Mo2Co Roadtrip

The Royal Gorge and the Winery at Holy Cross Abbey

2009-09-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

It was a fantastic day.... we spent most of it at the Royal Gorge.... and then we went to the Winery at the Holy Cross Abbey... which was superb! Unfortunately the church was closed and we only got to taste the wine.... :)

I got to ride a carousel at the Royal Gorge..... you can actually spend a day there with all there is to do. Ken and Dixie took the tram way across the Gorge while Tom and I sat and enjoyed the view of the Gorge, the breeze and the atmosphere! It was lovely! I met a couple from Norway (my biological father's parents were from there) and I took their pictures and a movie of their son on this bungee thingee that I'm going to email them.....

Enjoy the pictures............. we start home in the morning..... across Kansas U G H !

Greetings from Canon City by the Royal Gorge

2009-09-05T08:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we saw a lot of great things... chipmunks, waterfalls, and the Great Sand Dunes....
absolutely gorgeous.

Today we are going to the Royal Gorge and do some things here in Canon City like go to the Winery at Holy Cross Abbey.

Here's pictures from yesterday

2009-09-04T07:27:00.000-07:00

Cliff Palace

2009-09-04T07:21:00.000-07:00

Durango.... Mesa Verde.....Cliff Palace

2009-09-03T19:30:00.000-07:00

We saw some beautiful sites today....and a lot of trees that burnt in a forest fire in the 1990's....
Here's some pictures............ Enjoy!

More Pictures from the Million Dollar Highway

2009-09-02T17:49:00.000-07:00

Here's more pictures taken today on the Million Dollar Highway

Million Dollar Highway

2009-09-02T17:27:00.000-07:00

We left Grand Junction this morning and headed towards Durango where we are tonight.
We drove the Million Dollar Highway and oh my goodness! Beautiful scenery and scary drop offs!
And we stopped at a Ute Indian Museum and I was pleased to get another Carlos Nakia cd to my music collection. I love the way he plays his Native American Flute Music!

Colorado National Monument

2009-09-01T17:12:00.001-07:00

It's 93 fricking degrees here in Grand Junction.... uh yeah... not what I would expect for Colorado weather.
Today we went to the Colorado National Monument............. and I have to say it was impressive!

Greetings from Grand Junction!

2009-08-31T14:18:00.000-07:00

We have left our first destination and now have arrived in Grand Junction. We saw many beautiful trees in the Rocky Mountains and found that they are still fighting some kind of beetle that is killing so many trees! That was really sad.

I'm having a horrible time getting videos to upload on these hotel systems.. they must be too slow.... so here's some pictures

Goodmorning from Lovely Colorado

2009-08-30T06:42:00.000-07:00

Goodmorning from Colorado.....

Here's a movie that I put together from yesterdays travels to Colorado.

The funniest thing happened at dinner last night. We went to the Colorado Bar and Grill.... Dixie had on a t-shirt from Hawaii. This lady at another table told her they spent some lovely time there last year. She started talking to us and told us she was from Hayes, Kansas.

Tom, being friendly, said, "Do you know any Rabas's that live there?" (our tables weren't close together and there were people talking)

The lady responded to Tom, "Uh....no I don't think so..."

Looking at the confusion and fright on the lady's face I said...."Rabas... not Rapist."

We all laughed like crazy and you could see the visible look on the woman's face...

Of course we couldn't let it go, we laughed harder.... saying "do you want to know any?" LOL

Dixie said, "Uh, yeah that would be my brother.."

These are the times you wish you had the camera rolling!

12 Hours In The Car..... U G H

2009-08-29T20:27:00.000-07:00

...Don't let any EVER tell you that motoring across Kansas is NOT Boring! It is!! We are here at the Black Dog Inn in Phippsburg, CO, about 30 minutes outside of Steamboat Springs. It's a very small town, not even a restuarant, we had to go 4 miles down the road to get something to eat.... but the prime rib was good.

Buddy did well, he only farted one time I think.......

Being in the car 12 hours....sucks.... plain and simple.... but Buddy seemed to enjoy himself!

2009-08-28T18:17:00.000-07:00

Well..... we are all packed.....and ready to go. We are getting up at 4 am and leaving at 6 am.We're excited to get going and so is Buddy!

Follow our journey which will be updated each evening I hope....... and experience Colorado first hand. :)

Steamboat Springs Forecast for Sunday

2009-08-26T16:43:00.000-07:00

Steamboat Springs forecast for Sunday.... looking good 72 degrees!

Can't wait!

We found a place to have brunch on the mountain....gondola's leave to the mountain every 30 minutes.

2009-08-26T09:47:00.000-07:00

Today is Wednesday and we're starting to get ready to go on our trip. Packing and more packing.

It's sometimes good and sometimes bad that I'm one of those people that make a list and persist on taking everything that someone "might" need when we go on a trip. Guess that's why I'd never make a good camper.... have to have all the conveniences of home with me. LOL

Buddy knows that something is up.... and he's getting excited too... dogs just know those things. He's really a great traveler and will enjoy himself very much!

The Chef is OOT!

2009-08-25T16:54:00.000-07:00

I'm sure that most of you know and I've mentioned that my wonderful husband was a Chef in another life (bf=Before Fran). Most of the time when we are home he loves making meals for us and they are always ~delightful~....

In preparation for our upcoming trip.. I thought it only appropriate to give notice that the Chef will be OOT.... Out Of Town!

He thought it was funny........ and I appreciate him so much~!

2009-08-25T16:25:00.001-07:00

testing my sms is setup because i dont wnt anyone to miss a minute

A Roadtrip With Great Friends...

2009-08-25T16:10:00.000-07:00

Saturday we are leaving on a ROADTRIP with our best friends..... it will be a trip full of fun, lotsa laughter and great scenery!

We plan on seeing beautiful snow capped mountains, drive down the Million Dollar Highway, bask in mineral springs, take lots of pictures and just basically enjoy ourselves to the MAX!

Check back here for a journal of our trip...... it should be a time to remember!

Did I mention the Budster is going along? Buddy's never been to Colorado... he's excited too!