Since we haven't been traveling the past few weeks, I got to thinking about all the great places we went since we retired in 2010 and the great people we met. I thought I'd take a short walk along memory lane for today's post. Hope you'll bear with me. :)
October 2010 - New England
Leaves turning - New England
Pumpkin patches at their best - New England
Jess and Pete taking us to the LL Bean Mothership - Portland ME
November 2010, California
Saying goodbye to old friends - Fairfield CA
What IS THAT?
One last motorcycle ride with Keith and Jesse - NorCal
Packing up our household good in California - Fairfield CA
December 2010 - Kansas/Louisiana
The famous Santa cookies by Annelee - Lawrence KS
Cheers (hic!)
Christmas - Shreveport LA
Takes licking and keeps on ticking - 89 and counting!
Post-present opening exhaustion
January 2011 - Texas
Woke up, got out of bed, and found some ice outside our bed...
23 degrees in San Antonio
Exploring the Mission Trail - San Antonio TX
February - Texas/New Mexico
Swapping Kansas zoysia grass for Texas cactus
Even the horse shoes are bigger in Texas - Marfa TX
Just another beautiful sunset along the way
A southwest Christmas card in the making
Walking 4 1/2 miles of the White Sands National Monument
Petroglyphs
March - Arizona
Old town - Tucson AZ
Something about this landscape strikes a note with us
The fish are STILL scared - Rose Canyon Lake AZ
Simply magical - Sedona AZ
April - Back in New Mexico
Trout fly fishing Mecca - Navajo Dam NM
Thank you George Michelin and Andy Kim
Shiprock NM
1800s-vintage trading Post - Toadlena NM
Gathering of the Nations - Albuquerque NM
May - Kansas/Texas
The Frankster staking his claim - Overland Park KS
Gretel and Kevin cooking up some steaks - Overland Park KS
The Littlejohn family reunion - Texarkana TX
Trading family stories - Littlejohn family reunion
June - Colorado/Utah/Idaho
Abert's squirrel on Pete/Maureens' porch - Estes Park CO
Sunset at Delicate Arch - Moab UT
Cactus blooms - Moab UT
Sunrise at Arches National Park - Moab UT
Aspen - Park City UT
Lunch on Antelope Island - Salt Lake City UT
Sawtooth National Forest - Idaho
Fourth of July celebration - Mountain Home AFB ID
First salmon ever - Clearwater River ID
July - Alberta, Canada
Trekking northward
Did someone lose a hat?
Fancy Dancer - Calgary Stampede
Chuck wagon racing - Calgary Stampede
Some rodeo action - Calgary Stampede
Meeting new friends - Banff National Park
Another boring view from the Airstream doorway - Canadian Rockies
Looking out the window at one of the many "friends of the day"
Canada in bloom
Pam and Buzz - Jasper Canada
Got a little color in that water - eh?
August - Montana/So. Dakota/Colorado/Louisiana
A crappy little camping spot - Ennis MT
Crappy view from crappy camping spot - Ennis MT
This trip is all about taking the main highways
Right on time - Yellowstone National Park
Wild flowers - Gallatin National Forest
Annual rally - Sturgis SD
View from campground - Estes Park CO
Sunset in Rocky Mountain National Park - Estes Park CO
Reflections in Bear Lake - Rocky Mountain National Park CO
Marsh family reunion - Estes Park CO
Rick talking shit
Pops turns.... wait for it.... 90 - Shreveport LA
September - New Mexico/California
Chasing the chilies - Hatch NM
If only the smell could come through your computer monitor - Hatch NM
Should have had an Airstream - Silver City NM
Another "friend of the day"
Campground with character - Silver City NM
Jess sniffin' the roasted chillies - Los Angeles CA
One-year retirement anniversary dinner - San Francisco CA
Farmer's Market - Napa Valley Ca
A casualty of the Farmer's Market - Napa Valley Ca
October - California to Kansas
Makin' raisins - Apple Hill CA
Linda getting lubed after "working us to death" - Apple Hill CA
Early snow - Mammoth Lakes CA
The not-so-great fishermen - Mammoth Lakes CA
Sunset headed towards Wyoming
Shooting pictures instead of racing - Bonneville Salt Flats
Passing through - Badlands SD
Festival time in the Plaza - Kansas City MO
As we keep saying, it was a great year, with lots of memories. But of all the places Heinz and I traveled, and of all the sights we saw, I have to say that the most memorable was one that I never expected to see and will always thank Heinz for showing me:
We'll be hitting the road again just after Christmas and will continue the blog entries then. Since our one-year travel adventure has been extended indefinitely, our rate of travel will most likely slow, as we attempt to see fewer sights, but spend more time exploring the ones we visit. The blog will most likely see some changes as well, as we shift focus and experiences. Stay tuned!
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