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https://www.texasreflectionsphotography.com/horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-19909034917657126452024-02-11T08:58:00.011-06:002024-02-13T07:05:00.624-06:00Camping along RT66<p> A new year is upon us....its that time of year when most of the "Blogging Family" is heading or at Quartzsite.....and also time to make sure we have ready a supply of pulled pork, brats, chicken wings chips, dip and an assortment of beverages as it is Superbowl weekend. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIlBXmZ66AhDY_VSSbFZtP6ltJBXf85ci8OFFA9sEHioVtL6AegvGufGZIKOESu-DgOq_jJp0Bkvrudaa-nda_dG1BcuLcfxUnkhub-BShIQt2cE88dIXU7l1UkjadtqxfmyyW_9XIkwrPqlgyEX_xpYtCO0wz4jj6CD3IWX0GEqAMQUy3lDoockrkls/s4096/IMG_20231012_135415710.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="4096" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIlBXmZ66AhDY_VSSbFZtP6ltJBXf85ci8OFFA9sEHioVtL6AegvGufGZIKOESu-DgOq_jJp0Bkvrudaa-nda_dG1BcuLcfxUnkhub-BShIQt2cE88dIXU7l1UkjadtqxfmyyW_9XIkwrPqlgyEX_xpYtCO0wz4jj6CD3IWX0GEqAMQUy3lDoockrkls/s320/IMG_20231012_135415710.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to find Sasquatch and a camping spot </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><p></p> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><p>The weather here has been up and down but then it is winter. I have had the good fortune of going on several 2/3 day camping trips mainly into the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. I'm finding a lot of camping opportunities on lakes and along river banks with some great views.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C4ai14vKvI07zqiAzvGmzhboMHbCEtzzM484axpgVAiIQWQcYDTY5NQUCe8uAeslgAm4a8V1PhW-fUGUuZgDywhNwq6rm0CUAJO4wJBH4aejLhb0Fn_x1Q7gc7ett75KE1HAd6ErSDGotf-u1pR-luKGa3UAJ9ElThyphenhyphen_xYnPZbBCZpQQzqot-rOk-eA/s4096/IMG_20240201_173553911-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C4ai14vKvI07zqiAzvGmzhboMHbCEtzzM484axpgVAiIQWQcYDTY5NQUCe8uAeslgAm4a8V1PhW-fUGUuZgDywhNwq6rm0CUAJO4wJBH4aejLhb0Fn_x1Q7gc7ett75KE1HAd6ErSDGotf-u1pR-luKGa3UAJ9ElThyphenhyphen_xYnPZbBCZpQQzqot-rOk-eA/w251-h188/IMG_20240201_173553911-2.jpg" width="251" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgxsbiWPtYM7jCDSqLNaQxF98nQIjteA1clntTNgqERsgi6Rpm5hW_iqpXb5L1h6N8HwDMO5Mm6Pb_3SkGW9hyPIcxo_FaAiFhIjaWnfKl9Lv-MCnQ_Ci4iGnMPCh3pEZldwFmmJEdCfXVhr8_4zz79dJWLoXCO-QcCWjcmO7zqzO56UbL-QoqG_YL_s/s4096/IMG_20240201_173631712-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgxsbiWPtYM7jCDSqLNaQxF98nQIjteA1clntTNgqERsgi6Rpm5hW_iqpXb5L1h6N8HwDMO5Mm6Pb_3SkGW9hyPIcxo_FaAiFhIjaWnfKl9Lv-MCnQ_Ci4iGnMPCh3pEZldwFmmJEdCfXVhr8_4zz79dJWLoXCO-QcCWjcmO7zqzO56UbL-QoqG_YL_s/w248-h186/IMG_20240201_173631712-2.jpg" width="248" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYKpXsnvhfmlDTFEQpRCEka4hr3jXD1qcMjH6V3NhlTj7ufN8dxwOfg2GYGRabYXEcLJMbfxSYTovh4XEO5Kb0j8Lu-s1VhvEQD7vUbaNpfHnt2V6fsmeGl9SWYxxoNsDsYPhcXAXdONB29arnZowwCiAQSvm-eX4nY_bTjlKirj2HA6NC16SSVqiwAk/s4096/IMG_20240203_063839843-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYKpXsnvhfmlDTFEQpRCEka4hr3jXD1qcMjH6V3NhlTj7ufN8dxwOfg2GYGRabYXEcLJMbfxSYTovh4XEO5Kb0j8Lu-s1VhvEQD7vUbaNpfHnt2V6fsmeGl9SWYxxoNsDsYPhcXAXdONB29arnZowwCiAQSvm-eX4nY_bTjlKirj2HA6NC16SSVqiwAk/w243-h182/IMG_20240203_063839843-2.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Another journey I'm going on is exploring Old Rt 66. Some are day trips, other's are overnight outings. What surprised me is that the "Route 66" name was founded and approved in Springfield, Missouri which is basically where I now live... 26 April 1926 a telegram was sent from the Colonial Hotel in Springfield to The Secretary of Agriculture in DC stating all parties accept "66" ....and as they say the rest is history. 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Horst sends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiF5kPRKOgzRWHDnv2XPM7I3DDvxmCXcJiSKzK4Iwwx6cbRTGq_0jcEj5dDzhG5-uzlzcHdyuhb7HEBiiobq2Cqt-nMML8zfzedVe6JfU6tFCYWx71viCUHU8G08JCkuJpcRhQeE8UdDDCe2ncXRUYUNr27pOqQevTzz2UcDLmeWFYkoLpfOrRDrAroT0/s4636/DSC_0063-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="4636" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiF5kPRKOgzRWHDnv2XPM7I3DDvxmCXcJiSKzK4Iwwx6cbRTGq_0jcEj5dDzhG5-uzlzcHdyuhb7HEBiiobq2Cqt-nMML8zfzedVe6JfU6tFCYWx71viCUHU8G08JCkuJpcRhQeE8UdDDCe2ncXRUYUNr27pOqQevTzz2UcDLmeWFYkoLpfOrRDrAroT0/s320/DSC_0063-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and another sunset somewhere in this great Country</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-9292820867608350902023-12-25T14:22:00.002-06:002023-12-25T18:30:04.001-06:00Merry Christmas 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a47A54Q-2W1GJ38Phrlyaf6On28Um-JDTsYUqL7ixsv-WK3ow9FmmiTvTCeSdK5By3Wel8wqsIa6sjM4CqX8SBsM-koGEYjijiNwrs1-PhyNZJCCC8CsxN44ng9yqqIxbN9r849FDVtQ8bxy9oxIskF4YzhOlFKfOHN3PHIWBa1Q6PDXUzmvVCyEFzU/s1500/818phYQTsYL._AC_SL1500_merry%20christmas%20truck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1096" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a47A54Q-2W1GJ38Phrlyaf6On28Um-JDTsYUqL7ixsv-WK3ow9FmmiTvTCeSdK5By3Wel8wqsIa6sjM4CqX8SBsM-koGEYjijiNwrs1-PhyNZJCCC8CsxN44ng9yqqIxbN9r849FDVtQ8bxy9oxIskF4YzhOlFKfOHN3PHIWBa1Q6PDXUzmvVCyEFzU/w270-h368/818phYQTsYL._AC_SL1500_merry%20christmas%20truck.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /> 2023 could be characterized as a year of discovery and relaxation. The Texas relocation and sorting out our new priorities was behind us...this year could be summed up as enjoying our new environment without all the "hoopla" that usually comes with it.<p></p><div>There were numerous day trips to explore what Southern Missouri and our neighboring states have to offer. An area rich in history and landscape. I did take camping trips , but most were from one to five days in duration and from two to four hours from home. A new style from the one and two month trips I took in the past. Though it was a 'weaning' process. In April I took a trip to Death Valley and the Eastern Sierras. It took me through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and to California. One of the perks of taking that route was experiencing Old Route 66. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was also a year of sharing the holidays, birthdays and other special "Hallmark" created events with most of the adult kids. Those are kodak moments that made the move from Texas the "Right Move" at this time in our lives. The only regret is that we didn't see our East Coast Clan this year. Hopefully next year we can resolve that. We are happy to report that all the Offspring are doing well both in health, work, and in enjoying their free time, to include trips to the Virgin Island, Caymans, New York city(for work and play), Vegas, Bahamas', and points beyond. </div><div><br /></div><div>So as you can tell, this year didn't see a lot of "whistles and bells" but in its place was discovery, tranquility, and bonding.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish for each of my Blogging Family, friends and family a wonderful, relaxing and blessed Christmas and may the coming year bring Good Health, much love and special moments! 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Amazing how fast time seems go by these days. The other day I was reminiscing about my trip with the grandkids 10 years ago and wondering if I could manage that adventure today. My ego says sure but my body says I don't think so.😃 The Kids and I still relive that trip every now and again and it always ends in laughter....Memories are a wonderful item in life's toolbox! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdZ7T-_N6h-L1CZUVWXxHXuFQpxaiTRDaLtKxIwPbGdNYOMkSJRrhbXk1UlKMTRceox-MNJonuBW4BBP6BMC1Bj8zr1gKk1Vefw7qjQ1QMNswdooInnZeBjb0HgS9bkwL0pqITX0Zz0wKf-J3DbdwrCGvwx8mjL7CtKBsddcCkDDW1APO67TsKs4Uy8A/s1125/_DSC5301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1125" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdZ7T-_N6h-L1CZUVWXxHXuFQpxaiTRDaLtKxIwPbGdNYOMkSJRrhbXk1UlKMTRceox-MNJonuBW4BBP6BMC1Bj8zr1gKk1Vefw7qjQ1QMNswdooInnZeBjb0HgS9bkwL0pqITX0Zz0wKf-J3DbdwrCGvwx8mjL7CtKBsddcCkDDW1APO67TsKs4Uy8A/w281-h187/_DSC5301.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc1_MnEf-o7dfSz_dWehQYMPbcjQzcO-spf7WzpuKw94pyu0D8pT_661KzmZPWS9l3Rdh-EHWOmHirg29jXtQDk8o4FY_JIY8yinvhdt1722X6IGlJ6kwBzvNMlZ2m6T1Pre1i5KB_zhLb_QcBQ1hSZWWAM0by3VX8W-OCuT0N8lNOYUEFq174t2vQd4/s1412/_DSC5302.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1412" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc1_MnEf-o7dfSz_dWehQYMPbcjQzcO-spf7WzpuKw94pyu0D8pT_661KzmZPWS9l3Rdh-EHWOmHirg29jXtQDk8o4FY_JIY8yinvhdt1722X6IGlJ6kwBzvNMlZ2m6T1Pre1i5KB_zhLb_QcBQ1hSZWWAM0by3VX8W-OCuT0N8lNOYUEFq174t2vQd4/w284-h151/_DSC5302.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of trips, I've taken a couple more short trips since my last post. Mainly wanted to get out and try to capture some fall colors and see some of Old RT. 66 Stuff. Rt 66 is right in our general vicinity so I made a couple trips and captured a couple gas stations, a bridge and some fall color. The Route 66 trip was here in Missouri.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5hFefhvZbnEjCanznjLYNgfyiKbwe74BFscsE_VZpYR2RcgdrbpBBJ17fnqvcax6i8bKkb1p-IeihCptPeKgbdV0u2OXSZNzd_fKFS5meLcZZm5BL-O0_8O3_H1d1-_DYUL-VRUz9kWTxXyKA3Qr4oTfi3ejPdVVBmloiS8AFtcsgVTvWhk01xAofDY/s1134/_DSC5291.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1134" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5hFefhvZbnEjCanznjLYNgfyiKbwe74BFscsE_VZpYR2RcgdrbpBBJ17fnqvcax6i8bKkb1p-IeihCptPeKgbdV0u2OXSZNzd_fKFS5meLcZZm5BL-O0_8O3_H1d1-_DYUL-VRUz9kWTxXyKA3Qr4oTfi3ejPdVVBmloiS8AFtcsgVTvWhk01xAofDY/w330-h219/_DSC5291.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkN6tZJF-PZgGGg8Q_F3O8QRYGDoblvJzOa1ddsrlspUx1LHD8Lkd83w5DvtDxo8nsg6gpAYIQpLL2sVGcf86R1Pm_PNvs2qS4GgGx6aajx2FcfbvqQCcZ82xNk_dNeQdaYKJqu1hAY103P2p-GPAqPdAs0b0_mgJ1DLxWZMW7HKXCICmgi1ZmOW5nr4/s2683/IMG_20231107_164451533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2683" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkN6tZJF-PZgGGg8Q_F3O8QRYGDoblvJzOa1ddsrlspUx1LHD8Lkd83w5DvtDxo8nsg6gpAYIQpLL2sVGcf86R1Pm_PNvs2qS4GgGx6aajx2FcfbvqQCcZ82xNk_dNeQdaYKJqu1hAY103P2p-GPAqPdAs0b0_mgJ1DLxWZMW7HKXCICmgi1ZmOW5nr4/w297-h277/IMG_20231107_164451533.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> What made it special was back in '62 my father was transferred from the Philippines to the Pentagon. I had made a friend my first year at Oklahoma Military Academy with a guy from Stamford Connecticut. Going back to OMA in '62 we decided to drive. He had a 61 Chev. convertible...Long story short, he picked me up in DC and we started a trip of a lifetime. At one point we were on Rt 66 in Missouri and the song "Going to Kansas City" came on the radio. There was a line in the song 'they got some crazy little women there, and I'm going to get me one'. I said, we ought to take a right at the next road and head north to K.C. He did and we got there, stopped at a local drive-in....stayed up there about an hour(never could find 12th street and Vine) and headed back towards Claremore Oklahoma. 😃 Making memories... It was great traveling on that same road that we were on 61 years ago! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKPbt4kEkL_BhacyJ91_R2L4xLnOXSx-r5TE2LHI-4wMkmDJrAkPlYv3Vl6p-HixSOv-3lgfCxOoNzEzFqRUGWjbLQj4uXMft_oPXC9oWm6j8oP-uDxj7F26uE-SZ-dS716LO8i3tdj12Ywz7Uj7T29P5E4Ex_v-fADGHpU4WudiN054SXwELNi8wdoAA" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1200" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKPbt4kEkL_BhacyJ91_R2L4xLnOXSx-r5TE2LHI-4wMkmDJrAkPlYv3Vl6p-HixSOv-3lgfCxOoNzEzFqRUGWjbLQj4uXMft_oPXC9oWm6j8oP-uDxj7F26uE-SZ-dS716LO8i3tdj12Ywz7Uj7T29P5E4Ex_v-fADGHpU4WudiN054SXwELNi8wdoAA" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not my image</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtdNOhmBOJ4vn_yvFJ8gKNl3oUqq6P5nPvRN0Q7A9Eg3yt_AMwZo3IpDx2fiOaUMa-Kp97iUsGkKPPcrr1O_58Yoer_Gkuw7B0i_dFMerhHELYCtgoAvbgIpVtQa-MyqUEYQX5Z61dt1E5zAzXu3qPBpFdHmztR5Wa6394idoKAQWYgwZO3kYXN1MFIco" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="999" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtdNOhmBOJ4vn_yvFJ8gKNl3oUqq6P5nPvRN0Q7A9Eg3yt_AMwZo3IpDx2fiOaUMa-Kp97iUsGkKPPcrr1O_58Yoer_Gkuw7B0i_dFMerhHELYCtgoAvbgIpVtQa-MyqUEYQX5Z61dt1E5zAzXu3qPBpFdHmztR5Wa6394idoKAQWYgwZO3kYXN1MFIco" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not my image..'61 Chev Impala</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VugUaVJhPF0" width="320" youtube-src-id="VugUaVJhPF0"></iframe></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><br /><p> My next adventure took me south to Arkansas and I spent a couple days camping, relaxing and getting a few autumn shots and camping on a lake. Enjoyed pan fried ribeye one evening along with some mushrooms, asparagus and a glass of merlot... by this time with our setting the clocks back it was pitch black and the silence was deafening except for an owl letting me know he was guarding the area. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2L-Fk49O95COG05kjL1C9juoR-NVPLonPjSQluXIdLUIexEZCvLZJVruYz21_rNgT3NVgkexZlxGvN5UNEchqoi14K1uD68pUUQuIhtLJJLZdAOPTzCPTnIA3tvmCCfRV1juhDUehBhfFvGXBvo_FXsa8INrLjcaAQE4RazpqTaTNuonZZFbo2u-3Ds/s1039/_DSC5325.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1039" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2L-Fk49O95COG05kjL1C9juoR-NVPLonPjSQluXIdLUIexEZCvLZJVruYz21_rNgT3NVgkexZlxGvN5UNEchqoi14K1uD68pUUQuIhtLJJLZdAOPTzCPTnIA3tvmCCfRV1juhDUehBhfFvGXBvo_FXsa8INrLjcaAQE4RazpqTaTNuonZZFbo2u-3Ds/w298-h215/_DSC5325.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf_NlQo8fcUrcP9gpVdge5B2ikM1FrwR0ogyOZdDqMopd7jHPtJ4sMdSP_wt71XPmj-qJQrw9mHcZUrra-cQ0IoGqpsB1y0AYrcG_swHUdm8aoAEwaSQ6vWwZhiXOO9r8tHu6mIqaU3KmJMOpbmZFj-3JRHkVJCRyYtxqze9JuK4iwfIDuyJk-PuM2yQ/s761/_DSC5319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="761" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf_NlQo8fcUrcP9gpVdge5B2ikM1FrwR0ogyOZdDqMopd7jHPtJ4sMdSP_wt71XPmj-qJQrw9mHcZUrra-cQ0IoGqpsB1y0AYrcG_swHUdm8aoAEwaSQ6vWwZhiXOO9r8tHu6mIqaU3KmJMOpbmZFj-3JRHkVJCRyYtxqze9JuK4iwfIDuyJk-PuM2yQ/w256-h252/_DSC5319.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p>Time to call it a day. Got into the bed of the truck climbed up to the "Eagles Nest" watched the night sky some more while reflecting how blessed I am! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVhBcUEmHy8IupHkkqLRZUs5ZyVBADggxIUo_YeLHH90QwJ0DcbevBo7iddTc81MGUOBgZaYbOqtuNLYvX9ykQ3Cl0oGkuMs5mBOYldyJhZSg2rX4ylcqvNo9L10_XUVuJlxucji-8QtiSHWXJ7n-5PBtHhyphenhyphenfMh6pSlRA_KzyrPIqfW7kjw8AZ_z1SA4/s7360/_DSC3425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3987" data-original-width="7360" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVhBcUEmHy8IupHkkqLRZUs5ZyVBADggxIUo_YeLHH90QwJ0DcbevBo7iddTc81MGUOBgZaYbOqtuNLYvX9ykQ3Cl0oGkuMs5mBOYldyJhZSg2rX4ylcqvNo9L10_XUVuJlxucji-8QtiSHWXJ7n-5PBtHhyphenhyphenfMh6pSlRA_KzyrPIqfW7kjw8AZ_z1SA4/s320/_DSC3425.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtR88H3UCFBp521DRHtjpW9goQNXudvcWyCufQxyUj5HNeoZLpvtHMx0QkvcH3A5i9emPIFgLWLrwniWB1Mj87aJnYxuRUhjSQ_QH2pCTSHVDtPZ65X1fTrHv-hNOAsBYSqO5WBnGYpLRA0xTsJ0AxwS6Dx7jjPLtlNA2oCHs5ZqXGNpMks9KZHtIxUw/s6000/_DSC5333.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="6000" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtR88H3UCFBp521DRHtjpW9goQNXudvcWyCufQxyUj5HNeoZLpvtHMx0QkvcH3A5i9emPIFgLWLrwniWB1Mj87aJnYxuRUhjSQ_QH2pCTSHVDtPZ65X1fTrHv-hNOAsBYSqO5WBnGYpLRA0xTsJ0AxwS6Dx7jjPLtlNA2oCHs5ZqXGNpMks9KZHtIxUw/s320/_DSC5333.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Next morning came early with the howling of the wind...at least 25/30mph. Decided it was too windy to hike or take photo's so I made myself some bacon, eggs, and hot coffee. Afterwards I packed up and headed north...three hours later I was getting a hug from my bride!! No matter how long or how short a trip, it's always comforting to get home to a "loved one" !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bfQ9utNU2cH64ROfsu0syQ1MB6KcL1qefBP2fu3bUDeRuu5eohJucfaEzvV8Cmva5T-P49O35iA4y2g6htibnFDwjCMxxnF6aSFcC-d_tdzTLLe9eIHKWdPdCf6Rex7NathQwrR6Jvr57-xqVJan5JzxchHdyDU0vBWfHMSmIG_gv4bOQv9Q75Rv6L4/s4449/_DSC5341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1886" data-original-width="4449" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bfQ9utNU2cH64ROfsu0syQ1MB6KcL1qefBP2fu3bUDeRuu5eohJucfaEzvV8Cmva5T-P49O35iA4y2g6htibnFDwjCMxxnF6aSFcC-d_tdzTLLe9eIHKWdPdCf6Rex7NathQwrR6Jvr57-xqVJan5JzxchHdyDU0vBWfHMSmIG_gv4bOQv9Q75Rv6L4/w453-h193/_DSC5341.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Until next time .....Safe Journey, Keep making memories! Horst sends</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-49960530388717454912023-10-16T17:51:00.005-05:002023-10-16T20:26:26.793-05:00From Soft Roading to Mud Bogging......Kinda, Sorta, Maybe<p> The weather cooperated last week and I decided to venture south to Arkansas. Three plus hour drive and I was in the Ozark National Forest. If that isn't "Sasquatch Country" I don't know what is. The leaves haven't started any serious turning of Fall colors yet, but it was still a nice drive. I arrived in the area I had been researching mid afternoon, found a small lake and a nice site... parked myself there for two nights. First day and evening was overcast so no opportunity for a sunset or sunrise shot. No sunrise the second day, but a pretty nice sunset with what looked like some storm clouds moving in....of course I had to grab my camera and shoot a few pics. My idle time was spent hiking some easy trails, reading some books on the local area and cooking a few meals. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN5hnw-BV-jvPRb3QFVHctVwuYZPQ1T5szUeiCT4TXu5Qkv9HBaZqmXn6KJ-maBtBEgCjeAzvoG5aEOGfsaFT3RakGer8pXNWBK6JEhyphenhyphenUSmHmQpxZvMSHlBsA_58TYv6xV9nW5rLwhtulAtkOvPma8tIlL_ZaWvwtgc_naTF52UxehNzfvvbwjIrW-Wo/s1486/IMG_20231010_185128220-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1486" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN5hnw-BV-jvPRb3QFVHctVwuYZPQ1T5szUeiCT4TXu5Qkv9HBaZqmXn6KJ-maBtBEgCjeAzvoG5aEOGfsaFT3RakGer8pXNWBK6JEhyphenhyphenUSmHmQpxZvMSHlBsA_58TYv6xV9nW5rLwhtulAtkOvPma8tIlL_ZaWvwtgc_naTF52UxehNzfvvbwjIrW-Wo/w200-h134/IMG_20231010_185128220-3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cD5_yvuQoFUDllv142o_cO8TgkhRlUYX8IUqtCcT9-iUC-KL9GVa-vNTIA-nohsmSv3izQCnE40vggkL1Xa6qFQ-M7nVzTSHPMQDNkQOzAdXjKvdZDaEOWaOWpKbnl2QrWj8xIYv9XguZBlb6iKadqqwX-Qur5ieELAKXCmycVToEJ3B0PVj1SYetyA/s1379/_DSC5258-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1379" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cD5_yvuQoFUDllv142o_cO8TgkhRlUYX8IUqtCcT9-iUC-KL9GVa-vNTIA-nohsmSv3izQCnE40vggkL1Xa6qFQ-M7nVzTSHPMQDNkQOzAdXjKvdZDaEOWaOWpKbnl2QrWj8xIYv9XguZBlb6iKadqqwX-Qur5ieELAKXCmycVToEJ3B0PVj1SYetyA/w200-h109/_DSC5258-7.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Next morning again was overcast.....decided to venture to another location near some rivers to include the Buffalo National River. Had bacon and eggs, took my time packing up, cleaning up checking locations. The weather wasn't sure what it wanted to do....overcast and a few drops of rain. I decided to travel 100 or so miles somewhat north and west. South of Jasper, Ark. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnpari0K3o3VMORnnkdg25TEIJ_4CkSYRTnYmi0zY2pdm9i_Dg3SX1Zqau9UlUqStEaVy9g20xYFtEs5ub5Dcj5uXSPEdyj5CewvrAcB3kZBFuiraGliJgpn8bmUB1S81nTWpSao0fEZ10J_g0uG48lcaw-BPtzSPcbZmFhZQCKMNGfA77hAGnBNE3so/s4096/IMG_20231010_160805900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnpari0K3o3VMORnnkdg25TEIJ_4CkSYRTnYmi0zY2pdm9i_Dg3SX1Zqau9UlUqStEaVy9g20xYFtEs5ub5Dcj5uXSPEdyj5CewvrAcB3kZBFuiraGliJgpn8bmUB1S81nTWpSao0fEZ10J_g0uG48lcaw-BPtzSPcbZmFhZQCKMNGfA77hAGnBNE3so/w244-h184/IMG_20231010_160805900.jpg" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a bad view .......</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZbixuz1ag_zVKQiECYDC2dZ1fa5V4isG9lPNtlsoPWcMjt1Ty59zqT5EhwzJ17uFTG79lUw2aoM6FTyj0qAGXD76gZmtB_q-BevobG30OKbm5Op8Xn9iz6A3GjuOO4YgZ1VcXAPL31iz5Nj2AgID2pOFKtISl3LjSI5i8CVQWJNb31u5APLIC-xvnDE/s1333/IMG_20231011_083545772.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZbixuz1ag_zVKQiECYDC2dZ1fa5V4isG9lPNtlsoPWcMjt1Ty59zqT5EhwzJ17uFTG79lUw2aoM6FTyj0qAGXD76gZmtB_q-BevobG30OKbm5Op8Xn9iz6A3GjuOO4YgZ1VcXAPL31iz5Nj2AgID2pOFKtISl3LjSI5i8CVQWJNb31u5APLIC-xvnDE/w249-h187/IMG_20231011_083545772.jpg" width="249" /></a></div>........<span style="text-align: center;">from the camper</span><p>What a drive that turned out to be. Arkansas has a road definition system that is different from anything I'm use to. Their definition of a "County" Road ...is in line to what I'm use to seeing as a single track trail...I was tested on my skill level or lack there of....Bottom line I was lucky not to get stuck and having to send a SOS message from my Garmin mini in-Reach. A lot of water on the trail, rutted trails, deep muddy trails, numerous river crossings....The bottom line I averaged, at least according to my calculations, 2-7 miles per hour. No cell service. I used my in-Reach to send messages to my Bride. I did stop a number of times to see how deep the water was and how soft the trail was....But I found a pot of Gold at the end of the rainbow, at least it seemed like that for me!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nsHtOzcMXjmtMyg4IQRe2DZ2rGfGh4nW1q9aqgDD8g0GnSf1R-eMLFK4onYwN1CxZN_HI-VanQ1-REiE1SE4wy9wAybZV1CMcMK9KwiNXxN8lfAox0Y4PijVrcA1u8F2iP6meZhTbcNxb1tCAypkFwWzFaCDfokBE5UnlbCvwr4naU54NMHlWdS1xME/s1176/IMG_20231012_151820182.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1176" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nsHtOzcMXjmtMyg4IQRe2DZ2rGfGh4nW1q9aqgDD8g0GnSf1R-eMLFK4onYwN1CxZN_HI-VanQ1-REiE1SE4wy9wAybZV1CMcMK9KwiNXxN8lfAox0Y4PijVrcA1u8F2iP6meZhTbcNxb1tCAypkFwWzFaCDfokBE5UnlbCvwr4naU54NMHlWdS1xME/w200-h171/IMG_20231012_151820182.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"County" Road ..haha</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuM0pGhG4FMIRTKL7mTabDZysdhmTcK2sGrE7fVQ3_b39dXG0_sgdnDaRXjDX-O7JALMVA0mpZX4TvJSbPS8neEPsVAq3CXgvTs424OAM957NcrJQWmEO7sPrpBRIGgOenpPjOQ_W3xaaw57wR8U7S-0OLaWmg3yUTL1HrkS1b-YB7Amlpn9yrN6gkqE/s1333/IMG_20231012_144846176.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuM0pGhG4FMIRTKL7mTabDZysdhmTcK2sGrE7fVQ3_b39dXG0_sgdnDaRXjDX-O7JALMVA0mpZX4TvJSbPS8neEPsVAq3CXgvTs424OAM957NcrJQWmEO7sPrpBRIGgOenpPjOQ_W3xaaw57wR8U7S-0OLaWmg3yUTL1HrkS1b-YB7Amlpn9yrN6gkqE/w200-h150/IMG_20231012_144846176.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better parts of the trail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0kyY52gqtEv0gqaURWdY-fBtX2E2rR3QtZy_YBNjGbuV_UUzgU0xBC7dMag2pZilw6mH3_SoTeEWLgwV4D9K54EymNZUPl80PNwuc_xvgV93sjrum4OrLYnIyAJCrkJ7JpGhhDyf7f1BWIxVJekPndMolJkHKOJpY38paUsE-Cgw3BuLWwsnHYFpf-o/s1333/IMG_20231012_152600093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0kyY52gqtEv0gqaURWdY-fBtX2E2rR3QtZy_YBNjGbuV_UUzgU0xBC7dMag2pZilw6mH3_SoTeEWLgwV4D9K54EymNZUPl80PNwuc_xvgV93sjrum4OrLYnIyAJCrkJ7JpGhhDyf7f1BWIxVJekPndMolJkHKOJpY38paUsE-Cgw3BuLWwsnHYFpf-o/w200-h150/IMG_20231012_152600093.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">What a Vista. The photo's don't do it justice. The water was deep Aqua....I wanted to take a dip but knew how cold it most be. I believe that it is Spring fed stream.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfExE4OzTrts8j_m_wJ7jNLYCR5f4BWDLLIXJg1bXvjUlRm4qDlzbmZf9j1I4CFKnmM39u_sU9eLCS9olZ0UIRHd-K8EmouySCnmaFzVLsd4jkzCH-VY1NPTYQX0n30-D8u1E1rvJVHoXttL7gykG5nBW_lRiH638jOvuQ2gBIVnJOe2W4InGZh4U9LNs/s1419/IMG_20231012_140256533-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1419" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfExE4OzTrts8j_m_wJ7jNLYCR5f4BWDLLIXJg1bXvjUlRm4qDlzbmZf9j1I4CFKnmM39u_sU9eLCS9olZ0UIRHd-K8EmouySCnmaFzVLsd4jkzCH-VY1NPTYQX0n30-D8u1E1rvJVHoXttL7gykG5nBW_lRiH638jOvuQ2gBIVnJOe2W4InGZh4U9LNs/w200-h141/IMG_20231012_140256533-3.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering Shangri La<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I did a little walk around/hike to get a feel of my surroundings, no sign of any human activity, the trail oh excuse me "county" road 😇 looks about the same shape as where I just came from. So time for a sandwich I had made before leaving the last camp......close enough to five O'clock for a adult refreshment. All I knew is this was going to be a great stay.<p></p><p>But things don't always go the way of plans. Though it was overcast most of the day, storms never were on my radar scope. The longer I was there the more ominous the clouds layer got and the wind picked up. With no cell service I had no way of knowing what the current weather situation was looking like. I did not want to leave so I thought I would stay for a little while longer to see if this system blows over...or gets worse. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZi0m9L5njV5qnL6UIujPDllfvBjOWoqBrb2FasKYb5OLXqR4fgW6RaMJUyrFAXlhtk_3nackfXTil2N38BZkmKd6_EVLtErJqYUP03S7lGCUvJXGvJ9WtFDbAM8HwPK1B-5gOWVCk4-AT5n19GG11FHADa5NP0c7bfdg4bMI2CrVtntETQFtgM550EI/s2597/IMG_20231012_141423104-PANO-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2597" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZi0m9L5njV5qnL6UIujPDllfvBjOWoqBrb2FasKYb5OLXqR4fgW6RaMJUyrFAXlhtk_3nackfXTil2N38BZkmKd6_EVLtErJqYUP03S7lGCUvJXGvJ9WtFDbAM8HwPK1B-5gOWVCk4-AT5n19GG11FHADa5NP0c7bfdg4bMI2CrVtntETQFtgM550EI/w403-h155/IMG_20231012_141423104-PANO-5.jpg" width="403" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My slice of paradise </td></tr></tbody></table> However I knew that if it started raining or worse storming that I could have a real problem getting out... not only with the deep muddy ruts, but also that the water crossing may become impassable due to water levels rising and faster current. I decided to error on the side of "chicken" and look forward to another visit in the near future.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3v_sHGK7lG02k4nOAb_70-MFaXuI3fg8tlZKS9jJmXUbY0Wi9WNRUfj7o-oJTb9yBuNvuTpZFJ9Wnwv_V9SfLjQp5HIfbHjKTA0atTkzltrM4BlBReQ3BNoBfB6kElbC4gMS_K5K-RbyaTV6EP0A1D-W2guhwAInKKn1Zy88FmFO7xSJm1Ajn7jM0_A/s1518/IMG_20231012_140538362-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1518" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3v_sHGK7lG02k4nOAb_70-MFaXuI3fg8tlZKS9jJmXUbY0Wi9WNRUfj7o-oJTb9yBuNvuTpZFJ9Wnwv_V9SfLjQp5HIfbHjKTA0atTkzltrM4BlBReQ3BNoBfB6kElbC4gMS_K5K-RbyaTV6EP0A1D-W2guhwAInKKn1Zy88FmFO7xSJm1Ajn7jM0_A/w200-h132/IMG_20231012_140538362-3.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The perfect "getaway" camping spot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>As I was making my exit, it started raining The good news is the heavy rain didn't hit until I was back on pavement. Three plus hours and I was pulling into the driveway, with outstretched arms of my lovely bride. Most of the drive back was with T-storms, and strong winds. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiK3tNCLLjuzzQnt-HarTX-NFV_YZUGv6t12sd1KO16k4snqm1EQGQWHJfkgqhOqpJ_Pc-4N-PDZOGEMxRGY7_LTktuFY9HPqetWWNhxzVQeqynEhGSKVt1hdYvUGCuDS9fOTArjv0EABUCb5rDNZ1Vy-rBKaljyhptzDu7x4JXIRtL04FbyrUVgOWaA/s1309/IMG_20231012_152159724.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1309" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiK3tNCLLjuzzQnt-HarTX-NFV_YZUGv6t12sd1KO16k4snqm1EQGQWHJfkgqhOqpJ_Pc-4N-PDZOGEMxRGY7_LTktuFY9HPqetWWNhxzVQeqynEhGSKVt1hdYvUGCuDS9fOTArjv0EABUCb5rDNZ1Vy-rBKaljyhptzDu7x4JXIRtL04FbyrUVgOWaA/w200-h153/IMG_20231012_152159724.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahhh, back on pavement and civilization :))</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> I will be back to that my shangri la site very soon!....So stay toned...Horst sends</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-51087152692087242572023-09-23T08:05:00.000-05:002023-09-23T08:05:28.108-05:00Fall Starts Today! Ok, for the Northern Hemisphere :)) Time to go and make some Memories<p> Guess it's about time to put pen to paper and let folks know what's been happening with "Opi"😊. I have been out exploring....and camping 2 and 3 day spurts, about every other week or so. Though up until recently its been too hot to do any camping, just piddling around the Home Front... I'm starting to get somewhat comfortable on this style of camping. Haven't done much photography. Need to get back to that. Mostly relaxing sitting on a lake shore or river bank listening to the sounds of nature....and sipping a little whiskey. . I've confined my camping to Missouri and Arkansas for the time being. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k5mMlXjhgjI79kGvoJKHhVreDvgzapTff1AUmCZhNfBQ8bQ6FBrYBx1J7mE5VGYnofZo8NKp6AniAE68SSrIjGidSxiFspUlaOloCxT_4DwEIOa909ucfYb8eYi3OwSRxa-mbqbbV9vXyyaYXFzY1qkSWoHMIWVs8QFXlzzJLCMvlBv8taoA24i6F3g/s7079/_DSC5130-4-2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="7079" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k5mMlXjhgjI79kGvoJKHhVreDvgzapTff1AUmCZhNfBQ8bQ6FBrYBx1J7mE5VGYnofZo8NKp6AniAE68SSrIjGidSxiFspUlaOloCxT_4DwEIOa909ucfYb8eYi3OwSRxa-mbqbbV9vXyyaYXFzY1qkSWoHMIWVs8QFXlzzJLCMvlBv8taoA24i6F3g/s320/_DSC5130-4-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Death Valley.....I liked the heart shaped rock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>I'm still sharing my camping time with Dr. visits, and various and numerous tests.....as they say "practicing medicine". I have had an angiogram, stress tests, Ct Scans, and a slew of pulmonary tests and continue to look at various "other stuff".The Cardio tests so far have not found anything other than stuff I already had and it was stable in fact looked good for a Grumpy Old Man hitting 81 years. The pulmonary tests appear that I 'may' have had something of an acute nature(event driven) vs my chronic respiratory stuff(COPD). I'm currently on nighttime oxygen while they run some additional tests, we'll see how it all shakes out. So for the near term they would like me not to take any trips requiring long distance travel....and that's ok , though I won't find the great vista's I'm used to visiting out West, there is always "Sasquatch Searching" in the Ozarks!😁 </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrfpHKZxM5iiyUqNrTDAYjQN4SuBk13AQMqUZiXAZxfFHyFCvL5zQsTPQBNsklvHEpBfFUz01iI5qb-QkNs49xRzKQV4W4UlzGB14l2RO8vfRaF-aSm6Y8DtDttPTlfa9J4d4peTy-fF_tue2sFhUQVo-52amwykzbnf96DPmdAVXm4XkCovNzvnn6DI/s4797/camping%205-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="4797" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrfpHKZxM5iiyUqNrTDAYjQN4SuBk13AQMqUZiXAZxfFHyFCvL5zQsTPQBNsklvHEpBfFUz01iI5qb-QkNs49xRzKQV4W4UlzGB14l2RO8vfRaF-aSm6Y8DtDttPTlfa9J4d4peTy-fF_tue2sFhUQVo-52amwykzbnf96DPmdAVXm4XkCovNzvnn6DI/s320/camping%205-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;">Dispersed Campsites...not complaining</span><br /><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqa2tII5IXlc1z0iW8P2XMHRrElPKuMndJf2JLGzNFlfBkMZofPpwhO2Rv9M2uIw7qd348wEXkdYilMscWvZibj7FcLs-SP8gftAglisfj2TgE5lrjYRCC_hxBr-5LM-BNbrgl3Y0StGRkgETVhYqJftAauo0LDN_Fy49wtRHoZgyIk6yBuapIX6qc8w/s4949/_DSC5208-2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="4949" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqa2tII5IXlc1z0iW8P2XMHRrElPKuMndJf2JLGzNFlfBkMZofPpwhO2Rv9M2uIw7qd348wEXkdYilMscWvZibj7FcLs-SP8gftAglisfj2TgE5lrjYRCC_hxBr-5LM-BNbrgl3Y0StGRkgETVhYqJftAauo0LDN_Fy49wtRHoZgyIk6yBuapIX6qc8w/s320/_DSC5208-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4ivAjYwfS9QbSosFhVrRcFdAKmPE8C77krKVc1_40qI6vK4ZBhNMTvkweNnu7ez_49FBMC2EL1dHnSNseAMViuZrgNY4elD__kIuOsNb4hFMaWdyhJgXJqeiE47cwpekKeXy2jXYgJuHQnozlDpUpT4j1IblWrWPg4GlwNHMYZFv8N9uhTz_0T4XDLE/s6433/04%2011%2010_2879.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="6433" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4ivAjYwfS9QbSosFhVrRcFdAKmPE8C77krKVc1_40qI6vK4ZBhNMTvkweNnu7ez_49FBMC2EL1dHnSNseAMViuZrgNY4elD__kIuOsNb4hFMaWdyhJgXJqeiE47cwpekKeXy2jXYgJuHQnozlDpUpT4j1IblWrWPg4GlwNHMYZFv8N9uhTz_0T4XDLE/s320/04%2011%2010_2879.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p> I did buy a drone recently....a Beginners drone as I am fairly certain I will slam it into a tree or take it for a swim in a river or lake. it's a mini drone (under 250gms), which means I don't need to register it, though in my haste I did .. You do have a test of sorts, and I did read all the restrictions, pamphlets, etc. Once I get somewhat proficient I will probably give it to one of the Grandkids, or their parents...the adult kids :)) and get one that has more "whistle and bells" on it. For a starter drone it's pretty robust; camera, video, 4k photo's high resolution videos, 2 batteries for an hour flight, etc. Haven't had a chance to try it yet as the weather has been somewhat nasty. Wind, rain or thunderstorms. Hopefully in the next day or so I can have my 'maiden flight'. Wish me luck!!😉<div> <div> Memory Photo<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WA2Kd9Hq25TxcrmF1lZ_7C9okOB2PNR1M4LjQDDJjCjGnvnbzAcX5Pehs1MHa6N1ynUPcRW4RoWlDxpM45r_HPgtdK44FlUeRc4BnyVZ9x1EXFo3v8fG2AglguJOTh3VfgP0gu3UidikbslqllVSVhfP806xETt0ZM1YJ5DVyJtx8ZKR9qHTBAgkauM/s3000/11%2009%2009_0973-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="3000" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WA2Kd9Hq25TxcrmF1lZ_7C9okOB2PNR1M4LjQDDJjCjGnvnbzAcX5Pehs1MHa6N1ynUPcRW4RoWlDxpM45r_HPgtdK44FlUeRc4BnyVZ9x1EXFo3v8fG2AglguJOTh3VfgP0gu3UidikbslqllVSVhfP806xETt0ZM1YJ5DVyJtx8ZKR9qHTBAgkauM/s320/11%2009%2009_0973-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken in 2009 at Seminole Canyon State Park...1st visit</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><div>Here's a photo of tree damage in our front yard from a recent storm.....straight line winds. They saved the tree, for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuqTDa5nvuQl-jLW8PWRl-uopWBUVOOxDoaN3kA6JMw-s7FqTUzO_3-GPkFXK3v_xsv8rKsnzSauogZja4PcFlREJRlYUdv0MB7V0x8ye9mAyhvy-4jOTOTUqQCzBx0kn9wfKFUjHeBCKHlUzy4AKLANLmryy94fn-qOQvYmk89lOd0o6bdHsbQvqNGE/s3712/IMG_20230731_062319850-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2784" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuqTDa5nvuQl-jLW8PWRl-uopWBUVOOxDoaN3kA6JMw-s7FqTUzO_3-GPkFXK3v_xsv8rKsnzSauogZja4PcFlREJRlYUdv0MB7V0x8ye9mAyhvy-4jOTOTUqQCzBx0kn9wfKFUjHeBCKHlUzy4AKLANLmryy94fn-qOQvYmk89lOd0o6bdHsbQvqNGE/s320/IMG_20230731_062319850-3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Well folks, I guess I've rambled enough.... Hopefully with beginning of Fall, the temps will drop and we'll have some nice weather for exploring, and I'll have something to post about! Till then...Keep making Memories! Horst sends<br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-17273547362892435992023-07-23T20:34:00.004-05:002023-07-24T13:10:19.655-05:00You Blink.....it's a Ten Year Anniversary....The Summer of "3 Amigo's"--------2013<p> It's feels like it was just yesterday..... one of the high points my life(being a Gpa 'Opi' is pretty fulfilling), and it came in the 4th quarter....which proves you're never too old to create memories!! and today the Boys are almost finished with college and beginning to create their "own World of Adult Memories"....and so the cycle continues!😊</p><p>I'll do another post in the next week to give an update as to what's been going here in our little corner of Missouri...Horst sends</p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AKSmT3gWEGKpf-mcg4q42ZFHgrF9IHvQu-WFoasOEsvYJb-14gtqcCnG1bx64Kx7iWt3B2h540kRZAivkuPSPlC2CxWdlfQaIKumKML_jtNMLUqQbJSEJr4s1oRs1NMHqk9oKc1SafltJv6WvUuMgAnFaEmPv7I6tk2BUbisdazQoFw6eOaUqj0-/s640/AHills%20pano%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="640" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AKSmT3gWEGKpf-mcg4q42ZFHgrF9IHvQu-WFoasOEsvYJb-14gtqcCnG1bx64Kx7iWt3B2h540kRZAivkuPSPlC2CxWdlfQaIKumKML_jtNMLUqQbJSEJr4s1oRs1NMHqk9oKc1SafltJv6WvUuMgAnFaEmPv7I6tk2BUbisdazQoFw6eOaUqj0-/w518-h210/AHills%20pano%201.jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alabama Hills, Ca</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqqWteT3KvgiNXpaFQkYXhYhkj2POJd-Y9I_oArFHqybIepo2JtJ1BnQpQ9Eujk96NtadQ-SeCy6SaEnq-4oZtooxursz-sBlhZuwbUKqaQTfOYin_s1nd7Fynsay3KDx8V60uhAtnrm4up24PRtMEZuobmtwtwPPDNWkkYbZH2txYrCsiSJL_JlV/s600/MountVernonObelisk%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="500" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqqWteT3KvgiNXpaFQkYXhYhkj2POJd-Y9I_oArFHqybIepo2JtJ1BnQpQ9Eujk96NtadQ-SeCy6SaEnq-4oZtooxursz-sBlhZuwbUKqaQTfOYin_s1nd7Fynsay3KDx8V60uhAtnrm4up24PRtMEZuobmtwtwPPDNWkkYbZH2txYrCsiSJL_JlV/w195-h234/MountVernonObelisk%20(1).jpg" width="195" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not my Photo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p> I am back Home.....Yup the trip was shortened by almost half. I arrived at Lone Pine early Sunday afternoon. I had a GPS route change in Kingman that I thought was going to be a short detour due to traffic but ended up being a new route that Ms GPS thought I would enjoy more...Took me through Vegas and then south though Death Valley. I was not amused nor impressed driving through the middle of "Sin City".😁 The monument is from Mt Vernon, Mo and depicts the exact route that I took except I did not go to Los Angeles, I should of hit highway 395 to Lone Pine. I believe it was 1680 miles from Ozark, Mo.</p><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9PRxF3NdTrUSe6vo_-4Gigd_U0MEd_mPTWwAS01CV0vLbvjXS9vCajgxlI23TXkc_zVTOV2w3ubzB5oSzDUdGwGxGthaop_PR4EzFWHoO1m2n2s2SsxMF3rWcoi3-KOG_2e2c5Vcr_az1v5nxV5XoEVVT9xkWdXcBAVNHLv4a4MXCwCXDfNL3piG/s963/IMG_20230410_061134532-2.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="963" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9PRxF3NdTrUSe6vo_-4Gigd_U0MEd_mPTWwAS01CV0vLbvjXS9vCajgxlI23TXkc_zVTOV2w3ubzB5oSzDUdGwGxGthaop_PR4EzFWHoO1m2n2s2SsxMF3rWcoi3-KOG_2e2c5Vcr_az1v5nxV5XoEVVT9xkWdXcBAVNHLv4a4MXCwCXDfNL3piG/w286-h190/IMG_20230410_061134532-2.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alabama Hills, Ca</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Death Valley was overloaded with cars, vans, campers and RV's. several accidents on the switch backs and no available campsites. Someone had indicated that it was Spring Break starting that week....that was one thing I didn't check when deciding which week to leave. It became apparent that I wasn't the only one that had Alabama Hills as a destination point for the week. I did a sweep of the area looking for a dispersed camping site.... and settled for an open spot, not a lot of solitude but a nice view of the Eastern Sierras. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Un2CGnSzEoc1iYasfaJUTvlhbVTnI8Rf5JqOp0QKov4IjsCGK2SqMnO52tgg_ibQhXrYT6yJeZeeeE1KrnM8iwuxi00-ARdNwUYHMPCJ8C7k4rc1bTvPZ0MIjrpQm_gFQxa9MOVwRCA2mjFtd_dApWneAxLsV_YloPAQWc_1tEwsA8VrbHP-SHf/s1439/_DSC5163.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1439" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Un2CGnSzEoc1iYasfaJUTvlhbVTnI8Rf5JqOp0QKov4IjsCGK2SqMnO52tgg_ibQhXrYT6yJeZeeeE1KrnM8iwuxi00-ARdNwUYHMPCJ8C7k4rc1bTvPZ0MIjrpQm_gFQxa9MOVwRCA2mjFtd_dApWneAxLsV_YloPAQWc_1tEwsA8VrbHP-SHf/w402-h178/_DSC5163.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alabama Hills, Ca</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><p> </p><br /><p><br /></p><p> I set up, and relaxed with a beverage and imagined folks in covered wagons being here 150 years ago wondering what was on the other side of those magnificent peaks. Early to bed and early to rise..</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRKrLYaQnpRFvK4o3IJCYoo4keloBd8nFq0jfAIPobVV_lAh2keROLgFvm1ZwFmboD8H4UvgC5XbmZW_Lo-FtYfdSBQ5pDoRA5xNtamkuP5oNXs928LGwrsimmlzx9HjQVXJkTaB2VdoHd4_s_HQ28W06yZraju0zxdTMZTubvs-IhBvcQgPF0Frb/s1188/_DSC5183.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1188" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRKrLYaQnpRFvK4o3IJCYoo4keloBd8nFq0jfAIPobVV_lAh2keROLgFvm1ZwFmboD8H4UvgC5XbmZW_Lo-FtYfdSBQ5pDoRA5xNtamkuP5oNXs928LGwrsimmlzx9HjQVXJkTaB2VdoHd4_s_HQ28W06yZraju0zxdTMZTubvs-IhBvcQgPF0Frb/s320/_DSC5183.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alabama Hills, Ca</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> Got up about 0530. brewed a pot of coffee, set up a camera and watched the sun climb the eastern range until the first rays of light kissed the tips Sierras and Mt Whitney. Not a cloud in the sky...The morning show did not disappoint! The photo's weren't as dramatic as those I've seen, but that was do to "operator error". Photo's or not, the morning light show was just what the Doctor ordered!! I was back in the "saddle"! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglanIKqDqnxlWSomUy0GiHFNk1OrF6FIcN07TZnF5cw_Pvzh54clNlMQBh7fg8xW7dZXr_oIskmbw4xSVSnscSWubv7xPmnhJFS5NqBxYnPYsIQXjM2BsfAL68s3Pz_Ec4_25izB_RdL-MDaSrwPfyc_Iq41zde-vP6bv3P2nFqLjLcO8f8W9t_Ucv/s1143/_DSC3375-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1143" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglanIKqDqnxlWSomUy0GiHFNk1OrF6FIcN07TZnF5cw_Pvzh54clNlMQBh7fg8xW7dZXr_oIskmbw4xSVSnscSWubv7xPmnhJFS5NqBxYnPYsIQXjM2BsfAL68s3Pz_Ec4_25izB_RdL-MDaSrwPfyc_Iq41zde-vP6bv3P2nFqLjLcO8f8W9t_Ucv/w379-h212/_DSC3375-2.jpg" width="379" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alabama Hills, Ca</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>I decided to make another sweep of the area to see if I could find better campsite.....The area was still full of folks enjoying their Spring Break, so I stayed where I was and decided to do a scouting trip north on 395.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Dut7c-pJVsr6DWe-fc29jTXupgWd_FhTTEZftbVv3FVBWQ2QB8tm8oxWCu7SbOob4A8eTd_tCiGcmb5a8tHD096nw1VkuUEzsmpwZXwG5DllvflzbadS0pyTZGhgSzt71yFg8nLSuyLXUlVXwLyUcF1QDq44WsDCRflbj_PiBKv8fest4puMqyUG/s640/_DSC5162.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Dut7c-pJVsr6DWe-fc29jTXupgWd_FhTTEZftbVv3FVBWQ2QB8tm8oxWCu7SbOob4A8eTd_tCiGcmb5a8tHD096nw1VkuUEzsmpwZXwG5DllvflzbadS0pyTZGhgSzt71yFg8nLSuyLXUlVXwLyUcF1QDq44WsDCRflbj_PiBKv8fest4puMqyUG/w306-h205/_DSC5162.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North on Highway 395</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p> I started climbing in elevation and before I knew it I was driving in newly fallen snow.....Oh my, this was the icing on the cake. pulled off the road and took a couple pics and pressed on. I was close enough to Yosemite so i decided to see if I could possibly get in there. Didn't know if they had a lottery system going this early in the season.....about a half hour more driving and there was a sign that said it was closed. I assumed due to snow and not people. Oh well, I decided to return to Lone Pine!</p><p>That evening I grilled a steak, added a salad and ate while watching the sun go behind Mt Whitney....realizing what a lucky person I was to be still be able to partake in these adventures. Tomorrow I would drive to Trona Pinnacles, see what it was like and maybe spend a couple days exploring that area.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZ5wOe-P8bThEIGgFUu41jj4hDGudAbRFWP-YX7RU9E5UKASLTYz-XldAP1NXzJoiQ8ya5LeDSWcG01jpEHRFfkERGt-qiC7ykB7h9anbDYfg0b3KreB0hFi-P9Yb_DZq34ynJ3Gy2jU-JSsjLDli0f7T7KZ2kFZePp607z9kI16JSreeQJhJxpvB/s1255/_DSC5145.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1255" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZ5wOe-P8bThEIGgFUu41jj4hDGudAbRFWP-YX7RU9E5UKASLTYz-XldAP1NXzJoiQ8ya5LeDSWcG01jpEHRFfkERGt-qiC7ykB7h9anbDYfg0b3KreB0hFi-P9Yb_DZq34ynJ3Gy2jU-JSsjLDli0f7T7KZ2kFZePp607z9kI16JSreeQJhJxpvB/w357-h182/_DSC5145.jpg" width="357" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North on Highway 395</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Woke up about 0600 hours and while jumping up and down the bed platform, I noticed I was running out of breath to the extent I had to sit down and rest in-between tasks....Mmmmmm the next hour or so didn't show any improvement. My first thought was that it must be the elevation and my COPD, though in the past I have never had this extreme reaction, even at higher elevations. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsLsvcnsSlbJai0jsbM53o6EDl2BFILmgbIAgrtAFGXZME8mBB3Cd5u8WcA24E00JAcd7hXAFegCOgk5WC9VCm1EBFzn0xgNDB1mQivFrUWaN7NKu5bmK0Dxvbxrj3qHCHbsfPudh5heTnG0F0-sm8XORwUAYX20YWSfJb0-pO-NdGD1bLRzJGYKI/s1200/_DSC5188-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="1200" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsLsvcnsSlbJai0jsbM53o6EDl2BFILmgbIAgrtAFGXZME8mBB3Cd5u8WcA24E00JAcd7hXAFegCOgk5WC9VCm1EBFzn0xgNDB1mQivFrUWaN7NKu5bmK0Dxvbxrj3qHCHbsfPudh5heTnG0F0-sm8XORwUAYX20YWSfJb0-pO-NdGD1bLRzJGYKI/w466-h169/_DSC5188-3.jpg" width="466" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alabama Hills, Ca</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My plan was to find a motel at a lower elevation, stay overnight and see how my shortness of breath is tomorrow. I found a motel in Barstow, and they also had a hospital....just in case. Next morning my problem was the same and I decided to go to the ER and see if they could figure this out. The staff and medical process was "top shelf". wait time was very short. Within 10 minutes I was being seen by a NP and Doctor. Gave me an EKG, chest X-Ray and did a blood workup. based on the blood workup they decided to give me a CT-Scan. There was some indication I may have a blood clot. The CT-Scan found no evidence of a clot. At that point they felt that my problem may be COPD, but stated I still could have a a cardio problem. Their recommendation was to return home and get further medical attn, with my Cardio folks and also my Pulmonary Doctor. Since it was mid day I decided to stay in the area one more night and head out the next morning....which I did and 3 days later was greeted by my lovely Bride. Have an appt next week with the Doc's....I now know I am no longer "Bullet Proof"😊<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2L2T9-dVv2pOxFmsYpftqCuXxyPJP-LUu4pO-yhXtmpslx_bAqYOapjDYeCtWYddR-_r25hKyf2VsBeG6o-HGqWaHMvuxH2iepiECCPPu46jF3uUqEVH6J_vSFI9eJbksV1Wo1e8Wnoq-703HwYfjyP2_DHHIDOHiHY0IHFNLb_nyqVvHh7iSs2E/s1500/_DSC5195.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1500" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2L2T9-dVv2pOxFmsYpftqCuXxyPJP-LUu4pO-yhXtmpslx_bAqYOapjDYeCtWYddR-_r25hKyf2VsBeG6o-HGqWaHMvuxH2iepiECCPPu46jF3uUqEVH6J_vSFI9eJbksV1Wo1e8Wnoq-703HwYfjyP2_DHHIDOHiHY0IHFNLb_nyqVvHh7iSs2E/w267-h206/_DSC5195.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winslow, Az</td></tr></tbody></table>Though I only was able to scratch the surface of what I had planned, I'm still very grateful for been able to made this trip and spend time in the area! I'm currently planning some two and three day camping trips for next month in Missouri and Arkansas. As Clint Eastwood said "Don't let the Old Man in"👍😉 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for stopping by.....and Happy Trails....Until next time! Horst sends</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-1R3pzvo-2V7J5TXDNEY0Ap5gYAyVVKHWWvBRP9K_wJy8pzuYWyZ2q_DPdlB3Gb3NXgukpnvgFI-Au7WppBf1W9RiGiRVJkuQGCAr6qMq1_pz6GhISVDtRjUu55wgJhs3j_GYb1myLsRdy58LPBMMcoMSyKX7H3fE5ssA3oDRuo8qz8mmOITk-rV/s1500/IMG_20230409_130200765.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1500" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-1R3pzvo-2V7J5TXDNEY0Ap5gYAyVVKHWWvBRP9K_wJy8pzuYWyZ2q_DPdlB3Gb3NXgukpnvgFI-Au7WppBf1W9RiGiRVJkuQGCAr6qMq1_pz6GhISVDtRjUu55wgJhs3j_GYb1myLsRdy58LPBMMcoMSyKX7H3fE5ssA3oDRuo8qz8mmOITk-rV/w258-h212/IMG_20230409_130200765.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhere north of Vegas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br />horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-36273891014446203782023-04-08T22:39:00.000-05:002023-04-08T22:39:48.778-05:00 I See Missouri In My Rear View Mirror <p> This will be a short post..I left the Bride at 0600 hours Friday morning. South West on I-</p><p>44, connecting with I-40 in Oklahoma City and stopping that evening just east of Amarillo. A dispersed camping spot that had a table and fire pit. Got down in the low 30's. On the road this morning a 0800 hours and called it a day close to Winslow. Another eight plus hour trip tomorrow to get to Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills area, unless I Decide to go to Death Valley first.....always have options. 😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZXEinqQ5yjLdHfxOPTvsC4DIXM94c3qAirxwFO3_6b2obtvpPo1uNZY9_h5wA6bmgH0OHuzu-g2nYowHcFduAR9yo8UpV0MUf4UmNYteX5eQfqQMaeJMP2Ctwm-1mPmnECALNTcOt_tuI030gKRVMtF5M7Qh1weiEEcq2QrdIpayBLbUtpJUxmzE/s4096/IMG_20230407_194425503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZXEinqQ5yjLdHfxOPTvsC4DIXM94c3qAirxwFO3_6b2obtvpPo1uNZY9_h5wA6bmgH0OHuzu-g2nYowHcFduAR9yo8UpV0MUf4UmNYteX5eQfqQMaeJMP2Ctwm-1mPmnECALNTcOt_tuI030gKRVMtF5M7Qh1weiEEcq2QrdIpayBLbUtpJUxmzE/s320/IMG_20230407_194425503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It's been a long while coming, but worth the wait. I'll try and up date whenever I have some cell capability......Some photos, some great hikes, and lots of sitting and watching awesome sunsets! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKGnpnwK4LQCzZEvna5PpvjgCHCGt-q5XcjfsfZx5cLPxIpFGEYApdv2gm4b302LSyhWpGso7pFPm6wDsDPzZ3fnilw56zEu62lzSHuWhVnA1UFCX0t5u7pMGUq1V6-U-9teM70lMDYI_GwLrX7v5d-HrM8oLp4BXkzQrNfs6-TGj8kzRDK6dOjbP/s4096/IMG_20230407_194348449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKGnpnwK4LQCzZEvna5PpvjgCHCGt-q5XcjfsfZx5cLPxIpFGEYApdv2gm4b302LSyhWpGso7pFPm6wDsDPzZ3fnilw56zEu62lzSHuWhVnA1UFCX0t5u7pMGUq1V6-U-9teM70lMDYI_GwLrX7v5d-HrM8oLp4BXkzQrNfs6-TGj8kzRDK6dOjbP/s320/IMG_20230407_194348449.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Till next time....Happy Trails ! Horst sends</p><p><br /></p>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-2898428458503798722023-04-03T07:56:00.004-05:002023-04-04T15:04:37.719-05:00It's Really Happening....update Hit a "Speedbump"I know, its been awhile since my last post....well its not been easy living up
here. Had to get past the Holidays and with all the Kids close by that took a
while. Then there was the snow shoveling, oh and more snow shoveling, buying winter clothes and gaining bunches of weight from eating bunches of stew,
pot roast and chilli! :) Then came the rain,wind, flooding and tornado scares. This
has been a weekly occurrence since sometime in January. In-between those events
we've had numerous Doctors appointments, dental appointments, home
repair/replacement appointments along with trips to San Antonio, Florida and
Kansas City, and roaming around the State........<div><br /></div><div>Bottom line, We are Blessed and
enjoying life to the fullest!
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...and now for the "Yippie-ki-Ya" moment. Tomorrow(Monday 3 April) I am pointing
the truck 270 degrees and getting on I-44 until Oklahoma City at which time I
will get on I-40 until I reach California, then head north until Lone Pine and
which time I will fulfill a dream of spending time in Alabama Hills and other
assortment places in the vicinity to include Death Valley(if it isn't too hot
yet)! It will be a mad dash to Lone Pine...planning on only taking 3 days and
then spend several days in the area followed by a slow meandering trip back to
the Missouri Homestead. probably will be around 3 weeks or so. Not the two or
three months trips of the past, but a awesome trip to an area I've not been at,
and a new camping/traveling platform. Life is good.
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</div>UPDATE!!!!....Not so fast....have been watching the weather and another severe storm is moving
into our area Tuesday afternoon, evening and night. Again the threat is wind ,
thunderstorms, maybe hail and chance of tornadoes. I'm not leaving the
Bride alone in this type of weather. That's why I didn't leave last week, due to
the potential of severe outbreak of rain, flooding, hail and tornadoes.
I've been trying to get to Alabama Hills for years, so another couple days won't end the World.... I'm now looking at
this coming Wednesday or Thursday...and I'm not unloading the truck! :))</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Horst sends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t6Q2iz0eQolEcxZry_fUYlzBbWl7KrMQHPO16TYiplmazJPL3n8OH-q9GjqLcuw8q5v3f0b9sOpGenoRsvc77up2xzEs2hHad54pBGA5G0DYdVVdeb6ldosFiBqodu-zi3X_zf1yXcVdTw3aIasLZ0lpCIL11ULvUkC0GYvhtwv3w39zK_5krkDc/s4792/DSC_16531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="4792" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t6Q2iz0eQolEcxZry_fUYlzBbWl7KrMQHPO16TYiplmazJPL3n8OH-q9GjqLcuw8q5v3f0b9sOpGenoRsvc77up2xzEs2hHad54pBGA5G0DYdVVdeb6ldosFiBqodu-zi3X_zf1yXcVdTw3aIasLZ0lpCIL11ULvUkC0GYvhtwv3w39zK_5krkDc/s320/DSC_16531.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A Western sunrise of the past......Looking forward to a new one!!</div>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-48663651462563520202022-11-02T19:38:00.001-05:002022-11-03T07:03:59.784-05:002022 A Year of Transition....Location, Home, and Camping Style<p>Yup...its been a year since my last post. One thing this year has not been for us is "Idle". There has been constant movement, not always forward, but movement never the less. I will try to keep this short, but still have content.</p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIsYsPn2S1J07uc_EPHE5R3NUtJZ6r0cptg7KZT2DrPdySHTN0kBMRhYDXVIl3lOZbnDPmiTKGbfglUqpANjm3giIsHilnCKRB1yb-l80Muz8_JGMqtAG1Wf_y13KRlxkRgmujWjrZbavpVc3L7KkXlmvML-lDm21F_x2xjT0pzQTr8vktP5TJOPp/s5993/mill%20shot-5087.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3470" data-original-width="5993" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIsYsPn2S1J07uc_EPHE5R3NUtJZ6r0cptg7KZT2DrPdySHTN0kBMRhYDXVIl3lOZbnDPmiTKGbfglUqpANjm3giIsHilnCKRB1yb-l80Muz8_JGMqtAG1Wf_y13KRlxkRgmujWjrZbavpVc3L7KkXlmvML-lDm21F_x2xjT0pzQTr8vktP5TJOPp/w285-h165/mill%20shot-5087.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2022HorstKellyphotographer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The New Year brought us snow, and more snow. Add to that a few tornadoes here and there, throw in some medical issues and Bang, before we knew it was April 2022.</p><p>April was a time of sorrow and reflection . We lost Janet's Father...98 years young. He had a rough two years with a couple hip injures, broken arm, infected foot and other sundry mishaps. He kept a positive attitude till the end. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3q3ARFELM55bajU6dMIrnMo5yIijszKfcocsEdYZ9ZbaHwyTlPpy9nH57VN0aG4D6lcbgRZ_oz8_FvU6-p65ZH9GMyL6nzPjHY8bdn4PcdNUQt7dvpj8j6rlCxG7n_i6khTj1UEf1YMF5uibF3jSn8bKnqie-To_zJYX5fjYRs1CD6pYXsoxJAC1/s1600/image%20(3).png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1600" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3q3ARFELM55bajU6dMIrnMo5yIijszKfcocsEdYZ9ZbaHwyTlPpy9nH57VN0aG4D6lcbgRZ_oz8_FvU6-p65ZH9GMyL6nzPjHY8bdn4PcdNUQt7dvpj8j6rlCxG7n_i6khTj1UEf1YMF5uibF3jSn8bKnqie-To_zJYX5fjYRs1CD6pYXsoxJAC1/w280-h186/image%20(3).png" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father-in-Law 2013 age 88 <br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>One of the good things about moving to this area was our ability to take frequent day trips to visit him. Another "great one" of the greatest generation passes! He is missed! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Some photo's while traveling the Back Roads of Missouri...."Blue Highways" as JerryC of Eggrolling calls them!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbt8yyRoIk3j4DD_UixDX1LPH0b_zD3RQDhzFM2XzrmAooACuS9cPKB5NyVVvR5Z9vfQDePToTf5XvxD_ZQxPQag_ABjEb7R11GDNZeIpJzfh68mWaQE8yQN5xMSBy69V5gQQClug3dkceArjN8tbAHZ4FnKdLCZUXOpYN7aPU0x7GwFLOi1-FexV/s640/mill%20shot-5112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbt8yyRoIk3j4DD_UixDX1LPH0b_zD3RQDhzFM2XzrmAooACuS9cPKB5NyVVvR5Z9vfQDePToTf5XvxD_ZQxPQag_ABjEb7R11GDNZeIpJzfh68mWaQE8yQN5xMSBy69V5gQQClug3dkceArjN8tbAHZ4FnKdLCZUXOpYN7aPU0x7GwFLOi1-FexV/w167-h250/mill%20shot-5112.jpg" width="167" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We did manage to plant a small veggie garden, other sundry plants and finally got our home somewhat in order. Had out of town friends come visit and the big event was a trip to Charleston S.C. to attend our youngest grandsons H.S. graduation! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4oTG6Fg1MR2GUQeidCf8AKap-J8_UmnTBXM_mJjbJ94baaY3-MHjt8SqQcMnZ32FZ_bEk3cMifbkqqd_jTtdy9PlnlaELQPIefFI0wqzPjTJprUcd1MWiBTCjWqPqUTAYi8rSxCYwRkVEu2Txr8pg1Qgenug2LS5d9YLyOZNgsvB0RiqNil5RqDx/s1882/boat%20132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1567" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4oTG6Fg1MR2GUQeidCf8AKap-J8_UmnTBXM_mJjbJ94baaY3-MHjt8SqQcMnZ32FZ_bEk3cMifbkqqd_jTtdy9PlnlaELQPIefFI0wqzPjTJprUcd1MWiBTCjWqPqUTAYi8rSxCYwRkVEu2Txr8pg1Qgenug2LS5d9YLyOZNgsvB0RiqNil5RqDx/w126-h152/boat%20132.jpg" width="126" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How time flies... 2022 Freshman at Coastal Carolina.. </td></tr></tbody></table> PGA golf pro Dustin Johnson attended CCU. Maybe just maybe......... Opi can dream!<br /><div><br /><div> What a super visit it was to see the kids, grandkids and SIL's parents. Great memories from that trip. The trip to Charleston and back was very scenic. Sure beat the old way from Texas and the Texas to KC trips. Relaxing to say the least.<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1vdtYfPq7FZwSKv0Y2CR0eSpc8f8LXz8axGSik0mkudU5tM0-hguN4s_he4bZ9ZJogZ1UO-ryWSQx4IoOOkN9E49J5Va_6XCJqhjaIokgCeuaNFbq6ge0bYT22SONpQe-IwsMFzomVOa9anKSZa2hE6Ap025z3sH21TMrwgn7jeHwjmNCRR0v348/s5738/mill%20shot-5111-2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3586" data-original-width="5738" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1vdtYfPq7FZwSKv0Y2CR0eSpc8f8LXz8axGSik0mkudU5tM0-hguN4s_he4bZ9ZJogZ1UO-ryWSQx4IoOOkN9E49J5Va_6XCJqhjaIokgCeuaNFbq6ge0bYT22SONpQe-IwsMFzomVOa9anKSZa2hE6Ap025z3sH21TMrwgn7jeHwjmNCRR0v348/w286-h179/mill%20shot-5111-2.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>On a Blue Highway.(c)HorstKelly<br /><p><br /></p><p>Late summer I took a couple 3 day camping trips around the Mark Twain Forest. I started my truck build, at least version 1.0. I found that I didn't need the amount of "Stuff" I had always taken in the Casita, plus with only a 5 ft. truck bed there wasn't the storage room I had before. I put in 3/4 inch plywood floor in two pieces. Tongue and groove . On top of that I built 2 storage units on each side using 2x2 inch framing and black caulk boards for the sides. The dimensions are about 50+ inches long, 22.5 inches high and 16 inches deep. The passenger's side holds my Bluetti solar power station, which consists of about 200 amp hour lithium battery and 1000 watt invertor and a mpp solar charger. Also on the passenger side I installed a 12 volt marine type fuse box. Simple wiring set up but it meets all my electrical needs. I have a 200 watt solar panel on the roof top. Also have 2 twenty liter water containers. both with their own 12 volt pumps. One for drinking water, the other for showers, washing dishes, etc. I have a sitting area with a makeshift (portable) desk. The aisle is a little less than 24 inches(about the same as the Casita aisle). I put a Bass Boat seat in the aisle to relax, read and do some work on the laptop..... My 12 volt fridge sits in the back seat area of the truck as does 2 extra storage boxes. Plywood floor is not bolted to the truck bed. It is wedged in. does not move. The two storage areas are not bolted to the floor , are bolted to runners on the side. They don't move. The beauty is I can take the entire camping module out in less than 10 minutes, which includes the plywood flooring.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcCCAUwIHenY9V-knfdrRFIQP77EEKgr2qj1lXFGJYiWi7TkA65DJZbN9FAWGU8IXf4rqptMB_wd2UJ6dB01VmL-JtbUNWI5DZiSXNWMe_n2o1K8DIpxWfX7GyJ0lMzZuWF_1GBqkX7AdRRk8bXoM5GpFEoesv6A_Hv8XWO8Ce52MBTqh7O3Fr7bR/s4096/IMG_20220309_110629066.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcCCAUwIHenY9V-knfdrRFIQP77EEKgr2qj1lXFGJYiWi7TkA65DJZbN9FAWGU8IXf4rqptMB_wd2UJ6dB01VmL-JtbUNWI5DZiSXNWMe_n2o1K8DIpxWfX7GyJ0lMzZuWF_1GBqkX7AdRRk8bXoM5GpFEoesv6A_Hv8XWO8Ce52MBTqh7O3Fr7bR/w236-h177/IMG_20220309_110629066.jpg" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3/4" plywood flooring, tongue and groove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwxjcJGFbNcIc9Lm5m52M8GU08i9Q2-77OyHfCTlEBO0yDTQz1DrdQBPgzrDBI-4tME4pqJbqOA601EOiF_PYvOsCgZhen8hfG8wJdiW5J4J0fr4agxxt06mnaJ0GFnrkgmTby2yjHpPGWtXqFCMWT55xwl7KLJ1zdEAR3Bc4hMF57DA9HowJ8T7U/s4096/IMG_20220325_160847701.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwxjcJGFbNcIc9Lm5m52M8GU08i9Q2-77OyHfCTlEBO0yDTQz1DrdQBPgzrDBI-4tME4pqJbqOA601EOiF_PYvOsCgZhen8hfG8wJdiW5J4J0fr4agxxt06mnaJ0GFnrkgmTby2yjHpPGWtXqFCMWT55xwl7KLJ1zdEAR3Bc4hMF57DA9HowJ8T7U/w152-h185/IMG_20220325_160847701.jpg" width="152" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Electrical system</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> I've taken it out a couple times and so far am happy with how it's set up. If I think that it needs no more tweaking I will probably tear it down are rebuild using Aluminum extrusion as the framing. I still need to put a heat source in there. I have a couple ideas I'm playing with.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvg52yeysBHPLlDjizBTMtGg7MJNjn1fVhTyFsPDda3ZIH2svPYi_qNNfFutjcjCtxQo-OhLuZem8VXDeWb-6T2DjQx8daQWsv-3JQ6zfsZPrfcigC-AKAq2f-RT2mQFsZtrV8uI4NzY9v6c048yzdkJKJEKll_9j2uUdiDolGVjnB7vOE3bYc9mv/s4096/IMG_20221101_141513298.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvg52yeysBHPLlDjizBTMtGg7MJNjn1fVhTyFsPDda3ZIH2svPYi_qNNfFutjcjCtxQo-OhLuZem8VXDeWb-6T2DjQx8daQWsv-3JQ6zfsZPrfcigC-AKAq2f-RT2mQFsZtrV8uI4NzY9v6c048yzdkJKJEKll_9j2uUdiDolGVjnB7vOE3bYc9mv/w230-h173/IMG_20221101_141513298.jpg" width="230" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bed of truck. Side panels are chalk board</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_90jBWOlpcHZaPt4rNJztCzl0k-vNp_QA98lIVNAjjuDtRgEAQ2_QuV-np_RhT7QEP579Ev2LvoDVpj84gREA0hAL-t6R29trpvMxUBgfayTm4xe4HqAtTTXqkt880GQ_6ByXKDjYsZtmMke1WxyYPvR1nXKGK9LA45Bhwh-DfFTV9Dh8h8bwj_B/s4096/IMG_20221101_141118627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_90jBWOlpcHZaPt4rNJztCzl0k-vNp_QA98lIVNAjjuDtRgEAQ2_QuV-np_RhT7QEP579Ev2LvoDVpj84gREA0hAL-t6R29trpvMxUBgfayTm4xe4HqAtTTXqkt880GQ_6ByXKDjYsZtmMke1WxyYPvR1nXKGK9LA45Bhwh-DfFTV9Dh8h8bwj_B/w199-h265/IMG_20221101_141118627.jpg" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loft Bed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> <br /><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4mIW2beyTSArlj-Uk8OsCOtq3-vKLWUp-gFqUcjfDjdZJWuQ0qZ2-f1JmW0bpimO0vQswSoGHAOVf581es369E7-klciYxRLCnnfdQ2fP8ypyDFdnMIhW19qCYAuNYnoLEJE1NCWNDsznpo0XLn2Xhg_vdR1j1w3heSmN2vwYldu6igpJZ59Pb1h/s4096/IMG_20221101_141455271.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4mIW2beyTSArlj-Uk8OsCOtq3-vKLWUp-gFqUcjfDjdZJWuQ0qZ2-f1JmW0bpimO0vQswSoGHAOVf581es369E7-klciYxRLCnnfdQ2fP8ypyDFdnMIhW19qCYAuNYnoLEJE1NCWNDsznpo0XLn2Xhg_vdR1j1w3heSmN2vwYldu6igpJZ59Pb1h/w222-h167/IMG_20221101_141455271.jpg" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with clam shell open, can stand up and move around</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>No, its not as comfy as the Casita, but it will take me to places the Casita couldn't. I don't know how much longer I can physically go on these trips so this provides the best opportunity get up and go without too much effort. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbl6roGvYzdCiUdFUezYN5Zy-GTsWeiDDm8RcJDlujnkpT3HxTlfOJfVXpCmZg-Ohrr6Yf0yY9gB7c2bcLV37XcIKh-j4N7SpoGYJ0-ETUSkCUgfQRr5Si3X1ev_n4iVeoqFRr8JGmyIK0cYuCUAR4PmQyIxpNGBvDUm0EI9CL2UAagN5s4ycOKseV/s4096/mill%20shot-180859216.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="4096" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbl6roGvYzdCiUdFUezYN5Zy-GTsWeiDDm8RcJDlujnkpT3HxTlfOJfVXpCmZg-Ohrr6Yf0yY9gB7c2bcLV37XcIKh-j4N7SpoGYJ0-ETUSkCUgfQRr5Si3X1ev_n4iVeoqFRr8JGmyIK0cYuCUAR4PmQyIxpNGBvDUm0EI9CL2UAagN5s4ycOKseV/w251-h148/mill%20shot-180859216.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake side dispersed campsite in National forest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuWS92VlJNEplZa6GfuCN2BSdVQUJecdnWKT7UvkE2mq0w9hndx0hoMo6rUeons4HG1CBhW-wkHc0ywB3dZwc33fNlXu1RVlsZAQV0pl6YpaD3cin5sR5Ukeex-2C3z7BI4sJTZS9uuFqqfvhjr0BFkZYECOqdttVey0RCo9Ba4El--GzEEZcr04d/s3287/mill%20shot-154534160.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="3287" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuWS92VlJNEplZa6GfuCN2BSdVQUJecdnWKT7UvkE2mq0w9hndx0hoMo6rUeons4HG1CBhW-wkHc0ywB3dZwc33fNlXu1RVlsZAQV0pl6YpaD3cin5sR5Ukeex-2C3z7BI4sJTZS9uuFqqfvhjr0BFkZYECOqdttVey0RCo9Ba4El--GzEEZcr04d/w241-h218/mill%20shot-154534160.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ridgeline dispersed campsite in National Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSq0JkCWQnICuGPWYm2NzsFZLUFZ3j08WKBvdR9_kFQTSRz9JNcIYQmtqs5WkIFewMEkdsMa2pqX90P1lJixy99MPxbC-iAU9Qrh2LeGIafJzzu6ljAJ6ULnTSwozQvaRg-PO2wSG4q6y8QQyaEkwWhach-DCm9IJvrLDW3OiyrIfxGM4WLEN5l-3/s4096/mill%20shot-181052916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSq0JkCWQnICuGPWYm2NzsFZLUFZ3j08WKBvdR9_kFQTSRz9JNcIYQmtqs5WkIFewMEkdsMa2pqX90P1lJixy99MPxbC-iAU9Qrh2LeGIafJzzu6ljAJ6ULnTSwozQvaRg-PO2wSG4q6y8QQyaEkwWhach-DCm9IJvrLDW3OiyrIfxGM4WLEN5l-3/w276-h207/mill%20shot-181052916.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River bank dispersed campsite in Nat'l Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>In early October had some more friends from Texas come visit. Since then I've taken a couple more short trips and some day trips just scouting around. Photography has taken a back seat this year and hopefully the coming year I can get back in the photography groove...Settling in has taken longer than I anticipated, especially with all that has been going on, and just trying to find new doctors, dentists, etc. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwV1-snPNBVcPFh05oBpYO_UCI5bIhA1Aniwlw2f79JwZeSO3OQccgAx_BPAeRAkWDQj-kRy_Ok7V847smZmCgeHnN-Br6XGVlXI00xK9AbaOVeAcovGnamrIxTB3sUZZQ13_0ZTIr-CFDpZ9Fpebb46nYdrRU1wTkfiEFQx6lqnG0cMwHt54C4GCM/s3838/mill%20shot-074157777.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="3838" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwV1-snPNBVcPFh05oBpYO_UCI5bIhA1Aniwlw2f79JwZeSO3OQccgAx_BPAeRAkWDQj-kRy_Ok7V847smZmCgeHnN-Br6XGVlXI00xK9AbaOVeAcovGnamrIxTB3sUZZQ13_0ZTIr-CFDpZ9Fpebb46nYdrRU1wTkfiEFQx6lqnG0cMwHt54C4GCM/w267-h124/mill%20shot-074157777.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lakeside dispersed campsite, early morning fog</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGFLO5_STnBT8Jjseu8L_q2DjyaU1YTxpI10EyPPU-3oFi4SZfH5tXPFuXHGM7g9-4GqS44Z5P11E2H9ps71d_UTfYkcbgP9jwkK6K-Zbq-aRPl5r2fOutlU8H50xbcsoNhbgE_UQN9gRWP_dwKO3YhzlFoPAZkiytBhCT7pek8hyH1nHEEJIhbZM/s3756/mill%20shot-195821835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="3756" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGFLO5_STnBT8Jjseu8L_q2DjyaU1YTxpI10EyPPU-3oFi4SZfH5tXPFuXHGM7g9-4GqS44Z5P11E2H9ps71d_UTfYkcbgP9jwkK6K-Zbq-aRPl5r2fOutlU8H50xbcsoNhbgE_UQN9gRWP_dwKO3YhzlFoPAZkiytBhCT7pek8hyH1nHEEJIhbZM/s320/mill%20shot-195821835.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of the lakeside campsite in Nat'l Forest </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSuUMFDrmRYf1gWUypm5D-IXe2MdyuQ6fQPijOb8HOgpLSaDXDBck4jB9LWg9MaVFUBvtL_erzyxLE-OKP6cbHUQZPElLLJvVWRLzb3df30pjl2zrPAfPcB7034mKoV7m6gEAqXewRBuYBteannMj52IQGi3MK-uwSl5eaAyKDfxf7skUTQrNBesl/s3901/mill%20shot-175752566.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="3901" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSuUMFDrmRYf1gWUypm5D-IXe2MdyuQ6fQPijOb8HOgpLSaDXDBck4jB9LWg9MaVFUBvtL_erzyxLE-OKP6cbHUQZPElLLJvVWRLzb3df30pjl2zrPAfPcB7034mKoV7m6gEAqXewRBuYBteannMj52IQGi3MK-uwSl5eaAyKDfxf7skUTQrNBesl/w248-h177/mill%20shot-175752566.jpg" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River bank campsite. Nat'l Forest<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>In a nutshell, this past year had it's ups and down's, I had hoped to go on more extended camping trips...but sometime stuff happens but at the end of the day it all works out in the wash. The good news is that this was the right move. Janet is closer to family and that has brought a big smile to everyone....if we could just figure out how to move Charleston to Missouri...that would make it better then perfect!<p></p><p>Hopefully more to come with the next trip "around the Sun". Thanks for stopping by! Horst sends</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZlBJ5oX3T8kKxyx_6v3xjoCdTELe86PBkAS8DCUHiNVVMXZhji2bCezKAdz5z25cFG7-txqDSnVbbsLNY-nB1MhgY-WJlPD2UfgN51Zwh0hQsrV_fAo_zhpLlDtTiDuY3fNhRZx3uE_eh1ihJobXmuJCDMUdG1iJhkCk2pTHEG0FMmdSUAuNHHLk/s4758/_DSC2356.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="4758" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZlBJ5oX3T8kKxyx_6v3xjoCdTELe86PBkAS8DCUHiNVVMXZhji2bCezKAdz5z25cFG7-txqDSnVbbsLNY-nB1MhgY-WJlPD2UfgN51Zwh0hQsrV_fAo_zhpLlDtTiDuY3fNhRZx3uE_eh1ihJobXmuJCDMUdG1iJhkCk2pTHEG0FMmdSUAuNHHLk/s320/_DSC2356.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memory shot...Ahhhh, Big Bend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-30879784376674640942021-12-25T19:26:00.005-06:002021-12-28T21:39:40.891-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS<p> </p><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheXhvR5DCLZvGUwu2W1TUCUY151FGs3CRtTth0tOgkEneAMG8ePaYg4K4VmNIaC2EbG8HmskR89V1omHEFruWC5c4fkI51FWhXsyohg7UYmmUKTP0b7AhTNLCObIlU56ze--F8mfUpFEAM4nEZjpLgCn-DxBXAmdrM89fI086_3Sj-0oT83rNU_TpO=s629" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="629" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheXhvR5DCLZvGUwu2W1TUCUY151FGs3CRtTth0tOgkEneAMG8ePaYg4K4VmNIaC2EbG8HmskR89V1omHEFruWC5c4fkI51FWhXsyohg7UYmmUKTP0b7AhTNLCObIlU56ze--F8mfUpFEAM4nEZjpLgCn-DxBXAmdrM89fI086_3Sj-0oT83rNU_TpO=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2021HorstKellyphotographer </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Hope this post finds you enjoying Christmas with Family and friends...We had part of the family over Christmas Eve, a wonderful and relaxing time. Went to Kansas City today to visit Brides father(97 years young) also one of her sisters and BIL.....Wished we could of had or been with daughter , SIL and Gkids from Charleston...</p><p>Will do an update soon...time to run and eat leftovers from yesterday evening...Mmm, Mmmm good!</p><p>Wishing Family, Friends and a the Blogging Community a Wonderful and Relaxing Christmas and may the coming year be filled with Love, Happiness and Good health!! Horst sends </p><br />horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-59888038562768849592021-10-04T10:24:00.007-05:002021-10-05T21:27:54.779-05:00Update.....From the Missouri Side of Oz<p> It's been three months since my last post, but feels like yesterday! A busy time. We are in our new home in Ozark, Missouri area. The movement of house hold goods went very smoothly..no major damage and very little scrapes and scratches...and all items accounted for. The moving company is one of the best I have ever had ...and I moved 16 times or so during my career to include five over of the ocean moves....these folks out performed those moves! We're just finished unpacking our last box....I'm guessing we should have had some more garage sales BEFORE we moved😏.....got a lot of stuff going to various organizations and churches. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27OeG7GoaMd3BHPaUizDrSnB9JonMJFfLDZygdMw9y_K-_Q2Jpb86_jnPXAKqpWpelXyql3HFIIXwB2176WWpzaExBK0ExNbm2Xh8Y-2PRo3nMeQyxM0AZT41-4bBqfNFNci-JaMeaU0/s1000/DSC_4321.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="724" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27OeG7GoaMd3BHPaUizDrSnB9JonMJFfLDZygdMw9y_K-_Q2Jpb86_jnPXAKqpWpelXyql3HFIIXwB2176WWpzaExBK0ExNbm2Xh8Y-2PRo3nMeQyxM0AZT41-4bBqfNFNci-JaMeaU0/w145-h200/DSC_4321.JPG" width="145" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25 minutes from our home</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Our Texas home is pending a sale. The folks that are buying it(hopefully) had a hiccup with their house sale and asked if they could rent while continuing their own sale process, they wanted to get their teenager in school before classes started. So we still have some lose ends...I've already taken a trip back to Texas.</p><p>In the middle of the move I got my Alu-Cab Canopy Camper. I'm very happy with it...I'm still taking it back to folks to have some stuff "tweaked" and other stuff added. I have not done any building it out on the inside. I'm still am trying to decide what will fit my needs and what I need/want to carry with me on trips. I have decided on my electrical set up. Based on the type/length of my trips I went the simple route. I am going to get a 200 watt solar panel, fuse panel for wiring and a Bluetti EB240 Portable Power Station 240WH solar generator. Based on what I calculated my electrical needs will be, I think this will unit will meet, even exceed my requirements. Its a all in one unit, lithium battery, mppt solar controller, sinewave inverter, etc..and the cost is less than if I bought individual components.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvRt7tcuP8BW2ncixepJJXHi8qqFVcJr0YqW6OQIG9vjOf0LNQePdrGCD8flCEejHXWGdxMqdLFNwvifVZamIvIOdOgsqEnXSCv5hfqMhni_wFCGuosYydVsOFIUcumpHrIvAGNU8TEM/s2048/IMG_20210716_170932822_HDR+%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvRt7tcuP8BW2ncixepJJXHi8qqFVcJr0YqW6OQIG9vjOf0LNQePdrGCD8flCEejHXWGdxMqdLFNwvifVZamIvIOdOgsqEnXSCv5hfqMhni_wFCGuosYydVsOFIUcumpHrIvAGNU8TEM/w200-h150/IMG_20210716_170932822_HDR+%25282%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NCKWgtVfp7ar7H3HzLHDiJNjKDD-y2hJTvcp5S7pdRyBTIIboNXw8hIvh-Tpf8JtpQfmnY-1vWRh_gGJptReZQKS4GXvYwOgQx_DkEKN2Fw_uK3FrlLU7BH0zKTIrkCrT6uSpE5AWlE/s2048/IMG_20210712_175207748_HDR+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NCKWgtVfp7ar7H3HzLHDiJNjKDD-y2hJTvcp5S7pdRyBTIIboNXw8hIvh-Tpf8JtpQfmnY-1vWRh_gGJptReZQKS4GXvYwOgQx_DkEKN2Fw_uK3FrlLU7BH0zKTIrkCrT6uSpE5AWlE/w200-h150/IMG_20210712_175207748_HDR+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><br /><p>I've camped in it a total of 4 nights on my trip back from San Antonio, and it worked well. No major issues and I got an idea of things I'll need and don't need that I had in the Casita. Hope to start building it in the next month or so, but if not I can still go camping off grid by some lake or mountain stream....and put a smile on my face.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qFTFcPMyg1lDW4QUxQSvSxMetJCRol3PAubvHDKeJweqdQbh_C-VfzEjAILwoul_G822XwyLCUc13VaSTQd3yx6Y1g2Mu-jRDLKYsSzdH14cvh2TnEkIjIl1ppP9Rb2Ev9FHK4DTBis/s2048/IMG_20210918_192603789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qFTFcPMyg1lDW4QUxQSvSxMetJCRol3PAubvHDKeJweqdQbh_C-VfzEjAILwoul_G822XwyLCUc13VaSTQd3yx6Y1g2Mu-jRDLKYsSzdH14cvh2TnEkIjIl1ppP9Rb2Ev9FHK4DTBis/w200-h150/IMG_20210918_192603789.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLkOByWpEzD7u2p9RR8Q3pyr9D2mo4-Y4566A8YTJHtpEUP9stSi_52QgUSZVD9BwUwjMJtbdG26KlLUp4AzE4NHmHO9e-vxNwzBSp4KzBpJPhCOjorlcD1z4avbRBIKV1Jh4-SEFrpM/s2048/IMG_20210918_193428756.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLkOByWpEzD7u2p9RR8Q3pyr9D2mo4-Y4566A8YTJHtpEUP9stSi_52QgUSZVD9BwUwjMJtbdG26KlLUp4AzE4NHmHO9e-vxNwzBSp4KzBpJPhCOjorlcD1z4avbRBIKV1Jh4-SEFrpM/w200-h150/IMG_20210918_193428756.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTAkn7ayDWYqxKS8pOGd1Qfh0dmG18uvWLjuiOoOw96Mm-aZUEctwiCsfBF3_0SmptdxyN-wJAln7AX8OxWOK5cfKhbDlyxlG5o75SmGgjIk-woL7UJ8BOz4STzW6M_Ra5fsY7S2C5M8/s2048/IMG_20210918_192355601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="2048" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTAkn7ayDWYqxKS8pOGd1Qfh0dmG18uvWLjuiOoOw96Mm-aZUEctwiCsfBF3_0SmptdxyN-wJAln7AX8OxWOK5cfKhbDlyxlG5o75SmGgjIk-woL7UJ8BOz4STzW6M_Ra5fsY7S2C5M8/w200-h159/IMG_20210918_192355601.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Hope those folks that are still stopping by and reading the blog are doing well have stayed healthy, and are able go out on some adventures. Until next time...Horst sends </p><p>PS..Alan Jackson song I identify with.... </p><p><br /></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRzc2o8XTQWrVdbxAzxbARhFUCURAsmp2VWit5jmAwYO6uLXWIEaKR3l5flkCgnXc7sEdDPOwimh-kaf6sMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6dNpyJzJwmfiBTRJvx-Rg-rdF5pIJ-Hrx2nMDjNnDZbV_TzUYKppn-m3Z_rS-b0sN6gBrv-pME0pKbPGrZYt95Gzv5SBH185laAp97KCsYj4a-hE9Mow2sgyk0OFDVFqUkR51f_eQsY/s2048/DSC_01731_edited-1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="(c) Horst Kelly...my wake-up call one morning in Colorado" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6dNpyJzJwmfiBTRJvx-Rg-rdF5pIJ-Hrx2nMDjNnDZbV_TzUYKppn-m3Z_rS-b0sN6gBrv-pME0pKbPGrZYt95Gzv5SBH185laAp97KCsYj4a-hE9Mow2sgyk0OFDVFqUkR51f_eQsY/w200-h133/DSC_01731_edited-1.JPG" title="(c)Horst Kelly. My wake-up call one morning in Colorado" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c) Horst Kelly...my wake-up call one morning in 2014, Colorado</td></tr></tbody></table>.<br /><p><br /></p>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-27696288714740743662021-07-04T22:22:00.002-05:002021-07-04T22:26:36.688-05:00What's New in the Land of Oz.....<p> I'll try to keep this short....First, we will be moving to South Central Missouri. <span> Now the back story....condensed version .On one of my recent camping trips, `sitting and sipping a whiskey watching the Sun disappear below the horizon I starting thinking about the future and how this past year has highlighted how fragile life is and that We're not "bullet proof" . My thoughts drifted as to where my Bride would want to live if she were alone. </span>When I returned back home I posed the question to her.... if anything were to happen to me(I am 10 years older than her) where would you like to spend the rest of your years....anywhere was open for discussion.( was hoping she would say New Zealand).😏 she really didn't want to discuss "negative stuff"...Finally got passed that and the short version was she liked the area around Big Cedar Lodge, in Southern Missouri.. We went house hunting on line and found a home we liked, put in an offer and bingo, we close this month.. The new home is close to Janet's Sisters and the Kids. </p><p>I will miss Texas, its culture, values, people and most of all, the many friends I have made. I'll be returning for many visits to friends and to continue to explore its magnificent and diverse landscape!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkeVeh1FZLMbHdneVzs9qr63mWovFAHg7u6X0QFOFzsRgU-uRjbWjv93t8HCn1ZzHFThcw26ipLuA7yK2Rq5Ijs1WDg2pHVAeoDspy7yrXtSHpsNsC7ooWMz8HYMlPxO9T_tyf3w-JZQ/s2048/DSC_4301-2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkeVeh1FZLMbHdneVzs9qr63mWovFAHg7u6X0QFOFzsRgU-uRjbWjv93t8HCn1ZzHFThcw26ipLuA7yK2Rq5Ijs1WDg2pHVAeoDspy7yrXtSHpsNsC7ooWMz8HYMlPxO9T_tyf3w-JZQ/s320/DSC_4301-2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close to where we will live</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br />Second. I forgot to mention in previous blogs that I got a new truck. Nothing wrong with the Ram that I had.....except one minor detail. I asked Janet to drive one day as an old ankle injury was acting up... Bottom line , she could barely touch the gas and brake pedals...no way could she drive it safely. I always kid her about having 12 inch legs. :)) I still wanted a truck, I went for a mid size. Ended up buying a GMC Canyon All Terrain 4x4. Got it last November, it towed the Casita with no problem. Need to remove the cabover and place the Alu-Cab Canopy on it, hopefully in the near future.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmMb9ns1NHN0WoS8xUPF-4YHocq0xhi5GdxdjCPN4Px_ch-8z9091M88bk1dJ3qBeDyHy1NcdH-SKQF5w_qGGgSMwZ7Db0UnQCgHjipf146EjuQ4sdJ1YICr7rAdrp7CiHuEOYgAFOw0/s4096/IMG_20201119_125206762_HDR.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmMb9ns1NHN0WoS8xUPF-4YHocq0xhi5GdxdjCPN4Px_ch-8z9091M88bk1dJ3qBeDyHy1NcdH-SKQF5w_qGGgSMwZ7Db0UnQCgHjipf146EjuQ4sdJ1YICr7rAdrp7CiHuEOYgAFOw0/s320/IMG_20201119_125206762_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of the Alu-Cab Canopy Camper, it has arrived on the East Coast and should be in transit to the folks that will install it. The first order of business is get the electric (12 volt) system set up. I'm still debating about getting a all in one solar generator system such as Jackery or Bluetti, or going with the norm type of system 12 volt set up,( 200 amp hour lithium battery, solar panels, mppt controller fuse box, inverter, charger, etc) still doing some research.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBFGcecM_rOTYEG3lfpVPJuKMhrkkviBO3BCEwWWraPU6YhwkKsNvauY2RXmxFw-LXvClezqD5g6meQU62dKsSWsF3x48G1oEai68pAYRL108ngJy68tzLAmFb36VDcQgHYUUEiyCRlo/s4096/IMG_20201119_125237343_HDR.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBFGcecM_rOTYEG3lfpVPJuKMhrkkviBO3BCEwWWraPU6YhwkKsNvauY2RXmxFw-LXvClezqD5g6meQU62dKsSWsF3x48G1oEai68pAYRL108ngJy68tzLAmFb36VDcQgHYUUEiyCRlo/w337-h240/IMG_20201119_125237343_HDR.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><p> Now you know what's happening Deep in the Heart of Texas...and the future in the Land of Oz....well near it. Until Next time...... Let's go out and make a Memory or three!! Horst sends</p><p>Can't close without a sunset.😊</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmAc2UNtUQTKygWWqGpQETluXt204mMKvHL9zzRxgLXFCZIhiQ4FdjdGbtB1GkoD0RCNZEUbS70GzXruR4b6loN2cwXVI4r_-6OtytG5Vh7FgjWU96RNFDOHbXRgZ3ZUq475FJHM1xzA/s2523/_DSC2540+copy+copy.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="2523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmAc2UNtUQTKygWWqGpQETluXt204mMKvHL9zzRxgLXFCZIhiQ4FdjdGbtB1GkoD0RCNZEUbS70GzXruR4b6loN2cwXVI4r_-6OtytG5Vh7FgjWU96RNFDOHbXRgZ3ZUq475FJHM1xzA/s320/_DSC2540+copy+copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2021Horstkelly photographer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Bellamy Brothers and John Anderson.... applies to more than just Country Music....just saying!</p><p>click on it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ltil4CNf-cY" width="320" youtube-src-id="ltil4CNf-cY"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-25339375029253187692021-05-19T06:55:00.007-05:002021-05-19T21:23:43.099-05:00A New Dawn Coming<p> Better late than never...Did get side tracked as the Bride and I went to Kansas City last month do to FIL breaking his hip/femur. He's 96 years old, so it's not a "walk in the park" for him. He's currently in Rehab and not out of the woods, but his attitude is positive. One day at a time!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z_kMjTDxuLrsXq4miUFsqSHqll6VA7w7OYIuJVq0UUx5Ls56UVrcUSLH7OaC3fTzotVrNIum7knxnHM4S2VANR6AmMT-cGePCAE3Q-Klsple3vJMqkBxeyKV9ayYcpqgxS5cjd99M4Y/s2000/monument+valley+FG+rd+1+%25281+of+1%2529-4.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z_kMjTDxuLrsXq4miUFsqSHqll6VA7w7OYIuJVq0UUx5Ls56UVrcUSLH7OaC3fTzotVrNIum7knxnHM4S2VANR6AmMT-cGePCAE3Q-Klsple3vJMqkBxeyKV9ayYcpqgxS5cjd99M4Y/s320/monument+valley+FG+rd+1+%25281+of+1%2529-4.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument Valley with Casita</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While we were up there did a side trip to Springfield Mo. to see one of the Twins and while there ordered my Alu-Cab Canopy camper. The down side is there is now a 3+ month wait. Oh well, that will give me more time to buy overlanding/dispersed camping toys before the unit gets here.</p><p>Selling the Casita was quite an event. It happened in less than 24 hours...I posted it on the Fiberglass and Casita Forums at 7:30 pm and by 10 pm I had 7 potential buys. In fact one person said why don't you have all of us put in bids. That I wouldn't do. Didn't want this turning into a bidding war. I told them all if the first person bowed out I would go the the second person ....But a nice young couple from Colorado bought it. In Fact his parents that live on the Coast drove the 3 hours to come up the next morning(Saturday) and look at it and put down earnest money to hold it until Monday and they were up here early Monday with a wheelbarrow full of cash.😊 </p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GtXbkMxeURmLAiu4C8Of_t3nX5X3SbVu9gxxS-3guwMlOSN9FR9GGEEtFkH9KJwFknKB26P_3hqGQPR5LF1zRwYU_3B8rFpTIg2vx0oQdl9AW0qwnv88v5q1Q32XhsIAHPam3sfK6wI/s1957/DSC_0175sunrise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="1957" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GtXbkMxeURmLAiu4C8Of_t3nX5X3SbVu9gxxS-3guwMlOSN9FR9GGEEtFkH9KJwFknKB26P_3hqGQPR5LF1zRwYU_3B8rFpTIg2vx0oQdl9AW0qwnv88v5q1Q32XhsIAHPam3sfK6wI/s320/DSC_0175sunrise.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early dawn with the Armadillo </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Its been almost 2 months since I sold the Albino Armadillo and I do miss her ....there's been days were I think I've made a huge mistake. and feel like I've won the title of Village Idiot.😀 I'm sure once I get the new platform, start building it out and take that first trip all will be "right with the World" again! </p><p> I've already got 3 pages of "stuff" I want to buy and drew up a wiring diagram on how to set up my 12 volt electric system etc. I plan on powering the system with a two hundred amp hour lithium battery, two hundred watts of solar, will not tie in to my truck battery/alternator. Use my generator as back up power. Will have a charger of some sort, couple 3/4 options on various types of chargers. I have narrowed the build out using either 8020 aluminum extraction or PVC form board. The form board appears to bond very well and is extremely strong, water-resistant and light weight. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9rJDbDhs1-r0szyBvxEKEmU9jBpf8iStG8FbKywl_CdKTC4zGNTvjOwa20v2nAQ7C2y7XbCCtOItZ18yuVfeCPQ0z9IJ6da8Gg74kfMZXlxFM91Yd0Fm3Pta0n7e2iaa2PIItiV327c/s1236/alu-can+canopy+camper2.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1236" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9rJDbDhs1-r0szyBvxEKEmU9jBpf8iStG8FbKywl_CdKTC4zGNTvjOwa20v2nAQ7C2y7XbCCtOItZ18yuVfeCPQ0z9IJ6da8Gg74kfMZXlxFM91Yd0Fm3Pta0n7e2iaa2PIItiV327c/w320-h256/alu-can+canopy+camper2.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New adventure platform Alu-Cab canopy camper shell</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>In closing I want to acknowledge <a href="http://eggrollings.blogspot.com/">Eggrolling</a> that details the adventures of Jerry, Wanda and Sally. They have decided to stand down their Blog. I will miss reading about the latest awesome Journey they are on. More important, a close Bond formed between us, even though we have never met. Hopefully one of these days we will share a campfire at some dispersed campsite in the middle of no where. All the best to you Jerry...and of course Wanda and Sally!</p><p>I suppose I'll stop rambling and do some needed work around the house. Hope everyone is doing alright, are safe and have had an opportunity to venture outdoors to camp and explore at some favorite/secret spot of yours! I'll post again when I have some new and interesting stuff. Happy Trails...Horst sends</p><p><br /></p>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-30331270426567274802021-03-26T14:52:00.000-05:002021-03-26T14:52:22.786-05:00Great Last Casita trip...The Armadillo is for sale<p> It's been a couple months and there has been "stuff " going on in our small corner of the World. The storm of 2021 was a major event to say the least. We faired pretty well compared to other folks. We did have rolling outages for a week or so, no water for about two weeks and temperatures that dropped into the 20's.......But at the end of the day we made it without any "scars" It did postpone numerous things I had planned...Kicked that can down the road a bit. We did get our second Covid Vaccine the day before the storm and outages hit. ...Felt very lucky as it was iffy if we would be able to get vaccinated that day due to the cold temps. and the folks having to administer that outside(Drive thru setup).</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGrlvtINZSIw_A0tw8AI-KdRtleO1fFL64p7gK845H3-KOIeAXK72gP8lD_3nMkirLLyEVg-DT2b0CWEdsK2hwK5rMdJonfHxRchXphzARUXBuDIrQC-LK842q_yuKBZBL-Dv-5rdAwc/s2512/_DSC4754-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2512" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGrlvtINZSIw_A0tw8AI-KdRtleO1fFL64p7gK845H3-KOIeAXK72gP8lD_3nMkirLLyEVg-DT2b0CWEdsK2hwK5rMdJonfHxRchXphzARUXBuDIrQC-LK842q_yuKBZBL-Dv-5rdAwc/w320-h158/_DSC4754-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2021HorstKellyPhotographer..view back window</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Though my "Last Casita " trip got postponed I was able to pull out of the driveway on 3 March and head NorthEast to Sandy Creek CoE. What a great time it was. I camped on the other side of the CG, right on the </p><p>lake...Mostly empty during the week and a few folks on the weekend. I enjoyed myself to the Max. Did some touring of the area. Went to Boykin Springs Rec Area...some dispersed camping, small lake, etc.Also went to Sam Rayburn Lake, Sabine Nat'l Forest and drove into Louisiana . All in all it was a great two weeks..it was windy, a few evenings it was chilly...but all in all was very relaxing.. a lot of outdoor cooking, reading, touring and a few photo's. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnLUBYobrz1JGsYO3SX4JTn6abwCk4hzge5gNBa3xk1hMg68TAvcTL7a6jLhTJD7SVetwSxR_IX_mrwu8GG1lTEdEvj1jTkTu8kJuF8qNWwtXQ4zmtu3nR246pOJiipSYSvYxDDwN9rM/s2514/_DSC4901.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="2514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnLUBYobrz1JGsYO3SX4JTn6abwCk4hzge5gNBa3xk1hMg68TAvcTL7a6jLhTJD7SVetwSxR_IX_mrwu8GG1lTEdEvj1jTkTu8kJuF8qNWwtXQ4zmtu3nR246pOJiipSYSvYxDDwN9rM/s320/_DSC4901.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2021 Horst Kelly Photographer</td></tr></tbody></table><p>When I returned I started on the cleaning, waxing of the camper. That's now just about done. other stuff had a higher precedent such has cutting dead trees, cleaning up all the dead vegetation due to the freeze, etc. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKGrCQCLyn2ean1WZSSO-uzqei1-pNsPDrxgn0yuPQBY-JPRSnxIRWHBWNeIIWGh3Ot1io3b-a8tq1ykloLmWN5PiulLkwnSsYqI0T-PF1sI6qTamBGGx-p-zN_LdY6MDbbPStlfSqoA/s2048/_DSC4799-2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKGrCQCLyn2ean1WZSSO-uzqei1-pNsPDrxgn0yuPQBY-JPRSnxIRWHBWNeIIWGh3Ot1io3b-a8tq1ykloLmWN5PiulLkwnSsYqI0T-PF1sI6qTamBGGx-p-zN_LdY6MDbbPStlfSqoA/s320/_DSC4799-2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2021HorstKellyPhotographer</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I am putting ads on the Fiberglass and Casita Forums, also the local Facebook Forum. Hopefully that will bring a buyer. We'll see. Here is a link to the Fiberglass Forum in case you know of anyone interested in a Casita.</p><p><a href="https://www.fiberglassclassifieds.com/2009-casita-spiritdelux-1684" style="background-color: #ffe599;">2009 Casita SD for sale</a><br /></p><p>When I sell the Casita I will order the Alu-Cab Canopy camper....and a New Adventure begins! Until next time...Happy Trails and safe Journey's...Horst sends</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZX8DdKeSQu72f1qa6kClHyDe4_YeuPVNtnaaPNCu-vXkb0cvkrmMLwdiL83LeBD09nuRFsdsTcEyQhHAdZdg8u3V_dUEenWXqURDNMY_GLBM6iwPk-p1hYLT6J9Jtro2HHxfwYUGXK4/s2048/_DSC4936-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZX8DdKeSQu72f1qa6kClHyDe4_YeuPVNtnaaPNCu-vXkb0cvkrmMLwdiL83LeBD09nuRFsdsTcEyQhHAdZdg8u3V_dUEenWXqURDNMY_GLBM6iwPk-p1hYLT6J9Jtro2HHxfwYUGXK4/s320/_DSC4936-Edit.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2021HorstKellyPhotographer..1st Bluebonnet photo of 2021..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-91617303716532481552021-01-25T09:06:00.011-06:002021-01-25T09:28:37.585-06:00My 2021 Agenda.....A change in Direction<div style="text-align: left;">Hoping that everyone had a relaxing Christmas and may 2021 bring each of you Good Health and Happiness...oh, and many terrific adventures!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> We had a very quiet, and reflective Christmas. Though we didn't have family here...we connected with all the kids and Gkids Christmas day...a lot of laughs and many walks down "memory lane" of past Christmas mornings.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVbt9m5czyBYbm9Q1hVToBaNdI1-1L7ZlXPk-8P18cqo3vefYnbLNxxPKbkc9NNm9qHOThgl9bl9t3CUaG54SO3uBk4xN6P9tu_mXAr5z2PMaQ8gmA8L84JX9P0_Y-Qx1NIO0rT1jMbQ/s2928/Untitled_Panorama1_edited-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="2928" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVbt9m5czyBYbm9Q1hVToBaNdI1-1L7ZlXPk-8P18cqo3vefYnbLNxxPKbkc9NNm9qHOThgl9bl9t3CUaG54SO3uBk4xN6P9tu_mXAr5z2PMaQ8gmA8L84JX9P0_Y-Qx1NIO0rT1jMbQ/s320/Untitled_Panorama1_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2011 Horst Kelly Photographer....Colorado</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Between Christmas and New Year Day I had time to reflect on 12 years of camping with the Casita and the many adventures I had. Especially the annual 2 to 3 month long trips to the North and Southwest....of course my 2013 trip with the two Grandsons was the icing of adventures. I also had a terrific trip "BC", (Before Casita) with my Gson from KC..to Utah, Arizona and Colorado tent camping.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhbqN0VDJDKnApUoNSgiRSSPvV8BKtdmxPxQ7pJYFK7MNP_5yqLqnY4CMlQUH57Azbze07J6vUDK_ZbWwVkN5dz6-GUuYhAAWW2hCZ7Krhfo5fLJQuJdpGX6RuBsRwIrcZ3t6InP3Ypg/s2048/HorstCasita2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="2048" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhbqN0VDJDKnApUoNSgiRSSPvV8BKtdmxPxQ7pJYFK7MNP_5yqLqnY4CMlQUH57Azbze07J6vUDK_ZbWwVkN5dz6-GUuYhAAWW2hCZ7Krhfo5fLJQuJdpGX6RuBsRwIrcZ3t6InP3Ypg/w200-h133/HorstCasita2.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2009 Picking up Casita </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The years with the Albino Armadillo have been awesome, not only for the adventures, but more importantly for all the Friends I've made...most that I have never physically met...that have become "best friends". Since 2017 I have not been on any extended Western trips, mainly do to my Brides health issues...and of course the Pandemic. This led me to do some soul searching on what the future holds. First I still want to continue camping, hiking, photography and a bit of solitude. I also want to take at least one trip each year out West though condense it to one or two specific locations for a no more than 3 weeks. Do more trips in the 7 to 10 day range. (The Bride smiled at that plan)...As they say a Happy Wife is a Happy Life.:))</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWVNzEmssEvpxOphLySSojdjbGrq68jXaI8_i29BICesAg1uanGT5I1aRIQnRwH0ObJSmjTC9ITP4xjsyHx1LnVEnF438hVA8StLgPgxWlDV7S4EvpwpexEyrUZa_Id4iWuDqrcZT0uY/s2048/DSC_0006.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWVNzEmssEvpxOphLySSojdjbGrq68jXaI8_i29BICesAg1uanGT5I1aRIQnRwH0ObJSmjTC9ITP4xjsyHx1LnVEnF438hVA8StLgPgxWlDV7S4EvpwpexEyrUZa_Id4iWuDqrcZT0uY/w320-h213/DSC_0006.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2014 Horst Kelly photographer..camping in the Tetons</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Given This new format for my trips I decided to look at the Casita and asked myself if there is another platform that might serve me better. That took a while..I love the Casita and the comfort it provides, also the places it lets me take "Her" However at the end of the day I decided on another platform, a sort of hybrid truck camper. I felt if I was going to have to sell the Casita at some point, why not do it now while its still in good condition and not too dated. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-t2xie4pjiecbhM0vn9YFXSx4HR_fnFPHZZ7bo2kWVHRyQRRaeKSLMShyRiArC4x_d6jMLW5fTZ81zS_W2G0ivnBe39EPo9pLX6i7s2q6m-SaPufUUlkT_tEI0ecmtKuexIfikhoUOA/s2048/DSC_0005-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-t2xie4pjiecbhM0vn9YFXSx4HR_fnFPHZZ7bo2kWVHRyQRRaeKSLMShyRiArC4x_d6jMLW5fTZ81zS_W2G0ivnBe39EPo9pLX6i7s2q6m-SaPufUUlkT_tEI0ecmtKuexIfikhoUOA/s320/DSC_0005-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2020 Horst Kelly Photographer...Enjoying Canyonlands</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Given that I enjoy dispersed camping, I looked into what the "Overland" Youngsters where using as their camping platform. A large variety to say the least. I finally settled on a Alu-Cab canopy camper. I haven't ordered it yet as I told Janet I would sell the Casita first. :))...Plus I want to take one last trip with the Armadillo ..a sort of farewell voyage. :))</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The plan is that I take my last Casita trip no later than middle of Feb. and put the Casita up for sale the end of Feb or first part of March....Though "Plans" are like jello...so we'll see.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIQfd24UNcsEsZYNJD9njIrBmLUh56ETG_2WR2LpEGaKMBbXAQ9RuF1f3lf-wOB75rCWCTFB6m9K6ZA8YQ660NdURCPHeuTu9Q619G7SYyHZ6wXRj0wtRsSg1zat457tys1L4mFvi6cc/s2048/DSC_4341.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIQfd24UNcsEsZYNJD9njIrBmLUh56ETG_2WR2LpEGaKMBbXAQ9RuF1f3lf-wOB75rCWCTFB6m9K6ZA8YQ660NdURCPHeuTu9Q619G7SYyHZ6wXRj0wtRsSg1zat457tys1L4mFvi6cc/s320/DSC_4341.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(c)2019Horst Kelly Photographer...Big Cedar, Mo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I will do my next post on the Alu-Cab and why I chose it. Below are a couple videos that give you an idea of what the camper is and isn't....and yes I have friends/family that say I have gone off the deep end in even thinking about getting this platform...especially given my age(78) and assorted aliments. :))</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="213" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9EiF_VrSUjs" width="256" youtube-src-id="9EiF_VrSUjs"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Start watching this second one at 1.38 into the video, unless you want to learn about his truck mods.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="199" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2tcVrRuHBic" width="240" youtube-src-id="2tcVrRuHBic"></iframe></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I am excited about this new direction and how it will change the style/type of trips I take....Until next time, safe Journey and well wishes....Horst sends</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and a new Day begins:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2UWsRy7EP4K2Jo2WN4cvRTAMAsOdOFgdU4wuVe04W1624bg8Lgb_dAZt1a4q7OPyS3aWJafmp-bwwHJukdDdRRnFrqpzMv3ACykCVd6HQLAuygkn4Fox6cPSH-E1sSeFQaJtMzMoqWw/s2730/Monument+Valley+subrise+100.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2UWsRy7EP4K2Jo2WN4cvRTAMAsOdOFgdU4wuVe04W1624bg8Lgb_dAZt1a4q7OPyS3aWJafmp-bwwHJukdDdRRnFrqpzMv3ACykCVd6HQLAuygkn4Fox6cPSH-E1sSeFQaJtMzMoqWw/s320/Monument+Valley+subrise+100.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(2014)Horst Kelly Photographer...Monument Valley (Mittens) sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-43924048888236262452020-12-24T21:09:00.000-06:002020-12-24T21:09:14.911-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS <p> Want to wish my Friends and especially the Blogging Family a Very Merry Christmas...I hope this post finds all of you Happy and Healthy. Its not the kinda year we would have wished for....But maybe just maybe, next year we can all share a campfire with family and friends at a favorite campsite from the past !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAhVWvwX6KTPz04w32JIw91fCx_iNOu-P_9zq5il7V4oKJ_GEh5C2g5BNK3DqziJzJZEDPPkI8RDA2sLgkB91n5s_WwuKfTqHHr9XG0XcFWFZEZbe8RdM4W3FGevKN8GaYEOWMU9uXTQ/s728/christmas-winter-4k-wallpaper-preview.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="728" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAhVWvwX6KTPz04w32JIw91fCx_iNOu-P_9zq5il7V4oKJ_GEh5C2g5BNK3DqziJzJZEDPPkI8RDA2sLgkB91n5s_WwuKfTqHHr9XG0XcFWFZEZbe8RdM4W3FGevKN8GaYEOWMU9uXTQ/w400-h223/christmas-winter-4k-wallpaper-preview.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'll do a year end post next week to include plans for next year....take care, be safe and head over to your "Memory Box" and pull out a favorite that will put a smile on your face. Cheers!! 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It began with not knowing if I could even get into New Mexico. I received a email from a fellow Texan Casita traveler(Dennis Cudd), who read my blog, and emailed me that the Governor of NM had just signed a executive order concerning folks from other states traveling into New Mexico. The EO provided a list of States that folks would have to do a self quarantine upon entering the state...and Texas happened to be on that list. I had been in touch with a New Mexico official prior to the Governors new order and was assured it was ok to travel. Given the new info I called the local officials and they stated that dispersed camping would suffice as a self quarantine as long as I didn't go to any public establishments and wore a mask . Bureau of Land Management and National Forest officials also gave me a "thumbs up". A big thank you to Dennis for the heads up....</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E76EUPQPpplmAVRXGNAlU1sQ1gkZYTaEDIkm7FPTp8i6Jt_tHStW3ypLWxd7TvgNRfPDsvGOnvufjONlGtx9GrFPAq0oOP41hgGq5K8pvtfy9tboDB5djh8viD3GXiUIgqlFUj0dtg4/s320/_DSC4643-3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Off grid campsite ..(c) 2020 Horst Kelly Photographer</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Having hitched up Sunday...when the sun popped over the horizon I was pulling out of the driveway...smiling from ear to ear.....all of a sudden I hear a very loud grinding sound...can't determine if it is coming from the truck or the casita. I decide to drive on a bit...the faster I go the louder it gets. I decide to return home, backed in and check the Casita...don't see anything suspicious, looked under the truck and see what appears to be fresh shiny rubs on my drive shaft. there is a plate above it and it has bolts that may be rubbing...Can't figure out what the plate is and thought maybe with the extra weight it lowered it enough to rub against the driveshaft. Took it to the local mechanic in town got it on a rack and sure enough the bolts were loose and are making contact with the drive shaft...tighten the bolts and I was on my way, BTW, the mechanic had no clue what the plate was for. By the time I got home it was too late to get to my first destination..so like a shuttle launch we are now starting at T -20.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqdLXMB8rJd5KSDdWBICVmEHKoCzrFCV3RYplQB6vMmHZ7ixM6QMC8Lu3LTbBIsBOJCX9KNOVeSfAVEnmBq9_a8XzIqHl9KBrVb21IESrPjJ4o6rRO6yOIVU3yxuRTBMLssqQfr5BpQ4/s2048/_DSC4591-HDR-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqdLXMB8rJd5KSDdWBICVmEHKoCzrFCV3RYplQB6vMmHZ7ixM6QMC8Lu3LTbBIsBOJCX9KNOVeSfAVEnmBq9_a8XzIqHl9KBrVb21IESrPjJ4o6rRO6yOIVU3yxuRTBMLssqQfr5BpQ4/s320/_DSC4591-HDR-Edit.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise at off grid campsite..(c)2020HorstKelly Photographer</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Tuesday at first light I am again pulling out of the driveway...purring right along, no noise. 10 minutes or so into my trip I glance down at the steering wheel and notice my left hand has a large deep gash...looks ugly. I pull over , clean it, pour some alcohol on it and find a bandage large enough to accommodate the cut. Looks like it could use a couple stiches...but that would become an all day ordeal. I'll just keep watching it. I have no idea how that happened. I drove to Lamesa, Texas, free city park, early to bed and was on the road before day break on Wednesday. </p><p><br />Got to the Lincoln National Forest early afternoon...I had done some research and knew of at least five different locations...turned on my GAIA app and found the first one no sweat. Off road drive wasn't bad, not one other soul in the area..sitting high on a bluff, Mesa, hill. mainly bushes...so solar panel should have no trouble finding "sunrays"....unhitched, leveled out, set up chair and set back and watched the World without: noise, covid-19, TV, people, and other assorted distractions.....though there was a good amount of smoke from the Northwest fires. Got out my cast iron pan and fried a Flatiron steak, onions, mushrooms. Coleslaw and tomatoes, French bread toasted with garlic butter on the pan and eine dunkel bier.....took an evening hike while the sun was setting and called it a day....I am smiling</p><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErmYrqFNAtfkA71CeHKPewb9ZHE4Sv-K3TktTnGen5r_PjlaVDqik3YY_XPcwK9dUgN2jvDejBWfvV1V77-VpQmcihTsYheSzZXuZcK5Ycit5SD-NON3odPKKIpflkxiKnBzYXRizVNc/w200-h133/_DSC4735.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2048" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDxXLzaH8s_tRvIp47ZocF44LC_il6IjuHqreO4HUbfTjmEcDYcviN1NY-NQdQFGqssW2IbO-fpVKl_mjVVLDKwYJMUsqlKSKpGlggKV-IrcgRNRaK_gwB11XBxpAZn91DQDiBDVjcik/w200-h151/_DSC4738.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couple breakfasts<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Woke up before daybreak, made some strong coffee and went outside to watch Mother Nature wake up... and for the next 10 days I went to 3 different dispersed locations in the area. Hiking, reading(which I rarely do), cooking and a few photo's...it was like "summer vacation" in grade school....only better!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_i20DBbwphPIXP7T2vRWehjV9n0lnRO0XE-mVEnBJUroSI2vbay09SGPfgy5cTtHm9c02BGypmEmhgM9SWv7qvL3175DGOkvcb08QOux0ngxBMcoJIy9D0YaNpf0hhGl9MZm0DZB1bs/s2048/_DSC4726.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_i20DBbwphPIXP7T2vRWehjV9n0lnRO0XE-mVEnBJUroSI2vbay09SGPfgy5cTtHm9c02BGypmEmhgM9SWv7qvL3175DGOkvcb08QOux0ngxBMcoJIy9D0YaNpf0hhGl9MZm0DZB1bs/s320/_DSC4726.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coleman CoE campsite(c)2020HorstKellyPhotographer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>I then decided to leave New Mexico and go to Coleman Texas and spend some time at the CoE campground there...six days if my memory is correct...I was the only person in my section of the campground except for Saturday and part of Sunday ...had a site on the lake ...pure Heaven....woke up one morning and decided it was time to head home. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlIrZjlcqFGlsBhzcu0VyYz_NkeEspXuHqH7opxOoZ_R1qMixl7dpKixXemqG5dmKqsNVf-tljhlbrhK8aKmRbRgNC8YmUy_JuEbQv6xmytuYjLJV-2g2u4S98Zq29LktTjDbPVXBudo/s2903/_DSC4574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="2903" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlIrZjlcqFGlsBhzcu0VyYz_NkeEspXuHqH7opxOoZ_R1qMixl7dpKixXemqG5dmKqsNVf-tljhlbrhK8aKmRbRgNC8YmUy_JuEbQv6xmytuYjLJV-2g2u4S98Zq29LktTjDbPVXBudo/s320/_DSC4574.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Off grid campsite<br /><br /><br />It was a wonderful trip..exceeded all my expectations...I still had food and whiskey left(from previous post), my wound on my hand is healing nicely, the camper with my new shocks did make a difference, my new solar setup and the two 6 volt batteries did great. I never went below 12.6 when I was off grid. didn't run around looking for photo ops-took very few photo's<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmdk3t03c0ScOM1upOKb5jfVaLc35_iMV4ffVdx5JE3FaDWY-x2XBlC4XGT4tVOKskRFGmbgR2xFgcY4Tynd2uJYdT6Fyu5UgUFQNTZ3GXFCl2WQC7wd9FUWWY4X-fqw1WICB8dfv0oE/s320/New+Mexico+trip1+smal+size.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Off grid campsite ..(c) 2020 Horst Kelly Photographer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Until next time, Happy camping and safe travels... Dennis, thanks again and I hope you had a great time at South Fork!</p><p>Horst sends<br /></p><br /><br />horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-40793787656349832922020-09-05T20:50:00.000-05:002020-09-05T20:50:33.582-05:00Gitty-yup Little Doggie...Gitty -Yup<p> Its been awhile.....and its not due to being lazy, or having no motivation, or bored....the simple answer is...I haven't done anything to "write home about"...sure I've washed the vehicles so many times I'm wearing the wax off . I keep mowing the yard and there is nothing to mow, Told the Bride I'd do the laundry, clean the house and other sundry tasks I usually don't do. The most excitement I have is going to HEB curb-service to get the groceries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="1957" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkjUVEb5Ms0cF6U_CrJbyee7aetvHCewwWr14zio-6amLBHwHVuYFA70ZtbAyuBs1-3D88k066qQMYWVYjVa8gw9_D1hFxsDYZrbyTvTtlAZ41OKYg8uZCK2qM9M4qCWQLSTCrbgcpaw/w256-h170/DSC_0175sunrise.jpg" width="256" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />Well all that's about to change...I'm going take the Albino Armadillo on the road heading northwest . Not a long drive and not for any length of time. Just long enough to get a little bit of sanity back. One would say I've gone off the deep end...here I've been in "self isolation" since March and I'm going to some Nat'l Forest boondocking...at some isolated place, with no humans in sight of my camp....I've convinced myself there is a difference between being in a "quarantine" environment and sitting on top of some forested Mesa/Mountain and listening to the silence of the woodland. Hopefully there won't be a cast of thousands looking for the same slice of Heaven.</span></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyQ7l8ojW8XGGdBaMM2SUJ1u05zdGWRSqVwMyBx4bJeAFIxfD-lnMGJFNzaMSoFsZPchnXoN91n5CK1CaOQ_XjTbCR1kl6NbNVDFGuTWl6TGmJ5JWXLzX318X98XZ9ffLN7X8lHR1cFg/w400-h200/DSC_13471.jpg" width="400" /><br /><p><br /></p><p>So it off to New Mexico in a week or so...I've got most everything completed and its a matter of finishing some tasks around the house....Its not an eight week trip that I usually take this time of year, but it is an adventure and I couldn't be happier. The Bride says she'll be fine and Son and DIL are close by, so all is right with the World, at least my little slice of it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAX6-a7pj8VuRhFjacT6rIK_NG7u-UvGMJweB6d_Bo1pAs12ZK4AOxIEPYiOeDmZEegO0ROty78gqunr50r4vv9KTX4knAuB9oHaM_Dz2xqNXHSuflrWH-gWv8Tndu4Q-ZMFDcXjzYS0/s1995/DSC_1654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1995" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAX6-a7pj8VuRhFjacT6rIK_NG7u-UvGMJweB6d_Bo1pAs12ZK4AOxIEPYiOeDmZEegO0ROty78gqunr50r4vv9KTX4knAuB9oHaM_Dz2xqNXHSuflrWH-gWv8Tndu4Q-ZMFDcXjzYS0/s320/DSC_1654.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>My main focus will not be photography, rather each day will be filled by relaxing, hiking, cooking, and sipping some smooth whiskey as the sun sets, shuteye...wake up and repeat! I'll do that until I run out of Food or Whiskey...whichever comes last. :)) I'm thinking about two weeks unless there is a lot of "Human" wildlife ...which will drive me home sooner. :((</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTyzNvsD05niFDyb7y1wyNTGSJDjS6-V24UGrlQyPhhPWBsbypC7g2GFIC5_W-BhQFfwsVhrU9GxODxB5FKd_4TzHZfQgpTVhzeSZDJQiD-_4jHSU8NQo3nb6U7quuDuhk3t8VPcHIic/s2048/IMG_20191207_091221453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTyzNvsD05niFDyb7y1wyNTGSJDjS6-V24UGrlQyPhhPWBsbypC7g2GFIC5_W-BhQFfwsVhrU9GxODxB5FKd_4TzHZfQgpTVhzeSZDJQiD-_4jHSU8NQo3nb6U7quuDuhk3t8VPcHIic/w205-h154/IMG_20191207_091221453.jpg" width="205" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqshSJww86pp8xrg9h3KwqzYU_YgSQmu8zRJQvkBqWA7dSXxqSDNOCEkW1DS-Od7JtyeHuHtwGXHQy5-rjhpL99MrOtcAooxkwQ7OQV1GeZxOHbgb9fsYMwEOmYTNA2ew_NJdFJ_dJAU/w205-h154/IMG_20191207_164909064.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="205" /></div><br /><p><img alt="Pendleton Directors' Reserve Canadian Whisky | Wine.com" height="224" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/winecom/image/upload/rdwapmdy3lzyrvy3dion" width="224" /></p><p>So That's it in a nutshell. If I have internet and its fast enough, I'll post a blog or 3..if not so be it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dSQYRTK-S8CB-GqEuCEbjbWwV_X8L8gNfB4VnfbtEI1JLXI-OKYTM2_EyPo0SJcs5c8gubDtfwkUy2Sa02e5owgeHou4nlq3sipzZIQ8asg8UROuLW9m6Z4Iui8fxUJd3AExEHRzM6Y/s2048/DSC_11121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="2048" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dSQYRTK-S8CB-GqEuCEbjbWwV_X8L8gNfB4VnfbtEI1JLXI-OKYTM2_EyPo0SJcs5c8gubDtfwkUy2Sa02e5owgeHou4nlq3sipzZIQ8asg8UROuLW9m6Z4Iui8fxUJd3AExEHRzM6Y/w256-h151/DSC_11121.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p>Hoping Everyone is having a relaxing Labor Day Weekend...Horst sends</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-64145985574087160422020-07-04T06:53:00.000-05:002020-07-04T06:53:20.721-05:00 America....Independence DayA short note to say we are still kicking.....trying to be productive...mentally and physically....We'll see how July and August play out...Hopefully a trip is in the making.....soon!<br />
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In all this craziness we are currently experiencing, may be pause for a moment to remember and pay tribute. To all who served and died; family, friends, class mates and strangers—May we long remember and never take your sacrifice for granted. Horst sends<br />
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Until a week and a half or so I was still working towards a departure to Alabama Hills and Death Valley NLT the end of March....Ms Casita had all her work done and only needed a wash and wax....Provisions had all been bought and the final countdown was proceeding....Then the consequences of the virus stated getting ugly here...in fact our local HEB(Texas main grocery store) now had 3 deputies posted inside. in addition to the local hoarding of "stuff", it appears out of town people folks were raiding our local stores and it was getting difficult to manage. Rumor had it that people from as far away as Houston (about 200 miles away) were driving here to get stuff. Life was getting crazy.<br />
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Based on the situation I decided that there was no way I was going to leave Janet by herself to deal with the craziness of what was happening. In my own mind getting in a camper and boondocking would probably be the best thing we could do, but I knew she wouldn't go for that.<br />
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So here we are, social distancing ourselves from the world....weather permitting we try and walk each day, do stuff around the house, daily calls to friends and family and hope this all ends soon. Though I had been really looking forward to this trip for a long while, the decision to stay home was the only rational one I could have made..for both Janet and myself...and with age, health issues, etc, I don't need to be a social butterfly! The virus is a serious concern, especially for folks our age.<br />
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I also have been reading that Death Valley basically closed....and the trend is continuing with State Parks and some National Parks as well as some BLM camp sites. A good source of info in that regard is: <a href="https://www.campendium.com/camping/covid-19-state-by-state-campground-closures-responses/?fbclid=IwAR32FiJer5riEzNj1RlSAwKwC7RhkHQFrleaFH-vTKHB-tEbaZbtYN5Bk_o">campedium</a><br />
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That's about all folks...hope all is well with you and that life will get back to normal sooner than later....the probing question still remains...What are people doing with ALL that toilet paper! Horst sends<br />
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<br />horsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-20012775968686893942020-03-02T14:41:00.000-06:002020-03-02T14:41:45.395-06:00Casita modifications<br />
Just a short post to to say I'm still kicking and give you a report on a little trip I just returned from.<br />
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I went to Haslet, Texas to get some "mods" done on the Casita. First, let me tell you the crew, which includes Lynn, Warren, Terry, Josh and Dan are top self. They have taken on the task that Larry Gamble began many years ago and this organization hasn't missed a beat! It was a pleasure to meet and spend some time with them. I had a great time chatting about Casita road trips, modifications and how watching a sunrise or sunset in a Casita is about as good as it gets. It was another one of those occasions that validated the "Casita is Family" philosophy. If you're interested in the scope of there operation, here is their link: <a href="https://littlehomeontheroad.com/">Little Home on the Road</a><br />
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In addition,before I went up there I did some modifications on my own. First I changed the 12 volt battery and went with two 6 volt (golf cart) batteries. Placed them on my rear rack(where my genny used to sit) and ran the cables under the camper(frame) to the what use to<br />
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house the 12 volt battery...the old battery compartment now has my solar controller mounted in it. I used the 2 vent holes to take the new cables, and the door vent to be used for my wire to the solar panels, no new holes required.....here are some pics" Also 2 pics from the camper...new table from Ikea, cut legs to 13 inches and put them on the benches...A lot lighter and more secure than the Birch table I had fabricated. Other just shows entrance and single bed.<br />
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Things are falling into place for my tentative trip to Alabama Hills and Death Valley...though the date keeps moving a little later in the month...But I'm not going to whine. As they say... "Ladies/Gentlemen start your engines " With that, I will close and provide another update soon! Horst sends<br />
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I'm guessing its a bit late for the annual recap of 2019, but here goes. It was a year of travel that for the most part did not involve the Albino Armadillo...Two Casita trips is all I took this year... February saw me head to West Texas and land at Big Bend meeting a couple of "Casita Cousins"..along with two VW Camper folk...Had a awesome time, less photography and more camping, relaxing, enjoying life stuff. I followed that with a late Fall trip to East Texas...same format about relaxing, a bit of solitude and and trying out dutch oven cooking. Both trips were just what the doctor ordered....<br />
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But that's not all the traveling I did in 2019....We kept busy driving I-35 north. Took 3 trips to Kansas City, to include one trip to help celebrate a surprise 50th Birthday party for one of our SIL's....Great party, able to meet and re meet a lot of his and daughters friends.<br />
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We took a trip to Claremore , Oklahoma to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of what was once the West Point of the Southwest...Super time and met some classmates...what a walk down memory lane that was...The Bride was impressed with the entire event...well other than the thunder storm and tornado that touched down the first evening. :))<br />
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We also took a week trip to Big Cedar Lodge on the Missouri Arkansas border...in the Ozark Mountains. what a magnificent place that is, nestled in the rolling hills and overlooking a lake...stayed in a log cabin that was the icing on the cake...a fun time...one of the twins and her husband came down for a day and we went bike riding and did a little photography...talk about quality time...<br />
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In between those adventures we keep moving with the speed of a glacier in looking for a new home closer to stuff we now seem to frequent with some regularity...hospitals, day surgeries, Doctors, dentists, labs, ct scans, ex-rays, and the list goes on ...but for now we maintain and smile and thank our Maker for our good fortune.<br />
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2020 is starting off with preparation, anticipation and countdowns...First I just bought two 6 volt golf cart batteries and will be mounting those on the back rack that use to carry my generator. my generator will be mounted on the tongue..also building a new table/desk for the rear of the Casita...I had built a table made out of birch that was too heavy....next month I'm going to north Texas to <a href="https://littlehomeontheroad.com/">Little home on the Road</a> run by Terry and wife Lynn...they started a shop mainly for Casita's since Larry Gamble retired...They have been super receptive, friendly and helpful. Looking forward to meeting them...They're going put some shocks on, also a set of stabilizers in the front, the fridge hinges, solar port and some other "stuff" .<br />
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A west coast trip is in the making....probably in early spring. My plan is to hitch up and head to Death Valley and Alabama Hills as<br />
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prime destinations...with several side trips( suggestions would be most welcome). The trip won't be the 2 or 3 month long ones I use to take...but will run in the neighborhood of 4-6 weeks. I am looking foward to this one...Its one that I have wanted to do for several years and this year all the stars and planets seemed to have lined up....as they say Yippi-ki-ya!<br />
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I think with that I'll close for now...more updates to follow...Happy Trails to All! Horst sendshorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516742318445454382noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039592764637808467.post-63657373362364917102019-12-24T20:57:00.000-06:002019-12-24T21:10:11.557-06:00Merry ChristmasA short post to wish all my Blogging Friends/family a Very Merry and Blessed Christmas!<br />
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I will attempt a year end summary post this weekend .<br />
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Also a reminder of our troops past and present:<br />
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A Merry Christmas to all our Military who are serving and to those who have served...Thank You<br />
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