More blue skies and more mountain views! As we left Colorado Springs, I noticed some land scarring from last year’s wildfire. Thank goodness no wildfires right now. I hope this area can get a rest from them this year. It seems to be cooler and not as dry as last year. I did not get …
Posts from: June 2013
Just a few pictures of the drive over. I have a ton more but have not had much downtime to get them organized. I hope to do some of that later on the trip. The skies are so blue here and there is still a lot of snow on the peaks. Colorado Day 4 is …
Before we got on the road to Breckenridge, we stopped at Walmart. It seems most walmarts are about the same. We drove 1300 miles to see if that was true. And other than more fishing and camping gear, they are the same. This one even had the green expandable water hose, both brands. The “As …
19 hours in a truck packed tighter than a clown car. That sounds like fun, right? It’s actually not that bad. We take turns driving and sleeping and the time passes quickly because we know we are getting closer to Colorado! We also leave very early in the morning or in this case, late Monday …
It’s almost time to load up the truck and depart Alabama for 3+ weeks. We will stay in condos and hotels and do some tent camping in Colorado and I can’t wait! This is what I think about during these last couple of weeks of school when summer vacation is close enough to dream about …
That’s me. Right now, I’m extremely overwhelmed. We are leaving in a few hours and I have a house full of clean clothes and that’s about it. I have a few lists scattered here and there, but all is not lost forever. I finally organized my Camping Packing List just for tent or travel camping. …
It is less than 24 hours until AIS time. Fans of Everybody Loves Raymond will recognize this as “Ass In Seat”, something the military father instituted for family car trips. We are leaving for 3 weeks and I have not pulled a suitcase out of the closet yet. I haven’t even packed Frankie’s Kitty Spa …