tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411271097218685332024-02-18T19:37:54.983-06:00Ladynomad on the Road to NowhereMy thoughts about traveling on the road, being a widow at 50, and living life as if today could be the last.
**My navigator is God**ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.comBlogger577125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-221003435516419082016-01-08T09:13:00.002-06:002016-01-08T09:13:58.080-06:00My last postI have been blogging for almost 8 years and I guess I am burnt out. I can't seem to keep up with my blogs and where I am (maybe I'm too busy having fun). So I've decided to close down my blog. Also, I seem to keep getting stuck in one place, for various reasons, and then I don't have much to blog about anyway. You can still follow me on Facebook, though. <br />
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It's been fun and it's been an adventure. Know that I'm not pulling off the road or stopping my adventures, I'm just going to document them in a different way from now on. <br />
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Thank you for all those who have followed me over the years.ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-68283078779382160562015-10-12T13:30:00.003-05:002021-01-11T16:54:20.372-06:00Eulogy for Fancy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0ulri3xxEn1y5S1Y5rVr3NUezUw9Sp-tBAeA9D5ogMBnKSFXfaCHeS1GK35hzX0aeIdvUF7rRa_-Rs6f0VGLWpOb_GDOf3aWhBKf-muv5TCl6eWnC_YKXJI_9fEb37BnNzVgLO4zb3I/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0ulri3xxEn1y5S1Y5rVr3NUezUw9Sp-tBAeA9D5ogMBnKSFXfaCHeS1GK35hzX0aeIdvUF7rRa_-Rs6f0VGLWpOb_GDOf3aWhBKf-muv5TCl6eWnC_YKXJI_9fEb37BnNzVgLO4zb3I/s400/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy was dumped outside of Kosciusko, MS, and was about to be taken to the animal shelter before I rescued her in spring of 2006. When I first saw her she was caked in mud, had chewed off much of her own fur because of the ticks and fleas and was skin and bones.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I went to Costa Rica, my parents took care of her and when I returned they asked if she could stay with them. So for the next year, she lived with my parents. </div>
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But I did get her back after they could no longer take care of her. So once again, she was a traveler.</div>
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But I will remember her best as she sat in the window of the motorhome in the sun, looking out over her domain. </div>
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While at Lexington, KY, this past summer, she became ill. The vet said she was having kidney failure. She had lost a lot of weight and couldn't hardly move. I lost her in June 2015. I will miss my little traveling buddy. Goodbye Fancy.</div>
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<br />ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-45743095796537471222015-10-12T12:37:00.003-05:002021-01-11T16:56:36.856-06:00Lexington, KY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Back in June, I was still following the Ohio River north, but strayed a little in Kentucky while doing the Bourbon Trail. Lexington Horse Park is a convenient location while checking out things in the surrounding area.</div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbRgCgnin7gHwG6-IppQ22nqdf-YV8uDtkG2D2GFo5vJ-rYqmx0b3Lx59ggS5QWpWN7L2Do6iW-dk_XAT4_Of6Hx9E1oJxuvrd8lIUQZ8nO0QkK9Rhhsa5TUdLHsbcAgxoGmkFFt0pE8/s1600/02.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbRgCgnin7gHwG6-IppQ22nqdf-YV8uDtkG2D2GFo5vJ-rYqmx0b3Lx59ggS5QWpWN7L2Do6iW-dk_XAT4_Of6Hx9E1oJxuvrd8lIUQZ8nO0QkK9Rhhsa5TUdLHsbcAgxoGmkFFt0pE8/s400/02.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whether I make a good hillbilly or not, I enjoyed playing the park for a weekend festival</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We didn't spend all our time at the festival, we had time to check out several distilleries in the area.</div>
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In nearby Lawrenceburg, KY, is the home of T.B. Ripy, founder of Wild Turkey. Built in 1888, it was in the family until 1965. In 2010, descendents of T.B. Ripy repurchased the house with the intent of restoring it.</div>
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When I did the Bourbon Trail in 2009, Woodford Reserve had already closed for the summer (many distilleries don't operate year round because of the heat), so all I got to see was the visitor center and I did get a taste testing. I was here earlier this season and they hadn't closed for the summer. But they had completely redone the visitor center. Even though they are a larger distillery, they are more select and are not about quantity, but quality. They also still use the old style copper kettles.</div>
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Our next stop was Bardstown, KY, more commonly known as the home of Bourbon. Since we were in the area, of course we had to do the Bourbon Trail again. It's not the free t-shirt, it's the quest. Most of our distilleries were nearby, but we did have to go into Louisville for 2 of the places required on the Bourbon Trail. But anytime I am in Bardstown, I have to make it to The Old Talbott Tavern at least once. Although the stone portion of the building dates before 1790, the first tavern license was issued in 1805. Now it is a nice place to have lunch, and it is still an inn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wandering around town (trying to find one of the distilleries), I turned down the wrong road and found this home, built in 1815. General Polk used this home as the Confederate Headquarters during his occupation of Bardstown during the Civil War. But right next door was a home I liked even better, although there was no info on when the home was built. It looked quite old and it seemed more friendly than the house next door.</div></div>
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We had orginally planned to go straight from LBL to Bardstown, but for reasons I don't remember, we decided to follow the Ohio River and ended up in Owensboro. That is the location of The International Bluegrass Music Museum. </div>
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<br />ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-7077449562405934112015-08-29T15:17:00.003-05:002021-06-30T22:29:42.986-05:00Metropolis, biking, Paducah and Land Between the Lakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Kaskaskia, founded in 1703, was an important place back during the French and Indian Wars because of its strategic location on the Ohio River. Today little remains of the town, except for the church, a few homes and some historic signs.</div>
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Just upriver from Kaskaskia is St. Genevieve, founded in 1735. It was a french trading town and has the distinction of having the largest concentration of french vertical log homes in the U.S. Most of the old french vertical log homes have been stuccoed over and you can no longer see the vertical log construction. Many of the homes are still in use today, and some are now museums. All of the homes pictured were built in the late 1700s to early 1800s.</div>
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I always enjoy coming to Alley Springs. It's so pretty. But when I was last here in 2013, it was flooding and we were required to evacuate the campground. Today, the water levels are in the normal range, even with all the rains this spring and flooding in Texas and Oklahoma, it hasn't reached Missouri (at least this part).</div>
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I had to make a quick stop in Wichita for my annual medical check ups, but got to do some sightseeing. As many times as I have been to Wichita, plus the fact I used to live there, I had never been to the Kansas Air Museum. Built on the site of the former Wichita Municipal Airport, the museum not only has an impressive list of aircraft on site, but details the early history of aviation manufacture. </div>
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I knew many small, private airplanes were made in Wichita, as well as many of the Boeing aircraft, both military and commercial, but I did not know how many.</div>
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This is one of only three prototype Stearman cars made here in Wichita at the Stearman Aircraft plant. It was a 2 cyl., 20 hp Kohler engine, which held only 4 gal. of gas and got 40mpg. It could top out at 60mph and cruise at 40. The design was for in-town driving, but the project was discontinued in 1973. (Maybe this was the forerunner of the Smart Car)</div>
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But aircraft isn't the only thing Wichita is known for. The Coleman Company got its start here in the early 1900s with the idea to manufacture a gas-powered lamp. Coleman is still headquartered in Wichita, but much of its manufacturing is now done overseas.</div>
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1890s-Mentholatum; the birthplace of White Castle Hamburger; Pizza Hut; and Rent-a-Center.</div>
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Finally, we are ready to start east. The next stop is Fort Scott, KS. The fort was established in 1843 as a military outpost to guard the military road from Fort Leavenworth down to Oklahoma Indian Lands. Missouri had just become a state and everything west of Missouri was still wild frontier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The outpost was abandonded in 1853 when it was no longer needed. In 1855, the government auctioned the land and property to the local settlers. Barricks were sold for $200-$500 to the highest bidder to become hotels. The parade grounds became a city park and the town flourished. In 1854, Kansas had become a territory and opened for settlement.</div>
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Fort Scott did see a resurrection when the Army took over during the civil war. But by 1869, the town was at the hub of the new railroads. At one time over 100 trains went through this town every day. People came out west to Kansas to open banks and stores to support the growth and along with that growth was wealth. At one time, Fort Scott rivaled Kansas City as the hub of railroads, but Kansas City won out and now the town has only a population of about 8,000. But in its heydey, some elegant mansions were built out here on the dirt prairies.</div>
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In 1868, business partners from New York City came to Fort Scott to open a bank. They built twin homes (identical floor plans, although the exteriors are slightly different) next to each other. These homes were completed in 1878 at a cost of $10,000 each. But shortly after their completion, the bank folded and the they were seized by the courts and sold. One sold for $5,000 and the other $6,500. Today, they are again owned by the same person and are operated as a bed and breakfast, with a restaurant as well. We had lunch there and were allowed to wander through the house and into one of the rooms which wasn't rented out at the time. They have both been furnished in period style furnishing from the mid to late 1800s.</div>
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I guess it's time to say goodbye to cajun country. Now it's time to head north to see family before heading east for the summer.</div>
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The first weekend of May in Breaux Bridge, LA, is the Crawfish Festival. Three days of cajun music, cajun dancing, cajun food and lots of fun. We camp out behind Parc Hardy (where the festival is held) and we can walk in and out as often as we like. </div>
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<br />ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-82115842740480332442015-06-24T21:22:00.002-05:002021-01-11T16:16:50.563-06:00Moving on to Louisiana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Max and I were eager to get to Louisiana, where we knew we would find good cajun music and cajun food. Since we would be there almost 2 weeks before the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge, we decided to stay at a small, privately owned RV park in Meaux, Tall Pines RV Park. </div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLKY_HsWJcECQbLJqeoJzAMrDdu7eVQdlP7Q0VcTwGLSxRd9msxUCIILphVEIVvuM5pD8t_v7gTr_BSc-suhRtkBAJFIM276Peq6_hICriRUxqf847Ir3m97DVqXaUTzRqsdCoaPIDsQ/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLKY_HsWJcECQbLJqeoJzAMrDdu7eVQdlP7Q0VcTwGLSxRd9msxUCIILphVEIVvuM5pD8t_v7gTr_BSc-suhRtkBAJFIM276Peq6_hICriRUxqf847Ir3m97DVqXaUTzRqsdCoaPIDsQ/s400/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next Wednesday found us back in Carencro for another Mercredi Show. Tonight it was Ryan Foret and the Foret Tradition.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RFrqn9XfUszwU78gjYXoOYhVj0JZH6YC-taCBami42WD51NKKz18le8s9EaFWQjAdWQ2700b8FZBh0lcspIHhd7GJN2iMvvapu3c_pvKxps43asLKMJ7eDmcDD9FkULJql3d8PqZ7sA/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RFrqn9XfUszwU78gjYXoOYhVj0JZH6YC-taCBami42WD51NKKz18le8s9EaFWQjAdWQ2700b8FZBh0lcspIHhd7GJN2iMvvapu3c_pvKxps43asLKMJ7eDmcDD9FkULJql3d8PqZ7sA/s400/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We wanted to have our own crawfish boil before we headed to Breaux Bridge, so on decided to have our boil on Thursday before leaving on Friday. The guys bought 40 pounds of crawfish. Here they are cleaning them in preparation for the boil.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>
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This was a great two weeks, but as you can see, it was very busy. And our time in Louisiana isn't over. Tomorrow we move over to Hardy Parc in Breaux Bridge for the Crawfish Festival. Three days of cajun/zydeco music and lots of cajun cooking and always Roy's Lemonade.</div>
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After leaving Bandera, I headed south towards Corpus Christi area. Besides Max and myself, there were 5 others headed that way, too. For only $12 you get an annual pass for your vehicle to park (and camp) on the beach in Port Aransas and Corpus Christi. We chose a beach in Port Aransas. </div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FrdednB_o2KBYjYi_FE7RWLJcG-Qavd4fWw_LNEOnOR8xmy0F07u0MlHDQ6PE7AtHccJHFoM-3SU-uZgAVYXn-V916nck-yEtXlxjoeQ7htuNI04UxCjpLURuUaCT653gajucxaTKfU/s1600/02.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FrdednB_o2KBYjYi_FE7RWLJcG-Qavd4fWw_LNEOnOR8xmy0F07u0MlHDQ6PE7AtHccJHFoM-3SU-uZgAVYXn-V916nck-yEtXlxjoeQ7htuNI04UxCjpLURuUaCT653gajucxaTKfU/s400/02.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although Max and I left before it officially started, here were some people getting ready for the annual Sand Festival. They have people from all over the world come here to build their elaborate sand sculptures. <a href="http://www.texassandfest.org/winners/" target="_blank">To see this years winners, click here</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZlzykiNrF5a44TtfPxW9lNyrF7KTjYGk9ROX2wO0AL9MGJfEamf3WqJeKGxy_0iawsOqTEkpekeLgyD7YU1T1fMOJZSRzk8zPOFw2LjquoVevsMP36-uQKOPSS7YXnr3AFDxb8zg0bY/s1600/03.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZlzykiNrF5a44TtfPxW9lNyrF7KTjYGk9ROX2wO0AL9MGJfEamf3WqJeKGxy_0iawsOqTEkpekeLgyD7YU1T1fMOJZSRzk8zPOFw2LjquoVevsMP36-uQKOPSS7YXnr3AFDxb8zg0bY/s400/03.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A fellow traveler, who attended the Bandera Dance Rally, lives in Port Aransas, and had us all over for dinner one afternoon.</div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio25VcGgPSbvcwDjNTb_yQM1rLMKNGbK70SeDy9n3up6BZuEfFL7h0zd3SW3SfTj_deyeE_N04mZWdzmHlFkGSq3zRqdhfyKztvGaZ-bo3k4jPYIHq1Rdu6DFr4ZgfQg7cWn1-ExHUd1w/s1600/04.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio25VcGgPSbvcwDjNTb_yQM1rLMKNGbK70SeDy9n3up6BZuEfFL7h0zd3SW3SfTj_deyeE_N04mZWdzmHlFkGSq3zRqdhfyKztvGaZ-bo3k4jPYIHq1Rdu6DFr4ZgfQg7cWn1-ExHUd1w/s400/04.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He had a beautiful place and this was his view from his deck.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8TYPlXw9t9xU8L-31LSq8ZXiyaqDjxAxjvBi3kb80jqYs_uD2y8BYtaF7DrRWsjV-31iP_M71uIYe7Sz-ZLACR8xr8zTPLSz1afkl-0QWvXpi9015Ul8lQ5PzgDxIF1KfOPIoy_cUHk/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8TYPlXw9t9xU8L-31LSq8ZXiyaqDjxAxjvBi3kb80jqYs_uD2y8BYtaF7DrRWsjV-31iP_M71uIYe7Sz-ZLACR8xr8zTPLSz1afkl-0QWvXpi9015Ul8lQ5PzgDxIF1KfOPIoy_cUHk/s400/01.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another day, a group of us headed south to Padre Island National Seashore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have now visited over 140 National Park sites and many more that aren't counted with official cancellations. I have filled up 2 passport books, and now keep track of my visits to National sites using an iphone app called 'passport'.</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrbefa6g-pxNeCNaaSgj4sjIMKF_7H7PYGh-5be3Bh2caznCfy6RelcZ53UaL2SeKKtO9_xdmAaTxrEFO1J4iSfj_xmKOEEi5YM29_3IIYqyoJ-JojTeZGO8h94DRfsAi_OiTO1WpSpc/s1600/02.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrbefa6g-pxNeCNaaSgj4sjIMKF_7H7PYGh-5be3Bh2caznCfy6RelcZ53UaL2SeKKtO9_xdmAaTxrEFO1J4iSfj_xmKOEEi5YM29_3IIYqyoJ-JojTeZGO8h94DRfsAi_OiTO1WpSpc/s400/02.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was after the rain store and we found lots of beached Portuguese man 'o war lying around.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<br />ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-12422196529214631512015-05-09T17:02:00.002-05:002021-01-11T16:29:37.624-06:00Bandera Singles Dance Rally 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Singles Dance Rally, sponsored by the SI's RV club, is held in Bandera, TX, every April. It is 10 days of fun and dancing. This is my 7th dance rally and it was just as fun this year as my first year. Here are just a few examples of just how much fun seniors can have. </div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd7piWoJOKdFvEC5s34NKcIWV9MKwBGXQpO_iwAEz41D4eGz0UxLbw9YO-YAnKrCfZjmQI-FN1ZdkyYzWbQfFCL-1Pn4iIfcJM9xSPTlIH6AWr_5iag282P0OWTmlrA387lN-KEoGbKA/s1600/01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd7piWoJOKdFvEC5s34NKcIWV9MKwBGXQpO_iwAEz41D4eGz0UxLbw9YO-YAnKrCfZjmQI-FN1ZdkyYzWbQfFCL-1Pn4iIfcJM9xSPTlIH6AWr_5iag282P0OWTmlrA387lN-KEoGbKA/s400/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyn drove all the way from Tucson with a bird nest in the basket of her bike. </td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTU8Al-rp1EPoYn-gXSb93BluNwMxBSwiL4ZX-FrhvXkteSdMlXjMD21pHUyOEiY-Z41W74nWa0nrwjIUOnmsS3aEa2KJgELoSZr8yx9Kwt6hy0P7PLwtVCNTUBvaEHK2i3nScUdWgL8/s1600/02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTU8Al-rp1EPoYn-gXSb93BluNwMxBSwiL4ZX-FrhvXkteSdMlXjMD21pHUyOEiY-Z41W74nWa0nrwjIUOnmsS3aEa2KJgELoSZr8yx9Kwt6hy0P7PLwtVCNTUBvaEHK2i3nScUdWgL8/s400/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wonder what the mother bird thought when she returned to where her nest had been and it was gone.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu979INHvyUwBfe1nRyQRemzDx7H-83_dzshQoUBLqjJPlrQsGdDFElPCVjuEgu4wQTgQ3tKPqCaqvGKxPUQxzq7z-5W4NkmgVWSW-IllB_mV_w6xlSCwZsllIPFugwnNuXq8inrIVso/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu979INHvyUwBfe1nRyQRemzDx7H-83_dzshQoUBLqjJPlrQsGdDFElPCVjuEgu4wQTgQ3tKPqCaqvGKxPUQxzq7z-5W4NkmgVWSW-IllB_mV_w6xlSCwZsllIPFugwnNuXq8inrIVso/s400/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A number of people arrive several days early. This year a group went out to Toucan Jim's to celebrate Blackbeard's Birthday. Many of the group dressed as pirates.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHUsGArGCX8BIeX29LwlmgtCDSVmoxCoqPQTYPlEaZos6-tdY-QsXHBnjog8VUUO8VN9MYbUsDrcZLQUA8IBokm4UwBaLerkc5VjdP-NDvBVC939lX0VqNzyf1S5n3WRtGLvhoNNjjCs/s1600/02.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHUsGArGCX8BIeX29LwlmgtCDSVmoxCoqPQTYPlEaZos6-tdY-QsXHBnjog8VUUO8VN9MYbUsDrcZLQUA8IBokm4UwBaLerkc5VjdP-NDvBVC939lX0VqNzyf1S5n3WRtGLvhoNNjjCs/s400/02.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't dress as a pirate, so I got put in the stocks as a scallywag.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM2bZNS0alexqeJOOqEz3J4CMP2n5LY9d5NqneSjP-awScbT0H6FUKMooWfu6syZMhloanxcGBEvDQS1pmxvV-YUTSsBqKikrXD9X30xxQuMsmr67YLla_4e7DcJU1RAXTfo3DXnjVNE/s1600/03.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM2bZNS0alexqeJOOqEz3J4CMP2n5LY9d5NqneSjP-awScbT0H6FUKMooWfu6syZMhloanxcGBEvDQS1pmxvV-YUTSsBqKikrXD9X30xxQuMsmr67YLla_4e7DcJU1RAXTfo3DXnjVNE/s400/03.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Below are the owners of Toucan Jim's. Most of the bars, music halls and saloons cater to country music and cowboy ways, so this was a nice change of pace to hear Jimmy Buffet style music all evening.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmP2yVe1LMM9XgLnBCEsqcLdokw_nkPOmTd5cbqZVlNvaGiaLK7fWrTqljJUD-qzGGv6eLBLTub4qwSpwJkuu5PodPmaYm2bWD3Dm0dnhYFrKgkx0iKSaPSdOfGY4yP1yl_fSpxRwHoY/s1600/04.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmP2yVe1LMM9XgLnBCEsqcLdokw_nkPOmTd5cbqZVlNvaGiaLK7fWrTqljJUD-qzGGv6eLBLTub4qwSpwJkuu5PodPmaYm2bWD3Dm0dnhYFrKgkx0iKSaPSdOfGY4yP1yl_fSpxRwHoY/s400/04.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching this rooster wander around reminded me of Key West.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sogUx6gQVdAW7VrF1Q8eTqqjy7G044HERZU8r-jfYo3mTadEPi8szj1K3arASIoYF7CtfyPqp6EGsmUut4fFGflhXUpaJp64WXRVZ6eqCQ4kh9ZNTgbbLM9cuaWbC4NS8E3DErc_npg/s1600/03.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sogUx6gQVdAW7VrF1Q8eTqqjy7G044HERZU8r-jfYo3mTadEPi8szj1K3arASIoYF7CtfyPqp6EGsmUut4fFGflhXUpaJp64WXRVZ6eqCQ4kh9ZNTgbbLM9cuaWbC4NS8E3DErc_npg/s400/03.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first day of the rally was on Easter. We started with an Easter Hat Parade before we had a scrumptious Easter dinner</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OzhEzsGt0kr6s2P-LU3Cz6hirO8QwrWt6O66pfoRQiDm8Hs7k44hTQJBqUxYjiCERmybi-hz_efXi-JhOp0vfU2jR-TnB6gjagyKhuPLKnhgdvuOchAxgVyWGl5BV7qh7FBC1CDmEnw/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OzhEzsGt0kr6s2P-LU3Cz6hirO8QwrWt6O66pfoRQiDm8Hs7k44hTQJBqUxYjiCERmybi-hz_efXi-JhOp0vfU2jR-TnB6gjagyKhuPLKnhgdvuOchAxgVyWGl5BV7qh7FBC1CDmEnw/s400/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We always have several theme dances (who says costume parties are only for kids?), and this year we had Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves for one of our themes. Maryjane's daughter graciously loaned us her Gypsies wagon.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW9QL1qOvHmcPvzhFZMLb1XDnj-sPUSQ9htmMvnOcXbpJ7RCrCwqBRUbdXMUuocsYpmUU0OUdpmbwdz8foaR2P8VYKTcNR2OX8iv56Pf6KSvCgTBWXfkmT1nJmzIHR4eCeKiWYj2C12w/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW9QL1qOvHmcPvzhFZMLb1XDnj-sPUSQ9htmMvnOcXbpJ7RCrCwqBRUbdXMUuocsYpmUU0OUdpmbwdz8foaR2P8VYKTcNR2OX8iv56Pf6KSvCgTBWXfkmT1nJmzIHR4eCeKiWYj2C12w/s400/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our other major theme night was a pajama party.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://ladynomad2005.blogspot.com/2014/05/all-singles-dance-rally-bandera-tx-2014.html" target="_blank">Dance Rally 2014</a></div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1Q-iVMmpIKMquT4c_g2dwRAbZ2wdVq1c_KCXSGgHCuhTItX69z0Aptfd8id2qomv2VOIckRJ3tyWBeiIpwxFA55_k0n4KNgqhnNPlwXt6rbf0i-saCyPZRdV_qQF_0AKCeSiovS9aTU/s1600/04.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1Q-iVMmpIKMquT4c_g2dwRAbZ2wdVq1c_KCXSGgHCuhTItX69z0Aptfd8id2qomv2VOIckRJ3tyWBeiIpwxFA55_k0n4KNgqhnNPlwXt6rbf0i-saCyPZRdV_qQF_0AKCeSiovS9aTU/s1600/04.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you are not watching the races, you can watch these guys do stunts on their dirt bikes.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHBAUt28kowXh30ubr5itC2ORXOHGZrCuKlWgtzwIn6-36subyT7ZAWrh2cztzhaqGTUl1vXkBlSnY7w96aSgaXR74Q-2Edy3ZEp1tbR39LWz0JA9fKS5Zw0s2jEaYk48QYBmf_INNlY/s1600/00.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHBAUt28kowXh30ubr5itC2ORXOHGZrCuKlWgtzwIn6-36subyT7ZAWrh2cztzhaqGTUl1vXkBlSnY7w96aSgaXR74Q-2Edy3ZEp1tbR39LWz0JA9fKS5Zw0s2jEaYk48QYBmf_INNlY/s1600/00.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During that week I had dinner with my grandson and his girlfriend. We met at the Buffalo Wild Wings out by the Cardinal's stadium in Glendale. As we arrived, we saw they were having a car show, which happens every Wednesday during the winter. It wasn't just a classic car show, they had some new cars and lots of corvettes, specialty cars and low riders and one car had over 20 TV screens of all sizes throughout the car. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxpvUlMgABZBDcxLFSdTQwvlCdHp6m9z_OYQVtsCOO6LTUVXLMTpVFUG-1SVFqS9J3prBRoxw-u0FH8Z6UXmYQyJDkRGxj5uo4Uga6g8sUu_skWKc6ISV_JrOnfnNpt86qRZ23j6sETw/s1600/01.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxpvUlMgABZBDcxLFSdTQwvlCdHp6m9z_OYQVtsCOO6LTUVXLMTpVFUG-1SVFqS9J3prBRoxw-u0FH8Z6UXmYQyJDkRGxj5uo4Uga6g8sUu_skWKc6ISV_JrOnfnNpt86qRZ23j6sETw/s1600/01.PNG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I really, really love Cirque du Soleil. For those of you who don't know what it is, it is not a traditional circus. There are no animals, no popcorn or cotton candy, no midway. It is a story with acrobats with wild costumes, performed more like a play. I have seen several previously and when I heard Varekai was coming to Phoenix, I knew I had to go.</div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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The Air Museum was like many other air museums I have been to before, lots of airplanes on display, both inside and out. But the highlight of the trip was the visit to the Boneyard. The Boneyard is really the grave yard for planes and helicopters which are no longer in use. Some are maintained for parts, others are held in storage, just in case they might need to be activated again. When I worked at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, I dealt with the Boneyard when we needed parts quickly land couldn't wait for them to be fabricated. </div>
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<br />ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-23133386402547810252015-04-24T15:53:00.001-05:002021-01-11T16:48:09.320-06:00More Adventures in Arizona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These are some of the continuing adventures during my stay in Arizona. After Quartzsite, I returned to Apache Junction and moved into Silver Spur RV Park for a month or so. During that time, the Superbowl came to town. Lots of activities were going on all around the Phoenix area. In the downtown, it was called the NFL Experience. Max and I took the light rail into town one Saturday to see what it was about. The activities inside required tickets, which we didn't want to purchase, so we wandered around, listening to the outside bands, getting free pizza from Poppa John's, and just overall enjoying the afternoon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At one corner we saw this young man playing the fiddle. What was so amazing was what he was doing. He would start playing a simple tune (which we found out later he was recording). Then he would stop, start the recorded tack and play another tune at the same time. Each time he was recording an additional track onto what he already had played. Here is just a small sample.</div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKYeXsgfzkvoiFgIgjDjLcn17XcIJtqQJMRZkfSrUE-EPzYA8C_2LNrghJzz1r-Jtvh8t9g6CfqH-zxWFjD9ChLr5VUp3mDrjhvY6taQsGLP4wvfr1BT2o6e9R6a4-RCHdvRlk1td4qA/s1600/03.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKYeXsgfzkvoiFgIgjDjLcn17XcIJtqQJMRZkfSrUE-EPzYA8C_2LNrghJzz1r-Jtvh8t9g6CfqH-zxWFjD9ChLr5VUp3mDrjhvY6taQsGLP4wvfr1BT2o6e9R6a4-RCHdvRlk1td4qA/s1600/03.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the group turned around and headed back down the trail. Officially the trail ended here at the cave. But there were a few who were more adventurous and decided to keep going to the top. Here they are at the top of the mountain (basically, on where the cave is).</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxJuEKaemVJ99knU6VXqNbmHf51QFwuNPZXmKRzDW6tY-KZMBdpRIWRCrgpdvMh_uLfIxLOlpaHXlrVqQthn94MDqlT25DEjMj0_xjTXTjetVo_rye-lND7GNyq8pCy8ZlCBe43YPk6M/s1600/07.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxJuEKaemVJ99knU6VXqNbmHf51QFwuNPZXmKRzDW6tY-KZMBdpRIWRCrgpdvMh_uLfIxLOlpaHXlrVqQthn94MDqlT25DEjMj0_xjTXTjetVo_rye-lND7GNyq8pCy8ZlCBe43YPk6M/s1600/07.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The different colors of strata on the rocks was beautiful.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeY64KGPmR0AYLJOHrxyXMl8iqwtTuipkZ8twQNUCVyEFJio7Op2nrknDk0Y_HaKkl2MOnY7Z-OAXf65ITXbOLrqVuECx4Cw2Yl_Uh1k-fsgn_f0aErr6UYAvCxKyzpDqwDoxRdc6v_s/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeY64KGPmR0AYLJOHrxyXMl8iqwtTuipkZ8twQNUCVyEFJio7Op2nrknDk0Y_HaKkl2MOnY7Z-OAXf65ITXbOLrqVuECx4Cw2Yl_Uh1k-fsgn_f0aErr6UYAvCxKyzpDqwDoxRdc6v_s/s1600/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, if you are in the area with a group, you just have to drive bulldog canyon. Located behind locked gates in the Tonto National Forest, you have to get a permit and the code for unlocking the gates. Some years it is really just a nice scenic rough road, and other years it truly is 4-wheel only. I know my Chevy HHR wouldn't have made it.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<br />ladynomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08225859636379506990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441127109721868533.post-29902605950640982012015-04-23T13:03:00.002-05:002021-01-11T21:44:31.640-06:00Quartzsite 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Immediately upon arrival in Arizona, I headed to D & R Family RV where Ron Wicklund, Stewart and Shawn would put on solar panels for me. I was only there for one day, then it was off to Quartzsite where many of my friends in the WINs and the SOLOs were having gatherings.</div>
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I got to Bandera in December 2014 and had planned on working until April at Skyline Ranch RV Park. There is lots of dancing there and I always have a good time.</div>
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Sadly, my workamping job came to an end when I decided I needed to return to Arizona. So in the middle of January, I packed up and headed out to Arizona. To be continued...... </div>
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Once back in Oklahoma, Oct 2014, I decided to stay through Thanksgiving, visiting with my kids both in Tahlequah and Oklahoma City.</div>
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My RV had been stored outside of Tahlequah on my son's property, so I picked it up and moved it to the RV park in town.</div>
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After a few days, I headed to Oklahoma City to visit my other son and his wife and my grandkids there.</div>
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After returning to Tahlequah for a few weeks, I headed back to the Oklahoma City area for Thanksgiving at my nephew's house and a lot of family. </div>
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I hated to leave, but cold weather was coming and my workamping job was waiting in Bandera, TX. My cousin in Dallas told me he would BBQ me a steak if I would stop and visit. While I was there we went out looking at RVs.</div>
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The summer is over and it's time to head back to Oklahoma. But we did stop at Memphis, early Oct 2014, and a trip down Beale Street.</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGeNqEPd2HFEEZ54b7oNPunPzGhyRgM6jTz1IJzL6eAZuut_KjpluV7F0gB3Xzz-kOyLZuHXBZXsz7TeUc7lmoHXZxjZ6qFAVtICGcYMm8nVtewQVGX6MJaL8JngxCQFjI-A_LVnCiAI/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGeNqEPd2HFEEZ54b7oNPunPzGhyRgM6jTz1IJzL6eAZuut_KjpluV7F0gB3Xzz-kOyLZuHXBZXsz7TeUc7lmoHXZxjZ6qFAVtICGcYMm8nVtewQVGX6MJaL8JngxCQFjI-A_LVnCiAI/s1600/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think Elvis is always performing, but that is only to be expected. This is where he got his start.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUB195_TjxI13q0OrT0vf0fPsEMhZF-bJE3-OZUAMuj8nBErORbDRGdznX9eOkWT80yFlbVijmyzqBmaUVt5yQ2UMbGWOB9RzF_h0_NMPU0T1QsxGTyQ6Q04FBPwRyfngZ6AWXC4MWx0/s1600/01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUB195_TjxI13q0OrT0vf0fPsEMhZF-bJE3-OZUAMuj8nBErORbDRGdznX9eOkWT80yFlbVijmyzqBmaUVt5yQ2UMbGWOB9RzF_h0_NMPU0T1QsxGTyQ6Q04FBPwRyfngZ6AWXC4MWx0/s1600/01.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since we both had already visited Elvis' home, we didn't tour it again. So down the road we went, headed for a COE park on the Arkansas River, one we had stayed in before several years ago. But unfortunately, it is now permanently closed, so we crossed the river and found a new COE park, Cherokee. It is right on the Arkansas River.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c68_ShptzV2K-raWpL4c_250KIAleQAcBbSd_6OZcnlyso0LBrpo6gMjK2oQpV4lOCDyIJKkrN7xntmHmnLmBDSltFck_H5lgy7KnHziJQmsDWEyyznTyqHGxAbS8afyIkaeOD2zo1A/s1600/02.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c68_ShptzV2K-raWpL4c_250KIAleQAcBbSd_6OZcnlyso0LBrpo6gMjK2oQpV4lOCDyIJKkrN7xntmHmnLmBDSltFck_H5lgy7KnHziJQmsDWEyyznTyqHGxAbS8afyIkaeOD2zo1A/s1600/02.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Remember the song 'Wolverton Mountain'? It is about a real place and a real person.</div>It's close enough to visit Woolverton Mountain, Little Rock, and Petit Jean State Park.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHBmRFdzDTWQA5BPtQUrHJXhKt2YhlEUQmzIW2ZpgnYBXc_g5xaIib6QvyRFgKj3jdyJ81mwhJX5DPe93EFDqCKWFKloyQd5oCfSCDuJYUDfMJRncXnduuwp5B69bPM0UP3kdjkDw1aM/s1600/04.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHBmRFdzDTWQA5BPtQUrHJXhKt2YhlEUQmzIW2ZpgnYBXc_g5xaIib6QvyRFgKj3jdyJ81mwhJX5DPe93EFDqCKWFKloyQd5oCfSCDuJYUDfMJRncXnduuwp5B69bPM0UP3kdjkDw1aM/s1600/04.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I prefer my kayak in the water.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9DtW3Negpyezlk2sWo90cslOjB5s0Di_QccJn8Jcj8xJCuZw78ZETNIrN4K6M4hIbVIXAp2PmsSr2wJ48GRP1iAXYUjbxJ72Ff9M6pjlfLEmSuLp3md_h2GRWmYyfH-9grqNkkRz2Yg/s1600/05.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9DtW3Negpyezlk2sWo90cslOjB5s0Di_QccJn8Jcj8xJCuZw78ZETNIrN4K6M4hIbVIXAp2PmsSr2wJ48GRP1iAXYUjbxJ72Ff9M6pjlfLEmSuLp3md_h2GRWmYyfH-9grqNkkRz2Yg/s1600/05.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another day we ventured to Little Rock and to Pugh's Mill. A restoration of the original 1832 mill, it was dedicated to Pugh's Mill Park in 1933, over a hundered years later.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sJ0h1SQVTEi3ytgKw0SOemGbxtsdOoOhaOjIzAw7fUbxAYhuv7fUKKDptAWNh2xryQw-BiCglcHtXU7BFXiT66u_1CV96a95HcpW7_RRS8D1yHFoXJ8GCjUe7h-gG5JcjBYaAEyIepg/s1600/06.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sJ0h1SQVTEi3ytgKw0SOemGbxtsdOoOhaOjIzAw7fUbxAYhuv7fUKKDptAWNh2xryQw-BiCglcHtXU7BFXiT66u_1CV96a95HcpW7_RRS8D1yHFoXJ8GCjUe7h-gG5JcjBYaAEyIepg/s1600/06.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's in a bowl like area on a creek and I felt like I was in hobbitland because of all the bridges, and rock pathways and ornate tree shapes.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhya6kmyu5fRumunNBHctg84oCe77hQY1mcWmeEv-H5MTPMzdueDMfecnSq0l8pWQu2pSIUwLlardeIxF2GgsJEFAMI72r4Uku5QpeaJ-iZ7uNKaguuYzys7gSLHh3n1yqeCr8GlVI5Bg/s1600/12.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhya6kmyu5fRumunNBHctg84oCe77hQY1mcWmeEv-H5MTPMzdueDMfecnSq0l8pWQu2pSIUwLlardeIxF2GgsJEFAMI72r4Uku5QpeaJ-iZ7uNKaguuYzys7gSLHh3n1yqeCr8GlVI5Bg/s1600/12.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such as this oversized mushroom bench seats.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuVhdoQnT5OPOh1tcbF7I1AGas3TTlXg41DAQAiQdT-VJDWC4ZaOEvZ-Rfb6U5maQhaoU0VDfCfixAHN7Lc4w7jPTTKA7sJe65QF540Mqmw9aAIlWkxZHLk0hiBtQU2iTtozXZeOHpkg/s1600/07.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuVhdoQnT5OPOh1tcbF7I1AGas3TTlXg41DAQAiQdT-VJDWC4ZaOEvZ-Rfb6U5maQhaoU0VDfCfixAHN7Lc4w7jPTTKA7sJe65QF540Mqmw9aAIlWkxZHLk0hiBtQU2iTtozXZeOHpkg/s1600/07.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this bridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCk1AzvTRu6XC0SkyKQY9gB4c2JnM7ove_YLxej4Ym-dMbQ5ZAaNw7WvL0-EoNh2cNngWHWUHSZmrOWoAg2yDBa2fWEzhfgDrgk_6hnkik0GnMjoFJNHH2nM1OExtSn35XtWqPK1dXJxM/s1600/08.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCk1AzvTRu6XC0SkyKQY9gB4c2JnM7ove_YLxej4Ym-dMbQ5ZAaNw7WvL0-EoNh2cNngWHWUHSZmrOWoAg2yDBa2fWEzhfgDrgk_6hnkik0GnMjoFJNHH2nM1OExtSn35XtWqPK1dXJxM/s1600/08.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is a better shot of what the bridge looked like up close. I think the creator of this place used real logs and covered them in cement of some sort. But it was fascinating.</div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-iKTfjZJwLmrQ0andZ85rHmDaRvWxhvvdBz-2exD4CuQh-hRchqQruS6mOPhpTEqAuuwy2tqM8X7k7pdq6_VxuwxlpZ6vad7s77ctPrAuPoqZjxG1wXlfScUjgseuHwl6gv_EE45Ekc/s1600/10.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-iKTfjZJwLmrQ0andZ85rHmDaRvWxhvvdBz-2exD4CuQh-hRchqQruS6mOPhpTEqAuuwy2tqM8X7k7pdq6_VxuwxlpZ6vad7s77ctPrAuPoqZjxG1wXlfScUjgseuHwl6gv_EE45Ekc/s1600/10.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think we chose the steep side to climb. At one point, Fancy started slipping, her feet couldn't find any grip and Max had to catch her as she was sliding back down the slick rock.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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