Jun 1, 2012 - Day 26 Pueblo CO

our day 26 to pueblo co., today was just a drive day thru our nations (FLAT) bread basket, we chack the north 40, south 40, back 40, front 40 and all seems agrow'en our photos: https://plus.google.com/photos/101217188791439331471/albums/5749305001282429457 place we are now and had stopped today: http://fms.ws/85GuU/37.98022N/101.75027W http://fms.ws/85Lsc/38.08737N/102.6019W http://fms.ws/85Uw3/38.28796N/104.59741W http://fms.ws/85Xw8/38.40992N/104.61589W ron & bebe living for "beyond" today.. (wrong camera setting for these) day 25 bad...

Apr 15, 2012 - Pueblo

Well to borrow Willy Nelson's song title its 'On the road again'. We departed Amarillo and headed north through Oklahoma and into Colorado. I forgot to mention that we had to have a 12000 mile service done on the RV. I figured I would have to find Lily a job to pay for it or at least call my kids to get a loan. Anyway I booked it in at SouthWest Ford in Weatherford Texas. And waited. At my age I have to be a little careful of sudden shocks so I had them bring me the bill while I was sitting down. It was almost too much for me when I read...

Jan 29, 2012 - Pueblo Riverwalk

We visited the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo today. It is a 32 acre waterfront inspired by the famous San Antonio Riverwalk. On and around the Riverwalk is a mixture of unique boutiques, restaurants, cultural attractions, and festivals. More than 450,000 visitors stroll on the Riverwalk each year. We also visited the Sangre de Cristo Art Center for a special Valentine's Day event. They had about 40 vendors with candles, jewelry, chocolates, purses, perfume, beauty products and more. We registered for quite a few drawing. They were...

Oct 11, 2011 - Day 30 Pueblo CO camp

because of pending bad weather, cold/snow/sleet/wind we decided to change or route and head for better weather so today we moved away from the scenic beauty which was more scary then scenic with bad weather approching as you can see in our pixs... ron & bebe "movin' on down" https://picasaweb.google.com/106561095600031071594/Day30PuebloCOLO# where we've been today: http://fms.ws/6B_54/40.37897N/106.57933W http://fms.ws/6C1qt/39.73327N/106.13597W http://fms.ws/6C3Tn/39.69827N/105.83279W http://fms.ws/6C4uE/39.56763N/105.04788W where we are...

Sep 16, 2011 - Dodge City, KS

The rain finally stopped so we ventured out today to see the sights. It was still overcast in some of the pictures, but the sun did finally come out for a while. As you know, there is a lot of history here. Apparently, Dodge City had no law and order for quite some time and shootings were a daily occurrence before Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday brought some order to town. Those who had no money and were killed were buried in Boot Hill. After they cleaned the town up somewhat, families moved in and several stores, churches and...

Sep 14, 2011 - Colorado/Kansas

Went through Colorado today. Western side is similar to Utah, but as you move toward the northeastern part of the state, the mountains are so beautiful it's almost awe inspiring. Leaving Utah, we passed the Dewey Suspension Bridge (or what was left of it). It was built in 1916 and at the time was the 2nd largest suspension bridge west of the Mississippi. It was consumed by fire on April 8, 2008 so all that's left now is the upper part of the bridge and the connectors hanging down that used to hold the floor of the bridge. We went through...

Aug 4, 2011 - Day Before the Trip

Yep, you guessed it....I can't sleep! That's okay though. Eventually I will, but I have to get ready to leave in about four hours. I'm pretty pumped. Well I don't have much to say because I am pretty tired. I hope the videos and pictures I load will turn out pretty great. I'm going to have lots of fun though. My next post will be in San Francisco. :) K. Colvin

Sep 15, 2010 - Where did the Rockies go?

Set out this morning from Glenwood Springs, Colorado in the Western foothills of the Rockies. Sunny skies and warm temps prevailed. Had a great ride into the Rockies and through Independence Pass. This road crosses the Continental Divide at 12,000 feet elevation so we stopped and climbed the hill for the photo op. The winds were whipping and the temps were chilly but the camera called. Mary didn't have her winter beanie so she chose to hike up in her motorcycle helmet. Lots of pretty views, including the aspens yellowing up for the fall. A...

Jul 6, 2010 - A Royal Gorge, a Castle and other old stuff

On Monday we were joined by my sister-in-law Sarah Riddick for a drive over to Canon City, about 30 miles away. It’s an old town, with lots of old buildings, and we enjoyed walking around the downtown area looking at them, but there’s not much else going on. Well, except for the prisons. For some reason (maybe it’s the mountains) there are 9 state and 4 federal prisons – not including the Prison Museum – in Canon City. We didn’t visit any. We just wandered around, then had lunch at a cute coffee shop and then sent Sarah on her way back to...

Jul 4, 2010 - Pueblo Riverwalk and a Train

When we realized we were going to be spending a significant amount of time in the Midwest (not on our original plan for the summer) and, moreover, that the opening week of concerts for the Santa Fe Desert Chorale (an organization dear to our hearts) was just a few weeks after our planned departure from Junction City, we decided to spend the intervening time in New Mexico. Many of you know that we spent a number of summers in Santa Fe before we traded in our house there for the RV; we still have many friends there and love all of northern...

Oct 8, 2009 - Breakdown at Pueblo

The big F550 stopped working on I-25 North as we entered Pueblo, CO.pulling our fifth wheel. Luckily the nearest offramp was US 50 and a reputable Ford delaership (Spradley Barickman Ford) was only two miles dowm the road. Found that on Google on the cell phone. Isn't technology wonderful. So after holding up freeway off ramp traffic for about an hour we got Wayne's towing to drag us to the Ford dealership lot. Saved us with a big yellow truck. So we spent the next 13 days waiting for repairs and boondocked in the Ford parking lot. The...

Aug 21, 2009 - Pueblo, Colorado

Such a nice KOA ........ When we arrived we was to call Fran's friend, Jo Dunmire, which we did. After telling us not to unhook the tow vehicle, she immediately came over and drove us over to her home where she had prepared a wonderful home cooked meal. So we enjoyed good food and good wine and great company. The next morning Ken and Fran had the all you can eat pancake breakfast there at the KOA and then Jo came and off we went to the most wonderful winery, The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey in Canon City, and then to see her son and his wife...