WE'RE ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Thursday, July 14, 2011

July 13: Drive to La Pine, OR

As we drove to the La Pine, OR area, our views were of these wonderful snow peaked mountains. It made for a beautiful drive. All of these photos were taken as we were driving in the motorhome.

Herding of cattle blocked the highway.
A first for us.

Monday, July 11, 2011

July 10: Bruneau Sand Dunes and the Oregon Trail

We are at Mountain Home, ID.

We took a drive on a scenic byway that followed the Snake River.

Snake River

Bruneau State Park Sand Dunes are about 20 miles from here and are considered to be the highest sand dunes in the country. An interesting phenomena to us was that the base of the sand dunes was the Snake River.

Another view of the Snake River

We then drove north of town to what was the Oregon Trail.

Rattlesnack Station was just north of town and was actually the first location for Mountain Home

The views were beautiful

Bailey came for the drive
but was not real happy to pose for the photo

Love and hugs to all of you,
Barb, Linda and Bailey

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

July 6: Driving through WYoming

We left Ft. Collins on July 6th. Our drive took us into Wyoming. The sky, the clouds and the weather was perfect. There was just vast open spaces

Our motorhome at a rest stop

Just another day on the road

Fourth of July Weekend in Ft. Collins

We arrived in Ft. Collins on July 1 to rest , relax, and visit with friends and family.

Barb's cousin Sue met us for a long brunch on Saturday afternoon.

Can you tell they are cousins !

Then Saturday night we had dinner with friends Dorie and Barb. And I forgot to take a picture.........

On Sunday a great surprise, our friends Sparky and Karen who live in Loveland just a few miles from Ft. Collins, came by to visit with us.

We had a very quiet fourth which was good for us.

Love and hugs,
B&L

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

June 24-26: Road Trip to OKC with Caroline

Caroline had never taken a trip with us in the motorhome and had asked us previously if we would plan a trip that she could take with us. The three of us left Wichita on Friday. , June 24, for Oklahoma City. We spent three days there. On Saturday Caroline baked and decorated cupcakes and then we all went to the theatre to see Oliver. The second day we went to the Cowboy and Western Museum. Our thought was to spend a couple of hours there, but it was so interesting and she enjoyed it so much, that we were there all day. And the third day, we went into Bricktown area of Oklahoma City. Each evening when we returned to the campground, Caroline spent a few hours in the swimming pool. We had a great time with her and truly hope she enjoyed it as much as we did.

We dressed up and took a portrait of us for the theater.

Caroline basked cupcakes and decorated them for us.

The Cowboy and Western Museum had a special exhibit of nationally known western artists. It was a very impressive exhibit. We were not able to take photos in that part of the museum.

The works below are part of the permanent collections and were awesome.

The End of the Trail

A special section of the museum was an typical western town. We were able to wander through the town and peek in the shops and offices.

The rodeo was a big part of the western life. There was another wing devoted to the rodeo and the Calvary.

Outside the museum grounds had many large granite sculptures

The next day was Bricktown.

Boat ride through the canals of Bricktown.

Life size sculptures depicting the pioneers coming into the city.

And at the end of the hot day, we all had ice cream

Every day ended with some time at the pool.

Thank you, Caroline , for sharing such great fun with us.
We love you

Lots of hugs and love to all of you,

Barb and Linda

Monday, June 27, 2011

June 20-26 Visiting Susan, Nicolas and Caroline

We left St. Charles early in the morning on the 20th of June and drove for two days to get to Wichita , KS where Linda's daughter, Susan, and her two grandchildren, Nicolas and Caroline, live. We spent the days enjoying the family.