Monday, December 14, 2015

March 16-22, 2015: Denver, Co, Parts of NM and then on to Texas

Sunset View of Denver from Lou and Peters Condo
Denver visiting Elizabeth & Will 
and Lou, Peter & Weston

Union Station in Denver



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Lou and Peters grandson, Weston
in their Denver Condo


 Amanda visited before she and I left for the Garth Brooks Concert


 Williams paintings hanging in their favorite local brewery.
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GARTH






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Driving Southeast from Denver to Fort Worth, Texas 


Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs
The United States Air Force Academy, is a military academy for officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, 








Just a funny sign to me.



Near Pikes Peak


 Trinidad


Capulin Volcano National Monument Capulin Volcano National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in northeastern New Mexico which protects and interprets an extinct cinder cone volcano that is part of the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field.  It last erupted between 58,000 to 62,000 years ago.The Monument is a well-preserved, relatively young (58,000 to 62,000 years old), symmetrical cinder cone. It rises steeply from the surrounding grassland plains to an elevation of 8,182 feet above sea level. The irregular rim of the crater is about a mile in circumference and the crater about 400 feet deep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capulin_Volcano_National_Monument




 Clayton, New Mexico
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My photo taken at 50 miles a hour of Cadillac Ranch Near Amarillo,
The two photos below are stock photos from Wikipedia
and shows just how colorful they are.
CADILLAC RANCH





Cadillac Ranch is not a ranch but a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, USA. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm.  
It consists of what were (when originally installed during 1974) either older running used or junk Cadillac automobiles, representing a number of evolutions of the car line (most notably the birth & death of the defining feature of mid twentieth century Cadillacs: the tailfins) from 1949 to 1963, half-buried nose-first in the ground, at an angle corresponding to that of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch
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 I was amazed at the Green Grass!




I have always loved the Water Towers of Texas. Almost every town in Texas has a 
tower, many built by Chicago Bridge and Iron Company and many have the town mascot,'
The link below is a good history of Texas Water Towers.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texas-primer-the-water-tower/

I am most familiar with the water tower in my old home town of Grapevine.
The two photos below are stock as we did not get to Grapevine on this trip. 
I remember the day the Mustang was painted on the round one one the right.
Now it has grapes on it instead and the other one has the Mustang.


 We were greeted by this beautiful Cardinal when we arrived at Susan Butlers home in Fort Worth.
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Next:  Visting Susan Butler, Friends, and Uncle Irad.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

March 24th and 25th ~ Texas: Susan Butler and Uncle Irad

Susan with Joanie Scott
John & I traveled to Texas to visit my good friend Susan Butler!
This wonderful childhood friend threw us a fabulous party inviting lots of my friends
from my early childhood through my Sophomore year at Grapevine High School.
I left Texas to finished my education at Wykeham Rise in Washington, Ct. but I never forgot 
these great friends and am SO glad I have reconnected with all of them.

A few of us from the Class of 1968 - GHS
Wayne Highnote, Robyn Stewart, Susan Crysler, Susan Butler,
 Toni Morgan, MaryJo Wood, Donnie Huber and Ross Scott
Front:  Janis Kay Moody and Debbie Harden Stansell

                 Debbie, Robyn, Susan, Joanie, and John
Above I am with my friends Wayne and Robyn

Evelyn, MaryJo and Susan
I am here with Toni and Jackie 

Donnie and Janis
Donnie and Joanie 
Ross Scott with John
MaryJo and Ben Wood

Debbie and Robyn
Wayne and Evelyn Highnote



Here is a photo of all who were at this great party including spouses Jackie Morgan,


 Ben Wood, Evelyn Highnote and  Joanie Trenkle

John is taking the photo!
We certainly did miss all who couldn't join us! 

~~~THANK YOU SO MUCH SUSAN~~~
I TRULY LOVE YOU!
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A visit with Uncle Irad before leaving for Georgia








Johns Favorite Fruit Cake Co.
Dallas

Friday, November 13, 2015

March 11-15: Grand Junction, Colorado

A new Harley for Bobby, 
a drive to Montrose,  
America on Tap 
and a beautiful Sunset

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A drive to Montrose ~ home of the Black Canyon 








 Like Grand Junction, Montrose has wonderful Bronze sculptures


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American On Tap ~ One of Amanda's Events with TownSquare Media



Amanda and her friend Michelle working hard





                 They come by bus and they come by Limo! 

Sunset on Grand Falls Circle


Breakfast at  Mesa Lakes Lodge
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Next stop: Denver, and Back to the East Coast