Category Archives: National Park

Mesa Verde (with the McCarthy’s)

October 14, Saturday, MST Today we were getting together with the McCarthys.  They came over for breakfast and brought breakfast burritos from Blake’s Lotaburgers.  They were fantastic! But the real thing was seeing the McCarthy’s.  It’s been a while since … Continue reading

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Truck Alignment

October 13, Friday, MST Up for work, but not too early.  At 7:30a, I took the truck in to get an alignment at a local place called The Wrench.  We desperately needed one since our drive through Monument Valley. Thankfully … Continue reading

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Errand Day

October 12, Thursday, MST Work this morning, finally got the problem from yesterday fixed.  But great sunrise this morning. C and M drove up to Mesa Verde today to pick up tickets for Saturday for us and her sister’s family.  … Continue reading

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Mesa Verde National Park (Day 2)

October 8, Sunday, MST Today we went to a local church in town: New Covenant Fellowship in Cortez, CO.  It was a small church here in town, maybe 50 people.  The people were friendly, but there was no passion in … Continue reading

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Mesa Verde National Park (Day 1)

October 7, Saturday, MST We spent in a bit today.  That had not been our intention, but it was nice to. We got up, had some breakfast (bagels, cereal, english muffins), and C made some croissants with ham and Gruyere … Continue reading

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Pounding Chicken

October 6, Friday, MST Up at normal time for work today.  I’ll be working later tonight after work, something I’ve been putting off for a few weeks, so I’ll finally get a chance to do it. The girls headed off … Continue reading

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Zion National Park, Day 2

September 23, Saturday, PST Today we were off to Zion National Park again. The plan was to do a little hiking, and scout out the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive for the possibility of biking it. But first we had to … Continue reading

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Grand Canyon National Park, Day 2

September 22, Friday, PST We slept in until 7a this morning.  Then breakfast for all and we finally got in the truck and headed at 8:30a or so. First we stopped at Little’s.  Since they do tires, I dropped off … Continue reading

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Day 2

September 21, Thursday, PST We headed back to Bryce today, stopping at Forscher’s again on the way to pick up lunch. We hiked the Rim Trail.  It ended up being about 5.2 miles.  We thought it would be relatively flat, … Continue reading

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Day 1

September 16, Saturday, PST We slept in a bit later than I anticipated this morning, but it was needed.  We have been running pretty hard over the last couple of days. It was cold here this morning: about 55 degrees. … Continue reading

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