Baldwin Travel Adventures' Guestbook

Hello:)
I'm saying Hi at Maggie's prompting:) I love seeing all of your pictures and reading about your adventures!!

Zion
Glad to hear you are planning to hike the Narrows. You'll need those hiking sticks to help keep your footing, but it is memorable hike in an amazing place. We are really enjoying your posts.

The Grand Cranyon!
I like the way that you all have found the special colors in our would no matter what the cloudy page presents. From the whites and browns of the Hoover Dam, the purple hue of the canyon, the red, orange and yellows of the sunset and I'm sure the many shades of Maggie's favorite pink at the mermaid deli. You seem to see the special crayons used to brighten our world no matter where you go. Now, try to stay within the lines, and don't forget there's a sharpener in the back of the box. Color On!!

Dramatic color change
The dramatic change from white near the water to probably at least 50 feet above is because the water levels have dropped so dramatically in the last 2 or three years. The white part shows where the normal water level used to be. The color change from white (to the normal color striations above) is the same at Lake Powell, where the ferry across the lake no longer runs because the ramp to get on it is too far from the water. They are running out of water out West, and it's a very serious problem.

The Whispering Tree
The roots of the tree hug the earth so tight, So branches can touch the sun’s bright light. Lessons for life, nature seems to shout! We get the message, know it’s about -- Patience and love and all that stuff! But we’re all human, enough is enough! The miracle of man is that he took a tree, and made “Todd’s CookHouse” for all to see That Vacations are meant for eating out. No cooking, no stress, no reason to pout. The days will return when every night “Dinner is served” by the overhead light. The tree, in its wonder, speaks to you all. “ Hang on tight – you’re having a ball!” Love, love! Grandma

Travel meltdowns
They happen. My personal best occurred in Florence, Italy in a mini-van with both kids, my mother, and my mother-in-law. It was hot, we were lost, the kids were fighting, and Chuck seemed to think I had super-human powers to conjur up parking spaces. I had a rant of epic proportions. Good news: we still love each other. Bad news: most of us still remember it. Love you so much.

PANIC!
Ok, laptop on, beverage in place, let's check the blog. What..no blog? Umm..well, no problem. It will be on soon. Just breathe. I'll clean-up the kitchen..............What! Nothing still......what is going on! Refresh screen...no change! Just breathe....well....I'm sure everything is fine....I'll just go vacuum the living room...again...........ok it will be here....laptop on, beverage in place.....SAME OLD ENTRY AGAIN!!!!!!! WHAT ARE THEY DOING!!!!! Just breathe...breathe....they must be just having fun. I'll go paint the house.....again..........Please be there. Please be there......YES! THE BLOG IS BACK ON! THE BLOG IS BACK ON!!!!! I knew everything was ok! Now, type a comment...and just breathe.

Mirror, Mirror on the Lake, Who's the Fairest of All Snakes?
Gotta love those twisting mountain roads. Like a snake on hot asphalt! We remember those well, and those beautiful "rocks" too. Luckily, we didn't have the huge number of people you have, but I guess you just have to roll with them. A fun question we asked each other while there was, "is the dome half full or half empty"? Yosemite makes you look at it sometimes thinking that way. Hey, long live Rock and Roll!

I sit here, after reading your blog on my computer, look out my window and think again of all the wonderful things you are doing and seeing. I tell Cappy about all the animals with their huge antlers, and I show her Billy\'s pictures. She barks once at the striped squirrel, sniffs at Tommy\'s Grizzly Bear, really. really warns me about Sean robbing the bank, and has absolutely no reaction to Maggie\'s beautiful pictures of the Sunset at the Grand Tetons. I think she agrees with Maggie that, after a while, the grass all looks the same! I finally give her a treat, and settle back to enjoying every one of your moments for myself! I guess a dog is still a dog! It\'s been so great following you, and I hope you will still have a little room in your memory drive for the bottom bunk mate! I can\'t wait for you to tell me about your speedy saucer rides, your hikes, your views from the sky, your \"close encounters\" with big eyes, claws, antlers, and the nose of a friendly horse! You are all doing so many new things! I climb, hike, run, swim, jump, scream with you all --- and then I collapse! Where does your mother find the energy to make her fingers go at the end of the day?! And how does your father open his eyes to the road at dawn?? Youth is such a sweet thing! However, To share your energy, excitement, and wonder touches the spark that still smolders in these old bones! The warmth is so special. Thank you! But I still get COLD on those ledges! Be careful, and know I\'m thinking of you all. Love, love!

Fly Me To The Moon, Let Me Play Among The Stars!
"Ground control to Major Tom"....Baldwin, wow sounds like a really exciting ride! When we see "chopper" on his future Christmas list, it won't be for a small kitchen item for sure. Glad the winds weren't howling any faster, or you may have seen a kid with glasses on a broom hitching for a ride. No...wait...different park. Sorry. Anyway, glad your feet are back on the ground safe. But before Tommy launches himself off of his bunk again, please make sure he has filed a flight plan. Thanks for flying the friendly sky's!

Even on our end, it's better than TV!
We look forward to each day's blog so much. Stunningly beautiful photos. And the kids' blogs are awesome. Their senses of humor so come through. Think Billy might have investigative reporting in his future. Keep them coming. We love you lots.

The Thrill of Victory..and the Agony of De-feet!
A gondola ride to "Heaven", now that sounds like a great way to go. That hike on the other hand, leaves me breathless, but from my point of view, well worth it. Great job all! Now, if you see a "Stairway to Heaven", just keep on singing!

Bighorn Mountains
I have a special affection for the Bighorn Mountains, as I got to go fishing and hiking there every year when we visited our grandparents in Basin! My mom has lived in Cody before. I agree that Wyoming has a whole lot of nothing! (I guess they save it up for all of the amazing mountain scenery and awesome national parks. ;) It's good you weren't driving through in the winter, when it can get very dangerous.