tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post537787925326759862..comments2024-03-25T14:06:37.254-07:00Comments on On the Road Abode: Trading a zip code for a toad: Now-Silent Singing Cowboys and Observing the Grand ObserverJodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-39374999201139372562014-10-05T17:37:23.779-07:002014-10-05T17:37:23.779-07:00Bummer! Glad I got to enjoy it at least once!! Yes...Bummer! Glad I got to enjoy it at least once!! Yes, it is going to get really crazy after the first of the year with us attempting to juggle the house sale and the MH purchase before Bill retires the end of March - then three big trips planned before the first week of May :-) Getting close :-)))))))Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-33215918201937530822014-10-04T21:08:59.489-07:002014-10-04T21:08:59.489-07:00Such great advice! It's good that you're ...Such great advice! It's good that you're not so rushed that you can get out and see more of your area before things get more crazy. Because they will. But then the real fun begins. PS. the Crawdad Festival is no more. Ran out of money. What a shame. I always wanted to go.DebbieMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14098946439067724168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-47412503095264064062014-10-04T12:26:27.503-07:002014-10-04T12:26:27.503-07:00I worked in Sacramento for years - including flyin...I worked in Sacramento for years - including flying there every week for the last three years before I retired - and I never got to the Crocker Museum. Always wanted to though :-) If you haven't been to the Crawdad Festival in Isleton, it's always fun! Enjoy while you're there :-) Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-39733876997126204762014-10-03T20:04:49.982-07:002014-10-03T20:04:49.982-07:00I'll have to take a look and see what touristy...I'll have to take a look and see what touristy stuff there is in the Sacramento area. I'm sure I haven't seen it all in the 24 years I've lived here. Better do it now before we hit the road! We did go to the zoo recently and hadn't been there since the kiddos were little. Rene https://www.blogger.com/profile/12780561678301320661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-10541094157885525562014-10-03T07:05:08.701-07:002014-10-03T07:05:08.701-07:00Wow! I can't believe all the early snow in th...Wow! I can't believe all the early snow in the north this year. Of course it sounds wonderful to those of us sick of the heat - but I know I'd be of a different mind if I were travelling in it :-) <br />Glad you enjoyed the museum, it's a fun place!Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-6514071563196019002014-10-02T19:59:22.359-07:002014-10-02T19:59:22.359-07:00What a neat tour! Thanks so much. Right now, you...What a neat tour! Thanks so much. Right now, you are nice and warm and we are in Casper WY, where it is , of all things, snowing! If this continues into Utah, we may cut short some of our stops to get to the southwestNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-85258133407931363252014-10-02T16:40:36.632-07:002014-10-02T16:40:36.632-07:00When I read others saying "If we had more tim...When I read others saying "If we had more time in this area....." I thought "I have time I'm trying to kill right now - I should be using it!" <br />There was a small display of the beadwork that you could run your finger over, with the different sizes of seed beads - some were not much larger than the head of a pin so I have no idea how they "thread" it! I'm thinking it's a young person's trade!Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-15338346430094707152014-10-02T16:36:26.904-07:002014-10-02T16:36:26.904-07:00I love that you're doing it on a regular basis...I love that you're doing it on a regular basis! Given the beauty of where you are I imagine it would be easy to just sit on the dock and enjoy that view :-) Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-62217124933377585292014-10-02T16:30:54.635-07:002014-10-02T16:30:54.635-07:00Thanks Sherry! Although it's taken me a while...Thanks Sherry! Although it's taken me a while to follow suit - I was partially inspired by your posts on the campus where you worked, and what an amazing place it was/is! In the museum's section on the gold rush is a very poignant piece on the horrific impact on the native peoples - and how they had lived with that gold for centuries and never felt compelled to rape the earth for it - powerful stuff.<br />Funny, I would not have thought of you in the valley - I got married in Studio City in 1977 :-) Tis a small world indeed.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-27624133269949563872014-10-02T14:57:35.380-07:002014-10-02T14:57:35.380-07:00It is always amazing how little we explore our own...It is always amazing how little we explore our own area. We were the same way. Good for you for getting out there and seeing what you may miss when you hit the road.<br /><br />I would have really enjoyed this museum. How cool was that photo of the 60's camping group. I remember those high chairs! Someday I am going to observe a Native American doing bead work. I can't imagine how they do it. It is so beautiful. Gee, it would be a little scary seeing something you remember being displayed. Spending the day exploring alone sounds perfect:)John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-64283637653807326422014-10-02T13:40:18.080-07:002014-10-02T13:40:18.080-07:00Great to see you enjoying your own area. We try an...Great to see you enjoying your own area. We try and do the same thing at least once a month....become tourists in our own area and go out to enjoy what is all around us. Talking with some of the locals after we come home, many times they'll say the same thing you did. "I've lived here for years and never even knew that was there!"Pat Bonishhttp://everymilesamemory.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-65437412728133993152014-10-02T11:56:38.918-07:002014-10-02T11:56:38.918-07:00This is really great advice that I didn't take...This is really great advice that I didn't take until our first return to our former "home town" when I had nothing to blog about so I did what everyone should see in Charlottesville. It was great fun for me as this looks like it was for you. I love that museum and the fact that Native Americans and not just cowboys are included. The beading always just blows me away. What meticulous and beautiful work. I know I could spend at least a day there playing if I could ever convince myself to get that close to Los Angeles again (I lived in the valley during the early 70's). This is a great post Jodee. I really enjoyed reading it.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-28138587911251025492014-10-02T08:00:40.456-07:002014-10-02T08:00:40.456-07:00Glad you enjoyed it - they do such a good job in t...Glad you enjoyed it - they do such a good job in their exhibits and galleries :-) It is also an easy off and on from Interstate 5, and has lots of RV-size parking - so it makes a great "passing through" place to visit. Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-20234174039624124722014-10-02T07:57:31.356-07:002014-10-02T07:57:31.356-07:00It really hit me when someone said "When you ...It really hit me when someone said "When you come back we can go see ......" I realized I could go see it now :-) Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-70773274361987331602014-10-02T07:55:58.173-07:002014-10-02T07:55:58.173-07:00There was a couple there who are big fans of old w...There was a couple there who are big fans of old westerns, collect memorabilia, etc. They were having a great time. They live in Colorado, and the museum was their destination!Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-42953215653472468962014-10-02T06:53:58.659-07:002014-10-02T06:53:58.659-07:00Enjoyed your tour as these are some things I want ...Enjoyed your tour as these are some things I want to take Pete to but so far we have by passed the L.A area. Yep, drive across the country to see attractions but forget about hometown wonders!<br /><br />MauraMaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409923557583721223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-52347891698128036222014-10-02T04:44:39.919-07:002014-10-02T04:44:39.919-07:00The museum looks very interesting. The last few t...The museum looks very interesting. The last few times we have visited home, we have visited tourist attractions. They were always there, but we didn't take the time to see them. Two Greyhound Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121726016336858051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-2794315009577433692014-10-01T21:33:17.257-07:002014-10-01T21:33:17.257-07:00It is so true that we don't bother to visit pl...It is so true that we don't bother to visit places around where we are. However, we'll travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to see something similar that isn't in our own backyard. Go figure.Wanderin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/18099094689836499939noreply@blogger.com