Monthly Archives: July 2010

Vamos Muchachos a Kansas City

Realizing I had to report back to work in less than three weeks, I vamoosed to Kansas City to visit my favorite museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.  I’ve been to Kansas City a number of times over the years … Continue reading

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July Escape Day 8: Poor Tucumcari

I know, I initially said Day 7 would conclude my July Escape posts, but that was before I pulled off for lunch in poor Tucumcari, New Mexico on my way back to Oklahoma.  Once a thriving hotel town for Route … Continue reading

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July Escape Day 7: Atchison, Topeka, and the…

My day began with waffles again, for the third day in a row, fortifying myself for a drive south on US 84 from Pagosa Springs to Santa Fe, New Mexico.  On my way through the dry Carson National Forest I … Continue reading

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July Escape Day 6: Nature’s Mountain Garden

After a sleepless night at the lodge, I was determined to wear myself out today to earn a good night’s rest before leaving Pagosa Springs tomorrow for Santa Fe.  I had half a waffle at the lodge, joined at the … Continue reading

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July Escape Day 5: Fourmile Falls

I started the day with waffles at the lodge and then set out onto the gravel roads north of Pagosa Springs again, this time about 16 miles north to Fourmile Falls.  Part of a 12.4 mile loop trail that reaches … Continue reading

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