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, shattered my elbow, 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 people we met that summer. 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 1st photo but the smoke from the fires later in the summer eventually 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! 2017

  

May 16 - 21, 2017

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is the 1st National Park, with 2.2 million acres with hot springs and majestic mountains to wildlife, rivers and lakes.   

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

The park is overwhelming. 

If I can revisit any place I've been, this would be it.

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

Hot springs everywhere!

 

We were lucky to see Old Faithful erupt before we left.

Scenery

 

   

Animals, Lowlands

  

I tried to find the most memorable pictures to post.  After awhile I just started putting up pictures becauseI have so many great shots.

We spent the summer of 2017 in Idaho, so there are lots more pictures of our adventures. Hint: the Eclipse, St Anthony dunes, Mesa Falls, to name a few. 

Yellowstone Here We Come!

May 1, 2017 Traveling North At Last!

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 on Rt 66 and we ate at the Comet Diner. Classic, right?

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. Many folks think the desert is beautiful, but at the time I thought it was boring.  Looking back, however, I see the beauty in miles and miles of desert, rock formations, no human life, no houses, no trees. I see it now as calm, peaceful and unhurried. Imagine living in an Airstream in the desert. Nothing could be more pure. 

           

I wish we had visited Slab City, where everyone is free, anonymous and living in the desert community of 

Slab City   

 

As far as the eyes can see...

We visited Andy Warhol's famous Tomato Soup can 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!