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On Sunday, August 5, 2012 10:13:05 PM UTC-5, North Star wrote:
: Met a couple this afternoon down at the Hubbards boat launch that biked all the way in from Chicago on their Harleys.. Now that would be quite the ride. This past summer, my brothers rode their gold wing Honda's to Washington and took a ferry to Alaska and biked their way back to S. Illinois. They loved it! |
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On 8/6/2012 5:43 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 8/5/2012 1:46 PM, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:43:02 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:39:44 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:06:39 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:27:57 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:44:19 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:17:42 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:26:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:53:24 -0400, John H. wrote: Hope you have a super trip! And, before you go, pray for a few clouds floating in the sky. They add so much to photographs. === Good idea but I've been sending all of my clouds to Tim lately. If you get down into New Mexico a balloon ride is pretty cool. You have to blow up your own balloon http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...p%20baloon.jpg The view is great http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...%20balloon.jpg Lots of rich people in New Mexico http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...f%20course.jpg and you never know where you will land. The guy in the red hat didn't expect us in his yard. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...uys%20yard.jpg That's on my wife's 'Want to do' list. Albuquerque is a great place to balloon One of my wife's sisters lives there. More reason to stop for a visit. I am sure she knows all about it then. There is a big balloon park north of town on 25. We went from there but where you land depends on the wind and your propane supply. The guy who's yard we landed in seemed to be pretty good natured about it. I just checked for RV sites for the October festival. Not much left. Usually it is better to avoid "festivals". They do the ballooning all the time. Never done it but I would think a Fall ride here in New England would be more fun than looking down at a bunch of sand... They do fall trips up here all the time. People seem to be fascinated by watching beautiful green leaves wither and fall from the trees. |
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On Aug 6, 9:54*am, Meyer wrote:
On 8/6/2012 5:43 AM, JustWait wrote: On 8/5/2012 1:46 PM, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:43:02 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:39:44 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:06:39 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:27:57 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:44:19 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:17:42 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:26:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:53:24 -0400, John H. wrote: Hope you have a super trip! And, before you go, pray for a few clouds floating in the sky. They add so much to photographs. === Good idea but I've been sending all of my clouds to Tim lately. If you get down into New Mexico a balloon ride is pretty cool. You have to blow up your own balloon http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...Blowing%20up%2... The view is great http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...Rio%20Grande%2... Lots of rich people in New Mexico http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...Private%20golf... and you never know where you will land. The guy in the red hat didn't expect us in his yard. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...Balloon%20land... That's on my wife's 'Want to do' list. Albuquerque is a *great place to balloon One of my wife's sisters lives there. More reason to stop for a visit. I am sure she knows all about it then. There is a big balloon park north of town on 25. We went from there but where you land depends on the wind and your propane supply. The guy who's yard we landed in seemed to be pretty good natured about it. I just checked for RV sites for the October festival. Not much left. Usually it is better to avoid "festivals". They do the ballooning all the time. Never done it but I would think a Fall ride here in New England would be more fun than looking down at a bunch of sand... * They do fall trips up here all the time. People seem to be fascinated by watching beautiful green leaves wither and fall from the trees. Most Beautiful time of the year. The trick is to time it right and see the fall foliage at it's peak. Can be a slightly sad time of year though because those beautiful leaves will soon be gone and the world turns dull for 5 months. A nice snowfall helps brighten things up. |
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On 8/6/2012 8:54 AM, Meyer wrote:
On 8/6/2012 5:43 AM, JustWait wrote: On 8/5/2012 1:46 PM, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:43:02 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:39:44 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:06:39 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:27:57 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:44:19 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:17:42 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:26:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:53:24 -0400, John H. wrote: Hope you have a super trip! And, before you go, pray for a few clouds floating in the sky. They add so much to photographs. === Good idea but I've been sending all of my clouds to Tim lately. If you get down into New Mexico a balloon ride is pretty cool. You have to blow up your own balloon http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...p%20baloon.jpg The view is great http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...%20balloon.jpg Lots of rich people in New Mexico http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...f%20course.jpg and you never know where you will land. The guy in the red hat didn't expect us in his yard. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...uys%20yard.jpg That's on my wife's 'Want to do' list. Albuquerque is a great place to balloon One of my wife's sisters lives there. More reason to stop for a visit. I am sure she knows all about it then. There is a big balloon park north of town on 25. We went from there but where you land depends on the wind and your propane supply. The guy who's yard we landed in seemed to be pretty good natured about it. I just checked for RV sites for the October festival. Not much left. Usually it is better to avoid "festivals". They do the ballooning all the time. Never done it but I would think a Fall ride here in New England would be more fun than looking down at a bunch of sand... They do fall trips up here all the time. People seem to be fascinated by watching beautiful green leaves wither and fall from the trees. Now you are starting to sound like Loogie there Captain... Of course there is nobody I know who would go up to watch things die, but to see the frekin' colors.. But go ahead, you moved out of here to get away from the fall and cold, go balloon in the desert:) |
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On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:05:04 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 14:18:37 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Hope you have a super trip! AND, If you take a route close to St. Louis. to Indianapolis, give me advanced notice and it's lunch! === I 'd like to do that and appreciate the offer, but unfortunately we are flying out and back. Damn shame. You'll miss the best part of the whole trip! |
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On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 20:13:05 -0700 (PDT), North Star wrote:
On Aug 5, 6:18*pm, Tim wrote: On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:18:43 AM UTC-5, John H wrote: In case you missed the answer to your question in all the fighting: On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:52:13 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: We are planning to spend some time in southern Utah later this year? Any recommendations? YES!! First stop, Moab, UT. Visit Arches and Canyonlands National Parks (NP) and Dead Horse Point SP. A week would be good here, but we stayed only four days. Then back to I-70, west to Hwy 24 south. Follow to Hwy 12 south. Spectacular scenery. Don't stop for pictures every ten minutes. Visit Capitol Reef NP for a couple hours or more, and continue on Hwy 12 'til you reach Hyw 63, and take a left to Bryce Canyon NP. Fantastic place. While there, be sure and take the free bus tour offered by Ruby's Campground. The sign up place is right there at the campground. If you're not camping, Ruby's Lodge seemed pretty nice, but I'd make reservations early. (http://tinyurl.com/caa5mqs). A week in Bryce would be nice. Go on a mule ride. From there, back to Hwy 12 west to Hwy 89, south to Hwy 9 and west to Zion NP. Plan on a few days there, and be sure and take the bus tour through the park. From there, drop down south and head east to the Grand Canyon North Rim. Be sure to stop at Jacobs Lake and visit the trading post. After a few days at the Grand Canyon, head over to Page, AZ, rent a pontoon boat and spend a few days on Lake Powell. Be sure to visit Lower Antelope Canyon. Take a tripod, and they'll let you linger for a lot longer in the canyon and take your time with your pictures. Finally, we went to Monument Valley for a couple days and then headed home. I'd like to do the whole thing again, with more time, and visit some of the places we didn't get to, like Lake Powell. Start planning early. If you plan to visit and stay at the lodge or cabins, make reservations really early. I'd start calling them now. (http://tinyurl.com/cjme7y6) Hope you have a super trip! AND, If you take a route close to St. Louis. to Indianapolis, give me advanced notice and it's lunch! Met a couple this afternoon down at the Hubbards boat launch that biked all the way in from Chicago on their Harleys.. Now that would be quite the ride. Having put one 8500 mile trip on a bike, that sounds like fun. However,it would have been much more enjoyable on a Moto Guzzi! |
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On 8/6/2012 8:54 AM, Meyer wrote: On 8/6/2012 5:43 AM, JustWait wrote: On 8/5/2012 1:46 PM, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:43:02 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:39:44 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:06:39 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:27:57 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:44:19 -0400, John H. wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:17:42 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:26:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:53:24 -0400, John H. wrote: Hope you have a super trip! And, before you go, pray for a few clouds floating in the sky. They add so much to photographs. === Good idea but I've been sending all of my clouds to Tim lately. If you get down into New Mexico a balloon ride is pretty cool. You have to blow up your own balloon http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...p%20baloon.jpg The view is great http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...%20balloon.jpg Lots of rich people in New Mexico http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...f%20course.jpg and you never know where you will land. The guy in the red hat didn't expect us in his yard. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Mexic...uys%20yard.jpg That's on my wife's 'Want to do' list. Albuquerque is a great place to balloon One of my wife's sisters lives there. More reason to stop for a visit. I am sure she knows all about it then. There is a big balloon park north of town on 25. We went from there but where you land depends on the wind and your propane supply. The guy who's yard we landed in seemed to be pretty good natured about it. I just checked for RV sites for the October festival. Not much left. Usually it is better to avoid "festivals". They do the ballooning all the time. Never done it but I would think a Fall ride here in New England would be more fun than looking down at a bunch of sand... They do fall trips up here all the time. People seem to be fascinated by watching beautiful green leaves wither and fall from the trees. Now you are starting to sound like Loogie there Captain... Of course there is nobody I know who would go up to watch things die, but to see the frekin' colors.. But go ahead, you moved out of here to get away from the fall and cold, go balloon in the desert:) I guess you've never seen the beauty of said desert, have you? New Mexico is a beautiful state. |
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:18:49 -0400, JustWait
wrote: But go ahead, you moved out of here to get away from the fall and cold, go balloon in the desert:) === The desert has a beauty of its own, just like western mountains vs eastern mountains; sea shore vs the Great Lakes; city vs country; etc. |
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:32:26 -0400, John H.
wrote: I 'd like to do that and appreciate the offer, but unfortunately we are flying out and back. Damn shame. You'll miss the best part of the whole trip! === It certainly has its attractions but unfortunately my wife's back is not up to that kind of long road trip at the moment. |
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