Alright - time for some mountain reminiscences of a mountain girl. . .
Went to Yellowstone once with Tony and two other couples. Only one who took the donkey ride down into the canyon?
MOI They waved goodbye to me from the rim. Didn't do the overnight all the way at the bottom - they said they wouldn't wait that long for me. I did get back in time for dinner.
Driving into CO with another newbie, friend, on I80 she told me to wake her when you could see the mountains. Coming out of Nebraska I gave her a wake up nudge. Long routine, maybe 15-20 minutes later trying to point them out. Finally occurred to me that what she thought were clouds were actually the snow caps.
Big change from the flats of NE. She later apologized for being so "uninformed".
She was also the one, when my uncle took us out of Boulder for a trail ride in his big Buick up Flagstaff Road. Three of us in the front seat with her leaning/pushing against me so the car wouldn't tip over, down the of the road. It really wasn't meant for 2 CARS across. She and her husband up until then used to brag about the Smokies. She found out what the big Rockies' range was - said I must have thought she was dumb. She found out!!!
Two incidents introducing Ton to the mountains. . .Taking a free offer from my brother Ed to ride back to CO in his 40-foot Winnebago. As I recall it was through Winter Park area. He was scared and mad at Ed for being so crazy a driver. He sat at the lounge area at the back of the Big Bus, staring at the floor the whole time, cussing out Ed.
Also: the time I drove up and over the Berthoud Pass at the Continental Divide. Not a tree (even a weed?) grows there. He didn't even get out of the car for a potty break. It was years later he was talking to his daughter that he told her the reason.
His daughter, a skier used to Michigan, was telling/confessing how she froze on a downhill attempt=had to be rescued and brought down. How embarrassing.
Professional travel advisor caution. . . If you ever go and rent a car you're offered "hail" insurance. It's not a con most of the year. We get downpours - they get hail storms. You will pay if you get caught with a big bill just like that. Spring/summer/fall If you drive a bit through the state it is not unusual to see polka-dotted cars.
Last story - maybe not. Took a ride with first husband during a spring break from teaching. He had never been - learned him a bunch.
Spring break in Chgo is in April. Again, taking a ride through the passages we got behind a bigggg plow "opening the road" before us. Had to bide our time following until there was a turnoff in the road for the plow. He also liked to go horseback riding in the woods around Chgo. He found out how it works in the mountains. You park the car, they give a few caveats, give you the horse, they tell you to be back before the sun starts setting. Yep - totally on our own. Sure, they have your car just in case your a rustler or for collateral.
My grandfather worked on/helped build the Leadville Railroad. He was only 15, he said. I haven't made it there, yet.
OK - that's all - for now! I love my mountains. They do belong to me, ya know!
One other note: for
tsk I noticed a while back that your sparkle posts have not been sparkling. Maybe you could fix your GlitterGraphics.com back to sparkle? I like sparkles.
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