tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37688570179823603402024-03-13T11:12:39.514-07:00Rolling StonesEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-59569662987838957242010-08-07T10:11:00.000-07:002010-08-07T11:12:02.239-07:00We're Back - A Triumph of the Human Spirit!<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCuxi-aAjcsCvUsdqZTpBwm6MZmWERKLltZGZoIlX6u8LZg6kTiyNXyWMezYkonogcN6NHdRc-SEr1fJHVdYEFIvsv1rEGChdggrR5Rt5wt7cM2U6cXoePTFjZB00g5aJNbE79ndI9v01/s1600/Dog+Welcome.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 290px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502718529337512306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCuxi-aAjcsCvUsdqZTpBwm6MZmWERKLltZGZoIlX6u8LZg6kTiyNXyWMezYkonogcN6NHdRc-SEr1fJHVdYEFIvsv1rEGChdggrR5Rt5wt7cM2U6cXoePTFjZB00g5aJNbE79ndI9v01/s320/Dog+Welcome.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFGIrHVu_y0YogK6Ib92DMiLmDE50aic2ZWyfv8QMVHNfQlZt90z_uq3qnMR5YQL8UBmKmAq9wc2SwfbBthKiYcruZf7EAJptHv2H9A47K2JaTcqVZkQtILseBc97vAV-gP5Nk2R5s6mT/s1600/Rounding+the+Corner.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 348px; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502717288714292082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFGIrHVu_y0YogK6Ib92DMiLmDE50aic2ZWyfv8QMVHNfQlZt90z_uq3qnMR5YQL8UBmKmAq9wc2SwfbBthKiYcruZf7EAJptHv2H9A47K2JaTcqVZkQtILseBc97vAV-gP5Nk2R5s6mT/s320/Rounding+the+Corner.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKteukEq0ho9vDRX4BQz6T2jNDYiwYKBxyVM6H3ILQZwHmt9KA8uRv-mfKvOhEXORHANpl6wvHIrhfiKsr8Lsmu6NWc9Gn8oBGDvk8-9NLlMZ8rooPEXIBR6QEphHPRcqpleBB-9NupeZ2/s1600/DogHug.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 215px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502721092126813090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKteukEq0ho9vDRX4BQz6T2jNDYiwYKBxyVM6H3ILQZwHmt9KA8uRv-mfKvOhEXORHANpl6wvHIrhfiKsr8Lsmu6NWc9Gn8oBGDvk8-9NLlMZ8rooPEXIBR6QEphHPRcqpleBB-9NupeZ2/s320/DogHug.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div>Howard here,</div><div> The boys and I returned home late Friday afternoon to a happy reunion with Eve, Maryrose, Ben, Marci, three dogs, four cats and Maryrose's guinea pig. You can tell by the blurring of the tails in the dogs' pictures that they were particularly happy to see us. </div><br /><div>Below are a few of the statistics of our trip:</div><div></div><br /><div>Total distance traveled: 8672 miles</div><div>Vertical distance traveled: From 280 below sea level in Death </div><div> Valley to 10,850 feet above sea level in the Great </div><div> Continental Divide.</div><div>States visited: 20; not including some additional that Eve and</div><div> Maryrose passed through on the train.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Temperature range: From a high of 121 degrees in Death Valley </div><div> to a low of 46 degrees in Yellowstone.</div><div> </div><div>Tires expended: Five; two on the car and three on the camper </div><div> including two within an hour of one another.</div><div>Road Kills: Sadly, 1 squirrel in Yellowstone National Park</div><div>Gallons of gas used: 495.5 not including what we used since the last fill up yesterday.</div><div>Most gallons put into the tank at one time: 20.3 gallons into a 20 gallon tank. We passed three</div><div> closed gas stations on the way into Columbus, Georgia before we found one selling gas. The </div><div> rum tasted very good that evening.</div><div>Ships visited: Eight; two battleships, one aircraft carrier, two destroyers, two submarines and</div><div> an LST. We saw significant pieces of three others in museums.<br />Battlefields visited: Two; the Alamo and Chalmette (we didn't visit any forts other than Fort </div><div> Leavenworth)<br />Campgrounds visited: 21</div><div>Campgrounds stayed in: 19 (two campgrounds didn't pass muster)</div><div>Military bases stayed in: Four; Davis-Montham AFB, NAB Coronado, Nellis AFB and the </div><div> U.S. Air Force Academy<br />Bears seen: Two; one in Yellowstone and Mr. Bear.</div><div>Close encounters with bison: One in Yellowstone crossing the road right behind our car.</div><div>Sightings of Aliens, Bigfoots and the Lock Ness Monster: Several, look closely at the picture </div><div> below and others in previous blogs. You may have to zoom in.</div><div>Cans of pasta and Dinty Moore beef stew eaten by the boys: At least 26, they're sick of them. </div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhxdlsksgvp7lL-HU9lWpfO95Isf4ySXbcsImMBk1BtysFI7F8xqCdsOF6OYFfE8dCg8cF42P2leNhBbDr0XTx9WJjhqyycD371nvSjep8_9ng4fg9um6bLs4DUXrL6qDk9VvrZihT1bC/s1600/monsters.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 583px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 485px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502730423889866914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhxdlsksgvp7lL-HU9lWpfO95Isf4ySXbcsImMBk1BtysFI7F8xqCdsOF6OYFfE8dCg8cF42P2leNhBbDr0XTx9WJjhqyycD371nvSjep8_9ng4fg9um6bLs4DUXrL6qDk9VvrZihT1bC/s320/monsters.JPG" /></a>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-74305896380379218772010-08-06T04:53:00.000-07:002010-08-06T04:58:27.921-07:00Play Misty for Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA5Lhd4SafbYWjvvRvE-Rf5KY-_XjTV-k7I7mOKdbXCy5cFcYNhdA0NE11qxVay4ubj1beL1w_Izi9lt-mX0T0jiUnxq_fSDBFu9mNpKT_GpezKT4MAC4ZdD3F-KqKsWSfqIJp7sIsjhL/s1600/P8050032.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502264969830071634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA5Lhd4SafbYWjvvRvE-Rf5KY-_XjTV-k7I7mOKdbXCy5cFcYNhdA0NE11qxVay4ubj1beL1w_Izi9lt-mX0T0jiUnxq_fSDBFu9mNpKT_GpezKT4MAC4ZdD3F-KqKsWSfqIJp7sIsjhL/s400/P8050032.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Howard here, after a long day traveling through thunderstorms we arrived at the Misty River Campground in Walland, Tennessee. Located in the Smoky Mountains, the Misty River supposedly got its name from a moonshiner remarking on its appearance after sampling his wares. We've now traveled 8297 miles and have 390 miles to go. We'll get home late Friday afternoon.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-32869185048415277162010-08-05T18:20:00.000-07:002010-08-05T18:35:55.304-07:00LST 325After we left our campground in Whittington, we stopped to see the USS LST 325. LST stands for landing ship, tank. Our tour guide was a marine who served in Vietnam. LST's sailed up onto beaches and then their cargo of tanks and other vehicles drove off.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eZZYOOf9Wz7q86sjOri0EZmCSnd8uE_zNb_8eTz_VHdoozqx86lXZrSeIManavc6qVd-stfnl9s4m8p-5sio9a30bBInnl3pnKhe6Ig3qmxtBjAEMQgZbVYYxFX6znuPTBd7qpiSPEEb/s1600/P8050009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502104065801660210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eZZYOOf9Wz7q86sjOri0EZmCSnd8uE_zNb_8eTz_VHdoozqx86lXZrSeIManavc6qVd-stfnl9s4m8p-5sio9a30bBInnl3pnKhe6Ig3qmxtBjAEMQgZbVYYxFX6znuPTBd7qpiSPEEb/s400/P8050009.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH9-jjjYw5EQfuGbRpGijf3071Uf1bmmG0u_cJbyUCzY3bkDIIOoWoBoYBfhhJgDZ2lvUwmBSrRX24X3WuwazjpZ_sagKgqZeaE9g5nk70QROxVWOVZqoU3IZVk7L9R2P0pesM0Jrit-6/s1600/P8050007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502104064274726642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH9-jjjYw5EQfuGbRpGijf3071Uf1bmmG0u_cJbyUCzY3bkDIIOoWoBoYBfhhJgDZ2lvUwmBSrRX24X3WuwazjpZ_sagKgqZeaE9g5nk70QROxVWOVZqoU3IZVk7L9R2P0pesM0Jrit-6/s400/P8050007.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnb3S4Yw5nl-vsMifdHHAGlCTMh2_7ySJ0QUKx3QP6mz_8617bLL235BctJbbIgxNt5-j6t7xbsfO9QDhX6oOoTQyZnm2VhkCHnPaS_S4JWJIOxHed4o2lpufAC9jXXGn1K3i7QPK-7Kp/s1600/P8050029.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502104073413128802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnb3S4Yw5nl-vsMifdHHAGlCTMh2_7ySJ0QUKx3QP6mz_8617bLL235BctJbbIgxNt5-j6t7xbsfO9QDhX6oOoTQyZnm2VhkCHnPaS_S4JWJIOxHed4o2lpufAC9jXXGn1K3i7QPK-7Kp/s400/P8050029.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><-- These are the doors through which the vehicles leave the vessel.</div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-15966224853039847052010-08-05T18:15:00.000-07:002010-08-05T18:19:57.655-07:00Wildlife sightingsAt our campground in the Whittington Woods campground, there were some chickens walking around.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OtUs_OmkCV44LihakjOndMx9phXuDEGZGoXnn3wGIvEjVUhkmUK7kmj33zUCX9B5m-0NjXjLIDPeYilIBFa16fv2lW94ZlsRPuEyvg9xHqDGfmQE6htBstHWXXE_e2MzpwOSUgfjC6A9/s1600/P8050005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502100107221891682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OtUs_OmkCV44LihakjOndMx9phXuDEGZGoXnn3wGIvEjVUhkmUK7kmj33zUCX9B5m-0NjXjLIDPeYilIBFa16fv2lW94ZlsRPuEyvg9xHqDGfmQE6htBstHWXXE_e2MzpwOSUgfjC6A9/s400/P8050005.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbMyQTNxAWjqXqlZmIWTZb7K140mZtVQYPtuWnY9n-n3ugMtDQ5NC9nCLajOZ8TdFknbMf1xU_xZcXDAYiwHDt2JcL2iXLyhrBh7H6sR1kfbjg-QSCieWiq4Vxq3h8X4b_TweGxy-C_6-/s1600/P8050006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502100113960819874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbMyQTNxAWjqXqlZmIWTZb7K140mZtVQYPtuWnY9n-n3ugMtDQ5NC9nCLajOZ8TdFknbMf1xU_xZcXDAYiwHDt2JcL2iXLyhrBh7H6sR1kfbjg-QSCieWiq4Vxq3h8X4b_TweGxy-C_6-/s400/P8050006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><-- Me (Theodore) standing in front of the chickens.</p>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-74726254132285592952010-08-05T06:01:00.000-07:002010-08-05T06:11:55.680-07:00A Thunderous Thursday Morning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKflldDWqqAvj6qIALU-_1LSxgiawlgG20qH1wSs3m0zh2PWm3G4T8IrjzXwjIm5NZ_CrKQJDJ1Gychyb0NWRTM6595NhTnIkqoySxY67bmo8VIWIq6Ef3tyHgbG7EuUx3DWg21wPCiMt/s1600/CampWhittington.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKflldDWqqAvj6qIALU-_1LSxgiawlgG20qH1wSs3m0zh2PWm3G4T8IrjzXwjIm5NZ_CrKQJDJ1Gychyb0NWRTM6595NhTnIkqoySxY67bmo8VIWIq6Ef3tyHgbG7EuUx3DWg21wPCiMt/s400/CampWhittington.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501912717234256018" /></a><br />Howard here, Thursday morning finds us hunkered down in a tremendous thunderstorm at the Whittington Woods campground in Whittington, Illinois. It's 8:00 in the morning and dark as night outside. You might not find Whittington on the map, it's very small and south of Mount Vernon. The campground is quiet and lovely. We had a double lot and for an hour yesterday, a private swimming pool. We have traveled 7,847 miles now and are 773 miles from Sullivan's Island. We're spending tonight in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee.Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-42395724733774102442010-08-04T15:35:00.000-07:002010-08-04T16:02:11.388-07:00Leavenworth<div><br /><br /><div>Today, August the 4th, day 28, we went to Leavenworth and saw the Federal Penitentiary and the US Military Disciplinary Barracks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhi6nI8ez1HuDJphmPnAby_bqrOhcpKwqbDFeAa8opNazIFoZEUtto5oYW4itqwZkPWXCnpHwR2Ow49u6MBi7a5el0NTxl6VcGnXNn2og6vUoV_56PfLzgUW2cna62_LCCB55mq4ufaC9I/s1600/P8040018.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501690692843136258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhi6nI8ez1HuDJphmPnAby_bqrOhcpKwqbDFeAa8opNazIFoZEUtto5oYW4itqwZkPWXCnpHwR2Ow49u6MBi7a5el0NTxl6VcGnXNn2og6vUoV_56PfLzgUW2cna62_LCCB55mq4ufaC9I/s400/P8040018.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wQlVtiFkD8DVA9Qut4DGzQJQJ3BygZayBP8DQi0S_sbJ4_PE_FRxjxTPs3HYtyhqRLdddM1vsgRlIEXd0oBESb8qO2L6AQ5swSxnywI8s2jBcS7sNIWHqodfd0F0ob_GVTqmGE91D9CF/s1600/Copy+of+P8040016.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501692948647952146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wQlVtiFkD8DVA9Qut4DGzQJQJ3BygZayBP8DQi0S_sbJ4_PE_FRxjxTPs3HYtyhqRLdddM1vsgRlIEXd0oBESb8qO2L6AQ5swSxnywI8s2jBcS7sNIWHqodfd0F0ob_GVTqmGE91D9CF/s400/Copy+of+P8040016.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These are the guard buffalo that are on the grounds of the Federal Penitentiary to discourage escape attempts.<br /><br /><br />We don't have any good pictures of the US Military Disciplinary Barracks.Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-82318894916254313632010-08-04T15:22:00.000-07:002010-08-04T15:29:29.594-07:00Shiny CarThe same day we went to the Steamboat Arabia, our car got a carwash. This is only worth mentioning because it made our car nice and shiny.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ_cyc7Ca8F3laCnZZWVJMrl4rSVsexhcE95wX2JxfBvwqLzR_MPNgMLsWuZXVgbBLKJ1KZfAWzp2lkxdWn8Q3iMdhoB1w0wPx4PSnj_RDTLDSDxwaitrFNWCEdcu48-sTmo0jDm_dilZ/s1600/shiny_car.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501685302371910098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ_cyc7Ca8F3laCnZZWVJMrl4rSVsexhcE95wX2JxfBvwqLzR_MPNgMLsWuZXVgbBLKJ1KZfAWzp2lkxdWn8Q3iMdhoB1w0wPx4PSnj_RDTLDSDxwaitrFNWCEdcu48-sTmo0jDm_dilZ/s400/shiny_car.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhED3fPNm4m8RSA2ZJACPpd9lp1H5JLTwHJpzRTjeVzbhxcEtWy7MTjmoV-mSYZMTh1QtJG_vkO8CkVAP_Fu7SgZP39ki3yApJp7HMPFLWJXVJN7XWxa-uz73K3BePBts0Eq5PTNr0jqm/s1600/Copy+of+P8030038.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501685216693806194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhED3fPNm4m8RSA2ZJACPpd9lp1H5JLTwHJpzRTjeVzbhxcEtWy7MTjmoV-mSYZMTh1QtJG_vkO8CkVAP_Fu7SgZP39ki3yApJp7HMPFLWJXVJN7XWxa-uz73K3BePBts0Eq5PTNr0jqm/s400/Copy+of+P8030038.JPG" /></a>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-3896121031258157742010-08-03T19:43:00.001-07:002010-08-03T20:10:01.930-07:00The steam boat Arabia<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIQ33OLPz75UgUUXBDbRhzKjRChQ47x8ZmzZ2YAzneiS3VLQos0BXngP26A4W7xAKuWOKt-LBnZM8ld-2rMM-2yVWHgqnG52VaVDvao7ZeTbbilUWHij1L8-JLYKQsFYMFSIgmOJFdWQA/s1600/P8030007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501384282741186290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIQ33OLPz75UgUUXBDbRhzKjRChQ47x8ZmzZ2YAzneiS3VLQos0BXngP26A4W7xAKuWOKt-LBnZM8ld-2rMM-2yVWHgqnG52VaVDvao7ZeTbbilUWHij1L8-JLYKQsFYMFSIgmOJFdWQA/s400/P8030007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Today, August the third, we went to see the steam boat Arabia. It was paddling down the Missouri river when it hit a snag and sank in 1856. It eventually was covered with silt and was preserved. The river moved, and it was dug up in 1988. It was full of well preserved artifacts. Among these were a donkey named Lawrence and a bunch of cool keys. There were also lots of boots, shoes, china, cloth, buttons, beeds, bottles, etcetera.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0b5YTUTYf5Xm0B1sD0C_SnMg_po2JWczeqfxUh2slrkBkKuDfQJAKWQo7gI6Sds4H4d_HnYWop-KFCFjgOOQ146v7GmZbH7NRk-E9fHcsG5xk1LzzngiEC37hdILPVo1EnlH5anyIYyX/s1600/P8030011.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501385179001043378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0b5YTUTYf5Xm0B1sD0C_SnMg_po2JWczeqfxUh2slrkBkKuDfQJAKWQo7gI6Sds4H4d_HnYWop-KFCFjgOOQ146v7GmZbH7NRk-E9fHcsG5xk1LzzngiEC37hdILPVo1EnlH5anyIYyX/s400/P8030011.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4lNyRsIrzFP4P34s-4rF2p57KuuLwwTZ1YcE_0FLJZoHpFDwLRNYqbtt0KsYExco9LbrIucSELHeYKYDFgYdbMpl_BMsm2arrzFhRdeC__J_deY1Nx41bvDhDf-kwGFBAsiisDwNrZAT/s1600/Copy+of+P8030007.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQAhUtqNxwbmIz5vn9_E8CGLIdPH1_i58sYz1M545HT3EhdgrpXdG8yg9bqMpHLREcmwC3GFkFX1Nh52lK4b2s1SIZ-CWegycgIdXjfhPM4wA8uRancIBEz8LuOrTJeuOTYcrqcjrsw-h/s1600/shiny_car.jpg"></a></div></div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-41397528190614298662010-08-03T18:20:00.000-07:002010-08-04T15:20:11.606-07:00Air Force AcademyWe went to the Air Force Academy. There, we saw the chapel. It was futuristic, except the Buddhist section. The first floor was the Protestant floor, while the ground floor was built for the Catholics, Jews, and Buddhists. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMka0onN91eEGYD_1OVZmDKUxwNbm8SYb5SJ_L-AGHm1O85gaOddIoHF28FvPegTSzlfUMyc9MlJSloN4sOIIBk_vQdPjb2K5qTWicmiXTaXVLkbsE4SjnipKjPk-MZobZ5ML48R0WCG9/s1600/P8020009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501369669052507074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMka0onN91eEGYD_1OVZmDKUxwNbm8SYb5SJ_L-AGHm1O85gaOddIoHF28FvPegTSzlfUMyc9MlJSloN4sOIIBk_vQdPjb2K5qTWicmiXTaXVLkbsE4SjnipKjPk-MZobZ5ML48R0WCG9/s400/P8020009.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrU1kupx5-YgxWqt6YB_vUGI0k2Zaq_cNdU5koO342_9lPzvIlS-P3N4Mdwx3KwcOYPfOT89SNGWJZ6c0i4903lNziw9bwWcUdDNX4_AlDRzW202g8FRTDRde4xBVyTQ9HcPrZTvHLA0T/s1600/P8020013.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501371158774250018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrU1kupx5-YgxWqt6YB_vUGI0k2Zaq_cNdU5koO342_9lPzvIlS-P3N4Mdwx3KwcOYPfOT89SNGWJZ6c0i4903lNziw9bwWcUdDNX4_AlDRzW202g8FRTDRde4xBVyTQ9HcPrZTvHLA0T/s400/P8020013.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><-- This is the Chapel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMyWzQjgJj4ZFBK3hkFrnv6wDZY4cYnbnzvFbthRyaoZKDsYau4UPSPgMhRFYFpeHDZXrSftUo02-ZvBosOCD0OtRtTW3LxmrJgWVuxH34C08nnqpMLmIKi4O9DwRxQzbu_xdh22IMqYR/s1600/P8020020.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501372118975499570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMyWzQjgJj4ZFBK3hkFrnv6wDZY4cYnbnzvFbthRyaoZKDsYau4UPSPgMhRFYFpeHDZXrSftUo02-ZvBosOCD0OtRtTW3LxmrJgWVuxH34C08nnqpMLmIKi4O9DwRxQzbu_xdh22IMqYR/s400/P8020020.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0xgbVKDW4Lb1lvMcs1laFV17DT4kr8ITLPW71GH-XrvImAacGZZp2VoRmqJ-tSNmP095dkKDcxv6gTpmemixY-3RZZO0kFGzu8dxJ98euTUy9iAV9NbOzUhsr4JoSVGm-hmfmT-9jxGm/s1600/P8020015.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501372116088414898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0xgbVKDW4Lb1lvMcs1laFV17DT4kr8ITLPW71GH-XrvImAacGZZp2VoRmqJ-tSNmP095dkKDcxv6gTpmemixY-3RZZO0kFGzu8dxJ98euTUy9iAV9NbOzUhsr4JoSVGm-hmfmT-9jxGm/s400/P8020015.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Can you tell which religion each of these rooms is for?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvpE4UXy9IHhWlAPxRnT6NHo_IJawlVW3HH2F6kAWJGvCdWFsE1WJVi9EdGKekj_1ZEOdt9JUXUsGjNmwqKcbnM6p8fTbJjgqOEMrRIOJwr7fE7Nn2M_qiw6NrbeUhOp1W83dNVYJnsdl/s1600/P8020021.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501374788879900114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvpE4UXy9IHhWlAPxRnT6NHo_IJawlVW3HH2F6kAWJGvCdWFsE1WJVi9EdGKekj_1ZEOdt9JUXUsGjNmwqKcbnM6p8fTbJjgqOEMrRIOJwr7fE7Nn2M_qiw6NrbeUhOp1W83dNVYJnsdl/s400/P8020021.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79EvMKaL1rJDBuf2-8XyzNSXj27jXjxvRpIinOCJUN-13vpRcCNftr6ifq2VBWKfrrazDzvJfFrcGC1dknmuJ9YEo7S626zIVI_Rg9nAvIyZBBs4zvx58CV8XXhO_LP9rh_P_ESOvFJe2/s1600/P8020024.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501374802866711218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79EvMKaL1rJDBuf2-8XyzNSXj27jXjxvRpIinOCJUN-13vpRcCNftr6ifq2VBWKfrrazDzvJfFrcGC1dknmuJ9YEo7S626zIVI_Rg9nAvIyZBBs4zvx58CV8XXhO_LP9rh_P_ESOvFJe2/s400/P8020024.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUrhTQGozhp5goCy05RiWUrcsrvsqr11jfIK6rBH8BjbXhPy3L-Vi4-9QFhGbfheGS68NgepsskMCyrpdeVmTO3f18sMI807GAp99tx5MWS3da-Mo_g8gzsDhz1CjAGCcuaAV1L7H0uAc/s1600/P8020022.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501374797330959730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUrhTQGozhp5goCy05RiWUrcsrvsqr11jfIK6rBH8BjbXhPy3L-Vi4-9QFhGbfheGS68NgepsskMCyrpdeVmTO3f18sMI807GAp99tx5MWS3da-Mo_g8gzsDhz1CjAGCcuaAV1L7H0uAc/s400/P8020022.JPG" /></a>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-1387785140821945422010-08-03T16:52:00.001-07:002010-08-03T17:01:42.470-07:00They're Off!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpk0G8Q52g6Aq8xXiSbvps590eEcVFuEQ4kCbufyOJ2l4CnahTMzmmS0m1PTUoD_at_BFMDDrt2Gng8rrJYyVYSEgAeuXFSbQN_TBFVP7fMNLQlfThZAgT4tJt1me_eyjNnMpXebdBVM9/s1600/P8030003.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpk0G8Q52g6Aq8xXiSbvps590eEcVFuEQ4kCbufyOJ2l4CnahTMzmmS0m1PTUoD_at_BFMDDrt2Gng8rrJYyVYSEgAeuXFSbQN_TBFVP7fMNLQlfThZAgT4tJt1me_eyjNnMpXebdBVM9/s400/P8030003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501338024564318530" /></a><br />Howard here, Eve and Maryrose are on their way home. We dropped them off at Kansas City International to fly home this afternoon. Eve has a job related meeting tomorrow and poor Maryrose is sick of being cooped up with her brothers and misses her animals. The boys and I are in Platte City Missouri after having visited the museum containing the recovered treasures from the river steamboat ARABIA lost in the Missouri River in 1856. What a museum! I had great pleasure sharing my HUNLEY observations. We found our campground with the help of one of Platte City's finest who stopped us for running a stop sign. My introduction to him was, "Good afternoon officer, my name is Howard Stone and I'm lost!" We both had a chuckle. More later.Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-84945067335913889682010-08-02T21:23:00.000-07:002010-08-02T21:37:50.164-07:00I Have a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Toto - NotHello there, Howard here,<br /> We're in Salina, Kansas this evening. We spent last night in Colorado Springs at a campground at the U.S. Air Force Academy. We have pictures of the USAFA Cadet Chapel to post tomorrow. We didn't have an internet connection last night so we are once again behind. Did you hear about the butcher who backed into his meat slicer?<br /> We passed up my initial campground choice in favor of the local KOA which delayed our arrival further after 490 miles in the car. There is more to that story...<br /> Eve and Maryrose fly home tomorrow from Kansas City, the boys and I return on Friday, 6 August. So far, we have traveled 7,166 miles and have 1,288 miles to get to Sullivan's Island. Much more will we post tomorrow, Good Night!<br /><br />P.S. The rum we replenished at the USAFA. My appreciation of our Air Force continues to grow!Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-69426650558741655222010-08-01T09:13:00.001-07:002010-08-01T09:14:00.133-07:00Disaster Yet Again!We've run out of rum, why is there always no rum? HowardEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-60405701764907408512010-08-01T08:27:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:52:18.175-07:00Mesa VerdeWe went to Mesa Verde. It was bigger than I expected. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG94ODDn5FOknVcSYtiEkt7HENj1thN_1IQw1la-4qhzRPHgNPJaYvRpxuQmtGMSjWuG2oQ6uKqbG8ypOgXoU0BGOAVsvAN2No1Ae5P8OJnP5KPNaZEdQuQ2Io0STnQ37oJb8Mova8t0y/s1600/P7310073.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500466950702089666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG94ODDn5FOknVcSYtiEkt7HENj1thN_1IQw1la-4qhzRPHgNPJaYvRpxuQmtGMSjWuG2oQ6uKqbG8ypOgXoU0BGOAVsvAN2No1Ae5P8OJnP5KPNaZEdQuQ2Io0STnQ37oJb8Mova8t0y/s320/P7310073.JPG" /></a><br />Me(Nathaniel),Mom, and Theodore<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DPFnGOe-_DAd6Mxs7USJg95h3JauGU_x5TudZLGSWN2QubJsIanBA_zlr0v2S4c-bX5emzsVQyr0QbuljDRTTzaNloeHT83lZ6pnBonCgpbViHDHNWHEvRyuaZecUvBVTOqEGL4mmitP/s1600/P7310029.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500464674500255810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DPFnGOe-_DAd6Mxs7USJg95h3JauGU_x5TudZLGSWN2QubJsIanBA_zlr0v2S4c-bX5emzsVQyr0QbuljDRTTzaNloeHT83lZ6pnBonCgpbViHDHNWHEvRyuaZecUvBVTOqEGL4mmitP/s320/P7310029.JPG" /></a> </p><br />This is a hole that everyone had to squeeze through. That's Maryrose.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YZEsiLrmSY0Dh2aFFmNYZDEXRmCUIj2PcaiiwIlX2v3BadYDODXQcFqxSJfgDK1mbLnpGuJHLT408Ppg7qBCktiG0meQgVdqL-vgZmoOyzw7B4-UmU0Vb73CWy21tVqQn1m5Yqvs7xdc/s1600/P7310019.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500464669417456210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YZEsiLrmSY0Dh2aFFmNYZDEXRmCUIj2PcaiiwIlX2v3BadYDODXQcFqxSJfgDK1mbLnpGuJHLT408Ppg7qBCktiG0meQgVdqL-vgZmoOyzw7B4-UmU0Vb73CWy21tVqQn1m5Yqvs7xdc/s320/P7310019.JPG" /></a><br />This ladder is only 32 feet tall.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlUQY1l2PksOEzihqT34Ue63NN_8xsuQB0G_Krw1kFb0N9yFfT3DZk80bNx-veQ_c7bycnr8JaeYSxCi_QH26YJZVzlvlyRHx0yviv-7FmArRBk21WpRR3SlDY5qP9HJjcJmd7Ayzrtd1/s1600/P7310015.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500464666632055906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlUQY1l2PksOEzihqT34Ue63NN_8xsuQB0G_Krw1kFb0N9yFfT3DZk80bNx-veQ_c7bycnr8JaeYSxCi_QH26YJZVzlvlyRHx0yviv-7FmArRBk21WpRR3SlDY5qP9HJjcJmd7Ayzrtd1/s320/P7310015.JPG" /></a><br />Another tight squeeze.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ri_VmaVntheceItTWVhPwwNHxB_ZKHzNmMq_QT_OZ3pnOn9_Tn-juzjDSPo0zur3ME715hLA5RKcbXEtUV1AYrU5ljAestwpbh6IFZTg3FX3VZnqEBjG0rVderVaEBjfJ_2m6MVYPXAG/s1600/P7310078.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500464662503232626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ri_VmaVntheceItTWVhPwwNHxB_ZKHzNmMq_QT_OZ3pnOn9_Tn-juzjDSPo0zur3ME715hLA5RKcbXEtUV1AYrU5ljAestwpbh6IFZTg3FX3VZnqEBjG0rVderVaEBjfJ_2m6MVYPXAG/s320/P7310078.JPG" /></a><br />This is the Cliff Palace.Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-37208922035727699732010-08-01T06:14:00.000-07:002010-08-01T06:35:58.021-07:00Disaster Thwarted - Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgnGv21IrHUCjFiE6Ex-bX9FUHks8UfeCBGXDpzvWjJ3-N46LWhH8inP9gjAu_YiTAMOOFqX40-KyDSSdrJbfogDFBv9MEYqNxIP2c5K-4hAMxDbGArKX1rZmxFUJr-AbVbAuy1zxwRAk/s1600/Shredded+Tire.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 215px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 165px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500433814406546690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgnGv21IrHUCjFiE6Ex-bX9FUHks8UfeCBGXDpzvWjJ3-N46LWhH8inP9gjAu_YiTAMOOFqX40-KyDSSdrJbfogDFBv9MEYqNxIP2c5K-4hAMxDbGArKX1rZmxFUJr-AbVbAuy1zxwRAk/s400/Shredded+Tire.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimShFhJHrxDEDHm2iy8d9OHvR6fvpEhrk_D8eI174m7O1N3AKh9Vnbk85w2Kr9ulhS0oTzgCAEWmO_lJ623_qCRO2-Dn7X42WAKiMOK9LCB19tCcA4mKtgZaMYFy3uewED2I8_TtgIq0ok/s1600/Mesa+Verde+Camp.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 151px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500432829403835922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimShFhJHrxDEDHm2iy8d9OHvR6fvpEhrk_D8eI174m7O1N3AKh9Vnbk85w2Kr9ulhS0oTzgCAEWmO_lJ623_qCRO2-Dn7X42WAKiMOK9LCB19tCcA4mKtgZaMYFy3uewED2I8_TtgIq0ok/s400/Mesa+Verde+Camp.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Howard here, since I posted the note about our camper tire problems outside of Mesa Verde, the kids have caught up on some of the delayed posts which has disrupted the narrative timeline of our blog. As I wrote previously, the night before last about 25 miles from Mesa Verde, we suffered the failure of the camper spare tire that we had mounted less than an hour before. It was about 7:30 on a Friday night and we were unable to get timely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">assistance</span>. What proved to be a better plan unfolded. We pulled the disabled trailer off the highway into the driveway of a small church and left it there. We pressed on to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cortez</span> which is the major town near Mesa Verde and got a room for the night. While Eve checked in, I went across the street to the 24 hour <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Walmart</span> which sells mounted trailer tires. They did not have exactly what we needed so at 7:00 the next morning, I went to the Big O Tire Store which was right next door to the motel. By 7:15, I had a brand new tire mounted on the rim and by 8:00, Eve and I had returned to the trailer, changed the tire and were on our way back to the motel with the trailer safely in tow. We bought a second new tire and rim and by 10:30 we had checked into the campground and were on our way to the Mesa Verde National Park. Above is a picture of our camper the A and A Campground Mesa Verde and the failed spare. As of today, we have travelled 6308 miles and are 1963 miles from Sullivan's Island.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-20853581088476847732010-07-31T20:07:00.001-07:002010-07-31T20:13:24.992-07:00Salt Lake City and the Salt LakeIn Salt Lake City we saw the Mormon Temple and the Mormon Tabernacle. We also saw the Great Salt Lake from Antelope Island.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zvriyiOnksIsgUQCIAvgsYhSuuUHMwha35N3Yhki8lLagesGCVWl4QzQgM9qqKy_mB61n1XOgUxE3b7vgUBK8-vwB4RwTdsAUmqdhV_4_0nuPqJFul00FK8dSJWO3nC5spaPYfRPC_uP/s1600/P7300008.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500274021164382642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zvriyiOnksIsgUQCIAvgsYhSuuUHMwha35N3Yhki8lLagesGCVWl4QzQgM9qqKy_mB61n1XOgUxE3b7vgUBK8-vwB4RwTdsAUmqdhV_4_0nuPqJFul00FK8dSJWO3nC5spaPYfRPC_uP/s400/P7300008.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukpuI1eU2ZlnQfjeFe4efIQpHdWFFSWiRYkcHN7EleQfXfJ3oE8xrOhOXsGwN3Ws0RMvB8LMwMKPuO6MYPX5zUvw4u9PDGcXyJBke3bQIXnyQ2sNkFgrlzBRSDZm1lbO6KjWRNli2fNO5/s1600/lochness_encounter.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500274017440285298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukpuI1eU2ZlnQfjeFe4efIQpHdWFFSWiRYkcHN7EleQfXfJ3oE8xrOhOXsGwN3Ws0RMvB8LMwMKPuO6MYPX5zUvw4u9PDGcXyJBke3bQIXnyQ2sNkFgrlzBRSDZm1lbO6KjWRNli2fNO5/s400/lochness_encounter.JPG" /></a>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-49939483165907662842010-07-31T19:42:00.000-07:002010-07-31T20:03:52.161-07:00Jackson Hole<div>After we left the Grand Tetons, we visited Jackson Hole, which has Elk Antler Arches on each of the four corners of the park there.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpFcBrdMUwfvCQv2eLQ_SB1QWAHCLXORtElSfd32-A37zCtkYRb-ZSZQZa2hLodv7UDrzxIMpQExmazn81CI0tRw_YVj2tTUS-HmkJIwOQT4GkERleL3YvTCQae3Q1MQLvu3m5kNZ4GaO/s1600/P7290016.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500266905875916370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpFcBrdMUwfvCQv2eLQ_SB1QWAHCLXORtElSfd32-A37zCtkYRb-ZSZQZa2hLodv7UDrzxIMpQExmazn81CI0tRw_YVj2tTUS-HmkJIwOQT4GkERleL3YvTCQae3Q1MQLvu3m5kNZ4GaO/s320/P7290016.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPqllIPAfGB3L1nHhvoKAkHZKnSKHkZs420kTc2xBkB4wjB3wiq05tznPZG98koyUOtqJzMOE-iWTGv7jTomclCrpzwLRInpiOPyaa0H7xUkq7fmvpNJh2S2fsMJ9g7FDokfVVNb1FnRv/s1600/jackalope_card.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500270317558469842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPqllIPAfGB3L1nHhvoKAkHZKnSKHkZs420kTc2xBkB4wjB3wiq05tznPZG98koyUOtqJzMOE-iWTGv7jTomclCrpzwLRInpiOPyaa0H7xUkq7fmvpNJh2S2fsMJ9g7FDokfVVNb1FnRv/s400/jackalope_card.jpg" /></a>Jackson is also known for the elusive Western Jackalope, a cross between an antelope and a jack-rabbit.</div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div>This post was written by Theodore</div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-49891289750681448202010-07-31T19:31:00.000-07:002010-07-31T19:42:28.546-07:00The Grand TetonsAfter we left Yellowstone, we passed through Grand Teton National Park, and went on to Jackson Hole. The Grand Tetons are a line of mountains named by French explorers.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygo-oW7AJNVbOWBB5gRWsubryzXY96-01z-gAoiHn_NqbaI7ru7SDLrh-Kmymz87oZOrfo-tmLyzHqZvmmaYLe4H5l3T90ZtcxCxoq_I6CQMKMAdm6kceLT-WAqqbeUGwC5ho_PbpHYRD/s1600/P7290010.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500265502753428370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygo-oW7AJNVbOWBB5gRWsubryzXY96-01z-gAoiHn_NqbaI7ru7SDLrh-Kmymz87oZOrfo-tmLyzHqZvmmaYLe4H5l3T90ZtcxCxoq_I6CQMKMAdm6kceLT-WAqqbeUGwC5ho_PbpHYRD/s320/P7290010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R4A2ToEWeYqIv-jghh8GV8MlXI7VLGmeq6EEnecaLugbKPXuWEgw6a9bbPGBZcjeA9om-ECHKlW2z-49vrWKHGUcjSU_aArA1HDWE0ovhfOzfdTGmoX0YCxrh9C2TWtCEpOzxiA7nRal/s1600/P7290004.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIzJP4HK8ESLHdsQ7uvLLF4ddOpEXgfOiQqlSiFEvLL1CC6VpdqWGBD5xvMMZa98zb74pmaujQzpb33c4N-TP7YNubE7Wz3Us0Pf0n8rj5G3DK59GVdtNyPI0ypPBWR5epLT5c-DPdrK8/s1600/P7290005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500265162158382466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIzJP4HK8ESLHdsQ7uvLLF4ddOpEXgfOiQqlSiFEvLL1CC6VpdqWGBD5xvMMZa98zb74pmaujQzpb33c4N-TP7YNubE7Wz3Us0Pf0n8rj5G3DK59GVdtNyPI0ypPBWR5epLT5c-DPdrK8/s320/P7290005.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-kVMBXSc9PO-K95NlH_AFjVkz08h84OOipf_ea7EDW3n6T9Ga12rU7UwFLAWagUgRiu8lvqtecHtwcih_xVxxr_Xx8v86rEhB7Q29tNHkiTeZfrhwEOKJtvgA8pUyzu41LlaBurt2qyN/s1600/P7290011.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500265164199857474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-kVMBXSc9PO-K95NlH_AFjVkz08h84OOipf_ea7EDW3n6T9Ga12rU7UwFLAWagUgRiu8lvqtecHtwcih_xVxxr_Xx8v86rEhB7Q29tNHkiTeZfrhwEOKJtvgA8pUyzu41LlaBurt2qyN/s320/P7290011.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><-- The Grand Teton itself.</div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-73722617663139024632010-07-31T18:47:00.000-07:002010-07-31T20:05:20.103-07:00Disaster averted in YellowstoneWhile we were in Yellowstone, we had to change the two front tires of the van because they were so worn out that the metal wires in the tires were showing. If we had waited a little longer to replace them, we could have suffered two flat tires.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsQ9VhRLMaPy_w4ZxtdgPUPOlCP5wS1QJa2bJRZbAEw0l4VEa1WOHYK4-dJ8LNAL38Uipjl3s6Q6t8OV7bpYYYjW05lLhunaa4Dug0awNLp_kVSb50ts4VDt94ju_hOrlM7NS4KOeQL0p/s1600/P7280008.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500258539311036946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsQ9VhRLMaPy_w4ZxtdgPUPOlCP5wS1QJa2bJRZbAEw0l4VEa1WOHYK4-dJ8LNAL38Uipjl3s6Q6t8OV7bpYYYjW05lLhunaa4Dug0awNLp_kVSb50ts4VDt94ju_hOrlM7NS4KOeQL0p/s320/P7280008.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHnzBhou7hyphenhyphen1G6l1mBBNa79CZLGX5dM8O084TtewBsKrKxaIoHXEQkg4z_af-HDXubwfIa2TjXrPSRQnZ1ZmONrI4DHNphzXXWwkR1F6-axonbLLJZ-4uLGXisMK6vJckaDuM1tPy_yMR/s1600/P7280010.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500258531402983522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHnzBhou7hyphenhyphen1G6l1mBBNa79CZLGX5dM8O084TtewBsKrKxaIoHXEQkg4z_af-HDXubwfIa2TjXrPSRQnZ1ZmONrI4DHNphzXXWwkR1F6-axonbLLJZ-4uLGXisMK6vJckaDuM1tPy_yMR/s320/P7280010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVhjnqDUnq8tSv1CgGAkNfEAtHIhQsi69nSA5-I_KwAzcCRGKG9z7U5sZsAvX_7S3d66V9CT04YoKOS2FsJcfUIc_XBT9e-EmUAweLgwB1NfhaN7Gri-YM_Va_hjYi7XeDpL5_XslX-eC/s1600/P7280007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500258528423365186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVhjnqDUnq8tSv1CgGAkNfEAtHIhQsi69nSA5-I_KwAzcCRGKG9z7U5sZsAvX_7S3d66V9CT04YoKOS2FsJcfUIc_XBT9e-EmUAweLgwB1NfhaN7Gri-YM_Va_hjYi7XeDpL5_XslX-eC/s320/P7280007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div>This post was written by Theodore.</div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-82428989986467137432010-07-31T18:38:00.000-07:002010-07-31T18:47:28.476-07:00Yellowstone SceneryI (Theodore) have compiled some random pictures of Yellowstone scenery to finish our Yellowstone posts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KwS88pC_GdDWaoKGPGd5btnYjT2Gd0RJ3grxzaFClg3JDRQf5CompgJ5KTuu-YkL5_EH2N9DinMVemcFFkGEHbyCIJN6G_LSlBcKFcCaaHg9biGdvQhz3KW4SjDKeUK4nj2C48aAgizz/s1600/P7280024.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500250983786075330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lRx8fFqVjAXvRc5vtrIyIi3jdptHueX8UaYiYnv8hKYCfiA0poNOMmFlOmRy2HXUVRc4aX4l5-92lqTWcQY4cZFffCU_dgt6kOR-09tJi1pZvxzXVUFgQJlvdPIMcA7bC0zdoFCjnfcv/s320/P7270035.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CC35A2HjmVH3FVvyOFTtJ5neaai9gfsTFS257H_nCnxxLt9vufJwc4kXFpu3akrllCRf2cxSK3VFZOe4oEqifbVHJ2r2jMb6rhyphenhyphenmV7fX3XDinM7GGA-k5SiZ7-Q-UNzOSYHioRtFVvJY/s1600/P7270020.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500250977665713282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CC35A2HjmVH3FVvyOFTtJ5neaai9gfsTFS257H_nCnxxLt9vufJwc4kXFpu3akrllCRf2cxSK3VFZOe4oEqifbVHJ2r2jMb6rhyphenhyphenmV7fX3XDinM7GGA-k5SiZ7-Q-UNzOSYHioRtFVvJY/s320/P7270020.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-12301930020036747822010-07-31T18:31:00.000-07:002010-07-31T18:38:16.144-07:00The Lower Falls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLsuyqtNfTDr8y1UMQCYTdT8D4aF9uT5VGM_u5khtgcsjsnvJT2r8v8HbENHuM_bHZ6FMJ5ouNbddLZZu0s4zS7ocFuCUf-hk4iZMfEybwR4sC2NNM8AYkU2FciJhl8rlIxiOHtAr0d16/s1600/P7280025.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500249596482292226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLsuyqtNfTDr8y1UMQCYTdT8D4aF9uT5VGM_u5khtgcsjsnvJT2r8v8HbENHuM_bHZ6FMJ5ouNbddLZZu0s4zS7ocFuCUf-hk4iZMfEybwR4sC2NNM8AYkU2FciJhl8rlIxiOHtAr0d16/s320/P7280025.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The Lower Falls of Yellowstone are the most photographed part of Yellowstone. We had to climb down 328 steps to get there.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pTmIdg9uWPKHWchB6GtDUI8hLLpgXc9dbcJZDkaqEGHjnb7YShjMvRJVAGSGsMQfRgeCstySiHce2orKgc2R9uMyOHssACScZjEbskOzSnYPbdObrZDssKflS6Fgl55o2YDQmoLLpKjy/s1600/P7280031.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500249241815892802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pTmIdg9uWPKHWchB6GtDUI8hLLpgXc9dbcJZDkaqEGHjnb7YShjMvRJVAGSGsMQfRgeCstySiHce2orKgc2R9uMyOHssACScZjEbskOzSnYPbdObrZDssKflS6Fgl55o2YDQmoLLpKjy/s320/P7280031.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM5cfahqecBcDWJ2hUFcWHWV0LsfJmnDIHUpIJQ_5jdJKyvUvbNnfr-Ug4lNYeU5SbmXLsRNZgJiV80YVlEsZ1ZPLXsAglnHfP6C6dUdeJ7ebtUbDUa6AcM6uIwiN6GRZ6CTHyxXVwm3I/s1600/P7280032.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500249239076343058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM5cfahqecBcDWJ2hUFcWHWV0LsfJmnDIHUpIJQ_5jdJKyvUvbNnfr-Ug4lNYeU5SbmXLsRNZgJiV80YVlEsZ1ZPLXsAglnHfP6C6dUdeJ7ebtUbDUa6AcM6uIwiN6GRZ6CTHyxXVwm3I/s320/P7280032.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW3ffMFsCcQZYJlg7JLMZ0WBiNW4ip8cgApVuI1ox-4V44N_bgU-CLBrS__ww7yRqEItnHXDdQ0NI6dx9nhernA7wXJozd8-eUs3b49Dc740Fm54d70SeUie_zuBIXi8SU-8yOfYz_YGn/s1600/P7280036.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500249236351001474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW3ffMFsCcQZYJlg7JLMZ0WBiNW4ip8cgApVuI1ox-4V44N_bgU-CLBrS__ww7yRqEItnHXDdQ0NI6dx9nhernA7wXJozd8-eUs3b49Dc740Fm54d70SeUie_zuBIXi8SU-8yOfYz_YGn/s320/P7280036.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jIxay_y34GRHINuWQ-8b-KZTuOz9BjDEb_X0QFIOAwkQ7hmXy87pewf4BVJk94UTEeYpa3GeK4sw2Qcj0eneAYu8veYfGZHsIA9BKSlzj3479QAIrRMvxs-CG5bYjLnJBNm6KxXLxMl4/s1600/P7280035.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500249229915211122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jIxay_y34GRHINuWQ-8b-KZTuOz9BjDEb_X0QFIOAwkQ7hmXy87pewf4BVJk94UTEeYpa3GeK4sw2Qcj0eneAYu8veYfGZHsIA9BKSlzj3479QAIrRMvxs-CG5bYjLnJBNm6KxXLxMl4/s320/P7280035.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-13387799078968490562010-07-31T18:20:00.000-07:002010-07-31T18:31:20.565-07:00Animals in YellowstoneWe saw a lot of different animals in Yellowstone. The different animals are, in order: bison, elk, black bear, bison, and elk.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAEplU0VdQsNCLpBG-q9Qg1vP1gOz5j2x5hXKuKkujfG0jnAKd_ratJ0QGlbH8fs5tlBsjBOWQrftzBKGosm8pVBusWESYKDscKn9iG2J_ZxCRj3561DQLvOVaPQTQ45-Y52_7alALP4U/s1600/P7280041.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500246992391404082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAEplU0VdQsNCLpBG-q9Qg1vP1gOz5j2x5hXKuKkujfG0jnAKd_ratJ0QGlbH8fs5tlBsjBOWQrftzBKGosm8pVBusWESYKDscKn9iG2J_ZxCRj3561DQLvOVaPQTQ45-Y52_7alALP4U/s320/P7280041.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwa_hQ1rExCdMRhrXG92s29-Ja6JUKcXmOD9kMXU5T4aNF56bZBaoYxSl_oDtDCVEbG0e3ZtGKXOKKsJQHde63KBmbAWE309m4WAyqtYzc8VUnmCvNsH2DLVUuJ-LxWJUdrunRKwUI3dR/s1600/P7280040.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500246495224487218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwa_hQ1rExCdMRhrXG92s29-Ja6JUKcXmOD9kMXU5T4aNF56bZBaoYxSl_oDtDCVEbG0e3ZtGKXOKKsJQHde63KBmbAWE309m4WAyqtYzc8VUnmCvNsH2DLVUuJ-LxWJUdrunRKwUI3dR/s320/P7280040.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQESQXs8eGso7xr6_wyG7OtD_z6gYP34w312nTzqcXQ2zUdHWuxXIcoUjmWXQfZ27hJA8F_uhyphenhyphenCTlF57a4JFN64Of9iMWZmzo-W4XPKrYzyDRTZea50KDLJs8sLqLv_cSZWA9vrOQw_F3/s1600/P7280017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500246491295966866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQESQXs8eGso7xr6_wyG7OtD_z6gYP34w312nTzqcXQ2zUdHWuxXIcoUjmWXQfZ27hJA8F_uhyphenhyphenCTlF57a4JFN64Of9iMWZmzo-W4XPKrYzyDRTZea50KDLJs8sLqLv_cSZWA9vrOQw_F3/s320/P7280017.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwF4sCNRcVZpeWq2MuO61r7RmVRaulK2_G4i1YZW3UJAHgSWi14JQHbWandTmNYUJ6Pyt0aLCWjUv9nN01mFPPAXPctQ008NMivg25pHp7-RXHTzVlk3pS3MDpI3fBFCqDoeK_UgdLACK/s1600/P7280004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500246486448147698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwF4sCNRcVZpeWq2MuO61r7RmVRaulK2_G4i1YZW3UJAHgSWi14JQHbWandTmNYUJ6Pyt0aLCWjUv9nN01mFPPAXPctQ008NMivg25pHp7-RXHTzVlk3pS3MDpI3fBFCqDoeK_UgdLACK/s320/P7280004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm2MitTJDAtGLI4BAWLgr3I4jVO1IWRoTDllAWox3-StUO2peuatiEJ_5oCvdyMdsujPs4S4URbGGn3rvt7oVkkkzPqgdgpJoiVSaaqdO-c9B84eN3aJWL74uzIax0qkrSORTw5GfZbPc/s1600/P7270026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500246479294870274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm2MitTJDAtGLI4BAWLgr3I4jVO1IWRoTDllAWox3-StUO2peuatiEJ_5oCvdyMdsujPs4S4URbGGn3rvt7oVkkkzPqgdgpJoiVSaaqdO-c9B84eN3aJWL74uzIax0qkrSORTw5GfZbPc/s320/P7270026.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-85548749337503535572010-07-31T05:42:00.000-07:002010-07-31T05:56:58.023-07:00Disaster Strikes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWulCUtUOwgpfEXujUzlK2AT2n0YVjCuiJcvgOESnJd4wdMAkcRN1k2ya_nD8q0XsJBki_X9IA2D6S5bZNmf6bA3TWPNWqAm6SfsHG1W2C6LhksAXnfKj1oRpVPVvU5oBlJ8cY9kqIPPLR/s1600/CAMPER+ABANDONED.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500053377820980082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWulCUtUOwgpfEXujUzlK2AT2n0YVjCuiJcvgOESnJd4wdMAkcRN1k2ya_nD8q0XsJBki_X9IA2D6S5bZNmf6bA3TWPNWqAm6SfsHG1W2C6LhksAXnfKj1oRpVPVvU5oBlJ8cY9kqIPPLR/s320/CAMPER+ABANDONED.jpg" /></a><br /><div>We have a good bit to catch up on but here's a hot update. Late yesterday afternoon, on the road to Mesa Verde, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">the</span> trailer suffered two flat tires within an hour of one another. The second flat occurred to the spare just installed. To make a long story short, we left the trailer on the side of the road and spent the night in a hotel in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cortez</span>, Colorado. Shortly, I'll go out and get the first tire replaced and then try to recover the trailer. Stay tuned! Howard</div><br /><div></div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-22532162969223065282010-07-30T21:29:00.000-07:002010-07-30T21:32:01.085-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpsu7gwRw0cW7XLvJ9fgo4YvJiVXWLj6OmHxz1d5xjWBZk8scOLcV-DNULKflTQur31MWxcW5eT3BgOqMebDrF-ArRVCckGf7sNL_bJL_n1hoAjhPZclLkeBhJcSAa1Et6TNQOREfKE7H/s1600/P7270032.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499923299776345202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpsu7gwRw0cW7XLvJ9fgo4YvJiVXWLj6OmHxz1d5xjWBZk8scOLcV-DNULKflTQur31MWxcW5eT3BgOqMebDrF-ArRVCckGf7sNL_bJL_n1hoAjhPZclLkeBhJcSAa1Et6TNQOREfKE7H/s320/P7270032.JPG" /></a><br /><div>In Yellowstone we saw Old Faithfull and Riverside geyser.</div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><--Riverside geyser.</div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-27290559808753360902010-07-29T19:57:00.000-07:002010-07-29T20:54:14.258-07:00Yellowstone<div>We didn't have an internet connection while in Yellowstone, so this post is three days late. On our first full day in Yellowstone, the day after we arrived, we went to some hot springs and saw some geysers (including Old Faithful). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaYXUfBe5YUJHOk_GhRDqFEL-2rXpNuizxCPYce0fVfwYtmGu7r0szjEi1WFC3Mtn_CSqR8erfQCLIIS0MfRmLJiOtU-VHsULDIlf1rs8Yu3P-ZFpHFPq0NjiE8KQrj14GxDnkSOZqVX8/s1600/P7270003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499540899430050530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaYXUfBe5YUJHOk_GhRDqFEL-2rXpNuizxCPYce0fVfwYtmGu7r0szjEi1WFC3Mtn_CSqR8erfQCLIIS0MfRmLJiOtU-VHsULDIlf1rs8Yu3P-ZFpHFPq0NjiE8KQrj14GxDnkSOZqVX8/s320/P7270003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-8AmUARP_4Givs-roxDQ5YPsQlNHelih0MpJ1ZfZHdOqS2JMfQBILyG-EHKTyTaY38No9YixuXOnorTWkvlSiol6LvzjTX3VdH9ZswjyWn6_h_hns7hEz9rGjKvtScx2UYnvDI14ruJt/s1600/P7270006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499540661742948546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-8AmUARP_4Givs-roxDQ5YPsQlNHelih0MpJ1ZfZHdOqS2JMfQBILyG-EHKTyTaY38No9YixuXOnorTWkvlSiol6LvzjTX3VdH9ZswjyWn6_h_hns7hEz9rGjKvtScx2UYnvDI14ruJt/s320/P7270006.JPG" /></a><br /><-- People used to catch fish in the lake and then dunk them in this little hot spring to cook.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg9QvjzUpSAfX0lxWKeU9C2vTRjSOPCCCUO933j7o-W-2ncmPvob9EtKx2-EsuXug1kiOkvmbaYz3Z2vRXONx9mTKGhiBrvhR_IhTJzSOQe6XQ3cIbetvPJrr213D2K5pcAbK0YkfMw_c/s1600/P7270011.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlPdhY0bt3YYyyXr3za5t20TdZ7mEDv712F3tfO5GjURjHi7xVlcgxYgaUDMIQWOMT7i1XtJ_P7qcsPDrTrFH3sG9DOvL1f5_gFFbkp8T-1Z3WnHgDxhRF90A3gb6Sz6tff7i4rfClclP/s1600/P7270011.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499540424727165218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlPdhY0bt3YYyyXr3za5t20TdZ7mEDv712F3tfO5GjURjHi7xVlcgxYgaUDMIQWOMT7i1XtJ_P7qcsPDrTrFH3sG9DOvL1f5_gFFbkp8T-1Z3WnHgDxhRF90A3gb6Sz6tff7i4rfClclP/s320/P7270011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><-- Wild life near the hot springs <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt5iUNH73FmiWc0rGUQ9PMLN0jjrELzMzMpXAIMSyI7jeMdNxrZNRJZPxlK8_L4eDdMsb5jOSaCjtwFpOE8AbjvyRmHBsmq_5IpmCRvy9tI9J65AEMu63xG3gw0aqgCV_GCYMmHrgysMV/s1600/sasquatch.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499542179261913618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt5iUNH73FmiWc0rGUQ9PMLN0jjrELzMzMpXAIMSyI7jeMdNxrZNRJZPxlK8_L4eDdMsb5jOSaCjtwFpOE8AbjvyRmHBsmq_5IpmCRvy9tI9J65AEMu63xG3gw0aqgCV_GCYMmHrgysMV/s320/sasquatch.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div> </div><div><-- Nathaniel and I (Theodore) at the hot springs</div>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768857017982360340.post-43835792476639834122010-07-26T07:42:00.000-07:002010-07-26T07:49:47.856-07:00Day Whatever in MontpelierHoward here, we are Idaho, not Vermont, staying in a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">KOA</span> along US-89 North to Yellowstone. Our planned stop yesterday didn't work out to our satisfaction and so we shifted campgrounds. So far, we have traveled 5009 miles in the car and are 2166 miles from home. We're staying three nights in Yellowstone where we won't have power in the camper nor an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">internet</span> connection. If we find a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">hotspot</span>, we'll update the blog. After Yellowstone, we have one night in Salt Lake City, two in Mesa Verde, one in Colorado Springs and then we'll head home via Kansas City where Eve and Maryrose will fly home on August 3. The boys and I will be back around August 6, one month from when we left.<br />Thanks for all the comments!Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927824237629394156noreply@blogger.com2