Nooneblonde

We got on the train in Harrisburg on 12/30/10 for a 3 1/2 hour trip to New York City. We braved the snow-filled streets and subway confusion as we traveled to our hotel - The Duane Street Tribeca. It is a 4 star abode located in the trendy (and expensive) Tribecca neighborhood of New York City. We embarked on a wonderful tour of Manhatten. The Onboard Tour company is a wonderful blend of a limo tour and the double decker bus tour. Our guide was knowledgable and got off at every stop with us. Our first stop was the Dakota. John Lennon was shot just inside the entrance. It is located across from Central Park. John and Yoko spent a lot of time there. There are two memorials inside the park. Next, we traveled towards Madison ... read more

We left at the crack of dawn today to get a good start on the Big Horn Mountains. They are the last set of climbs we should have to make. When we got to the peak (9,666 feet) there was still snow on the peaks as well as some of the snow breaks. They must have had great amounts of snow this past winter. Any way, we finally put down roots in Sundance, Wyoming. We decided to take a closer look at Devil's Tower. We got the last spot in the Mountain View RV park, ate lunch and headed north. We traveled to Devils Tower with a group of club members during the 2002 Sturgis Rally. I don't remember getting as close to the tower as we did today so I assume the rest of the ... read more

We are now in Thermopolis, Wyoming. The campgroung we are at has a 3 sectioned pool area with different temps. The pool is fed off a natural mineral hot spring. The temps range from 99 to 106, 106 to 118, and then up to 136 degrees. It was nice floating in a pool that never cools down. Arches National Park was fantastic. The stone formations play on your imagination. We saw elephants and diansaurs. Some of the formations look like they will fall off at any moment. We also saw a couple desert creatures and the plants are interesting. The arches are also amazing. We listened to a park ranger explain how they are formed. I believe her whe she says we are here at the right point in time. To the arches, it is a ... read more

Getting ready for a hot day at Arches. I hope the views live up to their hype. ... read more

The tour of Monument Valley, a seventeen mile loop over ungraded gravel roads, took about 2 hours. The monuments are great too look at and if you have ever watched a western, The Eiger Sanction, Back to the Future 3 or even Forrest Gump, you have seen a part of Monument Valley. We did take a short round trip back to Four Corners (200 miles) as we were told that it was open Friday through Sunday. What she didn't say is that the monument itself is underconstruction and was not accessible. We would not have bothered. Instead, there were over 50 Navajo craft vendors there. Very disappointed. It is Navajo territory so I will assume the best intentions. We did take a couple pictures of the construction. We drove through Mexican Hat on our way to ... read more