Pictures
Alison's Graduation
Books @ BYU Art Gallery
Canyonlands
Devils Tower
Waterfall @ Twin Falls ID
Bob & Gail & Nicole & Dave & Rob & Leticia
In June we went back to Pleasanton for Alison’s High School Graduation. We have now seen 6 out of 8 Granddaughters graduate from HS and 1 Collage Graduation so far.
We then traveled to Provo UT to visit my Dad and Vena Lee. Had a nice visit and saw the BYU are gallery. Have you ever seen 85,000 #’s of books? Then on our way to Moab UT to see The Arches and Canyon lands National Parks. Beautiful country. Very warm weather like in the triple digits.
We then made our way to Lafayette CO to see our daughter Kay and her family. We get to park in their driveway. Bruce, our Son in Law’s Birthday is on the 4th of July so we had a grand celebration with them.
In 2009 we met some RV friends Chuck and Connie in Santa Rosa NM. We then hooked up with them in Ozark MO. They e-mailed us that they would be Park Hosts in Cherry Creek Campground by Denver. So we headed there for a week. Had some wild and wonderful thunder, lighting and rain storms in Cherry Creek. Korkie spent a lot of time under the table.
Then off to Ogallala NE. Remember the TV series “Lonesome Dove”? They drove the cattle to Ogallala! It is a small ranch and farming community. We stayed in a park with a group of Harvesters. They get contracts from farms from OK thru ND to harvest the fields. They were about 3 weeks behind due to the rain. We were advised not to go East because of flood damage. So we headed north on Hwy 20 to Pender NE. Pender is a town with many quilters. On about every other house, there is a wood 3’ x 3’ sign with that persons quilt pattern painted on it. Pretty neat! The Blue OX towing factory is also there. We have had some problems with our system so had it checked out and got it fixed. A wiring problem in the car. We were in Pender when the heat wave hit the Midwest. Blue OX has a beautiful campground on the premises.
We then headed west across NE on Hwy 20 to WY. Saw Devils Tower. This is in the NE corner of WY. Well worth the trip. Then on to Thermopolis WY. Stayed in a campground where the Mineral Hot Springs are. I noticed about 7:00PM there was a parade of people heading for the Natural Hot Springs. I put my suit on and followed them. We went into the warm lake. There was a small stage and when it got dark, lights lit up the fountains and a cowboy with a guitar got up and sang. It was very surreal.
In 1971 we had rented a tent trailer and the 6 of us plus our dog headed out for Montana. On the way we stopped in Lander WY. Bob had heard of a river that goes into the ground, then surfaces a quarter of a mile down the road. At that time, you pulled off the road. You had to know about it to find it. Now there are Ranger Stations, parking lots, paved trails and gift shops at both ends. Still an interesting place to see. –
Went through Jackson WY then over the mountains on Hwy 22 to Victor ID. We were advised against it because of a 10% grade going up. We had hair raising curves and saw absolutely beautiful scenery.
We really enjoyed Twin Falls ID. Lots of things to see. Did you know you can see water fall equal to Niagara Falls? Lots to see in Twin Falls ID.
From there we headed to Seal Rocks OR. We wanted to see the OR coast. It was beautiful. Sunshine into AM, would have breakfast and proceeded to the beach across the street. By then the fog came over and it was cold. Decided to head east for sun shine and warmer weather.
We were due in the Bay Area in September for our Granddaughter Nicole’s and Dave’s wedding. Nicole was a beautiful Bride and the wedding was perfect and we had such a good time. Our whole family was there. It was a wonderful occasion!
Because this has gone on so long, I will sign off. Next entry will be our trip down Hwy 395 seeing Mt Whitney and Lone Pine where the old Westerns were filmed. And also pictures of our site here in Desert Hot Springs!
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