Eileen Joll

Eileen Joll

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日20
2023年9月24日日曜日 10:02
☀️ 57 °F
海抜: 6,850 フィート
アメリカ Poverty Flat 38.302044, -111.39647238°18’7” N 111°23’47” W
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Capital Reef day 2
2023年9月24日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We cooked bacon and eggs this morning before heading back to Capital Reef. Our camp host told us about cinnamon rolls made in the park on the Fruita area so that is where we went first. In what was the last house of the Mormons to live there, they have a store with a lot of country things and homemade cinnamon rolls and pies. We shared a delicious cinnamon roll and bought a strawberry-rubarb pie and a peach pie for later.

We drove along the main road stopping at the Mormon one room school house and other historical places.

We started the Grand Wash Hike. It was an easy 4.5 round trip hike through the wall area that had carved out these beautiful walls of rock. There is no water now but there are signs for flash flooding when it rains. When we came to the other end of the trail we saw a sign for the Cassidy Arch trail, mashed for Butch Cassidy who supposedly hid out here. It went up almost a 1000 feet. A hiker coming down said the views were worth it so we decided to do it. It was very steep at first but then a gradual climb. At the top, we were above the arch, and yes, the views were amazing. After a snack and sharing a few nuts with a chippie, we headed back down. Once we got to the bottom, we still had 2 miles back to our car. Our simple hike turned into a 8.5 mile hike. We were tired and ready to be done. A quick stop at the petroglyph path and then back to the campground. There were cattle at the campground entrance to greet us. This is open range area, no fenced to hold them back.

We had a fire, ate dinner, are our delicious pies, and listened to Jimmy Buffett followed by the Steeler gameもっと詳しく
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旅行者 Is that you Eileen? LOL
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旅行者It makes one realize how minuscule they are in the scheme of things!
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日19
2023年9月23日土曜日
☁️ 61 °F
海抜: 7,923 フィート
アメリカ Bryce Canyon 37.638629, -112.1682537°38’19” N 112°10’6” W
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Capital Reef day 1
2023年9月23日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We had a leisurely morning at our Airbnb then packed up all fresh and clean. It was about 3 hours to Capital Reef NP. We went to the visitor center and found that we were in the Fruita area. This area is an area where all of the mountains focus together in that area and the water runs there making the area very fertile and where crops grow easily. It looks very weird after being surrounded by nothing but rock and not seeing much grow at all. An Indian group lived here and had set up an gravity irrigation system. This was followed by 10 Mormon families. They planted a lot of orchards and grew about a dozen different fruits along with some vegetables. They had a school and managed to live here for about 30 years. Eventually they all sold their property to the N P service with the last house being sold in 1969. The orchards are now owned and managed by the NP service and they open certain orchards to the public. If you eat the fruit there it doesn't cost anything. If you take it with you you are to use the honor system and pay $2.00 a pound. We got two apples and two peaches for our pound. Next to orchard was a very nice picnic area.

We did a 4 mile hike (879 ft elevation chg) near there where we played on the rocks and explored some small canyons. Next we drove the scenic road.

For dinner, we headed into town where we ate at the Rim Rock Restaurant. Jeff had a plate with bison sausage, grouse and trout. Eileen had ribs. Eileen ordered an Irish coffee which was delivered as a cup of black coffee, a shot of Jack Daniels, and several creamers.

Next stop was the Singletree Campground. It is in the Dixie National Forest. Lots of pine trees in the area although the campsites were fairly open.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Sliding or falling?
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日18
2023年9月22日金曜日 15:10
🌬 79 °F
海抜: 5,148 フィート
アメリカ Broken Arch 38.767836, -109.58122838°46’4” N 109°34’52” W
Arches part 2
2023年9月22日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌬 79 °F
Today, after a leisurely morning, we left our very nice BLM campsite and went back to Arches NP. We hiked the Delicate Arch trail. We had seen this arch from a viewing point but today we got up close and personal. It was a popular trail and at times we felt like a line of ants climbing up rocks, but the end sight was worth it. After a few pictures we headed back. One of the cool things that happens here is that someone will always offer to take a picture of both of us. In return we have done the same. It is a special kind of understanding among NP travelers.

Our second hike took us to three more arches. We saw Sand Arch, Broken Arch and Tapestry Arch. It was a 3 mile loop trail that also took us through the camp sites. It was a pretty easy hike but very pretty and mostly quiet. We walked through a lot of sand all of which had come from the weathering of the sandstone rock all around us.

Tonight we are staying in an airbnb. After 17 nights in the van, tonight we will sleep in a bed, get a good hot shower, and do laundry. There also is a pool and hot tub for our use. Living in luxury! Actually, we have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

While in the hot tub, we had a nice conversation with a young couple from rural Wisconsin on their honeymoon. He is 19, she is 20. Also talked to a couple about our age from Missouri.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Pictures are just stunning 😍
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旅行者Nice
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So beautiful [Val]
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旅行者Time for an update guys!
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日17
2023年9月21日木曜日 11:42
🌬 72 °F
海抜: 6,001 フィート
アメリカ Neck Spring 38.432553, -109.82625638°25’57” N 109°49’35” W
Canyonlands National Park
2023年9月21日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
Canyonlands is really spread out with the unique sections. We headed to the closest part of the park, known as Island in the Sky. It took us about 50 minutes to reach the entrance, where we encountered a short line of cars to get in.

The diversity of landscape in just this section of the park is incredible. Our first hike was on Lathrop trail go the canyon rim. The first leg was through a grassy, sandy desert area. We transitioned to a rocky area with beautiful formations before getting to the rim of the canyon.

Our second stop was at Mesa Arch. This was a relatively crowded half mile hike to a very cool arch. Seemed wrong to me that someone was able to pull into a handicapped parking spot (with permit) and then walk 1/2 mile over rocky, uneven terrain that included some elevation.

The third hike was at Mesa Butte. There were two parts to the hike. The first took you to a granary storage area built into a cliff , supposedly over 1000 years ago. Most of the bricks were still in place. From there we climbed the Butte. Lots of scrambling and climbing up smooth rock. It was fun, the wind was strong, and the views were incredible. It was a great way to wrap up the day in the park

Dinner was pizza, unfortunately they did not serve beer.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Whaaaaaa??? No beer???
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旅行者Drank wine back at the campground.
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日16
2023年9月20日水曜日 10:23
☁️ 66 °F
海抜: 5,023 フィート
アメリカ Balanced Rock 38.701628, -109.56654738°42’6” N 109°33’60” W
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Arches National Park
2023年9月20日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Our campground, Hal canyon, was about a 15 minutes drive to the park entrance.

After a stop at the visitors center, we headed to the Devil's Garden hike. This 8 mile hike presented some incredible scenery and by taking the "primitive" route on the way back, it added a little extra challenge to it. The furthest point on the hunt was a rock formation called Dark Angel. Check out the picture and help me figure out which was the real dark angel.

We did stop at various viewpoints including Delicate Arch.

The day was completed by a stop at Proper Brewing for a burger and beer.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Be nice!
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旅行者 Stunning!
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es muy interesante la forma de las rocas [Katy]
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2023年9月19日火曜日 14:54
☀️ 82 °F
海抜: 4,003 フィート
アメリカ Hal Canyon 38.640342, -109.47785638°38’25” N 109°28’40” W
Black Canyon to Arches
2023年9月19日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Fairly uneventful day. After getting packed up at Black Canyon, we made a couple stops in Montrose, including replenishing our food supply.

We took the scenic route 128 from I70 down toward Moab. We ended up with a campsite at the BLM Hall Canyon campground. It has 11 sites, right on the Colorado River. It is about a 15 minute drive from Arches Park and Moab.

We venture into Moab and stopped at the Moab brewery followed by desert and coffee at Bonjour bakery.

After we crawled into the van the wind kicked up. It was the first night in a while we had the hatch and windows open, much warmer here. A camper across the way had a tent on top of their van. The winds sent them into the van.

We plan on spending 3 nights in this site.もっと詳しく
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日14
2023年9月18日月曜日 10:00
☁️ 59 °F
海抜: 8,255 フィート
アメリカ Tomichi Point 38.550506, -107.68653138°33’2” N 107°41’12” W
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
2023年9月18日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
While a lot of national parks get over 3 million visits a year, Black Canyon of the Gunnison usually gets around 300,000. An often overlooked park, it has very different and beautiful scenery. The canyon is the longest and deepest canyon in the west . At one point, the two sides are only about 45 feet apart. It is very narrow but deep and impressive. We hiked the Small Oak Trail which went just below the edge of the canyon. Going any lower required a permit and climbing skills. A lot of young'uns will hike to the bottom and climb back up. The trail is lined with oak trees, but given the small amount of water and sun, they grow slowly. A small tree could be over 80 years old. Other than chippies, a snake, and a lot of birds, we didn't see any other wildlife. After the hike we drove the rim and stopped at some of the look out points. There was a little rain in the air. We were staying in the park campground and had a very nice, private site. We went back to the campground, built a fire, and had Jeff's favorite camping meal, mashed potatoes and Dinty Moore Stew . Once the clouds cleared, the sky was filled with stars once again. During the night we heard a pack of some kind of animals - maybe wolves or coyotes, not sure - getting a prey.もっと詳しく
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日13
2023年9月17日日曜日 12:19
☀️ 64 °F
海抜: 7,582 フィート
アメリカ Hooper 37.779714, -105.85623137°46’47” N 105°51’22” W
Great Sand Dunes to Gunnison
2023年9月17日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Happy anniversary to us. We left our campsite and headed towards the Black Canyon of Gunnison. Our friend, Amy from Sanddrifts Board Rental, told us about the Great Sand Recreation Center. It has swimming, basketball, camping and other things. But it has what is called the Greenhouse, which is a real greenhouse where they used to grow tomatoes and other vegetables. The rules for producing and selling became too intense that they quit. The greenhouse then got turned into a 21+ hot tub area with four tubs ranging from 98° to 112°. The tubs are fed from hot springs. There are a lot of plants still in the greenhouse giving it a very peaceful look. We tried out all four tubs and the sauna. There is also a bar and food which we partook. It was a wonderful way to spend a few hours. Sometimes the most interesting stops come from talking to other people. We then got back on the road and traveled to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison where we are camping in the park campground.もっと詳しく
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旅行者I couldn’t do 112 degrees! 🥵
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日12
2023年9月16日土曜日 13:29
☀️ 59 °F
海抜: 8,048 フィート
アメリカ Buck Creek 37.745475, -105.52531937°44’44” N 105°31’31” W
Great Sand Dunes
2023年9月16日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We started off with Eileen cooking breakfast. After that, we hopped on the car for the 80 minute drive to Great Sand Dunes NP. Along the way we stopped at Spindrift Sand Boards to pick up boards to use as sleds, no standing up for us.

As you approach the park, the view is amazing. At the base of the mountains, there are miles of sand dunes, with the highest being about 750 ft. It doesn't look like it could be real.

Once in the park, we hiked through the sand to the dunes. We didn't do that well on our first couple attempts, in part by not picking sand that was really dry. We kept turning and flipping. A couple guys told us that for them, the key was to not keep hands on handles, but keeping them outside sled to steer. After that, we picked a fairly steep, long run and had success. We made 4 runs on this (you have to hike back up so it takes a while). Videos are attached, make sure you have volume turned up.

When we got to the car, we spent 15 minutes getting most of the sand off of us, including eyes, nose, and ears.

After leaving the park, we stopped at Zapata Falls at the recommendation of Amy, the woman who rented us sand boards. It was a .5 mile hike at 9000 ft. To see the falls, you had to hike up and across the stream at the top. Pretty cool, with the hike.

After that, we returned the boards and spent 20 minutes talking with Amy. She has big plans to expand to multiple locations and to manufacturer hemp sand boards. She and her husband and 4 dogs live in a tiny house (under 200 SQ ft) off grid.

Next stop was the Crafty Canary brewery (2nd day) for dinner and beer. The food was great.

We tried to find a shower in the campground but no luck with that, a problem for tomorrow.もっと詳しく
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旅行者I love Eileen’s screaming! 🤣
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旅行者I knew you would!!! I couldn't stop.
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日11
2023年9月15日金曜日 10:24
☁️ 50 °F
海抜: 7,215 フィート
アメリカ Englemann Canyon 38.856856, -104.93226938°51’25” N 104°55’56” W
Manitou Incline / Manitou Springs
2023年9月15日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Yesterday, we saw the Manitou Incline and decided to give it a shot before leaving town. We walked about 1.25 miles from town to get warmed up. We then started up the former incline bed, with the very irregular shaped railroad ties as steps.

There are 2768 steps that take you up over 2000 feet in elevation in less than a mile, taking you from 6500 ft to 8500 ft elevation. Part of what makes this difficult for us low-landers is the elevation. While we weren't speedy, we completed it in roughly 90 minutes. Our son, Jason, had done it this spring in less than half the time it took us.

After completing the summit, we returned via a 3 mile downhill trail.

https://www.pikes-peak.com/manitou-incline-hike…

Oh, and this hike was done in the rain in 50 deg weather. The weather was actually a plus, kept is cool. We found a Laundromat to dry our clothes while we had a beer and food at the Manitou brewery.

We then started our drive to Lathrop State Park, with a stop at the crafty canary brewery (it was raining). Tomorrow we will visit Great Sand dunes MP.もっと詳しく
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日10
2023年9月14日木曜日 14:07
☁️ 50 °F
海抜: 13,294 フィート
アメリカ Pikes Peak 38.831772, -105.04068338°49’54” N 105°2’26” W
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Pikes Peak or bust
2023年9月14日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We had a leisurely start to the day highlighted by a shower (no showers the 3 nights in Rocky mountain NP. We then headed into Manitou Falls for a walk around town before our ride on the cog train to Pikes peak. Great scenery and views on the way up .... most of the way. When we got to the top it was snowing, so very limited visibility from there. While on top, we tried the famous pikes peak donuts, which were OK. We returned after about 45 minutes on the peak. The today trip was about 3 hours.

After the cog ride we went to a western dinner/show at the Flying W Ranch. The ranch has been doing shows since 1953 and was recommended by a friend who was here 25 years ago. The ranch burnt to the ground ( along with over 200 houses) from a forest fire in 2012. They rebuilt and opened again in 2020. First we walked around the ranch where they had some hands on activities for kids and seeing the farm animals. Then we were entertained by native American dancers. Dinner was a chuckwagon meal of brisket, sausage, beans, baked potatoes, applesauce, bread and spice cake served in a tin plate. It was delicious. The final entertainment was a group of 5 guys with string instruments who sang western songs in 4 and 5 part harmonies. They were very good musicians!
It was a good day!もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Good old Zebulon Pike! I love teaching that story every year
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日9
2023年9月13日水曜日 17:21
⛅ 68 °F
海抜: 6,444 フィート
アメリカ Kissing Camels 38.878764, -104.88029238°52’44” N 104°52’49” W
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Goodbye Rocky Mountain
2023年9月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We woke up to another cool, but beautiful morning. After some coffee and breakfast, we drove back to the east side of the park on the same road that was fog covered on our way in. It was a beautiful drive filled with rocks, forests, and plains. We were in search of the long horned sheep that roam the park but we didn't see any. We did see a bear, a moose, and did a short hike in the tundra area at an altitude of over 12,000 ft above sea level.

We left the park and went to Garden of the Gods - fabulous red rock formations where slabs of rock seem to stand straight up. While hiking there, we saw several people rock climbing some of the formations.

We checked into the Lone Duck campground and then went to eat at a local dive bar Definitely a locals place but the pizza was good. Not so impressed with the campground.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Love the rock formations!
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日8
2023年9月12日火曜日
⛅ 57 °F
海抜: 7,713 フィート
アメリカ Crystal Creek 38.934149, -105.01507138°56’3” N 105°0’54” W
Rocky Mountain ...again
2023年9月12日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We woke up to a cold (35 F), but beautiful morning. The sun was shining and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. The stars the last night were amazing!!!! We cooked breakfast in camp - bacon, eggs, and polenta. Then we had to move sites because when we made reservations we couldn't get the same site for three nights.

We went to the Grand Lake visitor center and then started on the Colorado River hike. We were hiking to Lulu City, a former gold and silver mining town. The town had 200 people from 1879 - 1884. Then suddenly, it wasn't producing what it thought it would, and everyone left. Supposedly there are some remains of buildings but we didn't see any. Just beyond the town marker, the trail led to a very peaceful river edge. We rested and enjoyed the scenery before heading back. The scenery was different from yesterday's hike. There were some burnt trees but far less and many, many pine trees. We saw chipmunks, squirrels, and yellow bellied marmots (like groundhogs). When we got close to the trailhead, we soaked our feet in the cold Colorado River. As we got to our car, there were 8 or 9 elk grazing by the parking lot.

We went into the town of Grand Lake, walked around and had some ice cream. Back at camp we cooked hot dogs and baked beans and sat by the fire. We heard a pack of coyotes and some squealing. I think the coyotes had an elk dinner.もっと詳しく
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2023年9月11日月曜日 8:15
☁️ 43 °F
海抜: 8,990 フィート
アメリカ Timber Creek 40.378181, -105.85254240°22’41” N 105°51’9” W
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Rocky Mountain...more
2023年9月11日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
We slept in, checked in to the campground, and got both hiking and food recommendations from the camp host making the office. The host and her husband are full time RVers for the past two years. They sold their home in Cape Cod after her restaurant failed during COVID. This is their first hosting gig (they get to stay for free but work 32+ hours per week). They leave here in a couple weeks and are hosting at a regional park in Florida for the winter.

We started off with a 2 mile hike right from the campground to a historic dude ranch resort that started in 1920 and operated until sometime in the 70s. Easy hike for a warmup but wanted to start off slow since we were at an altitude of around 8900 ft.

Next we hopped in the car and drove to the trailhead for Cascade falls. This was a 7 mile out and back hike without a lot of elevation change, perhaps 600 feet. Much of the trail was very rocky so spent a lot of time watching the ground. We saw deer, chipmunks, snakes and groundhogs. Much of the area was burned out from a 2020 fire but it was still beautiful. Evidently, earlier in the season it was even more beautiful as it was filled with wildflowers.

The falls was a cascading type, no steep drop, but very beautiful.

We ate and drank at the Sagebrush grill at the recommendation of the camp host and were not disappointed. The barbeque app had brisket, ribs, pulled pork and sausage. That and some loaded fries made a great dinner. Our server was a girl named Sawyer, nicknamed Sawyer Spilly Pants by her family due to her tendency to spill things. She and her mother moved to Grand Lake 4 years ago when she was 16. They recently bought a duplex, her mother one half and her the other. She was great to talk to, very friendly, day down at it table to talk.

When we drove back to our campsite, we saw a moose cow and calf about 50 - 75 yards from our site.もっと詳しく
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旅行者What a beautiful & peaceful waterfall ❤️
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旅行者 Another good pic
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2023年9月10日日曜日 13:46
☁️ 63 °F
海抜: 5,361 フィート
アメリカ J O Lode Mine 40.018567, -105.27653640°1’7” N 105°16’36” W
Rocky Mountain National Park
2023年9月10日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We went to Boulder, CO. It is a small, cute town with a mall of shops and eateries. It is a college town so there are many things to do. We just walked around. We were going to hike at the Flatirons, but decided against it due to time and the lack of parking.

Because we went to Boulder, we entered the park on the east side through Estes Park. We stopped at the Estes Park brewery for pizza and beer. Our campground was on the West side of the park so we had to drive through the park to get to our campground, Timber Creek. Shortly after we entered the park we saw elk in the fields. It is mating season and they are in the fields evenings and mornings.

After that we started an upward climb. We were crossing the high point (over 12000 ft elevation) around 7:00PM where we were driving through the clouds. It was extremely foggy for 15+ miles, with visibility at times under 50 ft. Not a relaxing or scenic drive. The temperature was down to 37. We made it safely and found out the road was closed this morning because of ice, with snow on the mountain.

Our campground is nice, but like many NPs, no showers. While we were setting up, we heard a bull elk calling.

It rained around 11:00 pm but it didn't keep us awake. We awoke to 38 deg temperatures.もっと詳しく
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2023年9月9日土曜日 18:21
⛅ 77 °F
海抜: 6,480 フィート
アメリカ Red Rocks Park 39.666036, -105.20577839°39’58” N 105°12’21” W
Red Rock Amphitheater
2023年9月9日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
There aren't many things on my travel bucket list, but a concert at Red Rock was one of them and now it is checked off. Beautiful night, amazing views, and great music. We started with a short tailgate right next to the famous red rocks. Then, many steps upward we reached the amazing venue. Joy Oladokun was the opening act - very down to earth, and good original songs. After a break, Brandi Carlile took the stage for 2.5 hours nonstop. She is a very talented musician with a very talented band. We enjoyed every minute of it and pictures can't begin to describe the views.もっと詳しく
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旅行者I want to go to a concert at Red Rocks too!!
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旅行者I just saw Brandi on a show recently. She is good.
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2023年9月9日土曜日 10:22
☀️ 73 °F
海抜: 5,223 フィート
アメリカ Denver Union Station 39.752975, -104.99971439°45’11” N 104°59’59” W
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Downtown Denver
2023年9月9日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We spend a good bit of the morning and afternoon in the historic LoDo (lower downtown) section of Denver, starting at the Union Station building. In addition to being an active transportation hub, it has a number of eateries (14?). The center court was being set up for a wedding reception.

We did a two hour guided walking tour as part of our time there. There were about 20 in the group. Our tour guide owned the company and had been providing tours since 2017. Sounded like he had spent time bar tending and other things at giving up his career in IT, which he hated. One of the areas we visited was Larrimer Square, developed by general William Larrimer from Pittsburgh.

While wondering, we came across Shakespeare in the Parking Lot where we got to watch a production of Romeo and Juliet.

There appears to be a great network of trails and the streets seemed somewhat biker friendly.

We had lunch and a beer at the Wynkoop brewery, very good.もっと詳しく
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2023年9月8日金曜日 20:33
🌙 77 °F
海抜: 5,633 フィート
アメリカ Harbor Pointe 39.651167, -104.83533939°39’4” N 104°50’7” W
Abilene KS to Aurora CO
2023年9月8日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
We had breakfast at Snuffy Joe's, a highly rated Abilene diner followed by a visit to the Eisenhower Presidential Library. A very nice exhibit of his childhood home, military life, time as president, and burial site. Very educational!

Then another six plus hour drive to Aurora Colorado. We stayed on one highway for over 6 hours! There were lots and lots of open fields, cows, horses, and a lot of wind generators ( windmills). That was about all until we got closer to our destination. Then we could begin to see the Colorado mountains.

Colorado has a lot of breweries so we stopped at our first one - A Bit Twisted. They served Texas BBQ because the owners are all from Texas now living in Colorado.

We are spending two nights at Cherry Creek State Park. Tomorrow, Denver and Red Rock!もっと詳しく
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2023年9月7日木曜日 18:54
☀️ 88 °F
海抜: 1,201 フィート
アメリカ Jeffcoat Photography Museum 38.917264, -97.21503938°55’2” N 97°12’54” W
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On to Abilene, KS
2023年9月7日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Today was another driving day (400+ miles) so not much in the way of pictures. We did manage to stop and visit with former President Harry Truman in Independence, MO. We figured it would be courteous since we plan to visit with Dwight Eisenhower in the morning.

The Truman Library was worth the visit. I always enjoy learning more about history and Eileen tolerates it (she might secretly like it).

We had dinner at the M & R Grill in Abilene. While I had a steak on my mind, I ended up ordering chicken fried steak at the waiter's recommendation. It was good.

We took a walk around the town and topped it off with ice cream from Midwest Snow Cones and Creamery. The ice cream was good and the portions were large.

We are spending the night at Walt's 4 Season RV Park. A nice little RV Park, will be fine for a night's sleep.もっと詳しく
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2023年9月6日水曜日 17:08
☁️ 75 °F
海抜: 574 フィート
アメリカ Lyon Park 38.596933, -90.21403138°35’49” N 90°12’51” W
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St. Louis
2023年9月6日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We had a leisurely start to the day at the camp site. Breakfast was coffee and left over ribs (for Jeff).

We drove into St. Louis and toured the national park area of the Arch including the old cathedral. The cathedral was beautiful in its simplicity although it evidently didn't always look that way. There was a guide there to answer questions and he said his father had described the cathedral as looking like a Chinese whore house (the guide had asked his father what he knew about those). The old courthouse was closed for renovations so only could admire it from the outside.

We did the trip to the top of the Arch to see the great views of the area. After, we toured the museum under the Arch. While I question the status of this as a national park (the smallest), it is definitely a worthwhile stop.

Our next stop was the Budweiser facility. We had booked the Beermaster tour. The tour took over 2.5 hours and covered about 2.5 miles. This is an great tour and the facility and its history are very interesting. We had multiple testing opportunities including while it was still being aged and was an unfiltered 8.5% version of Budweiser. We also got to sample from the 2500 gallon finishing tanks and finished off with a visit to a tasting room.

Dinner was pizza at the gallery pub followed by frozen custard at Ted Drew's, which is evidently a local institution.もっと詳しく
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The inside of the arch is bigger than I thought! I might have to venture up there next spring when I visit my son [Diane]
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旅行者 You look like Jacque when I looked at this pic at a quick glance
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2023年9月5日火曜日 20:48
⛅ 79 °F
海抜: 686 フィート
アメリカ Babler State Park 38.598467, -90.66855938°35’54” N 90°40’7” W
Babler State Park
2023年9月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Spending tonight and tomorrow night at this state park just west of St. Louis. We drove over 650 miles today starting in Pennsylvania and traveling through parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and into Missouri. We ate at Salt + Smoke, a great barbeque place. Tomorrow we explore!もっと詳しく
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2023年6月2日金曜日 15:12
☁️ 66 °F
海抜: 2,477 フィート
スペイン Monestir de Montserrat 41.581667, 1.83541°34’54” N 1°50’6” E
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Barcelona - part 3
2023年6月2日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
On Friday, we had to say goodbye to Jacque 😔. It was great spending time with her. We then took a train to tour the Montserrat Monastery in the mountains outside of Barcelona and do some hiking, Our hiking turned into more of an adventure than planned: we went to the top of the mountain with the intent of hiking to a sacred cave. However, after 2 hours of hiking down the mountain over mostly very rough terrain, we arrived near some other caves -- and almost 4 miles from where we needed to catch the train back. We tried to get a taxi (even enlisted help of a woman working at a bar) with no success so we hoofed it back. This included over 3 miles on a windy mountain road with no berm. We made the last train with 30 minutes to spare.

On Saturday, we saw a neighborhood festival where each street/neighborhood had their own marching group with instruments. Not sure I would call them bands.

We also spent time at the Banksy Museum, Barcelona beach and surrounding area. This included a back-home style brewery (Black Lab) founded by a couple from Chicago.もっと詳しく
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Such an amazing overall experience! [Holly]
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2023年6月1日木曜日 11:05
☁️ 70 °F
海抜: 135 フィート
スペイン Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família 41.403333, 2.17541°24’12” N 2°10’30” E
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Barcelona - part 2
2023年6月1日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Sagrada Familia, Park Guell - both designed by Antoni Guadi, View of Guadi's houses, Hop on Hop off bus.

The Sagrada Familia is unlike any other church/cathedral we have seen. Jeff and Jacque were here in 2012 and would visit again. It is a work in progress, started in the 1880s with completion to continue for at least several more years.

Park Güell is a failed urban housing experiment but an interesting park. Only 2 houses were built before world war 1 interrupted development.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 That's amazing
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2023年5月31日水曜日 18:18
☁️ 72 °F
海抜: 59 フィート
スペイン La Boquería Market 41.381667, 2.17166741°22’54” N 2°10’18” E
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Barcelona - part 1
2023年5月31日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
A walk around town, Las Ramblas and the Port Vell area.
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旅行者 Love this. Hi Jacque!
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Great pic!! [Diane]
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2023年5月30日火曜日 10:01
☀️ 66 °F
海抜: 108 フィート
スペイン Utrera 37.18, -5.79333337°10’48” N 5°47’36” W
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Seville part 3 - bus trip to Andalucia
2023年5月30日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Andalucia's White Hills Towns - all the buildings are a shade of white. Most popular town is Ronda.

The first village we stopped in was Zahara where one of our stupid was an olive oil mill. Next was lunch in Grazalema. The highlight of the bus trip was Ronda, a city split down the middle by a deep gorge. We spent a couple hours walking around the town, enjoying the scenery.もっと詳しく
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旅行者I bet your mom and dad so happy to see you😎
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旅行者Beautiful pics, love seeing Jacque's ever smiling face
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2023年5月29日月曜日 13:25
☀️ 75 °F
海抜: 46 フィート
スペイン Iglesia de Santa Ana 37.383333, -637°22’60” N 6°0’0” W
Seville part 2
2023年5月29日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Flamenco dancer show, neighborhood town of Trianna, Cathedral de Seville rooftop tour.

We got to explore the cathedral rooftop right around sunset, making for some fantastic views. The higher we climbed on the roofs, the narrower the stairwells became.もっと詳しく
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