It's Time To Connect Again

I guess the last time I really shared news was in  2017 when we spent the summer at Yellowstone and surrounding area.  To recap, we were snowed in at Yellowstone, I learned to drive the coach, broke my elbow, we were in the path of totality for August 21, 2017 eclipse and explored the surrounding area for 3 wonderful months. We still maintain contact with many wonderful people we met that summer. And we originally planned to stay a couple weeks but circumstances dictated otherwise.

I want to share a few more photos from that summer before I move on. My prior posts are more detailed for some of the places we explored.

We spent the summer at Yellowstone Golf Resort at Aspen Acres campground about an hour outside of Yellowstone. We traveled and explored the area extensively.  

We visited St. Anthony Sand Dunes  
https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/natural-attractions/st-anthony-sand-dunes/  
We drove for miles and it was so fascinating! Desert where it shouldn't be.  

  

Our campground was in that grove in the distance. You can see the Grand Tetons in the first photo but the smoke from the fires later in the summer obliterated our view.

We absolutely enjoyed our stay in Idaho. We experienced winter, summer and early fall and never had a boring day.

Snow-berries in Idaho. 

Ha, I remember popping them as a kid in Ohio.

Next up: Idaho Barns, my (ahem) artistic side.

Yellowstone!

  

May 16 - 21, 2017
Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is an amazing park with lots to see, from hot springs and majestic mountains to wildlife, rivers and lakes.  

We stayed at Fishing Bridge which requires hard sided vehicles because of bears. The closer (and higher) we went, the most snow we saw. 

The park has so much to see and is so majestic.

We were snowed in the second day and lost our water and electric.  Fortunately we are self-contained so we were snug and warm. They had the roads cleared by mid-morning, so we were on our way to explore.

Hot springs everywhere!

 

Of course we saw the biggest!

Scenery

 

  

Animals, Lowlands

  

I took so many wonderful pictures that I had trouble finding the best ones to post.  After awhile I just started putting up pictures and I'm sure I'll add more.  

We spent the entire summer in Idaho, so there are lots more exciting pictures of our adventures! Hint: the Eclipse, St Anthony dunes, Mesa Falls, to name a few. 

Yellowstone Here We Come!

May 1, 2017 Travel North

We said goodbye to Blue Lagoons and after a 3-day detour to La Feria in South TX to have our slide topper replaced, we were finally on our way north toward Yellowstone National Park.  









We stayed at Walmart in Carlsbad NM the first night.  That is where I got my first glimpse of the Rocky Mountains.  They looked like distant ghosts.

 

 

We weren't in a hurry so we spent 3 days at Ramblin Rose RV Park in Santa Rosa NM so we could open up the slides and relax a few days. It was right on Rt 66 and we ate at the Comet Diner. 

We went to see Blue Hole where kids were swimming and having a great time.  It was a hot day and the water looked mighty cool.

After leaving Ramblin Rose RV Park, we saw lots of desert, scrub and rocks.  Some folks think this is beautiful, but I thought it was boring.  Miles and miles of desert, no towns, no houses, no trees.  

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As far as the eyes can see...

One of the bright spots was in Fort Collins CO when we visited Andy Warhol's famous Tomato Soup can situated at the School of the Arts, Colorado State University at Fort Collins. The soup can was part of a 1981 exhibit and signed by Warhol. It was restored in 2013.

 

We stopped at a roadside rest that was over-run with prairie dogs. Even though they were a nuisance, they sure were cute!

Is that the Rocky Mountains? 

Stay tuned!