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On the Road Again….
Less that 24 hours until I lift off for Ecuador. I leave at 9:25 tomorrow morning and arrive in Quito at 10:30 pm after a five-hour layoff in Miami. I have an early Sunday morning flight on Aerogal Airlines to … Continue reading
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Getting Ready for Ecuador!
February 17, 2013 Two weeks ago I got my Yellow Fever, Hepatitis “A” shots and Typhoid pills. Next Thursday I start my anti-malarial pills until the trip is over and then nine more days. Jean and the neighbor, Carole, have … Continue reading
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Our weekend at Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
We left Dallas last Wednesday for Albuquerque and the 40th Annual Balloon Fiesta. We had loaded up our 25’ travel trailer and had reservations at a campground connected to the Balloon Fiesta. They have four campgrounds: two without any services … Continue reading
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The blog wrap up…August 30
Jean and I arrived back in Dallas last Saturday. After leaving South Dakota and Mt. Rushmore we worked our way across the state to Sioux Falls and then headed south on I-29. A week or so earlier, I’d made plans … Continue reading
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Little Bighorn and Mt. Rushmore
Jean arrived Saturday afternoon in Great Falls. We did lunch and headed for Lewistown, MT for a bed and breakfast there. It was about 5 miles outside of Lewistown on 20 acres. It was very quiet. After a great breakfast … Continue reading
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It’s a beautiful day in my neighborhood…August 16
I was up at 5am this morning to shoot sunrise. Sunrise didn’t come, however, where I located until after 6am. It gave me time to scout out where I wanted to shoot from. I went back to Vermillion Lakes at … Continue reading
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Rain left…and then returned….August 15, Part 2
The rain departed and the sun came out. I headed out to the Vermillion Lakes at the edge of Banff to take some pictures. No particular dialogue here. Just a couple of pictures. Yesterday I shot these near Jasper….note the … Continue reading
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Rain, Rain Go Away….August 15
I started to edit this post and the library system I’m on went down. So we’ll try it again. I’m in Banff and it’s raining. Yesterday, I entered Jasper National Park which is north of Banff and even though it … Continue reading
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Get on the bus….August 13, part 3
And as an added bonus, you get three postings today. I’ve got a seat staked out at McDonald’s in Dawson Creek and I’m not giving it up! Let’s go back to Denali for this one. As I’ve said, you can … Continue reading
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Bison hunting and more!!! August 13, part 2
So I head south out of Watson Lake and about 20 minutes down the road I start seeing the droppings from what I assumed was bison….but no bison. I drove on..about 2 hours… and when I had just about given … Continue reading
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