Ho Hum RV Campground

We pulled into this lovely campground that

is () this close to the gulf.

We have a lovely corner spot where we can

see the water.

Next time - hopefully we'll be looking at the gulf

and never have to close our front curtains.

It's a gem and a secret so shhh!!!! 😊

They have a beach and access but not a lot

of space to really 'walk" the beach

but fishing rocks.

There a long dock where one can fish.

Tom did fish and caught a redfish that

he had to toss back.

Too small.

There went dinner.

And the coastline from off the dock.

Sunsets are beautiful there.

I got the moon and bird in the shot, 

Beautiful sunsets here.

 

The last few pages of my Traveler's Notebook "small moments"

I love how this notebook turned out. 

I still add a bunch of dimension so the album is thick

and I don't seem to be able to quit LOL.

I kept a couple of some of the paperwork one receives

when you enter a campground.

This one was hysterical because of their "RULES."

They were just funny. i.e., if you don't pick up after your

animal and someone squeals you owe $20 and the one

who squeals gets the $20 😂

 The next camp were were in had a lovely story

that they tell in their paperwork and I just had to keep it.

And then there was Rocky Mountain where all the fun

into Yellowstone began.

 Sadly, there was a fire that lasted the entire time we were

there for the most part - it was smouldering toward the end.

It was a sad, very sad for all involved.

 And then are adventures in Yellowstone....

 Everyday....I had this sticker and patch from the last couple

times we went to Yellowstone that I forgot

I had after I made the pages (ain't that the way).

Anyway, it really didn't work on any of these pages so I slapped

the sticker on the patch and punched a hole.

 I like it and then some of my favorite photos.

 I had a few more - and I added this envelope.

 I love envelopes where I tucked a tag with a photo

along with a moose embellishment we didn't see.

 Of course journaling - but did I want until everything dried.

Um...nope. 

So my writing looks like a kindergartener did it.

Sigh.

I determined that this TN has gotten bulky and rather unweildy 

so time to retire. I think it's my 3rd this trip.

Working on the 4th....

A few of my other favorite Yellowstone pictures.

We had a wonderful time and we were in the park every day.

Five days in the park.

And it felt like it wasn't enough.

 The scenery, the landscapes, the animals were breathtaking.

 Every time a corner is turned there was something exciting.

 And it never got old.

Even when you saw the buffalo and elk.

ALOT.

 The hot springs and the falls never fail to stun.

We've been to Yellowstone three times

and it just gets better and better.

 We managed to check off every animal on our list

except for moose.

(the bear is on FB - the photo is like bad)

 I decided to try my hand at video and that was fun 

except the sun was in my eyes (oh yea I'm going with that excuse LOL)

it was hard to see the viewfinder so I kept bopping around.

My bad.

 And out of the blue a coyote came into the light.

Roadkill was a good incentive and it was like the call of 

wild to watch.

 We had a lovely time and Rock Top RV is a great place to

stay in Gardiner Montana except for the fire.

It was an awful thing for that small town.

(some photos on FB)

I highly recommend Yellowstone on your Bucket List.

Several times in fact LOL.

It's.just.breathtaking.

💝

The Road to Pike's Peak

This is the entrance and of course there's a fee.

And you don't get a map till you get to the visitors/gift store.

They had good coffee.

BUT THE VIEWS ARE BREATHTAKING.

L👀K

 We get to Site 13 and that is as far as one can go by car.

Conveniently, there's a shuttle that will take you the rest of the way.

Well.........

we didn't take the shuttle.

 One might asKwhy?

A couple of reasons for sure...

1. I HATE HEIGHTS

2. I HATE THOSE ROADS

3. WE WERE BOTH FEELING THE ALTITUDE BY THEN

we were about 12,000 feet.

 We did find bigfoot though.

  Of course, these were my favorite death defying windy roads

with hair pin turns and knuckleheads that try to push you to go faster.

 The view out to the valley was amazing and if I looked straight out I was good.

 More or less.

 The weather kept spinning on a dime.

And then the storm started moving in and you could

see the rain lines and actually at some

point we were above the clouds.

And then of course the ride down is as much fun as the ride up.

The Battle of the Bridge

Also could be known as the Battle of Green River, Battle of Munsford

lots of battles happening around here.

 This is now a preserve that protects a couple hundred acres of land.

This is the Woodson's house.

 Sadly, I couldn't go in, but I love these farm houses.

They are soooo cool.

 Info board.

The trails were closed and there are a few monuments 

on private grounds.

 It was a battle to cut off supplies Union supplies as

the bridge was actually railroad tracks.

 Both conferate and Union soldiers camped on their farm.

 The Woodson's house may or may not have been in the Underground RR.

It was a beautiful setting.

The battleline was 500 ft from the front door. 

 Evidently a Brigader General on the Union side decided

to stomp his way to Munsford without order.

It was a three day battle.

The Union eventually surrendered to the Confederates.

Travelers Notebook - Hello Beautiful

This started with multiple project life cards

that totally fit this particular photo.

And it didn't quite need an entire page to celebrate.

Actually it's quite fun.

I also made that fuzzy paperclip - because it's fun.

 And there's the flip side - OUR NEW FRIDGE!

Which is beautiful.

And a long time coming.

We left last week to zip up to Lazy Days in Wildwood to

get a new fridge installed.

It was supposed to be 2 days - we stayed a week.

Of course.

The fridges that they make for RVs are really bad - 

REAL BAD.

They are tiny.

They don't keep a steady temperature.

They ruin food.

They make you crazy because they aren't reliable.

SO....

we had a residential fridge installed.

Yay!

However, because of that we also needed a new inverter

to keep the fridge cold when we are not plugged in.

It had to be ordered.

It had to be installed.

It happened to be the wrong part.

It had to be reordered.

It had to be installed.

It had taken a week total.

BUT, we were able to camp in the parking lot.

And we did whatever we wanted during the day and had

a spot overnight.

This fridge is a game changer.

It's the little things or in this case the big things.

Really old Studio Calico, Tim Holtz, WM puffy hearts