Death Valley-17

Mike made scones for breakfast!  I think I like this BnB! We lingered over breakfast (and another cup of tea/coffee).  Actually we were waiting for the temperature outside to warm up a bit before venturing out.  But out we eventually did – venture. The Petersen’s wanted to show us a bit of the public art […]

Before we even got into the exhibit proper, we were presented with a display of pottery from various southwest tribes.  Here are a few examples: Not all the items in the exhibit were from southwest tribes.  Actually a major section of the exhibit was devoted to introducing us to the inhabitants of each region of

We were up at 4:15, cleaned up, packed up, and were on the road shortly after 5:00 heading for the  Denver airport.  We dropped K and S, grabbed some breakfast, and headed downtown to the Museum of Nature and Science.  We arrived there at 8:00 and napped in the parking lot until they opened at

This morning we were up early (but not as early as Spencer).  Following first breakfast of pumpkin spice muffins we played for a bit and then headed our to Einstein’s bagels for second breakfast.  Thus fortified we dropped Kim at the conference and headed out to one of the local parks. We were there for

We were up and on the road early this morning, not because we were in such a lather to get to Colorado Springs, but because we needed to get to the Denver airport in time to meet Kim and  Spencer’s 2:07 plane. Along the way we crossed the great divide basin (and therefore the Continental

We headed out this morning. After gas, coffee, and a stop by the library (to return some books) we were on the road by 9-ish.  Not bad since we had no particular goal in mind. The first part of the trip is familiar – hit the freeway and head east.  However, the normal route takes

Today was the traditional “get ready to be gone” day. Cheryl cleaned the bathrooms and the kitchen floor Randy mowed up the leaves (which Cheryl spread around the rose bushes so their feet will be nice and warm this winter) and vacuumed. Cheryl, as is her habit, had finished packing several days ago so she