http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Giddyup/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Giddyup en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:32:35 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:32:35 +0000 We are home safe and sound. Thanks be to God. We really enjoyed our trip and were amazed at the things we saw. The views rivaled anything wersquove seen in Europe. Here are my thoughts and comments on the trip.National Parks trip summary and comments.Las Vegas Nice I went to LV because M likes this place. She wanted to stay 3 nights so we did. You know the old saying ldquoWhen the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-63883.html Well folks I guess I'll end the journal of our trip today. For the rest of our trip we'll visit friends have a few drinks and tell stories about the old days when we were young. I must say I really enjoyed relating our adventures and hope to do it again some day. By the way have you looked at our picture show in my profiteI just love those 70's clothes.Giddyup http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Idaho/blog-62413.html Day 13 May 27 Rock Springs Wy Pocatello IdYesterday evening before going to bed I decided to check the weather in Yellowstone. I'm glad I did. They were predicting 6 inches of snow and major traffic problems with their holiday visitors. Now we are not into stress and believe in keeping things as simple as possible so we cancelled our reservations at Old Faithful and decided to stay out of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Idaho/blog-62278.html May 26 Day 12 Vernal utah Dinosaur National Monument Flaming Gorge Rock Springs Wyo.GPS Lady's Revenge. Our drive to Dinosaur National Monument is supposed to take about 15 minutes. The GPS lady had us driving down a road barking commands to turn right on nonexistant roads. I don't know what got into her mind. Maybe she was still upset from yesterday when I didn't pay attention and misse http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/blog-62060.html May 25 Day 11 Green River Co to Vernal UtI guess you can call this a vacation day. Our day consisted of driving about 3 hours to Vernal checking into our hotel then reading and napping the day away. Vernal is the gateway to Dinosaur National Park. As we drive down the main street many of the signs are dinosaur related. Of course we are staying at the Best Western Dinosaur Inn and just dow http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/blog-61862.html May 24 Day 10 Grand Jct Arches NP Dead Horse Pt Green River Ut.We left Grand Jct around 930 after loading up on the Best Western's fine breakfast. In just a few minutes we are heading west on Interstate 70 where the speed limit is 75 and most everone is going faster than that including the trucks. It's 35 miles to our next turn and I never touched the gas pedal almost all the way. Stick it a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/Arches-National-Park/blog-61615.html Well folks I think I got my days screwed up and just found this unpublished journal.Day 6 May 20 Monument Valley Four Corners Cortez ColoradoLeaving Mexican Hat at 9am we deferred breakfast until we reached Kayenta about 1 hour away. We didn't want to take a chance on breakfast in Mexican Hat after our gormet dinner last night.Then around a bend up a grade and THERE IT IS Monument V http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/blog-60849.html May 23 Day 9 Durango to Silverton to Teluride to Grand Junction Co.Durango 930 and out the door ready for our next adventure. I take highway 550 the San Juan Skyway which mostly follows the Animas river up the canyon. We climb about 3000 feet and reach the Molas Pass at 11000 feet. These ancient mountains were created by a huge volcano. When the volcano exploded it sent huge amounts of ro http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Rocky-Mountains/blog-61497.html May 22 Day 8 Durango Silverton RRyTo my brother Chuck please read below.Man did I sleep. I think I didn't wake up once all night. When I finall awakened and pulled out my ear plugs I realized that M was awake and it was 7am. We needed to get going because we wanted to be at the train station by 830am. Train Station you ask Yes this is the day we take the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Ra http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Durango/blog-61221.html May 21 Day 6 Cortez Co Mesa Verde Durango Co.Just a few minutes to Mesa Verde from Cortez. We show our old fart's pass at the entrance 10 gives you entrance for the rest of your life if you are 50 or older. and start the climb UP to the top of the green mesa. And I mean UP. For 40 minutes we go UP and UP. The views becoming more and more spectacular. At 8000 feet we level off and s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Mesa-Verde-National-Park/blog-60957.html May 19Day 5Bryce Cyn Capitol Reef Glen Cyn Natural Bridges Mexican HatWoke up this morning feeling tired because I didn't sleep well due to the 8000 foot altitude. Just carrying the luggage to our room was a chore with lots of huffing and puffing. Let's face it I'm not built like an athlete and even an athelete would have a little trouble in this place.The Best Western Ruby Inn is a very http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Boulder/blog-60755.html No Pat we didn't get lost. I was just too tired to write anything this night and the goldanged internet connection didn't work in our room.May 18 Day 4 Las Vegas Zion Bryce CynThe drive on I15 going east from Vegas is nothing but straight road for miles and miles. The only things to look at are the mountains far to the east that we will get to in good time. It doesn't take long to leav http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/Bryce-Canyon/blog-60746.html May 17 Day 3 Las VegasOh Yeah Another day in Vegas Temp today will be 101 and I will spend a lot of my time inside. M and I wander down to the gardens and pool area. The Flamingo has a pretty nice pool. At 10am there were many lounges empty which is nice if you are a sunbather. Not me or Marilyn. By 1030 we were eating our breakfast taking our time lingering over my coffee and M te http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-60140.html Day 2 May 16 Las VegasI awakend to the gentle purr of Marilyn's breathing. It was 730am and I felt like a new man. Wow Did I ever sleep. About a half an hour later M stirred herself awake and we started a new day through the grace of God. We decided to walk up the strip to the newest hotelcasino the Winn and have our breakfast. It takes about 20 minutes to walk in the morning air. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-59925.html Day 1 May 15 Redwood City to Las VegasWe left Redwood City at 8am and managed to find Harris Ranch at Colinga the GPS lady knows everything around 1030am and ate breakfast. Temp was 85 degrees and climbing. I got in the passenger side and let Marilyn drive the next 1 12 hours until we reached Bakersfield. I slept most of the way congratulating myself for having the foresight to bring a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-59924.html Yep Got me a new car. Got me a brand new gee whiz GPS. Got me plenty of time. So I'm outta here on Monday. Gone for three weeks with my lovely wife and gonna visit some of the most beautiful sights in the US. It's 3800 miles long visiting Las Vegas well we have to go that way Zion Bryce Canyon Capitol Reef Arches Monument Valley Four Corners Mesa Verde Durango Colorado gonna http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Redwood-City/blog-59220.html