We left Guymon, Oklahoma around 9:30 and ambled south into the Texas Panhandle. Along the way we passed field after field of massive windmills (see video below), the steady southerly winds had them all churning along delivering lots of kilowatts. … Continue reading
King of the world! Friday morning we left Pueblo Colorado heading South towards New Mexico. Off to the West, a heavy cloud cover settled on the mountains and stayed there for our 3 hour trip to Raton, New Mexico. At … Continue reading
Bottom of the gorge. After leaving the Manitou Cliff Dwellings, we drove to the Royal Gorge just West of Canon City, Colorado. The park surrounds a large portion of the gorge and includes a bridge, incline railway, cable car and … Continue reading
We began our adventure with a short drive West of Colorado Springs to the town of Manitou Springs and the Cliff Dwellings. Though nowhere near as large as the more famous Mesa Verde ruins, these are more complete and accessible … Continue reading
Colorado Sunset We spent our first 7 days of this road trip hauling a trailer and pickup truck full of “Stuff” that just wouldn’t fit into my Daughter’s rented moving van. Then we passed the next 7 days enjoying the … Continue reading
After a pass through Marion in July, my Great Aunt Ivolene McCree decided to call for a family get together in Marion on October 16th and 17th 2010. About 20 of us gathered to renew old ties and explore some new … Continue reading
We purchased a couple of Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11 Kayaks last month for fishing and paddling fun. While we could just toss the yacks into the truck bed and go on our way, that prevents filling the truck with the other … Continue reading
We managed to get our kayaks home from Todd without incident and on Thursday, we took them to the Clear Creek ramp a couple of miles from home for their “Home Waters Christening”. Tellico village is a beautiful place but … Continue reading
Siblings, cousins and all the rest! Saturday the third of October was the annual McGuire homecoming in Todd, North Carolina . Every year on the first Saturday in October, the clan gathers at the old homeplace for fun and food. … Continue reading
“Hello, I’m Mrs. McGuire and my husband runs this garage.” Imagine Mary’s suprise in meeting her 20 year old mother in a scene from a 1926 Todd reenactment called Timbertown. There were historic Todd folks dressed in period costume and appearing … Continue reading
