Going on a New Trip
With this dang COVID-19 thing, traveling has kind of sucked this year. But, here it is labor day and my son is heading off to college down at Southern Utah University (SUU). Video Here is a video announcing the new trip
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Maple Lake Part 2
It is a nice warm day to visit Maple Lake, It was Aug. 8, 2020, is when this trip happened. Fishing Yes, you can fish in this lake and you will be able to catch if you can, some fish. You are only allowed to catch up to 4 of […]
Maple Lake
You don’t have to travel the world to experience things or see new things. There is so much beauty where I live you can explore and experience things and share things that will inspire people to visit. Maple Lake This is located up Payson Canyon at about 6400 FT above […]
Long Time
I know it is Oct. 8, 2020, and yet I am still talking about the trip, I took back in July of 2020 that is like 2 months ago. Why so long The question you are asking yourself is how long will he talk about the trips that he goes […]
Overview of the trip
The trip to Glenwood Springs was a good one and a chance to get away from it all and to just get out of the house. Purpose of Trip The COVID-19 thing really caused the world to go to a downward spiral and the travel restrictions were in place and […]
Hotel Stay in Glenwood Springs
When you are going on a vacation you have to stay somewhere right. Unless you just sleep in your car to save a few bucks. Well, I am not one to do that so we have to find a place to stay. Breakdown of the motel Name of Hotel: Rodeway […]
Overview of the day
Wednesday meant the drive home yes the trip is over and we needed to go home. So this is how the day went. Morning time Woke up and packed and did a video for the hotel room and then went to Coloradough doughnuts and then walked around downtown Glenwood Springs. […]
Food for the Day
Another day and some more food to be had to keep you going. Breakfast I had Strawberry pop tarts. Good Breakfast right and some water. Lunch Ok, I know we should be eating, but I had doughnuts and the rest had a sandwich from Coloradough. Dinner We stopped at Taco […]
Disc Golfing
You know since the kids are with me on this vacation, they decided to hit a disk golf course in Green River, Utah. Yep, I think this course is number 100 on this trip. OK, not quite a 100 or 10, but it seems they play a lot to just […]
Green River, Utah
If you start on Interstate 70 in Utah, as you drive East you will hit Green River, Utah. Grand Junction, Colorado is just 102 miles to the East. This is the located in Emery county. Green River Population 952 (yes you read that right) as of 2010 935 (estimate 2019) […]
July 14, 2020, Overview
Wednesday, My wife’s birthday, so happy birthday to her. We had an enjoyable day on top of a mountain and mini-golfing. Morning time Got up and got ready and went to the park. We rode the gondola up to the top of the mountain. Afternoon time We just hang out […]
Food for the day
Another day and some more food to be had to keep you going. Breakfast I had Strawberry pop tarts and Cookies and Cream. Good Breakfast right and some water. Lunch We went to the lookout Grille which is the restaurant, at Glenwood Cravens this is what we had to eat. […]
Mini Golf
Along highway 6 they have this mini-golf course called Johnson Park Mini Golf with 2, yes 2, 18 hole courses. Johnson Park Here is the club house There was an East Course and a West Course West Coast We played this one first since there were people on the East […]
Fairy Cave
This cave is a bigger part of the cave that was found by Charles W Darrow in 1895 and it is a /4 (quarter-mile) tour. Touring of the cave Like I mentioned above, it is a 1/4 mile of walking and takes about 40 min to complete. You get to […]
Kings Row
Back in 1895 the cave was about 800 Ft and now it is about 16,000 ft. You would access the tunnel with a 18 inch hole. Yea, that is eight 18″ opening. Cave So who in their right mind would come up to a hole in the ground and hearing […]
Things to do
Since this is on the mountain top you have to ride a condole up to the mountain it is about a 7 min ride. Going up The ride was long, and it wasn’t that hot but, my wife doesn’t like closed spaces. It was big enough to hold 4 people. […]
Glenwood Cavern Adventure Park
If you like adventure you will have to go to this park. The park sits at 7,100 feet on a mountain above Glenwood Springs. Yes, you heard that right it sits on top of a mountain with rides and cave tours. Location History The caves were discovered in the late […]
Overview of July 13, 2020
Today I ventured to make some videos, went white water rafting, and hit up the hot springs. It was a fun day. Morning time Had some breakfast and did some videos. Before we went over to the rafting trip. Afternoon time Went on a float down the river from noon […]
Food for July 13, 2020
Today’s food round-up just isn’t exciting. It really is just plain boring. My food needs to get better. Breakfast I had Strawberry pop tarts and Cookies and Cream. Good Breakfast right and some water. Lunch We went to Chili’s, I mean nothing exciting here, that is just where the wife […]
Iron Mountain Hot Springs
After a long day of work or play and your body just needs to relax. Well, you will need to go and soak in a hot spring where the water temp is from 98 to 108 degrees. Then when you are in Glenwood Springs, you need to go to Iron […]
White Water Rafting
Today is Monday, July 13, 2020, and what do we do on a Monday on vacation. That is right we go and float down the Colorado River. Was it a calm ride? Did we hit some rapids? Was it fun? Who We went with White Water Rafting, LLC there in […]
Overview of July 12, 2020
Sunday is supposed to be a rest day, well the way I look at it and on this vacation, it was sort of a rest day. We had a sort of downtime. Morning time Of course, I was up early, I mean I can’t just stay in bed. I feel […]
Food for July 12, 2020
Of course, you have to eat right, I mean you can go without food for a couple of days. You need water to survive. It isn’t like the cruises where you have all the food you can handle. But in this Covid-19 era and you travel you have to figure […]
Disc Golfing
This trip has been about disc golf. I know my kids are obsessed with it. I mean seriously obsessed with it. What do you do when you drive to a vacation spot. You bring your discs and go golfing whenever you get a chance to. Grand Junction, Colorado We stopped […]
Glenwood Springs, CO
In 1885 this city was incorporated 9 years after the state of Colorado became a state in the USA. The Roaring Fork River and the Colorado River meet here in this city. This city is probably best known for hot springs as a destination for vacationers. Located Here History A […]
Overview of the Day, July 11, 2020
Saturday, July 11, 2020, which is a Saturday was the first day of the Colorado Trip. So of course the day started out with of course packing. That was a fun adventure. Morning time Started the morning off with packing the 28-inch Suitcase. Getting things locked up and cleaned out […]
Food for the Day
You have to eat when you travel, right. So here is a break down of the food I had for Saturday. Breakfast I had a Biscuit and gravy burrito, not my choice, and some water. I know a good breakfast right. Lunch We stopped in Grand Junction for some lunch […]
Grand Junction, Colorado
Based on the Western part of Colorado, it is the biggest city in Mesa County. If going to Grand Junction from Denver, it is 247 miles away. It is along Interstate 70 (I-70). You can travel from Green River, Utah along I-70 to get there. The Colorado and Gunnison Rivers […]
Colorado
U.S. President Ulysses S Grant S. Grant signed a Proclamation (which was 230) which admitted Colorado to the Union as the 38th state. Colorado was the first state to be admitted 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This happened on August 1, 1876. Here are some […]
New Trip
During the pandemic of COVID-19 and the traveling kind of been wishful thinking. But I had to get away from home. I mean I have been working from home since March 20, 2020, and today is July 27, 2020, and I haven’t been out of the house. Let alone gone […]