Over the course of two months, I have had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends, exploring the Rocky Mountains and driving home with Vickie. It reminded me of a movie line "There is no place like home" and it is true.
We stayed two nights in Lake Tahoe and it was stunningly beautiful, when you add the lake to the resort equation. Steamboat, Big Sky, Vail, etc just don't hold a candle when it comes to real scenery. Vickie and I had the opportunity to view Emerald Bay of Lake Tahoe from the road and from the water, and you get two totally different perspectives of one of the most beautiful sights in the world. Especially on a day that is totally clear and 80 degrees.
I am back in Southern California and trying to settle back in. Lots of chores in the garden and of course the holidays are right around the corner. I signed up for the circuit training again at the local junior college and am going to take some classes in the spring. Vickie and I are planning to go to Ireland next year and have a lot of work to plan for that.
So I will end the blog right now.
With just over a week in Montana visiting with old friends and making some new ones. Vickie arrived on the 18th and we had a wonderful time with the Wilhelm's, O'Neills, and the O'Connors. Missey was a fabulous hostess and we ate way too well.
Tom and I walk waded the Gallatin River a couple of days. On Monday we floated the Madison River with a guide where Vickie had the karma flowing. She landed many more fish than the other boat and of course me. I hate to think how many she would have caught had she seen the strike indicator moving as much as it did. There must have been an echo because Stewart the guide kept saying "hit it Vickie" This is just one of several nice fish she brought to the net.
One of the very plesant surprises on my trip was when I would take my Kindle (ebook) to a place to enjoy a coffee or adult beverage. Over the course of the six weeks I met some very interesting people, who had approached me to ask about it. My response of course is "I Love It". The photo is of an interesting older man who was talking to two kids about his books. The complete works of Mark Twain are on my Kindle.
I left Steamboat on Monday Sept 14th and drove to Dubois, WY up through the Wind River region. Truly some beautiful country and I had booked a room at the Trails End Motel, which looked charming (another word for rustic and old). However I did have a river view room and walked down the steps into the river and caught two fish before bed. Something nice about that.
Tuesday, I drove into the Grand Teton National Park, had breakfast at the lodge and then drove up through Yellowstone National Park to the Wilhelm's. There is something inherently wrong about just driving through two of the most scenic parks in America. First trip to Grand Teton and will have to go back. I have now either entered or exited all of Yellowstone's points of entry.
Well brother Bill has been cleared for duty and it's time to move on. Us good deed heroes have other duties (my horoscope yesterday confirmed that).
Once you go Postal, you become a connoisseur of mailboxes and this one, while it wasn't on my route is my favorite and thought it would make a great parting photo.
I'm heading out Monday morning up through the Wind River Valley of Wyoming planning to overnight in Dubois, WY at the Trails End Motel.
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