Joe and I put a free shipping special for folks who ordered while we were gone with the promise to ship upon return on the 1st of August.
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Rain clouds approaching the campground, Dalhart TX. |
Our first night out was in Dalhart Tx and the rain clouds were a delight to say the least!
We pulled into Fun Valley RV park just south of South Fork CO.
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Our motor home, left in Fun Valley CO. |
The three families traveled in separate RVs and Joe Paul rode with us. At first the crowded conditions were annoying until we began to see all that the campground offered. Dining hall, rec centers, Rio Grande river running through it, lots of fishing ponds and paddle boats, tube riding down the Rio Grand, church, entertainment in a variety of places. Wow! What a great place. Since we were rarely in our RV's but spent hours outside at one or another of the RV's it was a great place.
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Beautiful stalk of flowers |
Barbara and I took a really long walk taking photos and enjoying
the cool breezes. While treking along the river I caught these beautiful flowers. The yellow ones were tall and showy. The reddish lavender ones were stately and beautiful. They were eye candy for sure. I got the pics for color and an idea for polymer clay. :-)
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When we got to the Continental divide, we piled out to read the plaques and stand
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The two pics below of the green field and the poster were most interesting, to watch the
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The hot pink spot is where I think we were standing. No telling though, close maybe but for sure standing on top of the world for the moment.
I think the best part of the trip were the meals shared with laughter for seasoning. Going down memory lane, and catching up on each others lives.
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We stopped at Barbara's home on the return trip for the night and continued to enjoy each other's company. the next day, our generator went out on the RV and it quickly got very hot inside. The two seats up front were cooled by dash air conditioning but the sofa where the seat belts for passengers are got pretty warm before we got home. When we dropped Joe Paul off in Moore we unhooked the car, I drove to the Office
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I hope some day everyone can enjoy the beauty of the Rockies. |
One good thing, I had hours of uninterrupted time to work on my polymer clay book and got a huge amount done on the layout, project ideas, tips, appearance, color recipes, etc. All in all, I'd call it a great trip with some discomfort on the way home.
Penni Jo Couch
Designer, Sculptor and creator of Best Flexible Molds.
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