As in living at high altitude. Friday night we were in Leadville Colorado, 10,200 feet above sea level. That is close to two miles high. We walked the town from second street to ninth street and just a short flight of steps leaves you puffin and blowing. It is an interesting town because many of the buildings in the historic downtown were built in the 1870′s and 1880′s. The city was a boom town with 15,185 inhabitants in the 1880 census. So many of those 19th century buildings are preserved and functioning as businesses to this day. Leadville’s mines produced 136 million of dollars in silver over a ten year period. After silver it relied on tin, lead and other minerals.
Living High:
October 19, 2008
Red Rock
October 12, 2008
We have to brag about our National Parks. They are spectacular! In southern Utah there are some real gems. We have just finished exploring Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. I know you have seen photos of Landscape Arch, (Our version is below) You hike up the real thing; you must contemplate how unlikely it is for such a structure to develop, and yet there it is; spanning over three hundred feet and barely six foot thick at the apex. We hiked four miles round trip to see it. Along the way we were watched over by huge monoliths towering several hundred feet above us on both sides. It is easy to feel small and insignificant.
Acadia National Park:
September 25, 2005
We have found a real treasure here in Bar Harbor Maine. It is Acadia National Park. We have been hiking and biking and riding all of the free shuttle buses. The weather has been outstanding. We may get our spirits dampened a bit tomorrow as a frontal system blows in from New York State. Read More
All that Jazz!
October 19, 2004
What a wonderful trip to Sun Valley Idaho. We pulled into Ketchum Idaho on Wednesday, October 13th, and spent most of the following four mostly warm and sunny days bathing our ears in some of the sweetest Jazz you could wish for. We listened to 24 different and distinctive bands and ensembles. Read More
Commissioning Our New Motorhome:
September 20, 2004
After returning from Anachortes Gary and Judy now must learn a whole new way of traveling. Stepping up from a two-person backpack tent and a Honda Civic to the 23 foot Aquarius was easy. We have done this on vacation each year for thirty years. We are now expanding into a huge 34 foot long by 8 and a half foot wide motor home with double slides. Read More
The night at the motel that just didn’t happen:
July 17, 2004
We caught a severe weather warning for central Montana on the radio of Friday afternoon. That gave us the brilliant idea that now was the time to do a motel room. Our target community was Bozeman. Read More
