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Riley's Rockin Lemonade, Red Rocks, and burning wings
Above, you'll see Layli and I, happy as bumps on a log, 'cause we're in Colorado.This is Red Rocks Ampitheater near Morrison, Colorado, the grooviest place to see a live concert, bar-none. Below: Ann,...
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Layli pops out of our car, I pop up our tent, we pop into a fruit stand
At the top of Monarch pass, Layli just had to pop up through the hatch to check the mountains. It kinda reminded me of that old game you often saw in some KOA's: donkey kong. No, actually, Layli was...
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Mesa Verde, Canyonlands and the life of Riley
Mesa Verde was our destination, and we became absorbed in imagining what life was like around 1120 AD, living in a Native American agrarian-based village of hand-built multi-level apartment-like...
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Boise & Lucky Peak Reconnections
Cale and KimmyBoise seems to be out in Idaho's high desert, but when you come over the bluff from the East on I-84, you can tell it is the "City of the Trees." Here is where we made wonderful...
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A Proper Send-off for a 64 year-old kayak....
In 1947, my father Marsh constructed a wood-framed kayak, then stretched canvas across it, painted it WWII "gun metal gray" and paddled it at Lake George in upstate NY and then took it to lakes in...
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A Farewell to Ted in Colorado
A month before our road trip from Florida to Fairbanks and Anchorage, we suddenly lost my dear stepfather Ted, love of my mother's life. They had a storybook marriage; an inspiration to Layli and I,...
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Hangin' with Jim B in Hailey
Sometimes when you live in a place for twenty years, you meet the most cherished friend in just the last few years of a long stay in one spot. I worked as an Account Exec. with Express Publishing...
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Lunch with Nic 'n Ashley
Another nice part of our journey was when we joined my oldest son Nic and girlfriend Ashley at Perry's in Ketchum, Idaho. Ashley is very pretty and gracious. Within a few days they were planning on...
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Re-connecting w Rich, Becky & other relatives in Butte, Montana
We ventured up north of Ketchum/Sun Valley, and made our way through Salmon, Idaho, then over to Big Sky Country via Wisdom, Montana. We found ourselves in the rugged, western town of Butte, Montana by...
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Glacier Nat'l in Pictures
And below, the VIDEO view of that beauty....Hope you liked those videos & photos! Now you have a taste for the beauty of Montana's Glacier Nat'l Park.The initial cabin photo up top is taken at our...
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Two Glacier Comparisons
Archive photos (above) always seem to have more snow...and (above) the same view in a warmer, drier climate.These were comparison shots, old and new taken in Glacier of my sister and father. I located...
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It was time to come across the border into Canada, and time to "think metric" like the rest of the globe. I switched "Maggie the GPS" over to "Margarette" and received a British Accent (not Canadian,...
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In Calgary with Theo and Mary Ann
Mary Ann and Theo were amazing hosts, making us feel welcome from the moment we pulled up in front of their lawn in North Calgary. We immediately discovered that Mary Ann is a great cook with a...
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Lake Louise, Columbia Ice Fields & towards the Yukon
(The red block at the map's top L signifies our intentions to stay a weekend Fairbanks first, then head southward for Anchorage (via Denali, no doubt !) (ABOVE) Riley is photo-shy, lately... Lake...
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Where the Buffalo Roam, Slumber, Babysit, and Glare...
Okay, they could be around. It appears they are somewhat loose-ish.... I see.... Okay, there they are. Looking powerful with great pedigree and proper stance..... Papa's tired, papa could be grumpy...
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Random views and "then & nows" along the Alcan.....
1971 ....... 2011..... 1971.... and 2011.... Thriving Motel in 1971.... Ghost motel in 2011.... And then, if Mother Nature allows, there are the views that never change.....
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Camping Along the Alcan....
Alcan Camping in 1971.... and 2011..... Layli discovers wild raspberries ! Now THAT's ORGANIC ! (Nice pickins', Layli) A light lunch is complete....Okay, the next night we chose the Cozy Corners in...
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Surprising Things along the Alcan Highway....
Ok, this was nice, "thanks, duck family", for the "float-by"..!....Oh, OK....you've climbed back out for the "waddle by"....(Seriously these were the very same ducks)One of the loneliest road journeys...
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The Watson Lake Sign Forest
The pictures speak for themselves. It's an Alcan Hwy "required" stop. My dad took us by, back in 71, so even though Cher later split up with Sonny, the beat goes on.... As shown above, the Jansen...
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The Saga of old Toad River Lodge
ABOVE: Coming down towards Toad River Lodge (with landing strip on the opposite side of road.)We had trailer trouble when I first came across the dusty, graveled Alcan Highway with my father at the...
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