tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43912615031598217562024-02-18T23:38:25.755-08:00tales from the Drivers' seatOn May 1 2008 we hooked up our 5th wheel RV and started a new life. Just Dick, Jackie and our
trusted dog, CC. This Blog is the story of our adventures. TO BE CONTINUED...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-61393497564315601092016-07-05T18:42:00.000-07:002016-07-05T18:42:20.628-07:00End our tour at Capitol Reef National Park UtahWe just finished our last day as camp ground hosts here at Capitol Reef National Park and we will be out of here heading to Prove Utah on Thursday the 7 of July. But before we go I guess we should post some more pictures of the Park all taken in the last two weeks or so.<br />
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We hope to get the engine on the motor home serviced on Friday and maybe spend the weekend in Salt Lake City and then into Wells Nevada and the Ruby Mountains for a couple of days.<br />
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Our campsite for the last four months taken today</div>
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One of the Apricot orchards ready to pick this week.</div>
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Just about ready to set.</div>
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Just more beautiful natural formations</div>
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We went camping last week for a few days to a National Forest site and woke up one morning to this guy standing outside our rig just daring us to come out and play.</div>
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Our schedule as Volunteers here at Capitol Reef National Park worked out that we had 6 days off in a row so we decided to find a place that was a little cooler. We headed to Fish Lake about 50 miles from the Park and 3,500 feet higher in elevation and in the mountains above the little town of Loa here in Utah. We made reservations at Doctor Creek park that we found out later was not needed as only about half of the camp sites are on the reservation list.</div>
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If you can find the little arrow you can find our rig in the campground.</div>
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This little guy greeted us on our first hike around the end of the lake.</div>
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After spending the last 8 months in the desert it was fun to take a road trip and see all the green trees and the snow still in the mountains above us.</div>
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Same area but with a pond formed by the snow runoff.</div>
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The forests in this area are made up of predominantly Aspen, and wish we could see them in the fall but will be long gone by then. </div>
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There was hardly an area that we ran across that didn't have names carved on them. This one took the cake for the longest list of names. Must be a good Utah family.</div>
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And then you can find an artist in the crowed or one that could not spell and had to resort to family pictures.</div>
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Another day and another road trip up into this mountain meadow over 10000' and looking down over the road we came up</div>
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The only problem was that when we hit 10,500 we also found that it was the end of the road for us on this day. We might have been able to get over this snow bank but if we had to turn around further down the road there was no way we could have climbed back over it.</div>
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And yet another day we took a back country road trip to the top of the mountain across the lake from where we camped. It got a little tight trying to get to some of the overlooks but we made it.</div>
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At one of the lookouts at the top of the mountain out walked this lady from a small trail. Dick asked her if she was walking around the lake and when she answered yes we were both shocked. We sat and talked to her for several minutes and came to find out that the resort across the lake was owned by her son so Dick got this shot for her, if she remembers to email us.</div>
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We have now been here just a little less than 3 months with one more to go until we finish our trip North to Washington State. Below are several pictures shot all over the Park to share with those who want to go here in the future or can't make it at all. Please enjoy as we continue to share more blog postings over the next month. Maybe we will post a blog showing pictures taken outside of the Park.</div>
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Several people walking the wash to the Pot Holes</div>
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Twin rocks on Hwy. 24 west entrance</div>
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Chimney rock</div>
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Just some of the beauty from mother nature around the Park</div>
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Jackie in the shade near one of the Pot Holes waiting for Dick to find his way back</div>
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Volcanic rocks about 3' diameter sitting in the bottom of a wash waiting for the next rain.</div>
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A view on the east side of the Waterpocket Fold (a big high rock formation)</div>
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Not sure how Mother Nature does this to the red rocks but we both think it's beautiful.</div>
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For those that can't read the sign it says "Please don't feed the horses"</div>
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Today was another road trip day. This one was from Torrey to the Town of Escalante. The trip over Utah 12 with all the side roads took us all day and it was about 150 miles round trip. To get there we had to climb to an elevation of 9600 feet with numerous grades up to 14% with several hills in the 8 and 10% grades. This trip was just a very small part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.</div>
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This is a typical view while traveling on Hwy 12, some red but mostly a lighter color stone.</div>
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Another area with more Utah red with some of the spring green showing.</div>
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A view of Calf creek downstream from the campground of the same name.</div>
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If you click on the picture and enlarge it you can see on the far side of the creek the hiking trail. You can see at on the bottom of the picture a critter trail. </div>
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We found a back country dirt road that called us to see where it went. Thinking it went back to the highway we kept going and going until it came to an abrupt end out in the desert. We saw what could be an interesting rock formation so it was off on foot to see what we could find.</div>
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After a short hike we found what was a very unique formation. Dick sent Jackie up to stand between two of the columns. This is as far as he could get her to go, until he got closer and...</div>
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...looking through the columns we realized that it was about a 1000 feet shear drop off.</div>
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Way down below you can see where the river has turned some of the area to a green string across the rock hills.</div>
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Yes Dick is sitting on the edge of a 1000 foot drop off into the huge valley below.</div>
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On the way back to the truck we ran across this dead Juniper tree. We have seen lots of Junipers but think this is the largest we have ever found.</div>
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While in the town of Escalante we ran across a house where the owner has made a scale model of a mining town to share with the local children. While taking some pictures the owner came out to visit with us and share the history of his property. Then he took us thru his yard showing us all the old historical items he has collected over the years.</div>
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This is a original hand cart that a family pulled and pushed across half the Country to get to Utah. He had to cut off most of the handles to fit into his display area. Along with the cart were numerous pieces of old farm implements. </div>
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His yard was also filled with rocks that he has collected for most of his life. He has no idea what the rocks are only that if he liked it he brought it home to set out in his yard. We spent an hour walking with him as he shared his life time collection of history.</div>
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Last week we had 5 days off from our camp host duties at Capitol Reef National Park so we headed out for a camping trip 10 miles north of Green River Utah at Lower Gray Canyon Camp ground.</div>
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We set up at about the only site that we could fit into right on the river.</div>
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We spent 3 days just out in the desert and here are a very few of the things that we found out there.</div>
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Like cactus blooming in several colors.</div>
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Strange looking red rock formations.</div>
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Little flowers growing up through the agates.</div>
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A view across a deep and wide desert valley. I think Dick is standing a little close to the edge. Good shot Jackie.</div>
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One of the reasons for the trip was to find some pretty rocks so off we went hiking into the desert and with luck we found several areas where we could collect agate and a little jasper. This is what it looks like sitting on the ground ready to be picked up. White and red along with lots of clear with and without bright red drops called pigeon blood.</div>
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Picked up some large pieces of agate to share with my sister and her husband, Try and put one of these in a bowl on your kitchen counter. They are shown sitting on our tailgate.</div>
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Another batch</div>
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Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com1Green River, UT, USA38.9955607 -110.1596352000000338.8968127 -110.32099670000002 39.0943087 -109.99827370000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-9543602266963319982016-04-11T18:44:00.000-07:002016-04-11T18:44:04.418-07:00River Ford to Bentonite Hills, Capitol Reef National ParkAnother day off from volunteering and after a hike this morning we headed to the Fremont River where we had to make a crossing in the truck. The park ranger said it was only 16" deep if you found the right path and did not get into the deeper area. The river is muddy so you could not see the bottom but we made it. Along the way we did some rock hounding and found some white and red agates, just a few.<br />
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This picture was on the crossing on the way back but it was still a little scary as we could not see the bottom or the larger rocks. As you can see we had quite a distance to go up the river before we could climb out again. I tried to get Jackie to stay on one side and take pictures and I would come back for her. That was not about to happen so you only get this shot.</div>
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It was a sunny day with lots of clouds and rain in the far distance. The road was a narrow dirt and then rocky but when we started to climb the Bentonite Hills it turned into a spectacle of color. Here are a few shots taken as we crossed over the hill. The pictures do not give it justice.</div>
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On the way back we found a watering area for the cattle and this old truck buried in the sand.</div>
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Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com1Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA38.3669703 -111.2615041999999913.2011753 -152.5700982 63.532765299999994 -69.952910199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-55932972047912374092016-04-05T18:44:00.001-07:002016-04-05T18:47:34.874-07:00Grand Wash Trail, Capitol Reef National ParkWhile here at Capitol Reef National Park as volunteer campground hosts we work four days and then have four days off. On our days off we try and get out into and around the park. Today we spent two hours on the GRAND WASH TRAIL. It's about 2.2 miles each way in soft gravel but we decided to do most of it today and start from the other end on another day. The towering walls that remain after thousands of years of erosion are a sight to see. We saw it and now we can share a little of it with you.<br />
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Starting into the wash with a picture of Jackie to give you an idea of the scale.</div>
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Looks like there are other people on our trail today.</div>
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The scaring on the walls of the wash have taken years to show.</div>
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The little rock that Dick is sitting on came down from the top a very long time ago, or was it yesterday?</div>
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Mother nature does some strange thing in the sandstone.</div>
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A close up of one of the areas taken from the above area.</div>
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Just another shot of a side wash.</div>
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A little man made art against what God has created.</div>
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The dead tree stands out against the white rock.</div>
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You can sure tell we are in red rock country with the looks of this wall.</div>
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No, this guy was not in the wash but thought I would share a very unusual (to me) picture of a cow we ran across the other day with a very thick white band of hair around its middle. The hair looks to be about three time longer than the rest.</div>
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Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com1Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA38.3669703 -111.2615041999999913.201240299999998 -152.5700982 63.5327003 -69.952910199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-73938679357420419042016-04-02T12:11:00.000-07:002016-04-02T12:11:29.939-07:00Spring in the orchards of Capitol Reef National Park<br />
It's only been a year since we posted a blog but now that we are campground hosting for four months at Capitol Reef National Park (mid March to mid July) it's time to do a few postings and share some of the beauty of this park.<br />
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The first thing, we ran across several herds of mule deer roaming through the orchards and the campground. Also lots of wild turkeys roam around here day and night.<br />
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Looking down on the two host sites in the campground when things are just starting to bloom. What great views we have. We are the one on the left.</div>
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One of the orchards next to the campground starting to bloom.</div>
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More and more blooms every day.</div>
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Started with a deer and will finish this blog with another one trying to decide if he/she wants to go up the trail. Look close.</div>
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Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0Fruita, UT 84775, USA38.2855355 -111.2468360000000338.273072 -111.26700600000002 38.297999000000004 -111.22666600000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-24218666626741558892015-03-17T21:37:00.002-07:002015-03-17T21:37:57.012-07:00Yellow-headed blackbird at St. David ArizonaWe spent a few day at St. David Arizona and one day on a ride back to town Dick came to a screeching halt and pulled a U-turn all from 55 miles per hour. There in the middle of a field was a flock of birds several hundred thick. Out comes the cameras again just in time to get some shots of what turned out to be a flock of yellow-headed blackbirds.<br />
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Just lifting off.<br />
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Starting to spread out and turn.<br />
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What a sight against the beautiful blue sky with the clouds in the background.<br />
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As they circled, what Dick calls a butt shot, they lost all color and now they just look like blackbirds.<br />
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From the side you got a good look at the yellow heads and the white on the wings.<br />
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-80339379255288504502015-01-21T16:09:00.000-08:002015-01-21T16:09:48.058-08:00Nuevo Progreso, Mexico shoppingWe finally made it to Harlingen Texas just a few miles North of the Mexican boarder and have made two trips to Nuevo Progreso just across the Rio Grande river. You pay $2.00 parking, 50 cents to walk across the boarder and then 30 cents to get back out of Mexico. On every street corner you can find several people who will be happy to lead you to a great Dentist, Doctor, get new glasses or fill just about any type of prescription drug you need. Or you can just walk up and down the streets and purchase just about anything made in Mexico or China from hundreds of street venders.<br />
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We found several huge stores with row after row of pottery of every kind, clothing, horse tack, and the list goes on and on. We went up to the third floor of one building and started to be concerned if we were going to drop through the floor. Here are a few pictures of what we found in the bigger buildings. Great prices, cheaper than WalMart but too heavy to carry across the boarder. Even if we did , what would we do with them?<br />
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Love all the bright colors.<br />
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These ladies stand over 4' tall.<br />
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A big smile from one of them.<br />
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Just for fun, we found an artist's work in an ally.<br />
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In a Antique store on this side of the boarder we found these being restored. Cute but what could they be?<br />
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Bar stools, what a great idea, NOT says Jackie.<br />
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-84589130261167309572014-12-12T19:20:00.000-08:002014-12-12T19:20:57.167-08:00Goose Island State Park Rockport and Aransas Pass Texas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We spent last week at Goose Island State Park in Rockport Texas where we have been trying to get back since our visit in 2009. You park with the front of the rig about 15' from the waters edge where you can fish without a license. Each site has a concrete shelter with a picnic table and power and water. </div>
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"Oh yeah, that's it just toss it over here so I can get it."<br />
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"Get back it's mine, no get away so I can get it."<br />
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Someone did a great, and bright, paint job on the side of the building.<br />
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Look out Jackie the big blue crab is going to get you.<br />
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This boy went sailing by in front of our coach looking for some dinner.<br />
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Is this what you call a head stand. Statue at the port of Aransas Pass Texas.</div>
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We are now in Harlingen Texas and hope to get some more pictures to share on another blog. We hope the weather will be better as it's warm here but lots of clouds, 70s during the day and 60s and night.</div>
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Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0Goose Island State Park, 202 Palmetto Street, Rockport, TX 78382, USA28.1358838 -96.98693650000001328.107880299999998 -97.027277000000012 28.1638873 -96.946596000000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-81800397831689546142014-11-22T16:10:00.001-08:002014-11-22T16:10:16.521-08:00Birthplace of Helen Keller for our Granddaughter Daisy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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In early November we took a trip to Tuscumbia, Alabama to visit IVY GREEN the birthplace of Helen Keller. Come to find out that at about the same time our Granddaughter was reading a book about Helen Keller. The day she finished the book at school she came home to find a postcard from us from that we sent from our trip there. She was excited so this blog posting is for her.</div>
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The main house was built on 640 acres of land in 1820 by Helen's grandparents, David and Mary Fairfax Moore Keller. Helen was not born in this house but in the cottage next to it. </div>
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She was raised in the main house and was totally uncontrollable because her parents had no way to communicate with her, being deaf and blind.<br />
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This is the parlor of the home with most of the original furniture still in the home. Most of the rooms in the home had a fireplace as this was the only heating in the house.<br />
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They shared their meals in the dining room next to the parlor. The chest to the right of the fireplace held silver, linens and beverages. Sugar chest to the left. Usually only two shipments of sugar arrived in a year, so sugar was kept under lock and key.<br />
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Upstairs was Helen's bedroom that she shared with her teacher Anne Sullivan. The larger of the two beds in the room was Helen's and the...<br />
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smaller bed across the room was Anne's.<br />
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Because it was just too hot in the house during the summer the kitchen was in a small building just behind the house. The left side is the kitchen and the right door was where the cook lived.<br />
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This picture is looking through the door into the kitchen area.<br />
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All the water for the house came from a well between the home and the kitchen. There was not any running water in the house. This is the hand pump that Anne Sullivan was using to try and make Helen understand that everything had a name and could be spelled out using sign language and it finally worked. Anne said that night "she has learned that everything has a name, and that the manual alphabet is the key to everything she wants to know."<br />
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Next to the main house is the cottage where Helen was born.<br />
Since Helen's parents catered to her every whim, Teacher soon realized she would have to get Helen away from her parents in order to be able to control her tantrums and teach her, so the cottage served as the school house.<br />
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Across the street and also found around town mounted on telephone poles was what we call portable libraries. Each one had about 20 books in it with the sign reading "take one give one". Great idea to share books with your neighbors..<br />
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Last week we spent the time camping with good friends, Dick and Joan Izzi and we all headed to the beach on the Gulf of Mexico at Fort Pickens National Park to watch the sunset. </div>
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We got there there a little early to watch the sun try and drop through the clouds on the beach with sea oats in the dunes.<br />
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A net full of Mullets, not the best eating fish but it's better than nothing.<br />
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0Fort Pickens Aquatic Preserve, Old West Access Road, Pensacola, FL 32501, USA30.331082959306894 -87.29552453869325730.327656459306894 -87.300567038693259 30.334509459306894 -87.290482038693256tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-86048725094404652412014-09-01T11:29:00.000-07:002014-09-01T11:29:32.208-07:00Yaquina Lighouse and Fort Warden State Park and grandkids.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another stop was on the Oregon coast where we hiked to the top of Yaquina Lighthouse.<br />
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Go out the back door and the rocks are covered with birds and birds and birds. And it smells like it.<br />
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Another view from the other side looking inland.<br />
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Finally made it back to Washington and had a fun day with two of our granddaughters at Fort Warden near Port Townsend Washington built about 1910. A fun day with Daisy and Dani.<br />
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And finally don't forget to stop and smell the roses at Evergreen Coho Escapees park in Chimicum Washington.</div>
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-89975539081916537602014-08-17T14:53:00.001-07:002014-08-17T14:53:09.783-07:00Palouse of Washington State, sunset and super moon rise all in one evening.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last weekend we took a trip to Pullman Washington for Jackie's 50th High School reunion and part of the weekend was a picnic and an evening out in the wheat farming area at the top of a ridge where we could watch the sunset and turn 180 degrees to watch the rise of the super moon. The only problem was the residual smoke in the area from forest fires damped the view of the moon.</div>
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And a just for fun picture that we try and add to the end of each blog here is a photo of 2 of our granddaughters</div>
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-74671417977879075732014-08-04T14:47:00.002-07:002014-08-04T14:47:33.596-07:00Saguaro and Crested Saguaro near Congress and Tucson Arizona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Before leaving Arizona this Spring we spent a lot of time out in the desert and we continue to be amazed at the number, size and shapes of the Saguaros we find. The first four pictures are taken at the Saguaro National Park near Tucson Arizona where we went with good friends.</div>
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Just one small hillside with more Saguaro than you could even think about counting. </div>
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We arrived a little early in the season but some of them are starting to bloom at the tops.</div>
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The bees just love the flowers so there has to be lots there for them to collect.<br />
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Some with arms and some reaching for the sky. We would guess over 30' tall.<br />
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Back closer to home (Congress) we took a ride with our quad out in the desert and found this rare Crested Saguaro.<br />
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Taken from the internet so it's not our writing but it does give a little insight into the following pictures.<br />
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<em>"The magnificent Saguaro Cactus grows only in the 120,000 square mile area of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern US and northern Mexico. It is arguably one of the most recognized natural wonders of Arizona.</em><br />
<em>A rare condition that affects roughly one in every 200,000 appears like a fan-like abnormality. These are known as “Crested Saguaros.” The cause of this deformity, which sometimes resembles a burl on trees, is unknown. Theories include everything from lighting strikes to genetic abnormalities. The most widely accepted explanation is that cresting is caused by damage to the apex of the plant, either from some sudden trauma or by freezing. The crest doesn’t seem to harm the saguaro, which can continue to produce flowers and fruit."</em><br />
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A little closer view.<br />
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On another day we took a hike with a guide near Stanton Arizona, an old ghost town where there are several Crested Saguaros spread out over several acres.<br />
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This one is called the Elephant, complete with curled trunk.<br />
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Nothing crested here but a lot of new arms trying to grow.<br />
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Not the same from the back but interesting. There are several more in the area but it was time to head back and find some shade.<br />
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-50770879421554910372014-05-23T09:45:00.000-07:002014-05-23T09:45:40.162-07:00Yosemite National ParkAfter the 3rd try in 3 years we finally made it to Yosemite National Park, camping just 5 miles outside the west entrance. We spent 4 days touring and hiking the park and had a ball. The park is spectacular from all sides, except when we tried to tour the last portion the road to the north entrance was closed because of 18" of new snow, and here we are in shorts and T shirts!<br />
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One day we drove to the Arch Rock Entrance just so we could drive through the arch.<br />
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Bridalveil fall taken from tunnel view area of the park. We stood in the mist at the bottom of the falls for more pictures.<br />
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Bridalveil fall from near the bottom.<br />
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These next two pictures are out of order so skip down and take a look at the size of El Capitan then come back and see if you can find the white tent half way up the side with two people standing next to it on a ledge. You can click to enlarge any of these pictures.<br />
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People come from all over the world to try and climb El Capitan. Not sure I would want to try it on a day with the clouds covering the top. Oh, heck I guess I would never want to try and climb it.<br />
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Just one of the views from the end of glacier point road where you can look down at some of the major areas of the park.<br />
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Two more out of sequence, so take a look at Half Dome picture and then come back to this one and if you look real close at the next picture of the very top of Half Dome you can see about 20 people who have made it to the top.<br />
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Half Dome from Glacier Point.<br />
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Just 6 miles inside the park from the southern Mariposa Grove entrance is one of three groves in the park of giant sequoia trees. We took a 45 minute tram tour through the grove and it was spectacular.<br />
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What can we say about these two huge trees.<br />
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Now you can get a better idea of the size with Jackie walking through another.<br />
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This shot is also from Glacier point view showing Nevada fall (upper) and Vernal fall (lower).<br />
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Another view of Nevada and Vernal falls.<br />
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Another day we hiked near to the base of Vernal fall. Short hike of about a mile but it was straight up and really tested our hiking abilities!<br />
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It's been a while since our last Blog so we wanted to share a recent picture of us to let you know we are still alive and well and still on the road touring our great Country. This taken from Tunnel View area of the park.<br />
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Upper and lower Yosemite falls. We did hike to the base of the lower fall but opted out of the hike to the top of the upper.<br />
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The last day into the park there was snow at various areas so Dick found some waiting to melt on the inside of this plant. I think it's skunk cabbage.<br />
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To be continued... it may take awhile but hope to post more of our travels soon.Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-7201375628193312302013-10-04T12:11:00.000-07:002013-10-04T12:11:18.242-07:00Oregon coast and a covered bridge or two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yes, it's us, back again after all these months that we have spent with family and friends around Washington. We camped with the family and the girls hosted a great 70th birthday party for Dick at Lincoln park in Seattle.</div>
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Now we are slowly heading our way back to Arizona for that winter sun. We are currently on the Oregon coast and our trip started by leaving Westport Washington and then heading to Long Beach Washington where we hunkered down for the big bad storm with winds to 75 MPH. We made it from there in the wind as far south as South Beach Oregon. </div>
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Walking the beach yesterday we ran across this strange formation, where the waves had washed out the dirt between the rocks.<br />
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In another part of the beach we found shell fossils in the rocks.<br />
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What a mess with all the kelp that was torn from the ocean and deposited on the beach in huge piles.<br />
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This gives you a typical example of the size of the piles. CC could care less but she did have a great time running circles on the hard packed sand.<br />
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I guess this is one way to exercise your dog on the beach? (Not for us, thank you.)<br />
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We took several forest service roads going East from the ocean and headed up into the mountains for a few hours where we found two of Oregon's covered bridges. If you drive through this one it goes another 100 yards and the road ends in someone's home in the woods.<br />
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Turning around and driving several more forest service roads we found the second covered bridge that was rebuilt just a few years ago. With nice fresh paint.<br />
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We headed back west in time for a nice walk on the beach again.<br />
With a few clouds we bid you a fond farewell as the sun prepares to set over the Pacific Ocean for another day. (Reminiscent of another of Dad's pictures, girls?)<br />
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We plan to head east on Monday and would like to spend a few days at Modoc National Forest Obsidian Mines to see how much obsidian we can get in the basement. Any thoughts on a place to camp in that area? Southeast area of Goose Lake in Northern California.<br />
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-83683912886901337382013-05-25T17:43:00.001-07:002013-05-27T10:30:09.774-07:00Still heading north, Arizona to Utah to Idaho<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We are still heading North but taking our time and trying to remember that we are still professional tourists not just travelers. After our last blog we spent one night at Chinle Arizona and then to Goosenecks State Park in Southern Utah where we spent 3 nights 1000' above the San Juan river. Dick was not able to to get the coach and the river in one frame.</div>
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He did get a picture from inside the coach looking down where you can see the river on the right and left of this shot.</div>
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Looking over the edge we saw a lot of trash that, let us say, blew over the edge. Dick got out our ladder to go over the edge with garbage bags and cleaned up most of the area that he could safely do. He needed to take a break and view the boats on the river. If you go back to the first picture you can see where he went over the edge. Or not.<br />
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Taking a ride one day in Glenns Canyon National Recreation Area near Goosenecks we got to a point where we were sure there was not a road. Can you find our Jeep in the lower right corner? We did make it to the end of the road about 15 miles to a beautiful small spring and valley.<br />
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A view of Monument Valley Arizona/Utah off in the distance.<br />
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From Goosenecks State Park we headed to Horsethief Campground on BLM property just outside of Canyonlands National Park. We spent 3 nights there dry camping, rockhounding, visiting friends in the area and playing tourist. A view looking down into the canyon.<br />
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A little away from the edge to get a shot of us for our kids.<br />
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From Moab area we headed to southern Salt Lake City because we had electrical problems with the Coach. We contacted GENERAL RV CENTER Draper Utah and they told us they would would find a way to check out our problem the next morning (Friday). We figured that they would have to order parts and we would be stuck there for a week or more. They did a great job finding and fixing our problem in a little over an hour and it cost us less than $150. Great job General RV center.</div>
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From there we needed to dump tanks and do laundry so we headed to Hagerman Idaho where we spent two nights and did a little sightseeing. We decided to take a ride at this park that was just being completed. Dick on the horse...<br />
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And Jackie decided to ride one of the sheep.<br />
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It was finally time to start our trek North to spend the summer in Washington State with our family. We plan a slow trip with lots of sight-seeing on the way. Our first stop was Williams Arizona at an RV park. Nothing exciting there so only one night. Looking over the maps of the area Jackie found 3 National Monuments that we have not visited and with a little more research we found Bonito Campground just outside of Sunset Crater N.M. It was a forest service campground with only dry camping but paved roads and lots of trees. We backed into site 10 figuring this would give us the most sun (solar) during the day and then spent three days hiking all three of the N.M.</div>
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Our first stop was Sunset Crater N.M. where it had erupted sometime between 1040 and 1100.</div>
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The side of the mountain and the surrounding areas for miles is now all cinders. <br />
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But there is also the remains of lava flow. Nasty, nasty with all sharp edges, don't want to fall here.<br />
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Jackie peaking around a large flow of lava.<br />
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Wupatki N.M. consists of several areas of ruins dating back to around 1100 AD. Our first stop was at Wukoki Pueblo.<br />
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Then it was off to the Visitor Center and a tour of Wupatki Pueblo with over 100 rooms and thousands of people living in the area at one time.</div>
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Our last stop was Walnut Canyon N.M. where the dwellings were located both on the upper surface and also along the cliff.<br />
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It was over 200 steps down to the Island Trail--we were just a little sore the next day!<br />
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A lot of the canyon walls had very unique erosion that just had to be photographed.<br />
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These were three great National Monuments, not to be missed.<br />
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-89026947684418638612013-05-01T15:37:00.003-07:002013-05-01T17:15:56.945-07:00North Ranch SKP park and Arizona desert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yes, we know, it's been awhile so here goes with a more pictures to keep you happy.</div>
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Lets back up and at least tell you where we have been the last several months. November was spent in Pahrump visiting family and sharing Thanksgiving with them. Then a week or so in Vegas. Most of December was visiting friends in Yuma, thanks Joy and Mel for the great stay and sharing your Christmas with us. It was then off to Quartzsite for most of January with friends, camping at two different locations.</div>
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But the big news is that in mid February we purchased a lot at <a href="http://www.escapees.com/Parking/Congress/Default.aspx">North Ranch Escapees Rainbow Park</a> just 4 miles south of Congress Arizona. We will use this as a jumping off place in the winter to visit a lot of central and southern Arizona. It's only 100 miles from Quartzsite and about 200 to Yuma and about 135 miles to Tucson. While the park is in the middle of nowhere there is a lot to see and do in the area (read: rockhounding and photographing). </div>
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It's tight but we can get a second rig where our jeep is parked for short stays and can run 30 amp, water and can use our Sewer Solution for dumping, so come visit us, RVing friends!</div>
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We did a few thing around the property to make it ours and feel more like home, but most of the landscaping was done by previous owners. Guess that's part of why we purchased it.</div>
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It's nice to finally get Dick's rocks out of the basement of the rig and into the shed, must be 500 pounds lighter. We got all settled with a barbecue and camping chairs and then...</div>
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Lots to see in the area and here is just a picture of the hills with lots of Saguaro Cactus.</div>
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Spring finally came to the desert so Dick had to get some pictures to share.</div>
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These are Easter cacti.<br />
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This Saguaro in the park is estimated to be over 400 years old. That's a little older than Dick who just celebrated his 70th Birthday.</div>
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Spring in the desert is beautiful with an unbelievable range of colors.</div>
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Just about made this guy into pizza but he stopped on the other side of the road to check us out.</div>
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This was our first guest that came to visit.<br />
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And this was our first overnight guests that came to visit all the way from the big apple. Andrienne and Vittorio, thanks for sharing your time with us and hope to see you again real soon.</div>
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Our plan was to head back to Pahrump Nevada from Las Vegas after adding more solar to our coach to visit family and then to Death Valley.</div>
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We made plans to go to the Death Valley '49ers Encampment as first timers and see what was going on. The Pre-Encampment was Nov. 3rd through the 6th and the Encampment was the 7th through the 11th. We arrived the 2nd of November with plans to stay and dry camp for 9 days in Death Valley. The only problem with the first 4 days was that it was in the mid 90s during the day and a little cooler at night; it got kind of hot in the coach in the afternoon. We now understand why they call it <u>Furnace</u> Creek Campground. We had to turn on the generator and the AC on one or two afternoons to get a little cool air. Don't know how people used to live and work in this environment.</div>
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We had a grand time with, by our estimate, over 700 rigs. There was lots of Western music playing on various stages during the day and into the night with some great entertainers.</div>
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We did some hikes, starting out with this one up the Mosaic Canyon, where Dick got this picture of Jackie starting up the dry wash.</div>
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We got to a point where the wash took a 90deg. turn with all the rocks washed away leaving nothing but solid marble to walk on.<br />
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A better view of the transition between the solid (cement like rocks) and the marble full of striations from the running water over the years.<br />
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Back at the National Park where we stayed, it was at the base of the hills and Dick was able to get this shot from the camp at sunset with a man and child walking down the ridge line with the setting sun on the hill behind.<br />
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Another day we joined up with 20 other 4wd vehicles for a 4X4 tour of Wood Canyon. We met at Stovepipe Wells and headed out with our tour leader Chuck Knight who has spent over 30 years traveling and researching Death Valley.</div>
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He took us to spots along the road where there were Indian <span style="background-color: white;">petroglyphs,</span> old mines, and mills. Here is one of the stops on the way South.</div>
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At a mine the remains of all the junk that was brought up there during the years of operation as still there.<br />
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We left the mine and started heading up a old narrow wash that was a real challenge for our Jeep Liberty with low clearance, but we made it to the top at over 6000 feet. We started at about 285 feet below sea level that can be seen at the bottom of Death Valley in this picture.<br />
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Another day another hike, this time we met near the south end of the park and 4 wheeled up about 2 miles where we parked and headed off. Again Chuck was leading as he has been up this area several times before. It was a tough hike and one of those days that got very hot.<br />
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Just an interesting plant that Dick had to get a shot of. It was dead like most everything in the wash.<br />
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Another trip to Stovepipe Wells to catch the evening sun on the sand dunes.<br />
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The man in this photo sped into the parking lot, jumped out of his car and ran out to try and get his own pictures. I got you in mine.<br />
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The purpose of the Death Valley '49ers Non-Profit Organization is to promote understanding and appreciation of Death Valley and its history. It was fun to see this piece of history going down the road; one of the original 20 mule teams, not sure about the mules but the two freight and one water wagons are original.<br />
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The plan was to post a blog about our month-long stay at Arches National Park as camp hosts and then another one with some pictures of our last few days dry camping at Goosenecks State Park in Utah, but they will both have to come later because we just checked off another bucket list item today and we wanted to share it with you.</div>
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There are two well known slot canyons near Page Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. Both called Antelope Canyon but we decided to visit the lesser known (and less expensive) or lower Antelope Canyon where there is a lot less people and you can pay to stay down and photograph for 2 hours. We went in at 11:00 AM, Jackie went with the tour and Dick came out a little after 1:00. He took 290 pictures but for the most part it was just a little under 100 as he set his camera to bracket so with every click he got 3 identical pictures. One was a normal exposure and then one each over and under exposed just to make sure he was able to catch the reflective light in the canyon.</div>
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Jackie was the last of the party to slip into the slot and head down. The remaining pictures don't need any verbage so we hope you enjoy them as much as Dick enjoyed taking them. They are in the order as we progressed through the canyon. At some places there was more light or we turned a corner so the direction of the light changed. No pictures have been altered and are just as the camera picked up the reflecting light an the rock walls. The closer you get to the top the more of the yellow would pop.</div>
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In some pictures you can see the floor of the cavern that was as narrow as the width of your shoe. The walls did taper out so you could get through. As we progressed through the canyon we encountered more and more steps going down and finally at the end we had to hike up several stories worth of metal steps to get out. Dick wanted to turn around and walk back through in case he missed any spots that needed more pictures taken, but he climbed the steps as Jackie was waiting at the car.</div>
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To be continued...Dick & Jackie Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680514155006560931noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391261503159821756.post-91359918436921389292012-10-03T09:01:00.000-07:002012-11-21T20:26:20.602-08:00Back at ArchesGoing back to the month of September finds us back at Arches National Park for the 3rd year as campground hosts. We arrived late August and moved into the site 34 that is a regular dry camping site until the we could move into site 35 that was for the host that had power (solar) water and sewer. We moved on the 1st of the month and got settled and ready to start our volunteer duties.<br />
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Shortly after we arrived the other host had a disagreement with management and walked off the job leaving us with no relief. The next day a camper asked "how do you get a job like this" and we said "do we have a deal for you". We had him contact our boss and in a few short days he was the replacement host. He worked a week allowing us time off to play and then the host that was to start the 1st of October came 2 weeks early so we did not have to work but a few extra days. We now have over 1500 volunteer hours each at National Parks.<br />
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I need to thank our new friends in the tent for taking this picture and sharing it with us. This is our site with lots of room to relax.<br />
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A few shots of the campground showing the beauty of this park. Look close and you can see the rainbow.</div>
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Another evening shot with the glow off the red rocks in the campground.<br />
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More of the same. This shot being just behind one of the campsites where the kids like to play in the huge sandbox.<br />
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We had a walk-in couple one day that asked if we had any sites available, we usually don't. As it turned out we had a site right next to us and gave it to them for 7 days. Talk about an excited couple. As it turned out we had the extreme pleasure of getting to know them and sharing several evenings and meals. We also took them on some special hikes in the park. <br />
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We got together for a nice meal in town when they came back through Moab the day we left Arches. Here is a big thank you to Adrienne and Vittorio for sharing your time with us and your excellent cooking skills. I am sure we have new friends for life. And here is a picture of the two love birds under broken arch on our way to...<br />
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Magic Mystery Bridge, one of the hikes we shared with them. <br />
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Not sure why we added this picture as it's just about the same as the one above. Oh well, one with people and one without.<br />
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Another day the four of us headed out to try and find another special place in the park. The two of us tried and failed to find our way last year into Winter Camp Wash. With a little more searching and trying another route we found how to get down into the wash. <br />
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For those who know Arches you know that there are two places to see Delicate Arch: they are hiking to the arch or hiking to the Delicate Arch viewpoint. Very few people know how to get to the wash below both locations where you can hike up to the vertical wall just behind the arch.<br />
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We now have pictures from all three locations.<br />
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And at the base of the wall Dick spent a half hour just picking up...<br />
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On our first day off the two of us decided to enter a less traveled area of the park and headed out from Courthouse wash to see if we could find Ring Arch. We had to walk around the end of this huge wall of stone. Can you find Dick in the picture?<br />
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It was a very hot day so we decided not to hike all the way across the flats to get close to the arch. There is one place in the park that you can see this from the road but it's a long way off.<br />
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That kinds of wraps up a month at Arches for this year and it looks like we will be back there for March and April next year. It will be a lot cooler for hiking and we are excited to find new and different places and arches to see.<br />
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