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Continue reading →: Backyard beautyI believe I left my heart in Moab, Utah. The awe-inspiring red rock formations, the huge arches, deep canyons, and ever vast vistas are indelibly etched in my memory. There’s a beauty as well as a harshness to this intriguing land. Weather extremes are common but sandblasting 40 mile per hour winds couldn’t…
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Continue reading →: Resort Living in a RVI promised Al I would approach the RV Park with an open mind. Life around a full-fledged RV Park is very different from that of a National Forest Campground, State Park, or parking on BLM Land. Don’t get me wrong, the full hook-ups are wonderful. I don’t have to worry about…
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Continue reading →: Yesterday wine, today whineIt was time to head back to camp. The drive from Palisade, Colorado, to our camp at the James Robb State Park in Fruita took less than thirty minutes. Both towns are conveniently located just off Interstate 70 making the drive quick and easy. The four of us ladies sit in the…
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Continue reading →: Irresistible cuteness!After the four of us enjoyed a day filled with fun, treats, and wine tasting, we headed off into Palisades’ countryside for a self-guided tour of the orchard’s and vineyards before the sun goes down. The previous month, Al and I drove this ‘Fruit & Wine Byway” in western Colorado and therefore I…
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Continue reading →: Wine and then SomeWhen the phone call came in requesting our presence at a Wine Festival, I assure you the response was a rather quick “Sure”. This was back in August and the call was from our daughter. She knew her dad and I were running around Colorado’s western slope and would be…
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Continue reading →: Haunting HistoryAs I tool around the RV Park on my bicycle, my mind wonders to the events of the past thirty days. It’s been an active and adventurous month. So active that I’m way behind on sharing my adventures. Since we extended our stay in Moab, we needed to rearrange our plans…
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Continue reading →: What’s in a Name?Arch, bridge, window, hoodoo, spire, tower, fin……these are all names given to sandstone rock features. I sure have been spending my fair share of time among some of these amazing, wind created rock formations. From the Colorado National Monument to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, I’m awed by the shear beauty created by…
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Continue reading →: Exfoliation, natures way!Al and I are off to a slow start this morning. Last night’s rain and wind made for a rather restless night. Although neither one of us slept well, I’m on a mission today. I pack us a picnic lunch, don the hiking boots and it’s off to Arches National…
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Continue reading →: Yep, that’s my photoWe point the rig toward Utah via Interstate 70 and head in a westerly direction for about thirty minutes before making the turn south. Yes, our southern migration has started. We pick up Utah’s scenic byway 128 which meanders along the Colorado River. The last time Al and I took…
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Continue reading →: Hiking the Monument
Since our return to Grand Junction, Colorado a week ago, we’ve been getting in plenty of hiking in and around the Colorado National Monument. Our time here in the area is soon coming to an end. Fall is in the air. While sitting at the picnic table at James Robb…
