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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Leaving Estes Park

For those of you who follow us on FaceBook, you’ve already know the story. . .this is for the rest of you.

 

We have decided to leave our volunteer position in Estes Park.  Having never left a workamping job early. . .this makes us very, very sad. . .but we were promised 30 amp service for our RV. . .and only had 20 amp. . .

 

Now for those of you who RV that means something. . .for everyone else. . .imagine every time you turned on the microwave, you tripped the breaker for the entire house. . .that’s about what it equates to.  Because we monitor our electrical usage with a voltage meter. . .we knew right away, ten weeks ago, that there was a problem. . .but we were assured repeatedly that it was going to be solved. . .and that they were working on it.

 

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Here was the final resolution. . .and the final straw that broke the camel’s back. . .so to speak. . .a 10 gauge wire strung 200 feet across the ground. . .after this “fix” we determined that we could not continue to put our home, our electrical system in our rig, and our safety in jeopardy. . .without going into a lot of electrical gobbledy gook. . .let me just say. . .this is NOT up to any kind of code. . .

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So. . .here’s our home base in lovely Loveland, Colorado for the next month. . .and while it’s not the fabulous location and view we had in Estes Park, we do have great service. . .and is a great central location to enjoy the area. . .especially when Curtis and Brenda come to spend some time with us in a couple of weeks.

 

Not sure where we will head to next. . .we know it will be south. . .maybe Santa FE NM. . .we’ll see. . .

 

Leave us a comment, or send us a note. . .we miss you guys, and love to hear from you. . .

 

Hugs,

Janice & David

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Full Time RV Travel–A Visit from the Family

Here we are in an amazing destination spot. . .
we invited all of our family to come, visit, and stay. . .  
only a couple of them have taken us up on our invitation. . ..

Anyway. . .one of the smart ones showed up this week. . .
my beautiful niece Andrea, and her hubby Bryan. . .
Alluvial Water Fall - Rocky Mountain National Park with Andrea and Bryan
Since Bryan lived in Colorado for a few years. . .
and since they visit family in Denver quite regularly. . .
I was sure they must have been to Rocky Mountain National Park numerous times. . .
but they said they hadn’t. . .and definitely wanted to go. . .yaaaa. . .
we got an early start. . .8 a.m. is very, very early for me to be out the door. . .geez!  LOL. . .
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Bryan generously offered to drive. . .which Uncle David loved. . .
and all was going very well until after lunch when the clouds rolled in. . .
driving through the clouds at the summit, 12,167 feet elevation felt like being on an airplane. . .
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Shortly past the summit. . .
on the western side of the mountains is the Continental Divide. . .
Bryan in photographer mode - mule deer
where we went for a short hike and Bryan took the camera
and played photographer for awhile. . .
Mule Deer at the Continental Divide - Rocky Mountain National Park with Andrea and Bryan
any guess as to why they are called mule deer?
Look at those ears. . .
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as recommended by our favorite local. . .
and the clerk at our campground office. . .
we had lunch at the Grand Lake Lodge
in Grand Lake Colorado. . .
This was the view of Shadow Mountain Lake
from the glassed in porch. . . really lovely!
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any time you see all the traffic stopping. . .
you know there’s going to be a treat. . .
and here was ours for the day. . .
made me very, very happy!

What a wonderful, fabulous day spent with family. . .
the only thing that would have made it better,
is if they could have stayed longer. . .
but we are very, very glad they came. . .
and we enjoyed every minute. . .
Love you guys!

Wishing you all safe travels. . .and lots of memories!

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