The Sun Set today

Here are some pictures of the sun set tonight…

Talk to you later…Philip

We Are In Longmont, Colorado

We left Friday about 9:15 and headed north to Longmont…We arrived about 11:00 and was hooked up by 11:15…I broke my watch band when hooking up…It wasn’t anything serious and would have it repaired Saturday Morning…It was hot Friday, in the 90’s and we were grateful for air-conditioning…Saturday rolled around and we headed for town to find a jewelry store that was opened…Saturday being the Sabbath for the Jewish Faith, most of the jewelry stores were closed…With my weak back and walking, did not make me a happy camper…We found a store and the owners were very nice and repaired the watch band for just $2.00…I thanked them sincerely and was happy to get back to the car where I could sit down…We returned to the motor home and Mary Ann decided we needed some groceries…While out she bought some BBQ chicken for lunch…There was enough left over for dinner…Well I took a nap and was treated to watermelon by my thoughtful wife…It begin to cloud up and the rain started and then hail…It was a refreshing rain and the hail was small so no damage was done…We watched TV and Mary Ann popped some corn…The evening passed pleasantly and rest came quickly…I was able to sleep all night…What a difference it makes when there are not lines to memorize, songs to learn, and entertainment troupes to work with…I now have the rest of the summer to relax, visit family and friends, and explore the sights that I have not seen before…With the mountains in the back ground and the clouds peaking over, it should  make for a beautiful sunset…I will take some pictures and post them tonight…Talk to you later…Philip    

Last Evening At Chatfield

Today was a day that I wanted to get out and do something…Which means that I am feeling better and I am tired of staying in dodging the wind…Jack and Thelma left this morning for the repair shop where they had an appointment…I needed some epoxy putty for my carving and we headed for the Woodcraft store…Looked at some books and DVDs, but found none that I needed…We had heard about the Cherry Hill State Park and since we were in the area, we decided to go over and scout it out…It was very nice but getting to it was a hassle with the traffic…We just like Chatfield better…While we were on the East Side of town, we decided to go and have some fish at Joes Crab Shack…Mary Ann ordered fish and chips and I ordered a shrimp poor-boy…We enjoyed our lunch and headed for the motor home and catch up with our business…Since we had a large lunch we decided to eat lightly for dinner…Mary Ann wanted left over pizza and I had a hot dog…We waited for the sun to go down and took our chairs out with Sunshine, and wait for the sun set…It was not a spectacular evening for a sun set but very enjoyable…I took some pictures and hope you enjoy…Talk to you later…Philip   Mary Ann and Sunshine

Our camp sight The sun set

The ending of another day

DINNER AT OUTBACK

Mary Ann came home and wanted to go to the Outback for dinner…Had to purchase fuel for the car and get some cash from the ATM…After dinner we drove through the Deer Valley Canyon…Beautiful scenery and homes that have an excellent view of the canyon…We got home about 7:00PM…I am feeling good after the anti- biotic…Looking forward to tomorrow and what it might have in store…Talk to you later…Philip 

FINALLY GOT OUT OF THE MOTOR HOME

The wind finally died and we were able to drive to the mountains and made a wide circle from Chatfield to Fairplay…We cut across to Interstate 70 and turned toward Denver…I enjoy going through the Eisenhower Tunnel and coasting almost all the way to Denver…The circle is almost 200 miles of beautiful mountain scenery…Guess what?…I forgot my camera…I guess I will have to make a check list for everything that I do…We were tired when we arrived and decided to go out and get pizza for dinner…With age, comes some unaccounted discomfort…It was hard to get to sleep…I got up and did some computer work until the discomfort in my left leg subsided…I think that I will try to walk more and see if that will help…Today is a beautiful, clear, day with wind velocity very low…Mary Ann has gone shopping and visiting the cemetery…     Freedom waiting to travel for the next adventure…  A picture of  tranquility

Talk to you later…Philip

Anti-Biotic Seems To Be Working

I feel that I am back with the living…Yesterday the wind was blowing around 40 and gusting 60…Everything was tied down…The wind gave me an excuse not to go out…I have two more days left on my medicine…My ears are coming back to life and that makes is easier to communicate with Mary Ann…Jack and Thelma have invited us to go out to dinner tonight…I do feel much better and have stopped coughing and sneezing…We are looking forward to dinner tonight…Their specialty is fried chicken…Jack and Thelma are our across the street neighbors at Happy Trails…Jack had some bad luck with pot holes and had to have some repairs done to his coach…It made them late getting in for their reservations at the state park…He called ahead and they assured him his reservations would be held for them…They did arrive early enough that it did not interfere with graduation of his grand-son…I have not had the opportunity to take pictures but, should have some from today's activities…George, I got your message and hope you are feeling better…Talk to you later…Philip     

WELL, I GOT SOMETHING LIKE FLEW

I came down with a cold while we were on Cheyenne Mountain…The rain and cold settled in and I stayed indoors…Tuesday we were scheduled to go to Denver…I didn’t feel good but drove the distance and after hooking up I went to bed and just about stayed there until a few minutes ago…I haven’t been able to take any pictures…I am feeling much better and look forward to tomorrow…I will talk to you later…Philip

Some pictures

One of the wolfs

Old narrow gaugeA view from where we were sitting

The engine hooking up (the diesel)   

As you can see it was a beautiful day

A BEAUTIFUL DAY

Woke up Sunday Morning with out a cloud in the sky…Temps to reach in the 70s…Mary Ann wants to prepare a substantial breakfast and head to Canyon City and catch the Royal Gorge Train and kick back and enjoy the day…We did not have reservations and were not sure if we could catch the 12:30 train…Canyon City is only about 45 miles away…By 9:30 we were on our way…It is a very pleasant drive with very little traffic..We arrive about 10:30 and ask for tickets…There are two tickets left in the dome car…We grab them and find a seat outside in the warm morning sun…We drink a coke and eat a banana…I love watching people coming and going…We meet people from Michigan, Louisiana, Texas, Chicago, and of course Colorado…We are boarded about 12:00 and there is a photographer taking pictures…We find our seats and to our surprise they are very good seats facing forward…A waiter soon comes by to take our order for lunch…I just get some chips and dip while Mary Ann orders potato skins…While we are enjoying the beauty of the Gorge the photographer brings the developed pictures…They are not the best quality so we decline to purchase any…The two hour ride was just the right length for not getting tired and boring…When we return we see clouds gathering to the north and wonder if it is raining on the motor home…We drive back to the motor home and find that it has not rained…We get in and start up the computers to check our e-mails…After reading my mail, it is time to take a nap…Mary Ann said she would rest awhile and would wake me when dinner was ready…I asked her what we were having and she said,”meat balls and spaghetti”…This retirement is really a hard life…Let’s see if any pictures, that I took, turned out for publishing in the blog…Talk to you later…Philip        

RAIN AND SNOW

When you are hanging on the side of a mountain and the temp is in the 30’s you don’t know what you are going to get…We have been experiencing cold weather each day…Tomorrow looks like we will get some sunshine and the temp will get into the 70’s…Mary Ann has gone to the laundry to wash clothes and she wanted me to stay out of the weather because of my cold…I hope the weather permits for picture taking…I like sending pictures in the blog…We are hoping the weather will permit us going to Royal Gorge where we will take the train and have lunch…I really don’t feel like touring very much with this cold…I brought my Rosetta Stone language course…I am continuing studying Spanish…I do recommend Rosetta Stone for language study…I go to Mexico for my dental work and enjoy conversing and practicing my Spanish…I was fearful of going to the dentist in a foreign country, but it has been a very pleasant experience… I was quoted a dentist bill of well over 6,000 dollars…I got the work done for 1,000…A good % of our friends are using the dentist in Mexico…The matching of the teeth is a special art for the dentist with a sharp eye for color…I have had my bridge for about 10 months and have not experienced any difficulties…I will talk to you later…Philip    

THE ADVENTURE HAS STARTED

Last Wednesday we looked at the weather and saw that it was predicting high winds for Monday departure…We decided that we would leave Happy Trails on Saturday and stay ahead of the wind…After packing for two weeks we closed up the house Friday…Friday night we slept in the motor home so we could get an early start…It is always hard for me to sleep the night before one of our adventures…We were ready to depart by six thirty…We traveled from Happy Trails to Grant, New Mexico with some very strong winds…I wanted to go down deep into the Reservation and visit the wolf sanctuary…We pull the Saturn, behind the motor home for our many side trips…We took a picnic lunch because the sanctuary is in the middle of now where…The wind continues to blow and my legs gave out, so we left early…I wanted to get back to Grant and go out for a nice dinner since it was Mother’s Day…We got back to the motor home and rested for a while…Mary Ann got on the computer and looked up some restaurants…We entered the locations into the GPS and started out looking for a steakhouse…Grant seemed to have closed everything that even resembled a restaurant…We saw a Dairy Queen opened, but who wants DQ for Mother’s Day…We drove out to the Interstate and finally found a Denney’s opened…We got back to the motor home and had a big laugh about the day…Well the day ended on a pleasant note with Mary Ann’s girls calling her with long conversations…We knew the wind was catching up with us so we got an early start Monday Morning and drove until the wind blew us off the road…We stopped at an Indian Casino north of Albuquerque, New Mexico…We skipped showers so we could stay ahead of the wind…We wanted to make it to Trinidad, Colorado where we had reservations for two days…We arrived and explored the area that afternoon and went to bed early so we could experience a full day of touring…We had breakfast and started out for a full day of being tourist…We found a restaurant about noon and met some locals and had a relaxed conversation with our lunch…As most of you know I love hamburgers…Mary Ann is not a sandwich person so she got a shrimp basket…We wanted to cut over to the Interstate, 25, and check out places for fueling the motor home…We returned to the motor home after a 130 mile circle…We again, went to bed early and got a decent start before the wind picked up…We knew we had only about 125 mile to go…Now that is yesterday…We set up camp in the Colorado State Park on Cheyenne Mountain…The weather is cold and windy…Rain is falling and some snow flakes are expected…I could not sleep and got up and wanted to bring every one up to date…We will be here until Tuesday where we will head for Chatfield State Park…I guess I woke Mary Ann up because she is at the micro wave making hot chocolate…Talk to you later…Philip      

We Are Packing For The Summer

One week from today we will be leaving for our summer trip…We have been busy cleaning up the motor home and getting the oil changed…Today I will put fresh water in the tank and wash out the black and gray tanks…I have to check the tires one more time for proper presser for the weight…Mary Ann will transfer from the house freezer to the motor home freezer…She always takes enough food to feed the 8th Air force…Last night she prepared a wonderful dinner of steak, carrot salad, and hominy…We plan on being in Denver by the thirteenth of May…We have completed our obligations for the season and we are looking forward to the next five months on the road…We are always glad to see this time of the year, but we are always happy to get back…We love our life style and hope there are years before I have to hang up the keys…My eye sight is excellent and my reaction time is really good…Mentally, I feel like I am still in my forties, but physically I know my age…I am truly sorry that I have neglected writing in the blog because so much has passed and I did not share things as I should have…I will try to be a better manager of my time in the future…Talk to you later…Philip