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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Rock Stop


I dig rocks. So when I drove through the little town of Orderville, Utah and saw three rock shops I just had to stop. Rock stores are slowly passing away so I figure they need supporting, kind of like geology.

The Rock Stop holds an old Route 66 type of appeal being shaped like a rock.

They sell local rocks and rocks from around the world.

Must be a very ancient place.

I bought a trilobite, a 250-540 million year old fossil.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

SWF - Sunset over the Beefalo at Grand Canyon National Park


It must be hot in House Rock Valley to the east, as that’s where the Beefalo are supposed to roam. Cant’ blame them for heading to higher and cooler country where the meadows offer good grazing.

I had posted before about the buffalo at Grand Canyon. But they are really a cross breed of cattle and buffalo left over from early 1900 ranching in the area. They are smaller and have less shag around their necks. I believe the only place you can see the real thing is Yellowstone National Park.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

What the......?


So I took a little road trip today after getting more work done on my truck. And this is what I saw. What do you see?

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Remember Whensday - Starved Rock State Park - Frozen in Time


March 1975
I grew up boating with family on the Illinois River and riding past Starved Rock State Park. When I got old enough to drive I used to take friends to this mysterious place. I was captivated by the sandstone bluffs and canyons and liked to hike them in all seasons. There was always something very spiritual and sacred about this place to me. I just know I called this place home hundreds of years ago.

The name comes from a Native American story of a band of Illiniwek people starved on a 125 foot (38 meter) butte because of a siege by bands of Ottawa and Potawatomi during the 1760s.

Sally from The (Mis) Adventures of Karl and Sally has started a new meme where the past is remembered through sharing old family photographs and this is #9. I love the idea and hope you will too. So join the fun by clicking here.

Monday, August 10, 2009

MWT - Cedar Breaks National Monument - Part 1


It's hard to believe while driving that Point Supreme at Cedar Breaks National Monument provides a distant view from over 10,000 feet in elevation plus a look deep into the canyon's amphitheater...

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