Category Archives: travel

Crystal Bridges, Beavers Bend, and a Rainbow

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

Fall 2019 | Photo Album Autumn 2019 ends next week, prompting this overview of our trips of the season: a visit to Crystal Bridges over Fall Break, a stay at a cabin in Broken Bow over Thanksgiving, and a quick … Continue reading →

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Western Loop, Days 11-12: Kansas Folk Art

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

Trip Dates: June 16-18, 2019 | Photo Album Our return home would be through Kansas. Four years earlier, we had enjoyed seeing Monument Rocks, chalk formations in the middle of nowhere (aka west central Kansas) before driving south and east … Continue reading →

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Western Loop, Days 9-10: Denver

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

Trip Dates: June 15-16, 2019 | Photo Album I set aside wrapping up my posts about our June vacation for a few months because I was immersed in multiple technology deployments for the district. There is still much to do, … Continue reading →

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Western Loop, Day 8: Victor

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

Trip Dates: June 14, 2019 | Photo Album A highlight of our vacation would be meeting up with folks on the Front Range of the Rockies. We first rendezvoused with Betty and John Henderson in Manitou Springs. They had been … Continue reading →

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Western Loop, Days 6-7: Walsenburg & Bishop’s Castle

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Trip Dates: June 12-13, 2019 | Photo Album A week into our trip, we had memorable stops at the Museum of Friends in Walsenburg and Bishop’s Castle in the Wet Mountains. We had left Pagosa Springs, driving up and over … Continue reading →

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Western Loop, Days 4-5: Pagosa Springs

Posted on July 7, 2019 by

Trip Dates: June 10-11, 2019 | Photo Album On past vacations we had driven north on US 84 from Santa Fe, NM to Pagosa Springs, CO, stopping along the way to hike at the beautiful Ghost Ranch. But by now … Continue reading →

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Western Loop, Days 1-3: To Santa Fe

Posted on July 4, 2019 by

Trip Dates: June 7-9, 2019 | Photo Album For 12 days in June 2019, Wendy and I drove a 2,000-mile loop from Oklahoma through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. We stayed overnight in 8 different towns, never staying more … Continue reading →

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