Sunrise Over Grand Junction The time has come to head east…back to the Lou and to Decatur. But first, a short trip to Utah. Geocaching is our hobby and we’re trying to find caches in all the 48 contiguous states this year. Grand Junction is only 30...
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="286"] Snow Capped Majestic Mountains[/caption] We started the day in awe of the beautiful views of snow-covered mountain to the north. I'm not sure we would have enjoyed their beauty as much had we known we were going to drive over them. But I'm...
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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="203"] See the girl and the flat bed ford? Sorry for the shadows![/caption] Started our day in Winslow, Arizona. First went to McDonalds for a quick breakfast, but more importantly for a good WiFi connection. The connection at the Motel 6 was poor...
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Mona is going to awake today to a little surprise…Arizona doesn’t observe Daylight Savings Time. All that folderol last night of setting the clocks ahead…nope, she’s not going to like it! Me, I get an extra hour so I can start the blog early! Oh, BTW...
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We started our day by heading northeast to Scottsdale to visit Taliesin West, the part time home and architectural center for Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright took the proceeds from completion of Falling Waters and bought about 600 acres of desert outside of Phoenix. He...
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Saying goodbye to our villa. We started the day with an early morning walk…saying goodbye to all our friends: the geese, the coots, the rabbits, the doves and Zipper. It’s been great visiting, but it’s time to move on. Border Patrol Just as we got out of the...
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Beautiful, warm morning, perfect for roadrunner hunting! Started out early, again searching where Aleta had last seen the elusive Geococcyx californianus cantfindusnowhereicus. Walked around the entire resort, no luck. However, I did see hummingbirds, Canadian geese, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, rabbits (lots of rabbits), egrets, hawks,...
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There was sand just inside our doors where last night’s wind storm had penetrated the seals around the door with extra fine sand. Those winds were strong! Not a roadrunner Morning waterings of the courses Aleta came back from her morning walk and reported that she had seen...
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I was out at first light, walking the resort for over an hour and determined to find a road runner for a photo shoot. We ALWAYS see road runners here in the mornings, but thus far, none. Maybe Wednesday will be the day. (Or is...
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We started our day with a long walk through the resort, with a slight detour to pick up a geocache. The grounds of the resort are beautiful, with water features and incredible landscaping at every turn. We love walking here...
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