Grow old with me! The best is yet to be. -Robert Browning LINKS Name TRAVEL TIPS Today, Kelly and I got engaged. I had planned this for a while, I got her out in the middle of the Colorado River, I leaned over and said, “Kel will you marry me?” Her response was, “Are you kidding?” Talk about a surprise! I assured her I had the ring in my pocket. She said, “Yes” and I put the ring on her finger, a perfect fit! The Celtic Claddagh ring has a lovely legend behind it. [View Full Entry]

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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads Thoreau Links Great web site needs lots of computer power to enjoy don’t give up on it Morning begins with a wake-up call “Coffeeeee” at about 6 AM. By 6:30 the call is “Breakkkfffffast!”. Breakfast is prepared by the crew, and they are quite efficient. Breakfast is a hot meal -bacon, eggs, French toast, oatmeal, bagels, each day different. After [View Full Entry]

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Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty - his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure LINKS Colorado River & Trails Expeditions 801/261/1789 800/253-7328 TRAVEL TIPS A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. After a meeting Friday evening, we had our “dry-bag” packed and an ammo-container (for important [View Full Entry]

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“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined” . - Thoreau LINK Outdoor Outlet We had an early start on Friday and drove about 70-80 miles north to the northern end of Zion Park. It’s a little known and little used - it’s called Kolob Canyon, and we took the scenic drive up to the top and had our breakfast. We were the only ones there. Yes, there were mosquitoes; I coul [View Full Entry]

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Make a difference Live your life so that your children can tell their children that you not only stood for something wonderful, you acted on it Dan Zahra LINK Red Rock Canyon [url=http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ ]Red Rock Canyon Red Rock Canyon Travel Trip Buy a cheap cooler and fill it with goodies for use in your car when driving saves time and money The next morning we were of [View Full Entry]

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"We won't know how good we were as parents until our grandchildren are raised." --John Bradshaw After a futile attempt to sleep in the van, we found a place that was serving breakfast, and had an early, early breakfast. Our next stop was an RV park for a shower and a cleanup session. Then we were off to Death Valley. When we were young, we can remember watching Death Valley Days and the good old 20-mule-team Boraxo wagon train. Those are great stories. We stopped at the National Park Service Visitor Center and we chatted with some of the rangers. [View Full Entry]

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“ Be happy for this moment. This moment is your Life “ - Omar Kahayam Links Rafting information Great web site needs lots of computer power to enjoy don’t give up on it Sunsets by Heidi Schmidt, age 10 Sunsets touch the earth each night And yes, what a beautiful sight With colors of the rainbow Red, orange, pinks and blue. All reach to the end of the sky The people all think and admire This magnificent par [View Full Entry]

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"See as much of the world as you can just for the fun of it." -- Pam Flowers Links There are lots of other links to web sites that will show you great pictures and maps. Mouse over the name and click to go to the site. Hocking Hills State Park Old Man Cave Cedar Falls Ash Cave [url=http [View Full Entry]

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Journeys. Like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to then, few of them willed or determined by the will—whatever we may think. Lawrence Durrell Today is our last day in Hawaii; we fly out this evening. So we decided to take the bus and make a circle around the island. Once outside of Honolulu, the countryside is beautiful. The north shore is outstanding and it boasts the best surfing. We stopped at Turtle Bay Resort for lunch. Wow! It is an upscale resort with many amenities. The ride took almost 4 hours, [View Full Entry]

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Uncle Billy’s Thursday, March 31, 2005. This is our last day on the Big Island of Hawaii and things are happening here in Hilo. It is the festival of Merrie Monarch. This is the international hula competition. Folks from every island in the Pacific including Japan come to compete to do the best hula. Each hotel hosts a hula demo open to the public. It was fascinating. The Merrie Monarch Festival includes a huge arts and craft market. So that combined with a trip to Mauna Loa macada [View Full Entry]

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