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Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, CO, April 2025 Rocky Mountain National Park is about 35 miles west of Longmont, CO. (Longmont is about 40 miles north of Denver.) Due to the winding roads, the drive to the park takes about an hour from Longmont. Some of the views on the drive were stunning. To get to the eastern…
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Acting like kids again!
Salina Campground, KS Everyone who knows me has experienced my uncontrollable urge to goof around on playground equipment and just being silly. The campground had a large number entertainment from workout equipment to photo stand in boards, swing set and large chairs. I hope you enjoy seeing our antics. Since we are in Kansas, there…
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Yesteryear Museum or Tractor Cemetary
Salina, Kansas Driving into the park, the first thing we saw was a sign stating “Museum” and a lot of rusty old farm equipment. I was wonderful if it was a tractor museum or cemetery. Turns out it was a “Yesteryear Museum”. I believe the building in the far back also had antique equipment. You…
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Highway 66 Museum, Clinton Oklahoma
I had to drag John to another place with cancel stamp. This was the Clinton, Oklahoma (same place the Highway 66 cafe) Highway 66 Museum. We started off with seeing the cement mixer that was used to make the road. I discovered I’m just as tall as the Coca Cola Safety Officer. I’m at least…
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Kate caught a Huge Fish!!
Foss State Park has the largest lake in western Oklahoma and known for fishing. So, I had to give it a shot. I stood there for hours hoping for a fish to drive by. I had a large black fish drive by but no luck with catching. Then, I got lucky and caught a big…
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Oklahoma Route 66 Passport Book & Route 66 Cafe Clifton, OK
John can attest to my obsession with passport books and cancel stamps. Passport books are soft covered books usually free and list attractions based on a theme like National Parks, State Parks, Finding Lincoln, etc. My new passport book is the “Oklahoma Route 66 Passport” The book splits the state into 4 areas. Currently, we…
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Washita NWR: Centennial Trail
Washita National Wildlife Refuge, OK The state park and campgrounds are on the south eastern edge of Foss lake, and Washita National Wildlife Refuge is on the north western edge of Foss Lake. We had to go to Washita NWR because they have a cancel stamp for the national parks book. Sadly, the park office…
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The Kansas Capital Building
Topeka, KS There is No Place Like Dome Kate found out that you are allowed to attend a free tour that takes you up to the cupola and balcony at the top of the Kansas Capital Building. John found out that he is still afraid of heights. Kate came out ahead in this deal. Most…
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Remember When!
As a kid most of my aunts and uncles on my dad side of the family live locally. Usually once a year, the out of towners would come in. I remember the large get togethers and all the fun. Especially since my cousins were of similar age. When I was at my dad’s house, he…
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Family Time!
Dad and I had a family fun day! We started the day at the Family Restaurant having fish. Road the countryside, enjoyed some time at the casino and finally made our way to Cameron’s house. Ryker likes to show off his gymnastics skills The selfie didn’t work out soo great with Pfluger. Ended up with…