kids, and then just themselves, until they're worn out (the adults are worn out just watching them!). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45gHOZz5Nl3WECfTWejclItCoZGw-TkIf15X0Owu8WTuTX8n1Z_rvCtU2-Cri88UURTdEUmnFh3dvl_DVVRrmOD4FSNYJeHEhYey2vElK_c7Yveq33E9PxDL3bvBhk45J8aeq-hJjsf8r6qwiUYhbJsE_AriAzbvA6zuIDI6KubQ1eso2h5lgqaMVwGDg/s640/IMG_8168.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45gHOZz5Nl3WECfTWejclItCoZGw-TkIf15X0Owu8WTuTX8n1Z_rvCtU2-Cri88UURTdEUmnFh3dvl_DVVRrmOD4FSNYJeHEhYey2vElK_c7Yveq33E9PxDL3bvBhk45J8aeq-hJjsf8r6qwiUYhbJsE_AriAzbvA6zuIDI6KubQ1eso2h5lgqaMVwGDg/w640-h640/IMG_8168.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Created with funding for handicap access parks, this place is incredible! Shaded, soft rubber surface, multiple play equipment. This one spins and is a favorite.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZV3X9GcGMcLwGmNMVzeL-D9iz4JhfvFz_ssBCU0rCPDuLqAUUa19a8aDjVj8Zhv_mcWJMuq-IAQ7PJIhwpV_1LaoYG3Ba37BCk2MZdV--zJkimsfw054NmgjFXxbAWwWc6u_Ar1o9lK-tKOTGvZ02V4sI-6xK_83PSgNLBn1IWi0qF53LEAZi0A_f9LPS/s640/IMG_8176.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZV3X9GcGMcLwGmNMVzeL-D9iz4JhfvFz_ssBCU0rCPDuLqAUUa19a8aDjVj8Zhv_mcWJMuq-IAQ7PJIhwpV_1LaoYG3Ba37BCk2MZdV--zJkimsfw054NmgjFXxbAWwWc6u_Ar1o9lK-tKOTGvZ02V4sI-6xK_83PSgNLBn1IWi0qF53LEAZi0A_f9LPS/w640-h480/IMG_8176.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little M and Ezra get this big double swing rocking.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSuALQvBO70-TMyl0-3QDKkeVpg6BEE_ULihY84gn_7eacGwQlW_VX7NkFK_HHNYiFXdURBag-dWGLPOUPIvVEPqAE6jS1m1skMHo4bVJcg2iosMjP99e_fjXrBmb2m2nhry0NixOJi_KQviHbnsiSulS_c3P5x-MZOWvLVQNnTSgKUMfdhKBZgmdQAo9/s640/IMG_8179.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="640" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSuALQvBO70-TMyl0-3QDKkeVpg6BEE_ULihY84gn_7eacGwQlW_VX7NkFK_HHNYiFXdURBag-dWGLPOUPIvVEPqAE6jS1m1skMHo4bVJcg2iosMjP99e_fjXrBmb2m2nhry0NixOJi_KQviHbnsiSulS_c3P5x-MZOWvLVQNnTSgKUMfdhKBZgmdQAo9/w640-h520/IMG_8179.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little M, Big M and Ezra checking out the exercise equipment next to the playground.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggROe-kpMz_s2vaDrLK4BgkW5eSng66X5PVHUll9t5yRuTmJHihSoQOo6SxmFehy-vPso2QnH8zUcqkPw-wvku2uOfg7dpx4xi4ta9wo-pgnIG2m8NutByaWT895XpzNt5b9e6elKn0_XM-QmaW7psLXmfTWyNFN8mOH47i_a4WuOFiOnLC5MAM4iCkxd/s640/IMG_8180.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggROe-kpMz_s2vaDrLK4BgkW5eSng66X5PVHUll9t5yRuTmJHihSoQOo6SxmFehy-vPso2QnH8zUcqkPw-wvku2uOfg7dpx4xi4ta9wo-pgnIG2m8NutByaWT895XpzNt5b9e6elKn0_XM-QmaW7psLXmfTWyNFN8mOH47i_a4WuOFiOnLC5MAM4iCkxd/w480-h640/IMG_8180.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra takes one last ride on the zip line. Note the seated option on the next track.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9mDTeNbYCSwKpcz0zAfbeU7hvNNznQoQ7dEA1RsDjdlY-20VcQqrdf5_cWcrgUds8O9EtZBoZ_zCuet3FXHTuCn7ucjqDLrce-lDMcGmcYhJiYxEcl0EF_9W_cbBgWU0a7RHIaruHNuT5cYWhH8tGJBPqB6Nexif8dESR-tPgXpTBovLE2DaDHJ0MiWX/s640/IMG_8184.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9mDTeNbYCSwKpcz0zAfbeU7hvNNznQoQ7dEA1RsDjdlY-20VcQqrdf5_cWcrgUds8O9EtZBoZ_zCuet3FXHTuCn7ucjqDLrce-lDMcGmcYhJiYxEcl0EF_9W_cbBgWU0a7RHIaruHNuT5cYWhH8tGJBPqB6Nexif8dESR-tPgXpTBovLE2DaDHJ0MiWX/w486-h640/IMG_8184.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little M and Ezra</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgug20Ya00nPjh_R5UADFSFjhFqn0GfhzlTibzy67GgJsyzegzWAR7JoV2GcYSFf6CPmMwkq5jLOhKBxCfriCErNmxJBiyntjsOfBGNQ_BIFEN0G2re_A2_SAd5xbst4_NtYOdej8IdhysggkQUInGWtEtgswK659zewGZQ8AYltKQzI4oTWEsZv2QtNyyw/s640/IMG_8182.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgug20Ya00nPjh_R5UADFSFjhFqn0GfhzlTibzy67GgJsyzegzWAR7JoV2GcYSFf6CPmMwkq5jLOhKBxCfriCErNmxJBiyntjsOfBGNQ_BIFEN0G2re_A2_SAd5xbst4_NtYOdej8IdhysggkQUInGWtEtgswK659zewGZQ8AYltKQzI4oTWEsZv2QtNyyw/w460-h640/IMG_8182.jpg" width="460" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Big M and Ezra</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0KNt0Ay7_cN9hbTOJo6NEgsbY3FKxNNeXpFp3Q-cht1fF0vG44W78IRCG5rtOe8_4eX17D0oBljJ2XFk0xUC4ZAGD1AQhsqDVUblDA71lrh7PofUvDj2jtaUSHOMj06-QHDHDCROcKcF03ehd3MT5T6zr7BF4lAsixaDwtcukKtZtPeckjtRdqZRtfSU/s640/IMG_8190.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="640" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0KNt0Ay7_cN9hbTOJo6NEgsbY3FKxNNeXpFp3Q-cht1fF0vG44W78IRCG5rtOe8_4eX17D0oBljJ2XFk0xUC4ZAGD1AQhsqDVUblDA71lrh7PofUvDj2jtaUSHOMj06-QHDHDCROcKcF03ehd3MT5T6zr7BF4lAsixaDwtcukKtZtPeckjtRdqZRtfSU/w640-h594/IMG_8190.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cousin buddies - we love this!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6ajw2bPJDqROHU17ZvHyv3hfWb1LuhK-9QRTOeR1qrurS9G4CG871L3naXNbWo_yfiorTguA90-Z22GqMhZOgHeW_n6OZ4AU007UIq4SfgAH7bzm5KN4XgfrcpUEk1HHuVA-JT_4LniwGERgctN45p7lqPXUpZ0ql7pijnqAF8xDvteSUPoafTuAwcPT/s640/IMG_8159.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6ajw2bPJDqROHU17ZvHyv3hfWb1LuhK-9QRTOeR1qrurS9G4CG871L3naXNbWo_yfiorTguA90-Z22GqMhZOgHeW_n6OZ4AU007UIq4SfgAH7bzm5KN4XgfrcpUEk1HHuVA-JT_4LniwGERgctN45p7lqPXUpZ0ql7pijnqAF8xDvteSUPoafTuAwcPT/w340-h400/IMG_8159.jpg" width="340" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So I get him ice cream, take him swimming, take him to Target for some school shirts and Legos, get him a Happy Meal. When it's time to relax - this! There's never enough PopPop time for Ezra :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">His dad is picking him up for more fun at his other grandpa's on Thursday evening. Before dinner Ezra gets one more chance to see the cousins at their martial arts class. It's lots of fun and Ezra of course wants to join the class every week now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu4tOTDGfR2p7MKGHHix8FAzpL1PDtRRKe8t2ZAiXmSBXWCiWlouywuB-7PQB4x5ALRIpga0RMctpGJ2cSun3jUQL1AYxsY0nbsTSpxPbn3uyCpehoBLzQcBVZhD9E3k-5HEUnSiLHXa0MNvacxwj4IFR5E2DbMAHzaIbOKWFRLSd_oSrPVRgHEbk_-Rj/s640/IMG_8194.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="640" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu4tOTDGfR2p7MKGHHix8FAzpL1PDtRRKe8t2ZAiXmSBXWCiWlouywuB-7PQB4x5ALRIpga0RMctpGJ2cSun3jUQL1AYxsY0nbsTSpxPbn3uyCpehoBLzQcBVZhD9E3k-5HEUnSiLHXa0MNvacxwj4IFR5E2DbMAHzaIbOKWFRLSd_oSrPVRgHEbk_-Rj/w400-h368/IMG_8194.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">When it's a million degrees outdoor this is the perfect sports option!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill wants to see <i>Oppenheimer,</i> and son Richie suggests we all go see it and have lunch on Saturday. Good idea! It's long at 3+ hours, but it's also brilliant. Definite Oscar nods for both Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr - and probably for Best Picture. So much I didn't know about such historically significant times. Just wow!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigez3wMct7AEgyZwBCFuZU6asby76PZ-HeHWygIv8rKV5OJnElesLZLvX_luDkGUBYKrDjp4jkQ6jWOu0AJMvMZU077_cWeoUVMignw0fHtgb9Ni4ADehkaLk0fTy2y6ZJcZ73NKNwbPWUXF3zSella9BvaW9Pw43qw8Bp-fOjMISsbyHiRPnMd-kir4ul/s640/IMG_0125.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigez3wMct7AEgyZwBCFuZU6asby76PZ-HeHWygIv8rKV5OJnElesLZLvX_luDkGUBYKrDjp4jkQ6jWOu0AJMvMZU077_cWeoUVMignw0fHtgb9Ni4ADehkaLk0fTy2y6ZJcZ73NKNwbPWUXF3zSella9BvaW9Pw43qw8Bp-fOjMISsbyHiRPnMd-kir4ul/w480-h640/IMG_0125.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tessa and I stop to endorse another movie. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We enjoy a tasty lunch and getting caught up with Richie (Bill's youngest, our #6) and girl friend Amanda at <a href="https://www.saltcreekgrillvalencia.com/">Salt Creek Grill</a> next to the theater. Hard to believe he was 11 when I moved in with Bill, and is now all grown at 26! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZUe2DJcjEtaB7y4dHa4mPr2XoyOhqCY8kUPaxFle3UZNXcZOisr1OpkJ_zpbZjvK7IDJJlGftRRFeqxViqS2qw_mIEIcEHAcNPtnd-0HwBfw8LP5d_P-P0k66eupjdDFe-xpbVlWqJADnJOw7SVkj5ptE8cQ35CTOtOdXDXqVKcKDDmzT_vIIEoYSCcv/s640/IMG_8196.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="640" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZUe2DJcjEtaB7y4dHa4mPr2XoyOhqCY8kUPaxFle3UZNXcZOisr1OpkJ_zpbZjvK7IDJJlGftRRFeqxViqS2qw_mIEIcEHAcNPtnd-0HwBfw8LP5d_P-P0k66eupjdDFe-xpbVlWqJADnJOw7SVkj5ptE8cQ35CTOtOdXDXqVKcKDDmzT_vIIEoYSCcv/w400-h290/IMG_8196.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bill, Richie and Amanda</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sunday is the hottest day and we're at Oliver's for the afternoon. He is such a smart little guy with full sentences before turning two! His cousins M&M bring their parents and we're delighted to have more time with more grands. Corey and Christie make yummy eats and we all have a great time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OIBHQsJqJEbcENvv6iR9dHEK-2LixjaKkHptlIwvA4DXGEp16V_8nRHqu2HN3yJZres-R2Y7qAxhBXXyIGsPuViou3fbcOFFWhY74zLmTXpNpC_Af17HuWdER7rd6wrgcP4Gt2FMLcB8Z6-5yhcKz6J0gqdh50HBs1nS0IQPZ679H9fe_wpretc2uvO3/s640/IMG_8200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="640" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OIBHQsJqJEbcENvv6iR9dHEK-2LixjaKkHptlIwvA4DXGEp16V_8nRHqu2HN3yJZres-R2Y7qAxhBXXyIGsPuViou3fbcOFFWhY74zLmTXpNpC_Af17HuWdER7rd6wrgcP4Gt2FMLcB8Z6-5yhcKz6J0gqdh50HBs1nS0IQPZ679H9fe_wpretc2uvO3/w400-h313/IMG_8200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Big M with his Aunt Christie and Cousin Oliver</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqXP9RQAIwb3i4d9kejRUyznbRwAvVqJAqdevCAB54khJul3l1fDtddBeI6BNaZMsmiYghHTwcGyFfCE79GRsFm-l0F8TsQtIGJkkhZD1flzT-ZFeHgUxclqmSkOo_aBoX_FlNaUyK-SRXeHDc3pnpyTaBdGJuaCnEYThjQgYqGZEeStxHU4QxZnuCg0A/s640/IMG_8201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqXP9RQAIwb3i4d9kejRUyznbRwAvVqJAqdevCAB54khJul3l1fDtddBeI6BNaZMsmiYghHTwcGyFfCE79GRsFm-l0F8TsQtIGJkkhZD1flzT-ZFeHgUxclqmSkOo_aBoX_FlNaUyK-SRXeHDc3pnpyTaBdGJuaCnEYThjQgYqGZEeStxHU4QxZnuCg0A/w485-h640/IMG_8201.jpg" width="485" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The second oldest and youngest grands.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB79N8ygzWESwWnCvO7TxHeOc9HWiXpCs5h9yVZG6RMHERNiwrAc6hheYrts5W2uDK3ekgvBJs89aolY-dgZ8GayQOJMNjNEhNaECKFtTrf5cdN16eTKqJQ0A_LAxJhMA0aDDJzWwYEzqRjt0HXBsCR5PvtLv8wJY1Q45t3a2XZOTgHvs9Q5w03V-dcBB/s640/IMG_8206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="640" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB79N8ygzWESwWnCvO7TxHeOc9HWiXpCs5h9yVZG6RMHERNiwrAc6hheYrts5W2uDK3ekgvBJs89aolY-dgZ8GayQOJMNjNEhNaECKFtTrf5cdN16eTKqJQ0A_LAxJhMA0aDDJzWwYEzqRjt0HXBsCR5PvtLv8wJY1Q45t3a2XZOTgHvs9Q5w03V-dcBB/w400-h271/IMG_8206.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Corey and his dad get caught up.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlpj-wgdsKvMyhP7mIP0dpokaSGgaLY21_6r3OR2g6Me_OU247r5R8wYMDnBYx8mYU9DJplNZa6K8HFkyIS642-b7rZAlR5E_VuuwZ_aynxEK0H6RGgpF9fWdzlM3rS1ShIgV5Pysd_y2KaMd62XjF9XGXpt4akdkWJBBxQ_CC1ePm1t57c0UdMgUV_Yx/s640/IMG_8213.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlpj-wgdsKvMyhP7mIP0dpokaSGgaLY21_6r3OR2g6Me_OU247r5R8wYMDnBYx8mYU9DJplNZa6K8HFkyIS642-b7rZAlR5E_VuuwZ_aynxEK0H6RGgpF9fWdzlM3rS1ShIgV5Pysd_y2KaMd62XjF9XGXpt4akdkWJBBxQ_CC1ePm1t57c0UdMgUV_Yx/w400-h360/IMG_8213.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little M entertains himself with the ball-scooper-upper-thingy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWxajTClsxG3eEHwOVmpofnA5f3OZOWwtsgLFMqCeXlUDLdqjlqzVzWFvfZ428SElDtFty3kKb3XQYpcTMC-h1ojaDxjK9G41KZASeikiTN_L81QFvI07961IuhyHy-houfYU-lL3er9pcI438ou75r3ldXJh_35jVFLdJjMaDmGxS4SjXTGu9ZuDta7h/s640/IMG_8215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="459" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWxajTClsxG3eEHwOVmpofnA5f3OZOWwtsgLFMqCeXlUDLdqjlqzVzWFvfZ428SElDtFty3kKb3XQYpcTMC-h1ojaDxjK9G41KZASeikiTN_L81QFvI07961IuhyHy-houfYU-lL3er9pcI438ou75r3ldXJh_35jVFLdJjMaDmGxS4SjXTGu9ZuDta7h/w288-h400/IMG_8215.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver gets a warm-up cuddle from Daddy after water play.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhVjsgBQfIgKTP65PIiXXQggkATaLLtHpl_-cZv45ELotA0qIbyaaF5MLQV0oZNHJyx1OctyQLZLzsBJ_o9MEveDGTgLFYsCPWCZ6HZ2JrWN4IMlFs0Q3ALLSPMMjh3yEo4_xmYeoy0_6eVZlO1tVyH5uhBzLndzzqVKh6CcT902wPn2VGNWaPU_1y_TF/s640/IMG_8218.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhVjsgBQfIgKTP65PIiXXQggkATaLLtHpl_-cZv45ELotA0qIbyaaF5MLQV0oZNHJyx1OctyQLZLzsBJ_o9MEveDGTgLFYsCPWCZ6HZ2JrWN4IMlFs0Q3ALLSPMMjh3yEo4_xmYeoy0_6eVZlO1tVyH5uhBzLndzzqVKh6CcT902wPn2VGNWaPU_1y_TF/w300-h400/IMG_8218.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Uncle Nick watches Big M, Christie and Oliver - and PopPop's feet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We missed each other last time so I'm determined to visit with my friend Lupe. Tuesday I make the drive to Buena Park, about an hour southeast, to make it happen. We realize it's been 25 years since we've seen each other!! So lots of getting caught up that goes by too fast. But we're committed to making sure we get together much sooner this time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQfn9Tl-j9VkAggh6V-rQUXiVjAxN62vfHa7hiR3NgtYwE1rlhbWTMZLfS3QHw00m7D3eHRv8nHYr_gG9aHLxTuOWcdTE5mjlPl6ec36FJqkuOcfDK9nlHZMDfxkr2UhnfoYH0pvivv2M1KbgbFH6uOn1EROAlBT_Lj03Pqd21LXbebzB8oHfXb4_E4ST/s640/IMG_8229.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQfn9Tl-j9VkAggh6V-rQUXiVjAxN62vfHa7hiR3NgtYwE1rlhbWTMZLfS3QHw00m7D3eHRv8nHYr_gG9aHLxTuOWcdTE5mjlPl6ec36FJqkuOcfDK9nlHZMDfxkr2UhnfoYH0pvivv2M1KbgbFH6uOn1EROAlBT_Lj03Pqd21LXbebzB8oHfXb4_E4ST/w300-h400/IMG_8229.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lupe and Jodee - union buddies from way back!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When I get back we meet Oliver and his parents for dinner at my favorite local eatery - Solitas. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsQfrDOiiASNXL-b4AM8-7u2a0hcitGXL26RdJ4bFtLxCoDwVYumWod7pk7r8Eq8j8qzaCcdFps4f5NBjUTxpseCbaP9n1Tesl9BzDjqPlY03fqgs30JyHt7hMhTItgQ-IueK9llonxzY7sW6NfLzjvN322nPTYHngz303Q0IX5fIGBolSwWF8isElVwZ/s640/IMG_8245.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsQfrDOiiASNXL-b4AM8-7u2a0hcitGXL26RdJ4bFtLxCoDwVYumWod7pk7r8Eq8j8qzaCcdFps4f5NBjUTxpseCbaP9n1Tesl9BzDjqPlY03fqgs30JyHt7hMhTItgQ-IueK9llonxzY7sW6NfLzjvN322nPTYHngz303Q0IX5fIGBolSwWF8isElVwZ/w640-h480/IMG_8245.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Even their wooden menus are special.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNyXckGcibO6zViazm8wo0h14NaAUdQgrLOABBRuYLLHmdY6VHQH7VSDDdhPnCpm0C3DxwW_gJ9-mHlvUdBLnYDbkUlRdLcwP6_vN6lN1D_9jtKeA57i8EwBMCVrTvceUk-CkJUAzC_v0sNUZncPbkbU8GwEiz1IIgkvooEQ82AWrEU5l-EFFIXp0Gdkn/s640/IMG_8246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNyXckGcibO6zViazm8wo0h14NaAUdQgrLOABBRuYLLHmdY6VHQH7VSDDdhPnCpm0C3DxwW_gJ9-mHlvUdBLnYDbkUlRdLcwP6_vN6lN1D_9jtKeA57i8EwBMCVrTvceUk-CkJUAzC_v0sNUZncPbkbU8GwEiz1IIgkvooEQ82AWrEU5l-EFFIXp0Gdkn/w480-h640/IMG_8246.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Best tacos ever!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBwp3BG3BgcnBso18B_fR5GNcnQkxVuoqsxnkilcfjuoiaObmdcsowKhC2SYnNhFISHX7kl9bQZw7I7ygFlOxXR2_AE3wKWEscrNyMBx_ni1gsQmcU8COLRrjcYP8496uH3rGojU0K2_Kn7liJHWxb4ZIB2AxOC7beipQTLcXQ-b0QuNtZrYhxYCJN-IZ/s640/IMG_8248.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="640" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBwp3BG3BgcnBso18B_fR5GNcnQkxVuoqsxnkilcfjuoiaObmdcsowKhC2SYnNhFISHX7kl9bQZw7I7ygFlOxXR2_AE3wKWEscrNyMBx_ni1gsQmcU8COLRrjcYP8496uH3rGojU0K2_Kn7liJHWxb4ZIB2AxOC7beipQTLcXQ-b0QuNtZrYhxYCJN-IZ/w400-h373/IMG_8248.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Christie, Oliver, Corey and PopPop.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Nick comes over for a few games of Cribbage with his dad while Tessa and I run some last minute errands on our last day here. Later we're down the road to visit Henry and his parents - and his other grandma who I haven't seen in years!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Henry's baby sister is due this week, but she holds off for this visit :-) Megan is our "borrowed daughter", and we love getting together with she and her husband Chris. It's never long enough but I'm always grateful to get some hugs and catching up.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggBq04MDuf4eJbNiz6ofnQuVzaoIl6sMXU65uD2zpr3qaxOn_sJWYr7vpWdO8hhStUwapNNf9A3tqnlzpCC0T_V-dQPIlAEvsnxB4SAecXN_DivsL0bOr8Ne2oUMsUIUeLn74TNC3FQokZynfGmpCZ9Hjdz3_RM7OvHkYNQbU2zJLBRvapbK1KU31Ui70/s640/IMG_6744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggBq04MDuf4eJbNiz6ofnQuVzaoIl6sMXU65uD2zpr3qaxOn_sJWYr7vpWdO8hhStUwapNNf9A3tqnlzpCC0T_V-dQPIlAEvsnxB4SAecXN_DivsL0bOr8Ne2oUMsUIUeLn74TNC3FQokZynfGmpCZ9Hjdz3_RM7OvHkYNQbU2zJLBRvapbK1KU31Ui70/w400-h300/IMG_6744.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nawma and PopPop with Henry</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTywfoFAVkxkPT2B-_twLlm6-TDRGTK2nW3JtnCxg5DT0oeqVhViiM7JykVXnLqrFYLLsjM5fLDBL2PvOeLHUSqLcOXgjLtdMXXForkwGDf0p_oUZlF1uTJ3TqAaAAoFoBQtDthb5fl-dV6TH3fU0E-2YXNkhJxXL4yFn-o7xXaPzcxV-NkYS7UX6qzqBr/s640/IMG_8258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTywfoFAVkxkPT2B-_twLlm6-TDRGTK2nW3JtnCxg5DT0oeqVhViiM7JykVXnLqrFYLLsjM5fLDBL2PvOeLHUSqLcOXgjLtdMXXForkwGDf0p_oUZlF1uTJ3TqAaAAoFoBQtDthb5fl-dV6TH3fU0E-2YXNkhJxXL4yFn-o7xXaPzcxV-NkYS7UX6qzqBr/w400-h300/IMG_8258.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry entertains PopPop and Daddy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzTj1fW8MWhzkRyktFhrEInVWsfPTFWP939xtl-f8ip3XNieO7PKKVVE04eweVzm4H6D6AmgCBM6lUHbWd8DKFO9goz7HGAYXNZvPEDTXVjvWkwK7yPofWWFP_T3jogFg3ypfDCHtygf7ltr903wd8BYuCOosqgK6eF-upWMqW8qyy--VTOMrBDXjsu4F/s640/IMG_8261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzTj1fW8MWhzkRyktFhrEInVWsfPTFWP939xtl-f8ip3XNieO7PKKVVE04eweVzm4H6D6AmgCBM6lUHbWd8DKFO9goz7HGAYXNZvPEDTXVjvWkwK7yPofWWFP_T3jogFg3ypfDCHtygf7ltr903wd8BYuCOosqgK6eF-upWMqW8qyy--VTOMrBDXjsu4F/w300-h400/IMG_8261.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjgAy8G953RCvw8KVIKSEmESEpbwr462sxwM4vFntExxR4iMAQrTSI9wPYiXOghZPYOwa8bUncgd6Wn1WdXQIWphUBZNEsJ9rmI89_vn-eZPNZAI7BJs46_wO28-AqWUHBePcN0ib0dwl4-M66CRyoP-qikOgcVXJXdzUyUuJIQ0ycZwcnzu3TbJEsYvL/s640/IMG_8268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjgAy8G953RCvw8KVIKSEmESEpbwr462sxwM4vFntExxR4iMAQrTSI9wPYiXOghZPYOwa8bUncgd6Wn1WdXQIWphUBZNEsJ9rmI89_vn-eZPNZAI7BJs46_wO28-AqWUHBePcN0ib0dwl4-M66CRyoP-qikOgcVXJXdzUyUuJIQ0ycZwcnzu3TbJEsYvL/w400-h300/IMG_8268.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nana Dee, Megan's mom, with Henry</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE_rrEAbs85BpzXFSvkel3QQjpdOokS9Pq7PCaer8EZoKKB26BCRAGf2FkHrcaQSASUnr-ftZg3MYHyUZJMpFNR-rVfKSGO_vndNAEDPuuafV1kHwIDpMtmo2l9oALQlPVVHTWtnveru-zQ9MNU-mg9YEtNQMGwhoMY6a3x3fmm_NoOICB0LrrUEHtIuS/s640/IMG_8274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE_rrEAbs85BpzXFSvkel3QQjpdOokS9Pq7PCaer8EZoKKB26BCRAGf2FkHrcaQSASUnr-ftZg3MYHyUZJMpFNR-rVfKSGO_vndNAEDPuuafV1kHwIDpMtmo2l9oALQlPVVHTWtnveru-zQ9MNU-mg9YEtNQMGwhoMY6a3x3fmm_NoOICB0LrrUEHtIuS/w400-h300/IMG_8274.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry, Megan and Chris</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb9Du9pEoaCpp-cAEk0r19IdxUUKshCCW3SJtoZvgGxFuWgWt0TC2tain8iz3ZVleUGRK9L1RoZOV62zSnB86Yph2jMpQeDX8QpCq6pfufKoQhbcPJwA6zbFBq1OFKSGZ1bBQtPAy60I_28saRX75f2nchUvCDI2NOhJFWRhe9R9KglCerdsfSfYTnE9c/s640/IMG_8275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb9Du9pEoaCpp-cAEk0r19IdxUUKshCCW3SJtoZvgGxFuWgWt0TC2tain8iz3ZVleUGRK9L1RoZOV62zSnB86Yph2jMpQeDX8QpCq6pfufKoQhbcPJwA6zbFBq1OFKSGZ1bBQtPAy60I_28saRX75f2nchUvCDI2NOhJFWRhe9R9KglCerdsfSfYTnE9c/w480-h640/IMG_8275.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If there's a couch and a pillow - it's Tessa's.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And just like that it's time to continue on. We're grateful our kids and their families are healthy and doing well, and for these visits that are never long enough. We'll make a couple stops on our way to Friday's arrival in Tombstone. To an empty house as Jeff has moved on to his job in the Pacific Northwest!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-78648534974377140602023-07-21T09:10:00.001-07:002023-07-21T09:10:44.018-07:00Hot and Cool in California With More Friends<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>July 12 - 20, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Morgan Hill - Oceano, California</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Again I'm sad to say good-bye and happy to be moving on to see more friends and family. Hugs and see-you-laters, and we continue south. Hwy 680 is a rough mess most of the way (not I-40 dangerous, but nasty still), and I can't help but wonder what new damage the motorhome is going to suffer. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are very few RV parks in this area and I'm glad we could get a spot at <a href="https://www.mapleleafrvpark.com/">Maple Leaf RV Park</a> in Morgan Hill for five nights. Clean and safe with easy access, it's also sort of weird (not the good kind). Several park-model units that look like they're for transient work crews, zero ambiance or landscaping, astro turf strips between asphalt and concrete sites. Strange of a different kind is no WiFi - none, not even one that doesn't work. There is a pool and small store with nice staff. The hate agenda sign above the counter is a huge turn-off, but fortunately there are no flags or signs in the park. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After a quick lunch we make a grocery pickup and then hide out at home because it's HOT! Sacramento was also hot, but I'm more surprised to find the heat this close to the coast. It looks like it's the same in most areas this weekend (122 in Death Valley!) so we'll just ride it out. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We've had so much fun visiting people during our eight years of traveling. The combination of relatives, high school and college friends, work friends, and RVer friends has added a wonderful layer of entertainment and joy to our lives. This year we've seen fewer than usual, but this last few weeks is all about visiting!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill and I were friends with a lot of the same people in high school, and one of our very favorites was Sandie. We have lots of great memories that include this good pal. In addition to a couple reunions, we've seen her here one other time. We're thrilled to get this chance for another visit!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXaE-QOuys28i1su9FHoX3j_sHXXR9GmViFIyH7rVLFBZd_qt96R0qdHl55onMXmJ5ddBfbL3HO4inTkKSqC2LkNf2dEFh42WMvZqUMPe3as3gnra80mY1kwKXnR5K0k02nJrgMPyyfPQ4Vyd3t36h6CTkna_khiKZFdVExOe8-fduulJVszVZ7GApbW3/s2817/IMG_0116.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="2817" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXaE-QOuys28i1su9FHoX3j_sHXXR9GmViFIyH7rVLFBZd_qt96R0qdHl55onMXmJ5ddBfbL3HO4inTkKSqC2LkNf2dEFh42WMvZqUMPe3as3gnra80mY1kwKXnR5K0k02nJrgMPyyfPQ4Vyd3t36h6CTkna_khiKZFdVExOe8-fduulJVszVZ7GApbW3/w640-h580/IMG_0116.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lauren (Sandie's daughter), Sandie, Bill, Jodee and Tessa<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq041TNvtr6J5ydo8gi4i9BknAWScAl8Bn7OtZsmmq_otkZD8n-SSBkOCJllRIstcI7o71us3P4Y7m6nYHOHj4RWVKKD4_tvXEY8FhlvxF81YnSVanjdmZb5yuYift2OtPohA90xbkXDJSzNV9HMNjOY_W9_G4M9l4hKIg_QhbMzegDejG0htTQs0TR-dB/s2730/IMG_0114.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="1861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq041TNvtr6J5ydo8gi4i9BknAWScAl8Bn7OtZsmmq_otkZD8n-SSBkOCJllRIstcI7o71us3P4Y7m6nYHOHj4RWVKKD4_tvXEY8FhlvxF81YnSVanjdmZb5yuYift2OtPohA90xbkXDJSzNV9HMNjOY_W9_G4M9l4hKIg_QhbMzegDejG0htTQs0TR-dB/w436-h640/IMG_0114.jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sandie and Bill - decades of friendship.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The hot bumps up a notch over the weekend, and Saturday afternoon the power is off-and-on for a couple hours. Within minutes it's 97 inside so I'm grateful we have the generator during the longest outage. Thankfully we get through the warm night with no further issues. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Other than laundry, a little housekeeping, and a quick dash for someone else to heat up their kitchen to feed us, we hunker down at home to avoid the oppressive heat. If I'd made earlier reservations, and had sold a kidney, we'd be parked at the beach for this stop!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Monday Bill has the great idea of going to Santa Cruz before we meet up with David and Morgan in Santa Clara. The temps have dropped some, but it's 20 degrees cooler at the beach! My oldest, our #1, Brian, lived in Santa Cruz for a couple years so we send him some pics of his places. Our favorite eatery was <a href="https://www.santacruzdiner.com/">Santa Cruz Diner</a> so breakfast there is a must-stop. It's freezing inside (put-my-puffer-coat-on cold), but the meal is as good as it always was. Downtown and the Boardwalk are packed with zero parking available. Instead we take the pretty drive along the water front before heading north.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXRe5il-4Rfzo89iIdFJnNeQBgxSCQ3LRm1kLx5a7CBCGGezoripY-Xvfi50yp9rhWKE7hL-Ebz9BS7oo4NXae3NbEV7XhnZjxQUoJbWLdoeda5vCDGPNs0Uv3LEMtFpNvfs3ybHAedyWvkEjMm8uMOI6mY4ylZsDLvbRE2pNa--iJv3TWYprQhLXKu45/s640/IMG_8099.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXRe5il-4Rfzo89iIdFJnNeQBgxSCQ3LRm1kLx5a7CBCGGezoripY-Xvfi50yp9rhWKE7hL-Ebz9BS7oo4NXae3NbEV7XhnZjxQUoJbWLdoeda5vCDGPNs0Uv3LEMtFpNvfs3ybHAedyWvkEjMm8uMOI6mY4ylZsDLvbRE2pNa--iJv3TWYprQhLXKu45/w640-h640/IMG_8099.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Still looks the same.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1jK9eqh7hX-cwovA0-ea7xhCAZbhozCoxWuzwel0PhxxF-huHqGWGAjU8RQ9t8G7JLriEEQz_0b-PNKiQYYylz_PrX6RcRpipWXy8a1H_bB65Pf3DZV_XRug76ehPy-cA1V2VxnXBW0oNGwRoSwgTOkB4QCSk5UNdwvkIVaSp-Ij_rmP-jt4S3fVx6PX/s640/IMG_8095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1jK9eqh7hX-cwovA0-ea7xhCAZbhozCoxWuzwel0PhxxF-huHqGWGAjU8RQ9t8G7JLriEEQz_0b-PNKiQYYylz_PrX6RcRpipWXy8a1H_bB65Pf3DZV_XRug76ehPy-cA1V2VxnXBW0oNGwRoSwgTOkB4QCSk5UNdwvkIVaSp-Ij_rmP-jt4S3fVx6PX/w640-h480/IMG_8095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBH4z0puIgOqh_rTurPxnC8znfjrQV_x7_njJorP6WyWC5J_nvspAhfb-bSZtCXNJQTqV_gpP7q7MR1X2gHCWWcfJYL1O6f1Vbcs_iFzVbiG0FXw8a9Jw_hsrpo26Dcs1n-uaeLZAr_fxn8X8CkuTomAAlHxNNyGLXqz9FaGdOQyYRRtZPC0yox0bf8SY/s3843/IMG_5864.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">We've visited several NFL stadiums around the country, been on some of the tours, shopped the pro-shops. It's been fun to see how different they all are. But we've never been to the new California/Las Vegas stadiums! One of the reasons we made this stop is to see the 49ers' stadium in Santa Clara. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's a big disappointment. Maybe the least-appealing one after the Superdome in New Orleans. And the pro-shop is closed as well. We're still checking it off the list!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSnYZ9X8zvCHx6a2RvAWA751IwGkA0fIoPmJIPqG6Vj2BsOm2fHxDdnV4QFXe4ofj90WMv8QDjh3uFXQTC2aBhnATPoNF8tPXQXEoyY7eviyCvAlfXfmV9WEKhVSXXvlBtNbwUa1NqfIyWTmaonT-tD1puYogUudwM3JRpJnY2nDhRRvp3CL_MfXB8Orv/s4000/IMG_5870.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSnYZ9X8zvCHx6a2RvAWA751IwGkA0fIoPmJIPqG6Vj2BsOm2fHxDdnV4QFXe4ofj90WMv8QDjh3uFXQTC2aBhnATPoNF8tPXQXEoyY7eviyCvAlfXfmV9WEKhVSXXvlBtNbwUa1NqfIyWTmaonT-tD1puYogUudwM3JRpJnY2nDhRRvp3CL_MfXB8Orv/w640-h480/IMG_5870.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hope it looks better on the inside.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6maV2tO0cWWg31iWYNHkefmK6MI2ZMrxVm3igJnaRMO1buckYjFOs5DZPO9ZVZiPFKcio6Lifo-c5-mSzrXL2rjydZ1CiKUT0aEmPHb5Jc8fObWyq85VQJXa7_1xlW6TS_ktzZFJFjfM1MMyGfRwnWDDLOhESqE_h7btZTkDWFiarc5-4CXX1_BTAolKp/s4000/IMG_5873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6maV2tO0cWWg31iWYNHkefmK6MI2ZMrxVm3igJnaRMO1buckYjFOs5DZPO9ZVZiPFKcio6Lifo-c5-mSzrXL2rjydZ1CiKUT0aEmPHb5Jc8fObWyq85VQJXa7_1xlW6TS_ktzZFJFjfM1MMyGfRwnWDDLOhESqE_h7btZTkDWFiarc5-4CXX1_BTAolKp/w640-h480/IMG_5873.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSV7d2KM8tUqfFL75vaAghRb-l6SiFotIsKYLy31HitU70IzxrdI3nncUXSE-KziIx7J4PdD6vC0sti7204xBF3cwB5C-BpxKK3_hfaq-Mu9ChfzHIXP8yHylMpsTSzjRP-hTUdtArN4QdU1yzZgTOa9TI3qEIlcAh25DWkIoZo1U48Purr2fguCF94ydD/s4000/IMG_5874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSV7d2KM8tUqfFL75vaAghRb-l6SiFotIsKYLy31HitU70IzxrdI3nncUXSE-KziIx7J4PdD6vC0sti7204xBF3cwB5C-BpxKK3_hfaq-Mu9ChfzHIXP8yHylMpsTSzjRP-hTUdtArN4QdU1yzZgTOa9TI3qEIlcAh25DWkIoZo1U48Purr2fguCF94ydD/w640-h480/IMG_5874.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The trip has a silver lining as we're meeting David and Morgan for dinner! They live here and when we saw them last week in Clearlake we were so glad we'd get this chance for another visit. <a href="https://www.pedrosrestaurants.com/location/pedros-restaurants-santa-clara/">Pedro's</a> is a beautiful venue with good food and service. Of course the company is wonderful.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9OYhWPvUDZ2aBmAwNgi6jmu80k8-Ddv7LtBdx1lkmaHT6LyZox7zcrRypHBmig05kH-jA9ONoep5MQizyNYCy0tDRB4wmW71rPrRcYG3tACKS-sKfmuBwJEsGng5fz_TDEW_z10UjEYFd5ijt8pXh9VPUccLoJk_pgO2J4crJELVYPLhF_SCOy2PtQwq/s4000/IMG_5875.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9OYhWPvUDZ2aBmAwNgi6jmu80k8-Ddv7LtBdx1lkmaHT6LyZox7zcrRypHBmig05kH-jA9ONoep5MQizyNYCy0tDRB4wmW71rPrRcYG3tACKS-sKfmuBwJEsGng5fz_TDEW_z10UjEYFd5ijt8pXh9VPUccLoJk_pgO2J4crJELVYPLhF_SCOy2PtQwq/w640-h480/IMG_5875.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Looking like a vintage hacienda in the big city.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tuesday morning we head south for more visiting along the coast where we'll enjoy the last of our cool temps for the rest of the summer. Most of the parks on California's central coast are stupid expensive, if you can find a vacancy in the summer. <a href="https://thousandtrails.com/california/pacific-dunes-ranch-rv-resort/?utm_source=yext&utm_medium=directory&utm_campaign=Yext%20Directory%20Listing">Pacific Dunes Ranch RV Resort</a> is away from the hustle of Pismo and Avila Beaches, and although it butts up to the dunes, the beach is not close. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After another rough-road drive on Hwy 101, through gorgeous golden hills, we get set up in our tight dirt space. 50 amp FHUs and a picnic table is about it in this "resort". Another over-priced and marginally maintained Thousand Trails park. And they charge for WiFi!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Alas, the weather is glorious and we're here to visit Bill's college besties again. Wednesday we join them for brunch in nearby Grover Beach.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lori and I enjoy some time moseying through the cute downtown of Arroyo Grande, finding some small treasures before joining Steve and Bill back at the park. The sun comes out and we sit outside for a few hours getting caught up. They always wanted to retire in this area where they (and Bill) went to college, and we're so happy for them that they were able to make that happen about four years ago. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thursday we sleep in and head to their lovely home about noon. Overlooking vineyards with a perfect floorplan, we love visiting here. More fun conversation and a delicious home-cooked meal, and as always the time is over too quickly. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFsWPRNL4vpfLPRdH1fMp9qxhkOMge5eON3RM0HVRLxNMg6Ku6Cj7eblX3Y0IvBOEjHBVLrarZtidm9x90Sn4j42ii8OkqabisA3JalaJmmtRGyqSjoGDByEsyCa_LtwUlJrUlzUkEI74p1ACZs_qyO2CsfQF8Z2WCSzuulvCk0uy2E8TwP210HpHMF2C/s640/IMG_8110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFsWPRNL4vpfLPRdH1fMp9qxhkOMge5eON3RM0HVRLxNMg6Ku6Cj7eblX3Y0IvBOEjHBVLrarZtidm9x90Sn4j42ii8OkqabisA3JalaJmmtRGyqSjoGDByEsyCa_LtwUlJrUlzUkEI74p1ACZs_qyO2CsfQF8Z2WCSzuulvCk0uy2E8TwP210HpHMF2C/w640-h480/IMG_8110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Friday we're leaving 65 degrees for 90 :-( but there are grands to see and that's a lot of good reasons to continue south!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A nod to the best daughters-in-law anyone could ask for - moms to our special grands.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRRNDCzZ88NG1XtpyKF0T5zl-g_pFIuAzt-iYfqGJ2Br31VDGUCpVVtXqKCf5LxQkIk_PTFfmHJT8M2mbWuMVf610L-b0yLFKRYSeqJCwbezBcaUlyR5pPDg26Wd_ASx4rlil3TyAuClAaDPJ5OxyUXVSLXJNGFXP77jHl86U5Gfr0FRbk4Rx1ggeRiJ6/s640/IMG_8087.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRRNDCzZ88NG1XtpyKF0T5zl-g_pFIuAzt-iYfqGJ2Br31VDGUCpVVtXqKCf5LxQkIk_PTFfmHJT8M2mbWuMVf610L-b0yLFKRYSeqJCwbezBcaUlyR5pPDg26Wd_ASx4rlil3TyAuClAaDPJ5OxyUXVSLXJNGFXP77jHl86U5Gfr0FRbk4Rx1ggeRiJ6/w432-h640/IMG_8087.jpg" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">M&M's mom Jillian.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohpgdkBnCGrtz-EMBMpIv2l1wRAhlMWd1iFfiR0rFKW9znSB6Cj1BdFwURzccWw-owm2h2rMTeptayqQlrZXdXN-cMVUlfbjcajml0vs-J7qXko-mVssMopCWbBaxxairExLS6B1QF0goIgVMfIrYKFB-HOdiMINH16wAi3L3yzMZrqeHnhi6s8w_z3Hx/w380-h640/IMG_8088.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="380" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver and Mommy Christie.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohpgdkBnCGrtz-EMBMpIv2l1wRAhlMWd1iFfiR0rFKW9znSB6Cj1BdFwURzccWw-owm2h2rMTeptayqQlrZXdXN-cMVUlfbjcajml0vs-J7qXko-mVssMopCWbBaxxairExLS6B1QF0goIgVMfIrYKFB-HOdiMINH16wAi3L3yzMZrqeHnhi6s8w_z3Hx/s778/IMG_8088.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKVjhrMZbKkS-k2cVyKVoCFXyApFp-7DHBWydaniJVgpN5wvQaYpzhDwaUzkZ1OLwwZqlw8nUImCFuWkN8sk5f-ALijRwoPMcti7jOvwzlNs79sm4QckJZSprk-IvXHoIMdXUywGmiu6H8gI1u4H-V823uHPGus3LSDgn0MNOUh32pOBErxiImp27DEV6/s640/IMG_8089.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="452" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKVjhrMZbKkS-k2cVyKVoCFXyApFp-7DHBWydaniJVgpN5wvQaYpzhDwaUzkZ1OLwwZqlw8nUImCFuWkN8sk5f-ALijRwoPMcti7jOvwzlNs79sm4QckJZSprk-IvXHoIMdXUywGmiu6H8gI1u4H-V823uHPGus3LSDgn0MNOUh32pOBErxiImp27DEV6/w452-h640/IMG_8089.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mom to Reese and Penelope, Emily.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_Qn5BO_jhebXVZ-tdi9S1ZyhPKvZ8qCFWT_oS7OPpesb_qvCZsMvLGk8lmsiXSUGEplaLkdikjCWikMxGHO3AkeJQHbxBKrTGVh88InQwe7R_6LNZhxqFrQ_Yrv8o0GuV3cIcy_XStjzZ6Kc7Mczz71ie074TaE8hHpJvoJSIYmESoFgZ6zbTsNdgSdQ/s640/IMG_8100.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_Qn5BO_jhebXVZ-tdi9S1ZyhPKvZ8qCFWT_oS7OPpesb_qvCZsMvLGk8lmsiXSUGEplaLkdikjCWikMxGHO3AkeJQHbxBKrTGVh88InQwe7R_6LNZhxqFrQ_Yrv8o0GuV3cIcy_XStjzZ6Kc7Mczz71ie074TaE8hHpJvoJSIYmESoFgZ6zbTsNdgSdQ/w398-h400/IMG_8100.jpg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Shalise - mom to Ezra and Elliott.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-26803977395329141952023-07-12T20:23:00.001-07:002023-07-12T20:23:36.720-07:00Fun With Family and Friends<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>July 6 - 12, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Willits - Clearlake Oaks - Sacramento, California</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">An easy 20 minute drive south on Hwy 101 takes us to Cummins West in Arcata. We're expected and Brian takes his laptop to the rig for the diagnosis. It's so funny to me to pull into a diesel repair shop where everything they work on is big and should need big tools to fix - and they use a laptop!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not a computer update or fuel cap - but they do have the nox sensors in stock that need replacing. Breakfast at <a href="https://tonisrestaurant.com/">Tony's</a> is still delicious (we ate there last time we had work done), and after a short drive around the area we're hooking up the Jeep and heading down the road. So not a cheap fix, but I'm grateful it's a quick one.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Pc535VAMUrVHAUL1O2Llh9VaYjjCMxuuBuR_lFNsVqmWT-zwaH9susVOmDpEKxSnSUibTOWJEAmsE-sorfAysseL6XrGFiSF8WJWrYj_9c5UKE8iQoW53WFz_YQUNLzltzuLjz5lswmSAjjVe5W6xs9VuZyp68-WelPXsVEcUNiStGrerUH9R7FGUXy9/s603/IMG_8051.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="452" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Pc535VAMUrVHAUL1O2Llh9VaYjjCMxuuBuR_lFNsVqmWT-zwaH9susVOmDpEKxSnSUibTOWJEAmsE-sorfAysseL6XrGFiSF8WJWrYj_9c5UKE8iQoW53WFz_YQUNLzltzuLjz5lswmSAjjVe5W6xs9VuZyp68-WelPXsVEcUNiStGrerUH9R7FGUXy9/w480-h640/IMG_8051.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Arcata has its share of lovely Victorians.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyK9rXWJZdpoVc3UtslrVSER81iZTn8cfNqmrOk_9qsXAT3hR3FJnbniKn5zz_VI0Q3dRrHMmyB8koHNbVpNrePoHJurBSCN54XZ9spvbF21F4wpmOGxqVQ8HT27E9afJIaHqplPLcRCwbp4y27d6vR26vZqSO5QcQasz-dEEBdAch3tgHHh0_GwJw4do/s613/IMG_8050.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyK9rXWJZdpoVc3UtslrVSER81iZTn8cfNqmrOk_9qsXAT3hR3FJnbniKn5zz_VI0Q3dRrHMmyB8koHNbVpNrePoHJurBSCN54XZ9spvbF21F4wpmOGxqVQ8HT27E9afJIaHqplPLcRCwbp4y27d6vR26vZqSO5QcQasz-dEEBdAch3tgHHh0_GwJw4do/w446-h640/IMG_8050.jpg" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love the detail over the porch (the same as the yellow house!) and the pretty Monkey Puzzle Tree.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixocDLQQyIJnC5dIijQhNQfnipVGvqxp3A7cvkdVvHNzyfl1crGrRzlbCHMeTXgBpPddiYyJbHlthCf_mYmY4t0_iupsAAkPXk3TcVur3YWagUWWZOEL7v7EtxcpRjxp6t1yt7WwYdc4NkPpT3At2DcAi7E1KcF872YQeYXXzOU3ym0YnxIZT82uPVrGTG/s628/IMG_8049.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="628" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixocDLQQyIJnC5dIijQhNQfnipVGvqxp3A7cvkdVvHNzyfl1crGrRzlbCHMeTXgBpPddiYyJbHlthCf_mYmY4t0_iupsAAkPXk3TcVur3YWagUWWZOEL7v7EtxcpRjxp6t1yt7WwYdc4NkPpT3At2DcAi7E1KcF872YQeYXXzOU3ym0YnxIZT82uPVrGTG/w640-h480/IMG_8049.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My favorite of the week - look at that front porch entrance!</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3TyQRLCiUopT2bJKlfb-dU_aP--akiWh3OhqFzJV8B1FvqeLjHSPhWdh__OA6OPc81G1haXL7R--Zho393W_DlXu3oOHt3QwubEQ8BZcDc86dB97VBidKD3tBln4nlTgZbIWDmeGfXiYZb-IUL91kQr5YQlu43A07srK7clyLEH7bIotM-7BFR9gDeUt/s561/IMG_8052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="561" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3TyQRLCiUopT2bJKlfb-dU_aP--akiWh3OhqFzJV8B1FvqeLjHSPhWdh__OA6OPc81G1haXL7R--Zho393W_DlXu3oOHt3QwubEQ8BZcDc86dB97VBidKD3tBln4nlTgZbIWDmeGfXiYZb-IUL91kQr5YQlu43A07srK7clyLEH7bIotM-7BFR9gDeUt/w640-h530/IMG_8052.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The small burg of Blue Lake has little to see but this detailed mural on the corner mercantile.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's weird how different southbound Hwy 101 looks and feels from Eureka to Willits. We both comment on how we hardly recognize this route we've driven north on numerous times! It includes the section south of Fortuna with the Redwoods that are inches from the road's edge - always fun! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Enjoying more Yellowstone (the shows, not the park) podcasts, the two and a half hours go by quickly. <a href="https://www.mendocinoredwoods.com/amenities/">Mendocino Redwoods RV Park</a> used to be a KOA (we've stayed here before), and we arrive to thousands (maybe dozens) of kids at the pool, at the small water park, playing mini golf, riding bicycles everywhere. This is the most activity we've seen since the campground at Mackinaw City last year. It's a wild zoo. I'm assuming families took the whole week for the holiday. Good for them, we leave Saturday.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Before we went on the road Bill and I both had favorite places and Fort Bragg/Mendocino is one of his. We've visited together a few times and it never disappoints. One of our small "traditions" is breakfast at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eggheadsrestaurant/">Eggheads</a>. It's a tiny eatery with a Wizard of Oz theme, including a small restroom building "out back in the Emerald City". Our meal is yummy, and a short shopping stroll yields no purchases. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0sls1SbTzx7gcXIZqEjB3Be0YN1NPaB_3Sk4nGmWq3O4QWxBPVTAFrwF3PPv5KxdOMqOrowaKBe0tFLNqo9Bn_GqjHeZ_yGD6kNJo7N9Sb1DulQueDi1CchuR-c7mS1rEPxKSxUe3jF0wyxYkm8cW7NV7tgATm1l-8m3EZ-GIgr0vOnDF1Hwt8a2UjFn/s640/IMG_8056.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="640" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0sls1SbTzx7gcXIZqEjB3Be0YN1NPaB_3Sk4nGmWq3O4QWxBPVTAFrwF3PPv5KxdOMqOrowaKBe0tFLNqo9Bn_GqjHeZ_yGD6kNJo7N9Sb1DulQueDi1CchuR-c7mS1rEPxKSxUe3jF0wyxYkm8cW7NV7tgATm1l-8m3EZ-GIgr0vOnDF1Hwt8a2UjFn/w640-h402/IMG_8056.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It takes me a minute to see the silhouettes are theater seats.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31WTRzCJbju7zY6v3zmA2ADb4qVZDK7mZNVnoSE2d5VzlvO497GdtjT2CZjX8BM8A3rrOgBE_HGNy1_ivfw9QjVm-JQoNFJFT08rdD0jVmSRPtkK2FTSFpukhPKVvup4vM6GMsVssRdWvdbK1jLqtuCdVqhGdLZuI3dPJ9Qzk5DciLgQJIyLNHYEw64OH/s640/IMG_8054.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="640" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31WTRzCJbju7zY6v3zmA2ADb4qVZDK7mZNVnoSE2d5VzlvO497GdtjT2CZjX8BM8A3rrOgBE_HGNy1_ivfw9QjVm-JQoNFJFT08rdD0jVmSRPtkK2FTSFpukhPKVvup4vM6GMsVssRdWvdbK1jLqtuCdVqhGdLZuI3dPJ9Qzk5DciLgQJIyLNHYEw64OH/w640-h580/IMG_8054.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The interior used to be very cute, but now is just painted all white :-( Your knees still hit the door though!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuKNfaMoQPZscnN-k7E_refRNOfulGgQRbhBH3V377_ekVnqcniClIdPei6YUz_TSDtBIbgQ_viPY0Wewft_7e50Nvtdxmj4QVtwIyXupxr6GcjZ9fmHeMRR5okaKfPbaFen5O12dCcCSV964nKUx7e0ZY868aFE1j9fHbq1tsCfvaKwbFB5xgQlpNc68/s640/IMG_8058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuKNfaMoQPZscnN-k7E_refRNOfulGgQRbhBH3V377_ekVnqcniClIdPei6YUz_TSDtBIbgQ_viPY0Wewft_7e50Nvtdxmj4QVtwIyXupxr6GcjZ9fmHeMRR5okaKfPbaFen5O12dCcCSV964nKUx7e0ZY868aFE1j9fHbq1tsCfvaKwbFB5xgQlpNc68/w506-h640/IMG_8058.jpg" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mendocino has many quaint historic buildings and a handful of very expensive specialty shops. No touristy t-shirts and key chains vendors here. I come away with a pair of socks :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAps6H0paXx4eQuYPurFMT128WSnuNz0z0Wnj5eyDjLs7H28V5GTaaQELj1dqZjpQMpVyWugK1kF54fSQLMJSzniqTS5VAYmBufYi092_rAXFnAsTUniVxKGAWP5m_OpK_2BjCOCZht4-PxLPMk0dqcfqLsfmsg7IVdm0Ajtf7vK8WrCGKZYyw1mZUClJh/s640/IMG_8057.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAps6H0paXx4eQuYPurFMT128WSnuNz0z0Wnj5eyDjLs7H28V5GTaaQELj1dqZjpQMpVyWugK1kF54fSQLMJSzniqTS5VAYmBufYi092_rAXFnAsTUniVxKGAWP5m_OpK_2BjCOCZht4-PxLPMk0dqcfqLsfmsg7IVdm0Ajtf7vK8WrCGKZYyw1mZUClJh/w480-h640/IMG_8057.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I see a lot of beautiful succulents in this area, but this one really caught my eye - wow!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPo1-t72CZ92JZozmCEwHenXF3MamB4ZQqzLDDn58zb-bv1hKaMe1HcG6DBNpSkrZbFDe1qtqxivozJxrS_nvWxqYwm06K4FO6V_as1ADAkzjPqoeQf9wAy6gIXff1BV32J3rcDSrxEdZ8O-_8o43230jv2VfwFz-f1FySlTaR_Hj4pjSuH6z5zvhX9Fa/s4000/IMG_5859.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPo1-t72CZ92JZozmCEwHenXF3MamB4ZQqzLDDn58zb-bv1hKaMe1HcG6DBNpSkrZbFDe1qtqxivozJxrS_nvWxqYwm06K4FO6V_as1ADAkzjPqoeQf9wAy6gIXff1BV32J3rcDSrxEdZ8O-_8o43230jv2VfwFz-f1FySlTaR_Hj4pjSuH6z5zvhX9Fa/w640-h480/IMG_5859.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We spot a large herd of pelicans floating in the cove.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqxsAvNbJ70iueOXuyg1p3RNZcEScg7k5PhvIkTcDCH9yPcgbB_p6yjg33dNdjlMB3_w1_xVcAJ7YgQ_3l5_S8hseg9E81msm2pdhQD4Pd3HDq6hzyS7lOBDlzI4qPcLR7_RxSRN9jLEgu5Q7pIyLtHF3IeFVBd5iU3D_gUt_SUm509VFw6WNYfWwxhAL/s4000/IMG_5860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqxsAvNbJ70iueOXuyg1p3RNZcEScg7k5PhvIkTcDCH9yPcgbB_p6yjg33dNdjlMB3_w1_xVcAJ7YgQ_3l5_S8hseg9E81msm2pdhQD4Pd3HDq6hzyS7lOBDlzI4qPcLR7_RxSRN9jLEgu5Q7pIyLtHF3IeFVBd5iU3D_gUt_SUm509VFw6WNYfWwxhAL/w640-h480/IMG_5860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHO9oxWJJilYgM5M9xzem2g2YGS7dKrLMRUiA--ORtxsYoWSf0myV_Kb1CdSnd0j5nYueUDwvY40LI6ToMzD8Gcwptun1Yij94eew8dQkXQpqRB54Diuxjs-wYYSTRFkMF6RIhx3PywVoSkA1_HYaXadx8gWL2mOx1T_1zkP0kefvkC3O4ElCNYiVH6PH/s3853/IMG_5861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">I love the color of the water.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The drive between Fort Bragg and Willits is all lovely green forest. Pines, hardwoods, Redwoods, it's almost completely dark in some places. It's also a main thoroughfare to the coast and very busy. I'm always surprised by the size of the trucks that drive the gazillion tight and narrow curves. One of those drives that makes me miss my little convertible! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Saturday morning we leave the masses behind and head south and inland on Hwy 20. Our destination is a family visit in Clearlake. Bill's sister-in-law lives on the keys and I've found a small (and very humble) RV park nearby. Island Park RV is on a narrow point of land with mostly dated permanent trailers, quite a bit of trash and weeds, and absolutely stunning waterfront views. Our site is mostly level (the other options are not) with 50 amp FHUs three feet from the water. Rough dirt surface with some grass behind and some nice shade trees. Everything works including their WiFi and our satellite connects. Very quiet with just the sound of the water lapping the wall and the leaves rustling overhead. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dbQRjO6tEjfYTyIK_wIz3a6yykczbwbzlV1AohhyKYedOYVIERsrZoxMT3HRmUs2RCjEVoKeBzXiuGz1kKG4wiux9v4qVoTGOthqqhv3mr69S6AzSbRtpo0SVBCLZsMlWjD8nCJub3r_6h1sAFIHlddpfCEOSTLGmDibhDu8is773emCTwp5Obdy2-Pu/s640/IMG_8061.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dbQRjO6tEjfYTyIK_wIz3a6yykczbwbzlV1AohhyKYedOYVIERsrZoxMT3HRmUs2RCjEVoKeBzXiuGz1kKG4wiux9v4qVoTGOthqqhv3mr69S6AzSbRtpo0SVBCLZsMlWjD8nCJub3r_6h1sAFIHlddpfCEOSTLGmDibhDu8is773emCTwp5Obdy2-Pu/w640-h480/IMG_8061.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Waterfront with views of Mount Konocti for $40/night.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u3__KeIKKUfh1IEQV2WTIdaG2Ew7KMrdVzsmiw7fT4wiEUyqH5z10zPiE34TryJAIDKj4HMzg7P7RvI-4UWqxM5iJZFj9eEXbe1S1bocdyBCoU1nvX3d91JAolkXbBC2w-CejhnAIZW4-2_dG6NI-1J2wqqQ5niyDGUzBzfAwbtRCvxDTEVQ8ct2geTB/s640/IMG_8062.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u3__KeIKKUfh1IEQV2WTIdaG2Ew7KMrdVzsmiw7fT4wiEUyqH5z10zPiE34TryJAIDKj4HMzg7P7RvI-4UWqxM5iJZFj9eEXbe1S1bocdyBCoU1nvX3d91JAolkXbBC2w-CejhnAIZW4-2_dG6NI-1J2wqqQ5niyDGUzBzfAwbtRCvxDTEVQ8ct2geTB/w640-h480/IMG_8062.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As long as you look in this direction, it's a pretty park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not long after we set up we're out the door to see the family. We're going to Marilyn's house where we're also expecting nephew David and his wife Morgan, and Marilyn's daughter Jenna. We get an additional wonderful surprise when we find Bill's cousin David and wife Dianna have also joined us!! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hours of grand conversation in Marilyn's lovely home on the water, and a scrumptious home cooked meal, and not a single photo! I continue to be incredibly bad at remembering people pics :-( David and Diana head home after dinner, and we head to ours a couple hours later. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happily we have a whole day to play on Sunday!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Clearlake is the largest natural lake in North America with a lot of geological and cultural history. Jenna is very knowledgeable about both, and we enjoy learning about the volcano and the tribes that shaped the area on our morning drive. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Upper Lake has maintained a cute downtown where we have a delicious, although inefficiently served, brunch with live music under the trees. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid75AexEXvEAgQRB0cCA2pRYOog_hp5KfdnYuhnyuwfQXrNvjIgN3Xhe3IQsaKwtiAC2Qekl8Pdo32zuXMAicxHMQJYq2t14Xvfw3jbPO_CKeq6ennhr3f446nX0b-NqLGIlpyXOZObFKsTQMSvbj6D8517o8ZPTktEoWuTbFXHalfvHYhdzYIxUHdWdjc/s3873/IMG_9827.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3834" data-original-width="3873" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid75AexEXvEAgQRB0cCA2pRYOog_hp5KfdnYuhnyuwfQXrNvjIgN3Xhe3IQsaKwtiAC2Qekl8Pdo32zuXMAicxHMQJYq2t14Xvfw3jbPO_CKeq6ennhr3f446nX0b-NqLGIlpyXOZObFKsTQMSvbj6D8517o8ZPTktEoWuTbFXHalfvHYhdzYIxUHdWdjc/w640-h634/IMG_9827.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tasty vittles!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WhwWYZ0VLVgA4HUkzOQmDSU0a99BzY4bzUbaueDnMno4zj82ADYxYQPlUS7vvfpBRVNohpTV0_tyCXC2ZM0SjqUl37UTlFxNC5VjH_fdhtYvr08KxfGx4jwhmL4IdKHNHV8RHLTZUZ_2E7z201m_BCp_j36wy4U2PK49yMvcuUstqrNPxC8ew3VDT_nq/s640/IMG_8066.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WhwWYZ0VLVgA4HUkzOQmDSU0a99BzY4bzUbaueDnMno4zj82ADYxYQPlUS7vvfpBRVNohpTV0_tyCXC2ZM0SjqUl37UTlFxNC5VjH_fdhtYvr08KxfGx4jwhmL4IdKHNHV8RHLTZUZ_2E7z201m_BCp_j36wy4U2PK49yMvcuUstqrNPxC8ew3VDT_nq/w640-h480/IMG_8066.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Marilyn, Bill, David, Morgan and Jenna - family!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0d37EU5FMQaV71TKh89y1dwsvsjzdijGl0xQiM9ERCCyp_gO4W9d960RiJmiP-BmXFDI4mpSGJFkz_4BSQA2tHRiOezhp9lRVbbBgmryoZv59yNsL_Aj5Vf75cDIQ4lotor7LXaIGHdfF6OO4sNKOGdyvvEkWVHcQTDA2s28D-Fk49rNKS8vjOeBbHTu/s640/IMG_8064.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0d37EU5FMQaV71TKh89y1dwsvsjzdijGl0xQiM9ERCCyp_gO4W9d960RiJmiP-BmXFDI4mpSGJFkz_4BSQA2tHRiOezhp9lRVbbBgmryoZv59yNsL_Aj5Vf75cDIQ4lotor7LXaIGHdfF6OO4sNKOGdyvvEkWVHcQTDA2s28D-Fk49rNKS8vjOeBbHTu/w640-h480/IMG_8064.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sweet roadster - how fun on a beautiful day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichunF2wcwp5kioMIoOm4YR6S0zdvSFQX-V9SNq7Ud7Rk-iUrD516_CUdIhLdkMEzamvdmlATJekvhY42YFLJ6X_pX1PHoO1ikxVgOqC-zUCvKGnRHARGYBYunF9RXFpDe_AEmC4gkozkyZaF04Y_bzJc7Wmd1o3-pPY_1LFrPCvbxGpP3JaytzPwIBcqQ/s640/IMG_8069.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichunF2wcwp5kioMIoOm4YR6S0zdvSFQX-V9SNq7Ud7Rk-iUrD516_CUdIhLdkMEzamvdmlATJekvhY42YFLJ6X_pX1PHoO1ikxVgOqC-zUCvKGnRHARGYBYunF9RXFpDe_AEmC4gkozkyZaF04Y_bzJc7Wmd1o3-pPY_1LFrPCvbxGpP3JaytzPwIBcqQ/w640-h480/IMG_8069.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love this beautiful room - in the Tallman Hotel next door.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeVt9FRgZackyGGZ_N-1luuR9py6n-MEphtZk38xZ01EZEA6sc79SKHSQsgCIImc_7wrl-lipJSlMy__2PvIvDPXfnznE5WbwXF6PwowazGabDDczF6cfd11QUFhvfFeS0n53zDLcZ4wG7kD9wF1woGxMiZxWiMeg3OKNJ0QEkW1wqA9YABbEh4XhrM1S/s2752/IMG_4124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="2270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeVt9FRgZackyGGZ_N-1luuR9py6n-MEphtZk38xZ01EZEA6sc79SKHSQsgCIImc_7wrl-lipJSlMy__2PvIvDPXfnznE5WbwXF6PwowazGabDDczF6cfd11QUFhvfFeS0n53zDLcZ4wG7kD9wF1woGxMiZxWiMeg3OKNJ0QEkW1wqA9YABbEh4XhrM1S/w528-h640/IMG_4124.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Even cuter than the fireplace room!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygzRJfbT8PGEqxlKz4SLJLxjfnkhYHzopYIdSi1JCehDd5ar6_xGIJ7F6CCzRyO7KV_0_epitNG1PPGEccI6VKLtC1aNKlI9XKMJLtQUoEJ6OIcK5qGDp_xBRgx-tZEtmUI6kiIO9TcgdCqYMQ_mpb1-cf55FxeuHVzrKWMW8XtQszeSnOE5-Yw8rAafr/s3866/IMG_9825.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3866" data-original-width="2667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygzRJfbT8PGEqxlKz4SLJLxjfnkhYHzopYIdSi1JCehDd5ar6_xGIJ7F6CCzRyO7KV_0_epitNG1PPGEccI6VKLtC1aNKlI9XKMJLtQUoEJ6OIcK5qGDp_xBRgx-tZEtmUI6kiIO9TcgdCqYMQ_mpb1-cf55FxeuHVzrKWMW8XtQszeSnOE5-Yw8rAafr/w442-h640/IMG_9825.jpg" width="442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tall men and tall women and me.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGs0ci9-areTw_YZla2ssojmIZfD7S6OvT-d3fpbskmonckVRYQuSzVzHSZUDKMuR8n0yRxzBc8U2pUDgC9fo96QC6tumbIqENMY4v4iS2kEeDBtXUgFYrn_np8A9iip_-YB7PnUr6SprmClFErAptzU-X7cOxNNpQCAXouMqztiOPXVEqk9AfbuwIiuz/s640/IMG_8071.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGs0ci9-areTw_YZla2ssojmIZfD7S6OvT-d3fpbskmonckVRYQuSzVzHSZUDKMuR8n0yRxzBc8U2pUDgC9fo96QC6tumbIqENMY4v4iS2kEeDBtXUgFYrn_np8A9iip_-YB7PnUr6SprmClFErAptzU-X7cOxNNpQCAXouMqztiOPXVEqk9AfbuwIiuz/w640-h480/IMG_8071.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Stunning mural down the street.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have forgotten my phone a few (several) times but Bill never does - it's also his wallet. So it's surprising when we get back to the house and he has forgotten his at the restaurant :-0! Tessa and I go back to retrieve it (they did find it) so he can visit with his sister-in-law and nephew. Not a hardship driving around that beautiful lake!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">David and Morgan have to work on Monday so they (and their Cockatiel) head home. We watch a couple hysterical comics on TV, visit some more, and too soon it's time for us to leave as well. We love these people so very much, and are grateful for this time to get caught up. We're hoping they'll all come to Arizona soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMhkdl1l-qlF_4bsnJOjayRKqfeNSAiCHIP6FFnd0VFTv8uK6S_8pufpys5QVqD7_h-f9g8m2RY-sJ4cDroS9EvCD2rHDZ410v6Fm2XyGGyEfxg6vB2DGSMlxPWC2JgVhoN1E5_HHmXuv96EEA4o0_Zs00B1SfdQywY7rmTsihW4XnpzulcQWeeGg-OMC/s640/IMG_8072.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMhkdl1l-qlF_4bsnJOjayRKqfeNSAiCHIP6FFnd0VFTv8uK6S_8pufpys5QVqD7_h-f9g8m2RY-sJ4cDroS9EvCD2rHDZ410v6Fm2XyGGyEfxg6vB2DGSMlxPWC2JgVhoN1E5_HHmXuv96EEA4o0_Zs00B1SfdQywY7rmTsihW4XnpzulcQWeeGg-OMC/w400-h300/IMG_8072.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Morgan and David load up their feather-baby Frankie for the trip back to Santa Clara. I'm happy to say we're going to see them there next week :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sorry to leave family behind, and excited to move east to see my BFF and her hubby! Our drive through the oak-dotted hills of Hwy 20 to I-5 is always so pretty! We get backed into their wide driveway in Sacramento for a few days of moochdocking! They've</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> generously moved their rig to the street to accommodate us :-) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIVGvmBXYH6TaKPeKG8zBbDhAM6dBeJkh9IfK2IUKSnzkZfZJnmRrsOI2Fh4PJXb8fcPRai4jWzlYJX5g6QypCI8hXeBfmF6ZqmYrOL5sxU4JgqGf0zrU1ZNrRhhQGd1HUhnGIF9ZTYHTKf1ujlgCWcNk70SVMCsCOk26buYXjao1W7lgO7D64OKrWbPi/s640/IMG_8076.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIVGvmBXYH6TaKPeKG8zBbDhAM6dBeJkh9IfK2IUKSnzkZfZJnmRrsOI2Fh4PJXb8fcPRai4jWzlYJX5g6QypCI8hXeBfmF6ZqmYrOL5sxU4JgqGf0zrU1ZNrRhhQGd1HUhnGIF9ZTYHTKf1ujlgCWcNk70SVMCsCOk26buYXjao1W7lgO7D64OKrWbPi/w400-h300/IMG_8076.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Five lane off-ramp - back in a California city!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've found the summer heat here, after months of near-perfect weather. Grateful they have 50 amp hookups, and also a nice cool home to visit in. It's hot!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Janis has dinner ready, then we have a gab-fest for hours [the guys head in opposite directions for naps :-)]. It's been way too long since we've seen each other, although we text almost daily.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOhMl-R3oFTgat5YE0WOYFMXCJEVnOgS8Ng6dqUyqCBa73sKrR6z3ilgQ7YUN5sQwia459VLKhtkU1GWulaIZ_aM-J0w0BRdU1XHQA4HqtnFgdps_ayiU1IrZdPwFBmjT3LAlZkJg8lKAEKqNwwRRAq_TcsDHMrXvnn1J7lekntDdKj9rtQmPzhfwwdQE8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOhMl-R3oFTgat5YE0WOYFMXCJEVnOgS8Ng6dqUyqCBa73sKrR6z3ilgQ7YUN5sQwia459VLKhtkU1GWulaIZ_aM-J0w0BRdU1XHQA4HqtnFgdps_ayiU1IrZdPwFBmjT3LAlZkJg8lKAEKqNwwRRAq_TcsDHMrXvnn1J7lekntDdKj9rtQmPzhfwwdQE8=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Happy to be hangin' with my bestest in her pretty home.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tuesday is a great day going to see the new Indiana Jones movie - Excellent!! - in the most comfy theater seats we've ever sat in. What a treat. Tessa loves it too :-) Following that we enjoy a delicious late lunch at Cheesecake Factory. They are such gorgeous restaurants (unlike their depiction on <i>Big Bang Theory</i>), it always feels like a special event to eat here.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKbYj2j2fBmulQ_vnaK_buo9Er1wMORgU9ZdJQcbtS-g0sIVtb_qSWYXeUtSfhBgTEWBKLvOp4mc2nJcazNcz2jQ18BxjAhiBxYH6QaefAdiYL-9TfN77QSTJ81g59-U8--nx7hnBa4E_qwJ06Y1e-3KIvR1MIC6ldAgHnmBXkgZ7GedovMh8eEuQieph/s2995/IMG_0645.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="2995" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKbYj2j2fBmulQ_vnaK_buo9Er1wMORgU9ZdJQcbtS-g0sIVtb_qSWYXeUtSfhBgTEWBKLvOp4mc2nJcazNcz2jQ18BxjAhiBxYH6QaefAdiYL-9TfN77QSTJ81g59-U8--nx7hnBa4E_qwJ06Y1e-3KIvR1MIC6ldAgHnmBXkgZ7GedovMh8eEuQieph/w400-h395/IMG_0645.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nick, Janis, Jodee and Bill - Tessa snoozing under the table.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Nick got a new electric trike a couple months ago so right now they have three. Yes, I'd love to take a spin around the neighborhood (we ride 11 miles) with the two of you! What a difference it makes having an electric motor on those hills. I definitely "get" the appeal of E-bikes now. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz12nNdnas6ccvzDJHcjOJ9-w6voAo2QRF4cj7oeSFhS46J4Vjuq0i3YqIqafG7q7apDhy01PRCvr_yE8-J2WVjIrEK0nQDpPaclCZDG29z2y3YyUZLA5N_KO5JpkMSpFu0255NIAXj8PpCjYmyLf8748BB_mN8OWkqAYOdZFRxC_BS6TO5wQmjXGaqM8I/s3357/IMG_0654.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3357" data-original-width="2366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz12nNdnas6ccvzDJHcjOJ9-w6voAo2QRF4cj7oeSFhS46J4Vjuq0i3YqIqafG7q7apDhy01PRCvr_yE8-J2WVjIrEK0nQDpPaclCZDG29z2y3YyUZLA5N_KO5JpkMSpFu0255NIAXj8PpCjYmyLf8748BB_mN8OWkqAYOdZFRxC_BS6TO5wQmjXGaqM8I/w452-h640/IMG_0654.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Yes, we coordinated our shirts to look like an Easter parade. Thank you for asking!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While we're out riding, the mobile wash/wax team shows up to give our very, very dirty motorhome a much-needed cleaning. I'm embarrassed to say how long its been (years), but she now looks brand new again. Everything will probably stop breaking now that she knows we really do love her. Bill says the dirt was the only thing keeping her together. Let's hope I'm right this time!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa42o0_kxQPDnIRsochFi83ClYvMyXt9LzSvRMzcKbgxcRB13uxclQQYtAEh0lI0x-Ko8AjtrkAZMWaBU8trbB_jwlwckSYLnuc4KMDIMj0-OhuT29yLXESMmahyzIhViRH3_iH2_-jDhQL06d1Ob1pNYtnkWwt7LF05O7rTGQ26I2valWbGks2yZWEG3/s640/IMG_8081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa42o0_kxQPDnIRsochFi83ClYvMyXt9LzSvRMzcKbgxcRB13uxclQQYtAEh0lI0x-Ko8AjtrkAZMWaBU8trbB_jwlwckSYLnuc4KMDIMj0-OhuT29yLXESMmahyzIhViRH3_iH2_-jDhQL06d1Ob1pNYtnkWwt7LF05O7rTGQ26I2valWbGks2yZWEG3/w640-h480/IMG_8081.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Before all the bugs on Thursday!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Once again the time flies by way too quickly and we're packing up and pulling out. Time with the BFF is always cathartic, more so the older we get :-) It was an amazing visit with great friends - hopefully they'll come see us soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3aX0LPGxOsRVDtBUv1nsDjItRncCnOrKRK8GXrlDdqWMoEqb8Ze8L8mWAZgYlNTV9ejsjACoknMmm6x2Yc5gzdphI9gzuhYam3kpGmw75dBEzDH6pCByRCBWhdRuCZuYJ-9Urcc8UEbQ_oxkQHPr_v-g2xn5JdZs0VSycJIKMVjFE319woVxsbZjorK4/s687/IMG_8080.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3aX0LPGxOsRVDtBUv1nsDjItRncCnOrKRK8GXrlDdqWMoEqb8Ze8L8mWAZgYlNTV9ejsjACoknMmm6x2Yc5gzdphI9gzuhYam3kpGmw75dBEzDH6pCByRCBWhdRuCZuYJ-9Urcc8UEbQ_oxkQHPr_v-g2xn5JdZs0VSycJIKMVjFE319woVxsbZjorK4/w428-h640/IMG_8080.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott's getting a little red in those curls :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mHFtPX_tyy8XemaeFod3nscXVaUE8FLDUD3GEwq9a6M5fLx63yAK8jr3IK-dWedpOmk-nll2XhRafPGd4FMFnFwuLR8hRuHLfg9WUtQg6ma1FxaZXD2laKn_mtBNyLvW_2ZUjvxn3yQ9dYb0AK6tUWfGuwLPqNowi-tqb_ceJIrGUZYFlgd0YUqMH0Su/s640/IMG_8077.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mHFtPX_tyy8XemaeFod3nscXVaUE8FLDUD3GEwq9a6M5fLx63yAK8jr3IK-dWedpOmk-nll2XhRafPGd4FMFnFwuLR8hRuHLfg9WUtQg6ma1FxaZXD2laKn_mtBNyLvW_2ZUjvxn3yQ9dYb0AK6tUWfGuwLPqNowi-tqb_ceJIrGUZYFlgd0YUqMH0Su/w373-h400/IMG_8077.jpg" width="373" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our sweet giggly Penelope and Reese.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEHAlAC7MtfMq0HiW_OXQrzkJnxU7MwngMqUz-SDbz49Vb2VSczA03m2iT0Tz9at0REt_g7b9KA-5RFSd3mcOVkRN5zKWIhv-1zRNypvqJENyKlnijlHemKOdH_SKfB2BVLBdZz2l6dzQ7821P4WbCIbMmC2LQlsGPDedXsacIOlUiMAFiIyvHicvJicr/s640/FullSizeR.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEHAlAC7MtfMq0HiW_OXQrzkJnxU7MwngMqUz-SDbz49Vb2VSczA03m2iT0Tz9at0REt_g7b9KA-5RFSd3mcOVkRN5zKWIhv-1zRNypvqJENyKlnijlHemKOdH_SKfB2BVLBdZz2l6dzQ7821P4WbCIbMmC2LQlsGPDedXsacIOlUiMAFiIyvHicvJicr/w530-h640/FullSizeR.heic" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Handsome Oliver getting so big. He won't be the youngest after this month!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-39857347264795392272023-07-05T18:31:00.000-07:002023-07-05T18:31:07.724-07:00Holidayers and Haze - Still Loving the Coast<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>June 29 - July 5, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Trinidad, California</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Seeing Trinidad Bay the first time in 2015 I immediately fell in love. It was a magical photograph come to life. Since then we've stopped here every two years. The magic remains.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyrPrUuzqNS-3DWE9nhd-HhYWa35KWn1JzP1m63EFBbo4PTY2icuLdfNe6nZiSUFVFgdeOuO60XiN6m1Lb7lWcETJe6LMHTe2-SUMhrf0Yj4uqT0lTTz4A5-l3lP2jBi_Epi2KgEf1U2E8EFAR1iVuIoINFUZh3jpkdT2n4DyrhV_1Axq824gc3ovw6fB/s640/IMG_8004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyrPrUuzqNS-3DWE9nhd-HhYWa35KWn1JzP1m63EFBbo4PTY2icuLdfNe6nZiSUFVFgdeOuO60XiN6m1Lb7lWcETJe6LMHTe2-SUMhrf0Yj4uqT0lTTz4A5-l3lP2jBi_Epi2KgEf1U2E8EFAR1iVuIoINFUZh3jpkdT2n4DyrhV_1Axq824gc3ovw6fB/w640-h480/IMG_8004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg0uuMIepFD0aedn5MYklzS6oM7wW8Qab_kDWTh0JpD-zOYVhrDNQbzBPscMrfXli1iHLmV7RCq-Oq_PPH4ts9auBAMIif4mkBlivYqfyCQe8ue78atK5EwoBPzZH5Q2H6Poun2P3twELF7qyHcjn6aSjEeMo56DiNHEuuI3kjkS8evaMRtPVGh9GLCK_/s640/IMG_8005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg0uuMIepFD0aedn5MYklzS6oM7wW8Qab_kDWTh0JpD-zOYVhrDNQbzBPscMrfXli1iHLmV7RCq-Oq_PPH4ts9auBAMIif4mkBlivYqfyCQe8ue78atK5EwoBPzZH5Q2H6Poun2P3twELF7qyHcjn6aSjEeMo56DiNHEuuI3kjkS8evaMRtPVGh9GLCK_/w640-h480/IMG_8005.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There's something so romantic about a small bay dotted with fishing boats.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our 90 minute drive south on Hwy 101 is uneventful, continuing the calming combination of ocean and forest. The road has taken a beating in many places that are being rebuilt. Again (or maybe still?). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Making late reservations for this July 4 holiday means we aren't staying at our favorite place among the large elk herd. Instead we're at <a href="http://www.soundsofthesea.us/">Sounds of the Sea</a> which is a pretty little park near Patrick Point SP about 5 miles north of the village of Trinidad. Lots of flowers and large green sites are a lovely improvement over the asphalt and rocks of our last stop. 50 amp FHUs with sporadic WiFi and adequate laundry facility which I end up not using. Our satellite connects through the tall trees.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-3qUN9zvz7RvJh8b9fzGEkiIjta4OOZb9bZXljSNl8qxcSW-2UUkWG1uiLNelpie5wghlo29aly282309M_dSWupLZVoyc34pw_KEcj1AWo7BSSrps-gEEtSDi_5z2XTWF_noBkKMYz3ofOfv-ezVvtRZrmXQuJTDSc_cXR6vuhQU3Z0gEAZ1l2j5wUW/s4000/IMG_5808.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-3qUN9zvz7RvJh8b9fzGEkiIjta4OOZb9bZXljSNl8qxcSW-2UUkWG1uiLNelpie5wghlo29aly282309M_dSWupLZVoyc34pw_KEcj1AWo7BSSrps-gEEtSDi_5z2XTWF_noBkKMYz3ofOfv-ezVvtRZrmXQuJTDSc_cXR6vuhQU3Z0gEAZ1l2j5wUW/w640-h480/IMG_5808.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We sit in the clouds most of our first day, and nearly all mornings.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLyaQqOxYjwqMr1DMAl17rBg68sjPFlHseiztGmzYwlaq-XLkpoOSfppaMe4GSG5O02BlvTbdgBfMoH2eLZjoVdWmkKEiDByzifkjZBc6TXOShDRNT-hA0EuVIwpwI5NZ3bCkht_yt23Fb-5wi11-fhKww-rVlunPI01qYI5UeKgDYXdybdl76dHTJ_Zf/s3789/IMG_5809.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3789" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLyaQqOxYjwqMr1DMAl17rBg68sjPFlHseiztGmzYwlaq-XLkpoOSfppaMe4GSG5O02BlvTbdgBfMoH2eLZjoVdWmkKEiDByzifkjZBc6TXOShDRNT-hA0EuVIwpwI5NZ3bCkht_yt23Fb-5wi11-fhKww-rVlunPI01qYI5UeKgDYXdybdl76dHTJ_Zf/w640-h416/IMG_5809.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Flowers brighten up the entrance drive.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Friday we head south to Eureka for groceries, lunch and viewing the vintage homes above town. There are several streets with old Victorian beauties. About 3/4 of them are restored, but there are still many that need some TLC. In case you need a project??</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAZWZ8x_PiAy51oBheyFISQVYGkBc5BIjO0QOl019eOVenNkVedjiLhHuxqSUmLZMg_a4i2XxT5huVUrMrfqBsI0kQNtrgomUvC3xPlnlptCWC00Blu2EcGSEpNVlVoxD_cV4I4F7rRoc4F3JemWyIoLtg6QVzUoYiW0kxwdWjB0_tEjdC1Al7DdlWcNC/s3520/IMG_5822.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="2627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAZWZ8x_PiAy51oBheyFISQVYGkBc5BIjO0QOl019eOVenNkVedjiLhHuxqSUmLZMg_a4i2XxT5huVUrMrfqBsI0kQNtrgomUvC3xPlnlptCWC00Blu2EcGSEpNVlVoxD_cV4I4F7rRoc4F3JemWyIoLtg6QVzUoYiW0kxwdWjB0_tEjdC1Al7DdlWcNC/w478-h640/IMG_5822.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Many aren't afraid of bold colors - they accent the details so well!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7j7cBqeJ4Xztov1hGpr7l_nF4AU0lDh6f_4zLSxN1F2rCPmNoTbh6UPRt-jWpY-mt2WvHh4aqARKAj7y0TxLNVP4CWY8tKbuE1FsiTMCg-Mvrgq4zWNkCltBAcJbIuNvmcLP2MEEltyTFHGmPk_5ab7yGxO8orezubAEVimq2vg7XV21vDInKQq-6cbat/s3323/IMG_5824.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="3323" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7j7cBqeJ4Xztov1hGpr7l_nF4AU0lDh6f_4zLSxN1F2rCPmNoTbh6UPRt-jWpY-mt2WvHh4aqARKAj7y0TxLNVP4CWY8tKbuE1FsiTMCg-Mvrgq4zWNkCltBAcJbIuNvmcLP2MEEltyTFHGmPk_5ab7yGxO8orezubAEVimq2vg7XV21vDInKQq-6cbat/w640-h536/IMG_5824.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQnSGuT5U1JlZJKCXjUgnXig8-9PDhwXiju_2lCnLqjKl249mLgwhOz_YyyaQEiGrSRbP8CoE6Lw_9PPZYl8-pANKIfoXw_u1RY_GjwJKhjwZqZsMGzNRL-HFJz6_xib6Ahyqz_NljSAuoiRqGDjH0GOLBSXTOBGMOmfyYlGhDDx0cQ6iYANKUZhG3fWL/s3512/IMG_5825.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2935" data-original-width="3512" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQnSGuT5U1JlZJKCXjUgnXig8-9PDhwXiju_2lCnLqjKl249mLgwhOz_YyyaQEiGrSRbP8CoE6Lw_9PPZYl8-pANKIfoXw_u1RY_GjwJKhjwZqZsMGzNRL-HFJz6_xib6Ahyqz_NljSAuoiRqGDjH0GOLBSXTOBGMOmfyYlGhDDx0cQ6iYANKUZhG3fWL/w640-h534/IMG_5825.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I really want to see the inside of this one.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRvzmRRCATRk9InJOx-CocaJ_7YjRnyw6y00CYy6-pr9C4sjF_vgAlRiDJX69X-UHBRgNbH98QV7-AuwvB0IWazXRZCptsktIIx9jqfKMHNY6oqORFOl9pr2iXBI8PH9NYhLeOsS6qUWaqfVVRKHfGwm86R7RCOnFXRBWk02HNYzyYQgsMfCk8aE9M2t7/s3927/IMG_5828.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="2755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRvzmRRCATRk9InJOx-CocaJ_7YjRnyw6y00CYy6-pr9C4sjF_vgAlRiDJX69X-UHBRgNbH98QV7-AuwvB0IWazXRZCptsktIIx9jqfKMHNY6oqORFOl9pr2iXBI8PH9NYhLeOsS6qUWaqfVVRKHfGwm86R7RCOnFXRBWk02HNYzyYQgsMfCk8aE9M2t7/w448-h640/IMG_5828.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetcK03Eac1SlJBmKK6DvSJTSGEwCgB826lN8dkRirLwnSay02zR05FgtJFPh8TdMRv9JNY1gwU0bcw3zyvksvbk99NErFJMKfK6c4scPILh2F3V2BLNUEMV9Ihu8EsDJQqhNaAS52rUNcvJlK1g1BJHdpxiuE6yAcp0P7vjt90Z7NBI29RSDncdS3jNYt/s3626/IMG_5829.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3626" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetcK03Eac1SlJBmKK6DvSJTSGEwCgB826lN8dkRirLwnSay02zR05FgtJFPh8TdMRv9JNY1gwU0bcw3zyvksvbk99NErFJMKfK6c4scPILh2F3V2BLNUEMV9Ihu8EsDJQqhNaAS52rUNcvJlK1g1BJHdpxiuE6yAcp0P7vjt90Z7NBI29RSDncdS3jNYt/w640-h530/IMG_5829.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">When your garage is as cute as your house!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxf70A-0ol9bupI3AGs_JberB2nJHJVjenlnqTIW4iWdfSAlZr_L-11ovb2TY6k8YlP2zOinTrEawHf6h_A5IEXXnZiYHOSpZsmX1J6Fv_XXq5EHG6LQ6e10vo_3VlTqcBdDVhLgEMiZlGlph6YuwOTCOKC_IsfchAzr4piEdJOUIS_oOy0x4TCi5XR4V0/s3144/IMG_5812.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3144" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxf70A-0ol9bupI3AGs_JberB2nJHJVjenlnqTIW4iWdfSAlZr_L-11ovb2TY6k8YlP2zOinTrEawHf6h_A5IEXXnZiYHOSpZsmX1J6Fv_XXq5EHG6LQ6e10vo_3VlTqcBdDVhLgEMiZlGlph6YuwOTCOKC_IsfchAzr4piEdJOUIS_oOy0x4TCi5XR4V0/w640-h530/IMG_5812.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Probably not a landscaping choice but I like the fluffy stairs from the sidewalk.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZQAz1E-gy13OL9EZy8TRSqCHqZvZttug_vKgZfe5sT9pmXXonqOnkcOBEq-cbFjOrBmpGL8Qw4ckN1F95qofSMMleMDZg8oR-VMk1Tti1I0f25f3AJx2zzCgSv4PPeQPNSg67WJcVvnc_sl1oTR29Sg-OoiuSF5cztMILopzlgJKch4Or8QtvACK5--D/s3601/IMG_5814.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="3601" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZQAz1E-gy13OL9EZy8TRSqCHqZvZttug_vKgZfe5sT9pmXXonqOnkcOBEq-cbFjOrBmpGL8Qw4ckN1F95qofSMMleMDZg8oR-VMk1Tti1I0f25f3AJx2zzCgSv4PPeQPNSg67WJcVvnc_sl1oTR29Sg-OoiuSF5cztMILopzlgJKch4Or8QtvACK5--D/w640-h484/IMG_5814.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Window treatments add pretty layers - I really like these fringed blinds.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFm9Gp6LtzOI6bPYVAaNxcIBxYThXi57g379kZ7taQERnSipEjrU57igoBI9pm8mCDxBEP44YpTJCHFcKlwbGdtYrIC_LfMH8jOAIAkxqpNFUo5yy__9l6iGEFBkbvIFFVJuns5yPlP3tI-0HYFoHmqr2jVNoyw76LWHzcDGOd7PwNh5RAT-ouwclGZsM/s3672/IMG_5826.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="3672" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFm9Gp6LtzOI6bPYVAaNxcIBxYThXi57g379kZ7taQERnSipEjrU57igoBI9pm8mCDxBEP44YpTJCHFcKlwbGdtYrIC_LfMH8jOAIAkxqpNFUo5yy__9l6iGEFBkbvIFFVJuns5yPlP3tI-0HYFoHmqr2jVNoyw76LWHzcDGOd7PwNh5RAT-ouwclGZsM/w640-h390/IMG_5826.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Something a little different that adds to the colorful neighborhood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Saturday the holiday hordes fill the park. Everyone has a trailer or 5er and soon the place looks like a pickup convention - and they're all the same colors! Lots of families with lawn games, bicycles, scooters, campfires, and a wide variety of doggies. While entertaining, it's remarkably quiet compared to how it otherwise appears! We venture back to the little village where we find a parking place but still wait 45 minutes for a table at the <a href="https://trinidadeatery.com/">Trinidad Bay Eatery</a>. Worth every minute for one of the best grilled shrimp salads I've ever had - grilled veggies and goat cheese for the win!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We're loving the cool temps, but it does mean our beach time is much less than normal. Sunday we head north to what has in previous years been a little used beach at Dry Lagoon. Not today! The parking lot is full and as we're heading back to the highway another six vehicles are coming in. Let's go look for the Elk herds! None at the campground meadow where we normally stay, and the parking lot at Davison Road is also completely full with no animals in sight. It's almost like it's a holiday weekend or something! Back on Hwy 101 we see cars pulled over and grab a slice of dirt for ourselves. A small herd is tucked in the trees and brush, heads down, clearly loving whatever treat they've found. They're beautiful, and we just watch them for a bit before making room for someone else to get a peek.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dYPID1uhP8uWX14cNDAURmmxQOfR04GFNfe-vmgbB7F6xN8om4C9wBXw7PP4P8JZPcizKqch-VsLFBjO89wlwN14ySuhrntF5NUVFvUe1IrS2JyQ9eX0UkPv0TqEZXQnAuXFSXcnrbeu5WtpI5bpbZJL0-1ejcJBuLVgyMr5n19zxyD_Dy8PSp5hS9L7/s4000/IMG_5831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dYPID1uhP8uWX14cNDAURmmxQOfR04GFNfe-vmgbB7F6xN8om4C9wBXw7PP4P8JZPcizKqch-VsLFBjO89wlwN14ySuhrntF5NUVFvUe1IrS2JyQ9eX0UkPv0TqEZXQnAuXFSXcnrbeu5WtpI5bpbZJL0-1ejcJBuLVgyMr5n19zxyD_Dy8PSp5hS9L7/w640-h480/IMG_5831.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg7S-AS6u6vU2byjEL44LY053zkcN-9mlPhts_gFOggaQeykRYeOOZ4Yi6W4uAntPWTwGAeoT_Fhqetci7MZefYak7m2xQ8p5T84ZINfqeLhEBOCtGJLmIRYDp-KdN7nqj3cyVTUi4cM1p4Yh7yiwK9pFH9JPgs84m9vRqJnj-RCn_3nsFfshi31XutC0/s3040/IMG_5837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="3040" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg7S-AS6u6vU2byjEL44LY053zkcN-9mlPhts_gFOggaQeykRYeOOZ4Yi6W4uAntPWTwGAeoT_Fhqetci7MZefYak7m2xQ8p5T84ZINfqeLhEBOCtGJLmIRYDp-KdN7nqj3cyVTUi4cM1p4Yh7yiwK9pFH9JPgs84m9vRqJnj-RCn_3nsFfshi31XutC0/w640-h502/IMG_5837.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l4FIvFlZoKWieHFwoBS5hngtjvtRLgQncGc6Punp1jVGNAnocaCty4lVDsnU82Bowxdk-8Y4zTez1U1gzb_MsNQOLRzPsBRrjPYuQIBH3aMHMr_6QtA1F1EzwvrwcMyexDJ_JODnnb9cGMXIOhEEp7M0LAsajLukULmJ-LOS8YnLYDNTRq_X0y_LMqeq/s3266/IMG_5836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="3266" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l4FIvFlZoKWieHFwoBS5hngtjvtRLgQncGc6Punp1jVGNAnocaCty4lVDsnU82Bowxdk-8Y4zTez1U1gzb_MsNQOLRzPsBRrjPYuQIBH3aMHMr_6QtA1F1EzwvrwcMyexDJ_JODnnb9cGMXIOhEEp7M0LAsajLukULmJ-LOS8YnLYDNTRq_X0y_LMqeq/w640-h410/IMG_5836.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With everyone at the beach or looking for Elk we head up to the small Redwood grove just northeast of Orick. It's a steep pull up the narrow two-lane road. Before we reach the grove we find - a traffic jam! Too funny, this is definitely a new experience for us in this area. After about 20 minutes we inch forward to a spot I can turn around. There are 15 cars behind us, and as we make our way back down there are another 15 coming up. Including a 30+ foot Class A who is about to have a really bad day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMmLNhsqkUi-K-P6PMg5jVviFxpu3Vz4tbZ2pCu8TwiDooHFIzgQwWmRujcNUK2EMRUexorK1Pzmw-qo6026npFI6665mI1Z_E0GSkQCuIieT5TWfw1Qij0s52pmSrH1-yy99rmsix8gDPUpZ9ycYsNnqO0ZbCfKrSbwM8xXkhsn7wvZAGthkWpdonCop/s4000/IMG_5840.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMmLNhsqkUi-K-P6PMg5jVviFxpu3Vz4tbZ2pCu8TwiDooHFIzgQwWmRujcNUK2EMRUexorK1Pzmw-qo6026npFI6665mI1Z_E0GSkQCuIieT5TWfw1Qij0s52pmSrH1-yy99rmsix8gDPUpZ9ycYsNnqO0ZbCfKrSbwM8xXkhsn7wvZAGthkWpdonCop/w640-h480/IMG_5840.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The road goes another ten miles to a couple ranches, but we assume this backup is for the grove parking lot around this corner.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="3655" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDxWLB4v_x9EwcH0oNyr_zgOYysF6TNuYnX47Igo8QeFR_4NVPdIItjFjJVCmO_fxBD9r61oAuMM4hBysa7XupPds9L2mlF0j7wYSHquT5xg6hpL7bKPNqatpZPWR0BwjOuL_30cksxqDj395f9No9dftp5nVsmYx6hmNa0fHRPsl3RWAes0OIcW6nAHw/w640-h514/IMG_5839.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A couple beautiful Redwoods to reward our effort.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">A quick stop along a stretch of windy beach on the highway.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrRChpjOKyow2d-SQhQECvZ64iPE6gtzhbcaXIO0Tju1y8gDWlimyziUYNHA6ReeiKqa-yKOyqzqKhjYUhWgJI1d3Fa5Hs_2qFC5ShoKtdatP84VR7cUhui_2xUIJLH9jOYNF7VizH16r3QaqcxT8lyLCJb1Yp7gIERAV6fXKrLyFunYhG5DAQf_wtfKs/s4000/IMG_5843.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrRChpjOKyow2d-SQhQECvZ64iPE6gtzhbcaXIO0Tju1y8gDWlimyziUYNHA6ReeiKqa-yKOyqzqKhjYUhWgJI1d3Fa5Hs_2qFC5ShoKtdatP84VR7cUhui_2xUIJLH9jOYNF7VizH16r3QaqcxT8lyLCJb1Yp7gIERAV6fXKrLyFunYhG5DAQf_wtfKs/w640-h480/IMG_5843.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's a tumultuous sea today with no surfers or swimmers in sight.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kAtGf-2eSUwUvN3pO4-aTsQyscKJMEHnnU54FPVL3jaRkXqKXNlWD_IT55QaB6vLA79JmrhPg228Bk-zb4yCfZTnLZ-BGd0eR005d1CP4BoqJCSTdnXXTZFIe30-ZeMmi0LK19-D9hDi4o-C0rCjjpUJCxygCU_hQCJ7JNyX237MJRg-bp-cn9gXF5Y3/s3891/IMG_5845.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="3891" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kAtGf-2eSUwUvN3pO4-aTsQyscKJMEHnnU54FPVL3jaRkXqKXNlWD_IT55QaB6vLA79JmrhPg228Bk-zb4yCfZTnLZ-BGd0eR005d1CP4BoqJCSTdnXXTZFIe30-ZeMmi0LK19-D9hDi4o-C0rCjjpUJCxygCU_hQCJ7JNyX237MJRg-bp-cn9gXF5Y3/w640-h452/IMG_5845.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We know we're blessed that this isn't our only opportunity to see all these beautiful places, that we don't have to go back to work (ever), that we aren't limited to holidays to be "out here". </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The day's experience tells us the village is packed, but we try for another shot at the Eatery - and again find a parking spot right in front! And again wait 45 minutes :-) We walk to the harbor overlook and admire the pretty gardens that flourish in this coastal environment. The addition of a tasty Bloody Maria further improves the wait. and our fish and shrimp "linner" is scrumptious.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd62B2gQh0MEIvLpQJFMm_z-44hk-9TD8ocyXBFd_Z2Nbp9eNV3L6aXEI7bpKqpDG6l7DSV0MeMf3gZOFXLdWKkwiFr7JlYiePNbLgnDfCDmGDi_x6jSSEtuCzQTNN95BRCQ4eNYPfO7WkHbgWIkM5_c-4dXersHBNzmcpLCu352KLLsTv32wU-ohnz-mD/s640/IMG_8020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd62B2gQh0MEIvLpQJFMm_z-44hk-9TD8ocyXBFd_Z2Nbp9eNV3L6aXEI7bpKqpDG6l7DSV0MeMf3gZOFXLdWKkwiFr7JlYiePNbLgnDfCDmGDi_x6jSSEtuCzQTNN95BRCQ4eNYPfO7WkHbgWIkM5_c-4dXersHBNzmcpLCu352KLLsTv32wU-ohnz-mD/w466-h640/IMG_8020.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAE-L3cEHmosbTDAISfEHVUbapM0vOyojWcSH-2AZcfjC76yLf1akX3UfhxNpIy1tt6Wi1-dT9CBtAtRgaHmp1IA1bwGGownWc4dalqIPnybUr6tcDXsonTig931eGH-RjuuPuF_JLa1b7g2CgWeKUxzPy8ZNRKsVrbSteQaspnd2-H7Bp7H3aUOFDH-y/s640/IMG_8032.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="640" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAE-L3cEHmosbTDAISfEHVUbapM0vOyojWcSH-2AZcfjC76yLf1akX3UfhxNpIy1tt6Wi1-dT9CBtAtRgaHmp1IA1bwGGownWc4dalqIPnybUr6tcDXsonTig931eGH-RjuuPuF_JLa1b7g2CgWeKUxzPy8ZNRKsVrbSteQaspnd2-H7Bp7H3aUOFDH-y/w640-h488/IMG_8032.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm a fan of flora that adds color even without flowers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLb-ScxzH6hkve0rt1I55Uj666a1YU1PqGzOoy5QxnvtXBpCdQwUNN9p6dJ9saqhyhDP8gYjH4cIzYO6Wg4UMaB08zVdgTg3bVeUnRmnKBB-ymf18sWousWguguG87H2td-_BSkv9vUJqH6tvRbFYkFFFSLat2DZeWT5gMSP-lq9H9CbUt7QBYB6LdVoXx/s640/IMG_8034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLb-ScxzH6hkve0rt1I55Uj666a1YU1PqGzOoy5QxnvtXBpCdQwUNN9p6dJ9saqhyhDP8gYjH4cIzYO6Wg4UMaB08zVdgTg3bVeUnRmnKBB-ymf18sWousWguguG87H2td-_BSkv9vUJqH6tvRbFYkFFFSLat2DZeWT5gMSP-lq9H9CbUt7QBYB6LdVoXx/w480-h640/IMG_8034.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Arcata, California, is home to Humboldt Cal Poly University, with a cute downtown plaza. On July 4th it plays host to a small outdoor festival that we peruse for a short while. The overcast is back and temps never reach 65 degrees. I'm tempted at many locations but walk away empty handed. The people-watching is superb :-))</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIE5WTlTXhVvGhdr9UfLA-ccDI31v3TFqEAXbQTAgQvVzL9299mDkAtoiR9K1dPVAZjxcbFclLFXpaTJ5d3R_SLaQhU0EvwU_0Z-x6SWNekX_IVEAcsipYqhYZb1oiDYrIkl-sKY38q-FdoUrz-eLE0G4YFGlMZ8EsB92pIutB6hkzucB56DM_SJwxzhs/s640/IMG_8036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="640" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIE5WTlTXhVvGhdr9UfLA-ccDI31v3TFqEAXbQTAgQvVzL9299mDkAtoiR9K1dPVAZjxcbFclLFXpaTJ5d3R_SLaQhU0EvwU_0Z-x6SWNekX_IVEAcsipYqhYZb1oiDYrIkl-sKY38q-FdoUrz-eLE0G4YFGlMZ8EsB92pIutB6hkzucB56DM_SJwxzhs/w640-h520/IMG_8036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYzCLks4-_hxnH-c6fNtbAS7J59JulXjajAAY92hCIjuYAJqPQsm-2hv5K1vzR5uKYCLkOxaN48buASHu80mGW7fHBqeHKnU_FLP_tB1JzblN3B15EVisfuRvL76mNDf_hQlenk3k1D4Vyg2axDK1OcX9HItFbZXkxrfClKkS08gaIijJzQdSri1BkawL/s640/IMG_8037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYzCLks4-_hxnH-c6fNtbAS7J59JulXjajAAY92hCIjuYAJqPQsm-2hv5K1vzR5uKYCLkOxaN48buASHu80mGW7fHBqeHKnU_FLP_tB1JzblN3B15EVisfuRvL76mNDf_hQlenk3k1D4Vyg2axDK1OcX9HItFbZXkxrfClKkS08gaIijJzQdSri1BkawL/w640-h480/IMG_8037.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A couple campers set off some poppers around 9:30 then it's a nice quiet July 4th for us. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our last day in Trinidad is hazy and overcast all day. The high is 60 degrees, so still no beach time. We attempt some exploring at Moonstone Beach, but there are unleashed dogs with their owners paying zero attention to where they're running so I take Tessa back to the car. Sometimes people......well, arrrggh. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHbElQOASnK0JAPaxbyK4RHYgvfdI4jeyeDXSJQh2jg9G8ZUf-_vUdduSgE1suT3XxqAfEOImBG--bnm8W4f4Qz-AoEqHRPAY18OgGF-w0fU4mS4V04O6otzRpEzYLq85G_yJqoRCklWOCK3r3YHMd05ZDSKRmpP3VH4k8kLy0ax_tBZy9hgQbCfwZAdF/s640/IMG_0107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHbElQOASnK0JAPaxbyK4RHYgvfdI4jeyeDXSJQh2jg9G8ZUf-_vUdduSgE1suT3XxqAfEOImBG--bnm8W4f4Qz-AoEqHRPAY18OgGF-w0fU4mS4V04O6otzRpEzYLq85G_yJqoRCklWOCK3r3YHMd05ZDSKRmpP3VH4k8kLy0ax_tBZy9hgQbCfwZAdF/w400-h300/IMG_0107.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Waiting for brunch. He's happier than he looks :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY93OkoxmfosMmGcaFKjJZTvrZVuK7MNwtbeDeihJ9LfB0CFX1kkmZyp6IbveGlKwlvtyNnO3WKNJ9jGfhdLkx4GoSARMoPJx3u6ilb0achVy5P0Zv1rjRG_Uy9IkeYcsniMPFn4QwgxWpBNLOvq6T3NYMJei_lcw6ChJazAwuYYRRR9jtvQaXGNXFbnR/s3823/IMG_5848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="3823" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY93OkoxmfosMmGcaFKjJZTvrZVuK7MNwtbeDeihJ9LfB0CFX1kkmZyp6IbveGlKwlvtyNnO3WKNJ9jGfhdLkx4GoSARMoPJx3u6ilb0achVy5P0Zv1rjRG_Uy9IkeYcsniMPFn4QwgxWpBNLOvq6T3NYMJei_lcw6ChJazAwuYYRRR9jtvQaXGNXFbnR/w640-h450/IMG_5848.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Scenic Drive runs south from Trinidad with wonderful glimpses of the rugged coast.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgh8FTdafcEqC8WoHw3oFrS7xb97Ss6ATPIiiPJuYoVUUq1ummGTfDFnp-CNEeg66PWzgdz92p5Js7S9y7Fqx5w9g8QkbR4sEBqQrnqAaxFVbzoAk-i_AI-U_g5duMRGKm3tEA7tyBMMv845UMroyAu1TcKW6SGuhp_Fg-KIy9v801Hws1DJCi01bs_p-/s3858/IMG_5850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="3858" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgh8FTdafcEqC8WoHw3oFrS7xb97Ss6ATPIiiPJuYoVUUq1ummGTfDFnp-CNEeg66PWzgdz92p5Js7S9y7Fqx5w9g8QkbR4sEBqQrnqAaxFVbzoAk-i_AI-U_g5duMRGKm3tEA7tyBMMv845UMroyAu1TcKW6SGuhp_Fg-KIy9v801Hws1DJCi01bs_p-/w640-h476/IMG_5850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxopjl1PvRZlZZ0RLR9oe37yalJeoxnX8895La8beC7gnwxvaWUZPq88dj2TSu4tNE2lGm7YE0T4eYplZ7THJ-ja2UVGTzDM891ifQFIUOr-hV-ssdybwLl01azflcRudRccDjXNXGQBiBra3nmprBpJAup1ypyx5o1HOOiKr4fRfjSlDTQ_82RTK7G7_/s3029/IMG_5857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2291" data-original-width="3029" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxopjl1PvRZlZZ0RLR9oe37yalJeoxnX8895La8beC7gnwxvaWUZPq88dj2TSu4tNE2lGm7YE0T4eYplZ7THJ-ja2UVGTzDM891ifQFIUOr-hV-ssdybwLl01azflcRudRccDjXNXGQBiBra3nmprBpJAup1ypyx5o1HOOiKr4fRfjSlDTQ_82RTK7G7_/w640-h484/IMG_5857.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A blend of sky, water, sand and wood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thursday we'll continue south on Hwy 101 a couple hours after a hopefully quick stop at the Cummins service shop in Arcata. The orange engine light has been on for several stops, and while I'm confident it's a computer update or the new gas cap, I'll be happier when it goes away.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKP9hIP22gz4wmNnFf3DeAdtjc78Z1x7B7IlmouuDX3dea7LUi4LSWzj8aJhbrvPwe3DeeHP_ZIYH4afp5ZTqO-PxzXmZMoGBUaTIdIF05cVKM7-a05iLQMqNBCLA_6yeqLA9YZW6VzWYZRww9Qvr0BO4RFaEjERlYC1zPvOczqTAY-C6DVBEXzIugLrh/s1529/354719802_1378517999426442_7272389619958679961_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKP9hIP22gz4wmNnFf3DeAdtjc78Z1x7B7IlmouuDX3dea7LUi4LSWzj8aJhbrvPwe3DeeHP_ZIYH4afp5ZTqO-PxzXmZMoGBUaTIdIF05cVKM7-a05iLQMqNBCLA_6yeqLA9YZW6VzWYZRww9Qvr0BO4RFaEjERlYC1zPvOczqTAY-C6DVBEXzIugLrh/w336-h640/354719802_1378517999426442_7272389619958679961_n.jpg" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott loves giving kitty a ride - </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHbfp2eD32xoF1z_OzCvHjR6WYjmu1b2gJiI8ZeHVdbPxMRxJUYGxUO5vz2p4nqFAn_IhDHTxiR_o6dacQA4LXBTBMlZxNJ3_DZgfT8hMkHOLOD06jky3av17u_H0t6esqgw9MSyM7Ige29aGptr0Q5GCWxxTNxDVvsh0wWzTvKT7rFeKVqBOp1zktQ1u/s1902/354332580_931336891426260_4890874351044924207_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1093" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHbfp2eD32xoF1z_OzCvHjR6WYjmu1b2gJiI8ZeHVdbPxMRxJUYGxUO5vz2p4nqFAn_IhDHTxiR_o6dacQA4LXBTBMlZxNJ3_DZgfT8hMkHOLOD06jky3av17u_H0t6esqgw9MSyM7Ige29aGptr0Q5GCWxxTNxDVvsh0wWzTvKT7rFeKVqBOp1zktQ1u/w368-h640/354332580_931336891426260_4890874351044924207_n.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">but there's also room for him and a baby :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSGuqUWgoeppZexBqZASRjJ2Yrtq980U6TyXa-UEWDmZE6fQwuEjDe8e9mt4oNJ79fQMnUzS-x0qlGuEmAcFuLSrmgZHVDiAY9yt5RjtpEf2Gxfw8kl6RcnXTjllENaaUlOv3uJeMyuXz-2MPI5bu5XzPAAOBTgHL7wBsJ2uumXKW6IAoZbClXNhaMSbj/s640/IMG_8044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSGuqUWgoeppZexBqZASRjJ2Yrtq980U6TyXa-UEWDmZE6fQwuEjDe8e9mt4oNJ79fQMnUzS-x0qlGuEmAcFuLSrmgZHVDiAY9yt5RjtpEf2Gxfw8kl6RcnXTjllENaaUlOv3uJeMyuXz-2MPI5bu5XzPAAOBTgHL7wBsJ2uumXKW6IAoZbClXNhaMSbj/w360-h400/IMG_8044.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">M&M ready for some Fourth of July fun!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaWEade79xdzm-Gs6gAcMeNPfDM2uc0XkOZB14BDUO3A42m44-5FWJr8EPBffsbmvvrhcn2FKQLlz8NMt27nmclFgdiMQVLZJLJzB4l_OggdEBUaI7kZSmkZLIQThm0vx0d11CAGKIQYAZhSGvetXk-P8rqogTa1Vv4ZdgUr58A5zh7--XA1dsPrcx8VD/s3677/4thVA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="2251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaWEade79xdzm-Gs6gAcMeNPfDM2uc0XkOZB14BDUO3A42m44-5FWJr8EPBffsbmvvrhcn2FKQLlz8NMt27nmclFgdiMQVLZJLJzB4l_OggdEBUaI7kZSmkZLIQThm0vx0d11CAGKIQYAZhSGvetXk-P8rqogTa1Vv4ZdgUr58A5zh7--XA1dsPrcx8VD/w245-h400/4thVA.jpg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">On the other coast, Penelope and Reese watch the local July 4th parade.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-3890881479581727582023-06-28T19:21:00.001-07:002023-07-17T08:59:59.127-07:00Final Days in Oregon - Until Next Time!<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>June 26 - 28, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Brookings, Oregon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hwy 101 moves away from the coast for about 2/3 of our Monday drive, through lots and lots of green. We get back to the water at Port Orford, some of the prettiest section of the Pacific with beautiful haystacks and deep, long beaches all the way to Brookings. There was a time when my BFF and I both considered retiring to Brookings - wish we'd bought property then! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.driftwoodrvpark.com/">Driftwood RV Park </a>is another new park for us - we've never stayed at the same park twice in Brookings - and still isn't "the one" we're looking for. There's a couple more so we'll keep trying. 50 amp FHUs on asphalt and gravel, not a blade of grass in sight. Close to town and the harbor, it's okay.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On my short list of things to do during our three-day stay is <a href="https://fatirishpub.com/">Fat Irish Pub</a>. It's one of my favorite eateries in Oregon, with lots of tasty options. Not wasting any time, we enjoy late lunch as soon as we're set up. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXNuZSLl-P3gxv8Wm8NzK0qGoGLlseObXpooM_1soLEEqc30ySE4IxYcy85QVxYWi7jQH_torUu6LjN-oihpoTvsj3NfqrpnYXuM6cYlbPbEjgQqGG2raLigVZIqGdFWyJbShx6FL9KOEM4NLQ7piducgr7tnoq9_eS6Qeh4F2LXtQUaiYRMggaMEFa6uv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXNuZSLl-P3gxv8Wm8NzK0qGoGLlseObXpooM_1soLEEqc30ySE4IxYcy85QVxYWi7jQH_torUu6LjN-oihpoTvsj3NfqrpnYXuM6cYlbPbEjgQqGG2raLigVZIqGdFWyJbShx6FL9KOEM4NLQ7piducgr7tnoq9_eS6Qeh4F2LXtQUaiYRMggaMEFa6uv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From their website, it's a small venue with a nice patio.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Tuesday's sunshine shows up late in the day so we get the Jeep and Tessa both washed before a quick grocery and lunch stop in town. It doesn't have everything, but Brookings always feels comfortable and familiar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfda3jpkd4mNO0uhVG62N-wU7hbH-2OTJd2M02n6VMlgnyiv8QUp6PZh0nVAbbFRghp-hcrZggSq10OAM0X_zOe3_-QtlvtYCWyNPLZRP4BAte1Jy4spBlp7tYfRvpz0jiyHEJnDTEFPSmq_xiu7hy48gJSLfdFB9MnB5LXqfF3FpSQdPL_rh2h515h3hQ/s4000/IMG_5794.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfda3jpkd4mNO0uhVG62N-wU7hbH-2OTJd2M02n6VMlgnyiv8QUp6PZh0nVAbbFRghp-hcrZggSq10OAM0X_zOe3_-QtlvtYCWyNPLZRP4BAte1Jy4spBlp7tYfRvpz0jiyHEJnDTEFPSmq_xiu7hy48gJSLfdFB9MnB5LXqfF3FpSQdPL_rh2h515h3hQ/w640-h480/IMG_5794.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Low clouds move in and out all day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like much of the Oregon Coast, the combination of beautiful forests and stunning beaches make for great day trips. Carpenterville Highway and the Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor is a perfect day trip loop north of Brookings. It's one we've done before so we know we'll love it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiI2VG5825jZoEJb_wNXbSaV_Kb2hErqkvtg-uSn_m16MMurg2as94xXNU0hwA18hywOtlzmlwcmzt3LGVVcLxUnS16GIqwY6EYiTo8KqyFLBa2RVD_EOj6ZbK5Ex8lp-9gX3xX3ZcehdR_yH8VQGS3WS5IzQ-Nak1Po0q49zC7LPemH79giOkATmEY0r/s4000/IMG_5760.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiI2VG5825jZoEJb_wNXbSaV_Kb2hErqkvtg-uSn_m16MMurg2as94xXNU0hwA18hywOtlzmlwcmzt3LGVVcLxUnS16GIqwY6EYiTo8KqyFLBa2RVD_EOj6ZbK5Ex8lp-9gX3xX3ZcehdR_yH8VQGS3WS5IzQ-Nak1Po0q49zC7LPemH79giOkATmEY0r/w640-h480/IMG_5760.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We have the dappled road to ourselves.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiUCLmoS8e3Ul7820r8DIq6YhxiCxE_g8Uckcj9gmSTP3kA7i5iWt78MPNyZCZ2FStxV59RNea1MqhpfSG6ErMzj9m3X_PROzMHEBVXKQI1B2k_rsxg2Rav54f-2G4ctPF8fRAOMQaa2CWOR0F0KMAkbtmdrhDguHAdy3IKQqait3pUDUQ_YOZiXzdz4h/s3578/IMG_5761.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3578" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiUCLmoS8e3Ul7820r8DIq6YhxiCxE_g8Uckcj9gmSTP3kA7i5iWt78MPNyZCZ2FStxV59RNea1MqhpfSG6ErMzj9m3X_PROzMHEBVXKQI1B2k_rsxg2Rav54f-2G4ctPF8fRAOMQaa2CWOR0F0KMAkbtmdrhDguHAdy3IKQqait3pUDUQ_YOZiXzdz4h/w640-h414/IMG_5761.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots of long distance views at the top.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NJtDkEccoZ515_RFVyPEQURhuTnh6tJQ7CoDVkA5abcDAv1PwI9iShTESoyG8-HJqRibe4aT3RS-bdSK4sjEzYpppqhXUWvTdc5i8P0KEnLnzQezfR9SXLkuaUCg0WflLGGRZOhVDcg_I6GGknlSwYdI1nlfnWNCaVhPjUqGQDRJeZRVSlpypVLIRzZM/s4000/IMG_5764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NJtDkEccoZ515_RFVyPEQURhuTnh6tJQ7CoDVkA5abcDAv1PwI9iShTESoyG8-HJqRibe4aT3RS-bdSK4sjEzYpppqhXUWvTdc5i8P0KEnLnzQezfR9SXLkuaUCg0WflLGGRZOhVDcg_I6GGknlSwYdI1nlfnWNCaVhPjUqGQDRJeZRVSlpypVLIRzZM/w640-h480/IMG_5764.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf99SrDFlr6Zfmq3ySnT0FbNisOJlLdCjpXxUplD_WTHAN-HsjXt1Y-6e99LyhQETmrbY04z44WJ0XtKnVRlNBAcrTIYC0UoMiYddO-AZXvZlEwFyZtlApvkJhO1Il2l_ci30AXieIWjfhycICGeaHfTPcCg1M9hM35TykXiqkRSOEfz-I9OCw8WvyttD/s4000/IMG_5767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">We return to the water at Pistol River Beach.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtweex5Gl1g1FCQKNhclW8jNNuF-Qvxzng1ehVB2rsrjz7I11pMH_oZQcap-uQT6TOl2wxmFkjv1xdzHih8u4eKu7ehQ0LFJW8q-dS_PD4Nr8UbCP1IyPP1tp2vYEKH5OsJqcfr8P-FxBWI49BIyOMfoMT8lu0uP8NE_TQ7H8wZY_s-elFpd5Zv0005vKs/s3962/IMG_5769.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="3962" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtweex5Gl1g1FCQKNhclW8jNNuF-Qvxzng1ehVB2rsrjz7I11pMH_oZQcap-uQT6TOl2wxmFkjv1xdzHih8u4eKu7ehQ0LFJW8q-dS_PD4Nr8UbCP1IyPP1tp2vYEKH5OsJqcfr8P-FxBWI49BIyOMfoMT8lu0uP8NE_TQ7H8wZY_s-elFpd5Zv0005vKs/w640-h446/IMG_5769.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Surfer/paddleboarders on the low waves.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV98pXKE9N4l9f3XaEr2CH-SA1BcB9l4Hp8WIaBo6Pl8Tp7xLC38rU1XhkfXcwTawVa2aUtA1Dh0w5xrffbrILxEf8g3lsnULIyXJIfDrYPU1xeWFVWHUBROT3frusl1zqHYOtKnmY5zexkKOHoAWp6frKQw4GyHR1FmrPCitv7-5kkI-y3iX9Rsq-JqO/s4000/IMG_5770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV98pXKE9N4l9f3XaEr2CH-SA1BcB9l4Hp8WIaBo6Pl8Tp7xLC38rU1XhkfXcwTawVa2aUtA1Dh0w5xrffbrILxEf8g3lsnULIyXJIfDrYPU1xeWFVWHUBROT3frusl1zqHYOtKnmY5zexkKOHoAWp6frKQw4GyHR1FmrPCitv7-5kkI-y3iX9Rsq-JqO/w640-h480/IMG_5770.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYleaBmZ5mO68pjnE67lm1WmWyP6ay50QjmqEkA567C5bO3d-PewVqMhBNypVeNrF-c8PjmIAFt6z88ZEbgBqLvWFoZM8lmJ5NS-r6bG--HmmPuexK-2jILs2fIGutJ_ii3hujKNGk_zrcUkoa9vzFy5lFKeHnJMNMqUpmc2gu8Py4eCHgBEckpaTUdc6/s3582/IMG_5771.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3582" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYleaBmZ5mO68pjnE67lm1WmWyP6ay50QjmqEkA567C5bO3d-PewVqMhBNypVeNrF-c8PjmIAFt6z88ZEbgBqLvWFoZM8lmJ5NS-r6bG--HmmPuexK-2jILs2fIGutJ_ii3hujKNGk_zrcUkoa9vzFy5lFKeHnJMNMqUpmc2gu8Py4eCHgBEckpaTUdc6/w640-h490/IMG_5771.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Caught one! </span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDddnGGqZwDwO8xgEeY5TMIA3Fk2Kg68VpW_AVl24h4FulSRuknt9BeTRoFs2Ex7zpXmlDX-79NnTnk5X5_jXnfZXsuBbR-JMtYWdtIVoax_GF9kcy5rYGiU2nCIRwzsGtsunx8NoL2pIwljIWhf4_ZetFKGY5bQXO4Ae9ZV7FCx9X-BVtgoEB4tk7vBR/s4000/IMG_5776.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDddnGGqZwDwO8xgEeY5TMIA3Fk2Kg68VpW_AVl24h4FulSRuknt9BeTRoFs2Ex7zpXmlDX-79NnTnk5X5_jXnfZXsuBbR-JMtYWdtIVoax_GF9kcy5rYGiU2nCIRwzsGtsunx8NoL2pIwljIWhf4_ZetFKGY5bQXO4Ae9ZV7FCx9X-BVtgoEB4tk7vBR/w640-h480/IMG_5776.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The sound and the smells - Tessa knows where we're going!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S20UvHfCHN-IAgHvf9tpwXY76rkm2ERBuM5I7_8WJRULLKpoo3wTw9g8-cabfYTqMd6BA2QLjK9DRzNlEmImvQZ-t6VOjCu9wSnTFpbB9Zl2NMbqiJhrOvvk7woK-FKKSmuKl4IBbjVwTxthoPb0fEh1-uAb5TraK_ulOj0V7pM15QahoiIzZvtVUMop/s4000/IMG_5775.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S20UvHfCHN-IAgHvf9tpwXY76rkm2ERBuM5I7_8WJRULLKpoo3wTw9g8-cabfYTqMd6BA2QLjK9DRzNlEmImvQZ-t6VOjCu9wSnTFpbB9Zl2NMbqiJhrOvvk7woK-FKKSmuKl4IBbjVwTxthoPb0fEh1-uAb5TraK_ulOj0V7pM15QahoiIzZvtVUMop/w640-h480/IMG_5775.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm a big fan of nature as art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNDUOfSpqUcA-MaLopjZNoXSEc9gujdWSue9UvCzrqWHyQ7e9B7fL8h4JiMficNl5yigr2xBXe7-mtRq1lA7ON05WtVgVBSzWL0H6i1-IAZCL4t3PrubWtQVzubVl11Afl9Rw4AFruXavjEbIjoU5yTnIdz9gM3wjYVR_Lqw0myVuzpZcTxvdf02_T4st/s3609/IMG_5778.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3609" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNDUOfSpqUcA-MaLopjZNoXSEc9gujdWSue9UvCzrqWHyQ7e9B7fL8h4JiMficNl5yigr2xBXe7-mtRq1lA7ON05WtVgVBSzWL0H6i1-IAZCL4t3PrubWtQVzubVl11Afl9Rw4AFruXavjEbIjoU5yTnIdz9gM3wjYVR_Lqw0myVuzpZcTxvdf02_T4st/w640-h444/IMG_5778.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Dozens of seastacks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyMS5OOJEEUbdeUZt5zBSb3jGR6nlJ218jxavM1U6s1ET8Yud-GXzmL0clFl0DuTjQIiTW4To29H__jR1srtM2fj66a8mTS1g51SF3A__mey2ttgar-TMO1YTjLTVNzlJrxrWunKmolvN17X_BxZUc9_jrOj80YOyyjNIWz5rhTD_g4y9TcUXgwWPRgBK/s3667/IMG_5787.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3667" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyMS5OOJEEUbdeUZt5zBSb3jGR6nlJ218jxavM1U6s1ET8Yud-GXzmL0clFl0DuTjQIiTW4To29H__jR1srtM2fj66a8mTS1g51SF3A__mey2ttgar-TMO1YTjLTVNzlJrxrWunKmolvN17X_BxZUc9_jrOj80YOyyjNIWz5rhTD_g4y9TcUXgwWPRgBK/w640-h412/IMG_5787.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There she goes!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9ZH7RjB075bhS_Xa8rZfx9htm7hEmSkcSjZIpdUC-2OJywZKgRc1pCYbPBNwprt4pQryCBr6ests6WC7G7T_5oGVo2ZyZtH_J9-FWXc1JPhSIgqBHg2tEEGbRN_1loC8su8_XmBEbgRdHpxeWopvkatJXSxAtiQyvdT2uyK91WoXv7MEO9XFkPwwsSa3/s4000/IMG_5786.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84yNlHbEaP_2YC7xGU04iG86c-eDsVeBDI2Zym2kIN8j0JRmNjVogvzsDVWyZFclQlPYbJT0qAi9213nO40BvZ3KLCJKWkn4lVXJvMidvEzCpQpWkNTThTSwMlMjI3TE3KBnpw-VZliou42YQl3xSR8vC5glnC8uf-IWCAr9wR-2c9DpKljflmVp0xqv-/w640-h480/IMG_5783.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love this 13-year-old puppy!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1tBlfzTokY6YdPIIUWBK0f_rgeyiy3HWWqPJHgo36K44GQ0bgYPXfogXVQCrrg2TcW8BPKMDecC6IyCLRTPgFH2VxrYN8VfrEvALr9zpazoegDazbhdwnCJDZpZmtyU3g7UX01YgfueVB8c9C5k3io8zhBe6DD0mcQvSa1n8JnBKm-60OxVH8cISg6Ul/s3759/IMG_5788.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3759" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1tBlfzTokY6YdPIIUWBK0f_rgeyiy3HWWqPJHgo36K44GQ0bgYPXfogXVQCrrg2TcW8BPKMDecC6IyCLRTPgFH2VxrYN8VfrEvALr9zpazoegDazbhdwnCJDZpZmtyU3g7UX01YgfueVB8c9C5k3io8zhBe6DD0mcQvSa1n8JnBKm-60OxVH8cISg6Ul/w640-h432/IMG_5788.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A lone little person gives perspective for the ginormous rock formation.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFWaqMxO0T6ZSZlOhUpTwNTXKeZwkA90Me8F_hFeS8y9dFMnG86qOEhWckeWrgscGBcFdxoVxvgVPJOJa-6qcAiYbbobCFxWwUBgmX7c4YkW0TBCHmBQvp6mC3Chw31MRpAn0-RgkY-B02oi7rmQNtKRwFrAdo3zU9i-OQCCTxpfKmlpBpCmYsbsuS-sY/s3919/IMG_5790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">The Pistol River enters the ocean.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ97wRHgzrTnkPWLdg1T87nKDCFULAObAiW8Gzw4Ae47SDWbDUZH5-IFBF2JFJxQF2D_NCO8J9s4c1IsLnFH7mq_f_hL5SI6uQQ6adWLJDgG1qNwe8Z1i0oX5eujIJUPXws2C9ZYHtCPRGLSL8KtGm92SiY6Mz6CG8wyJRu1aJGwQwk2w9eRYiQiyYLyG/s3711/IMG_5795.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3711" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ97wRHgzrTnkPWLdg1T87nKDCFULAObAiW8Gzw4Ae47SDWbDUZH5-IFBF2JFJxQF2D_NCO8J9s4c1IsLnFH7mq_f_hL5SI6uQQ6adWLJDgG1qNwe8Z1i0oX5eujIJUPXws2C9ZYHtCPRGLSL8KtGm92SiY6Mz6CG8wyJRu1aJGwQwk2w9eRYiQiyYLyG/w640-h472/IMG_5795.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots of pull-outs, view points, and trailheads offer peeks of the coast.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIqRp5enC4ii8VWXEz3pUJhXt_Br5O7mYB4EOpr_eefBFSYxn1SqDpNyJnRcQcXqFIHdasmjuMIzfFHrGsOfQmSGlkvDkYiSu6na_dsNLd2hMd7ZiuXuVH96RF3dNWIWes1lYG-VOB8q_g8neOWcarzCf4xh3R4O2SBh6qTzaBJXxBOz-ycgp4BWk5pY6/s3860/IMG_5803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="3860" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIqRp5enC4ii8VWXEz3pUJhXt_Br5O7mYB4EOpr_eefBFSYxn1SqDpNyJnRcQcXqFIHdasmjuMIzfFHrGsOfQmSGlkvDkYiSu6na_dsNLd2hMd7ZiuXuVH96RF3dNWIWes1lYG-VOB8q_g8neOWcarzCf4xh3R4O2SBh6qTzaBJXxBOz-ycgp4BWk5pY6/w640-h432/IMG_5803.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WCUCrWEEpB5dNikO4TXOxiwCCNeKgHbQQeGiZzp1EA30WzS8z2f-FGO1sZyk7z4OXWb9SWUYMll6yOEaqSdZgmke0nVgs0VGG2PfldpAOVcKb129p7YcvOTo8UXZI5jKJNPPLv2o0MLNUcwNrtfTn4kgOrxeMKC-PVZRmDVP4lLQCyrtNz7yeFBsVjoM/s4000/IMG_5796.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WCUCrWEEpB5dNikO4TXOxiwCCNeKgHbQQeGiZzp1EA30WzS8z2f-FGO1sZyk7z4OXWb9SWUYMll6yOEaqSdZgmke0nVgs0VGG2PfldpAOVcKb129p7YcvOTo8UXZI5jKJNPPLv2o0MLNUcwNrtfTn4kgOrxeMKC-PVZRmDVP4lLQCyrtNz7yeFBsVjoM/w640-h480/IMG_5796.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Trillium surrounds an aging table.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOe_R0cQPd_GgUHt-ZQq7plxvAaABdXIwiuBtbhErDzlSauDWEbGKsPEqfmsBdByf0I31Q1y0CySTI0cchEaiW6FcA_UvzQ_aBkXj5ZlPipnqL_JfT6oE6q84nPXksyN5S01mCp5zOofNjy8Dp0WEFQ9uJgaWntJxHlO6usefDUaIi8kpvzDTBMfVBCIM/s3720/IMG_5797.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="3720" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOe_R0cQPd_GgUHt-ZQq7plxvAaABdXIwiuBtbhErDzlSauDWEbGKsPEqfmsBdByf0I31Q1y0CySTI0cchEaiW6FcA_UvzQ_aBkXj5ZlPipnqL_JfT6oE6q84nPXksyN5S01mCp5zOofNjy8Dp0WEFQ9uJgaWntJxHlO6usefDUaIi8kpvzDTBMfVBCIM/w640-h434/IMG_5797.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Arch Rock</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRAKxm_0JdmR3Ai6NN9MatEGRcIM3tjKxKVQtsGBCUbKCLdfNaBHmIeRv3Fza9p4Q0yHNWpXYTnBTalhFhsNXy69HoAqA_-BmPQCWaMjhZ6tuTRT1w7HbiJBtN5yVF-RwFJkmlyyGEeXkSPvkl_gfFuYVvpMjykRAFDa-Xj0r_j3PsG_UyNUigH6aZ5Zj/s3929/IMG_5805.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="3929" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRAKxm_0JdmR3Ai6NN9MatEGRcIM3tjKxKVQtsGBCUbKCLdfNaBHmIeRv3Fza9p4Q0yHNWpXYTnBTalhFhsNXy69HoAqA_-BmPQCWaMjhZ6tuTRT1w7HbiJBtN5yVF-RwFJkmlyyGEeXkSPvkl_gfFuYVvpMjykRAFDa-Xj0r_j3PsG_UyNUigH6aZ5Zj/w640-h480/IMG_5805.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Thomas Creek Bridge - the tallest bridge in Oregon at 345 feet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjjzS1DaBLZZLyI5ODrq-0VSIODDo5ZFhubYSNYYnTVqFlG2mLX5HsIaLzz_sF_5dquHk5lohTJbmf-J9onmNn167jnz-ZVi4zPLdnYqopdxrFhCEDtWDeUfBM87zaG37HKvCjv-GgPBWom1yKwvmgYdi7GgLiKC73ogOVJNWOUe_gokr_sS4_GdeyEnS/s3837/IMG_5806.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="3837" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjjzS1DaBLZZLyI5ODrq-0VSIODDo5ZFhubYSNYYnTVqFlG2mLX5HsIaLzz_sF_5dquHk5lohTJbmf-J9onmNn167jnz-ZVi4zPLdnYqopdxrFhCEDtWDeUfBM87zaG37HKvCjv-GgPBWom1yKwvmgYdi7GgLiKC73ogOVJNWOUe_gokr_sS4_GdeyEnS/w640-h474/IMG_5806.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A glimpse of Whaleshead around the corner.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKpr6oiPHzqkpyfTA30SKzzI2FhzM3uR153_7JEYtIloN-oHngwCerwlI0KEWwMDrjD8ruMGevIFGExg83z5KT-5wQZs0AnBnW1zJe6odtcc8gfGtAIGQa5T-_7Zctk_U2_mxnEcbNFK7eg8qgeivNQ2zDbCAZVLfZVJhfvTaS6KRVmMy6cL8Hj8eu_wo/s3894/IMG_5807.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="3894" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKpr6oiPHzqkpyfTA30SKzzI2FhzM3uR153_7JEYtIloN-oHngwCerwlI0KEWwMDrjD8ruMGevIFGExg83z5KT-5wQZs0AnBnW1zJe6odtcc8gfGtAIGQa5T-_7Zctk_U2_mxnEcbNFK7eg8qgeivNQ2zDbCAZVLfZVJhfvTaS6KRVmMy6cL8Hj8eu_wo/w640-h474/IMG_5807.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rainbow Rock with the marine layer coming back in.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our time in Oregon always goes too fast, and with this year's early return to Arizona, it's even quicker. Hoping next year we can spend a couple months! While we're leaving Oregon on Thursday we still have more time on the beach - yay!!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyIJLn251cRTrMMZFmTqCQUCyc6x0uJHtxQ35_bv5-3cYq5rCC7CyWCLC1tooCYodif5ac3xwIicEnaFWqrn0PVjQj0LnBt4vpaA1fH8L6c_XlPQ-MWTUqxeI5MOQOvDjw-h7kGNd5QVhp45-65H6GbOsDZRLMJ2D62EBVRl9UyesgnxrPxSKdMCZ0FvM/s640/Oliver%20623%20Aquarium.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyIJLn251cRTrMMZFmTqCQUCyc6x0uJHtxQ35_bv5-3cYq5rCC7CyWCLC1tooCYodif5ac3xwIicEnaFWqrn0PVjQj0LnBt4vpaA1fH8L6c_XlPQ-MWTUqxeI5MOQOvDjw-h7kGNd5QVhp45-65H6GbOsDZRLMJ2D62EBVRl9UyesgnxrPxSKdMCZ0FvM/w546-h640/Oliver%20623%20Aquarium.jpg" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver meets some fun fish.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM4Uq1j2fjG91OBywidR0KHv5XqOsQPeZ1Xz4712Akeas0S8_Hbq4ms-LU6JMYM-kDRW0256d5QauER7zydzuzda5QrvZXx6hFEexQ12NOCMTrHjbJWUs9FHW7W5W4BtH-iDryY3iO9Hzunzs8GxbXpsfbzyl1ntf0kp_BRs_aWPMi9hjvDfTTVGz4p6h/s903/IMG_7999.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM4Uq1j2fjG91OBywidR0KHv5XqOsQPeZ1Xz4712Akeas0S8_Hbq4ms-LU6JMYM-kDRW0256d5QauER7zydzuzda5QrvZXx6hFEexQ12NOCMTrHjbJWUs9FHW7W5W4BtH-iDryY3iO9Hzunzs8GxbXpsfbzyl1ntf0kp_BRs_aWPMi9hjvDfTTVGz4p6h/w532-h640/IMG_7999.jpg" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">M & M climb a Daddy tree!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcijFcUybpI5SC4G9uUiLCCyRQXEARRULW50b8T4llmQRJpLEQj3Ore-P8C9bhaQG6wQv10aAuMQ6OL6CP4GvPtpKcthhf6FK1LWe_8eQ4AQ_ndIG1Jf6pOErwRqgN24X6a3E-wLHWGmFzNuzTyXry3UkOLFmte3Mfy65CE8Jy0FizwJVGTtEFQWjcq5HW/s640/IMG_7996.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcijFcUybpI5SC4G9uUiLCCyRQXEARRULW50b8T4llmQRJpLEQj3Ore-P8C9bhaQG6wQv10aAuMQ6OL6CP4GvPtpKcthhf6FK1LWe_8eQ4AQ_ndIG1Jf6pOErwRqgN24X6a3E-wLHWGmFzNuzTyXry3UkOLFmte3Mfy65CE8Jy0FizwJVGTtEFQWjcq5HW/w512-h640/IMG_7996.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Penelope and Reese get a sister hug.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-26403110224823701312023-06-25T16:46:00.002-07:002023-06-27T08:18:18.811-07:00Time on the Bays<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>June 19 - 25, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Winchester Bay, Oregon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We never planned it this way, but we've come to the Pacific Coast every two years since we went fulltime in 2015. Every trip I've driven north on Hwy 101 with a few short mileage exceptions to get service done to the south of our stop. This is the first year I've made the drive going south. Same highway but on the ocean side. In some places, the steep-drop-off side. I've been wondering how I'd "do" on this drive.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Although it's raining off and on, it's a lovely 78 mile drive. No issues, no fear, guard rails are my friend, and there are even better views :-)) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our GPS spends half the trip trying to get me to turn around which is weird, but I know there's no reason we can't stay on Hwy 101 all the way to Winchester Bay because I've driven it several times. When we get to the tunnel before the Sea Lion Caves I get a warning - even though we have a good two-feet clearance to spare. Of course we make it through without issue, and the GPS immediately stops trying to turn us around. Makes for a nicer second half of the trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My initial impression of <a href="https://www.winchesterbayresort.com/">Winchester Bay RV Resort</a> was that it was "too groomed", but this is our third stay and it's become a favorite. Level asphalt sites with lots of green grass space. 50 amp FHUs with picnic table and fire ring.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4ycGuTEwuvrbBxfUFS_q9pjVFIXZIoVi0aHxB7JZUt13fnwIYjfaiOwKBDWMd1-Ua9CQgusIIyj0ie77qXkIKUDMEvsBLj6uuPbi00rJZJEW2ez-y9vpL3TQPWRcZjoTR3_BFSr_sl9yp6Y6U7MhnHaDakzNJtYQMuOSXZt-et1HK8jh-xUhfByzRGngt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4ycGuTEwuvrbBxfUFS_q9pjVFIXZIoVi0aHxB7JZUt13fnwIYjfaiOwKBDWMd1-Ua9CQgusIIyj0ie77qXkIKUDMEvsBLj6uuPbi00rJZJEW2ez-y9vpL3TQPWRcZjoTR3_BFSr_sl9yp6Y6U7MhnHaDakzNJtYQMuOSXZt-et1HK8jh-xUhfByzRGngt=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Another pretty water front site - I love these front yards!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our new routine has become groceries and laundry on our first full day at each stop. No access to our onboard washer and dryer means using the park laundries. Not cheap, and not as convenient, but also not a problem. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While the town of Coos Bay has no appeal for us, the surrounding natural beauty is worth a day trip south on Hwy 101. We take our time getting out the door, and it's well after noon when we turn on to Cape Arago Hwy. This area hosts a couple state parks, a lighthouse, botanical garden, old growth pine and hardwood forest, sea lion island, large swimming bay, basalt reef, and exceptional rocky coast line. The road ends in a small loop, and then you get to see it all again from the other direction! Wonderful :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBo4CbA1TCnuEAntHUPmAjorQNNas35xAh58m2G9G0SS1oLS1i-XY3N8hyoZnMT72-qwLZy3gb_M_pYLia1fcsBHL_47ZsoQQN0qTrORxUkhcAwM07v1fWSqWLSPRyJUulNQLr-IV_1bY2iGyBSujM73gHH_1pxhN8dZypFXofloE48E9B4Y-49Z_OcKEh/s4000/IMG_5650.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBo4CbA1TCnuEAntHUPmAjorQNNas35xAh58m2G9G0SS1oLS1i-XY3N8hyoZnMT72-qwLZy3gb_M_pYLia1fcsBHL_47ZsoQQN0qTrORxUkhcAwM07v1fWSqWLSPRyJUulNQLr-IV_1bY2iGyBSujM73gHH_1pxhN8dZypFXofloE48E9B4Y-49Z_OcKEh/w640-h480/IMG_5650.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cape Arago Lighthouse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaZxAvdV0jHd1hgA90qaMJijEfV16hTlOAO2rxtHFxdFimKz5FOEZEfgUywa6d_0TRJ-4KFgtxkOBYrbsr1v0_WhJwdRu5ROXLqRl76RyEXFkQYg0N-7PjEowLXIjxs6m9FR2dpWSSCguY6tNlIHazRKdYLBk4eQqVRxyfwIuf-dWPxf-tBjnXNBuPzta/s3834/IMG_5655.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="3834" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaZxAvdV0jHd1hgA90qaMJijEfV16hTlOAO2rxtHFxdFimKz5FOEZEfgUywa6d_0TRJ-4KFgtxkOBYrbsr1v0_WhJwdRu5ROXLqRl76RyEXFkQYg0N-7PjEowLXIjxs6m9FR2dpWSSCguY6tNlIHazRKdYLBk4eQqVRxyfwIuf-dWPxf-tBjnXNBuPzta/w640-h472/IMG_5655.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Azaleas and rhodies are at the end of their blooms, but there are still many stunning bushes throughout the park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vFoxW_5YULbqNlGKsoQeDlxKg2F0_uBFENv1UU7AEpK-n10s79tnfAQP1mgDM3VhqbIMx1qRAfeqH6SZQP8oZ7D8N3CgOOf7NV8FAyxp29a2tQOFkrJepdwRgiaN89ru36qKxFq0_M1YmHWnK-j1_4fSr3SiMNJAUqBTKBIlSCkOPFTBT3gKAy6I0k0-/s3755/IMG_5669.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="3755" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vFoxW_5YULbqNlGKsoQeDlxKg2F0_uBFENv1UU7AEpK-n10s79tnfAQP1mgDM3VhqbIMx1qRAfeqH6SZQP8oZ7D8N3CgOOf7NV8FAyxp29a2tQOFkrJepdwRgiaN89ru36qKxFq0_M1YmHWnK-j1_4fSr3SiMNJAUqBTKBIlSCkOPFTBT3gKAy6I0k0-/w640-h480/IMG_5669.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">They've done a wonderful job of combining formal gardens and wild growth surrounded by an old growth forest of cedar, pine and hardwoods. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnifLF6QKaZvB5Cwc-8XUs5km9u5jiJS_M1VyXddj83K8FxLN8qI3Z0VvGfbastKJ_lzFSJbaCgoKeMJOUhpd6rvGc3Uik64BSoWBYNaAIzCcdDwstsrs4Q-qtsfcFz8GScBKxKPaxGiwaNvjYQFyYpNusHJGYAkX1b_CZ70MwLf3nkSXJaBBqftOYTf_t/s3732/IMG_5671.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3732" data-original-width="2564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnifLF6QKaZvB5Cwc-8XUs5km9u5jiJS_M1VyXddj83K8FxLN8qI3Z0VvGfbastKJ_lzFSJbaCgoKeMJOUhpd6rvGc3Uik64BSoWBYNaAIzCcdDwstsrs4Q-qtsfcFz8GScBKxKPaxGiwaNvjYQFyYpNusHJGYAkX1b_CZ70MwLf3nkSXJaBBqftOYTf_t/w440-h640/IMG_5671.JPG" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One of the more unique treasures is this Japanese Plume Cedar. It smells like my grandmother's hope chest!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu_QUrCbNyhmwOBaWWJVqq9O0KM9cQiBpVmLjs1-FJ7hlIx6MqNb4j4iVEy90dzSmp_X_i6BCOoeiIR5G2BtycyLsO-DZsFrkQed4x3_qHm2u4IzxMZfWh73W4Fu_iXffg3Qqbv9A962E04gCWqrwa73U71m_Hx2FQlpsQx5-ahZil8S-pM1v_Ura7r1L/s3587/IMG_5673.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="3587" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu_QUrCbNyhmwOBaWWJVqq9O0KM9cQiBpVmLjs1-FJ7hlIx6MqNb4j4iVEy90dzSmp_X_i6BCOoeiIR5G2BtycyLsO-DZsFrkQed4x3_qHm2u4IzxMZfWh73W4Fu_iXffg3Qqbv9A962E04gCWqrwa73U71m_Hx2FQlpsQx5-ahZil8S-pM1v_Ura7r1L/w640-h330/IMG_5673.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mom's favorites - Fushia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvSrmMq_oz4GN_IDgcDzs4DpR8S_ZGv8F4qmtiBBpyanoe7PNWnZReQC5-isIIp5w2bPWNiQJ_Qevq4CYNSAGlBPKeSjFPsdDVMDBR7IPKEMbP9fBoylL9hiHNxbXUITfETsN00uLJAj8kAZ2nowa9sh02s5J5qH1NY0EUUpuysp5oW-vima2jlE1V62J/s4000/IMG_5674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvSrmMq_oz4GN_IDgcDzs4DpR8S_ZGv8F4qmtiBBpyanoe7PNWnZReQC5-isIIp5w2bPWNiQJ_Qevq4CYNSAGlBPKeSjFPsdDVMDBR7IPKEMbP9fBoylL9hiHNxbXUITfETsN00uLJAj8kAZ2nowa9sh02s5J5qH1NY0EUUpuysp5oW-vima2jlE1V62J/w640-h480/IMG_5674.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd65-P64saTTDGQedCha6jWMMvBAi7kRLASUrzbSXZF_4s15b7Ibj7rbYNWY-Hjo1qdXqih2f8KA4tJucNpEKLtfIltWdK9ZOXsiPiex0inoXMtCva4jGsaP929ojEuMWX4Cx7rwpX-KZF_cP_NR8KS1b0s1AfD1JObw33HcdFJKqofI4IabtV_caH8_J/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd65-P64saTTDGQedCha6jWMMvBAi7kRLASUrzbSXZF_4s15b7Ibj7rbYNWY-Hjo1qdXqih2f8KA4tJucNpEKLtfIltWdK9ZOXsiPiex0inoXMtCva4jGsaP929ojEuMWX4Cx7rwpX-KZF_cP_NR8KS1b0s1AfD1JObw33HcdFJKqofI4IabtV_caH8_J/w640-h640/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wonderful variety in the rose garden. It smells so good!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG2XqKdjSBIpIV8bOmCw-ulOeW4iSMalltNlNOhUdC2hUPThXsddQy4LXB-_Y2P7nEpBeSdT-jbCeyunO23A2U_OpyNqZpA7NwYDC8agztS9yqNHYNe_JaKmn291oShguIT5HBjU7a42eJZReouPfbY2sqeQ8wZ4_xT8hMvbMm9I1shYWUBuwcwdsdnhn/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(1).png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG2XqKdjSBIpIV8bOmCw-ulOeW4iSMalltNlNOhUdC2hUPThXsddQy4LXB-_Y2P7nEpBeSdT-jbCeyunO23A2U_OpyNqZpA7NwYDC8agztS9yqNHYNe_JaKmn291oShguIT5HBjU7a42eJZReouPfbY2sqeQ8wZ4_xT8hMvbMm9I1shYWUBuwcwdsdnhn/w640-h640/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From the weird to the fun to the ginormous. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtar92NT0xsMuQqj-47vXRHQiqJV5XsYK_BlUgGzLmM6WSLMKbtxdMUkhJacdwDspSX9zw4LgK83Mw03B9zii_S1uc6CcNxsNGy2E7qN4FjUGfK6EgCSsU1GnvXRHgH5nJS644DjWbmzdLfMkuFMyYyNTRFFOBOhMTAsNnD0jy-aeNb09lpvnHo1kBuRSo/s4000/IMG_5701.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtar92NT0xsMuQqj-47vXRHQiqJV5XsYK_BlUgGzLmM6WSLMKbtxdMUkhJacdwDspSX9zw4LgK83Mw03B9zii_S1uc6CcNxsNGy2E7qN4FjUGfK6EgCSsU1GnvXRHgH5nJS644DjWbmzdLfMkuFMyYyNTRFFOBOhMTAsNnD0jy-aeNb09lpvnHo1kBuRSo/w480-h640/IMG_5701.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Japanese garden features a pretty pond. <br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4Zef-IHEze_NXSSjzl6ABjZNd3fqxb8KE2Sa1VCwsQr67-b7-zYlrFjsUMgWg_TpUFHFCakoZBV0mnVdAlwkv1r0kVylJVtKMHlwtR42bESZLBc95iUO8nBammVMI4DrhgT6k4N5TJkvYoH4RiOniWpmD70BMMTx0kf9UGXZlvE-OmBIBdAhQR0FTabC/s3924/IMG_5700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="3924" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4Zef-IHEze_NXSSjzl6ABjZNd3fqxb8KE2Sa1VCwsQr67-b7-zYlrFjsUMgWg_TpUFHFCakoZBV0mnVdAlwkv1r0kVylJVtKMHlwtR42bESZLBc95iUO8nBammVMI4DrhgT6k4N5TJkvYoH4RiOniWpmD70BMMTx0kf9UGXZlvE-OmBIBdAhQR0FTabC/w640-h412/IMG_5700.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEEOVUQTG_Mv6Y7K6zTsr7YD-p0mRmH2y0feFxGJeImC8eaStKHjJwezfT2a6g6g2SYCK5J0Yhpeot7-IhEuXPSHOdonT8ceAbjhKenqhttNCu-ZXvedInh8BmqjkT2yoBEscWsp2OBSLn3WOvoDh4rqIOynNqT6lH-uFWI4nnN7dcXSVVEqlvzTR3iYw/s3424/IMG_5705.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3424" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEEOVUQTG_Mv6Y7K6zTsr7YD-p0mRmH2y0feFxGJeImC8eaStKHjJwezfT2a6g6g2SYCK5J0Yhpeot7-IhEuXPSHOdonT8ceAbjhKenqhttNCu-ZXvedInh8BmqjkT2yoBEscWsp2OBSLn3WOvoDh4rqIOynNqT6lH-uFWI4nnN7dcXSVVEqlvzTR3iYw/w640-h510/IMG_5705.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Champagne Rhodies - luscious! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cAHX3vD4VN6OKGlrzZ_-5LEyzQnc0XuQx1hs1Bt9G0G8tHy399LYWbqeS1zO5MvXsVivOoChWk2cSlkt0b9yolgM27hRUv_xzWqX6h5y3cZpEhIHIAF6k0te8hQewBUUGov1evHkvNbwIOm3cvheePVcMqPBkRo0bc6qdz-Zm4j6C6zMb1MpaayNsQK_/s3782/IMG_5722.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="3782" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cAHX3vD4VN6OKGlrzZ_-5LEyzQnc0XuQx1hs1Bt9G0G8tHy399LYWbqeS1zO5MvXsVivOoChWk2cSlkt0b9yolgM27hRUv_xzWqX6h5y3cZpEhIHIAF6k0te8hQewBUUGov1evHkvNbwIOm3cvheePVcMqPBkRo0bc6qdz-Zm4j6C6zMb1MpaayNsQK_/w640-h442/IMG_5722.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Large pelicans drop in and launch out and jump across the small waves at Sunset Bay.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPFP7VsRrgtwfeJgkvTzTleG4L3gQwkd9m3nxhgPORe8-eU03dGPxnf_u4VOboFHSSf9M9fiHifmM_6AOuIpaF4ZR02qz5CnGKRJbUFA7zVtn502l774jqu_xfDyO5MIOGYNhHlrRKny-opj4I0GdYzB1OwW-_j1dvgTSpnghYF_voB1eWHip4EGdp3B_/s4000/IMG_5728.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPFP7VsRrgtwfeJgkvTzTleG4L3gQwkd9m3nxhgPORe8-eU03dGPxnf_u4VOboFHSSf9M9fiHifmM_6AOuIpaF4ZR02qz5CnGKRJbUFA7zVtn502l774jqu_xfDyO5MIOGYNhHlrRKny-opj4I0GdYzB1OwW-_j1dvgTSpnghYF_voB1eWHip4EGdp3B_/w640-h480/IMG_5728.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A couple tall rocks are prime sunning spots.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zpJkoLXArOzE4PPFla-ANa-uengwWZFagCzn4BQWeEbWJByOxP8HC5ey9aY7Rzs1jXkd3pQrG1s8kLR_15J7GrLIAMjwPLocJSHx_0aN5WdtP12f_RN2uaDnsaLg-evujEdPUQ3kFf1LaBtMmC1syVHmgnEGMtbfg6kdHlcEB5A8WUIDzHu1t4KMUbKP/s4000/IMG_5721.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zpJkoLXArOzE4PPFla-ANa-uengwWZFagCzn4BQWeEbWJByOxP8HC5ey9aY7Rzs1jXkd3pQrG1s8kLR_15J7GrLIAMjwPLocJSHx_0aN5WdtP12f_RN2uaDnsaLg-evujEdPUQ3kFf1LaBtMmC1syVHmgnEGMtbfg6kdHlcEB5A8WUIDzHu1t4KMUbKP/w640-h480/IMG_5721.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">On the other side of Sunset Beach several hardy bathers play in the water and sand. Way too cold for me!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDf_UZPFk44m1_VgfN7HaKd7zc8IEQu54UPZPP1j0b3asARVR463X4EtbnvzGvyX3VeF6bXOp6_WTlXy2mNxJJeklaii6NR4BRUkror1eFRkNt0a1ZjcHqT3az9QsYcd7DYWbHy_Y8nu-AGMbZWuaUHrKbacs9lHbScntIh6D9DfRdqZCQx5f9Bll4Dsvp/s4000/IMG_5717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDf_UZPFk44m1_VgfN7HaKd7zc8IEQu54UPZPP1j0b3asARVR463X4EtbnvzGvyX3VeF6bXOp6_WTlXy2mNxJJeklaii6NR4BRUkror1eFRkNt0a1ZjcHqT3az9QsYcd7DYWbHy_Y8nu-AGMbZWuaUHrKbacs9lHbScntIh6D9DfRdqZCQx5f9Bll4Dsvp/w640-h480/IMG_5717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIxrMAGNUHeiwndZ5bZUjg7frHKBssglIdVXbs4JFY7S-ZUszqoE5UL5Z6QcVy7hJYiBKxJu5bpjNmVmSvdhaRmnrbc_UcN9GlzYoDozsE0NHmw15W_FiGdPqWAkbZT7_nXsOAdXT_XO5mlrZMf9XBByXNxOB5k6WtRV00BgRlFrnSTw1um0hxeKIGSBM/s4000/IMG_5716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIxrMAGNUHeiwndZ5bZUjg7frHKBssglIdVXbs4JFY7S-ZUszqoE5UL5Z6QcVy7hJYiBKxJu5bpjNmVmSvdhaRmnrbc_UcN9GlzYoDozsE0NHmw15W_FiGdPqWAkbZT7_nXsOAdXT_XO5mlrZMf9XBByXNxOB5k6WtRV00BgRlFrnSTw1um0hxeKIGSBM/w640-h480/IMG_5716.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQZQyczsOV4IcUYiO8ydlBzB8ma7nwzYdJAGxsTzXH7mtm4kCgGpvIk9sAwtTz_foPFUTiBvaIDonsiIpX40VEIqoL_GPMKuWbqiKp91XdyPVAyQU0Ka6IYz39jZ30x1FSCAzsEdcDss3crcHkf6dqiSrw6s5-XVKRJwCdAmpn1rBBt9_Rxxh9Uysu00H/s3681/IMG_5712.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="3681" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQZQyczsOV4IcUYiO8ydlBzB8ma7nwzYdJAGxsTzXH7mtm4kCgGpvIk9sAwtTz_foPFUTiBvaIDonsiIpX40VEIqoL_GPMKuWbqiKp91XdyPVAyQU0Ka6IYz39jZ30x1FSCAzsEdcDss3crcHkf6dqiSrw6s5-XVKRJwCdAmpn1rBBt9_Rxxh9Uysu00H/w640-h420/IMG_5712.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sea Lion Island - lots of singing today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM1imjSQYJtDXIhDL09SvKyb4jzBRB9SKtX8qdSzZdxSB3MOBtY50U9x6qyikM0qPHRbM47IqnrJ54T3So36rgm9D3HBIgWArbDCbZIQAVsVBhD8FfSEwza3QhWmwtL4nTQ0Wir3H_WEVv39wlBEsK7SaEIYEr7RXSPofSEMmFv7FYNy8I-g7PJWoF2Dx/s4000/IMG_5711.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM1imjSQYJtDXIhDL09SvKyb4jzBRB9SKtX8qdSzZdxSB3MOBtY50U9x6qyikM0qPHRbM47IqnrJ54T3So36rgm9D3HBIgWArbDCbZIQAVsVBhD8FfSEwza3QhWmwtL4nTQ0Wir3H_WEVv39wlBEsK7SaEIYEr7RXSPofSEMmFv7FYNy8I-g7PJWoF2Dx/w640-h480/IMG_5711.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Simpson Reef</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYJ6sYOhUg5Fc9d4itQVMDdssRrCq667ct5WlYu9iI24Zf58G4Q65G0MdZXTGgYRiiJg1vQVGJ_MRYx7XdsX3eSSTpzXBfBBg9r5XC0nyJDoaXeD4aNHkBIacTZDazZbQS8QA_wkHcOdbv8yAHi9MJBXprCwL9HAD5eCjIpzbSKRmwc13PHJdWbNU8jlc/s3445/IMG_5707.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="3445" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYJ6sYOhUg5Fc9d4itQVMDdssRrCq667ct5WlYu9iI24Zf58G4Q65G0MdZXTGgYRiiJg1vQVGJ_MRYx7XdsX3eSSTpzXBfBBg9r5XC0nyJDoaXeD4aNHkBIacTZDazZbQS8QA_wkHcOdbv8yAHi9MJBXprCwL9HAD5eCjIpzbSKRmwc13PHJdWbNU8jlc/w640-h476/IMG_5707.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots of great splash rocks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When we get home the floor in the kitchen (our much smaller kitchen with the slide in) is wet. Bill turns off the ice maker water supply that doesn't work anyway, and luckily after a few more dribbles there's no more water. Just add it to the list <sigh>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thursday we've set aside to visit with dear friends Pat and Jen who live nearby. They make the drive to meet us for lunch. Unfortunately our fav place is closed so we go to the backup next door which is fine. We love getting caught up with these two (went to high school with Pat, and he's also brother to our two pals in Tombstone). Time goes by too fast, and before we know it we're making plans to get together again next year. Maybe they'll finally come to Arizona <hint, hint>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwi7A94cedgPb3pRyASXtZYy-U1tXXqDT9xF87lnFWM6nOfIchX9BiL_drdVChFkKCxU15dYrN0R3zRYiEtDOuJm6o_fqbrT3iqvx-39NF3Q1U9Pm7iAU01S-jM1gf84S1q87Ko6KPrPiYY2xdmpp1VC3N7a_6z8yQp_YIKPaDklhLTIzoVJsCjMzNaDC/s640/IMG_7965.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="640" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwi7A94cedgPb3pRyASXtZYy-U1tXXqDT9xF87lnFWM6nOfIchX9BiL_drdVChFkKCxU15dYrN0R3zRYiEtDOuJm6o_fqbrT3iqvx-39NF3Q1U9Pm7iAU01S-jM1gf84S1q87Ko6KPrPiYY2xdmpp1VC3N7a_6z8yQp_YIKPaDklhLTIzoVJsCjMzNaDC/w400-h248/IMG_7965.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">High cold wind and bright sunshine, but we get proof we were together again!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While we planned to see Pat and Jen, we get a surprise meet-up with another couple who are in the area for their summer travels. Dorothy and I worked together a million years ago, and we met up with she and hubby, Lee, here on the coast in 2017. This year they happen to be going north this week, so our paths cross once again. I love these serendipitous opportunities :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgoMnMhPKDcqCpSdp1M1BeNEAJt-RI5LXkZwaTiNx1GD_FEyvGnfo8n5yKBnlhw2rVYyxNsp4jyXwItBLl4Ra0VwUTZGjyEOPGY8oBwsVEjioK6izekAgeB_ekbpXDqzaMChags2R2Op4QFyo6nU8c-bXcyaGml-vAgWyzoZCD8i5wXKxaXG1l6j5ghXD/s4032/IMG_4088.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgoMnMhPKDcqCpSdp1M1BeNEAJt-RI5LXkZwaTiNx1GD_FEyvGnfo8n5yKBnlhw2rVYyxNsp4jyXwItBLl4Ra0VwUTZGjyEOPGY8oBwsVEjioK6izekAgeB_ekbpXDqzaMChags2R2Op4QFyo6nU8c-bXcyaGml-vAgWyzoZCD8i5wXKxaXG1l6j5ghXD/w400-h300/IMG_4088.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lee, Dorothy, Jodee and Bill in Florence.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Although our sunshine has abandoned us for the day, it's still fun to check out some of the Oregon Dunes area. Reminds me of fun times in my younger years playing in the dunes of SoCal. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrs3V-7cMlvuo8kOh_lcFeefDGPzTY-dKtnYzzTT7xqKxX4YPpaWXop7TlOom4TbDy-3OlMxIn8F7vEDqsGm3kai4ZMT70PDEtLF8ngWs6L5xokzPlPF4EgqL4c0Cct1BU6xbS3Si403ykJDANUYig9yw9BHhIbLo1lX2RmpkF_hoIGBCjAMoW0zNgeNr/s2016/IMG_7987.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrs3V-7cMlvuo8kOh_lcFeefDGPzTY-dKtnYzzTT7xqKxX4YPpaWXop7TlOom4TbDy-3OlMxIn8F7vEDqsGm3kai4ZMT70PDEtLF8ngWs6L5xokzPlPF4EgqL4c0Cct1BU6xbS3Si403ykJDANUYig9yw9BHhIbLo1lX2RmpkF_hoIGBCjAMoW0zNgeNr/w640-h480/IMG_7987.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A much colder Friday morning.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqnpgG2xiAVnueQneN3JzBuZcjRSm4dfw8heA0rqaKCYIpSKxwn5s_ySWJTouRh3c8EtE3FvJvdG3EEulTUTOVAJSTY8UxllyrzIFUxcf28Mu2oGGEE2M-QxQYZG5sCZ-qvcZkYQfrwHY47F1hSPZ9U1Dd1KJPnbJbqC84Gmbk2MWU99UFyzrJE9wKC3N/s3886/IMG_5733.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="3886" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqnpgG2xiAVnueQneN3JzBuZcjRSm4dfw8heA0rqaKCYIpSKxwn5s_ySWJTouRh3c8EtE3FvJvdG3EEulTUTOVAJSTY8UxllyrzIFUxcf28Mu2oGGEE2M-QxQYZG5sCZ-qvcZkYQfrwHY47F1hSPZ9U1Dd1KJPnbJbqC84Gmbk2MWU99UFyzrJE9wKC3N/w640-h460/IMG_5733.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Scotch Broom is so thick on the low dunes it affects my breathing - nasty stuff.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgFnnxcoCNEPgN0rlJrE8s17nyOeLclZK9RTYwM_Zhsktng1Jinxy87nS15ZLaWV3O0IGjLqQQt_D7sp48MCtlHYIMoO6xTp53vYXE9isYX2eBXo3539MJqeGs4Qnzls8ufWtdJ6FEN8q-5smYerzVhRfw1ry3ujpJjF5uuZKy4PWcZtq3yU4FQiaQm04/s3858/IMG_5734.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="3858" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgFnnxcoCNEPgN0rlJrE8s17nyOeLclZK9RTYwM_Zhsktng1Jinxy87nS15ZLaWV3O0IGjLqQQt_D7sp48MCtlHYIMoO6xTp53vYXE9isYX2eBXo3539MJqeGs4Qnzls8ufWtdJ6FEN8q-5smYerzVhRfw1ry3ujpJjF5uuZKy4PWcZtq3yU4FQiaQm04/w640-h398/IMG_5734.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Much nicer when it's just dune grass.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1RlHvcxzJSsdqE3LNd9Uu0u0DWGKvPdM3dcanzNxBAL3oty2QkDIx77r75vXe6nH11AsWpZ2h0jJUASRX8Cpq_A6tJaixkQSLr-BkkGf_9LkzMYyq-OZvqivVYtZ8KeJv4P7FYOD_h65ZMif6S7LQgtd3mIx87i6l6gCF70arHUcATbShCVCx1jMwqR0/s4000/IMG_5735.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1RlHvcxzJSsdqE3LNd9Uu0u0DWGKvPdM3dcanzNxBAL3oty2QkDIx77r75vXe6nH11AsWpZ2h0jJUASRX8Cpq_A6tJaixkQSLr-BkkGf_9LkzMYyq-OZvqivVYtZ8KeJv4P7FYOD_h65ZMif6S7LQgtd3mIx87i6l6gCF70arHUcATbShCVCx1jMwqR0/w640-h480/IMG_5735.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There's always "the hill" where ATVs play but I'm bummed to find no one at this one today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Like the clouds were never here, Saturday morning is bright and sunny again. All the ATV-packed campgrounds are packed so I'm sure it's going to be busy and loud around home so we're off to explore the Smith River. We end up following the road until it becomes a small track through the forest (it's still called Hwy 48 but is the width of the Jeep). Over the mountain, through the Suislaw National Forest and back to Florence for last lunch. Zero people :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PnxS9Deq3lxzhX7iKSseN-aM2shV6E4eQY-mwJKZjHsBztXnDSj7WHYZfVljWnIXva3vTLIQxoI7K6fi9FLcKyZs53hHO8ZvfCrRoYzGRWRHgDwF97A20N1Q9Ym3W3xFQoa-kqZOTx1X4Z_msOC_0liWZdlzf0-OGaVYnTPqS2GWjN3IAshNfPXgmhS4/s3840/IMG_5736.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PnxS9Deq3lxzhX7iKSseN-aM2shV6E4eQY-mwJKZjHsBztXnDSj7WHYZfVljWnIXva3vTLIQxoI7K6fi9FLcKyZs53hHO8ZvfCrRoYzGRWRHgDwF97A20N1Q9Ym3W3xFQoa-kqZOTx1X4Z_msOC_0liWZdlzf0-OGaVYnTPqS2GWjN3IAshNfPXgmhS4/w496-h640/IMG_5736.JPG" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We make a quick stop at the Umqua River Lighthouse, still in service overlooking the dunes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bwkCkkDJbDFMRm1iQDb71YRe2ZsaqQoYLKoX2MnIEzqLA_08KCZurlqFHjfGCMV2Ju9rHa1VhXA_kFFp6kKw84bibRkuHv6iibEahUlVFQt5N4Ogorn3ryPrBCfq0SmXxOOP0em_01w1wboL5AjWFnJmQbVOMzy31hZyVDerbVtWHjyA65s_eWJX06gL/s4000/IMG_5737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bwkCkkDJbDFMRm1iQDb71YRe2ZsaqQoYLKoX2MnIEzqLA_08KCZurlqFHjfGCMV2Ju9rHa1VhXA_kFFp6kKw84bibRkuHv6iibEahUlVFQt5N4Ogorn3ryPrBCfq0SmXxOOP0em_01w1wboL5AjWFnJmQbVOMzy31hZyVDerbVtWHjyA65s_eWJX06gL/w640-h480/IMG_5737.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHPGhphinSyxQzuE3R3DT7l-ef72vtHSPrOuiKAeGgRd3bErK2ucSg8aBW5uzjmiLknowo7f3KCaxpEwO-9krmS2MVMmp_Zxmvu9ci4l3tzvgixmkMRbnjAPk9IJ0fiJdUp3pNkn8qPLuKqtniOgN9Q7yaSwmWx4dQAxHXWX6q1BBsWxQzYUxvQx4D-lG/s4000/IMG_5738.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHPGhphinSyxQzuE3R3DT7l-ef72vtHSPrOuiKAeGgRd3bErK2ucSg8aBW5uzjmiLknowo7f3KCaxpEwO-9krmS2MVMmp_Zxmvu9ci4l3tzvgixmkMRbnjAPk9IJ0fiJdUp3pNkn8qPLuKqtniOgN9Q7yaSwmWx4dQAxHXWX6q1BBsWxQzYUxvQx4D-lG/w640-h480/IMG_5738.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEs4nydnp9Dpz3-0qWkbd7Lvi37LmkAzvxlaxbJf1b_e74_iafoOIbzp2oIESe_Yfv07aOoBCyla0PYcnMlVgYHzXP_we7UXCkzlBaKmUYjHMoyho8eOwRsSi4NQ7XHgJi8h2hWJjjlQEnLn5gaCfoq0xgGCMlx9pPVr-RzZ2O7L5wkPJPGxnQ8yhQYc8/s3724/IMG_5743.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3724" data-original-width="2516" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEs4nydnp9Dpz3-0qWkbd7Lvi37LmkAzvxlaxbJf1b_e74_iafoOIbzp2oIESe_Yfv07aOoBCyla0PYcnMlVgYHzXP_we7UXCkzlBaKmUYjHMoyho8eOwRsSi4NQ7XHgJi8h2hWJjjlQEnLn5gaCfoq0xgGCMlx9pPVr-RzZ2O7L5wkPJPGxnQ8yhQYc8/w432-h640/IMG_5743.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxs3P9q6cjsxnlsGG0n9N97hYs9cq_wm2CYTA10zdDMCYKqHOkb1aiwEyFGgEERRzNSftzXUcvZT3_5vwIJkhZRqa6GJ7Eik6i8gECjDZIGbnpoDsbLZHxmzfrUaH-ZMlU5rNIJgbTfIRoz2IE1ZscrjMxYotWzIChOVGSfDR923cJ1ob87Erk7pqUZrA/s3837/IMG_5745.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="3837" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxs3P9q6cjsxnlsGG0n9N97hYs9cq_wm2CYTA10zdDMCYKqHOkb1aiwEyFGgEERRzNSftzXUcvZT3_5vwIJkhZRqa6GJ7Eik6i8gECjDZIGbnpoDsbLZHxmzfrUaH-ZMlU5rNIJgbTfIRoz2IE1ZscrjMxYotWzIChOVGSfDR923cJ1ob87Erk7pqUZrA/w640-h464/IMG_5745.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">All the structures along the river are abandoned or look to be soon. The old barns add great character.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nj2Ws0CbJk3mnGWQaxlMQPYGqrcmXlaIP1_Vnxoy-m_d_NTIxflvEjaHjAyyQtWRdRYPgO_98xQLtGQbtJHEA9BI5rIE_m5AnXzf869kraxD-kiNZCa4--7XEXQLSuOJryCNBk6K33s8QwXk1se7TJgMqZmHCa3HeecOpaFy-SVr3H5Ge0_RWDv6MzhY/s3711/IMG_5746.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3711" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nj2Ws0CbJk3mnGWQaxlMQPYGqrcmXlaIP1_Vnxoy-m_d_NTIxflvEjaHjAyyQtWRdRYPgO_98xQLtGQbtJHEA9BI5rIE_m5AnXzf869kraxD-kiNZCa4--7XEXQLSuOJryCNBk6K33s8QwXk1se7TJgMqZmHCa3HeecOpaFy-SVr3H5Ge0_RWDv6MzhY/w640-h510/IMG_5746.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A recent rock slide leaves a large scar along the road.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAU1Rtv-8Z26Ya6Yf3abYMlVT2fe_DQ82Ov_U4-tBJY1jvMWnqCXcp8J0aswyZ81dQcniPYOuMmRO4q0Lq4ixdOSopXuuAsC8UHOUCIJHXJOqvu-OdpvZ7o3ZKGx7PuJja6ZzBrw9A7EX2bRWjz5FS6c5q3jO167f3SdSxExWn26qjttei4oOpCQEPgwK/s3270/IMG_5748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="3270" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAU1Rtv-8Z26Ya6Yf3abYMlVT2fe_DQ82Ov_U4-tBJY1jvMWnqCXcp8J0aswyZ81dQcniPYOuMmRO4q0Lq4ixdOSopXuuAsC8UHOUCIJHXJOqvu-OdpvZ7o3ZKGx7PuJja6ZzBrw9A7EX2bRWjz5FS6c5q3jO167f3SdSxExWn26qjttei4oOpCQEPgwK/w640-h534/IMG_5748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmbuEa4OQLrkML6Y7z9YNCiERIiUQC-yhy1SKrIme639dFJRFFG4Oes8pYf6dFRM2MNHoAH5xUZ7tm97SpwIE-iEpm6pAZaOz4mgOfK4KmpoTpsQQK1vCgfYLCKCZ3bB2P23w4pf6LS3TWRFXure23CbtU8AbA6Viz89rcuUpqmZ5QSRPJmu0Pq97f5XK/s4000/IMG_5749.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmbuEa4OQLrkML6Y7z9YNCiERIiUQC-yhy1SKrIme639dFJRFFG4Oes8pYf6dFRM2MNHoAH5xUZ7tm97SpwIE-iEpm6pAZaOz4mgOfK4KmpoTpsQQK1vCgfYLCKCZ3bB2P23w4pf6LS3TWRFXure23CbtU8AbA6Viz89rcuUpqmZ5QSRPJmu0Pq97f5XK/w640-h480/IMG_5749.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Moving away from the river the road narrows and the pavement ends. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWcMVwvDVyWxViOFXH-h16TWvhsCCtt9_-V-9YGJyrnIYofkB9sOFFo-e_FcNxPdHSBdvNTPcd6g2ffyFLrfXRVDOZNMVM-1rZyf3Rk5MV7Z4cMwygcY8CLA8CKekUJ1iLYZTI65RNfYm427-lHXjAcq-55Qb8LUE3O3gqudeZNs0ajtH38SJQyv_iJm1/s4000/IMG_5752.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWcMVwvDVyWxViOFXH-h16TWvhsCCtt9_-V-9YGJyrnIYofkB9sOFFo-e_FcNxPdHSBdvNTPcd6g2ffyFLrfXRVDOZNMVM-1rZyf3Rk5MV7Z4cMwygcY8CLA8CKekUJ1iLYZTI65RNfYm427-lHXjAcq-55Qb8LUE3O3gqudeZNs0ajtH38SJQyv_iJm1/w640-h480/IMG_5752.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The higher we climb the more the forest tightens around us. Bill is able to pull up enough map to see it will eventually end up in Mapleton so we continue on.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadZK03bkDWsicFKBDzauZ_4suVDGcj2fiu-yukwn8VKcWl3Pp4TBYkIo2fAjD5mPHXxA4TPOXTlh4xmkFci_GNivPiiltLxwYIth2VlOW83lp10FSkGJbbagfSqGofbWKOkBgGNJtoQHLOmXyboJlE-3yFViBPtZ-T6-z8_UQehZgDijjyK34_LCYVjCD/s3815/IMG_5753.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="3815" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadZK03bkDWsicFKBDzauZ_4suVDGcj2fiu-yukwn8VKcWl3Pp4TBYkIo2fAjD5mPHXxA4TPOXTlh4xmkFci_GNivPiiltLxwYIth2VlOW83lp10FSkGJbbagfSqGofbWKOkBgGNJtoQHLOmXyboJlE-3yFViBPtZ-T6-z8_UQehZgDijjyK34_LCYVjCD/w640-h484/IMG_5753.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cue the dinosaurs......</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o031Ez9-s6jzVxkRNgHYRFWeOSI3QZLdGtxjx-h2I0doSKsK1fgmR3k3FuNbXSLR7ypMiT3Vf3KGYfHpsKa5evyIpWyMU0X_Cmqbza-ksKteFad0i-59L7MfDBAoMBfByihJ9eTiRTlM7ShYPOrYlDVKSEN6CGOtm0XEvhzMEvbrmmz2QJ4zlEeliheS/s3710/IMG_5754.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="3710" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o031Ez9-s6jzVxkRNgHYRFWeOSI3QZLdGtxjx-h2I0doSKsK1fgmR3k3FuNbXSLR7ypMiT3Vf3KGYfHpsKa5evyIpWyMU0X_Cmqbza-ksKteFad0i-59L7MfDBAoMBfByihJ9eTiRTlM7ShYPOrYlDVKSEN6CGOtm0XEvhzMEvbrmmz2QJ4zlEeliheS/w640-h506/IMG_5754.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm very glad we meet no one else on this section, in either direction. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvv1xwIwuvVVJvHx29SPomqROZzisfTuE5B-CwiHe-zluFwDHTr0aB2qFQ2B-vdtjCeG1MaWr2xom1T-bpioIn6LgwxepGQo_ZL9aAk6ptBHhlbyJc-Xhp_AMyqLVm3vvglFKnLU5KRdNoTn3y7R6-blXHdkSG_IehZ-GoYy2a5nPyW-VmufUJXl8kqfn/s2016/IMG_7990.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvv1xwIwuvVVJvHx29SPomqROZzisfTuE5B-CwiHe-zluFwDHTr0aB2qFQ2B-vdtjCeG1MaWr2xom1T-bpioIn6LgwxepGQo_ZL9aAk6ptBHhlbyJc-Xhp_AMyqLVm3vvglFKnLU5KRdNoTn3y7R6-blXHdkSG_IehZ-GoYy2a5nPyW-VmufUJXl8kqfn/w640-h480/IMG_7990.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We were very disappointed when the Maple Street Grille in Florence closed a few years ago, so I was excited to learn they had moved to downtown under a different name. Our meals were just as delicious as we remembered.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OVgqCQaqBwBt8BSqto62gKu6QHvbkhmNdsyLKKB4MNlIhZv5NDppk6id9b_yKhPas_4okVfiIoJxErsYPVvkLXsixjNx4ELyyfaZghRwl6fg7oBBWISOFF9lpjSMnqRiAQHEWZTjtCxclrK89WBGpZGUF2VIzLeGXsDyExIp1zlNOeG52abK4shK_uCL/s1267/IMG_7989.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="937" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OVgqCQaqBwBt8BSqto62gKu6QHvbkhmNdsyLKKB4MNlIhZv5NDppk6id9b_yKhPas_4okVfiIoJxErsYPVvkLXsixjNx4ELyyfaZghRwl6fg7oBBWISOFF9lpjSMnqRiAQHEWZTjtCxclrK89WBGpZGUF2VIzLeGXsDyExIp1zlNOeG52abK4shK_uCL/w474-h640/IMG_7989.jpg" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pearls of wisdom from the sidewalk.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A lazy Sunday with intermittent sun wraps up our lovely week at Winchester Bay. We'll be back next year! </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Monday we move on to our last Oregon stop for the year.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho5pTzxgg8bVs6-5B-0z8QM8SQHA68JZSEC83QzzBqoveUmgU1rpiYPivCAngTBKXr1_XiCWkmOEau_fVlglxrlOOnodUehnSAxNYaJrkAazmCCjBMMBjBQYD2N6I3lMSWHAw9Go30A1vzzA9sRXg39LDuF8P0EmRwoKUsePThqQ-j--2JYpWTZbD89RT/s640/687C3244-43D3-4761-B8E2-B2AACDE22DEF.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho5pTzxgg8bVs6-5B-0z8QM8SQHA68JZSEC83QzzBqoveUmgU1rpiYPivCAngTBKXr1_XiCWkmOEau_fVlglxrlOOnodUehnSAxNYaJrkAazmCCjBMMBjBQYD2N6I3lMSWHAw9Go30A1vzzA9sRXg39LDuF8P0EmRwoKUsePThqQ-j--2JYpWTZbD89RT/w480-h640/687C3244-43D3-4761-B8E2-B2AACDE22DEF.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cuteness in curls - Henry is a happy boy!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkBZmSjUuX9wIuvYTlQ0-yZkhs-XlLks0UOZqEBW6L5x7-S3dDbAZHFpFvRwvd6anexInc2DRmAwRQ2AinF6Clnr4snkQ1fanZQY9Y3sdd08Ym-_5YErENRSk0K27FgHpu9UlPWwVEJf0257KmstsF_vlOCXVMGFqt06amUWsVadmobX4G9ynrwPGL2xb/s528/Ezra%20623%20Del%20Taco.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkBZmSjUuX9wIuvYTlQ0-yZkhs-XlLks0UOZqEBW6L5x7-S3dDbAZHFpFvRwvd6anexInc2DRmAwRQ2AinF6Clnr4snkQ1fanZQY9Y3sdd08Ym-_5YErENRSk0K27FgHpu9UlPWwVEJf0257KmstsF_vlOCXVMGFqt06amUWsVadmobX4G9ynrwPGL2xb/w604-h640/Ezra%20623%20Del%20Taco.jpg" width="604" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Who is this big kid? Our handsome Ezra is growing up so fast.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUNQ-i1bO7oyVXuMoMgQAxJlH54Tpwabqw5XUcYu7rJ8-pjoEngi0p4aw4KUvotRoXkQt7WycmBFusSIZOx8FTblebKDCrzhsestNfQDsZdVMYyV3p37BducfStEjINEUp4NCqsEAz7NPRHErtJg-4MaacDCe-Nyl-o1p9y8xDw7yPHOdgZYxmpi6nYWu/s1004/IMG_7991.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1004" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUNQ-i1bO7oyVXuMoMgQAxJlH54Tpwabqw5XUcYu7rJ8-pjoEngi0p4aw4KUvotRoXkQt7WycmBFusSIZOx8FTblebKDCrzhsestNfQDsZdVMYyV3p37BducfStEjINEUp4NCqsEAz7NPRHErtJg-4MaacDCe-Nyl-o1p9y8xDw7yPHOdgZYxmpi6nYWu/w400-h366/IMG_7991.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott loves the new kitty.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMQ0j7cvcf9ATZTV4-8l24n5VHpkwDck5DMEQB2KqNes1LLBuWs5MWB5rd6LUIChdOKNuBCnKJPMkTF5SO4dewgkgPamp75DbgXciQhEReDyyXhi-bt_6Ndt0zbSf9TJ0PHMfasUmsTpf7t0LHnCGbUkwwcY8veboqONMld1p0e3_YezpAB-a8-fFr9ER/s640/IMG_7993.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMQ0j7cvcf9ATZTV4-8l24n5VHpkwDck5DMEQB2KqNes1LLBuWs5MWB5rd6LUIChdOKNuBCnKJPMkTF5SO4dewgkgPamp75DbgXciQhEReDyyXhi-bt_6Ndt0zbSf9TJ0PHMfasUmsTpf7t0LHnCGbUkwwcY8veboqONMld1p0e3_YezpAB-a8-fFr9ER/w464-h640/IMG_7993.jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Penelope and big sister Reese enjoying some pretty petals.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-20673256533275725442023-06-18T09:37:00.002-07:002023-06-18T14:51:07.168-07:00Our Happy Place - the Oregon Coast<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>June 13 - 18, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Newport, Oregon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWFdFBArmZYIsfuXKdn_h1bsKT__JrGrD_l-lT124D2JEtRpCCCRY0DDFas30p-kqtHjLCEuUfAJ-xu2vPVQgnjh0hD-0kR7O-IRk35RB9MhoYpDMm5HtBVolO4kdAFwUKgt1LA7gDhxxdonSA6odiUp38tHiZak59hdOoHPsxMgikOp69YrFtspADQ/s640/IMG_7916.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWFdFBArmZYIsfuXKdn_h1bsKT__JrGrD_l-lT124D2JEtRpCCCRY0DDFas30p-kqtHjLCEuUfAJ-xu2vPVQgnjh0hD-0kR7O-IRk35RB9MhoYpDMm5HtBVolO4kdAFwUKgt1LA7gDhxxdonSA6odiUp38tHiZak59hdOoHPsxMgikOp69YrFtspADQ/w480-h640/IMG_7916.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.portofnewport.com/rv-parks" style="font-family: verdana;">Port of Newport Marina and RV Park</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> is another repeat location. Last time we joined my BFF and her hubby for a few days, including the 4th of July fireworks over the water. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year we're enjoying the beauty of this area on our own. An all asphalt park with narrow grass strips, 50 amp FHUs and decent WiFi. No problem connecting our satellite, easy utilities and level site, it's a safe, clean option right on the marina. Like every other place, the cost has gone up too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As we wander up and down the coast on these perfect blue-sky days I think we should have found our home-base over here. Then of course I remember that these blue skies are not the norm for most of the year and that I'd likely not survive the dreariness of coastal living. When we win the lottery we'll just add a summer place "over here" :-) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cTxbcUKqA3b5toGhuiP_uk9WUVBULByRPVkUH0tRwP_Yj3KDEjNkJRFVn7Ioed-Id9taLvVM9RFH6IBo0nUzCHO5OST_BLmHB2wKQ-NJoVUQJ56yDxNePXErW34KNYdORx6DLTmxen5nHzFEk8dPtJVD-I62JaGy5MHpdGa4uxapLgC8SrIMtnhhxw/s640/IMG_7921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cTxbcUKqA3b5toGhuiP_uk9WUVBULByRPVkUH0tRwP_Yj3KDEjNkJRFVn7Ioed-Id9taLvVM9RFH6IBo0nUzCHO5OST_BLmHB2wKQ-NJoVUQJ56yDxNePXErW34KNYdORx6DLTmxen5nHzFEk8dPtJVD-I62JaGy5MHpdGa4uxapLgC8SrIMtnhhxw/w640-h480/IMG_7921.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ahhhhh....</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's nearly impossible to choose a "most beautiful" section of the Oregon Coast, but way up on the list is Yachats to Florence. The basalt formations provide an amazing playground for the waves with high winds feathering the spray ever higher. It's mesmerizing - and very chilly in that wind!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAw8Sc2Hl2H1Tu-qj6EVV9WyGnketFmicqTbeksGvZGn-qShW6aSr1K9U61LdTaXrrmqfuUrwQChXBbGcP47wppt2P9sE0MMw8PzfoZFI6LZDzy8ROGRCq7lzka3W4gq-v05XyCpIrjkKhjiJlC2-HquQk9FFy4SispW6_FUrMLmTJvaKzQ53g6CGfnA/s3926/IMG_5555.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="3926" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAw8Sc2Hl2H1Tu-qj6EVV9WyGnketFmicqTbeksGvZGn-qShW6aSr1K9U61LdTaXrrmqfuUrwQChXBbGcP47wppt2P9sE0MMw8PzfoZFI6LZDzy8ROGRCq7lzka3W4gq-v05XyCpIrjkKhjiJlC2-HquQk9FFy4SispW6_FUrMLmTJvaKzQ53g6CGfnA/w640-h472/IMG_5555.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cape Perpetua</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6JCZkDuu77G3y4GtXV3TUPpqQ79QDzZWp4_Zx-KeKNgl-RNc-53UU7fPrzmLM-5QWhMX32wdlulir1obM2LM6yJr6bBtuGvDSQVvgrm2YX4RcIWJ8foJHpyuVN-F4DXGh5Y3f93V0eXT2iajTs26J4zbeXXriqZKOGCDB1u8f78rrbTkjfoaryJBcg/s4000/IMG_5556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6JCZkDuu77G3y4GtXV3TUPpqQ79QDzZWp4_Zx-KeKNgl-RNc-53UU7fPrzmLM-5QWhMX32wdlulir1obM2LM6yJr6bBtuGvDSQVvgrm2YX4RcIWJ8foJHpyuVN-F4DXGh5Y3f93V0eXT2iajTs26J4zbeXXriqZKOGCDB1u8f78rrbTkjfoaryJBcg/w640-h480/IMG_5556.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ7i2ieGcHdcrRagaPyf2CTfIAyC-CpQs-1Giq4Bb8QjFqiMnvrUbl1WWXusCIs9lYGbraCiOLCb-XN2gnjoPhuQ-ZiWt7rLYjmcnF3xr3P2DzfQbKbEeaodxhJcRzvWU0hixZ6d8SX_qSCGlhIaPL1ikGH-kloQHzvQRd0M_rQnkZxYqtx35VWAf2w/s4000/IMG_5557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">One of a few blow holes at Cape Perpetua</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLfL1J8x1W34OM1lR6IvcdgDIEvrcxmjE8y6gsjBXrI3CJ-BhUuCcrbztKiuI3fn2G5smZVep9tKaNzK0fd0wFQSBLaAhGqMs55P0lRmTf1JF_vP1lDuQq-BBCPchoGKpQ1Jgp1YVUDuYW6OezLmSrPAjqWOB0R3KAy7tS3nL6G15CfWLrDAmeNxs6w/s4000/IMG_5563.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLfL1J8x1W34OM1lR6IvcdgDIEvrcxmjE8y6gsjBXrI3CJ-BhUuCcrbztKiuI3fn2G5smZVep9tKaNzK0fd0wFQSBLaAhGqMs55P0lRmTf1JF_vP1lDuQq-BBCPchoGKpQ1Jgp1YVUDuYW6OezLmSrPAjqWOB0R3KAy7tS3nL6G15CfWLrDAmeNxs6w/w640-h480/IMG_5563.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Thor's Well</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8jQ8AQKXPL-Y4o90wNDApVWSGEF9zcfFuVevct1vRtF5loMBx2kzRvzQaz5yGBwWeDTxgbs3l7hlC7I6w69BzLeXgHFzrHSOHtadTPs1yISIyqxDSVqY47Zhz7s5PMLWGlRyq0H4T6qIBgNlFAq2vrfQiRjZN_SlIgmxxDyOlWmQKBXVKwDUoq-Rqg/s4000/IMG_5564.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8jQ8AQKXPL-Y4o90wNDApVWSGEF9zcfFuVevct1vRtF5loMBx2kzRvzQaz5yGBwWeDTxgbs3l7hlC7I6w69BzLeXgHFzrHSOHtadTPs1yISIyqxDSVqY47Zhz7s5PMLWGlRyq0H4T6qIBgNlFAq2vrfQiRjZN_SlIgmxxDyOlWmQKBXVKwDUoq-Rqg/w640-h480/IMG_5564.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Thor's Wow!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6nDOU55a2VJl2RyrvFmkQml_spcVHpbnBNc9uirODWQZhKI6HZZmGwKOa8198pBfpf0Sdw5IjnPJGQ_S7SElvqZuN052jgI3fSM5JyP9cREaJDoGpDzbWT745lE-8OVOd6YKu_5EY1b1pa7OjFn6iLUSkROt3vD_1b5QuzTKDyd7Ia91ABzCLFhlAw/s4000/IMG_5585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6nDOU55a2VJl2RyrvFmkQml_spcVHpbnBNc9uirODWQZhKI6HZZmGwKOa8198pBfpf0Sdw5IjnPJGQ_S7SElvqZuN052jgI3fSM5JyP9cREaJDoGpDzbWT745lE-8OVOd6YKu_5EY1b1pa7OjFn6iLUSkROt3vD_1b5QuzTKDyd7Ia91ABzCLFhlAw/w640-h480/IMG_5585.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0e7yF194AyF7wehTnp-K-AfUrD0saspSnurft1-uwtsZTFjsEmy0ZvOfUK7OXvKgnUUhPTCa0IsMQfHEWeXFmHQbtQntDT7-o9LCK0ml8fG_bJHQPC4l3cg0D75Vjm_uSRoJ77RdexDfPCokQJNKSu23tPatrcdq_lSjjutq8yJsAI-xWiJqbo0_JA/s4000/IMG_5586.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0e7yF194AyF7wehTnp-K-AfUrD0saspSnurft1-uwtsZTFjsEmy0ZvOfUK7OXvKgnUUhPTCa0IsMQfHEWeXFmHQbtQntDT7-o9LCK0ml8fG_bJHQPC4l3cg0D75Vjm_uSRoJ77RdexDfPCokQJNKSu23tPatrcdq_lSjjutq8yJsAI-xWiJqbo0_JA/w640-h480/IMG_5586.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love that there are so many state parks, view points, trails and access points along Hwy 101. And so little development!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdmhNTnH4XUEoSW1TiGxofoU5NAk78OVpBklueSZU8wF0L_Oc9aeWA-D9lHF5xjqr5xZ3vjyKhpu6V59iXvUY65fH7WrqZ2RLf6q9Q9-yge7nWX6f-zPxX5nF-bAKQ8-J7rs28c962dDLxuhSMGN7xb2WweHmjVwhMiCY_mzTh5GC2XNGnO3LDPCKEA/s4000/IMG_5592.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdmhNTnH4XUEoSW1TiGxofoU5NAk78OVpBklueSZU8wF0L_Oc9aeWA-D9lHF5xjqr5xZ3vjyKhpu6V59iXvUY65fH7WrqZ2RLf6q9Q9-yge7nWX6f-zPxX5nF-bAKQ8-J7rs28c962dDLxuhSMGN7xb2WweHmjVwhMiCY_mzTh5GC2XNGnO3LDPCKEA/w640-h480/IMG_5592.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hecata Head Light - one of the most photographed spots on the coast. We always think of our dear friends Jim and Diana when we see her - they were wonderful hosts here during our visit in 2017.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChCFOGHaTLY9ObkxzTHGS0KMapW3iBIjcO7V1BUHvZsQ0jDeGuJMQoeoUwduYMn17U-ZcRwV0CWGs2W3ofv0lEp2MxyqahrNhVdYptqhk3uTCGprUNdIUpodRnvcQlbJ0os9Zc4iazS6hn9w9K69yd-LBGBok2oMY0xijZgGhwJ-ZZitEvNgiMHnV6g/s3809/IMG_5593.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3809" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChCFOGHaTLY9ObkxzTHGS0KMapW3iBIjcO7V1BUHvZsQ0jDeGuJMQoeoUwduYMn17U-ZcRwV0CWGs2W3ofv0lEp2MxyqahrNhVdYptqhk3uTCGprUNdIUpodRnvcQlbJ0os9Zc4iazS6hn9w9K69yd-LBGBok2oMY0xijZgGhwJ-ZZitEvNgiMHnV6g/w640-h420/IMG_5593.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For the next three weeks the beacon is turned off intermittently for maintenance of the roller and gears that turn the lens - thus the "closed blinds" at the top.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5M1d8p1knNS5zFdNcPSTY9Dyt8zblFUPPUuOCsfGxWHTN86gZDbvhPWxqYTFuKYRGkhWkm4rpmGJgMYDDbmpVyl9XDJ_yI51Inese7XyVTXk0XSP3DcvdEKt6CfrU8-xMJ2UxFZLRYAo_eE3YCOp5Xn8Vo8Xy1SQImMBnQHzQxQ-46VyV8pe-ZuUIA/s3712/IMG_5594.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="3712" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5M1d8p1knNS5zFdNcPSTY9Dyt8zblFUPPUuOCsfGxWHTN86gZDbvhPWxqYTFuKYRGkhWkm4rpmGJgMYDDbmpVyl9XDJ_yI51Inese7XyVTXk0XSP3DcvdEKt6CfrU8-xMJ2UxFZLRYAo_eE3YCOp5Xn8Vo8Xy1SQImMBnQHzQxQ-46VyV8pe-ZuUIA/w640-h420/IMG_5594.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Big Creek enters the Pacific.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back in Tombstone Jeff contends with another afternoon of drama as fire is moving fast near the house. "Get ready to evacuate" is in effect, and he's packed up the essentials. No need to check for any updates, he can see it unfolding from the kitchen window! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEudzh3VbjfTGuLVQzT22xddgGA-B2wc-PIB28wyCpLg5xeUf_DhVAtbXDrZv7e8e8VTMm3euKajIWHGgWsUeLPgEIZw0KeCthIXMY-6_9Rd3Qq7-SGqS-R9narq83VoFkL33F89WDZn_ySqosVnluB7M7SEvs38Y2vPktj6ttOfhBZVpVmvj521ZZpw/s960/fire%20pic.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEudzh3VbjfTGuLVQzT22xddgGA-B2wc-PIB28wyCpLg5xeUf_DhVAtbXDrZv7e8e8VTMm3euKajIWHGgWsUeLPgEIZw0KeCthIXMY-6_9Rd3Qq7-SGqS-R9narq83VoFkL33F89WDZn_ySqosVnluB7M7SEvs38Y2vPktj6ttOfhBZVpVmvj521ZZpw/w640-h480/fire%20pic.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Thankfully several runs of slurry-drop contain the fire just beyond the house. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Crisis averted, we're always grateful for our local fire fighters. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Friday morning we watch the fog move in and obscure our bridge views. Unlike world-dulling smoke we've dealt with in the past, we both enjoy the mystery of moving fog. Might as well check it out to the north! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCVaRpYASXP7i7DRbSYc_Yz4IDEQA_9Ja7jjd55cTUbG3rIcUAu6Wjd11MJ-mEe0j-Bc-sUzVcw5B7v5HX7iqKVOSevOHydnXk9_W7adhsHzaaWiBdkv9H-wxDeSjkf0bkyROAirwq4TpwuNQNRpbK6QMtToRkICQ2Fi5qd_QZCyzDzZ6iq5iufrg3w/s3569/IMG_5597.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="3569" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCVaRpYASXP7i7DRbSYc_Yz4IDEQA_9Ja7jjd55cTUbG3rIcUAu6Wjd11MJ-mEe0j-Bc-sUzVcw5B7v5HX7iqKVOSevOHydnXk9_W7adhsHzaaWiBdkv9H-wxDeSjkf0bkyROAirwq4TpwuNQNRpbK6QMtToRkICQ2Fi5qd_QZCyzDzZ6iq5iufrg3w/w640-h468/IMG_5597.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">When Lt Talbot and his exploration party made camp here in 1849 he noted only about 85 remained of the local Yacoma tribe who fished the Yaquina River and lived along its banks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIOMMVDWaU2ylOJZuzehsozhxwu3uQQJ0lqa7A17N6FBn-oFYRlDNTryCKw_ock5QQQ2qVW6OCcGXnSPkhKKfv4oNMTzU7NxyWQLHT8cZuy-taD2TFxbg1YBdGJKk-VMEC9narKg-3th3a_fOZBdhWB4C-qEjnSLzCKb8q7LUv72D_LZJnavkWoO9Qg/s4000/IMG_5605.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIOMMVDWaU2ylOJZuzehsozhxwu3uQQJ0lqa7A17N6FBn-oFYRlDNTryCKw_ock5QQQ2qVW6OCcGXnSPkhKKfv4oNMTzU7NxyWQLHT8cZuy-taD2TFxbg1YBdGJKk-VMEC9narKg-3th3a_fOZBdhWB4C-qEjnSLzCKb8q7LUv72D_LZJnavkWoO9Qg/w640-h480/IMG_5605.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Depoe Bay Scenic View Area - the squawking of unseen gulls is surreal in the mist.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOnDUGjXpdj9OvrXix47faCQ16GiNh9R9ynQRzmsfxq-Ml_QEHyQD9NomsINi1ubDygDCIDnboZuYtrrsuoze9TDbNsKE8QAcTWbNMNZPJcOEf9edhYJdoPNIUS1STYw0a50wBI7HxGyjQ7FRyD-iug_D0Zz-bn9zt68S-YN4g7jcGUwqv4SixEcm7A/s4000/IMG_5608.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOnDUGjXpdj9OvrXix47faCQ16GiNh9R9ynQRzmsfxq-Ml_QEHyQD9NomsINi1ubDygDCIDnboZuYtrrsuoze9TDbNsKE8QAcTWbNMNZPJcOEf9edhYJdoPNIUS1STYw0a50wBI7HxGyjQ7FRyD-iug_D0Zz-bn9zt68S-YN4g7jcGUwqv4SixEcm7A/w640-h480/IMG_5608.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Otter Crest is a narrow one lane road with several small coves tucked against the trees.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu2kwyQIi39F2pae7uNGr5bpQAg_J4mHf20vLLgUEv1_6Y2TZvDZ54A29tsbEDDGmIkNtpJ3rDbclvKexv2MaCoqcTkufOhCnYto2XCut0F47n2-J2cBtCdF8SUvHifg-SeS0GDG_9sJC9Uhbymf0J2Ohwuqdsz79tAvV81SBT-x7q3QRr0tlnkLR6A/s4000/IMG_5609.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu2kwyQIi39F2pae7uNGr5bpQAg_J4mHf20vLLgUEv1_6Y2TZvDZ54A29tsbEDDGmIkNtpJ3rDbclvKexv2MaCoqcTkufOhCnYto2XCut0F47n2-J2cBtCdF8SUvHifg-SeS0GDG_9sJC9Uhbymf0J2Ohwuqdsz79tAvV81SBT-x7q3QRr0tlnkLR6A/w640-h480/IMG_5609.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Beautiful Ben Jones Bridge </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvDN6MIsJv1ogKg-sTt6lShtG1wpGF0UQC-ZuxuExhSwGk7ewHi8xt-qnGuOTl5yf9K9KBzS3VVbSYKpuwdxZUH9yJu_fkP1S2xjXmCiwOQDUzgY_AKXfwZRTjnOzPR-bGLBJGubAPY3s2lw6E7lX4Z9cUND7EmTnzFlmmNM9WDBw6OtW5Dz6k-WPxQ/s3659/IMG_5611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="3659" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvDN6MIsJv1ogKg-sTt6lShtG1wpGF0UQC-ZuxuExhSwGk7ewHi8xt-qnGuOTl5yf9K9KBzS3VVbSYKpuwdxZUH9yJu_fkP1S2xjXmCiwOQDUzgY_AKXfwZRTjnOzPR-bGLBJGubAPY3s2lw6E7lX4Z9cUND7EmTnzFlmmNM9WDBw6OtW5Dz6k-WPxQ/w640-h470/IMG_5611.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOozGs0tk95mLrOEb6vwj_YNIAui7c-_ADVR_KPUpGUzdoIvck01HHOTe8VGUcPh0ZQzTmKbCNZAKlb6lCGBtN3l8cyIv64-xMscdEio33zndwcBx0E76xBHI5sR8EpoX6feOk63rE1fjftQuoLyvm-8jrt43npsNGb-0MUiJEl5SmpW-Td-TolsMOgQ/s4000/IMG_5612.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOozGs0tk95mLrOEb6vwj_YNIAui7c-_ADVR_KPUpGUzdoIvck01HHOTe8VGUcPh0ZQzTmKbCNZAKlb6lCGBtN3l8cyIv64-xMscdEio33zndwcBx0E76xBHI5sR8EpoX6feOk63rE1fjftQuoLyvm-8jrt43npsNGb-0MUiJEl5SmpW-Td-TolsMOgQ/w640-h480/IMG_5612.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hwy 101 on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other, yet it feels like a secret in the forest. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0vgnpt947G_ZxIpoYU_oDjLFiXt8YBfixWa5z9Uf2rDKPeaPgzGglo-ZPrj1uiv9bGOF86mjPZbuZP0jsr0dFMsmVNNfiGo-NOKOgP2sQJi8KIrLopkN9GHHRBgEfGHDxC5cQ4kKTX055FfY56I6IjV4Kmu9VtbnyU2orCwoShG3U_xX9x3F5RsZnw/s3858/IMG_5613.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3858" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0vgnpt947G_ZxIpoYU_oDjLFiXt8YBfixWa5z9Uf2rDKPeaPgzGglo-ZPrj1uiv9bGOF86mjPZbuZP0jsr0dFMsmVNNfiGo-NOKOgP2sQJi8KIrLopkN9GHHRBgEfGHDxC5cQ4kKTX055FfY56I6IjV4Kmu9VtbnyU2orCwoShG3U_xX9x3F5RsZnw/w640-h464/IMG_5613.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cape Foulweather is the first location named by Captain James Cook during his exploration of the Pacific Northwest. The visitor center overlooks Gull Rock.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx0TFGg0gVXEf-OP0WVvniDfpxpKuvhNMJlxBgwjFZVPXTS927lautiQPRTldKxsi6gWq4I1syiyOSgojiv41sXm1ss2QvzPBWGzsxMrZxDFu3Wvij9nLN6M4jXfIKe-BSPkSwBJ5UkdeUTMZcxOuVDJPbxOsJkVJb232zMeFe9tXn2ttPJxYhc1Isw/s4000/IMG_5615.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx0TFGg0gVXEf-OP0WVvniDfpxpKuvhNMJlxBgwjFZVPXTS927lautiQPRTldKxsi6gWq4I1syiyOSgojiv41sXm1ss2QvzPBWGzsxMrZxDFu3Wvij9nLN6M4jXfIKe-BSPkSwBJ5UkdeUTMZcxOuVDJPbxOsJkVJb232zMeFe9tXn2ttPJxYhc1Isw/w640-h480/IMG_5615.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wow! View from the lookout at the visitor center.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu_FhwEjdUmK5cyQhSv5nLCHPvagI1MYNwNZTTgIXOMbzIr-G48lTw5qw1eoYSfjJ-bgjpzlPkT9M1osl4bH7NjtSYz2BTQ_AjWiTEOFHAze4mSamclT6-3DzmAsGDsFV11ZVty3yHxnq1-OZvcJQcnrHVgX2axi8Qms1kYn03n91r_wRK5bgYKMV8Q/s4000/IMG_5621.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu_FhwEjdUmK5cyQhSv5nLCHPvagI1MYNwNZTTgIXOMbzIr-G48lTw5qw1eoYSfjJ-bgjpzlPkT9M1osl4bH7NjtSYz2BTQ_AjWiTEOFHAze4mSamclT6-3DzmAsGDsFV11ZVty3yHxnq1-OZvcJQcnrHVgX2axi8Qms1kYn03n91r_wRK5bgYKMV8Q/w640-h480/IMG_5621.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">At low tide the Devil's Punchbowl is all bowl and no punch. Still a beautiful location.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CgdMgvFYIfYRc0KbtjihOCCnBrqnbhcJIHXqOdAa-aoMDN7-VB3wD63efuMObRN-mYoNCiNlnZdQmo5fT_gwb7Dxtj4LXyxyU94m547VorMxLjzQ8BHIpqIaMsotJvJhrJM3pobQwidl0iroKF6SlBX6U4gXveshvBhBZbZYM9Rws5rFL1QwYjRGHQ/s4000/IMG_5623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CgdMgvFYIfYRc0KbtjihOCCnBrqnbhcJIHXqOdAa-aoMDN7-VB3wD63efuMObRN-mYoNCiNlnZdQmo5fT_gwb7Dxtj4LXyxyU94m547VorMxLjzQ8BHIpqIaMsotJvJhrJM3pobQwidl0iroKF6SlBX6U4gXveshvBhBZbZYM9Rws5rFL1QwYjRGHQ/w640-h480/IMG_5623.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnKxha8KEFnmwR8YYxpFvozqQ6_9rSZW0OZdO7jIUGxXI0Of0g2aqu5u98qDmSbIeiBcMzxKEIAZWicGfz2L7dYcMfkD-hBapPpyfV0ivTJXNnCmJg1_mUZE1rfW_v3REBZOyqSZPgPPxEsDUB3JiYyKWK70joN7F2ZPhG54fV0JLvRVUKoz96o6GhQ/s4000/IMG_5626.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnKxha8KEFnmwR8YYxpFvozqQ6_9rSZW0OZdO7jIUGxXI0Of0g2aqu5u98qDmSbIeiBcMzxKEIAZWicGfz2L7dYcMfkD-hBapPpyfV0ivTJXNnCmJg1_mUZE1rfW_v3REBZOyqSZPgPPxEsDUB3JiYyKWK70joN7F2ZPhG54fV0JLvRVUKoz96o6GhQ/w640-h480/IMG_5626.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Moolack Beach - I love the drama.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrYDRkU5u860x7Msuucx2HhqgIeN8RdHl0kw-k6-6zV2cNi1Sgzejmbc5MXj3G7RZ4JHgto6Ef08tD-Dlw_ylTvoAwFtzCUV15LuKd5Ez85IrEGDLCE9PM15H8MsSfvbaIRdl5guS-MkrbRcXpRXjKc2u84gNrJcPvoqKhgnQM1KSYxS_fg31ALeiDw/s640/IMG_7930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrYDRkU5u860x7Msuucx2HhqgIeN8RdHl0kw-k6-6zV2cNi1Sgzejmbc5MXj3G7RZ4JHgto6Ef08tD-Dlw_ylTvoAwFtzCUV15LuKd5Ez85IrEGDLCE9PM15H8MsSfvbaIRdl5guS-MkrbRcXpRXjKc2u84gNrJcPvoqKhgnQM1KSYxS_fg31ALeiDw/w640-h480/IMG_7930.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our view at lunch in Depoe Bay. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Saturday is usually our stay home day, but with rain expected for our last day on Sunday we head up the Yaquina River for a little forest exploring. The sun peeks in and out all day, and with almost no one else in sight it's a great day to play.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaEyAHdTrGb13F7nw6YocPt85TiLW7cQ30r4OAfBETI5WwMHp-TenYYbyEPjm4Ue8WtU5fvcbMQVaIxJAe_K4zxgOi5O1LKXO0Q-pHqdud_d9Ol6i0V7eAIGBZ-kUqcQVb14XT9ETX0Yj7Du5yWXnuCbfmKYjsO-op5qH7xSZit2m7DGbKg2ldL5Oow/s3505/IMG_5628.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="3505" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaEyAHdTrGb13F7nw6YocPt85TiLW7cQ30r4OAfBETI5WwMHp-TenYYbyEPjm4Ue8WtU5fvcbMQVaIxJAe_K4zxgOi5O1LKXO0Q-pHqdud_d9Ol6i0V7eAIGBZ-kUqcQVb14XT9ETX0Yj7Du5yWXnuCbfmKYjsO-op5qH7xSZit2m7DGbKg2ldL5Oow/w640-h500/IMG_5628.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"Behind" our RV park, the river is lake-size.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3ntBCkBCcOeDgQvi30nD7IB4CbQpblsZ0ktz5e3myjr7uTeabARhNu9W7fHQ2YsYmeUKZ9OhDt1HbBbrICTMefymgagswrJpM3wjYK-NFwbAxTJwR85wz15tnNy5cmDK_p0cweWxT9EXgEvmxZLnscgGVbZNqsN5dhMQ7AM9l1Bim5gyiHvn4BX0CA/s3506/IMG_5633.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="3506" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3ntBCkBCcOeDgQvi30nD7IB4CbQpblsZ0ktz5e3myjr7uTeabARhNu9W7fHQ2YsYmeUKZ9OhDt1HbBbrICTMefymgagswrJpM3wjYK-NFwbAxTJwR85wz15tnNy5cmDK_p0cweWxT9EXgEvmxZLnscgGVbZNqsN5dhMQ7AM9l1Bim5gyiHvn4BX0CA/w640-h450/IMG_5633.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Lora de Newport fades into the landscape.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80qqh4dH29BJgKECDUEJCYoEPBGT-ef8gtaWzEG70p67MwigeFr6jgH869yOKCbmgeq7mOoPvk4fZVzl5Zpipb1cfniu2IaSs4JBM0BbHzHDKTjzLrPyZPvkSs8B7AM3P2Ut3U1cM6MjxPSW7MHWXoabXi8iDqVWB0D3QRJRXHerwti6pDbbhn0Tpdw/s3597/IMG_5634.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3597" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80qqh4dH29BJgKECDUEJCYoEPBGT-ef8gtaWzEG70p67MwigeFr6jgH869yOKCbmgeq7mOoPvk4fZVzl5Zpipb1cfniu2IaSs4JBM0BbHzHDKTjzLrPyZPvkSs8B7AM3P2Ut3U1cM6MjxPSW7MHWXoabXi8iDqVWB0D3QRJRXHerwti6pDbbhn0Tpdw/w640-h452/IMG_5634.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love the hanging flower baskets that are prevalent along the coast. These along the docks in Toledo are some of the prettiest I've seen</span>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGoNVLKvbAhyF-rVm_8D3fCDC_PD3Rg0iUmfMSdilDUbYusmtJlYE-I3CVyy1rJVvCTdtfY5uIBK8AfwHAp7wU9J3SHYldyIeMpLAWK-HW4JMpD47jz-2ePvdpeoY5IjHDzRYsXspQra8V8v9AfryyuF8MGJP76250zTTTDjvrsNEiZUkWP8nWFtJTQ/s3842/IMG_5636.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="3842" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGoNVLKvbAhyF-rVm_8D3fCDC_PD3Rg0iUmfMSdilDUbYusmtJlYE-I3CVyy1rJVvCTdtfY5uIBK8AfwHAp7wU9J3SHYldyIeMpLAWK-HW4JMpD47jz-2ePvdpeoY5IjHDzRYsXspQra8V8v9AfryyuF8MGJP76250zTTTDjvrsNEiZUkWP8nWFtJTQ/w640-h474/IMG_5636.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Birds and lapping water are the only sounds. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7dl1ozRVmr4L_3pbQc6PngvrSllFDMpKAyU-7kiB6IVuevRF_-8ggEt46C7V97DHaicUw3mnt2ETuajXcrdlL_62w79hdt_jcbB5xjaPd6NiI5Tc_ChtHp6KLnvbmmiW66ToWXuQc0GI16i9BMNTzZ3IKTJXufE7RW1Gplpe2B7bmKLFsSW2MrLEsA/s4000/IMG_5637.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7dl1ozRVmr4L_3pbQc6PngvrSllFDMpKAyU-7kiB6IVuevRF_-8ggEt46C7V97DHaicUw3mnt2ETuajXcrdlL_62w79hdt_jcbB5xjaPd6NiI5Tc_ChtHp6KLnvbmmiW66ToWXuQc0GI16i9BMNTzZ3IKTJXufE7RW1Gplpe2B7bmKLFsSW2MrLEsA/w640-h480/IMG_5637.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2vMfh83iCodgbYxcDVoilEglHAKzBM4-TdrRfI9bS8iQ2EHqXWLNtuTjWPl8Wa-f9mfMOBXFzS0axV4-eJofEzaq2a-k7NbTgT0CLPwuekfBiBpth0TF3oJWoXqbLJ5qPsOjBLf0kZQ_CvJDUUou3KRc75nkRoV0qvzQzhKmetoIjIRH_o7i5r88Fg/s3864/IMG_5643.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3864" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2vMfh83iCodgbYxcDVoilEglHAKzBM4-TdrRfI9bS8iQ2EHqXWLNtuTjWPl8Wa-f9mfMOBXFzS0axV4-eJofEzaq2a-k7NbTgT0CLPwuekfBiBpth0TF3oJWoXqbLJ5qPsOjBLf0kZQ_CvJDUUou3KRc75nkRoV0qvzQzhKmetoIjIRH_o7i5r88Fg/w640-h488/IMG_5643.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm reminded of the dramatic forests of the Natchez Trace in Mississippi. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMGuvkXEYob9n_K7WjGQ26Q2_lZgiT2wvJh7fhEIZE1d8G8uCWmS1zAzfiBKq6RuOrPk-58gRk9BMSekS_vkeSe9uo_ckvlBZ_VJhnnu3t3BoV4VBLfbTsOdb9MhT4mJ7eOWFQ3bJ1yzJtpre1Erh0ZllkQhEjlhOLsIF9NVhpkR7KCXQb5czvEBN8w/s3808/IMG_5644.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3808" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMGuvkXEYob9n_K7WjGQ26Q2_lZgiT2wvJh7fhEIZE1d8G8uCWmS1zAzfiBKq6RuOrPk-58gRk9BMSekS_vkeSe9uo_ckvlBZ_VJhnnu3t3BoV4VBLfbTsOdb9MhT4mJ7eOWFQ3bJ1yzJtpre1Erh0ZllkQhEjlhOLsIF9NVhpkR7KCXQb5czvEBN8w/w640-h460/IMG_5644.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-OS-Owh8EYpKXP4QgDGov1bRivQPYZQuUZOER7os04T1VONkavczgq7eyu1cPM6SWiA0QY8uTFG_yE5y6vYH5LCAOYI-Y4BfRrFlETIDqh1P4X_I-MiWWkjeco4RC9qSVR0WaHehyAFAxX0o8LSSaDf1zx9n5p0sTdpXCbxbfn965xhCJ9Hy_8iWiQ/s3670/IMG_5645.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="3670" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-OS-Owh8EYpKXP4QgDGov1bRivQPYZQuUZOER7os04T1VONkavczgq7eyu1cPM6SWiA0QY8uTFG_yE5y6vYH5LCAOYI-Y4BfRrFlETIDqh1P4X_I-MiWWkjeco4RC9qSVR0WaHehyAFAxX0o8LSSaDf1zx9n5p0sTdpXCbxbfn965xhCJ9Hy_8iWiQ/w640-h514/IMG_5645.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt8LnpcM6jpYasMTTY1184tpM4wVyMEjFZhwXCZqiAB4JbqqEaTk-BgcFnxFO2FaU5lvfsBuOZdrDpOF6dtEBmXnEMeMLPj3f6TPw_f20UlwgPzoxF4hO5xJ-qu78A0CnlkuInri2dZSn57rn-mG92SWynWJb0pcajopoPDasXyfHn-l8clBCIZbeyg/s4000/IMG_5648.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt8LnpcM6jpYasMTTY1184tpM4wVyMEjFZhwXCZqiAB4JbqqEaTk-BgcFnxFO2FaU5lvfsBuOZdrDpOF6dtEBmXnEMeMLPj3f6TPw_f20UlwgPzoxF4hO5xJ-qu78A0CnlkuInri2dZSn57rn-mG92SWynWJb0pcajopoPDasXyfHn-l8clBCIZbeyg/w640-h480/IMG_5648.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We spend our last, drizzly day at home, very happy we're only moving 78 miles south Monday for more time along the Pacific.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the top of our very long list of blessings are the dads we also call sons. Happy Father's Day to the amazing daddies of our adorable grands!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6wLhB9b4LbSLlq0PfqWc6zmfsSIGwvkqy99_hHspynkLp88ERnOXShvcHKFYB0hE2aqsMFgPFaPyDQpkO2-5HkjKLUQNx-USzorZ_3VgGTPYCOfMT8KX9efWzL823bGWCsAwhBurjgPw55eMvRMrpO86oWdV4_rPFqcXNLyDeyDC4T3fNx6akkVgoQ/s1080/IMG_7912.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6wLhB9b4LbSLlq0PfqWc6zmfsSIGwvkqy99_hHspynkLp88ERnOXShvcHKFYB0hE2aqsMFgPFaPyDQpkO2-5HkjKLUQNx-USzorZ_3VgGTPYCOfMT8KX9efWzL823bGWCsAwhBurjgPw55eMvRMrpO86oWdV4_rPFqcXNLyDeyDC4T3fNx6akkVgoQ/w480-h640/IMG_7912.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">M&M's daddy Nick.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbWk_WJOwXbH1aYjeSI5onZ8QT6N_7ZH3myznuHjkrkaFRng89Nyd8hfaEclTYOdCuBA2U3pYWVdI94DDApc2diei1xt6_hc5lt3tYgUIGzk5WRboQmE3KF-oRPWsO6ygYcZC2UDgkoXpVqeHNDoIiDarNMcctSJf--yVfsPwyUCxKVgIwipqRBPO9w/s640/Oliver%20and%20Daddy%20722.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbWk_WJOwXbH1aYjeSI5onZ8QT6N_7ZH3myznuHjkrkaFRng89Nyd8hfaEclTYOdCuBA2U3pYWVdI94DDApc2diei1xt6_hc5lt3tYgUIGzk5WRboQmE3KF-oRPWsO6ygYcZC2UDgkoXpVqeHNDoIiDarNMcctSJf--yVfsPwyUCxKVgIwipqRBPO9w/w480-h640/Oliver%20and%20Daddy%20722.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver and his daddy Corey.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw__UDceLaylNh6sB2aF6WcqPoqZx0pi-Gww3H4aopDQAGE25PvQB-UZ3pQDPd8R8Cu7B6MzOcIZh4rit3-JWaiE4zRcOX6tTBNltf_fDICKzd1mcyCyApw-aR77RKbviu-2FsHOsUwfNXHcb0o7tOMKASZqp8AxaXAZQv-q5Uh947O5STSJCN1DAc1Q/s1440/ab.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw__UDceLaylNh6sB2aF6WcqPoqZx0pi-Gww3H4aopDQAGE25PvQB-UZ3pQDPd8R8Cu7B6MzOcIZh4rit3-JWaiE4zRcOX6tTBNltf_fDICKzd1mcyCyApw-aR77RKbviu-2FsHOsUwfNXHcb0o7tOMKASZqp8AxaXAZQv-q5Uh947O5STSJCN1DAc1Q/w640-h640/ab.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott and Ezra's daddy Brian (the first of the dad-sons).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1rY_2RTZ-K4cH_AGFekd7Giy5cUnKgVwy9bheaM4etj39tE8OW-h_RBhL1gz-WI8Jouv2eUWPnlOl3VMvFMxK94i7iDXbbqJZpAWL3WeQwzlW1O5aqLIW9Xrws4youqjc2YMdz-jRQ-g42zQDoCL6XGSJUg8oJhZll7IGEdsQziAdY1aNZh9gfgxVg/s1725/cb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1rY_2RTZ-K4cH_AGFekd7Giy5cUnKgVwy9bheaM4etj39tE8OW-h_RBhL1gz-WI8Jouv2eUWPnlOl3VMvFMxK94i7iDXbbqJZpAWL3WeQwzlW1O5aqLIW9Xrws4youqjc2YMdz-jRQ-g42zQDoCL6XGSJUg8oJhZll7IGEdsQziAdY1aNZh9gfgxVg/w498-h640/cb.jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry and daddy Chris. Expecting our ninth grand in August!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsPGPubfEKdreu6NAuSLyVYFd2uc9ophf3Og6b10ZMztAWIjCPY_vISb2-rPl4axk4jl7gbIhsnaCDtI0_JgaWrKj5_-vKKP77HSAYzY015jcP_4Rmz9SUXHHsdch3QzqN2HWm87eyvDufEMV61k7yTGdSRsEUfp8hBbft3Gt-oCAfwrjFZs0cg8AFg/s746/IMG_7942.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="746" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsPGPubfEKdreu6NAuSLyVYFd2uc9ophf3Og6b10ZMztAWIjCPY_vISb2-rPl4axk4jl7gbIhsnaCDtI0_JgaWrKj5_-vKKP77HSAYzY015jcP_4Rmz9SUXHHsdch3QzqN2HWm87eyvDufEMV61k7yTGdSRsEUfp8hBbft3Gt-oCAfwrjFZs0cg8AFg/w640-h616/IMG_7942.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our only girl-dad - Penelope and Reese's daddy Travis.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOTDNJxlt4uRTnz15_k3H1QsVUu7ht0BjiBkLOQgdWzrFr9Et2SgNu-IR8ioMiQrh0WQi5K9qYdgkG-GNxINeO6WtXdc39fV9jZwv86LmczY-0DI_z1NOTQUujiqdON3S16RH1XZfRGKIQnddsHpNNBEvzo4yAT_E1MdXI1FKADB91X3jglScViH0wA/s449/Bill%20with%20Bull.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOTDNJxlt4uRTnz15_k3H1QsVUu7ht0BjiBkLOQgdWzrFr9Et2SgNu-IR8ioMiQrh0WQi5K9qYdgkG-GNxINeO6WtXdc39fV9jZwv86LmczY-0DI_z1NOTQUujiqdON3S16RH1XZfRGKIQnddsHpNNBEvzo4yAT_E1MdXI1FKADB91X3jglScViH0wA/w518-h640/Bill%20with%20Bull.JPG" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">DaDa, Daddy, Dad, Pops, PopPop - Happy Father's Day sweetheart!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-4255098670743640832023-06-13T19:32:00.000-07:002023-06-13T19:32:26.169-07:00In the Burn<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>June 6 - 13, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>Bend - Idanha, Oregon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NOTE - if you stopped getting notifications of my blog posts, please subscribe again. I've checked settings on my end and everything is as recommended.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We enjoy a couple last lazy days in Redmond, Oregon, and spend several hours at the <a href="https://highdesertmuseum.org/">High Desert Museum</a> south of Bend. I've heard it's well done, and Bill wants to go too. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At check-in Tessa holds up her paw and promises not to cause the residents any stress. She's a seasoned-go-to-live-animal-places attendee. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is a small venue with a combination of local wildlife, regional art, and both cultural and historical exhibits. A small cafe and lovely gift shop are included.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhr8oUuAJQqdewkmxGV2LeNXsCJsaPtLOonPyV6-rjahMR3SwC8bB5kuKJe8IgPpF8sdolFXILWV7Slh3EBInEdyHVKu5bJmdYkAH1rr6gQS-qYbphy651wuLhTSjoIs1QKaI2A7qvIXycpG_v-7TMC5BSaQCJwdArlIds779FdclWx9y4No3OV7CdkA/s640/IMG_7850.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhr8oUuAJQqdewkmxGV2LeNXsCJsaPtLOonPyV6-rjahMR3SwC8bB5kuKJe8IgPpF8sdolFXILWV7Slh3EBInEdyHVKu5bJmdYkAH1rr6gQS-qYbphy651wuLhTSjoIs1QKaI2A7qvIXycpG_v-7TMC5BSaQCJwdArlIds779FdclWx9y4No3OV7CdkA/w640-h480/IMG_7850.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Enjoying a little snack, the porcupine looks so soft and cuddly.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSR1l6E8uFz25OQc006zGi0WSuL1w2Vke_H2ZW6uKL_MX55ZU5SxYmUEQY_9wnvREaPKBMIz9sMdfjj79lXzQe2tCrHH7t1WolbScTSFQKm5vr6M_YytNc1akpzHYMPn73iPqE3cAB7Q4AR1ZgwYKt3PBjXPtLtJnTArd0ooBGMSgoZOBM11BenS1Mg/s640/IMG_7855.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSR1l6E8uFz25OQc006zGi0WSuL1w2Vke_H2ZW6uKL_MX55ZU5SxYmUEQY_9wnvREaPKBMIz9sMdfjj79lXzQe2tCrHH7t1WolbScTSFQKm5vr6M_YytNc1akpzHYMPn73iPqE3cAB7Q4AR1ZgwYKt3PBjXPtLtJnTArd0ooBGMSgoZOBM11BenS1Mg/w480-h640/IMG_7855.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rescued at 8 months old, the Bobcat is a beauty. She and Tessa ignore each other the first time.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2l5sUvuqHw4lI-9fF5_jdfnuoaMVqcXg_mkapNMIuIv-akd-YlEbxfr3jZL8tlFznHa6ObXtsrIC_5IIrIoUEetO7A8h2jl_OQnonHYVlep6-tQ5WVFqGQurRJZHl8SHmAJq9vy1D1FbAvyKLckcB8Xy4gcbqtwK3JLI2tYI_HEi_omQyNozEElz2bw/s640/IMG_7851.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2l5sUvuqHw4lI-9fF5_jdfnuoaMVqcXg_mkapNMIuIv-akd-YlEbxfr3jZL8tlFznHa6ObXtsrIC_5IIrIoUEetO7A8h2jl_OQnonHYVlep6-tQ5WVFqGQurRJZHl8SHmAJq9vy1D1FbAvyKLckcB8Xy4gcbqtwK3JLI2tYI_HEi_omQyNozEElz2bw/w640-h480/IMG_7851.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Vistas del Cielo </i>(Views from the Sky) is a unique full-room piece made from thousands of paper strips. Artist Justin Favela imagines a desert landscape from his childhood. The pieces hang from the ceiling, making a 3-D visual </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaX2Fu2_D9DjK5pww-l6IuTLgk0KSo7Y1SwqyPg6GEEbRivUPY4C4zF6vmrsT5MIU81R4Gjx04NfONnsOQbB-mar3ueKuWGFM9FW0B2i75hpCZ5NCOGMsaHrTPcfEmSvTyyd062KARoUMDYOHsjwnOc9VMPQslTZ-uMJ_GXECAVybvc-DQ_IWMHOD8Q/s640/IMG_7858.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaX2Fu2_D9DjK5pww-l6IuTLgk0KSo7Y1SwqyPg6GEEbRivUPY4C4zF6vmrsT5MIU81R4Gjx04NfONnsOQbB-mar3ueKuWGFM9FW0B2i75hpCZ5NCOGMsaHrTPcfEmSvTyyd062KARoUMDYOHsjwnOc9VMPQslTZ-uMJ_GXECAVybvc-DQ_IWMHOD8Q/w640-h480/IMG_7858.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Spirit of the West</i> is a journey through the history and multiple cultures of the high desert area, starting with a Northern Paiute camp.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxQdhpTkhZn6eYLyJZe7e3x8yzY-RbO5gu7o76RaLOecteoc437ZSCK-ukD05cwExK0ybYHVq_JP6oLTgXq2HlWJYuIF035uSJnPrGy099fP-5uZ6s8XEV_WPHyczv8wrcePNhmnERyv7iKfXucWn1S5RjguxF89vXsx8MOpe35P1o6BtsyqXQZPUyw/s640/IMG_7860.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxQdhpTkhZn6eYLyJZe7e3x8yzY-RbO5gu7o76RaLOecteoc437ZSCK-ukD05cwExK0ybYHVq_JP6oLTgXq2HlWJYuIF035uSJnPrGy099fP-5uZ6s8XEV_WPHyczv8wrcePNhmnERyv7iKfXucWn1S5RjguxF89vXsx8MOpe35P1o6BtsyqXQZPUyw/w640-h480/IMG_7860.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Settlers moved into the area introducing wagons and the trappings of the cities they left behind.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoCvdpBvx84paCLCDu3gq_3iKSkUCcLT7dW_DDNSBdR_QfWB2UOvtk4NQbSZ9B6J9azHY47qsKxpHAaUywjG1RuNbmf4hKjWC2Hd3y5JWctAnCahgw8enlM_XWw3GEXZN7-Wxc1BAzNd_H0lamVySi5Ft7Ha66QNAdaUvKcSth5yfOs00m3RlwbZE8Q/s640/IMG_7861.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoCvdpBvx84paCLCDu3gq_3iKSkUCcLT7dW_DDNSBdR_QfWB2UOvtk4NQbSZ9B6J9azHY47qsKxpHAaUywjG1RuNbmf4hKjWC2Hd3y5JWctAnCahgw8enlM_XWw3GEXZN7-Wxc1BAzNd_H0lamVySi5Ft7Ha66QNAdaUvKcSth5yfOs00m3RlwbZE8Q/w640-h480/IMG_7861.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The heat in the mines meant shirtless miners (the first time I've seen this). The mining exhibit is detailed with a very dark walk-through tunnel.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBQaxBIz9LdBihE9Z4ut7cX9xOgf0chVUl7zUrXgUceJLZ_PQErL0tAFM3rLYGkCHDSPgF4gf8CdZUNnIesVZ21DNXamDvmI7Ok7fUtoS10PZzdHU6D52CQqZ6R2l3usJ1z83A0ecMJHgb_jCGDAM1Z5wuL_6oth26b4ZRJW54b5JusL35aNDxVI81w/s640/IMG_7865.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBQaxBIz9LdBihE9Z4ut7cX9xOgf0chVUl7zUrXgUceJLZ_PQErL0tAFM3rLYGkCHDSPgF4gf8CdZUNnIesVZ21DNXamDvmI7Ok7fUtoS10PZzdHU6D52CQqZ6R2l3usJ1z83A0ecMJHgb_jCGDAM1Z5wuL_6oth26b4ZRJW54b5JusL35aNDxVI81w/w640-h480/IMG_7865.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Small towns developed around the mines and farming families.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4WD55QwHvyyrekGqn45cre9CDmACQskITgxNqzIDAU30vcVjSn9TuiyCxujxFt5zm-IfadpWUzQRR225qutaxhp-oQZGEC7IxkFLntDlWch4g0W1X2PhRK8gBCirshJ5V9BamekHR62fyLJyp0cTW75q_wJNI5eexISjhcVXBQDz5JTDjJMoEJ4p2g/s640/IMG_7866.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4WD55QwHvyyrekGqn45cre9CDmACQskITgxNqzIDAU30vcVjSn9TuiyCxujxFt5zm-IfadpWUzQRR225qutaxhp-oQZGEC7IxkFLntDlWch4g0W1X2PhRK8gBCirshJ5V9BamekHR62fyLJyp0cTW75q_wJNI5eexISjhcVXBQDz5JTDjJMoEJ4p2g/w480-h640/IMG_7866.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Every tableau has wonderful layers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxuMmC7J57Dq8G8h8lwUVkN-zR0E6VfSwN-knC-_BieCWuaxBgLbNPvk9qgm_PpJh5aWUL8oqMoB7jaPX47R-Sx3RUX8sP7Q2Wt7OWMlzgF5hhrWFbjbtdIZyaTx75zVk3hVHstrmR9wtktwrRuyEsviIm1Ghshf-l5TcnRTSFf-lyS-oDm1cWoPWUQ/s640/IMG_7870.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxuMmC7J57Dq8G8h8lwUVkN-zR0E6VfSwN-knC-_BieCWuaxBgLbNPvk9qgm_PpJh5aWUL8oqMoB7jaPX47R-Sx3RUX8sP7Q2Wt7OWMlzgF5hhrWFbjbtdIZyaTx75zVk3hVHstrmR9wtktwrRuyEsviIm1Ghshf-l5TcnRTSFf-lyS-oDm1cWoPWUQ/w640-h480/IMG_7870.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One of my favorites is the Chinese market and laundry.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One of the temporary exhibits, <i>Creations of Spirit</i>, features the living works of seven tribal artists. I appreciate the narrative on the challenges that native people struggle with balancing the sacred use of their ritual and personal items with the sharing of them as art. Each frame offers a glimpse beyond the beauty of the item(s).</span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvNI2vd-tkm4M82bYb2UDXCgTeDeVIeIuNJ_6zH8aLKDE0poWD4E0XzMC7A67HX9Jta-Lemug9m1Ak9gHY18mnShW6P83PwUpuvwqUV8JxzxHr3B3DYLGUsE_3SMp3CVGg8UuA_mDfIOst7tMHBYJXdIp85tlTUW-b-NlLq8KOSQsHBusbL_54-Y4_w/s640/IMG_7872.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvNI2vd-tkm4M82bYb2UDXCgTeDeVIeIuNJ_6zH8aLKDE0poWD4E0XzMC7A67HX9Jta-Lemug9m1Ak9gHY18mnShW6P83PwUpuvwqUV8JxzxHr3B3DYLGUsE_3SMp3CVGg8UuA_mDfIOst7tMHBYJXdIp85tlTUW-b-NlLq8KOSQsHBusbL_54-Y4_w/w640-h480/IMG_7872.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A lot to learn. A lot to appreciate.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcP8a1VlVMu_Fjd8TMGuAkRu4rrb7Ho8WuBOz0dRD3VRktckfePJb_wHF5nvbVwJyFzYswyd4eQbtRD-qey6aTiyJmXYsmUMc2EksEzGa5FH9tyakR_dv6K0cKfL0Kw-vsxGzyo7Oa1d5YST20jYcjbiTFfD3Tup1JH151ur9WWFry828O0JTNsE2Jw/s640/IMG_7873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcP8a1VlVMu_Fjd8TMGuAkRu4rrb7Ho8WuBOz0dRD3VRktckfePJb_wHF5nvbVwJyFzYswyd4eQbtRD-qey6aTiyJmXYsmUMc2EksEzGa5FH9tyakR_dv6K0cKfL0Kw-vsxGzyo7Oa1d5YST20jYcjbiTFfD3Tup1JH151ur9WWFry828O0JTNsE2Jw/w480-h640/IMG_7873.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx9HbCRh8tMFX94IgDa1vK7ejcAzvOszN_6DewUko26GqgYEb7CiDdBIJteIRC4zkftMAA51f7u2QBly3_BXrlBcOlP52nYZkxZ-GW0Nf8HCNSZqDmdfDxPF8vr32N8BtS3FHXStmU6QrXSKskCp_5kAdEBn8OC7Dea-dsaC8YydeeRHYVlQ6sheasg/s640/IMG_7874.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx9HbCRh8tMFX94IgDa1vK7ejcAzvOszN_6DewUko26GqgYEb7CiDdBIJteIRC4zkftMAA51f7u2QBly3_BXrlBcOlP52nYZkxZ-GW0Nf8HCNSZqDmdfDxPF8vr32N8BtS3FHXStmU6QrXSKskCp_5kAdEBn8OC7Dea-dsaC8YydeeRHYVlQ6sheasg/w640-h480/IMG_7874.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc2o7RnCEa-Bf3stF6KQs6eLpaXPV1Zd8I-a_sy4kEaJAIp5y-YkzJfpgBM0F_HFLasqeC46nG-sXarOjNnHDZpeuOL6-Ij93Srbbr-VysObDbedwjq7XtiaaWt1LvmUKj-OtzPw6JlyYWaChE-r-NXDx0ZrzvOeXA0OYMgTOVlnsu05p5s9bF1gJZw/s640/IMG_7878.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc2o7RnCEa-Bf3stF6KQs6eLpaXPV1Zd8I-a_sy4kEaJAIp5y-YkzJfpgBM0F_HFLasqeC46nG-sXarOjNnHDZpeuOL6-Ij93Srbbr-VysObDbedwjq7XtiaaWt1LvmUKj-OtzPw6JlyYWaChE-r-NXDx0ZrzvOeXA0OYMgTOVlnsu05p5s9bF1gJZw/w480-h640/IMG_7878.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Burrowing Owls are hysterical. They are very curious about Tessa and run down to look at her, then scamper back to their hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXlXPyed7yd6SkFt7cd3y2rvCPgmBD3UnbMVuxwhXwsG9OtuCaQ3kVWENp2L26t8LORyU7tRSraqg6PQnns-GJhCv8EB_6BBgdQqiq3RGsmkffdTfZ2Xr-3waLqdpjzCABUjqBmPzXB3vPEhdUiggc_ovj3MwvjiLSTuEj-KnwfA-ts_0vrm2j3IApg/s640/IMG_7879.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXlXPyed7yd6SkFt7cd3y2rvCPgmBD3UnbMVuxwhXwsG9OtuCaQ3kVWENp2L26t8LORyU7tRSraqg6PQnns-GJhCv8EB_6BBgdQqiq3RGsmkffdTfZ2Xr-3waLqdpjzCABUjqBmPzXB3vPEhdUiggc_ovj3MwvjiLSTuEj-KnwfA-ts_0vrm2j3IApg/w480-h640/IMG_7879.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Next door this beautiful rattler is more interesting in watching the little owls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjBMUF_brovWctFfCuyruw2f8dIDnIGST9FtXNEKiw8yoDCW6hiGIwwl4A6-VuK47aWNjyu_k9WVkO0XcEdizu_hD4mPTXqtytq3iG7j-7stXYcP5dOuIjKKTUqjMH3y5IhjoU96NfF7g0GUr3IiRNT4RBjigO4BnIXDgLnUVNUJvw1Aa26HHV0pNmg/s640/IMG_7880.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjBMUF_brovWctFfCuyruw2f8dIDnIGST9FtXNEKiw8yoDCW6hiGIwwl4A6-VuK47aWNjyu_k9WVkO0XcEdizu_hD4mPTXqtytq3iG7j-7stXYcP5dOuIjKKTUqjMH3y5IhjoU96NfF7g0GUr3IiRNT4RBjigO4BnIXDgLnUVNUJvw1Aa26HHV0pNmg/w480-h640/IMG_7880.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Horned Owl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmJT6M8QAEKsdWeIdgIgCUApquMXX3x1ueTPEQg4KZhHO_yLb07Z_OEAhI3dEHBcdM8Z8E_6rouMQW5UkVrlqO4_qc-hXjMMCNMnLx3LDweMxiQW6zudIcKMy_DbvAhajiUC0c_t887yEh9vMxschdeW5P_Xq3wb0ehFPMX5oyDRYBJ7BY9ZVQtK94g/s640/IMG_7883.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmJT6M8QAEKsdWeIdgIgCUApquMXX3x1ueTPEQg4KZhHO_yLb07Z_OEAhI3dEHBcdM8Z8E_6rouMQW5UkVrlqO4_qc-hXjMMCNMnLx3LDweMxiQW6zudIcKMy_DbvAhajiUC0c_t887yEh9vMxschdeW5P_Xq3wb0ehFPMX5oyDRYBJ7BY9ZVQtK94g/w480-h640/IMG_7883.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Barred Owl is the classic "wise old...." looking down on us puny humans. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZG3PLOVclRE6brek4fnsyMxhrSzIpT_5gDeYFEEyl4X_SJI2IpJgc-g1w5xqJ4lf4xlKZCvTl47wIrk2rAw6b81gpg1lwqXg-BIFTJg7Q11QykYs9BvFKcDe0HZWx_drrISRhrjBFhi33HqzfKFGbuYcbnNm9fOujh4c83OTc0KNnn6dBc_fpwktLw/s640/IMG_7887.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZG3PLOVclRE6brek4fnsyMxhrSzIpT_5gDeYFEEyl4X_SJI2IpJgc-g1w5xqJ4lf4xlKZCvTl47wIrk2rAw6b81gpg1lwqXg-BIFTJg7Q11QykYs9BvFKcDe0HZWx_drrISRhrjBFhi33HqzfKFGbuYcbnNm9fOujh4c83OTc0KNnn6dBc_fpwktLw/w480-h640/IMG_7887.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Water meanders throughout the outdoor space, to the River Otters. I'm excited to see them playing (Tessa is also a fan), but today they're tucked up in their den for a nap. Too dark for photos, but they're sweet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplJUlZ3k9n_L9yYPVutfU450d0MhShpGhT-DFoMORz4DPyWPcLKzj_w2kbFjauk9_lKlpfcJUOfk2dP_DuIhb3sFf1e0Mo0Bfh1YWEMPYtRzEbtiUZ2PED968vmwk3cip2oza_r59IOF-3MtJnF5EWOuFJ4WVGEkHhc4DTHiBOOgiM2EVzix4r-np9g/s640/IMG_7891.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplJUlZ3k9n_L9yYPVutfU450d0MhShpGhT-DFoMORz4DPyWPcLKzj_w2kbFjauk9_lKlpfcJUOfk2dP_DuIhb3sFf1e0Mo0Bfh1YWEMPYtRzEbtiUZ2PED968vmwk3cip2oza_r59IOF-3MtJnF5EWOuFJ4WVGEkHhc4DTHiBOOgiM2EVzix4r-np9g/w480-h640/IMG_7891.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Once they see each other on our second pass, there is no more ignoring by Bobcat or Tessa. About the same size, it's not clear if they want to play or eat each other. We move on.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The package I'm expecting hasn't arrived by the time we're packed up and ready to move on Thursday. With just 75 miles to go, and since we've paid until Saturday, we wait until 2:00. Then we give up, advise the office of what we're expecting, and head out. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hwys 126, 20 and 22 are two-lane, wide and well maintained through deep forest. Except for the acres and acres of burn. All of the fires happened since we were here four years ago. They clearly came close to our RV park, <a href="https://www.rivermtrvpark.com/">River Mountain View Park</a> in Idanha, but we can't see any of the damage once we're set up. With 50 amp FHUs on gravel mostly-level sites, we're happy to be back for a few days. It's a no-frills, funky little rural park.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuuo4bKV80LoW5NWBuxABLvYxMTDAoVETEO-Vih18-2WCJu5wXLdiVj-Qdua8M7dxdkNeqX6nG0ejLCpUorG8rmBcdIGRV5a3FkIV3NzbCY808XEgaVbzGp6SBr_ylFXV8oKw_27d3_U6Z_Xv5_rOIxAlkN9Jlrzl-PcqVzdaHuF3jcXKtARhsJfBkQ/s640/IMG_7900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuuo4bKV80LoW5NWBuxABLvYxMTDAoVETEO-Vih18-2WCJu5wXLdiVj-Qdua8M7dxdkNeqX6nG0ejLCpUorG8rmBcdIGRV5a3FkIV3NzbCY808XEgaVbzGp6SBr_ylFXV8oKw_27d3_U6Z_Xv5_rOIxAlkN9Jlrzl-PcqVzdaHuF3jcXKtARhsJfBkQ/w640-h480/IMG_7900.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We cross the North Santiam River upon our arrival.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYNck9pEVV3DlK4kdrWds-nTku0pdrEwEU2jTUV9l0PA_X8HfdzvNZKTiYljYyywO_Sy2_d1M1COrIn43fWXDvls8_eUeYh2uOWKVbS-EXltl4RRnLstkxqQWcQM_FlkjC399YaKpXVG3nZdj7CiJhbCjmjoeN-fs7ygJwEwJJi9aNh5u3-9J6xq_nA/s640/IMG_7898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYNck9pEVV3DlK4kdrWds-nTku0pdrEwEU2jTUV9l0PA_X8HfdzvNZKTiYljYyywO_Sy2_d1M1COrIn43fWXDvls8_eUeYh2uOWKVbS-EXltl4RRnLstkxqQWcQM_FlkjC399YaKpXVG3nZdj7CiJhbCjmjoeN-fs7ygJwEwJJi9aNh5u3-9J6xq_nA/w640-h480/IMG_7898.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So glad the forest around the park was spared from the massive fire.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXAnyzBr82ihKMd1GRa47-0UPUl8MXLpTrA7AQopL06VQ9H0Nvn1KxxThcF4cf4Dz8yQFoGhYYqWzFI4wKY4IqnBErnHCD9TEgjjd2HW0UVEKx0OcZjPdTSaZOwkam2vBFeeSWEpFF69l12QQbkwb66Ph1RQKKyHNlM1Kbq-WE2xYtQYTelH0YCNBDA/s3386/IMG_5545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2403" data-original-width="3386" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXAnyzBr82ihKMd1GRa47-0UPUl8MXLpTrA7AQopL06VQ9H0Nvn1KxxThcF4cf4Dz8yQFoGhYYqWzFI4wKY4IqnBErnHCD9TEgjjd2HW0UVEKx0OcZjPdTSaZOwkam2vBFeeSWEpFF69l12QQbkwb66Ph1RQKKyHNlM1Kbq-WE2xYtQYTelH0YCNBDA/w640-h454/IMG_5545.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Although the yellow blooms are pretty, I'm sorry to see the invasive Scotch Broom has moved into the area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A drive along the Breitenbush River shows us more of the destruction caused by the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire. Starting in August that year, three separate fires came together and burned 9.2 billion board feet of timber before finally being contained in December. Much of the little town of Detroit was destroyed. Lots of newly constructed homes are nearing completion, and one small eatery is feeding locals and tourists. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSs34Dy7ucwVEtqCdk3A2MIDd2TBwuUJOywLfRz6AmHf7HrWLIGs2phqWoVAhr3u5xw-xTxLK1bFCmvBfYC69w9_-NZAqhQ2-hynb27745iaJGhdKHWOa-TI9uGGpg5_Btw8TYgnNWnR4Bg0WIthugjBCcrCOOSI5B9dTI59WeUej5nR1SCkULfLnqEg/s4000/IMG_5513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSs34Dy7ucwVEtqCdk3A2MIDd2TBwuUJOywLfRz6AmHf7HrWLIGs2phqWoVAhr3u5xw-xTxLK1bFCmvBfYC69w9_-NZAqhQ2-hynb27745iaJGhdKHWOa-TI9uGGpg5_Btw8TYgnNWnR4Bg0WIthugjBCcrCOOSI5B9dTI59WeUej5nR1SCkULfLnqEg/w640-h480/IMG_5513.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheojS_7mvAG2gYv4wtTVkAFIBtHpMrXdBROSveCFA9FTolRRbhD3lYi5RAst3KRw8buryDV5Fk2v7u3GaW_fLGUvukbRdAbrS_i2_6NpaEJVD5bGB_oR8L6VFHdV-9sl_xbN-2O9ZMyCpE1tp3PK4Af-fofv7MebdV9MGuDQQYeBppqNXUH5EYo55-vg/w640-h480/IMG_5515.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We're unable to continue to the small community of Breitenbush.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9qWXmlb29wo-AOW_4B4SKubSLJ9hRFJKgONV_6edHr-5grTTpTUWu0BeZVB3ro_Z4d6-xz_pr3mL0CedVbIYUZyQNUjj_8_SGDwXH8Pp1vLDfCmzrMM1ioDMoT1vBFrN2KCwVE48vM7ILHzmcAMgQOhIozIJw_wwAbGp80dv-uPnU24X43dEFtvjRQ/s4000/IMG_5518.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9qWXmlb29wo-AOW_4B4SKubSLJ9hRFJKgONV_6edHr-5grTTpTUWu0BeZVB3ro_Z4d6-xz_pr3mL0CedVbIYUZyQNUjj_8_SGDwXH8Pp1vLDfCmzrMM1ioDMoT1vBFrN2KCwVE48vM7ILHzmcAMgQOhIozIJw_wwAbGp80dv-uPnU24X43dEFtvjRQ/w640-h480/IMG_5518.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">A few unburned areas of hardwoods along the road.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLf4RkuuVXIM56P4CkrN36q4IiWxAMxQbKtFl7pub35fnWcA-U3NmyR-17omLwvBoQVUqhVHYtX9hPxblWAZqCnPDhzXPN1oIs50_68TPmO3eD_3du0Lz0ySqNA6E1Ps7Y4tZUNjdHIncmIdggwoCKSJIh6pfgiP7OQAzfI6YsoFphvEXGl1B3bkKig/s3891/IMG_5523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3891" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLf4RkuuVXIM56P4CkrN36q4IiWxAMxQbKtFl7pub35fnWcA-U3NmyR-17omLwvBoQVUqhVHYtX9hPxblWAZqCnPDhzXPN1oIs50_68TPmO3eD_3du0Lz0ySqNA6E1Ps7Y4tZUNjdHIncmIdggwoCKSJIh6pfgiP7OQAzfI6YsoFphvEXGl1B3bkKig/w640-h460/IMG_5523.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVNpbNTXv0fivHjLTQnLMP4SiF0ih66TeWhve2x-2-Eoj9Dko7KOHF7sAECJ8a4mu1dq_kIyTidqeQ9-XRUKx22hRnwtW03znidj08pLWPbVScB5zqoTVt_5yBi6qIJWaVuXlmyVGRAViXnyxSomEC6lDOYaEowES7gxLe-6EoiB93lyTVE1M-V3gYA/s4000/IMG_5522.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7CUAa8M9yxOKqQNejlW8SP2FTMWUwqev1HaFkWRGigHwuB60OdTpg1Vsei4ReaUtMwzXBaZqew66azXKhb6-_5To1lEFJR8c7s4pnnLwvyemNJRl_-NqKaqXxN3tYi1x5IPy_ly35TxnG6OG6t7Jw7NgNCKfAbprJHinrei4ZzohNj99BSvH5rp-Sg/w640-h480/IMG_5524.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mother Nature sprucing up the place.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy96TVbZ0b85uBOf5FWA7zb8ozDzsoPYJiKsD5Orcvgt5pxEWipe4Mkrb4R_Pd0iXFZbm4o8xIH4Li8jO5lCyP_xOWM6jj_q0MrP3eh2fy0_z4iVdG_DvJrVmdyr9iFvL7wVy-ImzYKc6uLwyxfvp7KC9bODBTVkbOSdxo8oXV7O31sBm-RgwpXF2Q2w/s4000/IMG_5525.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy96TVbZ0b85uBOf5FWA7zb8ozDzsoPYJiKsD5Orcvgt5pxEWipe4Mkrb4R_Pd0iXFZbm4o8xIH4Li8jO5lCyP_xOWM6jj_q0MrP3eh2fy0_z4iVdG_DvJrVmdyr9iFvL7wVy-ImzYKc6uLwyxfvp7KC9bODBTVkbOSdxo8oXV7O31sBm-RgwpXF2Q2w/w640-h480/IMG_5525.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Entering the lake, the river is framed by rose colored branches. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9gwSrMYg-UhS_tVQet2s5JHca43NofEIfgUf6XptS4YE3_y9SVIjQw9vjTZP4DcUNHFuCMNvhEhf6vwKoDBXv_b2wgjmW9zd45pxzYl9xKO18pziOhzTid8aJTZSpM4wMHY2bhjiY-wQjPKdawXE2uav1Q97JeRFLOrYVFLpWQUgRENbugvw19XEjQ/s4000/IMG_5526.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9gwSrMYg-UhS_tVQet2s5JHca43NofEIfgUf6XptS4YE3_y9SVIjQw9vjTZP4DcUNHFuCMNvhEhf6vwKoDBXv_b2wgjmW9zd45pxzYl9xKO18pziOhzTid8aJTZSpM4wMHY2bhjiY-wQjPKdawXE2uav1Q97JeRFLOrYVFLpWQUgRENbugvw19XEjQ/w640-h480/IMG_5526.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Detroit Lake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We need a few things we can't get at the local mini market so we drive into the state's capital. Salem is just an hour away. Eventually we're out of the burn area, into the lush green forests we remember. A quick stop to check out the capitol and surrounding gardens, late lunch, and we head back home. Hwy 22/20 gets a lot of traffic!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsPPLWBr4EcCMcjcXx0TKUpLhYZ6aGK_G4h4ZYIa7-EHTyrk8JQTn9rCs8qUUklZPdfwAOH1-eYUGQemLNJC_jKMdNciIv99drOmNMws_MDenkc52bcWnYDi-3cV46-5ngdi2r2ctEpReab9JVvRU04PzD8pZemjGv1jZyQRtykQaV-wdqQs0g61ZDw/s3797/IMG_5529.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3797" data-original-width="2974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsPPLWBr4EcCMcjcXx0TKUpLhYZ6aGK_G4h4ZYIa7-EHTyrk8JQTn9rCs8qUUklZPdfwAOH1-eYUGQemLNJC_jKMdNciIv99drOmNMws_MDenkc52bcWnYDi-3cV46-5ngdi2r2ctEpReab9JVvRU04PzD8pZemjGv1jZyQRtykQaV-wdqQs0g61ZDw/w502-h640/IMG_5529.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66Q0V13rajRBDb0WZW6vXpr7c78rHK2xq5fVn4k7CZ9iFNeOGYt7u4miEpZfUtTUsdgj1LqJTe-B2gM4hpOmYz57z0h-Mo5Xd7dYwgifXdTMK1PN9M3uetmCXslkkZwitCrES6eOk9zySVu9KdSqpO3NyTs-BnVUimmXiAjdoHxDTacH21eCofZqxQg/s3817/IMG_5530.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3817" data-original-width="2635" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66Q0V13rajRBDb0WZW6vXpr7c78rHK2xq5fVn4k7CZ9iFNeOGYt7u4miEpZfUtTUsdgj1LqJTe-B2gM4hpOmYz57z0h-Mo5Xd7dYwgifXdTMK1PN9M3uetmCXslkkZwitCrES6eOk9zySVu9KdSqpO3NyTs-BnVUimmXiAjdoHxDTacH21eCofZqxQg/w442-h640/IMG_5530.JPG" width="442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Beautiful detail on planters that need some gardener-love.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62j1eTTa5y6y-nU0ppyq5lu4mrMI3CF3RQf4zauTTON0rwbqVzu4q_GYFeGwmlSTR1BN4tqyKrmBxcHNnlOyVx-hPFdxRjxrkVLXwKoYktChxfKwyE2CPf3cUEVLER2emBEnxZ5CJqtOnHgTA1eDDO3ZT_VMDTrfQvTfHPYZh31-yStBb9U_qjJoV1Q/s4000/IMG_5532.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62j1eTTa5y6y-nU0ppyq5lu4mrMI3CF3RQf4zauTTON0rwbqVzu4q_GYFeGwmlSTR1BN4tqyKrmBxcHNnlOyVx-hPFdxRjxrkVLXwKoYktChxfKwyE2CPf3cUEVLER2emBEnxZ5CJqtOnHgTA1eDDO3ZT_VMDTrfQvTfHPYZh31-yStBb9U_qjJoV1Q/w640-h480/IMG_5532.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaoakXGtX1JmTgLpq4VvHZSQ09dlwjol2yo7Tn3ST15NGlsU15B6YOPDbiAmrKCF5pSxcSvz-bNWKtnlpSzGYIB-s_ML5fovlhbVshhkMbKa-oaJA20IcxKSyHhPobBudronRGxG9crXKtD_qgJXb9auvjPjcKpc3mkwoV-KqwqCtzAhD4-A3EtLkfg/s4000/IMG_5536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaoakXGtX1JmTgLpq4VvHZSQ09dlwjol2yo7Tn3ST15NGlsU15B6YOPDbiAmrKCF5pSxcSvz-bNWKtnlpSzGYIB-s_ML5fovlhbVshhkMbKa-oaJA20IcxKSyHhPobBudronRGxG9crXKtD_qgJXb9auvjPjcKpc3mkwoV-KqwqCtzAhD4-A3EtLkfg/w640-h480/IMG_5536.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIICBYLdlz9BmDsEmiGl1ShmRG8frxi0owamJJnIpHmdOCN5Gw-H2rizK6c1pqA_kMca-dRet7D7R4pnG454-8h10XBYFTGH7287rEK5-cbNFVN2jIJ7uAM2F-HNze2Iz-uP7mddIW655BrPC7Vwjz0HjIEwZXEEMNmbbw6Bz_ybsjVu-Kwgy8N7a8EA/s3400/IMG_5538.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="3400" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIICBYLdlz9BmDsEmiGl1ShmRG8frxi0owamJJnIpHmdOCN5Gw-H2rizK6c1pqA_kMca-dRet7D7R4pnG454-8h10XBYFTGH7287rEK5-cbNFVN2jIJ7uAM2F-HNze2Iz-uP7mddIW655BrPC7Vwjz0HjIEwZXEEMNmbbw6Bz_ybsjVu-Kwgy8N7a8EA/w640-h474/IMG_5538.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Smelling like heaven - Dave would love these!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Although Bill is no longer fishing, the river is rushing so fast at the RV park, he'd likely not be putting a hook in the water here anyway. But we really enjoy the powerful sound of the riffles over the rocks. It's beautiful to see, and to hear.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfkYltqUCuioAfz0fHd7UI1t7tWd37L4AWDfzcPTxt3nww8PgX-Qhmib-x8N5lMmCAFtEfnOpek05qOoAnbk-QLPzLS8RxGk3IgXcgSRIm0wigj2mwK1S1Ohxnm-A4hBtcNxcLH4ycbpiiFFeTfdCfo7G6qlKDbeujeeTx4TK_0OnA6_t27yJlECD2A/s4000/IMG_5541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfkYltqUCuioAfz0fHd7UI1t7tWd37L4AWDfzcPTxt3nww8PgX-Qhmib-x8N5lMmCAFtEfnOpek05qOoAnbk-QLPzLS8RxGk3IgXcgSRIm0wigj2mwK1S1Ohxnm-A4hBtcNxcLH4ycbpiiFFeTfdCfo7G6qlKDbeujeeTx4TK_0OnA6_t27yJlECD2A/w640-h480/IMG_5541.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOLxPlY3RKHKQ6zAifggfU3eeLreImQ338uyjnN8v0Er640XZrC-b7EZlXVEv6fph2Bxp8KYHC_ssqn3_3E2cf_XGhaZESBH_1nupvUC-zCN4bzaIngK0wW7FDdFnL3w8XlgbsQUeXVui9klpeZPUivP9EY2SPwJ-yanCqVVmDQpYnT4h5b20sT3eVA/s4000/IMG_5542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOLxPlY3RKHKQ6zAifggfU3eeLreImQ338uyjnN8v0Er640XZrC-b7EZlXVEv6fph2Bxp8KYHC_ssqn3_3E2cf_XGhaZESBH_1nupvUC-zCN4bzaIngK0wW7FDdFnL3w8XlgbsQUeXVui9klpeZPUivP9EY2SPwJ-yanCqVVmDQpYnT4h5b20sT3eVA/w640-h480/IMG_5542.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The big rodeo was in Sisters over the weekend, so we wait for Monday to return and pick up my package. The park has been so good about keeping me informed of it's arrival and making sure it's waiting when we arrive. It's a lot of driving, but it's also a lovely area with the snowy mountains all around, and the healthy river along the highway.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With little Internet, no satellite, limited day trip options, and no fishing this time, we're ready to head for the coast. Tuesday's drive is more Hwy 22/20, a short section of I-5 through Albany, and gorgeous burn-free forests. We pick up some high winds, a little rain, and then we're at the ocean! It's where we love to be in the summer :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyT6H4C733m0NdrTKtHT59LazTDadB2DMCMw9Wclj9GbPIUSyUa6_t998opHAkhCmJ7tbXM1j-vTAOOh6nL2ARwzbNgWl4X-vwOjzQLHbsH0YazO7mehyOaYIXFQFprgBr488gCEpZy5SVNiZR3hWNfJxM1hceixph6b6rV458AJ-wRTqk3IW8ewjog/s640/IMG_7908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyT6H4C733m0NdrTKtHT59LazTDadB2DMCMw9Wclj9GbPIUSyUa6_t998opHAkhCmJ7tbXM1j-vTAOOh6nL2ARwzbNgWl4X-vwOjzQLHbsH0YazO7mehyOaYIXFQFprgBr488gCEpZy5SVNiZR3hWNfJxM1hceixph6b6rV458AJ-wRTqk3IW8ewjog/w640-h480/IMG_7908.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Newport, Oregon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNIHzQerb5cN86xcmEPSBFss3_V99fim1roHawyNmVQpy30sha_eQ3kR1NzHfb_Bfhd3PKMPPHmarqCKUyHPaBYXl9sZ4gcT_hINf5kpm2bCXojCn_-LGZuwDYEOxtZP4PgmLoZFKJ9gXLa-5h7rcM7tUgwW0c63pNABzq9uJpy2nr-O6xWYhq4A6nQ/s960/IMG_7902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNIHzQerb5cN86xcmEPSBFss3_V99fim1roHawyNmVQpy30sha_eQ3kR1NzHfb_Bfhd3PKMPPHmarqCKUyHPaBYXl9sZ4gcT_hINf5kpm2bCXojCn_-LGZuwDYEOxtZP4PgmLoZFKJ9gXLa-5h7rcM7tUgwW0c63pNABzq9uJpy2nr-O6xWYhq4A6nQ/w512-h640/IMG_7902.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Reese and Penelope on deer watch in Virginia - with help from Moz!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjDeQUIyTk29LvfVp7pSVbjxMfIMNrT9aA-mPqkzBnbOoHLvolEEHtJZbKIpvKxtuDJvjPrjCv9NcCVan1DRtY0ZWCTkn7EJEOTjV0F34EE4I99gVX_2db-U4XA4kvJ8ievZJ-X6bg2E91OAzH2QnpPkTD8HjrtqhUxk64-jJ4IoZv1iMI0iM5H4mKg/s640/IMG_7904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjDeQUIyTk29LvfVp7pSVbjxMfIMNrT9aA-mPqkzBnbOoHLvolEEHtJZbKIpvKxtuDJvjPrjCv9NcCVan1DRtY0ZWCTkn7EJEOTjV0F34EE4I99gVX_2db-U4XA4kvJ8ievZJ-X6bg2E91OAzH2QnpPkTD8HjrtqhUxk64-jJ4IoZv1iMI0iM5H4mKg/w496-h640/IMG_7904.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver ready to take on the dunes!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-46693738594538469792023-06-06T13:30:00.000-07:002023-06-06T13:30:03.308-07:00A Big Decision in Beautiful Bend<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>May 31 - June 5, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Redmond, Oregon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We finished the Anne Hillerman audible book, and now we're listening to the Yellowstone PodCasts - very fun for fans of the show and its spin-offs. Jefferson White, who plays Jimmy, is the host and does a great job. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Except for the sad increase in hate-agenda flags, it's another pretty drive into Central Oregon, all two-lane through mountains and cattle ranches. There are SO many cattle in Oregon!</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd37nedeWEVaDlndfymEqMf2SXkt9KHNpq98NByQ0N7kvN6u91tJ_SypBZCbg4D-f73l6Vu5ZMQqO-IBVe1aUdXGrj1S7c3gLJdVZz1i8J1Ta0-SZyXTTqXp1zD1-69Qx-PTdisA5Hb5mhJDhtiaAHSlk6xcFRhpDCQUIGU-g1gM3dUfP1fGRjNAZRJw/s3675/IMG_5443.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="3675" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd37nedeWEVaDlndfymEqMf2SXkt9KHNpq98NByQ0N7kvN6u91tJ_SypBZCbg4D-f73l6Vu5ZMQqO-IBVe1aUdXGrj1S7c3gLJdVZz1i8J1Ta0-SZyXTTqXp1zD1-69Qx-PTdisA5Hb5mhJDhtiaAHSlk6xcFRhpDCQUIGU-g1gM3dUfP1fGRjNAZRJw/w640-h392/IMG_5443.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots more than we ever saw in Texas.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We stayed at the <a href="https://expo.deschutes.org/p/rv-park">Expo Center RV Park</a> in Redmond, Oregon, four years ago, and found it to be the perfect place for exploring the beauty of the Bend/Sisters area. With 50 amp FHUs on asphalt and concrete sites it's a safe, clean and very reasonable option. Our satellite connects, their WiFi is fast, and Tessa has some nice grass. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjP9K2y5jR5AqO9YKSzJDs7WuUBa8fuA06AYnpWJKmGiWrd9Yx8e2bqab9lVjtOUZr2Vf4KqvogK2MyaqCDJTlqYh9Q-4xPPDHgSp3jOiIEIKl1OBqn58N7X_7Qe76at7voccHMH6CuG1z-jLgR1wDGi8yz0fgrCRue6fkgJAPSbYXrr8Dog7u6qIRQ/s640/IMG_7826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjP9K2y5jR5AqO9YKSzJDs7WuUBa8fuA06AYnpWJKmGiWrd9Yx8e2bqab9lVjtOUZr2Vf4KqvogK2MyaqCDJTlqYh9Q-4xPPDHgSp3jOiIEIKl1OBqn58N7X_7Qe76at7voccHMH6CuG1z-jLgR1wDGi8yz0fgrCRue6fkgJAPSbYXrr8Dog7u6qIRQ/w640-h480/IMG_7826.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Fairgrounds on the other side of the fence.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tessa was groomed a few weeks ago, but they only had her down for a bath and no cut, so she was getting very shaggy. She's scheduled for a full groom (I make sure!) here in Bend, and on Wednesday afternoon she's looking spiffy - and much cooler! Used the time to get my Trader Joe's fix, the Jeep washed, and then a couple loads of laundry. Feels good to knock down those to-do lists :-) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1q_7P5K61DmVlK3jinEosbUpFp4AIyyqYW22DbUdMHxIfDWSRsGJf3AH8FS1i_VpFYb-D7V5lu3YIu2BWH00eqevGE8nTpb-tOSLRdw3JK3AuIAMRLDRoBXytGf8oa2MH1hvsK2kx48599Vi7QJlC5tszquLQCPnth8j0fKWZTLj3ZzwtAAtyYzTuw/s640/IMG_7797.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1q_7P5K61DmVlK3jinEosbUpFp4AIyyqYW22DbUdMHxIfDWSRsGJf3AH8FS1i_VpFYb-D7V5lu3YIu2BWH00eqevGE8nTpb-tOSLRdw3JK3AuIAMRLDRoBXytGf8oa2MH1hvsK2kx48599Vi7QJlC5tszquLQCPnth8j0fKWZTLj3ZzwtAAtyYzTuw/w480-h640/IMG_7797.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wearing her own blanket.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK9VwTJ76euVsLsMRgPV_ApB7TvW7qgvFVMrhgpwr2RkepssueIkPGKqk9yrRl2XZnmdk6RlZKoeEurCQOxDlCg_PYQE_usgnADgUcMjZYETUH0x4eW1KbBlHiXK3vCHPLfh9BEwtXGexnkV82CKUiZjWRwXq3YcnR8Beg0d9kt3o4jNAZ3bAcysBUQ/s640/IMG_7843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK9VwTJ76euVsLsMRgPV_ApB7TvW7qgvFVMrhgpwr2RkepssueIkPGKqk9yrRl2XZnmdk6RlZKoeEurCQOxDlCg_PYQE_usgnADgUcMjZYETUH0x4eW1KbBlHiXK3vCHPLfh9BEwtXGexnkV82CKUiZjWRwXq3YcnR8Beg0d9kt3o4jNAZ3bAcysBUQ/w640-h480/IMG_7843.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Clean and lean!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been both looking forward to, and dreading, our stop in Bend. This is where I was able to make an appointment for the slide fix. I extended our stay several days just for the appointment, hoping it might be a one day repair. Realistically though, based on the part order we didn't want to wait for in Ogden, this isn't a one day fix. On our first day here we stop by the shop to talk with the tech instead of waiting for our appointment. He confirms it could be one day - or take <i>several weeks</i> to get any parts. I'm thrilled when Bill suggests we cancel and just finish out our trip with the slide staying in. Since he's the one most inconvenienced by the space reduction, I appreciate this big decision. The stress of the unknown lifts :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tumalo Falls is a place we missed last time, very popular and supposed to be crowded every day. It's a pretty drive, and although we find the expected hordes, I'm glad we get the quick view of full and beautiful falls. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCQRNEpEJcMcvgn6GAdDFFTpadUpzmKSkfWHKDWer8URvhnRJkVqpk2M_XfWb3agaXXBvOFTFmSDwSTfAbl5g5NyfqIB6ZaIoD6fSIPEegGbSJaWODb-XnuzUnL54SivrLGsP6bdrVQPp8LrQX-zUbf6VdfkojRJBx04EiUpHDdAsJT4JCyBQA-6NxQ/s3584/IMG_5426.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="3584" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCQRNEpEJcMcvgn6GAdDFFTpadUpzmKSkfWHKDWer8URvhnRJkVqpk2M_XfWb3agaXXBvOFTFmSDwSTfAbl5g5NyfqIB6ZaIoD6fSIPEegGbSJaWODb-XnuzUnL54SivrLGsP6bdrVQPp8LrQX-zUbf6VdfkojRJBx04EiUpHDdAsJT4JCyBQA-6NxQ/w640-h520/IMG_5426.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tumalo Creek</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1AlsX0GMMb6zMsOburhdcARFADt_GgZcAtcSeABVWaulDTY75P7OV4ouhfTDmAHJm48cnOBjwk6skc2z-v4jHwVU-Cky2NIYDVonS59DmAsy2ZyXI-pqD5XcjDUc2_JtvcEmWnqpf50CsWs1TIjKL4RwK0Sdz4kHmOu5-Ma877eUcIs6oqzpxUs87Q/s3927/IMG_5427.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="2985" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1AlsX0GMMb6zMsOburhdcARFADt_GgZcAtcSeABVWaulDTY75P7OV4ouhfTDmAHJm48cnOBjwk6skc2z-v4jHwVU-Cky2NIYDVonS59DmAsy2ZyXI-pqD5XcjDUc2_JtvcEmWnqpf50CsWs1TIjKL4RwK0Sdz4kHmOu5-Ma877eUcIs6oqzpxUs87Q/w486-h640/IMG_5427.JPG" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tumalo Falls - sounds glorious!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmetxji861fTbzFuhlpQ8C11DUOJhe5snf2S2gibgoihlF0zwaZCZk5x6viWU96jahfmZTpi91Hc4kbWwaihViLgeKItJNNk_9wBR8mrHnjoHUzc0mRgmaQBhbZupdWc_-yK0fTj27yt0ZLAjCetALrBlpjbkodCdwGby0BNwgq-gSWDzBdIe1OvvkIw/s4000/IMG_5429.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmetxji861fTbzFuhlpQ8C11DUOJhe5snf2S2gibgoihlF0zwaZCZk5x6viWU96jahfmZTpi91Hc4kbWwaihViLgeKItJNNk_9wBR8mrHnjoHUzc0mRgmaQBhbZupdWc_-yK0fTj27yt0ZLAjCetALrBlpjbkodCdwGby0BNwgq-gSWDzBdIe1OvvkIw/w640-h480/IMG_5429.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Like other creeks this year, this one is bank-to-bank and moving fast.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm bummed to find that the Imagination Gallery has closed in Sisters - it was the only place I bought any art when we were fulltime on the road, and I was looking forward to finding another piece for the house :-( Instead we find a lovely eatery next door to the now empty space - <a href="http://www.opendoorwinebar.com/">The Open Door</a> has a small but interesting menu in a very pretty setting. An eclectic gallery shares the indoor space. Nothing catches my eye to take with me. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMuUemRZPbSvG_eluZwv0lQvzkCmJNbRFCRsyWQApqfpxubMz6zOl1VsghwBayvV4OE3sMkKQLA6-MfBqK-P_8bN4FL10-C_oBlU4MXGbQzzVVeZYlSRDhpxPTjJF2eUM0g5IPSNQz9_wh-W7EsZDdbtOBy-UmCeT41z1xm65DUN-UARyN4atvkn7SQ/s640/IMG_7833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMuUemRZPbSvG_eluZwv0lQvzkCmJNbRFCRsyWQApqfpxubMz6zOl1VsghwBayvV4OE3sMkKQLA6-MfBqK-P_8bN4FL10-C_oBlU4MXGbQzzVVeZYlSRDhpxPTjJF2eUM0g5IPSNQz9_wh-W7EsZDdbtOBy-UmCeT41z1xm65DUN-UARyN4atvkn7SQ/w640-h480/IMG_7833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTglhOj6ZWwiwK2q7n0sCPMBCx4cOARKhmxZHgVGo5ucqIWZ0Dwgm1F8NqI904sQPQJtoNxXSl7qI6ZGwDHstCMZHfK0vMhtUdgLuYoJ9o6B4aSPdy2Jf7cV9q7Kqx3S-N7SCp9iGc1-uakdUuvmOGNSyMcocFiDkAfYtLthGjge9uXil4yalcEt3fA/s640/IMG_7831.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTglhOj6ZWwiwK2q7n0sCPMBCx4cOARKhmxZHgVGo5ucqIWZ0Dwgm1F8NqI904sQPQJtoNxXSl7qI6ZGwDHstCMZHfK0vMhtUdgLuYoJ9o6B4aSPdy2Jf7cV9q7Kqx3S-N7SCp9iGc1-uakdUuvmOGNSyMcocFiDkAfYtLthGjge9uXil4yalcEt3fA/w494-h640/IMG_7831.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Meat balls and marina with shaved parmesan. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Friday is the last of the cooler days in the forecast so we head for <a href="https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=26">Prineville Reservoir State Park</a> about 30 miles east (we drove through the town of Prineville on our way here). The wildlife area back road is a beautiful drive, and I'm looking forward to exploring it again. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiNENbildNjTNuQI0nKK6xhOFA46w__dO2I-s44Ye3B8qXCOcEPktYqx_WtV-D01_bi9OP1kpdNwFpgzBjT9i6jOJfSz-HgUEbxO6m6JSSkhe0oeIumTOMfj8BA7zcUU6-LF8fVAvxTJABhzocXk0XY7ik-cSbsGWegNGAO4OsgAA7N3XBQk3plitcg/s4000/IMG_5434.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiNENbildNjTNuQI0nKK6xhOFA46w__dO2I-s44Ye3B8qXCOcEPktYqx_WtV-D01_bi9OP1kpdNwFpgzBjT9i6jOJfSz-HgUEbxO6m6JSSkhe0oeIumTOMfj8BA7zcUU6-LF8fVAvxTJABhzocXk0XY7ik-cSbsGWegNGAO4OsgAA7N3XBQk3plitcg/w640-h480/IMG_5434.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nooooo!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxK_H3jJef7JP2CZiS5CTcrcDaLpnNl1caAXDla7cVhlOMrja1p0pdyDXi4sUm68LOqnWy4hniWDJOwfiUG7DclfRDmdFHGLlDipRkgZToVJ-pqdCIjtHTJwqXF8GM6rcI4Sa6PS2JbXC-CtUnGiaUNO-6kmDzgjKOpTvUGX_qq5upgLmXPq5elg4AQ/s4000/IMG_5432.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxK_H3jJef7JP2CZiS5CTcrcDaLpnNl1caAXDla7cVhlOMrja1p0pdyDXi4sUm68LOqnWy4hniWDJOwfiUG7DclfRDmdFHGLlDipRkgZToVJ-pqdCIjtHTJwqXF8GM6rcI4Sa6PS2JbXC-CtUnGiaUNO-6kmDzgjKOpTvUGX_qq5upgLmXPq5elg4AQ/w640-h480/IMG_5432.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wonderful to see a full reservoir.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVwL6vetKjXnbtpcEOuKZ4tepqvCGzBxLXuMgszsyc6DIqqun9XmFWqPXRaxJJiJU78MduGDVbMkKCOB7D88j9PlaJyCkpiVEW-WNNnYzK6N5E7PLcOwXYK3rwakbP9J6DiQyh1n5MLc46Or5FDE-SfuTlJsq8pFt6bBaAdMw3Uauk-8DBKMFaXJCvg/s4000/IMG_5436.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVwL6vetKjXnbtpcEOuKZ4tepqvCGzBxLXuMgszsyc6DIqqun9XmFWqPXRaxJJiJU78MduGDVbMkKCOB7D88j9PlaJyCkpiVEW-WNNnYzK6N5E7PLcOwXYK3rwakbP9J6DiQyh1n5MLc46Or5FDE-SfuTlJsq8pFt6bBaAdMw3Uauk-8DBKMFaXJCvg/w640-h480/IMG_5436.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A large herd of geese in the cove.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpvpMjnIo5MnOEfQT2WjZ-UASzYHy8gXdlEXNWMHe_0NhtevViu-2Bu6IfyWDEnDrWuJ8r-TojoIO43URwG_okhKwL215d3RnYgRG72Bb_PT5E6Rz0R_rcnFIN7B9idubCcZTZcbQUSpBPg6cnYod7Vl72Oh06ao5BI5evPUlZ6KsPSqpvnhqWKZNtw/s3891/IMG_5440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="3891" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpvpMjnIo5MnOEfQT2WjZ-UASzYHy8gXdlEXNWMHe_0NhtevViu-2Bu6IfyWDEnDrWuJ8r-TojoIO43URwG_okhKwL215d3RnYgRG72Bb_PT5E6Rz0R_rcnFIN7B9idubCcZTZcbQUSpBPg6cnYod7Vl72Oh06ao5BI5evPUlZ6KsPSqpvnhqWKZNtw/w640-h464/IMG_5440.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYidruhXgAziJW3kcM80KK01rY70lB8Hj-XzZSTCGD3u9o82NXj1korhnV8ov2hH01ZDQTapmadZh2OwQ6aAOAwVRaEbSj8qurX6NAhZhSQUGkHtMX_9BRGkLXkExLlbMd6EF94mU-Cdulsn8wKi1fEboGx9hsIH56rge3UEOhE7OkpeOhatNHuWF7yA/s4000/IMG_5441.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYidruhXgAziJW3kcM80KK01rY70lB8Hj-XzZSTCGD3u9o82NXj1korhnV8ov2hH01ZDQTapmadZh2OwQ6aAOAwVRaEbSj8qurX6NAhZhSQUGkHtMX_9BRGkLXkExLlbMd6EF94mU-Cdulsn8wKi1fEboGx9hsIH56rge3UEOhE7OkpeOhatNHuWF7yA/w640-h480/IMG_5441.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With the back road closed we opt for the highway to the little market at Post. It marks the geographic center of Oregon. Crooked Creek, alfalfa and Sudan grass fields, more cattle, rock formations - it's a nice alternative on a blue-sky day. It's easy to see how a dirt road might be closed with all the signs of major flooding over the highway here. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo_sRu4s5ipcP5UD_bmn5RyufcENoC7uLftz6LIyLiQ40ejPI59ETwhZSuP82W33mky8vX24A_JYY_QmgDq0ynktc3msEJg1uaAaIJUqiE4kzxYLxiHq7fnVImku47_YvbFat97Sn1aZRHZGaLx-N1RoqHyEdORMEWYSyoYhtJviQ3DBxTa4C1KaxQQ/s3820/IMG_5447.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="3820" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo_sRu4s5ipcP5UD_bmn5RyufcENoC7uLftz6LIyLiQ40ejPI59ETwhZSuP82W33mky8vX24A_JYY_QmgDq0ynktc3msEJg1uaAaIJUqiE4kzxYLxiHq7fnVImku47_YvbFat97Sn1aZRHZGaLx-N1RoqHyEdORMEWYSyoYhtJviQ3DBxTa4C1KaxQQ/w640-h488/IMG_5447.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="3317" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdxOtGrHFi_0P3cl4zsPuQEYWgHgRM0MkJZAJyGdqy-qD_d65Nj93eRPcqFvOtKJuUPfQoP9Y4DveUr-9iQy3W2I2hXuke2usI1g-1ybUx2gUA7iJSKxUgsj12coPSs6nbg-f-FsxyMsFN8OXARxgP8UbdP62QMV4y2nEhU9ozUO4B6WoqjzHWZPOPg/w640-h496/IMG_5455.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A tall ghost makes a quick getaway from this old cabin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6l4sYix1fNsSRPaH5cWyJrBp5Ty45cFjH_dhC41y5Ippw1hyOSxiWkzzr-PSC4-lK6typSR2wdbImdoBbBPmlGZZakpZQo13xsLRdpbBCO_h4Lf6AauKK-NNotriBwp7k_ZhJHQfqjHPcCACXmIdBNfYxv4x-83zLLx5Z4tsLv9a-PHyjxLpY3JsBg/s3886/IMG_5452.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="3886" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6l4sYix1fNsSRPaH5cWyJrBp5Ty45cFjH_dhC41y5Ippw1hyOSxiWkzzr-PSC4-lK6typSR2wdbImdoBbBPmlGZZakpZQo13xsLRdpbBCO_h4Lf6AauKK-NNotriBwp7k_ZhJHQfqjHPcCACXmIdBNfYxv4x-83zLLx5Z4tsLv9a-PHyjxLpY3JsBg/w640-h488/IMG_5452.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Looking back I note this exact same photo from our last visit - it is definitely worth capturing :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UcO1FURIQA2YOkPy5xG-KdlkqNzP-962TqNf3a-Jgw9I7lwzhXsqwgCvb7-QfXX6Gc87nKXtyF8Mkk9vaq5ISiwa8z-2BZaYgxyTLAZ3lYFsJyGLUmDxk5NVunNBaukv_tsegFuWgiQiisLyrxWOPini4rM95aE3_nuYyH__JLcnCl-5UmNmANNTTw/s3600/IMG_5454.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">The actual very, very center is on private land nearby. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We venture north to the Warm Springs Reservation area along the Deschutes River. Like the others, this river is flowing strong. With the interesting columnar formations at the top, it's a lovely river valley. The town of Warm Springs, a small burg along Hwy 97, has little more than a casino. We remember there was a small trailer that sold fry bread at the edge of town, a temporary little spot that made great tacos. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhu3pexcJRSBCJpQqQNjg-NQYUVUsPs4KNlxbOSdu0QZc1P_gKnBeG-th6Fnl4JJasZSuQIDicNis3ZI6MMZ7mKDyvpzqDZKMI2vexpCHycAd40u1qeJJT8JzaICZylblXqMeN0g2EE33QpKqXJx23qqkAyDWTc-xJbWQWkwavmvCONjlW23QUWZowA/s4000/IMG_5460.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhu3pexcJRSBCJpQqQNjg-NQYUVUsPs4KNlxbOSdu0QZc1P_gKnBeG-th6Fnl4JJasZSuQIDicNis3ZI6MMZ7mKDyvpzqDZKMI2vexpCHycAd40u1qeJJT8JzaICZylblXqMeN0g2EE33QpKqXJx23qqkAyDWTc-xJbWQWkwavmvCONjlW23QUWZowA/w640-h480/IMG_5460.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I can't believe it! Four years later and it's less temporary now with a shaded sitting area :-) Sadly it's also closed today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLZK7g3bK_pgcGLvirpTl58BHSmNt-rgH9ixQOBbreHdAXEgwPPzbVK3Kf1TafRf7uapYOm1j-QRlJeiMqFXq6HIBnM-yUpTs3zu8IXjc7BhE8XIE2L6aH2zjb4LaK0aSRUdbu_jktF8-Zl1GenBm8ZZ6Bkxsl_rTocIxAO4LUqkSJllSsfxxvhA2dg/s4000/IMG_5469.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLZK7g3bK_pgcGLvirpTl58BHSmNt-rgH9ixQOBbreHdAXEgwPPzbVK3Kf1TafRf7uapYOm1j-QRlJeiMqFXq6HIBnM-yUpTs3zu8IXjc7BhE8XIE2L6aH2zjb4LaK0aSRUdbu_jktF8-Zl1GenBm8ZZ6Bkxsl_rTocIxAO4LUqkSJllSsfxxvhA2dg/w640-h480/IMG_5469.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lake Simtustus above the Pelton Dam on the Deschutes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg_-I9seYWCnPhv8X-TnsBj2a4gfvgAVHuaaz8gEKPmlx3lIhfa8-aMYKhZ8yaVn4mVw1o_FX0eLpYN1zBoSterK81J0IpGyxSTRH7xyJvjGw8q3hD3iJO5kxb2t4umL0DUu8dMdFj8IME9-c5U5z3IHsFqS_UD9sQSu6Uj__RAVKyGk0eC3HkwLabA/s4000/IMG_5467.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg_-I9seYWCnPhv8X-TnsBj2a4gfvgAVHuaaz8gEKPmlx3lIhfa8-aMYKhZ8yaVn4mVw1o_FX0eLpYN1zBoSterK81J0IpGyxSTRH7xyJvjGw8q3hD3iJO5kxb2t4umL0DUu8dMdFj8IME9-c5U5z3IHsFqS_UD9sQSu6Uj__RAVKyGk0eC3HkwLabA/w640-h480/IMG_5467.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Stunning ridges.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMhPFt_9sYSaEWPSBuAmsqoddO-f5bK0iqE120_JvT5akZOmnFWCOt-bQqMl7bLa8_zYY6dCBpZm0nfCoME-uEcxPC5HNeD2VOzTvoIdW6dRW2xEeWfpNL3a7Rk7s-xery8_LzH3qluDC1IxxKbf1PrVzwgmZos-ZOsAaErDPRfNYBuFqCbvgKKidtw/s4000/IMG_5466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMhPFt_9sYSaEWPSBuAmsqoddO-f5bK0iqE120_JvT5akZOmnFWCOt-bQqMl7bLa8_zYY6dCBpZm0nfCoME-uEcxPC5HNeD2VOzTvoIdW6dRW2xEeWfpNL3a7Rk7s-xery8_LzH3qluDC1IxxKbf1PrVzwgmZos-ZOsAaErDPRfNYBuFqCbvgKKidtw/w640-h480/IMG_5466.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7RqZimj3QkuQAm2qRdinglP8bGvlkcI57Q3Fx_XRH8V0WYSxrXJgXsBc_DZho-AsvmAE7joZEbbYQw1fyt0CxinBcFjQEPtGnKusYdy52imi4JqHzb710o5cZdjoNaskQwcfYAqU5eR3gjREcIp7KvxXjVY5lLvEhMJgSI7p4bf43FinlgUGsBVAIQ/s4000/IMG_5465.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7RqZimj3QkuQAm2qRdinglP8bGvlkcI57Q3Fx_XRH8V0WYSxrXJgXsBc_DZho-AsvmAE7joZEbbYQw1fyt0CxinBcFjQEPtGnKusYdy52imi4JqHzb710o5cZdjoNaskQwcfYAqU5eR3gjREcIp7KvxXjVY5lLvEhMJgSI7p4bf43FinlgUGsBVAIQ/w640-h480/IMG_5465.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Deschutes meanders through the narrow valley.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RowLbFK_1419KtRXdhs3MyR8rEqbOj8MZB5uKHJt-OBAQyVreWKfEzkwqyA4LM1aR5JN30qSVypxlEI5LG2v5HWNoxofA7RzbkbyhCc0pnPIyVRB8JhN0pAlL-onnZHRA4TMXzApxwDcXV50iQ0H4aNYb4v327898k_bXTOnvhMWA0a1rh1PFtxBdQ/s4000/IMG_5472.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RowLbFK_1419KtRXdhs3MyR8rEqbOj8MZB5uKHJt-OBAQyVreWKfEzkwqyA4LM1aR5JN30qSVypxlEI5LG2v5HWNoxofA7RzbkbyhCc0pnPIyVRB8JhN0pAlL-onnZHRA4TMXzApxwDcXV50iQ0H4aNYb4v327898k_bXTOnvhMWA0a1rh1PFtxBdQ/w640-h480/IMG_5472.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Sisters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-BtfKRoUzoqZKjH6a8mKFMF9qrjuE_Mqi4tykN0joWqtEgMAZgL4pChal3Qy3Mbah01yAxFUmf1rZgdKP5COtGyih_M7tRPmQfbX-h96L60cukSkYUBqwqIx8iEqm48dyz8IJdNCaJLx2Zi9pLDwYnTCI8AU3yySvMo9cXnhzQyONnPQBBWjCm6ijQ/s4000/IMG_5473.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-BtfKRoUzoqZKjH6a8mKFMF9qrjuE_Mqi4tykN0joWqtEgMAZgL4pChal3Qy3Mbah01yAxFUmf1rZgdKP5COtGyih_M7tRPmQfbX-h96L60cukSkYUBqwqIx8iEqm48dyz8IJdNCaJLx2Zi9pLDwYnTCI8AU3yySvMo9cXnhzQyONnPQBBWjCm6ijQ/w480-h640/IMG_5473.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Crooked River Bridge is a pretty stop, but these signs in the parking lot send me back to the Jeep with Tessa!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The area is surrounded by many snow-capped peaks with access to Mt Bachelor and Broken Top along the <a href="https://www.visitbend.com/points-interest/cascade-lakes-national-scenic-byway/">Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway</a>. It's a beautiful drive along several small lakes, through forests of Ponderosa pines, and beside large lava flows. The mountains peek out, as do the occasional long views. At 82 degrees the last thing we're expecting is snow along the road! In many places it's 2-3 feet deep under the trees. The Elk Lake Loop is open but very rough, and the entrance to Elk Lake is still closed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3buBOw4Fz6gzVnKPuTEqqXzujnh8OUKqq8YaRtj2AFCzBBV6iMfu4x3T6wVznCbuViwdHv-peYrli2JrmWCQPJXMWlV2eopPivSkrNPHj317zAB-LTxgZWUp4-33ffGvil-Eeddnbe7VXGGSc0NvacClceHkgeazL9WNrp6RX6gDyds6VXzKL9Q4-Pw/s3919/IMG_5476.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="3919" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3buBOw4Fz6gzVnKPuTEqqXzujnh8OUKqq8YaRtj2AFCzBBV6iMfu4x3T6wVznCbuViwdHv-peYrli2JrmWCQPJXMWlV2eopPivSkrNPHj317zAB-LTxgZWUp4-33ffGvil-Eeddnbe7VXGGSc0NvacClceHkgeazL9WNrp6RX6gDyds6VXzKL9Q4-Pw/w640-h444/IMG_5476.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A pretty stop along the river where mosquitos immediately find me :-(</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikL71B5AZstEGmuDIX71PEF6CC0F-ZL9w73pA7TT-v0Fcc3v5gamrcexKPacxNyqb-vOvq_Sbqi1Tk61dgALO1ttrg6CySdwAsceWsMSWNmu9TjS45fjazuESHhj9NigDAO_J-DmCA12Dn01zykVT1N0OYHQdVuLGdLeqgi-fkwMLKN10keu2cMgUqtw/s3750/IMG_5481.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3750" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikL71B5AZstEGmuDIX71PEF6CC0F-ZL9w73pA7TT-v0Fcc3v5gamrcexKPacxNyqb-vOvq_Sbqi1Tk61dgALO1ttrg6CySdwAsceWsMSWNmu9TjS45fjazuESHhj9NigDAO_J-DmCA12Dn01zykVT1N0OYHQdVuLGdLeqgi-fkwMLKN10keu2cMgUqtw/w640-h428/IMG_5481.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little Lava Lake - more mosquitos.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5imTrHEAxWBVty8a36LCM8ZJ2NEsqfqszTgDACTpQ_tudrKgyaWbJuy5ajtEKR_g6U6Lw2BwJHiwqgKEzx9tTKGOrPOihwsfrcn8jsKDUd63IyLcTw0sCfrJqzweUnzvXQzUzxWntRDKUJFb_mNT6wPLG8aJh6pQ5PdyqZuqqgNdlvxgSk-BDDcyjWQ/s4000/IMG_5478.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5imTrHEAxWBVty8a36LCM8ZJ2NEsqfqszTgDACTpQ_tudrKgyaWbJuy5ajtEKR_g6U6Lw2BwJHiwqgKEzx9tTKGOrPOihwsfrcn8jsKDUd63IyLcTw0sCfrJqzweUnzvXQzUzxWntRDKUJFb_mNT6wPLG8aJh6pQ5PdyqZuqqgNdlvxgSk-BDDcyjWQ/w640-h480/IMG_5478.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lava Lake - yep, here too. Fortunately almost no people.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFPekWiU3bQHA9_9-92B_eeHiknN7K-BXGhmAxqtcz9OIn6cNXbw5_05yeUIk__pM4MPAYsbXxjjazj4_KPuDGIPYnUVybP98g1Khf2yuuiu93AEMB2Nio4O0--O2fFI5tdkzhP0GO0eoFtSs5Q-pb6ljn96qZO4uAxaG8KcYXVnnVUYXeSeBAUhJ8w/s4000/IMG_5482.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFPekWiU3bQHA9_9-92B_eeHiknN7K-BXGhmAxqtcz9OIn6cNXbw5_05yeUIk__pM4MPAYsbXxjjazj4_KPuDGIPYnUVybP98g1Khf2yuuiu93AEMB2Nio4O0--O2fFI5tdkzhP0GO0eoFtSs5Q-pb6ljn96qZO4uAxaG8KcYXVnnVUYXeSeBAUhJ8w/w640-h480/IMG_5482.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We see a lot of downed trees throughout the day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBZmp27wnuYeaJUabaHPZ4bh1F5cgbv89oTI8a1orbwjJY_HAlTQBt2EBiAiCuDoFgZ4dZMElhNNK4cCv1NlR_8mnr-i9QSohTaWC1DPDUfEZj3TD0PBEaRhMVOk1XSDLudezmA5ihbTD-aw4BBVRwrnkjFpCllhDd2yS2WMhve8rvekekX28S05ZWg/s4000/IMG_5502.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBZmp27wnuYeaJUabaHPZ4bh1F5cgbv89oTI8a1orbwjJY_HAlTQBt2EBiAiCuDoFgZ4dZMElhNNK4cCv1NlR_8mnr-i9QSohTaWC1DPDUfEZj3TD0PBEaRhMVOk1XSDLudezmA5ihbTD-aw4BBVRwrnkjFpCllhDd2yS2WMhve8rvekekX28S05ZWg/w640-h480/IMG_5502.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots of snow at 5000 feet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttljEKJ198AdVpJA-I2J290zx75poy1Y_4JTfC2YcIx6P3Wv6z3JDhM5Yyzt1eni0ECdGXphR9REPTpajbbEI82xXrzqFNfCX6l7N2xZycrQ54YRe5WZwoX0W0BvCSozrGRNdrYkP_6WOcNBmbVctxrzPlPneHHqNyUHJOYY6tEKvmDmFzOapsZ62FQ/s3771/IMG_5490.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="3771" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttljEKJ198AdVpJA-I2J290zx75poy1Y_4JTfC2YcIx6P3Wv6z3JDhM5Yyzt1eni0ECdGXphR9REPTpajbbEI82xXrzqFNfCX6l7N2xZycrQ54YRe5WZwoX0W0BvCSozrGRNdrYkP_6WOcNBmbVctxrzPlPneHHqNyUHJOYY6tEKvmDmFzOapsZ62FQ/w640-h482/IMG_5490.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Devil's Lake - gorgeous colors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-XtGloSLFwfpD7k4udrroU0USn6q3kmg-RGLbrb8Syv_b340ovxiWyK5sNzlT7pG37okw2-Gd4FVmSWQyxtT9wC1e56dVAPcvgsFvoEJTj4tqXQT49-LqZXQzdgIzfAA89VJe9Y0eDGqvuIf0x1LzRvhT6ty2VDyNSxTu9xaz0VUtreqGwpkgNqSnw/s3586/IMG_5491.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="3586" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-XtGloSLFwfpD7k4udrroU0USn6q3kmg-RGLbrb8Syv_b340ovxiWyK5sNzlT7pG37okw2-Gd4FVmSWQyxtT9wC1e56dVAPcvgsFvoEJTj4tqXQT49-LqZXQzdgIzfAA89VJe9Y0eDGqvuIf0x1LzRvhT6ty2VDyNSxTu9xaz0VUtreqGwpkgNqSnw/w640-h508/IMG_5491.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh-PkhcnM5btrPNCUFgulIzXGOcVZCZGn7_CGzuSWKbqgtvoWN3QCrP0sVjAPE3g-pmf_7M5--XLx9anIv3N3g2infjvaiaaGxCM4hrrkCC4DcvEOvDFDP6sdUlG3694j1rBhxz-GiL-Txg6w0VX1Nz7NuyhBNZHRmPXjFS5URjnSexsFb8UoXdyJ6w/s4000/IMG_5503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">Mt Bachelor across the marshes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRyGBrqDiDXxc7oHFjKOFsYSezjl8j1hybL_JA5xhNqCw01St829LrrMg-yojTWheyHHOJlmbugVoY1_6iSppruRKNwzpzoYiFJT0tG67QVubZzTbm3jeRVbdXpdvVJOyO748Ze3ppj6WFIeGFbGR1eaXpcSQdVQCs2aMeNNI5DfuIYMFUQ0lbEGSHw/s4000/IMG_5499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRyGBrqDiDXxc7oHFjKOFsYSezjl8j1hybL_JA5xhNqCw01St829LrrMg-yojTWheyHHOJlmbugVoY1_6iSppruRKNwzpzoYiFJT0tG67QVubZzTbm3jeRVbdXpdvVJOyO748Ze3ppj6WFIeGFbGR1eaXpcSQdVQCs2aMeNNI5DfuIYMFUQ0lbEGSHw/w640-h480/IMG_5499.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDu_WVNNi9YC2brvrVrxhCrMBCuqDfs7CtOYfizY31axdl4ph945QIcc8_u5aULtGgOiga7FsAQJPnInp19DXDyjjzjL1-dH9YeyyGwNAqLx94mZb9v_A2H_e_DEJWBQIRu2tS0r8utpZ6dgpIfqZS4SvA7ttdM-45sHDMO0VJX5U9iSZEY2wzTW8_A/s4000/IMG_5497.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: large;">Although I've cancelled our repair appointment, I'm still waiting for a delayed package shipment. We're fine here, already paid (non-refundable) until the 10th, but on Monday I call and move our arrival date at our next stop forward a couple days. I hate cutting into our week in little Idanha, but I'm glad we have some wiggle room. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Even with the bits of drama we've had this year, we have been truly blessed with the weather. Only one or two days we could call hot, no high winds, enough rain to keep the dust down and the grass green, a plethora of clear blue sky days. Real summer is still ahead of us - but so is the beautiful Oregon coast!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHspq0e3q1_MwWgrNFPGMHLVqN4oEn6Vjy7R6PFfk5slf8WjdHSP-mJ57KzutbhO8ZwAWB3ahJAiSNXNYGutcisz4GEp5J8CO6z-Dv5yQodqb4XHVJ_CGcrTi1Ne8uZHy_1cEm5LNtLhURReamF06nxl0v6oc9BScO5TnKdiYb992GD-SrQsd7n8M9Q/s740/IMG_7819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="740" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHspq0e3q1_MwWgrNFPGMHLVqN4oEn6Vjy7R6PFfk5slf8WjdHSP-mJ57KzutbhO8ZwAWB3ahJAiSNXNYGutcisz4GEp5J8CO6z-Dv5yQodqb4XHVJ_CGcrTi1Ne8uZHy_1cEm5LNtLhURReamF06nxl0v6oc9BScO5TnKdiYb992GD-SrQsd7n8M9Q/w640-h472/IMG_7819.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Reese and Penelope hold down their parents in the Atlantic coast winds.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv7azxq1a_2eU9Y1VeIhxH9aE-18cHHe2qz8LoaY7mQ54cfyW80yZsDWgxkrFsYrbhVOgbVh8-aYqhzaV0Dd-PbMGGnIaCjGMSSHwV2dOZ0_cBdeDpJ1LzFF6OQ4wbcl4GYZa1ZG9jXJ5T4DBpcbxC7-mM3MBkTZccGg7IziVprL8nTmz1CV-JhZp1w/s876/IMG_7821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv7azxq1a_2eU9Y1VeIhxH9aE-18cHHe2qz8LoaY7mQ54cfyW80yZsDWgxkrFsYrbhVOgbVh8-aYqhzaV0Dd-PbMGGnIaCjGMSSHwV2dOZ0_cBdeDpJ1LzFF6OQ4wbcl4GYZa1ZG9jXJ5T4DBpcbxC7-mM3MBkTZccGg7IziVprL8nTmz1CV-JhZp1w/w548-h640/IMG_7821.jpg" width="548" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Reese and Penelope holding down the cuteness.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0ckRfcYHl9HbA78-jvTpri8g9gQphsNR_nJytwrUrNJTK_3E0Cn3sxdZVPCAn6o0ouA8jNkg2Px-S87n_oCqSHhaGOSA3fQbhfdB7bjt5X1iTXf3eewLPeT6rjObxDiXFoXd9FqF5k_Xr0jeD7rZEsSNAq0-11p35s8NuExE15RnFTHWh2lVj6p_Xg/s640/IMG_7834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0ckRfcYHl9HbA78-jvTpri8g9gQphsNR_nJytwrUrNJTK_3E0Cn3sxdZVPCAn6o0ouA8jNkg2Px-S87n_oCqSHhaGOSA3fQbhfdB7bjt5X1iTXf3eewLPeT6rjObxDiXFoXd9FqF5k_Xr0jeD7rZEsSNAq0-11p35s8NuExE15RnFTHWh2lVj6p_Xg/w360-h640/IMG_7834.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra (with his summer short hair!) shows off Mommy's name on the college graduation program. <br />Good job Shalise - we're so proud!!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RyGeg1tKSQxbn7bqhQ-zvYPTMTqNreOQlIOwBO2-gSYnkedxcPFfMpEUvmGrz5rJ162sqYDV5PwlnyxQ4UvrYMcr8HFf8_O8tUicfSOSpbIJRprJShTkaKndm2p2crQliGUjTHsUsix5dTK9rYvYRMFOGdXb4ElGWZSpn0WAUee1jbFUgVLbCxLxAA/s640/IMG_7845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="640" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RyGeg1tKSQxbn7bqhQ-zvYPTMTqNreOQlIOwBO2-gSYnkedxcPFfMpEUvmGrz5rJ162sqYDV5PwlnyxQ4UvrYMcr8HFf8_O8tUicfSOSpbIJRprJShTkaKndm2p2crQliGUjTHsUsix5dTK9rYvYRMFOGdXb4ElGWZSpn0WAUee1jbFUgVLbCxLxAA/w640-h612/IMG_7845.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-jmA0BwZYDW3sgK-49pWwqoyYOJjryz4c3ZnLfdfqE7unvppGoXOmMal53teQbTur-xKAcHk2QFw9WJIcQ4hA4ibJHKb4n9osXjp0i5P0QQDReSuE_c6lpQ3BgmfNwJ1T9L2ZCBmi-No4sJQ95GZrYw7l2o1_pPW7vjsNaA5nAZDxvDb3SRJVQBYoQ/s1586/348379724_1013926183099003_7168689430041389579_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="873" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-jmA0BwZYDW3sgK-49pWwqoyYOJjryz4c3ZnLfdfqE7unvppGoXOmMal53teQbTur-xKAcHk2QFw9WJIcQ4hA4ibJHKb4n9osXjp0i5P0QQDReSuE_c6lpQ3BgmfNwJ1T9L2ZCBmi-No4sJQ95GZrYw7l2o1_pPW7vjsNaA5nAZDxvDb3SRJVQBYoQ/w352-h640/348379724_1013926183099003_7168689430041389579_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott checks in - <i>hi everybody!</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-62520855928105819592023-05-30T09:42:00.000-07:002023-05-30T09:42:11.576-07:00Absolutely Amazing <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>May 27 - 30, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>John Day (Mount Vernon), Oregon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We're surprised to hear rain overnight, and to have it continue into Saturday afternoon. While I feel bad for the holiday campers, for us it's lovely to have the cooler, wetter weather this late in May! It's also perfect for a relaxing country drive on our weekly avoid-others-day. The lilacs are in full bloom, and small gardens show off irises, poppies and daffodils.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChEjbMMUnkTBCpUG4559QU3tAnNksC5CoI1aRLIxVfO3pQmpfFLhZF7iTYzJyHjBV66hqcBO5qdR53_31tKIBoNTN2MPy8xv9r43dpmOeTWufh55MPLics0-XMJhSoJvO2eLJqV_F0aARSrYpuAAINg5rXNe9ZiLAXDEhkgvamG9tCQN1kY239L-nww/s4000/IMG_5378.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChEjbMMUnkTBCpUG4559QU3tAnNksC5CoI1aRLIxVfO3pQmpfFLhZF7iTYzJyHjBV66hqcBO5qdR53_31tKIBoNTN2MPy8xv9r43dpmOeTWufh55MPLics0-XMJhSoJvO2eLJqV_F0aARSrYpuAAINg5rXNe9ZiLAXDEhkgvamG9tCQN1kY239L-nww/w640-h480/IMG_5378.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QKYtDV68hnyTnN-hdIOBaJE6nf6NRGoFD5jam4ZnihomqEAVdebunKdniF1N_8ow3MqrnnVU_bnxKoRNqVHTDE6IIjtkc2Md_m2Wu2UNAHL9tCP-78JKyHzx6jNo5xHgfeQFXhwuj5mQn56p3CSUFQCp64fdmh_SzVAF-Q8oNEPFnmRgf5ZG2EAXcg/s3837/IMG_5372.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAshqtMMbawJrZlpWniEHGP-cRqiURgon9nBNGF_QbLkUFeOm46UaFHTdQp66YXTO1cbdTX3lMLYeBwHsz7sd_EZUciaZMgAErivQnLSP1tF8fxnlc8BzW62PnYzXa8O89V_w2Hl2wySwhyboXRm6u-9xM0tplQGv-RfiBT8Jf-5jP6wiZNPv039sm-w/s3788/IMG_5386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2726" data-original-width="3788" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAshqtMMbawJrZlpWniEHGP-cRqiURgon9nBNGF_QbLkUFeOm46UaFHTdQp66YXTO1cbdTX3lMLYeBwHsz7sd_EZUciaZMgAErivQnLSP1tF8fxnlc8BzW62PnYzXa8O89V_w2Hl2wySwhyboXRm6u-9xM0tplQGv-RfiBT8Jf-5jP6wiZNPv039sm-w/w640-h460/IMG_5386.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The third unit of the national monument is <a href="https://www.nps.gov/joda/planyourvisit/ptd-hills-unit.htm">Painted Hills</a>, about 70 miles west on Hwy 26. We'll drive most of it when we leave on Tuesday, but the area we want to visit is not RV friendly. Much warmer, it's still another great day to be out exploring. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Brunch at <a href="https://thedayvillecafe.weebly.com/">Dayville Cafe</a> is a treat with the best biscuits and gravy (I try a bite of Bill's), and friendly servers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We do find a lot more people on this Sunday day trip, but are still able to find parking spots where we want to stop. The little town of Mitchell is hosting several dozen motorcycles - part of the Memorial Day Ride for POWs and MIAs - and it's packed! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The national monument has no fees so it's surprising there aren't more crowds. Yay!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSYqY3mknP9icXv1ZuS_VPu4SPSae-E3z0sT-jgYVXXhlZ6LRt-85snVHGmWgtpoOgnzk9MkdLFHFDbqNeHpvZCSU6ujttfB9fNiC3BMUTXzXTVLk86dNyN6pocGvsrGXLY_tZpu1DahqMhVC9GE8ascW2rjdCnQ9ffXQI5hdH-8GpCihl5zfpEzf3A/s3599/IMG_5389.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2373" data-original-width="3599" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSYqY3mknP9icXv1ZuS_VPu4SPSae-E3z0sT-jgYVXXhlZ6LRt-85snVHGmWgtpoOgnzk9MkdLFHFDbqNeHpvZCSU6ujttfB9fNiC3BMUTXzXTVLk86dNyN6pocGvsrGXLY_tZpu1DahqMhVC9GE8ascW2rjdCnQ9ffXQI5hdH-8GpCihl5zfpEzf3A/w640-h422/IMG_5389.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">More <i>Journey Through Time Scenic Byway</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rNqdTmdKFm2CHooOk1EtnkBQDY8N3hKGVa4TRR4WcCpu8Ey4uQ6Z4hMLqhjpvN9eCv8ij8LABz-tLSieh-xyYsD1DacRSDv5uLKZIPQIIec5S_czN4CeesRWdlEXxW8Fm8_1rEEog519-nM1jIBkrT80Fb1j1smdyqgO_2J1LF7zBMQRdNHsO_1c4Q/s3922/IMG_5390.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="3922" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rNqdTmdKFm2CHooOk1EtnkBQDY8N3hKGVa4TRR4WcCpu8Ey4uQ6Z4hMLqhjpvN9eCv8ij8LABz-tLSieh-xyYsD1DacRSDv5uLKZIPQIIec5S_czN4CeesRWdlEXxW8Fm8_1rEEog519-nM1jIBkrT80Fb1j1smdyqgO_2J1LF7zBMQRdNHsO_1c4Q/w640-h484/IMG_5390.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This first hill is a bright introduction.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kILEPnRCoguXUZ3Gq9L2D9EXxYjbBNStsmHapW_GFKIWz6uWdQNXMILfqgmVW2uXCAFjVKH7eijwfQ238DFOcgyS8hZDfMWAxdCrs5KfgXVoJb5Z4rtjl6yeHAZ6omtCVpO7W9uqhN_TojYHCW9IwQi7yMA6V0iXuBicJMTZA5P0DWKLs_VbzHBHXQ/s3370/IMG_5391.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="3370" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kILEPnRCoguXUZ3Gq9L2D9EXxYjbBNStsmHapW_GFKIWz6uWdQNXMILfqgmVW2uXCAFjVKH7eijwfQ238DFOcgyS8hZDfMWAxdCrs5KfgXVoJb5Z4rtjl6yeHAZ6omtCVpO7W9uqhN_TojYHCW9IwQi7yMA6V0iXuBicJMTZA5P0DWKLs_VbzHBHXQ/w640-h446/IMG_5391.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Dumb as a......</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaAJ0uzxbth1fRCXZXnkvM6Id1jmT9EqoHJJWXWz4O3jyGv5y5oN7dj4McKXnslArKVaywx8SlNqhKOeytvUj9GYD8fm25l7JGrMK7DG2iybWCKbnP8a_u6sb6V61ntD57uXs63gb3BAj4LcAii9kq3naRiAkM6v8jVEuH6EdLfBysoviFsaXjzprPg/s3870/IMG_5394.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="3870" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaAJ0uzxbth1fRCXZXnkvM6Id1jmT9EqoHJJWXWz4O3jyGv5y5oN7dj4McKXnslArKVaywx8SlNqhKOeytvUj9GYD8fm25l7JGrMK7DG2iybWCKbnP8a_u6sb6V61ntD57uXs63gb3BAj4LcAii9kq3naRiAkM6v8jVEuH6EdLfBysoviFsaXjzprPg/w640-h460/IMG_5394.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGi-BQBALhvJCmxqHqWKiTMVlqhZ1KUE-RR6F-qSdWJvDmUKtVfbe1022kScZE9R8uEz4cgAzAnqzai3wULgpO1MvQT4uSvpuPBu08CBj1dWZ0CKQb9XBflTWcAwm0kDyfu5I4Nsh7Yc2NO8fWzoJn2HPeuE6yWlS1z_uVLi9IrThFxViCOccuR7GrtA/s3842/IMG_5396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">Vivid yellow wild flowers add more color.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ7mrFCZnGi-_3nlXLJTObY5RZJJY4eUBqVNRW8JsI1sinO33kfxtio822rJo4U1HsoTVcQb1kYmfJ7OX_k47kMvjF9x9BDM547Yy5CzsqVXY09InuJMwSePDozrk2Ze7u08TysAKH2UJ7SgEezmWO-qo2OD7u-hD2gqv6DAbuCOaYsoa4yBysbH85Q/s3755/IMG_5399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3755" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ7mrFCZnGi-_3nlXLJTObY5RZJJY4eUBqVNRW8JsI1sinO33kfxtio822rJo4U1HsoTVcQb1kYmfJ7OX_k47kMvjF9x9BDM547Yy5CzsqVXY09InuJMwSePDozrk2Ze7u08TysAKH2UJ7SgEezmWO-qo2OD7u-hD2gqv6DAbuCOaYsoa4yBysbH85Q/w640-h438/IMG_5399.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB86aUBYGuL2BBxeJ-Bwuw7CufQh3JHty9ONoYgASY4F03LABOhcPQw37i6KFfQQp-DyeHm65oDV_GQUjVe-KWOUVnpbUSkMfxbpKv_Ny3ad360S2d2GzW0i90OirG65R8vYou81wAiDOmDe8Z1mH2m4SoFKKIJ1igD-x05p1ia7uGw1iiBpwvlmpByg/s3764/IMG_5405.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="3764" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB86aUBYGuL2BBxeJ-Bwuw7CufQh3JHty9ONoYgASY4F03LABOhcPQw37i6KFfQQp-DyeHm65oDV_GQUjVe-KWOUVnpbUSkMfxbpKv_Ny3ad360S2d2GzW0i90OirG65R8vYou81wAiDOmDe8Z1mH2m4SoFKKIJ1igD-x05p1ia7uGw1iiBpwvlmpByg/w640-h460/IMG_5405.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The trail overlooks Painted Cove.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSnbvqMlibSli4YpI0cHXDme68eW7zSLFVuxlhkq4zreU59dNb4oyrZ2ymp130kK4ZqXWCSkdzJlB8Mv5PfaDlsz8fdPzTu6_aOVZs795FcqvOZ_f7_apDHG--fEUOJKIXWETLs65LRSF53mv7WRjxanM6EGb1vSI-r617L-f-h3SR3RjgAEw31Oh0w/s3755/IMG_5413.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="3755" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSnbvqMlibSli4YpI0cHXDme68eW7zSLFVuxlhkq4zreU59dNb4oyrZ2ymp130kK4ZqXWCSkdzJlB8Mv5PfaDlsz8fdPzTu6_aOVZs795FcqvOZ_f7_apDHG--fEUOJKIXWETLs65LRSF53mv7WRjxanM6EGb1vSI-r617L-f-h3SR3RjgAEw31Oh0w/w640-h484/IMG_5413.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A variety of minerals in the clay make the red and orange bands, and the lavender is from remnants of rhyolitic lava flow. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLZU-3r_vi3dPhiTLvhsMPzhv4qVd5DhEZiIghX98Kp4tNQwBfl7oZ1RUzZj3QLCvyI9k4xtNDSz1PypMJ9wSifQpdeTmNiiaE-5svEeuQ5toZ1LsV6GoO4F45Q7rZ-lESP9dTaH5n08g_qcsOa2oT3GtdaV6NCl9M8Xi9zIYTtZZJ1pdVLo5sEQLgA/s3608/IMG_5417.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0Bxq08OlUxrsX-rF9hqps4Wq5SqHYxh2NUIsecwM6jw7PGcSjs2nyV7j9rRzl72Sp1fCqLqUhRaH9qWfl__jWN4xzJCyZHaSUy6c_YkNni6lutB4FUjyOr2jYLSmjDp5hujhy4agv8mbH5Tv6Ax7iM9y6RkEYR8X9TSD4xJ7hT6EwFHlXy0EnS9kCQ/w640-h480/IMG_5418.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Flowering meadows between the colorful hills.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf_nsv2yk2YA713-wRl9up5MshFzuWgTsV7aezkT6jjWCYinop82xvpVnu5rD8SUR_f-DSsl_IykrKT1_Ts1j3M67VfxJN5ZxDUio3MK5xidIVAIFqgORAROW5vj2qqBpokq1kR7Si51y48y6xUs-7sUA-LDN-erAbYWXTiJ-aej8g4hb41PVcmxKlg/s3811/IMG_5421.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="3811" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf_nsv2yk2YA713-wRl9up5MshFzuWgTsV7aezkT6jjWCYinop82xvpVnu5rD8SUR_f-DSsl_IykrKT1_Ts1j3M67VfxJN5ZxDUio3MK5xidIVAIFqgORAROW5vj2qqBpokq1kR7Si51y48y6xUs-7sUA-LDN-erAbYWXTiJ-aej8g4hb41PVcmxKlg/w640-h466/IMG_5421.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Painted Basin - stunning from the overlook.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-RWVSn_8SMQp7BLmN78lgUy3_MRT99Ape7ijTmJzykwXCS4euI0vAygJpbH9iGe-2afLK-yJZZs4PnSKrCPnRtAVTn-3IbnmOIQpGj1WljKOpxhGCbyHQ42-3mdQ8qLit_-jRT2Pw1RRlv1fCFGnAxq2ghJcD0Rh4Oe4yff6SHV-e3VEmMXLYRfUUQ/s3568/IMG_5423.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="3568" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-RWVSn_8SMQp7BLmN78lgUy3_MRT99Ape7ijTmJzykwXCS4euI0vAygJpbH9iGe-2afLK-yJZZs4PnSKrCPnRtAVTn-3IbnmOIQpGj1WljKOpxhGCbyHQ42-3mdQ8qLit_-jRT2Pw1RRlv1fCFGnAxq2ghJcD0Rh4Oe4yff6SHV-e3VEmMXLYRfUUQ/w640-h512/IMG_5423.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The cliffs between Mitchell and Sheep Rock rise on both sides of Hwy 26.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The working world heads back home on Monday so it's the perfect time for staying off the highway and just hanging out at our pretty site. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tuesday morning there's a long line at the dump which is available free to anyone - a nice service for passing campers but a pain if you're staying here. Still, we're just moving on to another beautiful place and not returning to a work schedule!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BjLsps2J6BVWtjfCFDPMTeNXLKJeRyQEbT8AZYwHsgLENCN6MLtc15A2eDuRPsl1G-LTxOp9ZS48L3yqwiznLY8En3ygZL2_06hmP6tpv1JGynLjGjU4hFoQ-MwkJY9pp7fd5sMKNPTEHvJgMh81eItFK3AnLrZiKEjroovB1uqmdgoiuBplZ9oW_Q/s960/350140256_1553168905089997_3637388973690193598_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BjLsps2J6BVWtjfCFDPMTeNXLKJeRyQEbT8AZYwHsgLENCN6MLtc15A2eDuRPsl1G-LTxOp9ZS48L3yqwiznLY8En3ygZL2_06hmP6tpv1JGynLjGjU4hFoQ-MwkJY9pp7fd5sMKNPTEHvJgMh81eItFK3AnLrZiKEjroovB1uqmdgoiuBplZ9oW_Q/w640-h640/350140256_1553168905089997_3637388973690193598_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra saves a lady bug from the ravages of yard work :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHrYwcDZbNEUgdqxpwCFD3ZMGP9ubNa52gnpyV9Bi3mbQ8dkvOqkoQvxZjCXq6T9yH2mzUGbpg3fKnVHYivTPu7axgKKsfCFPf_aEVUWHayHd7o_Sw3fjYFUtz0i2ogE5szPCDR8WmzRnXUGXqFHKnMkPc44en4qnpQse_5t5jXaqZTc21p-lOVxebA/s1359/350322452_1422938235140613_1996252509774755218_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="761" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHrYwcDZbNEUgdqxpwCFD3ZMGP9ubNa52gnpyV9Bi3mbQ8dkvOqkoQvxZjCXq6T9yH2mzUGbpg3fKnVHYivTPu7axgKKsfCFPf_aEVUWHayHd7o_Sw3fjYFUtz0i2ogE5szPCDR8WmzRnXUGXqFHKnMkPc44en4qnpQse_5t5jXaqZTc21p-lOVxebA/w358-h640/350322452_1422938235140613_1996252509774755218_n.jpg" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Big M getting a ride.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb28XX5JSELJTmtBbrjf44qldpJNzMeVkKwBmoAXnl2zz8ochBrPUCsf8hRxWsPB0HOvywUo0NYNpBovLCPWXydXt5KP4-JB5YS0k3GFipXoTdEwfBL0pLVwh6pfwEeO7o1qajy8iryHun3liYIvnmZnyNU__2H_O42HwCFEcMsa6AUkqjm2mWvJSRA/s1415/350642299_276192451506414_7989629454424269417_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb28XX5JSELJTmtBbrjf44qldpJNzMeVkKwBmoAXnl2zz8ochBrPUCsf8hRxWsPB0HOvywUo0NYNpBovLCPWXydXt5KP4-JB5YS0k3GFipXoTdEwfBL0pLVwh6pfwEeO7o1qajy8iryHun3liYIvnmZnyNU__2H_O42HwCFEcMsa6AUkqjm2mWvJSRA/w428-h640/350642299_276192451506414_7989629454424269417_n.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Little M gets his turn.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-56124392520292352732023-05-27T15:09:00.002-07:002023-05-31T19:09:03.970-07:00Failure to Launch......Finding Gratitude<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>May 23 - 26, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Vale - John Day, Oregon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tuesday morning we take our time getting ready to depart since our drive is a short 75 miles. At our last three stops the wonky slide has cooperated by going out and coming in without binding. We're feeling good about being able to use it until we get the fix in Bend, Oregon in a couple weeks. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With ten minutes before check-out I push the Out button on the large slide. And get <i>no</i> movement. The motors whirr, but that's it. No matter how many times I try Out and In, or how much Bill pushes and I pull - it's not happening. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Remarkably I don't freak out this time, although it's the exact scenario I've worried about. Bill makes a few calls to mobile techs who tell him there's nothing they can do. One helpful guy says it can only be fixed in a shop with a forklift. Great.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At the office I'm able to extend up to two more nights, opt for one, and pick up some business cards for more mobile techs. The fact we've been without sewer for six days adds to the drama. The park maintenance guy (who is super great), Teeter, comes back to our site to see if he can help. Seeing what we have, he agrees we're stuck. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bill has a call into a tech who can come out around 2 pm, but at this point we're pondering if we can inch it down the road to a shop with the slide out, or if we now live in Boise permanently. Neither roadside assistance nor our insurance company can help.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mike, the tech who will come look at it, calls back and says he "has a gadget" that should get the slide in for us. At this point we're skeptical but hopeful. It's pretty much our last hope.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I wish I had taken a photo of Mike from <a href="localsmobilervrepair">Locals RV Repair</a> who is now our most favorite person on the planet. His gadget does indeed get the slide in, using the override thingy in the basement. Although neither of us had melt downs, when the crisis is behind us we both need a nap - and a couple shots!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With the reservations moved forward a day at our next two stops, we stay our one extended night in Boise, and Wednesday morning are very happy to continue our travels. The slide will remain pulled in until it's fixed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The short drive takes us north on Hwy 84 and west on Hwy 26 to the little town of Vale, Oregon. I could have easily continued on to John Day, but we have a paid reservation so we just make the stop and spend a lazy afternoon appreciating that we aren't still in Boise :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hwy 26 across the plains and over the mountains is a beautiful drive. Everything is green, and all the creeks are full. Many of the meadows and fields have runoff water. We're even treated to a stunning Golden Eagle perched on a pole along the highway! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Blue skies, no wind, few other vehicles on a well maintained two-lane road with lovely views - it's easy to put the past unpleasantness behind us and be grateful.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is our second time in the John Day area. I'd hoped to return to the perfect little park in Dayville, but it was full for this holiday weekend so we're staying at the state park. <a href="https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=8">Clyde Holliday Recreation Area</a> is a 31-site park in the trees along the river. We're in the only pull-through, at the front, and along the highway. Lots of grass and trees with a level dirt site, and 50 amp and water. I'm hoping that being away from the tighter river sites we'll have less crowds. I usually avoid state parks over the holidays but it couldn't be helped this time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HaXR9X6eJu62YYuTRYGDxDNHzuwQprP2yqIkg-LUCDDXJjO1MmKkxxSWcB17NP7m6Bjs0OJhrYnQPr4nr78fH5nIsZgRWdzQaELfC0e5DvLWU7qbHKyhCUFGbkv6HluoF0_d06zhcpzCZ3QkGYlFbCkcgV47Jwfp0eJWOQRqykRP54UjKWpaVVFKcQ/s640/IMG_7804.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HaXR9X6eJu62YYuTRYGDxDNHzuwQprP2yqIkg-LUCDDXJjO1MmKkxxSWcB17NP7m6Bjs0OJhrYnQPr4nr78fH5nIsZgRWdzQaELfC0e5DvLWU7qbHKyhCUFGbkv6HluoF0_d06zhcpzCZ3QkGYlFbCkcgV47Jwfp0eJWOQRqykRP54UjKWpaVVFKcQ/w640-h480/IMG_7804.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Two levels for zoomies :-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8x03fnjwjzZq2uMUr3HApCKvXSyDkg4lsaKz3CqhbdSCxBJV_OvcBTs0N2IxuYvwoC5-lo3E7HxH6zctYzSAEDU2T8FPv0e4SH98IL-K0KKqJYWQH4OGb6Ll2tX7ZNkQ754wG6bexEpixroL3nxGCKEEceocZDFBOQww30Bbre9NlBIkNOygBa08wA/s640/IMG_7805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8x03fnjwjzZq2uMUr3HApCKvXSyDkg4lsaKz3CqhbdSCxBJV_OvcBTs0N2IxuYvwoC5-lo3E7HxH6zctYzSAEDU2T8FPv0e4SH98IL-K0KKqJYWQH4OGb6Ll2tX7ZNkQ754wG6bexEpixroL3nxGCKEEceocZDFBOQww30Bbre9NlBIkNOygBa08wA/w640-h480/IMG_7805.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">John Day was never in the area, never had anything to do with fossils, and his only claim to fame was being robbed. In 1812 he and another trader were robbed of everything including their clothes where the Mah-hah River meets the Columbia. People passing the spot would point out that was where the popular John Day was robbed. Soon it became known as the John Day River. It was actually Thomas Conan who is credited with recognizing the importance of the fossil finds and for naming the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/joda/index.htm">John Day Fossil Bed National Monument</a> for the river that was key to the erosion that exposed the fossil bearing rock layers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a wonderful day of exploring at the Thomas Conan Paleontology and Visitor Center at the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day NM. The exhibits are incredible, and the new video is one of the best we've seen at any visitor center. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAuQWA4ML6Y2JSNpsXC5nN1JldfJS8kpU_FXJrHDt3rmYMIbLueQb0riBf1JH5QRGihfNnER0zlsOlia1BqS3B29zvOIVHHUQSUQe1-WcMNtjqV_5_vyEZPmQwuPCL4d-wt6W8OVeWJnzDV1qmVTJtwmNQgouDez9mCgqsRXuAFkWiot7h7BH2ipShQ/s3902/IMG_5316.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="3902" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAuQWA4ML6Y2JSNpsXC5nN1JldfJS8kpU_FXJrHDt3rmYMIbLueQb0riBf1JH5QRGihfNnER0zlsOlia1BqS3B29zvOIVHHUQSUQe1-WcMNtjqV_5_vyEZPmQwuPCL4d-wt6W8OVeWJnzDV1qmVTJtwmNQgouDez9mCgqsRXuAFkWiot7h7BH2ipShQ/w640-h454/IMG_5316.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In addition to fossils, many bones have been (and continue to be) found here. The collection includes large specimens,</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrMs6iN_CYHNW2ACdwT0swG4hZDsi2S-FUWZclOh8-HB2Z0cRBvXxVgUaBfH0ovmulgnr7c6FEFa2twdHe7b-NyVatvn4lvCAmdF1U6LtnpvYxP_Q9wOXs-lQCzlge9Dzh9SaIoY3gWlA2VbaDTrVAW2uQgPROuUiexgsVRzg9h0MyYCBUVPG0AB7Yg/s3363/IMG_5317.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="3363" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrMs6iN_CYHNW2ACdwT0swG4hZDsi2S-FUWZclOh8-HB2Z0cRBvXxVgUaBfH0ovmulgnr7c6FEFa2twdHe7b-NyVatvn4lvCAmdF1U6LtnpvYxP_Q9wOXs-lQCzlge9Dzh9SaIoY3gWlA2VbaDTrVAW2uQgPROuUiexgsVRzg9h0MyYCBUVPG0AB7Yg/w640-h528/IMG_5317.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">and very small ones like the horse (which were smaller than wolves).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1IDWR-a7bfyn36GnboHckP9dR49B28oGXJZ7TiLXLIgawUPkjFEY9DdX9K8p29sGjOrefmMJmDNdzjI0OBOw8sLCWQWsina2dwP996JY8iPWDNk1Bg4EM3TwUtmnWSBYtHISqb9zgUXUJ838zf_6vSMmYET504YD80M8LnOoEZfkIbL_Yp2E9FSI2A/s3416/IMG_5318.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="3416" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1IDWR-a7bfyn36GnboHckP9dR49B28oGXJZ7TiLXLIgawUPkjFEY9DdX9K8p29sGjOrefmMJmDNdzjI0OBOw8sLCWQWsina2dwP996JY8iPWDNk1Bg4EM3TwUtmnWSBYtHISqb9zgUXUJ838zf_6vSMmYET504YD80M8LnOoEZfkIbL_Yp2E9FSI2A/w640-h444/IMG_5318.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Still happy after millions of years.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPThXPJiijNjx_kV-Ltet4auC-zckfYRALEMyL56fjAMkjaZ385cKDkfVN-g7rUhZZfec3uLb33SN7hvM5MYcqIjEu7Q8qfytRS35kkRyGZqnqgcEYXRKJiMuPQEM6j5-U-JdGJSGPumwSrST2D6kCx00jTEtRkGj-QjSF26kb9RIXsPDK6vFCrfgV4w/s4000/IMG_5319.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPThXPJiijNjx_kV-Ltet4auC-zckfYRALEMyL56fjAMkjaZ385cKDkfVN-g7rUhZZfec3uLb33SN7hvM5MYcqIjEu7Q8qfytRS35kkRyGZqnqgcEYXRKJiMuPQEM6j5-U-JdGJSGPumwSrST2D6kCx00jTEtRkGj-QjSF26kb9RIXsPDK6vFCrfgV4w/w640-h480/IMG_5319.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Beautiful view from the patio.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyMTkEjB6GBt9Igo4ZUyy26cQI1HgGZUnJYoIR5l4zacaT7XbX30UuOHwHOq7GANn_e1YrBAaLSNbPJaICRSPBt_7fr2_2XD5pI3l1T6tTg44xyS9B_zxRaudE-iU_AtLmO99ZUg0fywmRkxYQ5ClTAkXI2hS6Kv7Jbgcvp6vEFFaaIwGpeWueyjooQ/s4000/IMG_5302.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyMTkEjB6GBt9Igo4ZUyy26cQI1HgGZUnJYoIR5l4zacaT7XbX30UuOHwHOq7GANn_e1YrBAaLSNbPJaICRSPBt_7fr2_2XD5pI3l1T6tTg44xyS9B_zxRaudE-iU_AtLmO99ZUg0fywmRkxYQ5ClTAkXI2hS6Kv7Jbgcvp6vEFFaaIwGpeWueyjooQ/w640-h480/IMG_5302.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Actually before the park entrance we make a quick stop at the Mascall Formation Overlook, a location that has produced many fossils.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1ZDMWpJ7acT4DP7EfQjD0RyEaF69O_7h8iLE7ToLcnZAKcrFWNgSJTaKh75VscAspi70ehsSZzPVEJQm6tAhGZDM75M8u1uNfdKAlurg4dpF81nFzYbp-8M1PkuvSSpkBC7Pt0YxQhJhj88c2GL_9cRKu-vvZcgEQSskTulcDhPlf_H3Vf5GzVevPA/s4000/IMG_5303.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1ZDMWpJ7acT4DP7EfQjD0RyEaF69O_7h8iLE7ToLcnZAKcrFWNgSJTaKh75VscAspi70ehsSZzPVEJQm6tAhGZDM75M8u1uNfdKAlurg4dpF81nFzYbp-8M1PkuvSSpkBC7Pt0YxQhJhj88c2GL_9cRKu-vvZcgEQSskTulcDhPlf_H3Vf5GzVevPA/w640-h480/IMG_5303.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sheep's Rock visible beyond one of many crevices carved by the river. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's a good thing there are long stretches with no place to pull over - or we'd still be there taking photos! The route lives up to its name: <i>Journey Through Time Scenic Byway. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Perfect weather continues throughout our 222 mile day trip. The only place we see more than a few people is in Spray where the local rodeo is coming to town for the weekend.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIMovadgwHnsVBanIHXwXtZw4PmcDwtLLQfmdCM0EKrJap4c-21Y6QLSLPE0P-NYMZsIe3CCANZXRgWEdgWf-0rhDMtjI4auLKBXMy4j_jCoK_iJGjVfIVdVfSPKRWD5JnYUmhTg_4BX42f4JmjmlKcMLIWRObBrGsz_O5phmKgpM9ZAWZDCTpxrnMA/s3960/IMG_5324.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="3960" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIMovadgwHnsVBanIHXwXtZw4PmcDwtLLQfmdCM0EKrJap4c-21Y6QLSLPE0P-NYMZsIe3CCANZXRgWEdgWf-0rhDMtjI4auLKBXMy4j_jCoK_iJGjVfIVdVfSPKRWD5JnYUmhTg_4BX42f4JmjmlKcMLIWRObBrGsz_O5phmKgpM9ZAWZDCTpxrnMA/w640-h440/IMG_5324.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cathedral Rock</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MW8nI8dvDjbcwXJySE5Ol4bqrjrRv3irzlojEtnMMjUxONtSW7DkhDP_vsdZNtdRflDI1DWw4JWblWpJFiHmfW9MljRt6Iz6Jza45i8jthISvi4AFQ4RijX10ZXinlTb8UU70WdwdJYfeJq4L8Fuhm656Xf0Lk69HeDeSyIj6I3MEUmQaoA63MNLtQ/s3795/IMG_5322.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="3795" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MW8nI8dvDjbcwXJySE5Ol4bqrjrRv3irzlojEtnMMjUxONtSW7DkhDP_vsdZNtdRflDI1DWw4JWblWpJFiHmfW9MljRt6Iz6Jza45i8jthISvi4AFQ4RijX10ZXinlTb8UU70WdwdJYfeJq4L8Fuhm656Xf0Lk69HeDeSyIj6I3MEUmQaoA63MNLtQ/w640-h494/IMG_5322.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">John Day River running strong and full.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlhc5jYRglmd028XyknXd76JCXKX7w91zdZLX99JgMGoK2S3bfZasYXPTynzqlXgfBOoxnUWVkHOCK8bQowlb8PPpVyESBmSOqC3FyKwC5qL9Tla4OJwWNtsdpnBKJfNV9PVW3zafOmWGFDRBpw8P48I290h93LI1Pqd0EVy4gsyklb1vZUooDrezxg/s4000/IMG_5325.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlhc5jYRglmd028XyknXd76JCXKX7w91zdZLX99JgMGoK2S3bfZasYXPTynzqlXgfBOoxnUWVkHOCK8bQowlb8PPpVyESBmSOqC3FyKwC5qL9Tla4OJwWNtsdpnBKJfNV9PVW3zafOmWGFDRBpw8P48I290h93LI1Pqd0EVy4gsyklb1vZUooDrezxg/w640-h480/IMG_5325.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In addition to the national park service, the area includes several private farms and ranches. What a view from your tractor!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYW-FLulSrcqCVB7zZchZjMEpib55iFcPBxfdrmrDzQcEpQqrFYuSAy2QXQfjcBsnnPR_qHQSr4_MwBDR95ESkFGDYFMInELISFQ8igvbq_snR1d-clwlwGqE-K9_A-D3U1QJaBvRyn9k2FO0qbBVdBX3XiRfeJ2yc1WuTEvJExNBQfSJNngswjHCcsg/s3997/IMG_5327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="3997" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYW-FLulSrcqCVB7zZchZjMEpib55iFcPBxfdrmrDzQcEpQqrFYuSAy2QXQfjcBsnnPR_qHQSr4_MwBDR95ESkFGDYFMInELISFQ8igvbq_snR1d-clwlwGqE-K9_A-D3U1QJaBvRyn9k2FO0qbBVdBX3XiRfeJ2yc1WuTEvJExNBQfSJNngswjHCcsg/w640-h448/IMG_5327.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4MMIIoSeHsm_k9U6O2q1GuP5_x0GA2XtIaLhhumh_nmwYoaOfonSr7eZ1QcmBXYwPMG4UoazRBkZEbLI0ukmJTDTFclQEfkk9Znifb_w0KuIeZ05pg-YQhJcBTeM6NBSqNV2N7i7A6Ayd4O2SI1OGcn0eX3bpWiRMSDbfwAxVb8n3yN_uGnDb01vcg/s4000/IMG_5328.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4MMIIoSeHsm_k9U6O2q1GuP5_x0GA2XtIaLhhumh_nmwYoaOfonSr7eZ1QcmBXYwPMG4UoazRBkZEbLI0ukmJTDTFclQEfkk9Znifb_w0KuIeZ05pg-YQhJcBTeM6NBSqNV2N7i7A6Ayd4O2SI1OGcn0eX3bpWiRMSDbfwAxVb8n3yN_uGnDb01vcg/w480-h640/IMG_5328.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Behind Blue Basin is Foree Trail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBvMe3It5bCl2oaPi2KVi88I8qyz0ENrzvqTC9-rpdzS23ckTbFlCaqpguHIJWXhx5fOG8KMmOoeLVxHAWdSvlS7fnqpKxIp6DE95HLkTxEBBeSkBcttKiBAfiphXbIZVKNyvyU3YlA2mnf3UpIqmX-vbkgSFMoLAsYoCtbYcBIEi33RX45VZS0acyg/s3978/IMG_5336.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="3978" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBvMe3It5bCl2oaPi2KVi88I8qyz0ENrzvqTC9-rpdzS23ckTbFlCaqpguHIJWXhx5fOG8KMmOoeLVxHAWdSvlS7fnqpKxIp6DE95HLkTxEBBeSkBcttKiBAfiphXbIZVKNyvyU3YlA2mnf3UpIqmX-vbkgSFMoLAsYoCtbYcBIEi33RX45VZS0acyg/w640-h392/IMG_5336.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Robin's Lookout Service</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSxakefDLVjp_h_dUEO2FVJRos4l8uOPHZCDFOAApH7IqfMWsuW-3tM6nbKM6t-OSt2y6endDVyad1zqSj1OS0zhxepPeRbjPiyJDIamOlAd29CsONPffbEhOId4jWLByGwN4HApPY6BGy-qbfaQ2Qd9kT7baFMrRBSb0bnqxHR_33C8rzLpoV-wvIw/s3744/IMG_5337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="3744" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSxakefDLVjp_h_dUEO2FVJRos4l8uOPHZCDFOAApH7IqfMWsuW-3tM6nbKM6t-OSt2y6endDVyad1zqSj1OS0zhxepPeRbjPiyJDIamOlAd29CsONPffbEhOId4jWLByGwN4HApPY6BGy-qbfaQ2Qd9kT7baFMrRBSb0bnqxHR_33C8rzLpoV-wvIw/w640-h476/IMG_5337.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Stories repeated over millennia. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikf1AGQLU4jyjuxqofXOHmOuLJ9iMEVFznu6sBMgxjyiSr1vQevzlUWPgkjdnbkIsA-L0fyb_-z-6sWHSbBx2B1c2zDeR-_HGVZq8EV3W5lY8t8f2kOyTRMHhHyid1FBCP-nk2PRM_DZU1q8Cx5pJvfBZ-LYkFIN6NrKsImqJ2W9CdXydwYIbA97ECAQ/s3902/IMG_5341.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="3902" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikf1AGQLU4jyjuxqofXOHmOuLJ9iMEVFznu6sBMgxjyiSr1vQevzlUWPgkjdnbkIsA-L0fyb_-z-6sWHSbBx2B1c2zDeR-_HGVZq8EV3W5lY8t8f2kOyTRMHhHyid1FBCP-nk2PRM_DZU1q8Cx5pJvfBZ-LYkFIN6NrKsImqJ2W9CdXydwYIbA97ECAQ/w640-h486/IMG_5341.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The road climbs into thick forest.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoMWdP7h2V1HUVMCR1_0wObJvIVZvdwzwZNaDreU-PodWkhc1YmjuVLRN5bVKNKaWfroVYEwydd8VN016DLcZUyTwrvSbc2sMJR5m1iBTFJABTObVX4wEDZY-uOhuDWi2rnr8FS688LzLI_Y-EGXkzOIHiwC_6UeSIal-Gj1a3DU85Vnvpqg7HOPmPA/s3693/IMG_5345.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="3693" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoMWdP7h2V1HUVMCR1_0wObJvIVZvdwzwZNaDreU-PodWkhc1YmjuVLRN5bVKNKaWfroVYEwydd8VN016DLcZUyTwrvSbc2sMJR5m1iBTFJABTObVX4wEDZY-uOhuDWi2rnr8FS688LzLI_Y-EGXkzOIHiwC_6UeSIal-Gj1a3DU85Vnvpqg7HOPmPA/w640-h494/IMG_5345.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Several curves give us miles of layered views.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4TX_cUQRPJklnTuxq26IxvegqORZd49DShlzSfx1mKRPwN1vyt5wBqe1avaRaJmx3-JCMPZCHMqQFwUANqT_Vqze3TwmNl8lSvKJv7eGaH7MWR_S8STTN-yjggM-7NfIcyg7s-N0qK1OWw2XyR6368fC9-5TSnXDTvR1I-GUsTpyZ1pe7fbGlHLy4A/s4000/IMG_5347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4TX_cUQRPJklnTuxq26IxvegqORZd49DShlzSfx1mKRPwN1vyt5wBqe1avaRaJmx3-JCMPZCHMqQFwUANqT_Vqze3TwmNl8lSvKJv7eGaH7MWR_S8STTN-yjggM-7NfIcyg7s-N0qK1OWw2XyR6368fC9-5TSnXDTvR1I-GUsTpyZ1pe7fbGlHLy4A/w640-h480/IMG_5347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZIiIho4-jNdQDEOcq_s61VQNO8sCV7pjLSHScP-7H_FnbAWvscG5JNxvTiIhtr--80PhfHqjDgMKeoyxY2_0xV9NjwpKX-6ChRb8g5T9oMEuPPqC8AqVc2Sc1hu6kH6DpIx0gKIIA8-HZAChUIwH2MeT3dyDCG7Wh6Z-2deVHfyU-42BSEWCZolVHA/s3843/IMG_5350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="3843" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZIiIho4-jNdQDEOcq_s61VQNO8sCV7pjLSHScP-7H_FnbAWvscG5JNxvTiIhtr--80PhfHqjDgMKeoyxY2_0xV9NjwpKX-6ChRb8g5T9oMEuPPqC8AqVc2Sc1hu6kH6DpIx0gKIIA8-HZAChUIwH2MeT3dyDCG7Wh6Z-2deVHfyU-42BSEWCZolVHA/w640-h404/IMG_5350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF304WNQCBMHwgsyPwo5IonVF7JFa00PSiuYUFAkxPVx02jsFWetl87HG8jP5R4hIag2q9NXNKdpTBaOAMY08Z9E7tTw-UnZclOkWAnZxWGQAGFbskgVnfR5eptx7c8LGEa9qzQB0wTOzY47pO1otHyBMROqDyiUnkavNknWHD4K1AXGCUvW4LtKKag/s4000/IMG_5355.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF304WNQCBMHwgsyPwo5IonVF7JFa00PSiuYUFAkxPVx02jsFWetl87HG8jP5R4hIag2q9NXNKdpTBaOAMY08Z9E7tTw-UnZclOkWAnZxWGQAGFbskgVnfR5eptx7c8LGEa9qzQB0wTOzY47pO1otHyBMROqDyiUnkavNknWHD4K1AXGCUvW4LtKKag/w640-h480/IMG_5355.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Carno Fossil Unit, the most remote in the park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-GJkg14sDfTsAqrgRd3iLYiH5jL9vBhN-SSlPHSZw3q8KoNGFW21wB1hsn4DC1eT30pSS2Vh1STnW3TMuUhN0pgNh_WnsR6rolyXZCAjtq7Ak2jCc92xztxuDPntpLLoO-I2PAiv0GhxRDkoI9iUNFO15pciEcqS-JvrefX8YAv1x7p9sfpYwXOS9A/s3722/IMG_5358.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="3722" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-GJkg14sDfTsAqrgRd3iLYiH5jL9vBhN-SSlPHSZw3q8KoNGFW21wB1hsn4DC1eT30pSS2Vh1STnW3TMuUhN0pgNh_WnsR6rolyXZCAjtq7Ak2jCc92xztxuDPntpLLoO-I2PAiv0GhxRDkoI9iUNFO15pciEcqS-JvrefX8YAv1x7p9sfpYwXOS9A/w640-h482/IMG_5358.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">More recent stories along the way.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBn4Zb2NOTeGnH5GwvPaJ7D5IsUJtRQ9UiA47RzN2N4XKACluuBagLmoS9Sp5TzgRzvhIzJ-1BEXidJW7c6axY8WpEfJepIlF6MTJc7EylQ02344aoMnE5UhnSfkNvO_dNgp9QPmFIl9QdI_zuV6JUSegN6gAThrEfRB04cJT94ds9v5kXOBNm2LejQ/s3655/IMG_5363.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="3655" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBn4Zb2NOTeGnH5GwvPaJ7D5IsUJtRQ9UiA47RzN2N4XKACluuBagLmoS9Sp5TzgRzvhIzJ-1BEXidJW7c6axY8WpEfJepIlF6MTJc7EylQ02344aoMnE5UhnSfkNvO_dNgp9QPmFIl9QdI_zuV6JUSegN6gAThrEfRB04cJT94ds9v5kXOBNm2LejQ/w640-h522/IMG_5363.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Small but well maintained roads.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYrGGBAJd5gd0LoHHlzAtii0m-L6Kl1wt2cxSWqsKMUKWPEliZnz5SWY8tBEBOPFY3J2TSTjycOHULCkII_T32Hd0Gi1HMCAKx4eFliYjolXcnhiqoeVfHEA4LMgg2t5BndOQtYf-QTrR_d7QoYWvZFaQ4ma65712xj8HYY1Kmreik7PfqBGLQskrtw/s4000/IMG_5368.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYrGGBAJd5gd0LoHHlzAtii0m-L6Kl1wt2cxSWqsKMUKWPEliZnz5SWY8tBEBOPFY3J2TSTjycOHULCkII_T32Hd0Gi1HMCAKx4eFliYjolXcnhiqoeVfHEA4LMgg2t5BndOQtYf-QTrR_d7QoYWvZFaQ4ma65712xj8HYY1Kmreik7PfqBGLQskrtw/w640-h480/IMG_5368.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A narrow canyon of unique formations.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWqQDxEv2RrASoZL0jr1gQmGA0M7jh_zoNydGLPWxdpfnaqvSUut7J40pvGO3eqYLigKExveI1hrKnK9Aikb6ORYcjIrZ1Gm032TBEz295j0_0pwhmCuuSlfVc1zH6SpfY6RuNgq23T9prL0it3eWNYPnqWiS2uXQJbYeQ3wwx7SBvLQEsFtdVIOJKA/s4000/IMG_5370.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWqQDxEv2RrASoZL0jr1gQmGA0M7jh_zoNydGLPWxdpfnaqvSUut7J40pvGO3eqYLigKExveI1hrKnK9Aikb6ORYcjIrZ1Gm032TBEz295j0_0pwhmCuuSlfVc1zH6SpfY6RuNgq23T9prL0it3eWNYPnqWiS2uXQJbYeQ3wwx7SBvLQEsFtdVIOJKA/w640-h480/IMG_5370.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Several trickle falls along the canyon walls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj961zMzthhdt66weP1SjYYg63oFcWNEMarZq9rAUMfI7iDJRtW662mlrDeJDgcCocJ0wRmw08_LeNutaKbM3FjcmGTBaU2eyVmoepvzdIyDfkob6GfnxOFXBv0nMqbOhHINi03Jhn5m_hilBw_ug_i1FGf8OoV5ZhyP_yececTuNzvd9kxwTyTr8vpVA/s4000/IMG_5371.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj961zMzthhdt66weP1SjYYg63oFcWNEMarZq9rAUMfI7iDJRtW662mlrDeJDgcCocJ0wRmw08_LeNutaKbM3FjcmGTBaU2eyVmoepvzdIyDfkob6GfnxOFXBv0nMqbOhHINi03Jhn5m_hilBw_ug_i1FGf8OoV5ZhyP_yececTuNzvd9kxwTyTr8vpVA/w640-h480/IMG_5371.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Photos just don't capture the beauty.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">It's only the second time we've done a 200 mile day trip, and like the first one in Wyoming, this is worth every minute. I highly recommend this gorgeous loop. And we haven't even been to Painted Hills yet!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The day is so perfect that when we get home to find our toilet has been running for hours and our black tank is full we just deal with it. Again we're on a non-sewer site so we fold up quickly and drive the 50 yards to the dump. In 20 minutes we're set up again and get back to our evening. Human error is much easier to fix than wonky mechanics.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We have a few more days in the area, but I'll cover those in the next post. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2gfes4fovL4fh-jfvDSJouuwWvo0oR3qhlNMlcYrl5mfj823_IYLmR9cIJhsAf5ghmV61kX4-bXj8xsYX2QiPyM23ELGEvcehDQULjdNR53GcGmJIs0e5AgTkL3OUAiuLI0wA1eAabZ39rl5hifWRB8Ikki4G-Bkvn8SVdqrI3GrKWTI5Mr-RH3yyw/s4032/IMG_0014.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2gfes4fovL4fh-jfvDSJouuwWvo0oR3qhlNMlcYrl5mfj823_IYLmR9cIJhsAf5ghmV61kX4-bXj8xsYX2QiPyM23ELGEvcehDQULjdNR53GcGmJIs0e5AgTkL3OUAiuLI0wA1eAabZ39rl5hifWRB8Ikki4G-Bkvn8SVdqrI3GrKWTI5Mr-RH3yyw/w480-h640/IMG_0014.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver embraces his lunch.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oBEx9DGJZiaagidDg5mWUZ-hI4UHfxOh8VT4aYP1ipoO-wDawiQOzrPn8-Cjz_VTB-vw__B10zTa5mjqYfbcWHVTWNyBbBO44VLQNvBR37J-kgauZgRs-4KCrB5veT_CukBJDRSxPdJ1cpYeo8SrTBNi-IdrECxpu-zs4tZOnqVcY7Z9IR7Y6yj5bg/s960/IMG_7796.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oBEx9DGJZiaagidDg5mWUZ-hI4UHfxOh8VT4aYP1ipoO-wDawiQOzrPn8-Cjz_VTB-vw__B10zTa5mjqYfbcWHVTWNyBbBO44VLQNvBR37J-kgauZgRs-4KCrB5veT_CukBJDRSxPdJ1cpYeo8SrTBNi-IdrECxpu-zs4tZOnqVcY7Z9IR7Y6yj5bg/w640-h640/IMG_7796.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Penelope is such a happy girl!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQZ-BHiYJflzXlZ5aOIoMLklYnngHfrsWTXWcM3OhhBystOrciQpRRUXtl5DRHGPAQmvgdf4iD_rfbXXkXGjHXdkVBqkcwfSzTeZ52kd98sjFwhdBVvj_A14b4TpTx8sBUc-99615m3ajW1HXbY2hnN11pkiI7CCakJYUgMrdpVhUfqMqsHH4HknllA/s640/IMG_6399.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="640" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQZ-BHiYJflzXlZ5aOIoMLklYnngHfrsWTXWcM3OhhBystOrciQpRRUXtl5DRHGPAQmvgdf4iD_rfbXXkXGjHXdkVBqkcwfSzTeZ52kd98sjFwhdBVvj_A14b4TpTx8sBUc-99615m3ajW1HXbY2hnN11pkiI7CCakJYUgMrdpVhUfqMqsHH4HknllA/w640-h380/IMG_6399.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry knows the best way to peaceful sleep.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-57229070911870498712023-05-22T18:18:00.002-07:002023-05-26T07:29:41.435-07:00Boy O Boise!<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>May 17 - 22, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Boise, Idaho</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We enjoy another easy, rainy day's drive to our next stop - Boise, Idaho. The morning starts right with the slide coming in all the way on the first try - both of us pushing/pulling seems to be the secret for now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There's a lot of flat in this part of Idaho, good for stretching the eyes and listening to our book. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.boiseriversidervpark.com/">Boise Riverside RV Park</a> lives up to it's name and our site backs up to the Greenbelt along the Boise River. We can't see the water here, but we can hear it. The path is used - a LOT - with a steady stream of bicycles, walkers, runners, dogs and families. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Gravel site with a concrete patio and picnic table, 50 amp and water, open sky for satellite but still some shade from the massive trees. It's snug but one neighbor is absent the whole week, and the other is quiet except for their Husky who only talks occasionally. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the past I have taken us up the coast with our return route coming south through Montana and Idaho. The last few years we've spent that southerly route trying to outrun the smoke, missing much of our planned sights in Idaho. I hoped that by switching directions this year we'd avoid the late summer smoke in this area. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sadly this is not the case. Even with record rain and snow, Canada already has major fires which are once again covering our northern states with nasty smoke. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The heat has also arrived which isn't welcomed by us. If it never got over 75 degrees we'd be happy! But alas 'tis almost Summer so we plan around it. A scenic drive in the mountains sounds good.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Ponderosa Pines Scenic Byway meanders through the Boise National Forest all the way to Stanley, about 135 miles northeast. Friday morning we head out for Idaho City. Once the largest city in the Pacific Northwest (1862), this now-tiny burg is just a quick stop along Hwy 21.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdSXkFLjRoTfaGH3VISwhgNU2nSroWJGBHf-oMuDIUHdCso1VI8hoCYLABaKn0Qu1hi51IKmXiKWaSFJm3WZcXDuEUrhDHSIlVQcSAGUekrfU6MPbmCZ_S6436lcQ48jOpAK5XscM796p_1mBeWnbRh51P4JmjidHdp11KP8TDf6YXGgbCKLtUlDjzw/s4000/IMG_5268.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdSXkFLjRoTfaGH3VISwhgNU2nSroWJGBHf-oMuDIUHdCso1VI8hoCYLABaKn0Qu1hi51IKmXiKWaSFJm3WZcXDuEUrhDHSIlVQcSAGUekrfU6MPbmCZ_S6436lcQ48jOpAK5XscM796p_1mBeWnbRh51P4JmjidHdp11KP8TDf6YXGgbCKLtUlDjzw/w640-h480/IMG_5268.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The foothills of the in-between (city and mountains) are covered with yellow flowers under smokey skies.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY5B4ZlnGEce0OhXFNVPoZab7k4scKxhgTTc0v5pI-4tHUS0HdI2yryX_WLVHPUz0uBJyzmcDN-HuT_bnojsa2PP1CgI7avbBBy_Teb2b36l-8ATZYTNMchJ2lYTq3cySse7oh-5ehCNS2DAFV3H-wU6WTAqW8ljk5G-xa0ojNHB6dcZQxVHSwo2aYQ/s4000/IMG_5271.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY5B4ZlnGEce0OhXFNVPoZab7k4scKxhgTTc0v5pI-4tHUS0HdI2yryX_WLVHPUz0uBJyzmcDN-HuT_bnojsa2PP1CgI7avbBBy_Teb2b36l-8ATZYTNMchJ2lYTq3cySse7oh-5ehCNS2DAFV3H-wU6WTAqW8ljk5G-xa0ojNHB6dcZQxVHSwo2aYQ/w640-h480/IMG_5271.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Boise River is flowing bank-to-bank beside the highway. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZUoE5nX7C9FlHCD2PRL0MYFPCvmWTRdhNwOAsvVsiv_NCccFBq0So2A0AmRpu4zTdi4Mv_-RlBM8F7FR7NjyViREi1FUmK882ebvOkf03eGk9CpB8WI5mcqNyikVKRjVTVn8RiLFqMmhTR3-K_-Ozks42QKiEqUw4DemNbSVsFzIKrBvHN0GCLJXcw/s3618/IMG_5274.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="3618" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZUoE5nX7C9FlHCD2PRL0MYFPCvmWTRdhNwOAsvVsiv_NCccFBq0So2A0AmRpu4zTdi4Mv_-RlBM8F7FR7NjyViREi1FUmK882ebvOkf03eGk9CpB8WI5mcqNyikVKRjVTVn8RiLFqMmhTR3-K_-Ozks42QKiEqUw4DemNbSVsFzIKrBvHN0GCLJXcw/w640-h496/IMG_5274.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At Lucky Peak Dam we're blown away by the volume of water being released into the already full river. The reservoir must be at capacity with all the snow melt.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9Lr8mFtwp4OyQdpHUTR_DlAzEgopZ4Es36bJI_TsgsyWOp6KNhNX6tK9qDb0k9BUrB7FAZkgzrIcVulegz9KTd3Op0mX3dWASqK95zFe63JVwJ1yhHl-jZB8_JqyhiOWXTMW6kQR7ciYXZmPiRtP_ouywaZ0NJo1cBbyF_aJw83CPyb9Za_Zk-Smfw/s4000/IMG_5275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9Lr8mFtwp4OyQdpHUTR_DlAzEgopZ4Es36bJI_TsgsyWOp6KNhNX6tK9qDb0k9BUrB7FAZkgzrIcVulegz9KTd3Op0mX3dWASqK95zFe63JVwJ1yhHl-jZB8_JqyhiOWXTMW6kQR7ciYXZmPiRtP_ouywaZ0NJo1cBbyF_aJw83CPyb9Za_Zk-Smfw/w640-h480/IMG_5275.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPz-B-VjrUFiekcHuVnHkvkRf1p4wdHPOHUMRdRCSpUHAkP3u-jJtDIBU5Uuj89jtI37AXv7KraFuOSPPJZActi04wg1gfbmG4BXG0rRYseKOqmKl7ea_rdAf4RNGUNGfj-Qx_N9CnT-1APKCOZA9fN4YJdkSc8UPHAnDDXNqDxsRJPY0nZe2hgYnCQ/s3578/IMG_5273.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="3578" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPz-B-VjrUFiekcHuVnHkvkRf1p4wdHPOHUMRdRCSpUHAkP3u-jJtDIBU5Uuj89jtI37AXv7KraFuOSPPJZActi04wg1gfbmG4BXG0rRYseKOqmKl7ea_rdAf4RNGUNGfj-Qx_N9CnT-1APKCOZA9fN4YJdkSc8UPHAnDDXNqDxsRJPY0nZe2hgYnCQ/w640-h342/IMG_5273.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Ya think?</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqGdpllBGLgfd5iVUfUHraG5iP6bdGAUV9ftTfIuQA_6IYcf8_U8HORBYcWjshxoqS6ttyojf0lciQNJCgd7TaLBVdyTkU_Y7e81RCJec7ax86SFsA0MYRHn7QeMgsRU8medDFq4S7V3VOVTcJ7Nmwd4kyEh3WgavpFA_nLWJa_JgmCvfvUACje2nEQ/s4000/IMG_5266.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqGdpllBGLgfd5iVUfUHraG5iP6bdGAUV9ftTfIuQA_6IYcf8_U8HORBYcWjshxoqS6ttyojf0lciQNJCgd7TaLBVdyTkU_Y7e81RCJec7ax86SFsA0MYRHn7QeMgsRU8medDFq4S7V3VOVTcJ7Nmwd4kyEh3WgavpFA_nLWJa_JgmCvfvUACje2nEQ/w640-h480/IMG_5266.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Instead we find the reservoir half empty. There are signs along the banks that it was recently very full. Did someone forget to close the drain??</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Above the reservoir we cross a couple tributaries of the Boise River, including Mores Creek which looks much more like a river today. Running fast and strong, it reaches, and in some places overflows, the rocky banks. It's beautiful and powerful and sounds amazing. It also adds to the mystery of the very low reservoir.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Idaho City sits at just under 4000 feet and is 85 degrees when we arrive mid-day. We meander the dusty streets where a few historic buildings with information plaques keep the town alive. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eWn3ItDnC6dUYe-LzPtBW6OJ2B24BVlidAV63wA5JYNwUgFaXcr_BEDszR2W5XpfKS2gor8j6kW-a4fDoEHEg9BKHiMp5XbI6o3vXBWBd48en1S9ehNf0dtt9uHBVYXw-Ae-5Nuvm31w9zrjk8HPP567gwK38Ojuje2hl_Scre06JGuI7BtX4FmF1g/s3701/IMG_5261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3701" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eWn3ItDnC6dUYe-LzPtBW6OJ2B24BVlidAV63wA5JYNwUgFaXcr_BEDszR2W5XpfKS2gor8j6kW-a4fDoEHEg9BKHiMp5XbI6o3vXBWBd48en1S9ehNf0dtt9uHBVYXw-Ae-5Nuvm31w9zrjk8HPP567gwK38Ojuje2hl_Scre06JGuI7BtX4FmF1g/w640-h510/IMG_5261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetzYYult_yXiaoGgcrHnHg7aZgj_2JH5i0MfTnjj9xCwml5F0A8GvMxuan90w35KCzMI7xL7wK1xjORhasVzJ9o3sd8I9o1uzxyrbPrtA9dNGBDAGucQT5hsxHacf-LDY6djUZud5chXNTlv9OyW-5BYThOmM-eVDFmtdqUfahcGlKZorDXiHr4D9kQ/s2906/IMG_5262.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="2906" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetzYYult_yXiaoGgcrHnHg7aZgj_2JH5i0MfTnjj9xCwml5F0A8GvMxuan90w35KCzMI7xL7wK1xjORhasVzJ9o3sd8I9o1uzxyrbPrtA9dNGBDAGucQT5hsxHacf-LDY6djUZud5chXNTlv9OyW-5BYThOmM-eVDFmtdqUfahcGlKZorDXiHr4D9kQ/w640-h550/IMG_5262.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgjZYyo0aMO93n_dgBiflYeqPrNGbVSA9Ol_fzBbKpmCt4uvKfIgqO8qeqSR3p6ZqDb9s7cMSrIBcV9zUNrlmRAt8cBkhsIz70OR5GOlu_GvPIr9T3fe92K211yuTgfDaSiMRQAHleX_-mEb-bWUyupFp0d-K-EHxtQmIvQDOFlBwCdSRJmHWaeAmxw/s3715/IMG_5256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="3715" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgjZYyo0aMO93n_dgBiflYeqPrNGbVSA9Ol_fzBbKpmCt4uvKfIgqO8qeqSR3p6ZqDb9s7cMSrIBcV9zUNrlmRAt8cBkhsIz70OR5GOlu_GvPIr9T3fe92K211yuTgfDaSiMRQAHleX_-mEb-bWUyupFp0d-K-EHxtQmIvQDOFlBwCdSRJmHWaeAmxw/w640-h460/IMG_5256.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6yAtKRYUnwpGCFehALaGkydvSGvUGJNTHYtIT9vLc9NI1O4EMmpw8RvFP6-nfyea0UisuujgLkDNctSvA0vOGiKvEWBGD5ODpHSWEP_qh9jFQtuPOMAqGW8DqADY4QNT9YVqEsafZuaoukA0HRa72P-oE8SPa7bYLmJLIxfOOcCOpax-bTlDfmpORQ/s3003/IMG_5257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="3003" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6yAtKRYUnwpGCFehALaGkydvSGvUGJNTHYtIT9vLc9NI1O4EMmpw8RvFP6-nfyea0UisuujgLkDNctSvA0vOGiKvEWBGD5ODpHSWEP_qh9jFQtuPOMAqGW8DqADY4QNT9YVqEsafZuaoukA0HRa72P-oE8SPa7bYLmJLIxfOOcCOpax-bTlDfmpORQ/w640-h510/IMG_5257.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_1UYn5uiL7ztxNHzlSgbLEVCiAUDgDJYPAEkwaL6WGH8D6bIckg-40JVG70xuLQQMMx2jGwbKONmBpEMj1yGlxxG1XuHzWobTRbyNGkri_LxWsZD6SuW7REwrxyZiUvf-qs1OMINSRun87YbPB5pqiw_Vre2dxquBSKs1-DlEiiQV10D9qY0Nod1xw/s4000/IMG_5259.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_1UYn5uiL7ztxNHzlSgbLEVCiAUDgDJYPAEkwaL6WGH8D6bIckg-40JVG70xuLQQMMx2jGwbKONmBpEMj1yGlxxG1XuHzWobTRbyNGkri_LxWsZD6SuW7REwrxyZiUvf-qs1OMINSRun87YbPB5pqiw_Vre2dxquBSKs1-DlEiiQV10D9qY0Nod1xw/w640-h480/IMG_5259.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In case your Tom requires servicing.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Trudy's Diner serves simple but very good eats and we enjoy a short break from our explorations. I'm hoping someone will order pie so I can see if it's really possible to eat <i>that</i> much whipped cream - no takers so I'll never know :-(</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyJoRJeP9pM37SLggjbCA2LT5RDoiEOta7Rfz0T4o4zvH1HWk-i_KWD-opnd5Tg2H6mffF44BWUn2ZCBpTcYfGoJjmX2fNjxK9DBa11-Fg9JYx3c3eQEw7TXPs3BOFzqNZdnOPAQyIKwzAAHwylib7LZluzdJisYVgERvU7WldQFG6MFw-TpsrBXHkA/s3756/IMG_5264.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="3756" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyJoRJeP9pM37SLggjbCA2LT5RDoiEOta7Rfz0T4o4zvH1HWk-i_KWD-opnd5Tg2H6mffF44BWUn2ZCBpTcYfGoJjmX2fNjxK9DBa11-Fg9JYx3c3eQEw7TXPs3BOFzqNZdnOPAQyIKwzAAHwylib7LZluzdJisYVgERvU7WldQFG6MFw-TpsrBXHkA/w640-h464/IMG_5264.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In addition to the desert and red rock and plains we've now ventured into the forest. I love the variety that only traveling adds to our lives. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYAQ3gNlgFEn5PakasHUGay7Wyd7pBOgXj1k7YHp9gANgKfbM3ISQL1UqRCcN6QmPH8EqL6dKKzL26jyyKDtnKJm-TKaWj6JpsVzDOqTepMgEk-F7oleDxTKpvIJ3gCDdeLiZUPiQ6j1PiDCql8DrA6q2sCmuFS8OUvdxwNGq3K_IU39xNw4lelC8oA/s4000/IMG_5265.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYAQ3gNlgFEn5PakasHUGay7Wyd7pBOgXj1k7YHp9gANgKfbM3ISQL1UqRCcN6QmPH8EqL6dKKzL26jyyKDtnKJm-TKaWj6JpsVzDOqTepMgEk-F7oleDxTKpvIJ3gCDdeLiZUPiQ6j1PiDCql8DrA6q2sCmuFS8OUvdxwNGq3K_IU39xNw4lelC8oA/w640-h480/IMG_5265.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Could do without the addition of smoke to those travels!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsEHIFtCkGn-1DLuAijMK59Rmd_PAO9CBXecm8lHbl5M9hVrDxDW-I625MHkDNWH2fKskVgqbfrShE9a7s-_OFgT-yZ9H9EfBXNA28MbHfFZyGMzp7HtaPRGtT6uOGaNwaaUDmlvNcMK_uVzQQFMPrL0I934b6tv-Tt-LYmB0pDlIcvBEb8ZheZXPKw/s4000/IMG_5269.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsEHIFtCkGn-1DLuAijMK59Rmd_PAO9CBXecm8lHbl5M9hVrDxDW-I625MHkDNWH2fKskVgqbfrShE9a7s-_OFgT-yZ9H9EfBXNA28MbHfFZyGMzp7HtaPRGtT6uOGaNwaaUDmlvNcMK_uVzQQFMPrL0I934b6tv-Tt-LYmB0pDlIcvBEb8ZheZXPKw/w640-h480/IMG_5269.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Black Cliffs are popular with climbers from around the world. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Although sometimes we don't remember it's Saturday, usually we choose to stay home when everyone else is doing their weekend-thing. At 102 degrees it's also a good day to read in the shade and take a nap in the air conditioning!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofnbfc-xqJ1K01iIfEQZbCqPzntLO_Lsu8SY7oyxk5x7B80IxYR5SAi3nOAFrXi_4qFYWy9zvtZnjtUzDMc6pIbYqF3hFWBDQXyrZLlFB7oHmLPrNHgWtNQsGVyupcMhxd90i1JTT-QI5wB2Xeib1r1icIvlvX2hD1tv-TzAcGGfvDx-4lMc6Qk3fRA/s640/IMG_7743.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofnbfc-xqJ1K01iIfEQZbCqPzntLO_Lsu8SY7oyxk5x7B80IxYR5SAi3nOAFrXi_4qFYWy9zvtZnjtUzDMc6pIbYqF3hFWBDQXyrZLlFB7oHmLPrNHgWtNQsGVyupcMhxd90i1JTT-QI5wB2Xeib1r1icIvlvX2hD1tv-TzAcGGfvDx-4lMc6Qk3fRA/w480-h640/IMG_7743.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">With the path just beyond the fence, and the river just beyond that, it's a lovely spot to hang out.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />When it's cooler in the mornings and early evenings Tessa and I take advantage of the nearby path with walks along the river. I can hear birds, including an industrious woodpecker, but never see any. An occasional squirrel makes a dash across the trail, usually unseen by the fluffy dog who is too busy reading her peemail. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j0_xTpupNBcWcFcI6Aoz1nlYiR7lcfpEaotyWlqKHmCKf3kjhQvOBm2asi7CZzh14L4m_Y0hQORRhJXGkvYj24YVxhcnPJ2_NuKzeniV-YDN2s2uQOELwDIWgfANoZW14zLbgC6zU-jRssaQoeqCNR1MlEfpQwDDRX8UtvWM7FDbPLwY16zpTCXIaw/s640/IMG_7746.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j0_xTpupNBcWcFcI6Aoz1nlYiR7lcfpEaotyWlqKHmCKf3kjhQvOBm2asi7CZzh14L4m_Y0hQORRhJXGkvYj24YVxhcnPJ2_NuKzeniV-YDN2s2uQOELwDIWgfANoZW14zLbgC6zU-jRssaQoeqCNR1MlEfpQwDDRX8UtvWM7FDbPLwY16zpTCXIaw/w640-h480/IMG_7746.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I love the sound of the moving water.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wGFcq6zGiPFNNs6yBunjR5hudKFo8jFk9yXkn-qD2qRG2ezX7cjsKgG8lruFf64WpcqO84Mck3_oCyPpdIJO8jmGWj4gQbgRwXWEL33ZVwJQGFXxT9zbKirFKtOtwdMZkajYbsxLXjgV7JlHQ1Q6F7_VClPAp4jklAthP-TL_Ya92VFPb3qLbWzyaA/s640/IMG_7750.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wGFcq6zGiPFNNs6yBunjR5hudKFo8jFk9yXkn-qD2qRG2ezX7cjsKgG8lruFf64WpcqO84Mck3_oCyPpdIJO8jmGWj4gQbgRwXWEL33ZVwJQGFXxT9zbKirFKtOtwdMZkajYbsxLXjgV7JlHQ1Q6F7_VClPAp4jklAthP-TL_Ya92VFPb3qLbWzyaA/w640-h480/IMG_7750.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In several places the water is inches from the trail. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sunday brunch is often a more formal affair, but our simple meal in the unassuming tiny <a href="https://www.goldysbreakfastbistro.com/main.html">Goldy's Breakfast Bistro</a> is also special. Our wait for the upstairs table is 45 minutes, followed by another 45 minutes after we order. Lots of unique items on the menu, I opt for Andalusian Eggs (chorizo marina topped with poached eggs and surrounded with steamed asparagus) and Bill gets blueberry pancakes. Both are scrumptious!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX5xo9wTk7fY8OVHglQjk0nfQK8jBaJjyFfN5GIBLAl4CDDa7Mvm_w_ZldxaT1pxaGPZ-qeZUZWkcjDYSE21aRuV5BYLsPJut0SwIyI50JecCgL-ZRfmV60xB1E3qHqjCdCfWICIQ3ugx52eScgm4xrDfarrgZ-YwAazJel0wmb7L7AHAUPlWQjafvmw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX5xo9wTk7fY8OVHglQjk0nfQK8jBaJjyFfN5GIBLAl4CDDa7Mvm_w_ZldxaT1pxaGPZ-qeZUZWkcjDYSE21aRuV5BYLsPJut0SwIyI50JecCgL-ZRfmV60xB1E3qHqjCdCfWICIQ3ugx52eScgm4xrDfarrgZ-YwAazJel0wmb7L7AHAUPlWQjafvmw=w507-h640" width="507" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Walkway as art at City Hall.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4ACAJBkYK28FHrSEiyai2Le8kw3mI6GqNR3YRpWVGrrgB-6ojK76nmmZG5NMbPGpq7qMrq52B3PxAoKDM7zijnBsEOPZOd6YM6jrzEum3_KnmpX-GMXvlpL2wVoeTnWA65GRqgrW84sdbVXMuS-sEkCs_ftarYhse--j72SaG8GuWnx4xjx3AkFOETA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="960" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4ACAJBkYK28FHrSEiyai2Le8kw3mI6GqNR3YRpWVGrrgB-6ojK76nmmZG5NMbPGpq7qMrq52B3PxAoKDM7zijnBsEOPZOd6YM6jrzEum3_KnmpX-GMXvlpL2wVoeTnWA65GRqgrW84sdbVXMuS-sEkCs_ftarYhse--j72SaG8GuWnx4xjx3AkFOETA=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2gDhyPGF9fqjXMMxPoT0gRbMOBfodZHtGZTGwXGJ4rP5WXpOV_1kojL1IaMPx3WaCdaSqjYZOtSIRF4YBlw-5b1aYvfdpc14SZpFtsJU3vMw2tSkkNLmzDk0UntHaAZRVoQur_xbicuZ4XT9E2VTBtqr0iqT9P3XbreCKGP_EaSHSz1Egv5kgVWdobg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="960" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2gDhyPGF9fqjXMMxPoT0gRbMOBfodZHtGZTGwXGJ4rP5WXpOV_1kojL1IaMPx3WaCdaSqjYZOtSIRF4YBlw-5b1aYvfdpc14SZpFtsJU3vMw2tSkkNLmzDk0UntHaAZRVoQur_xbicuZ4XT9E2VTBtqr0iqT9P3XbreCKGP_EaSHSz1Egv5kgVWdobg=w640-h454" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">An old beauty.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdm0blJMFB6hABSHv_bnZIbeQhp_sgGhHESXJq6tDsTMoHQLnHUg1THmfla1EboByXYdqYrRkWRs5wX-YdmA7iDjS3mqAHK3qCrj2rb9XeUXs4CSNz1lVUOEg1KWZf4NVWxx_8_1-kZf6Y1MnDKi2klKWSXoaB1pxfvFQ3ueaG4dNox7UBaDN3Ha2vhw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="633" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdm0blJMFB6hABSHv_bnZIbeQhp_sgGhHESXJq6tDsTMoHQLnHUg1THmfla1EboByXYdqYrRkWRs5wX-YdmA7iDjS3mqAHK3qCrj2rb9XeUXs4CSNz1lVUOEg1KWZf4NVWxx_8_1-kZf6Y1MnDKi2klKWSXoaB1pxfvFQ3ueaG4dNox7UBaDN3Ha2vhw=w421-h640" width="421" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrheDCM8qZH5o8ThBtp3KxxI2RhaIgzVDYcrGtoIthO4s43tlEUPCdp629Ncskl4E4HjVA4ihfzbxYtzyPnutMewQ37LZbu5eNqt5eomKDVTAMSANIpUFrO_0kNBW8-X31YSxDL9x3HwODmYGRaY407r72XgPglztcAgeruljp9EQVzhyhcv2tpkQwSw"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrheDCM8qZH5o8ThBtp3KxxI2RhaIgzVDYcrGtoIthO4s43tlEUPCdp629Ncskl4E4HjVA4ihfzbxYtzyPnutMewQ37LZbu5eNqt5eomKDVTAMSANIpUFrO_0kNBW8-X31YSxDL9x3HwODmYGRaY407r72XgPglztcAgeruljp9EQVzhyhcv2tpkQwSw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo4V10jyyVNiv4nbliJTsJK4X4TSyQvdoLCqpiaZLtW9Bihw7DkiXUje3x7gkZXrVWt_T7zcB1ZObUKvYUUNnQF5YU6UcbNstcsylZXchzGAfB9V0iplxaC9X6o7om0L-94iu_w35_QrhBxzhwa0VhaFxHT1HNN3uCAXWRb6AWTi3ve6ZnEBcz3onzgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo4V10jyyVNiv4nbliJTsJK4X4TSyQvdoLCqpiaZLtW9Bihw7DkiXUje3x7gkZXrVWt_T7zcB1ZObUKvYUUNnQF5YU6UcbNstcsylZXchzGAfB9V0iplxaC9X6o7om0L-94iu_w35_QrhBxzhwa0VhaFxHT1HNN3uCAXWRb6AWTi3ve6ZnEBcz3onzgw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's another hot and squinty day so after a quick perusal of downtown we're back at home. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMm0yJgwVnZE8bz6Nq4fEgkTSKMVe7oT83_uKAZ9SL0iMKxIetT1uTpvBWgU6ot_TWR6bqwwt6ST9ECcHhgsOu6bH8WGANPbT71Hq72fat4_gAoGm2tGNI29sS71UcYvQ471aflEL7egUQcEA9uWDkQhAm9rH0rBR0qrURPWjxcCAQtr2gfG9jXeOXA/s640/IMG_7771.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="640" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMm0yJgwVnZE8bz6Nq4fEgkTSKMVe7oT83_uKAZ9SL0iMKxIetT1uTpvBWgU6ot_TWR6bqwwt6ST9ECcHhgsOu6bH8WGANPbT71Hq72fat4_gAoGm2tGNI29sS71UcYvQ471aflEL7egUQcEA9uWDkQhAm9rH0rBR0qrURPWjxcCAQtr2gfG9jXeOXA/w640-h504/IMG_7771.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://boisedev.com/news/2021/07/09/gentle-breeze/">Gentle Breeze</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSAPdrNXKy0lvBHEn1XateggKHRlrYAdgMW7cxAIC5gn7E6VW5JQA5gFIroozWkE6hN8SGfhwwOPPaOOXGOOK5v8EUSR_dMgmFDQ39RMVeGrUc3kEAs5tbUbvPWZUE2bP2bGbBVYwzvJ3A7dxJ_G8aTP_11yQ-wwl-HtD_AfJQd9LFoNNxG6rY39kjA/s548/IMG_7773.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="548" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSAPdrNXKy0lvBHEn1XateggKHRlrYAdgMW7cxAIC5gn7E6VW5JQA5gFIroozWkE6hN8SGfhwwOPPaOOXGOOK5v8EUSR_dMgmFDQ39RMVeGrUc3kEAs5tbUbvPWZUE2bP2bGbBVYwzvJ3A7dxJ_G8aTP_11yQ-wwl-HtD_AfJQd9LFoNNxG6rY39kjA/w640-h220/IMG_7773.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-6BTsMHuxzylwfrNipNdS1OH4Mc1Nd1Gcptt8pCgX2eLLy2D-76KlO_EwkygVKlhklicJygR3v_LC-Hb1QuncNFjYfMqqQzMg3P5eXyeOm3GLn80AZDllsbv3Ik9Jz-3AIFmXxY21drr7tkijYk7GQ1DcKA2EIcWWVD9_JPW1pRGpn_dMqcFGYhfSQg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="723" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-6BTsMHuxzylwfrNipNdS1OH4Mc1Nd1Gcptt8pCgX2eLLy2D-76KlO_EwkygVKlhklicJygR3v_LC-Hb1QuncNFjYfMqqQzMg3P5eXyeOm3GLn80AZDllsbv3Ik9Jz-3AIFmXxY21drr7tkijYk7GQ1DcKA2EIcWWVD9_JPW1pRGpn_dMqcFGYhfSQg=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><br />Sunday evening 40 mph gusts kick up dirt and shake the trees, followed by a short rain storm with rumbling thunder all around. The next morning the skies are clear and blue - yay!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3zaqEJgkjLiOQbogPUF8evP4nemx3aV6StWLJ0HwE7UZcnyG9IxJ-jwI389nciK5DlnOMaR5ak2HT7X4PSlzhj814xcBrwA81j4tNX3KcA-KVAdWzWQkB6PRT7P8xyGGeePczb1w5hjsU0vNOxpewBF_GsfB1glYC3iETDs2rlc-jOpzhhgXLhmnug/s596/IMG_7793.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="596" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3zaqEJgkjLiOQbogPUF8evP4nemx3aV6StWLJ0HwE7UZcnyG9IxJ-jwI389nciK5DlnOMaR5ak2HT7X4PSlzhj814xcBrwA81j4tNX3KcA-KVAdWzWQkB6PRT7P8xyGGeePczb1w5hjsU0vNOxpewBF_GsfB1glYC3iETDs2rlc-jOpzhhgXLhmnug/w640-h454/IMG_7793.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wonderful birthday breakfast - salmon benedict.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbYa7_iPKgI7QDQUi-udCpsyA286cg99C2eECUVg4j-NjqnVts9uwcGjFcRKWNdqEGmqVJl20YNRY2BDeBMCAi9v2y8zRxHGLw9S5JZiVFPJO75GhLxnPjH5lHRab856j67dH1wu-Kc0cIYCHmLrHVYpdvo7OwDmp2WLCxp65TzWH3re7Qjinrh-yYw/s640/IMG_7791.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbYa7_iPKgI7QDQUi-udCpsyA286cg99C2eECUVg4j-NjqnVts9uwcGjFcRKWNdqEGmqVJl20YNRY2BDeBMCAi9v2y8zRxHGLw9S5JZiVFPJO75GhLxnPjH5lHRab856j67dH1wu-Kc0cIYCHmLrHVYpdvo7OwDmp2WLCxp65TzWH3re7Qjinrh-yYw/w640-h480/IMG_7791.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Downtown Boise has several al fresco options - look at those gorgeous skies!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I have two things on my list that I've saved for my birthday. Unfortunately I misread the open days for the <a href="https://www.peregrinefund.org/visit">World Center of Birds of Prey</a> and they're closed Mondays - we leave Tuesday :-( Fortunately the other is an always-open alleyway of street art downtown. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Following our yummy breakfasts we mosey over to <a href="https://www.freakalleyboise.com/">Freak Alley Gallery</a> between 8th and 9th streets. It has a fun history and includes the works of numerous artists. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfOMLmTEeEUTweLj46wOGQyg0xdx86C3V6Mh5PYdnkJh2RNgn_U0BJq7bPymPlgIheamwCk3VoNR37k7IIDoDHPF6o1XoQQ41iN-HyRZl32V0d3ZvIRT5pBuSm8n06sg4CzywXn9o3pQ59gD1Pyd0wfSotP2xz1mLMU8YEtZjj_YsVJOnAXZlHAWbIA/s633/IMG_7775.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfOMLmTEeEUTweLj46wOGQyg0xdx86C3V6Mh5PYdnkJh2RNgn_U0BJq7bPymPlgIheamwCk3VoNR37k7IIDoDHPF6o1XoQQ41iN-HyRZl32V0d3ZvIRT5pBuSm8n06sg4CzywXn9o3pQ59gD1Pyd0wfSotP2xz1mLMU8YEtZjj_YsVJOnAXZlHAWbIA/w484-h640/IMG_7775.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV92W0OgJhwvHLXhkcRRCRBUHG90YzACcuv1tDhUPwunRpOIMTruFLU7IlgSjx4IKaZfIkyr0EKosFpN-oW8cRtVEHKC6wy5xgpDLSYJVALOQ50N7fJp3SJsxLTo_ZtUk1-UXJmtPuVD1EP2sFLVf9_fYcO6TWF79Wg2bykaEunOvhc3wsy9DT-f9wA/s606/IMG_7783.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="606" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV92W0OgJhwvHLXhkcRRCRBUHG90YzACcuv1tDhUPwunRpOIMTruFLU7IlgSjx4IKaZfIkyr0EKosFpN-oW8cRtVEHKC6wy5xgpDLSYJVALOQ50N7fJp3SJsxLTo_ZtUk1-UXJmtPuVD1EP2sFLVf9_fYcO6TWF79Wg2bykaEunOvhc3wsy9DT-f9wA/w640-h470/IMG_7783.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Amazing minute detail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwsn46eu7G_4RFxWYmCU1Ml6BOpwnmt_nfNpwXlX5H6bLqowHqkSlZhSnmkJsy1VT8o2F4mAgL-IT8ifgC8JuxHEXZQqbcDtocGMzInGZTj4OsPpjpDkVSz4h2rKX4LokkzzqW54BgJJ482inTL7qmbVroa0eeW7lBkkC8OCBwoJ89mjarXEvRLzvqA/s454/IMG_7778.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwsn46eu7G_4RFxWYmCU1Ml6BOpwnmt_nfNpwXlX5H6bLqowHqkSlZhSnmkJsy1VT8o2F4mAgL-IT8ifgC8JuxHEXZQqbcDtocGMzInGZTj4OsPpjpDkVSz4h2rKX4LokkzzqW54BgJJ482inTL7qmbVroa0eeW7lBkkC8OCBwoJ89mjarXEvRLzvqA/w614-h640/IMG_7778.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7dzpMRZhOKKoS8M-Ms2_pIo-9no817v3VUo5MnotVJsjaRCR1WP2X7J27odGnnUJLz-JxLDMXlaotbZIyYbfGU1U2kTJm4PJ2gVbI3zKTmbwB44wKcmzUFBoj52jTTtzsE7hZQ4UDhClJVPRAFoOTvHMv8iHK7q0XfjM1MThseu-6SKgXuSD-oyNHw/s613/IMG_7779.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7dzpMRZhOKKoS8M-Ms2_pIo-9no817v3VUo5MnotVJsjaRCR1WP2X7J27odGnnUJLz-JxLDMXlaotbZIyYbfGU1U2kTJm4PJ2gVbI3zKTmbwB44wKcmzUFBoj52jTTtzsE7hZQ4UDhClJVPRAFoOTvHMv8iHK7q0XfjM1MThseu-6SKgXuSD-oyNHw/w334-h640/IMG_7779.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Doorways too.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiav6GiX-ZO7-dletDrpeRAl4Ac9JojkTa6r97cIteb4YEDuDib7b1s3Jue6k5_gzQyNAIVjp-xEHvZMcPsy1rDXAg2Uv0C9kzFR8JSYtSXa8Gr94zfPMomBtHZoZib5jG1ETw2IUyQj3soQmXN1Pi3bYdF6BU_GCe5CIW98g6PbmaICHMy1Tv1wyNrRg/s587/IMG_7780.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="587" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiav6GiX-ZO7-dletDrpeRAl4Ac9JojkTa6r97cIteb4YEDuDib7b1s3Jue6k5_gzQyNAIVjp-xEHvZMcPsy1rDXAg2Uv0C9kzFR8JSYtSXa8Gr94zfPMomBtHZoZib5jG1ETw2IUyQj3soQmXN1Pi3bYdF6BU_GCe5CIW98g6PbmaICHMy1Tv1wyNrRg/w640-h480/IMG_7780.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I walked on the other side of the alley.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-0IwtRl3KVclLBa6j7Azc_0demeaU5xpfCjHhlZTA-6XR0G-94M3ArTAo6i74Ixkvi_ySDuURXVAuIwSK7ueou-5ySB8TSe1y83cswkVa4S9PETSuDklCw9uIcXR9QEI1xSRK3X-S5HJUUlMMGBJN6pxHGSrV9EPrMeX7lB9UHBPNjJfpAg_aXkTSA/s571/IMG_7786.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-0IwtRl3KVclLBa6j7Azc_0demeaU5xpfCjHhlZTA-6XR0G-94M3ArTAo6i74Ixkvi_ySDuURXVAuIwSK7ueou-5ySB8TSe1y83cswkVa4S9PETSuDklCw9uIcXR9QEI1xSRK3X-S5HJUUlMMGBJN6pxHGSrV9EPrMeX7lB9UHBPNjJfpAg_aXkTSA/w528-h640/IMG_7786.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This Jimi Hendrix includes pieces of broken mirror for additional impact - he's very cool!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8n8l-hgzxFWI30XrUzBW5PxXSjcpkHYo56UcrIhVBey0liCBCJn9tGVsDqje-HXugKI-2fHl_S6YVb8W3-VYPOvK-TQndLJDZUVHy8MCogmj1aRW2jEPwwQrcFwnOHg7GxJAQe73PnN4dMkaVveggqk7GXzCW4zPYQePnUYBJ1CAYRqZAmRHN_KRAQ/s426/IMG_7785.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8n8l-hgzxFWI30XrUzBW5PxXSjcpkHYo56UcrIhVBey0liCBCJn9tGVsDqje-HXugKI-2fHl_S6YVb8W3-VYPOvK-TQndLJDZUVHy8MCogmj1aRW2jEPwwQrcFwnOHg7GxJAQe73PnN4dMkaVveggqk7GXzCW4zPYQePnUYBJ1CAYRqZAmRHN_KRAQ/w546-h640/IMG_7785.jpg" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bill finds some blue friends to hang out with.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfSpyZuuBt_3-c20NJgGFLqtVXoYOHvSEvzE_CZ_94EYn4uxloeRyf-dau7Qkp4pmcOyeTwSPfrmr0WYFLVvjNVWXmgIIHXGK-wj4hM51Ew6LWfzjh0dvp7LINvrMNVPFYGYjd24fOeHqDt_7hfU_vaqfrXPoxCBN8PT7s1B2Gt9xcDWzXpTQkhz3lg/s558/IMG_7790.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="558" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfSpyZuuBt_3-c20NJgGFLqtVXoYOHvSEvzE_CZ_94EYn4uxloeRyf-dau7Qkp4pmcOyeTwSPfrmr0WYFLVvjNVWXmgIIHXGK-wj4hM51Ew6LWfzjh0dvp7LINvrMNVPFYGYjd24fOeHqDt_7hfU_vaqfrXPoxCBN8PT7s1B2Gt9xcDWzXpTQkhz3lg/w640-h394/IMG_7790.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wow!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAttOQUTW4Onu13m9wsMGZ1ZU0d7dL89I1l8MF1iE_Fc2B4oHohUJcnYULod_63hyKOlwu9GQZm-vy6zv0jiBKYXFDdXRzaKr5GbJ5xEZ9ld2TdXNaK_EBOAJCeaNn6gnzolEhHncPqA7Wrlj4VpUxsB9WAlnI5RInK6HW9XDJhFFcVY_7C7IVoq4PQ/s640/IMG_7789.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAttOQUTW4Onu13m9wsMGZ1ZU0d7dL89I1l8MF1iE_Fc2B4oHohUJcnYULod_63hyKOlwu9GQZm-vy6zv0jiBKYXFDdXRzaKr5GbJ5xEZ9ld2TdXNaK_EBOAJCeaNn6gnzolEhHncPqA7Wrlj4VpUxsB9WAlnI5RInK6HW9XDJhFFcVY_7C7IVoq4PQ/w640-h480/IMG_7789.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Many pieces blend into others.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With birds of prey on the original agenda we opt for the 35 mile drive to the Birds of Prey Conservation area near the <a href="https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/hiking-backpacking/swan-falls-dam-park/">Swan Falls Dam and Park</a>. Although the winds come up again, there's no dust or smoke and the views are stunning. The drive is through a lot of very flat (not a tree or bush in sight) landscape until we drop into the gorge. And then Wow! (again). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I don't capture any pics, but we see several Prairie Falcons, gulls, red-winged blackbirds, Ravens, swallows and even a large Blue Heron. There are Golden Eagles in the area but none we see this time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir86CbJzN-WFJp_hjyGFtRNGoPKaBAM-5klGExn-y0zFr8X78f9XSpHuXlH2F8lwzbnYLZ3nZp2CQIjirEn6Wxd39-vCwrfMKP0YubQJHGLzTgD2kQyUVubWEEg5yqAWpwKUAAQuolgwPB0P8NcX0bwFk4yjuWxCLQcv5_EY29rXVfsiHJyM2UG_b3gA/s3783/IMG_5297.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="3783" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir86CbJzN-WFJp_hjyGFtRNGoPKaBAM-5klGExn-y0zFr8X78f9XSpHuXlH2F8lwzbnYLZ3nZp2CQIjirEn6Wxd39-vCwrfMKP0YubQJHGLzTgD2kQyUVubWEEg5yqAWpwKUAAQuolgwPB0P8NcX0bwFk4yjuWxCLQcv5_EY29rXVfsiHJyM2UG_b3gA/w640-h440/IMG_5297.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lots of flat!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFd-ftz_5WaSm2SLLZrfo0Fsh_6YnamRNRuSrp9y0W6yC3Y1jwPcqBu1vU7tdujlfGzMLb0b0Pi4QMO0CiJA-4tO9PWpQYN7nMDQSQ1WAz-dmV0VcugF4NK3l2PJhXzCfB1-nYmrU20ONN4DEnr-4uu86FzlhLbpZWhmWrGO_TSo5MDVtJI3KRQmPRg/s3771/IMG_5276.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="3771" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFd-ftz_5WaSm2SLLZrfo0Fsh_6YnamRNRuSrp9y0W6yC3Y1jwPcqBu1vU7tdujlfGzMLb0b0Pi4QMO0CiJA-4tO9PWpQYN7nMDQSQ1WAz-dmV0VcugF4NK3l2PJhXzCfB1-nYmrU20ONN4DEnr-4uu86FzlhLbpZWhmWrGO_TSo5MDVtJI3KRQmPRg/w640-h428/IMG_5276.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Pointe Fire Memorial includes a very detailed account of the tragedy. Two firefighters perished here, just 700 feet from the road that would have taken them out of the fire.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Irmqu6Ont79vqTnl2h9svIhVS8tS59mK0dac_Q3GHeOc0UZ275CB1yMzD7dfwpw0gHK6x1OEeJxzFmK0nptPgm7WqE-250ju7jDR-p57tAk9I6RXZcerbAjzQCkCFomsK-m_IN_ZLXAF8C2jquhxlweZ_piTGW1MjTKNaNtYXGHnzsGuRgdZuilRdw/s4000/IMG_5279.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Irmqu6Ont79vqTnl2h9svIhVS8tS59mK0dac_Q3GHeOc0UZ275CB1yMzD7dfwpw0gHK6x1OEeJxzFmK0nptPgm7WqE-250ju7jDR-p57tAk9I6RXZcerbAjzQCkCFomsK-m_IN_ZLXAF8C2jquhxlweZ_piTGW1MjTKNaNtYXGHnzsGuRgdZuilRdw/w640-h480/IMG_5279.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A steep road drops us alongside the Snake River.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-8l0_rnWuwAP6TB0UWv3E-aV_iTxj1NEki_0xoGn-rOjpl3Jvr7J_JK3UIzfOpagFiDhoy_Fc0DTwT-tIXOT_zLgOmXuvr9YO8fWB2fzubm7YwYKmCebVoL2zePCKEA08VwsPsNXFW9YvijLO0_3uwyOwf6keJlKe22APiDJqFK3puU875645ytovA/s3722/IMG_5283.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3722" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-8l0_rnWuwAP6TB0UWv3E-aV_iTxj1NEki_0xoGn-rOjpl3Jvr7J_JK3UIzfOpagFiDhoy_Fc0DTwT-tIXOT_zLgOmXuvr9YO8fWB2fzubm7YwYKmCebVoL2zePCKEA08VwsPsNXFW9YvijLO0_3uwyOwf6keJlKe22APiDJqFK3puU875645ytovA/w640-h474/IMG_5283.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Above the Swan Falls Dam. Several tent and small trailers are camped in the dispersed area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2vW52gP4Da0yeKbDT8bxV3xyg1svlC1TBWQ0gRqR2iQO_1h9_hoFmdMSGjxh8xha4Nw6CSIjFqpFDD7vfd7XgTYB7b9Xk7wUTnkgGZfGdP6z9jDOWGenrK9bIwnjjc4WM679go4anKUX9fV-7I7Q5-79gYm7F0SZ3Ifc74yPmBfaXABq7QiD1dn-nQ/s3646/IMG_5284.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="3646" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2vW52gP4Da0yeKbDT8bxV3xyg1svlC1TBWQ0gRqR2iQO_1h9_hoFmdMSGjxh8xha4Nw6CSIjFqpFDD7vfd7XgTYB7b9Xk7wUTnkgGZfGdP6z9jDOWGenrK9bIwnjjc4WM679go4anKUX9fV-7I7Q5-79gYm7F0SZ3Ifc74yPmBfaXABq7QiD1dn-nQ/w640-h486/IMG_5284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM1TXXO1HmkAJWKeyu4l-wWsiMOEQEWsl8bma3FL1_srb3vutOjdMRz1f99JvxWXAuDm5VJlV3-pSjvmUZ8LENcCqIMizm8gtv1CRKVEAm7tVYLhpg_OiYHf4GDkeqa9a_JD9I5jtN5DblXJCe-O9ZdE1MpB5PDak4kU4i4Y_E9LuEB75AzmTtEaLTg/s3869/IMG_5286.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="3869" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM1TXXO1HmkAJWKeyu4l-wWsiMOEQEWsl8bma3FL1_srb3vutOjdMRz1f99JvxWXAuDm5VJlV3-pSjvmUZ8LENcCqIMizm8gtv1CRKVEAm7tVYLhpg_OiYHf4GDkeqa9a_JD9I5jtN5DblXJCe-O9ZdE1MpB5PDak4kU4i4Y_E9LuEB75AzmTtEaLTg/w640-h478/IMG_5286.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The far side of the river includes reds and yellows.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L6Zgdvfp3DISTWu52is4jbsjpD7Edw-lKanP8ppEhixUKohkuAgk1Cd37U63vT9ZRS2Q__C7zfUKyT1rYsfvqDxa5h7O8qriGaCzrcpnUjqrAKs_i6TOWanXsQKvRg7cMY4Kuq_9QB1_0wgOpqE0mOg5ji1MOuUA4J0XjWi0EMHZkTm-0PMYGCes0w/s3474/IMG_5289.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="3474" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L6Zgdvfp3DISTWu52is4jbsjpD7Edw-lKanP8ppEhixUKohkuAgk1Cd37U63vT9ZRS2Q__C7zfUKyT1rYsfvqDxa5h7O8qriGaCzrcpnUjqrAKs_i6TOWanXsQKvRg7cMY4Kuq_9QB1_0wgOpqE0mOg5ji1MOuUA4J0XjWi0EMHZkTm-0PMYGCes0w/w640-h502/IMG_5289.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Another fabulous Plan B!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcn5v2vKDUcVgF68qFo_98qAzXssn_aK5aMP7UsHajTNUF6eKq7j1uN2hAOqtkryHd9ao0lIezRIlMIOJPiTMeK65s6G-SEx_OhKWEGRUY3InbfKkWj2A90BRGHs1wEpoIlmmYxSegtZYwOlQswj0L4JQw6YNuLJtNzddhdCklxnmABfp2uhH7ARqIw/s4000/IMG_5293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcn5v2vKDUcVgF68qFo_98qAzXssn_aK5aMP7UsHajTNUF6eKq7j1uN2hAOqtkryHd9ao0lIezRIlMIOJPiTMeK65s6G-SEx_OhKWEGRUY3InbfKkWj2A90BRGHs1wEpoIlmmYxSegtZYwOlQswj0L4JQw6YNuLJtNzddhdCklxnmABfp2uhH7ARqIw/w640-h480/IMG_5293.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Even with mild rain nearly every afternoon and cooler Monday temps, it definitely feels like summer will be here by Memorial Day after all. We move into Oregon on Tuesday with the coast in our sights in a couple weeks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Remembering some other birthdays on mine :-) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t2F5FQeYCVO2ZC9JuCjxe7P-ntYvS4-Zk8wUIuUdum1kK4mBJiXpC0X37N_MCrbEKRMntwrWVmXKSv5kKVqfDZZ1Xqf48pCjeVapwSOuUiN8XRmEQ35v5Ihcrvyk5HmEFGbDZ37KEdNnghFEw0Rq_rRkU1Ww6XzHbYdhVFsNSvsjPZqIs55T2r38vA/s4032/Oliver%201st%20bday%201222.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t2F5FQeYCVO2ZC9JuCjxe7P-ntYvS4-Zk8wUIuUdum1kK4mBJiXpC0X37N_MCrbEKRMntwrWVmXKSv5kKVqfDZZ1Xqf48pCjeVapwSOuUiN8XRmEQ35v5Ihcrvyk5HmEFGbDZ37KEdNnghFEw0Rq_rRkU1Ww6XzHbYdhVFsNSvsjPZqIs55T2r38vA/w480-h640/Oliver%201st%20bday%201222.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oliver on his first birthday.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nkSvcZt50kHQfsDLmTgkVj9eLQLfKCjYBVyKZTC73ei87qrdNyuD6treKMzS8biJwzxoEZ191ObdzVZ2az91scXpgr9-mPAjCnGEv4l8dyXMi4i5s9I8eotXMymzLq4zHh5rB8IRm-p-MxJ_IbjkLX352E30LLKFEAeu7LiIJfvEywE4xOp2U3N0XQ/s1334/Elliott%20Birthday%20One%202.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nkSvcZt50kHQfsDLmTgkVj9eLQLfKCjYBVyKZTC73ei87qrdNyuD6treKMzS8biJwzxoEZ191ObdzVZ2az91scXpgr9-mPAjCnGEv4l8dyXMi4i5s9I8eotXMymzLq4zHh5rB8IRm-p-MxJ_IbjkLX352E30LLKFEAeu7LiIJfvEywE4xOp2U3N0XQ/w352-h640/Elliott%20Birthday%20One%202.JPG" width="352" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott on his first birthday.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-27958102371558478222023-05-16T18:48:00.001-07:002023-05-16T18:55:34.541-07:00Falls Big and Small<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>May 11 - 16, 2023</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Twin Falls, Idaho</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV_fb0mz09vD5Hsq62kJh93L2jJ1_7JW6RE7Qzpg2Q-wOCQB6exBCz1WafD9oIlZyOl3Pu3fXC5bYxG7gKyL9MtS1RfNrRRdXsq0hXv4Y9mF6IJa4jbD4Mc6kPydD1vPUDYGYG5LeCPsPciVhiDbrTCFBfDK6t-5UWfC59ZlmxLORAzEbAeTPq23oRw/s640/IMG_7710.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV_fb0mz09vD5Hsq62kJh93L2jJ1_7JW6RE7Qzpg2Q-wOCQB6exBCz1WafD9oIlZyOl3Pu3fXC5bYxG7gKyL9MtS1RfNrRRdXsq0hXv4Y9mF6IJa4jbD4Mc6kPydD1vPUDYGYG5LeCPsPciVhiDbrTCFBfDK6t-5UWfC59ZlmxLORAzEbAeTPq23oRw/w480-h640/IMG_7710.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>So done hearing Mom stress about that slide!</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Moving from snow capped mountains in every direction into the flat, agriculture of southern Idaho is an easy 180 mile drive on smooth Interstate 84. With the exception of about 20 minutes of weirdness on the motorhome dash - loss of notification panel, flashing exhaust brake symbol, loss of cruise control (computer glitch most likely) - the drive is an easy one. We're listening to Anne Hillerman's latest novel on Audible that always helps these mostly viewless routes go by quickly. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are returning to <a href="https://twinfalls93rv.com/">Twin Falls 93 RV Park</a>, about 9 miles north of the city. I know that since our last visit they added five rows of new pull-through sites so I figure we'll have several options for FHUs with open sky. For some reason they made two of the rows with water and electric only - seems like a bad business decision - limiting our options significantly. Our first site is very narrow and we can't open our dining slide due to a small tree. We're able to move to another 50 amp FHU site that is a challenge to negotiate, but is much larger. Gravel pad with good size grass area and picnic table. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When we prepared our departure back in Ogden the wonky large slide failed to come all the way in on the first, second and third tries. Arrgh, I need tranquilizers! But I do finally get it all the way in, and swear I'm not moving it again until it's repaired. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here in Twin Falls I wait until after we venture out for a quick lunch (in a dark tiki bar that makes us laugh) before agreeing to give the slide another try. Bill really doesn't want to squeeze in and out of the bedroom every night! Slowly, with slight hesitation, it goes all the way out again. Now I just have to <i>not worry</i> about departure day again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTcEAek8am5OSZZv-cAAygrdzNxU5M3vqJxdwdUZePF-Ys-1QHWifaDgHjDWgRkmZXdtklGO0_ZsP_rXBzQfyJL64BstSkDcEvXCTmlam3qWkKdjXn1xdpt2A5S0YiF2H9k4HkFx2StL46BCvdiFEaD_HuakAG632wt-X73LtMI3QPaJKsZ9a9h5zShQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTcEAek8am5OSZZv-cAAygrdzNxU5M3vqJxdwdUZePF-Ys-1QHWifaDgHjDWgRkmZXdtklGO0_ZsP_rXBzQfyJL64BstSkDcEvXCTmlam3qWkKdjXn1xdpt2A5S0YiF2H9k4HkFx2StL46BCvdiFEaD_HuakAG632wt-X73LtMI3QPaJKsZ9a9h5zShQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">On the way for a grocery pickup I stop at the visitor center along the gorge - and the beautiful Perrine Bridge. I like this view better than driving the motorhome over it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Given the lead time for repairs I send an email to a tech in Bend, Oregon, with all the details about our slide. They're open 7 days a week, so fingers crossed I get a positive response by Monday!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have a short list of places to see here, and one is <a href="https://www.scooterschillinandgrillin.com/">Scooters</a> for Bison burgers - turns out to be another bar/grill :-)) And the burgers are just as good as anticipated - I definitely recommend a visit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We aren't expecting more rain during our stay in Twin Falls, but Saturday night's sprinkles move into Sunday morning. Still, the forecast looks like it's moving on so we venture out before 11 to check out some of the local beauty. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJd8Cz3xdCWpzeQsZXg5SVBzP12m9HXrIcSOxOyrpO8hF8lxeaVlEUrUHMeKQjfaNMMwb_rumBtrBZqNvyVFZnr3caEyTUi4y7aDjJwA7BZs0cIJyMDKWjbAtWtYpGJ6U3l_AV3pqyLCPlq8bW8G-mG3nBQpOowX2iywHQUd-_xGvfO2fQq3TjVBxikg/s3898/IMG_5170.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3898" data-original-width="2898" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJd8Cz3xdCWpzeQsZXg5SVBzP12m9HXrIcSOxOyrpO8hF8lxeaVlEUrUHMeKQjfaNMMwb_rumBtrBZqNvyVFZnr3caEyTUi4y7aDjJwA7BZs0cIJyMDKWjbAtWtYpGJ6U3l_AV3pqyLCPlq8bW8G-mG3nBQpOowX2iywHQUd-_xGvfO2fQq3TjVBxikg/w476-h640/IMG_5170.JPG" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Perrine-Coulee Falls is 200 feet with a trail behind it but challenging access.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXjawEAwyvjz14H19JMWiB5R5fkzW2RjtqjbmDS39NnD95qwD9twRjn1ssVs9O1BqR9D2OZnhEAPp4njnvBAgK54kfIgaL60nlRmwZcq0_rXdHIdWLbA6nIUW-WEnzRY6aKIhiBA0PlddZR_DwDAiGM_oWrIxyMp1ZYzZ8nO35RjDGWyPKLxqDmL9XQ/s4000/IMG_5172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXjawEAwyvjz14H19JMWiB5R5fkzW2RjtqjbmDS39NnD95qwD9twRjn1ssVs9O1BqR9D2OZnhEAPp4njnvBAgK54kfIgaL60nlRmwZcq0_rXdHIdWLbA6nIUW-WEnzRY6aKIhiBA0PlddZR_DwDAiGM_oWrIxyMp1ZYzZ8nO35RjDGWyPKLxqDmL9XQ/w480-h640/IMG_5172.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg5B4AVwtpguC1ZzWuGEio2JNBKFWN03Xb_-W4kq6rATqqTyX29SW1HTGZ1P9vNflWKmI29bPajTdBj1QUN3g_whQI5PoL6zP0dN-JV6eR4rtTAO_5iou9ORXkLqPFAXz9hlHz46iKlAI9vRKHpKuBboXfWezd0wZyPgycSilSISP0ScGG2wv1b4PBw/s3676/IMG_5174.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="3676" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg5B4AVwtpguC1ZzWuGEio2JNBKFWN03Xb_-W4kq6rATqqTyX29SW1HTGZ1P9vNflWKmI29bPajTdBj1QUN3g_whQI5PoL6zP0dN-JV6eR4rtTAO_5iou9ORXkLqPFAXz9hlHz46iKlAI9vRKHpKuBboXfWezd0wZyPgycSilSISP0ScGG2wv1b4PBw/w640-h480/IMG_5174.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">486 feet above the Snake River, the Perrine Bridge is the eighth highest bridge in the United States. I think it's even prettier from below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A pretty but short drive takes us to <a href="https://www.tfid.org/309/Shoshone-Falls">Shoshone Falls</a>. Although the falls are taller than Niagara Falls, they don't appear to be today. The multiple layers and stunning rock formations are uniquely beautiful with several overlook locations to appreciate it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7JpmRLv0tXxYXCYXhfDcMsiD_FtF6-jpVRu0rWGD38ke9oRaMo4Zbn2dXqx_m_nMhDssQnj7erYndRK-HYz9UPvRG-hcg9Iio1wFPPD1fRr9u7j65McYGn2IsYesdSrhfVnVMv8gxQWhVQmk9J8FCuwneKzBQqoKdBQYwZmIV-jlcbnrGSd2ZsgC-A/s3925/IMG_5184.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3925" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7JpmRLv0tXxYXCYXhfDcMsiD_FtF6-jpVRu0rWGD38ke9oRaMo4Zbn2dXqx_m_nMhDssQnj7erYndRK-HYz9UPvRG-hcg9Iio1wFPPD1fRr9u7j65McYGn2IsYesdSrhfVnVMv8gxQWhVQmk9J8FCuwneKzBQqoKdBQYwZmIV-jlcbnrGSd2ZsgC-A/w640-h442/IMG_5184.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoS7bBsoWmJgORQAq6Wz2vWiHVA98xjXen86AE6W3DP_HoApTElJKbhpHmodEVwpQvuybY4fZIS3ylFQDNYSSLuFmEcX83Fapb9ViCexJJXl5kloEQY4qSdMgI3iQIkE0-unQSVdaidTIP4DqMrpjxtZh-F3K2eImSegocVtbpSXPXphVE6fou5WBuw/s4000/IMG_5185.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoS7bBsoWmJgORQAq6Wz2vWiHVA98xjXen86AE6W3DP_HoApTElJKbhpHmodEVwpQvuybY4fZIS3ylFQDNYSSLuFmEcX83Fapb9ViCexJJXl5kloEQY4qSdMgI3iQIkE0-unQSVdaidTIP4DqMrpjxtZh-F3K2eImSegocVtbpSXPXphVE6fou5WBuw/w480-h640/IMG_5185.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Snake River Gorge taking the water to the Columbia River.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JwwqdvDhAp-Kje5_uJTYzBfGGFt5LCELYIIfWMPAHHjYdVwRNnlTFyfs3leWNGS3OrKvXZfTh95ofmVn791BSDCDj6yumNmv0vf32Fa4XI8WMjy5-wC2TiJfyQH12fJCnL4rg6muSWb9-_UGLuc1bOHwt1wsu5TI0nNELoFDvuIyO8WdO4uMg0lDKg/s3738/IMG_5182.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="3738" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JwwqdvDhAp-Kje5_uJTYzBfGGFt5LCELYIIfWMPAHHjYdVwRNnlTFyfs3leWNGS3OrKvXZfTh95ofmVn791BSDCDj6yumNmv0vf32Fa4XI8WMjy5-wC2TiJfyQH12fJCnL4rg6muSWb9-_UGLuc1bOHwt1wsu5TI0nNELoFDvuIyO8WdO4uMg0lDKg/w640-h474/IMG_5182.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDXwY6MM6MKUvXJBuTJD47yAcZQWCLcshd4bb8zYgAJe3wij78RJwSVmAcJjbthX2pQ7Mj-dEWfO_9wQ-qPlNZgMkSDwm6iOh0YIH7z7Wx5Nw8tzPK0UyA7QDfgigLZp9DF5CpScO8Yi6KP5r43GzS4TuwBhPYA1xfYHm0FUk0TxW0CdxoH_aoWUhdA/s3831/IMG_5180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="3831" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDXwY6MM6MKUvXJBuTJD47yAcZQWCLcshd4bb8zYgAJe3wij78RJwSVmAcJjbthX2pQ7Mj-dEWfO_9wQ-qPlNZgMkSDwm6iOh0YIH7z7Wx5Nw8tzPK0UyA7QDfgigLZp9DF5CpScO8Yi6KP5r43GzS4TuwBhPYA1xfYHm0FUk0TxW0CdxoH_aoWUhdA/w640-h462/IMG_5180.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCpAX0kX5WKJQLStdh3NXF28BtOH99S0UDPSx9uo_jL9wKzYBixuaGMOl8gy5vUS1JPgfVPcBkdf4tUK-qyWtWeIlZvvB6XHLo9iivokhfDS9XwtQSpMgnM0ct2rJGfzrKrtAzi60P-MLC-vdaQCiuDvmzHKXiaFvkWl_byvQybyyLjeW8PPRzVZriA/s4000/IMG_5187.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCpAX0kX5WKJQLStdh3NXF28BtOH99S0UDPSx9uo_jL9wKzYBixuaGMOl8gy5vUS1JPgfVPcBkdf4tUK-qyWtWeIlZvvB6XHLo9iivokhfDS9XwtQSpMgnM0ct2rJGfzrKrtAzi60P-MLC-vdaQCiuDvmzHKXiaFvkWl_byvQybyyLjeW8PPRzVZriA/w640-h480/IMG_5187.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Also in the state park is little Dierkes Lake with a large grass picnic area and a calm swimming area. No dogs allowed - lots of signs :-(</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsxmd5EcizzGkF4xh71hV5ZP3lMFVTzt9OlXYxhSoL_eAETNrxHLfFL6oQLBnW519K_pzl6MqyQdndIb7_x4OGkAHXMYb1M9TMRZgiv-HguAIPDySb7zCf12lIfRUM8Kler2AcflI0UpM4PJ6Qafv7D2o6HX9jZwq9GoNehboQbveK6ns93v1tJh4hQ/s3395/IMG_5188.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="3395" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsxmd5EcizzGkF4xh71hV5ZP3lMFVTzt9OlXYxhSoL_eAETNrxHLfFL6oQLBnW519K_pzl6MqyQdndIb7_x4OGkAHXMYb1M9TMRZgiv-HguAIPDySb7zCf12lIfRUM8Kler2AcflI0UpM4PJ6Qafv7D2o6HX9jZwq9GoNehboQbveK6ns93v1tJh4hQ/w640-h464/IMG_5188.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Surrounded by basalt flows and scrub brush, it's an interesting area. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We take I-84 north to the little town of Hagerman and <a href="https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/thousand-springs/">Thousand Springs State Park Visitor Center</a> to start the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway. The VC has some nice exhibits, but the information and the map we stop for are pretty useless. We never find the fossil beds and have to get creative to find the "scenics". </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Even with a return drive to the VC to pick up my cell phone from the middle of the road where it fell off the Jeep (I have no idea where I put it when we left the center, but noticed it gone about 20 minutes later), it's a pretty drive. Just a small scratch!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6pOEg8YaCgvjNZcIdiY2Zn23c_ATN_xz95SGiRl1qGrm9-P2DsTaT6KjLoUPC--F2Is_uWFW3NGaIkQDr5poDwnGtAPcT9A0J8lbzKwHkYuoL--cFx0kBzlQws7ucDqCsx0owDHsyRIGiTJ02ZQSrdaoz1pvhPTd7m6gxzhRkmMuj0VKhDPe7W7y0Q/s2313/IMG_5190.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2313" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6pOEg8YaCgvjNZcIdiY2Zn23c_ATN_xz95SGiRl1qGrm9-P2DsTaT6KjLoUPC--F2Is_uWFW3NGaIkQDr5poDwnGtAPcT9A0J8lbzKwHkYuoL--cFx0kBzlQws7ucDqCsx0owDHsyRIGiTJ02ZQSrdaoz1pvhPTd7m6gxzhRkmMuj0VKhDPe7W7y0Q/w640-h444/IMG_5190.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sheep Camp Monument</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-KtDdZQeX7zY-4YzNPt2sQADL4hqZj90ZIkCbg2BTc6215A3fO-cWkcWc0Gr5N0RJSyH_Lecv1A2iiQkV1a5WY_CdOM1KCt6il1fVHQKgt7akXkX0LoiHPlJw87tXo_w2yWcWjM-CstGmIXNITSO-nHLhxJk5J3tvt_Z9vpJIpGPDKKaSWsbFtN-Vg/s2602/IMG_5191.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="2602" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-KtDdZQeX7zY-4YzNPt2sQADL4hqZj90ZIkCbg2BTc6215A3fO-cWkcWc0Gr5N0RJSyH_Lecv1A2iiQkV1a5WY_CdOM1KCt6il1fVHQKgt7akXkX0LoiHPlJw87tXo_w2yWcWjM-CstGmIXNITSO-nHLhxJk5J3tvt_Z9vpJIpGPDKKaSWsbFtN-Vg/w640-h498/IMG_5191.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A lovely old farmhouse.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRzvwxWNjsPahLD_gC_K3gr4Qa5zb698BwPbjUH9DGUfNcnDoJB3CkfbbL6r1uAiQbYogpmeyVpPnXldQZw7S0e65rFjPkaQRAEoKXkXXgMvldYg-SmRGJqx7ueVuEiRJmumWLij27b92LlWzwT9ncYmELKNM01X-eUseDbhEVm-25mo52WjE66DwwA/s4000/IMG_5193.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRzvwxWNjsPahLD_gC_K3gr4Qa5zb698BwPbjUH9DGUfNcnDoJB3CkfbbL6r1uAiQbYogpmeyVpPnXldQZw7S0e65rFjPkaQRAEoKXkXXgMvldYg-SmRGJqx7ueVuEiRJmumWLij27b92LlWzwT9ncYmELKNM01X-eUseDbhEVm-25mo52WjE66DwwA/w640-h480/IMG_5193.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bell Rapids - a fishing spot along the Snake River.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-zut9w_QPQRdUFI7xeoUMBthgYAJPf5lFc_PeCCeSDbA8qSg5vreWWOk6s_CfBeqCFCSAixMv-R8H-vSZCJquVVeWPUMCNsL8PfOUDqpA-Vhn028aezFuppCZQIu6NExj9PqiIbkPbAL4VQTxe84nDugvq7wrv02RrD9fHOh7zski3uhDWqIfqJZuQ/s3505/IMG_5194.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="3505" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-zut9w_QPQRdUFI7xeoUMBthgYAJPf5lFc_PeCCeSDbA8qSg5vreWWOk6s_CfBeqCFCSAixMv-R8H-vSZCJquVVeWPUMCNsL8PfOUDqpA-Vhn028aezFuppCZQIu6NExj9PqiIbkPbAL4VQTxe84nDugvq7wrv02RrD9fHOh7zski3uhDWqIfqJZuQ/w640-h412/IMG_5194.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Suffolk Sheep along the original Oregon Trail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJK3cPdkNwUwkWY51JsDk9XOcZ-oGH0d0IRES-5aN08CRDjHiYsTmNDwFBKZocS5HkibLFPEQNB2kI5RnCVQQ0XVJiJWuryxohg9S7Smb--kR3PGojV0abC74ttGO4tIIcSqbNB1WNX7t1kurqifuIb-ZVC3DuBB32f8HbtmmBDjkkVs3_KhF-sGOUg/s3549/IMG_5195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="3549" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJK3cPdkNwUwkWY51JsDk9XOcZ-oGH0d0IRES-5aN08CRDjHiYsTmNDwFBKZocS5HkibLFPEQNB2kI5RnCVQQ0XVJiJWuryxohg9S7Smb--kR3PGojV0abC74ttGO4tIIcSqbNB1WNX7t1kurqifuIb-ZVC3DuBB32f8HbtmmBDjkkVs3_KhF-sGOUg/w640-h360/IMG_5195.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Storms are threatening all around, but there are several folks fishing at the Wildlife Management Area near the fish hatchery. Osprey, gulls, swallows and pelicans share the space.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuorAtJbT0RTpUL1Aq-eot6jxkQRedTA_Zxr-H44isI95y4ftYIzXfdsnEY-l58fKBVTmOnLNRZGsviabbEa5pIFUW0GwshAt--vfZKVWC2q_cCZywjvbEKjrBvP-5NIDLPfV3XaHI7vJ0g-D5og1eqL_OJHMCcBECPCUTNGwN-ZI7ZYr_6_W5c_JYQ/s4000/IMG_5198.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuorAtJbT0RTpUL1Aq-eot6jxkQRedTA_Zxr-H44isI95y4ftYIzXfdsnEY-l58fKBVTmOnLNRZGsviabbEa5pIFUW0GwshAt--vfZKVWC2q_cCZywjvbEKjrBvP-5NIDLPfV3XaHI7vJ0g-D5og1eqL_OJHMCcBECPCUTNGwN-ZI7ZYr_6_W5c_JYQ/w640-h480/IMG_5198.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The surrounding landscape gives me a new appreciation for the acres of developed agriculture here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8vk-rS8ZDshfMcS0YZbn9joKwpRT4dGc9CWoQNAymblX6TS1mZR3Y9ZqXI31Ht_ffG322sFeGG2SYZdfEkE8EEcRYXKlsw8f-wA_XgEdxO2PjOolXHhmJT3_g9HU1CRYkMgRhzAOQMklllI0rPrhpnl8l6wavrCKcCjg-AzIGuzUx5IG35DbwCcNMw/s2880/IMG_5199.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2880" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8vk-rS8ZDshfMcS0YZbn9joKwpRT4dGc9CWoQNAymblX6TS1mZR3Y9ZqXI31Ht_ffG322sFeGG2SYZdfEkE8EEcRYXKlsw8f-wA_XgEdxO2PjOolXHhmJT3_g9HU1CRYkMgRhzAOQMklllI0rPrhpnl8l6wavrCKcCjg-AzIGuzUx5IG35DbwCcNMw/w640-h534/IMG_5199.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">All from the same litter.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxpa9AyVfDlF0Z5YDH4Uhe7Q79rp5zx5CrqypHEc-HrMbzC36EQW96xC6iUZ6myVT-BuqbHOo8wGxU4m-9OHwdiU1DtZRCfxSpOZpoWaBds5kV9HmhQpxsChoJ-iL6xYwZNtcDXj8IsSauj-sO9kqMpWDxfvH9oxDKplB5xU7w2jqWnR89hI15GSEZg/s4000/IMG_5200.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxpa9AyVfDlF0Z5YDH4Uhe7Q79rp5zx5CrqypHEc-HrMbzC36EQW96xC6iUZ6myVT-BuqbHOo8wGxU4m-9OHwdiU1DtZRCfxSpOZpoWaBds5kV9HmhQpxsChoJ-iL6xYwZNtcDXj8IsSauj-sO9kqMpWDxfvH9oxDKplB5xU7w2jqWnR89hI15GSEZg/w640-h480/IMG_5200.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Osprey nest - just one baby visible on our drive out.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XDiMBHeFmUKviYk5mtYbmYyCvh1XccY-lViVNhn4SAA8kOAhxjs2kk_V2ZPiL7RrsxKC2ucq8oc-Rf17prwbI-MTPRnsnsTEj_R_wPPJ7BaYM5FNEdj6osCsUeXrggtfdn-vbR00nF-6e7pP72TJWApvxrOGG36Kz03EpnlLwBqxgGTfXUDIjxkkAA/s3383/IMG_5203.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="3383" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XDiMBHeFmUKviYk5mtYbmYyCvh1XccY-lViVNhn4SAA8kOAhxjs2kk_V2ZPiL7RrsxKC2ucq8oc-Rf17prwbI-MTPRnsnsTEj_R_wPPJ7BaYM5FNEdj6osCsUeXrggtfdn-vbR00nF-6e7pP72TJWApvxrOGG36Kz03EpnlLwBqxgGTfXUDIjxkkAA/w640-h496/IMG_5203.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Both male and female pelicans develop temporary bumps during mating season.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilEvLvxz5gyXiDVhTExwoH6H2zDzd4kJopJHs7flKi5zOKEv6hm7RB_DeMBtvnNxRlNZCin5riGVnkAmuOuZFeJagCZUXShe1K7TWPFySFfJd5qsFCPgJvzyJhcSyWOl5WHHmhXPywBMsNwBmH6u3pDvEosQUNsmD_M-7NpJRZZdlOXPC_Aje9LH0eg/s2448/IMG_5207.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="2448" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilEvLvxz5gyXiDVhTExwoH6H2zDzd4kJopJHs7flKi5zOKEv6hm7RB_DeMBtvnNxRlNZCin5riGVnkAmuOuZFeJagCZUXShe1K7TWPFySFfJd5qsFCPgJvzyJhcSyWOl5WHHmhXPywBMsNwBmH6u3pDvEosQUNsmD_M-7NpJRZZdlOXPC_Aje9LH0eg/w640-h468/IMG_5207.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A rare catch for me - birds in flight!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW62hBzaFn0BQnxxbAneaSeY4lIK-CiEi_HC3jkoGJjaAyDAWCnlxdzeAuI69fS3NoNnJf-baO-qlJZFViZ-C5GHGxSryPjCJWcxyxXrH0bOPUgQ85te3Dyx1kF3W6WruG-r3GBuaxdukgDtd6r9p1AEJzhvzm7e8Ww3EeerWq_E2HgG6rvdc13tJg5A/s3657/IMG_5210.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2590" data-original-width="3657" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW62hBzaFn0BQnxxbAneaSeY4lIK-CiEi_HC3jkoGJjaAyDAWCnlxdzeAuI69fS3NoNnJf-baO-qlJZFViZ-C5GHGxSryPjCJWcxyxXrH0bOPUgQ85te3Dyx1kF3W6WruG-r3GBuaxdukgDtd6r9p1AEJzhvzm7e8Ww3EeerWq_E2HgG6rvdc13tJg5A/w640-h454/IMG_5210.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Springs along the gorge - scenic!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIasOV5bVk722BhTFoESuPjH_3pVzAKO6dK6uPYUmbIUp5NSoiVcrYTtEed97l31X8RvQ5nLaT7fnZFEJ4bHoRYsbKcaMnAFWN7R-DPd751M9VnuYXfIqMD621pLt0tiJFNHs0kVLA9DClDm6uJa4-gcOe9x6Asi9CVqQYmyxvai-k5nYP3YzjW5IbA/s3616/IMG_5211.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2097" data-original-width="3616" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIasOV5bVk722BhTFoESuPjH_3pVzAKO6dK6uPYUmbIUp5NSoiVcrYTtEed97l31X8RvQ5nLaT7fnZFEJ4bHoRYsbKcaMnAFWN7R-DPd751M9VnuYXfIqMD621pLt0tiJFNHs0kVLA9DClDm6uJa4-gcOe9x6Asi9CVqQYmyxvai-k5nYP3YzjW5IbA/w640-h372/IMG_5211.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">No signage, but we're able to see these from a parking lot.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gdwDCoM35OdNvy64JwzFRdDBc2DuB9HJjuM68CRE2VwRjrJnGXJJ9TgdM1jViNhHsK4Rl-pJXuRf9ta8yhe2rD6eA2SFJHeoNr16D_oKQhjeGR2wv49BR4n6Z5suy0jflK7bZxi5hHFLXi2iB2fM3yszVDnBzW92vhcSkevOJ8DzsL7ZXn_uKC0y1g/s4000/IMG_5212.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gdwDCoM35OdNvy64JwzFRdDBc2DuB9HJjuM68CRE2VwRjrJnGXJJ9TgdM1jViNhHsK4Rl-pJXuRf9ta8yhe2rD6eA2SFJHeoNr16D_oKQhjeGR2wv49BR4n6Z5suy0jflK7bZxi5hHFLXi2iB2fM3yszVDnBzW92vhcSkevOJ8DzsL7ZXn_uKC0y1g/w640-h480/IMG_5212.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Idaho does a nice job of providing historic information big enough to read!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's Mothers Day so even late afternoon our first eatery choice is packed. We luck out with an old diner - Idaho Joe's gets us fed after a cloudy day of seeing the sights.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sadly the mobile tech I was hoping could do our work in Bend doesn't work on Swintek slides (and I will never own another RV that has them). He does give me a lot of great information so I'm even more bummed he isn't the one we'll be working with. I find a shop with a less than enthusiastic person on the phone who can schedule us on the 8th, in Bend, two days after we're supposed to move on. Nope, we have to get this fixed. The park we're staying at is able to extend our stay and I book the appointment - yay!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Now I just have to get the part ordered in advance so it's there when we arrive. Not going to be as easy as I hoped.......</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Twin Falls has a few eateries along the gorge so we treat ourselves to lunch at <a href="https://elevation486.com/">Elevation 486</a> with stunning views. After yesterday's colder rain and wind, we're blessed with a calm 78 degree afternoon - and no crowd!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoHW1T4tHD630ARhSOEJgyphDezzv7aL0FZRYFxyn-3wi5aeOSsf6NbZUYeGX6gIwj-XfSwXh19xH35ovCZwVLFYzZWh92jgNuuNLWP7_zMAtJUO1cZh3o5j5urZNerZUJISTZK5TqMeBXm95Md_1frtgMe-n0Ck-lCWG1YAKyDz6mxt7WT5f2H62DQ/s960/reflection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="960" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoHW1T4tHD630ARhSOEJgyphDezzv7aL0FZRYFxyn-3wi5aeOSsf6NbZUYeGX6gIwj-XfSwXh19xH35ovCZwVLFYzZWh92jgNuuNLWP7_zMAtJUO1cZh3o5j5urZNerZUJISTZK5TqMeBXm95Md_1frtgMe-n0Ck-lCWG1YAKyDz6mxt7WT5f2H62DQ/w640-h448/reflection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Capturing us in the large window behind the patio - fun!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSMc4L9elv35EpqYsaWGsSnrG6eUJm9U5lJHP2qLVGEiMGlPHVVI4qCMxBT4hb21ohjTyEpS1WdzDwR8cISU_ucsZlU0QMH6BAWPE9XKBQvxbW_6gkwwWEYbkx8fuaT3ccB9J9M-oRM50iytsMG2c7MZAfYOr0oStqwVopsglsfz_TvAifhvYeno15Q/s960/yum.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSMc4L9elv35EpqYsaWGsSnrG6eUJm9U5lJHP2qLVGEiMGlPHVVI4qCMxBT4hb21ohjTyEpS1WdzDwR8cISU_ucsZlU0QMH6BAWPE9XKBQvxbW_6gkwwWEYbkx8fuaT3ccB9J9M-oRM50iytsMG2c7MZAfYOr0oStqwVopsglsfz_TvAifhvYeno15Q/w640-h480/yum.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Seared ahi salad with gorgeous views under sunny skies.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When reviewing the sights in this area there are several waterfalls to visit. I find it interesting that the last one on all the lists is Twin Falls. You'd think the namesake fall(s) would be first!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The twins are no more - not since 1935 while the city was named in 1905. One of the falls was "replaced" with a dam and power plant. The power plant was upgraded in 1995. The remaining falls are beautiful and powerful. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Unlike Shoshone Falls, there is just a small parking and picnic area here. There's also no one else here - yay!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEt_xTKmmS3gTXK19J6A-fyhQvu-ySGknwpX7LWXxAhak6TZMdS9YBVS_MNFtGLf9PkQN3O3JcMpW1i4qZmqfkoSCzMn0_l1rsKy7E00foxexPYOW5hepoI-fc0QKi76OYrcxFOzyCq0PHdxu_8fGuvZphAjd7Eu7QPogZlnXYi0sThZWqqF7iqoEKQ/s3691/IMG_5213.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="3691" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEt_xTKmmS3gTXK19J6A-fyhQvu-ySGknwpX7LWXxAhak6TZMdS9YBVS_MNFtGLf9PkQN3O3JcMpW1i4qZmqfkoSCzMn0_l1rsKy7E00foxexPYOW5hepoI-fc0QKi76OYrcxFOzyCq0PHdxu_8fGuvZphAjd7Eu7QPogZlnXYi0sThZWqqF7iqoEKQ/w640-h374/IMG_5213.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Then</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5osu1UvBigEf_gTfIIV_D-5dxQCR95-lWee_q8BWTtE9vTdxfsPgFFXvT2keH623dVDaUrwhCFTFp8dq7SsLi73Tc_RC6HfYlvEGDWaZsiUDWzRuZYXkfs7jblrDJKiENL820U9bN60hlhB-96JFWkwzU5aaXWLOignoeiF8LNl9qFytOOXMEpMoZw/s4000/IMG_5214.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5osu1UvBigEf_gTfIIV_D-5dxQCR95-lWee_q8BWTtE9vTdxfsPgFFXvT2keH623dVDaUrwhCFTFp8dq7SsLi73Tc_RC6HfYlvEGDWaZsiUDWzRuZYXkfs7jblrDJKiENL820U9bN60hlhB-96JFWkwzU5aaXWLOignoeiF8LNl9qFytOOXMEpMoZw/w640-h480/IMG_5214.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGrrjpRkDTzGwsqVh8ZzCAjN3XfsMAwflKVqL2E96-LvTePD_nQOc-XtJmHg3LFfYUUXVqOA0JGvmJ1Qnx5vfukFwLH4epoHM8_tbydHuCz4PUrippghNvcqfgK2xoHWAW_CDXfv12HiUIQa_OP0koJ7wjap2A0bk769aLTrIo94pXby1k8h7iBxJpg/s4000/IMG_5216.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGrrjpRkDTzGwsqVh8ZzCAjN3XfsMAwflKVqL2E96-LvTePD_nQOc-XtJmHg3LFfYUUXVqOA0JGvmJ1Qnx5vfukFwLH4epoHM8_tbydHuCz4PUrippghNvcqfgK2xoHWAW_CDXfv12HiUIQa_OP0koJ7wjap2A0bk769aLTrIo94pXby1k8h7iBxJpg/w640-h480/IMG_5216.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">200 foot drop continues the Snake River.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql_oUnM0wfjXI6lR1T1YQ14oflRfwXCstYaGVIhd0ZLqSgJ1zgJzSK2Kyb_taynrb3kICypCQls4M8z5Hpnbj9hbZCMQ1ZuGKp8MiEniDfkQmbYMMg33f9IBsEuUoKpUJBZ06HqUstXepDELC0fsWHlBdGiscogrLwTUbmtJkOWOadhiyDPVDMH_48Q/s4000/IMG_5217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql_oUnM0wfjXI6lR1T1YQ14oflRfwXCstYaGVIhd0ZLqSgJ1zgJzSK2Kyb_taynrb3kICypCQls4M8z5Hpnbj9hbZCMQ1ZuGKp8MiEniDfkQmbYMMg33f9IBsEuUoKpUJBZ06HqUstXepDELC0fsWHlBdGiscogrLwTUbmtJkOWOadhiyDPVDMH_48Q/w640-h480/IMG_5217.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-d5uV_Sju8UGm9AxXDzzHfLN5Fu6IgooHpG63GNlTVkdC71NLtEZLZnOTWIeCtD8pAimAtzQPvwYvaK3XX53xyY9unEyEkDoYBxESD97f-GxK7VeGWNlfF9qgp7dIo_8WDej8N0e_Ad7jxtifSZWKLtAth-i2f-glCv9jNAaQ0pD5VN31FnpGuxpZA/s3667/IMG_5218.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3667" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-d5uV_Sju8UGm9AxXDzzHfLN5Fu6IgooHpG63GNlTVkdC71NLtEZLZnOTWIeCtD8pAimAtzQPvwYvaK3XX53xyY9unEyEkDoYBxESD97f-GxK7VeGWNlfF9qgp7dIo_8WDej8N0e_Ad7jxtifSZWKLtAth-i2f-glCv9jNAaQ0pD5VN31FnpGuxpZA/w640-h438/IMG_5218.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Snake River Gorge continues to Wow us.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2fngLm6EYj4Wn-C2WEeCjy8WgkuSd2npN_98Apzsr8cFvoeOG57mmBl_e3GxtcCNfWYdFe7Zb-l79F_WbQF4phova2VD5TKPL_auU7VNR7GMHJDK72I49TLySphIVUPFeMZLP-QZmQD_DxBbdC3EatbLuVUJFq3iJdLVxBnZjSrWBngnSx-sy-lvxA/s3130/IMG_5222.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="3130" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2fngLm6EYj4Wn-C2WEeCjy8WgkuSd2npN_98Apzsr8cFvoeOG57mmBl_e3GxtcCNfWYdFe7Zb-l79F_WbQF4phova2VD5TKPL_auU7VNR7GMHJDK72I49TLySphIVUPFeMZLP-QZmQD_DxBbdC3EatbLuVUJFq3iJdLVxBnZjSrWBngnSx-sy-lvxA/w640-h514/IMG_5222.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A small, melodious cascade along the entry road.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfCyOmyHgSSFx29pWOAb_mcoceGmxJkE0PHYH2HmSF3HR_CgkumVmDyxKL02krmu4x4gDlT1DTHU6lBTFYZJVbv-BCyBtvSyM0iuni5N9VEby-sfiPiH4QFJANByvjsJbt-MIXvKoozLep-iGivjn6-NtYAgpE0bNBEjQhBSHFwaeKtXgY1TewAkOLA/s3625/IMG_5223.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="3625" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfCyOmyHgSSFx29pWOAb_mcoceGmxJkE0PHYH2HmSF3HR_CgkumVmDyxKL02krmu4x4gDlT1DTHU6lBTFYZJVbv-BCyBtvSyM0iuni5N9VEby-sfiPiH4QFJANByvjsJbt-MIXvKoozLep-iGivjn6-NtYAgpE0bNBEjQhBSHFwaeKtXgY1TewAkOLA/w640-h506/IMG_5223.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Basalt cliffs of many colors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I enjoy finding street art as a way to explore different cities. Twin Falls has an extensive public art program, but sadly the information, map, etc., are poorly done. Without a clear system on how to find each one, and some not where the program says they are, the treasure hunt is a bust. We find a few downtown, but eventually give up on the rest.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyJaLRTylCnI6YwaHgPiJBDA66TU6to5bzZX33ld990H3nEIO54QLfkXzpQZZvPmLWx1I5SztP_phA4yeZH_Q0Q-6eZmbhuJgbJ_Gy83LTtjUgsup1J1OGYGmX_ym7h_GCtE-GWf0yC5Cpzz0K90uDikQ9QIlpTICOXEFx39zq2JqJDL2RQDhY_Ko8Q/s3908/IMG_5229.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="3908" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyJaLRTylCnI6YwaHgPiJBDA66TU6to5bzZX33ld990H3nEIO54QLfkXzpQZZvPmLWx1I5SztP_phA4yeZH_Q0Q-6eZmbhuJgbJ_Gy83LTtjUgsup1J1OGYGmX_ym7h_GCtE-GWf0yC5Cpzz0K90uDikQ9QIlpTICOXEFx39zq2JqJDL2RQDhY_Ko8Q/w640-h474/IMG_5229.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8ca962Mdx3REZm2wNYrDXlzBevsfdyQ6cPAysrC_hnGNqFdJuVRwOfz6cLun3gaSQkReSinWWyi1TkQCogMwzMleKHdBj8ENa7gNOFrNkimJGxLvUFVUhnqo_c3dkTIfi09B0HQQa8zA4psOBT2xoiJc-5JM1LukQWz5vzwbntHzZY4XQT8x6sumzQ/s640/IMG_7728.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8ca962Mdx3REZm2wNYrDXlzBevsfdyQ6cPAysrC_hnGNqFdJuVRwOfz6cLun3gaSQkReSinWWyi1TkQCogMwzMleKHdBj8ENa7gNOFrNkimJGxLvUFVUhnqo_c3dkTIfi09B0HQQa8zA4psOBT2xoiJc-5JM1LukQWz5vzwbntHzZY4XQT8x6sumzQ/w344-h640/IMG_7728.jpg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Penelope wishing Mom a happy Mothers' Day.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmSjOHHkF_c4HrJ6XdO4plm4gSVzDhr2H973wWFRRJ1tx9kBvQyHsQ0KpDyEJgllDzOZUIsQ82a9tXA2C6Wc6mklJ5yHpbj9_JT3ne9YGnWgQRXgEkiqSVbTwjAayr5c5pbEmt9yeEAy5uujYbCLfokZw4Vuq_NnXTLeaJEHFcXDVzi6xFV25pHwML2g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmSjOHHkF_c4HrJ6XdO4plm4gSVzDhr2H973wWFRRJ1tx9kBvQyHsQ0KpDyEJgllDzOZUIsQ82a9tXA2C6Wc6mklJ5yHpbj9_JT3ne9YGnWgQRXgEkiqSVbTwjAayr5c5pbEmt9yeEAy5uujYbCLfokZw4Vuq_NnXTLeaJEHFcXDVzi6xFV25pHwML2g=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elliott and Ezra terrorizing the highways.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Jodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.com22