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    Durango/Silverton CO

    June 19, 2023 ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    Looked at the train ride..... The ride is so long that you have to take a bus back to your car so we decided to skip the train ride, and we just took the scenic drive in the truck that would be the same ride in the train.Read more

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    Pagosa Springs, CO

    June 20, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    Errands, laundry, groceries, hiking, catching up, fire, and reading a magazine.

    We got to know our host. She worked out of the country for about 11 years and her social security check is small. She sleeps in her truck with 2 sleeping bags. There is no electricity, no showers. And an old water pump. She makes minimum wage and is paid for 14 hours a week to be a host. I think she might be last 70's. She used to be the buyer for Walden books.

    Very nice lady. We bought her a gift certificate for lunch out when she has her day off.    Read more

  • Susan FulmerAround the USSusan Fulmer
    2Mud bird nests hanging from roof of building. You can see their little faces in the holes

    Colorado

    June 21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    Tonight was free with electric hook-up and great view. Started out by riding up to the Chimney Rock trail, then hiking to the top.

    Went over a high pass that was 10, 856 feet high. Heading to San Luis Natl Forest. Snow in mountains

    We drove over to the Great Sand Dunes. Really amazing. Huge mountains. They are huge! It s really interesting to see how big. But I don't recommend due to mosquitoes and you have to walk through a slopping mess to be able to walk on them    Read more

  • Susan FulmerAround the USSusan Fulmer

    Denver. CO

    June 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    After sleeping at 9100 feet. I got altitude sickness, so we had to find a lower elevation to stay at , in the mountains of Denver on a Friday night, That made for quite a day and night!!!!
    Went over a couple of passes today, Vail was almost 11,000 feetRead more

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    Out and about Glenwood Springs, CO

    June 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    Stopped by a roadside rest area that was more like a park, in Glenwood Canyon. Route 70 through the canyon was very scenic. It took 20 years to put the roads in. There is a lovely bike path, the railroad, and white water rafters. We stopped where the Colorado River meets the Eagle River and the water was extremely high.

    Had a great sandwich at the Bluebird restaurant and went through the Doc Holiday museum, and had London Fog ice cream, which has Earl Gray tea in it so I'm going to go home and make some.    Read more

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    Hanging Lake, CO

    June 27, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    Very turquoise. The hike 1 1/4 mile with a 1,000 foot rise was very steep and very rocky, but worth it. Lots of shade and a nice breeze. The last 1/8 mile was the steepest. Had to get tickets last winter because they sell out.

    Drove past a forest fire near Parachute, CO.    Read more

  • Susan FulmerAround the USSusan Fulmer

    Tree Molds Trail, Craters of rhe Moon ID

    June 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    I enjoyed this 2 mile walk because it was a pleasant walk and was very scenic, so I did it 2 days. Saw a hummingbird. 2 videos

  • Susan FulmerAround the USSusan Fulmer

    Lava tunnel. Craters of the Moon, ID

    June 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

    Hiking through a lava field and a lava tunnel was interesting. It was like walking through some abstract artwork. Sometimes the fields looked like huge splats of wet mud. I was glad I had flashlight, only one small area was dark, gloves, and hiking shoes.Read more

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    Crossing the Snake River on Oregon Trail

    Three Island Crossing State Park, ID

    July 1, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    Hiked by Snake River and got to see the endangered American White Pelican, and some fish.
    It is amazing how people were willing to risk their lives to take the Oregon Trail to the west. We saw where they crossed the river here in their wooden wagons pulled by horses, and it was really amazing.Read more

  • Susan FulmerAround the USSusan Fulmer

    Lake Albert, OR

    July 3, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    A lot of the drive through Oregon has been boring. Today we drove along a very scenic 15 mile (terminal basin) lake that was very scenic, and I wondered why it wasn't full of boats, and lined with resorts.
    Lake Albert is very alkali due to sodium carbonate. It is so salty, that even flies don't use the water. You can see the rocks look like someone painted them white. On some rocks the crystalized mineral crust is several inches thick. The few tufa mounds reminded me of the tufas we kayaked through at Mono Lake a few years ago. Birds along the Pacific Flyway go through here during migration, but the Lake is really drying up and getting saltier.
    History of the lake behind with volcanic lava. Ice Age water, and shifting fault lines. The lake is on the Oregon fault line, and has the most prominent fault scarp in North America.
    The orange lichens on the rocks were interesting.
    We had lunch enjoying the scenic view    Read more