Saturday, July 12, 2008, Fort Collins, CO Leaving Rawlins today we plan to stop in Fort Collins, CO. A friend of our son (Megan Aaron) lives there and we want to see her before heading home. Fort Collins is, according to one report we heard recently, the second most popular place to live in the country. On the way we spotted a Wind Energy Farm. This was a huge facility that seemed to go on forever. Fort Collins is an interesting city where everyone seems to own a dog and a bicycle. They ride the one and drag the other everywhere [View Full Entry]

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We finally arrived at Denver airport after an eventful journey. This is to be the starting point of our road trip, around the wild west and probably more. But first we had to pick up our hire car........ Would you believe our troubles were not over!!! We had booked and paid for a hire car for 47 days, but they had us down for 17 days!!! Several hours later after heated discussion and many phone calls, we finally left with the car. Now was the hour drive to Fort Collins, to stay with family for a few days. But, the hours [View Full Entry]

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FINALLY! I hear you all cry. Yes it has been a while since the last entry. Sorry for the delay but i've either been too busy or not had access to the internet. Apologies. So then, on to Colorado. It was here that i was to meet up with some chums i had met on my previous trip. The names of the poor unfortunates are Reilly and Marissa and for those of you who followed the previous trip you should be up to speed on who they are. The girls had promised me that if i was going to miss Colorado [View Full Entry]

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This is simply a little diddy to get me started. Hopefully throughout my travels throughout Europe during the coming summer I will find ample time to reflect on the emotions, sights, sounds and so fourth. Sit down and share some amusing antidotes with my family and friends. Since I've yet to begin this trip I can only start with my preparations, Check list checked, bag pack( three months early), documentation and passes bought. I guess I'm a bit anxious for this trip. I have always felt this certain need to get out and experience a different culture, I imagined myself up [View Full Entry]

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Sorry it's taken awhile for me to do this. There is a blizzard outside (we're expected to get ten inches between today and tomorrow) so this is a good time to sit in front of the computer for half an hour or so. Last week was a lot of fun. Mom, John, and I flew to Colorado the night before Thanksgiving, and stayed in Fort Collins until Sunday afternoon. The Thanksgiving dinner was at Rose and Jim's farm; they were very kind to have us there with them and their family. It was fun to see extended family of extended family. [View Full Entry]

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Well, my apartment still has not been cleaned. Laundry has been done, plants look wonderful (thanks to my very benevolent neighbor Danielle) and watered, and now, finally, the Travel Blog has been completed. I was back at work early on the 10th, and someone had written "We Really Missed You!" on my white board. I honestly love my job. It's not backpacking across the UK, but I do get to play in the wonderful rivers and streams of Colorado and I get paid for doing so. How cool is that? And being back in the groove at church has got to [View Full Entry]

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I participated in the Ridin’ the Rockies HOG Touring Rally that was held June 25-28, 2007. The plan for the week was to spend some time with my cousins before the rally started then take the long way home after the rally. I rode my 2005 833 Sportster from KC to the rally and back home. The following is a ride report of the ride. It is divided in to parts because of the pictures. Monday 25 June 2007 Left Denver by 9am, after Kay and I ate the last of the left over pastries from Dieters. A jackknifed semi on [View Full Entry]

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Planning requires a leap of faith. In order to plan you must assume you have control over future events. You assume things will play out as you expect. You assume you will not find yourself half-delirious and sleep-deprived, wondering if it's possible to rent a room by the hour in the middle of the night somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. You assume, because you had a plan. And that, my friend, that was your downfall. The Journey Eventually this will be a great story, a testament to our summer of roughing it on the road, but at the time it was [View Full Entry]

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Well the Geesers are finally going to hit the road and I set up this blog site for them. See if Mom will actually use it now (I will probably have to walk her through it a time or two). I just wanted to test this to see if it was going to work for them. Wish them well on their trip! And I hope that they make some good memories! Kim.... [View Full Entry]

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Grandmama's move started *really* happening last week! Although there's still a lot of work to be done at the old house, I'm feeling very proud of the fact that so much was accomplished in one week. Here's a recap of each day: Sunday - My plane arrived in Colorado at about 8:30 and I got to Grandmama's house at about 11:30AM, and saw Uncle John and Uncle David right away working in the garage. About ten minutes later, I had learned about the colored sticker system (I think that, for all of us involved last week, the colors green, orange, [View Full Entry]

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