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Teresa's Daily diary of Teresa and Andrew's travels. This blog is targeted at a general audience who is interested in our day-to-day happenings. As the traveling slowed down, so did the blog entries.
May 2006 - Posts
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We went to the Frisco/Silverthorn/Dillion area, just east of the Vail Pass. We got several things done; we picked up a table in Frisco for Ellen for Villa Koransky, we found a copy shop and had more of our "Adventures of T&A" cards printed, and we Read More...
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We did a hike this morning in Cordillera that Ellen suggested, Upper Mirador. The trail was pretty easy, went up several switchbacks and then came down with several switchbacks. At the top we had some very nice views of Cordillera. Read More...
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We got a update from my sister Dianne in Florida the other day on Simon, our dog. Simon is staying with her and her Goldens while we are traveling. We call her or she calls us very few weeks with an update on how he's doing and getting along with the Read More...
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Well, we decided to hike this morning. The hike we did with Jack and Ellen earlier, Stag Gulch, but we're going to the top of the mountain. We tried to hike to the summit in the winter , but I guess the altitude was getting to me then. We were going to Read More...
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We took the bikes out again today, but made a few stops before we started riding. The liquor store in Edwards was having a huge "Locals Appreciation" sale, everything 20% off or more. We knew we were having company soon, so we went in to stock up. Our Read More...
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We got out today after Andrew fiddled with the chemicals a while longer. We took the bikes out for a ride from Edwards to Avon and back, about nine miles. Not much on a road bike, but we were reminded of how long we've been out of the bike saddle. Andrew Read More...
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We just stayed around the house and relaxed. Andrew tinkered more with the chemicals in the hot tub, it's still not right. Not much else happened. We did go to the Minturn Country Club for dinner. They let you cook your own dinner and have a couple of Read More...
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We stayed around the house and took care of a lot of "honey-dos". Andrew learned all about the chemicals in the hot tub. We drained it, cleaned it, filled it and adjusted the chemicals. We took care of lots of small home chores, some for us and some for Read More...
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We took a morning hike near the house and headed into town for errands. We had several lists- one of things to GET, one of things to DO, and a list of groceries (it's going to be nice to have a freezer). Dealing with list one took a good portions of the Read More...
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Jack and Ellen left early this morning to catch their flight out of Grand Junction back to Atlanta. Andrew and I just puttered around the house and cleaned up some of our truck "kitchen". Ample soap and water hasn't been available to us all the time on Read More...
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All four of us are heading out for a hike today. On our way out, we saw the neighbors, Virgene and Larry Rasmussen, out walking. Jack and Ellen invited them over for drinks later tonight. We hiked in the White River National Forest , not far from the Read More...
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We settled up with the owner of the campground this morning. She was really nice and understanding. She's from Florida, the Tallahassee area, and it took her a while to adjust to the dry heat of the desert. She told me that she and her husband are B.A.S.E. Read More...
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Well, it finally cooled off a bit last night well after dark. We're near the river and the humidity of the river may have held heat longer than we've had at other sites. We've decided to deal with the campsite anther night, and the fact that there are Read More...
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5:30-6:00am, people started leaving the parking lot of the hostel. It's the desert and you have to start early to beat the heat. Most people start at daybreak, rest in the hot afternoon and then go out again in the early evening. Lots of doors slamming Read More...
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We left our camp just outside Capitol Reef heading towards Moab, Utah to meet Andrew's parents, Jack and Ellen Koransky. Looking at the map, Goblin Valley State Park is right along the way, so we decided to stop by. Andrew wanted to call his mom before Read More...
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Andrew and I got ready for our hike to Brimhall Arch, but Dick had changed his mind about hiking and took off this morning. We suspected he may have been a bit hung over. Our trail to Brimhall Arch took us down very steeply into the canyon below. It's Read More...
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We took off this morning and our route took us up the Moki Dugway . This route started (according to a local in the town of Mexican Hat) as a path for cattle to get up on the top of the mesa to graze. Now this road is a partial dirt road, partial paved Read More...
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We can only tour Canyon de Chelly (de Shay) with a guide. We have several choices; hiking, on horseback, by private jeep of on a large tour truck.. By hiking or horseback, we wouldn't get very far into the canyon. We can tour farther into the canyon by Read More...
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At Homolovi Ruins State Park campground, it was nice to have a hot shower and unlimited water at our campsite, even if we did have to pay for it. We went out to Hololovi I ruins this morning. We were greeted with a sign warning of QUICKSAND. You got to Read More...
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We both felt much better after a good night's sleep. We headed out for some pueblo ruins and Andrew wanted to use a "shortcut" on a dirt road that was getting more and more rutted and rocky as we were on it. Our shortcut was not working out, so we found Read More...
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We headed up to the Arizona Snowbowl to begin our hike to Humphrey's Peak . The info we read describes it as a 4.5 mile hike, the last part being a rock scramble. With a 9 mile round trip, an estimate of 5 to 7 hours to hike to the top and back. We started Read More...
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I woke this morning and heard a strange sound... kind of like a car on a gravel road, but only for a second or two, then it would stop. Or maybe like the sound of a car crossing a bridge... When I got out of the truck, I found the source of the noise... Read More...
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We went back to Montezuma's Castle National Monument this morning, along with three bus loads of foreign tourists. This is the best preserved cliff dwelling, 5 stories high. However, it's not a castle and Montezuma never lived here. It was abandoned around Read More...
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We got our things together and moved on. While in Scottsdale, we stopped and toured Taliesin West , the studio and school of Frank Lloyd Wright . We took a tour of his apprentice accommodations and a few of his buildings. The first year apprentices stay Read More...
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We had more errands to get done; we had a package to ship and groceries to buy. We found our newest, favorite store; Trader Joe's ! this store is great! It's healthy food, much of it organic, tasty and CHEAP! They have Charles Shaw wine for $2.99 per Read More...
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Jill had to work today (she's a vet) and Cott has to be available via computer for work, so Andrew and I got out and ran some errands. We've been having some trouble with our propane camp stove, so we stopped at an REI, but they couldn't help us. However, Read More...
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We thought about getting up early for a sunrise over the Grand Canyon, but at 5am, we decided we were still sore and tired enough from our backpack that we could allow ourselves to sleep in. We had breakfast at camp and then headed back into the park. Read More...
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We got up early, broke camp and were on the trail by 6am. We wanted to hike up to the rim before it got too hot. It's getting up in the 90's already at the bottom of the canyon. The north rim is still closed for the winter, were on the south rim. We passed Read More...
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We got an early start this morning to hike down to the river and back. We started about 5:30-6am, but most of the campground was already up by then. Many people got up and hiked out to the Plateau for sunrise. Others were either hiking down to the river Read More...
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We sat an alarm to get up early, we want to be on the trail by 6am. It's cool up here on the rim, in the 30's this morning. But at the bottom of the canyon, the lows are only in the 50's and 60's and the daytime highs can get into the 90's by the river. Read More...
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We stopped at the information office outside Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to ask about hikes and attractions. Grand Staircase if not as developed a park as Zion, Bryce or Grand Canyon. It sounds like there are some great hikes, rock formations Read More...
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