We departed for Fort Lauderdale today to our 11-day cruise to partially transit the Panama Canal. Libby and I have considered this itinerary a number of times over the years only to opt for some other travel option. Why? The dates have typically been less than ideal for Libby’s schedule, the cruise tends to be […]
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Day #18: Heading home…
Posted in Colorado on Jul 4th, 2016
I’m writing this at 31,000 feet en route to Tampa. Our travels from Denver have been uneventful since leaving the hotel at 5am. Indeed, I’d call the flights “pleasant” overall — both to and from Colorado. Although I think of this as a “two week vacation,” we’ve actually been traveling for 18 days. It feels […]
Day #17: Rocky Mountain NP
Posted in Colorado on Jul 4th, 2016
This morning we drove up to Rocky Mountain NP, which is about 1.5 to 2 hours north of Denver. I was surprised by how pleasant the drive was in terms of traffic. The only logjam we hit was at the entrance to the park itself, though the roads and facilities inside the park were all […]
Day #15: Garden of the Gods
Posted in Colorado on Jul 2nd, 2016
This morning we drove up from Alamosa to Colorado Springs. In planning the route, I opted for the somewhat slowler yet more scenic journey on US Route 285 / US Route 24 through the mountains versus the flatter and faster I-25. The drive was pleasant, though I suspect it would have been more spectacular had […]
Day #14: Great Sand Dunes NP
Posted in Colorado, New Mexico on Jul 1st, 2016
Today, we left Santa Fe and headed north for the last leg of our journey. We drove along the fairly scenic, though not spectacular (when compared to other vistas that we e enjoyed on this trip, High Road to Taos. Arriving in Ranchos de Taos, we attempted to visit the San Francisco de Assisi Mission […]