(Posted by Kevin) I “grew up” in a town called Denver City, Texas. You’ve never been there. Denver City is not on the way from anywhere to anywhere, and it is most certainly not a destination. If you think you “may have gone through there on a trip once,” you’re…
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A few buildings I photographed during yesterday's drive from Amarillo to Denver City, TX.
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(here's a link to the Google map) Portland, ORPendleton, ORDeclo, IDPrice Canyon, Helper, UTOuray, COSilverton, COGolden, COLakeside Amusement Park, Denver, COMueller State Park, Divide, COLeadville, CODenver, CO (Cherry Creek State Park) Elkhart, KS (so we could add Kansas to our "Where We've Been" mapDumas, TXAmarillo, TX 2,337 miles
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We spent the night last night in a city park in Dumas, TX called Texoma Park. They offer a free night's stay for RV travelers, complete with electrical hookups. Apparently there's also water and a dump station nearby. I'd say this was quite a bit nicer than the Walmart down…
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Our new spot at Cherry Creek. We're parked next to another Airstream (a Bambi). How nice!
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Yesterday early evening we drove up to Hagerman Pass. Here's the view: The road got to be pretty rocky and slow and we found a spot we thought we'd use to turn around in. But first, Kevin got out the hex and flew for a few minutes. Here's the road…
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Today we took our midday break and headed down to the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park in Cañon City. The route was along the Gold Belt Scenic Byway and it was a beautiful drive. We decided to stop first for a bite to eat and chose (out of convenience) the…
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Last night we went to the 31st Annual Great Western Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival in Silverton, CO. It was a blast. All of the musicians dressed in period outfits and played a variety of Sousa marches and other band standards. This is Dennis Kurtz (below). He plays xylophone, and…
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Ouray is pronounced "yer AY" according to the official guide to pronouncing places in Colorado correctly. I've heard it said a couple different ways (OOO ray, YOU ray), but this one seems to have the majority consensus. Anyway, we took a break from work around lunch time and went for a…
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We got an early start this morning and after some breakfast, we left our nice spot in the parking lot of the Wildhorse Casino and continued East. Somewhere in Idaho it started getting pretty smoky (nearby wildfires). Quick change of drivers just outside of Boise (95 degrees): We decided to…
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