Day 25 - Crossing No Man's Land - Foto 2
August 25, 2013 - 75 Years after the Dust Bowl, farming in No Man's Land in the Oklahoma Panhandle still doesn't work out, saw this again...
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Day 25 - Crossing No Man's Land - Foto 1
August 25, 2013 - Driving across No Man's Land in the Oklahoma Panhandle -- looked like this for hours. Oh yeah, kinda windy.
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Day 24 - Weird Geology
August 24, 2013 - Looking down into Capulin Volcano in northeastern New Mexico
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Day 23 - Fav Campsite
August 23, 2013 - Sunset at the Bureau of Land Management's Zapata Falls Campsite in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southeast Colorado...
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Day 23 - Overlooking Great Sand Dunes National Park
August 23, 2013 - From our campground high above it (we cruised thru the NP but didn't stay there)
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Day 23 - We're Too Sexy for our Shirts
August 23, 2013 - On the National Park Service Boat touring the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
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Day 22 - Bobbie Volunteers ...
August 22, 2013 - ... to help the park ranger do his presentation -- used play dough to explain geology!
... looking down into the Blac...
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Day 21 - Yet Another Lizard Photo
August 21, 2013 - Found out they're called Collared Lizards, and apparently I can't take too many pictures of these things (picture taken...
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Day 21 - A Picture of Bill!!!
August 21, 2013 - On the Devil's Kitchen Trail in the Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado
... Bobbie on the trail...
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Day 20 -- Coffee @ 10,000 Feet ...
August 20, 2013 - ... in a mountain meadow in the Dixie National Forest, Utah
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Day 18 - They're Everywhere
August 18, 2013 - We're seeing these constantly... called Juicy Cars, contain everything a family needs to camp including sleeping space,...
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Day 18 - Surprise Canyon
August 18, 2013 - Hiking back down out of Surprise Canyon in the Water Pocket Fold at Capitol Reef NP.
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Day 18 - In the Water Pocket Fold
August 18, 2013 - View down into the Water Pocket Fold in Capitol Reef NP from where we boonie-camped.
...in the Water Pocket Fold (yes...
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Day 17 - We chicken out at Bullfrog Creek
August 17, 2013 - On the Burr Trail back road into Capitol Reef National Park in Utah, Bill checks out the mud in the fresh & fast flowing...
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Day 17 - Crossing Lake Powell
August 17, 2013 - ...waiting for the 9 AM ferry at Hall's Crossing
...watching a lightning storm while crossing the lake
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Day 16 - Where Grills Go To Die
August 16, 2013 - In the campground at Hall's Crossing, Lake Powell National Recreational Area, Utah.
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Day 16 - At Clay Pass
August 16, 2013 - Near Hall's Crossing on Lake Powell, Utah.
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Day 16 - At Natural Bridges National Monument
August 16, 2013 - On the road in Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah
.... underneath Sipapu Bridge
... climbing out of the canyon...
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Day 14 -- Red Mountain Mining District
August 14, 2013 - Spectacular views on the San Juan Sky Way between Ouray and Silverton... we'd have pix but the camera was too frightened...
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Day 14 - Telluride
August 14, 2013 - On the San Juan Sky Way, passing thru the tre chic mountain resort town of Telluride..
Combo locomotive and passenger...
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Day 14 - Lizard Head Pass
August 14, 2013 - Cellphone shots... at Lizard Head Pass on the San Juan Skyway
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Day 13 - On the San Juan Skyway
August 13, 2013 - Passing thru the old railroad town of Rico...
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Day 13 - It's our 30th Anniversary!
August 13, 2013 - At Mesa Verde National Park
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Day 12 - Mesa Verde National Park
August 12, 2013 - So we're camping at like at 8,000 feet here
... We did a very cool tour of this cliff dwelling at sunset... birds comin...
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Day 11 - In the Great Kiva
August 11, 2013 - At Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico.
... Cool place. We learned that the Aztecs were never here, and th...
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Day 10 - At Navajo Lake
August 10, 2013 - Watching a storm from our campsite at Navajo Lake State Park, near Aztec, New Mexico
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Day 9 - Near Abiquiu
August 09, 2013 - Just because I work for FL FWC doesn't mean I have a clue about the name for this lizard -- so I'm going with Charlene....
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Day 9 - Dar el Islam
August 09, 2013 - At Dar El Islam mosque, near Abiquiu, New Mexico
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Day 9 - In Abiquiu
August 09, 2013 - Abiquiu, New Mexico is where Georgia O'Keefe lived and is a tiny but very picturesque old pueblo, with a dirt plaza....
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Day 9 - Abiquiu Lake
August 09, 2013 - At the Corps of Engineers campgrounds at Abiquiu Lake, north of Sante Fe, New Mexico.
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Day 8 - High Noon
August 08, 2013 - Passing thru the pueblo of Villanueva, New Mexico.
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Day 8 - We're out west, finally
August 08, 2013 - Hiking in Villanueva State Park, near Santa Fe, New Mexico.... first place we camped where we didn't need air conditioni...
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Day 7 - In New Mexico
August 07, 2013 - Cliff Swallow's Nest in Villanueva State Park, near Sante Fe, New Mexico
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Day 7 - We blow the Palo Duro Canyon and a hit a museum
August 07, 2013 - We planned to camp for two nights at the Palo Duro Canyon near Happy, Texas, but it was way too hot... left the park fir...
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Day 6 -- Estelle's Farm near Happy, Texas
August 06, 2013 - After a ton of help by the Happy Postmistress, Jacky of the corner gas station, the County Clerk of Courts, the County P...
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Day 6 - Corner Gas Station in Happy
August 06, 2013 - At Jacky's gas station in Happy, Texas. Jacky is the guy in the middle and we were told by the Postmistress that he knew...
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Day 6 - The Town without a Frown - Childhood home of Estelle
August 06, 2013 - In Happy. Texas -- Birthplace and childhood home of Bill's Mom Estelle Burgess
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How to get (to) Happy
August 06, 2013 - Just in case you wanted to know where 'zactly Happy is..
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Day 5 - Up a (dry) creek ...
August 05, 2013 - Hiking up a dry wash at Caprock Canyon State Park, in the Texas panhandle.
Park has bison!
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Day 4 - Snake tracks in the bat poop
August 04, 2013 - On the rails to trails at Caprock Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle, near... well, it isn't actually near anythin...
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Day 3 - Prairie Dogs!!!
August 03, 2013 - At Lake Arrowhead State Park, near Wichita Falls, Texas
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Day 3: We make contact with the indigenous people
August 03, 2013 - The interpretive guide faking like he's taking Bobbie's pulse was interesting and gave us a personal tour of this old ar...
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Day 2 - Kisatchie National Forest
August 03, 2013 - Healthy Lunch on the road at a city park in Mississippi.
Van Hootskens at the USFS Campgound, Caney Lake, Kisatchie Nat...
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Day 1 - Black Water River State Forest
August 02, 2013 - Had the place to ourselves...
Black Water River near where we camped, early in the morning. We swam here the evening...
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