VA! Really! A hurricane AND an earthquake?

So, while you all were blowin' and shakin',


We've been from Golden CO to Mt. Rushmore SD... 
(we make it as far as the parking lots - no photo ops for dogs)

Through the Wind River Valley of WY...

Where we met three cycling friends who were on Day 34 of cycling 100 miles a day.

We passed through Dubois, Wyoming  (Doof Dubois, we thought of you)...
Then we spent 3 beautiful days in The Grand Tetons.  Steve and Sarah rode their bikes or their motorcycle along the winding roads enjoying the scenery...

While we hung out in the camper...

 Or spent our time finding GREAT sticks!

Every morning now, our drivers pack up the two great sticks I found and pull them out each evening when we stop.
 Life is Good On The Road!

A Golden Week In Golden

After narrowly surviving the dog food incident, we have had a wonderful week.  On the way to Golden last Sunday, we stopped at the Air Force Academy just north of Colorado Springs.  Again, while we slept in the RV, Steve and Sarah got to learn all about the Academy and also tour the chapel.  We hear it was lovely...

Roped off pew near the front reads "Reserved In Honor of Prisoners of War and Those Listed As Missing In Action"

We got to go to our first tailgate this week!  The drivers went to see the Colorado Rapids (Major League Soccer) play Isidro Metapan (from El Salvaldor).  We went along for the ride and the tailgate... 

And, while we got groomed one day, Steve and Sarah went to see the Red Rocks Amphitheater...

Alas, there is NOT a "Sarah" wing in the Coors Brewery...

We hear there are great bike paths all over Golden, so while we've been doing what we do best...

Steve and Sarah have been burning up the hills all over town...

Well, Steve's been burning up hills, Sarah's mostly just been burning up!

Dorothy! We're Not In Kansas Anymore!

We are now in Colorado!  On Wednesday and Thursday we slept our way across almost 500 miles of Kansas, except for our stop in Abilene where we enjoyed our first walk ever on a Presidential lawn.  Who knew the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the middle of Kansas?  While they left us napping in the RV (with the generator/AC running), our drivers enjoyed touring his boyhood home, museum, and the final resting place/chapel of he and Maime.  We are looking forward to walking more Presidential lawns in California and Texas...

And, Griswolditis struck again this morning: our drivers, you know, the ones who are supposed to be taking such good care of us?  When they attempted to feed us this morning, and found our food container empty, they realized they had left all of our Very Special Prescription Only Dog Food back in VA.  SO, after several phone calls to various vets, both in CO and VA, Sarah made the walking trek, (10 miles up hill both ways) to a vet's office, backpack in tow, and hauled back 18# of Very Special Prescription Only Dog Food.  We love our Mom!  (she wouldn't let Steve do it because today is his birthday)  We think we are safe for a month or so...

Toto! Where Are You?

400 miles and $400 later (new side view mirror, disabled faulty door lock, short in wiring, etc), we are in Topeka, Kansas. A little hairy this morning going through St. Louis rush hour with Sarah hanging her head out the window in lieu of the side view mirror.  We were jealous - head hanging out the window is one of our specialties!

The Griswolds Go RVing...

After 2 fun filled days on (we kid you not) Boo Boo Lane, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Nashville, we headed Northwest toward St. Lous...  with a navigator...

Along the way, the drivers stopped at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah KY.  They say the quilts there are real works of art...

Shortly after leaving Paducah, the drivers discovered that "nothing over 8 feet wide allowed" REALLY does mean just that...

 Love Bungee Cords and Duct Tape!

So, after the narrow escape with the BIG BLUE STEEL BRIDGE, we setted in a lovely campground in Whittington Illinois.  Lots of grass, and believe it or not, CHICKENS to chase! 

After the recovery period from yesterday was over, the drivers began packing up to hit the road again this morning. They were almost done, so close, when they realized we were locked inside the RV and they were outside with no keys! A locksmith and $50 later, and yet another use for Duct Tape!  

Duct Tape now keeps the faulty lock from locking...

At this point it's after noon and the drivers decide that Whittington Woods is such a lovely place, with 20 miles of great biking trails, we will just stay another night.  Great idea - and since there are spots with more shade, and we were pretty much packed up, they decide to move to a different spot...

Guess what?

Backing up with one side view mirror

+   A big tree

=   A big vodka drink, and no bike riding today!

(but we are all OK and the RV is still operational - at this point)



Lava Lamp Lit!

The awning is out, chairs are out, lava lamp is lit, great music on the Bose (we've met the dogs next door and had dinner).  Life Is Good in Nashville... Lookin' for Miranda Lambert and her Airstream Trailer...

Nashville, Here We Come!

We are on the road at last!  After lots of sweet "Good Byes" from friends and family, Steve and Sarah finally got us rollin' Wednesday morning.  Daisy was so worried she might get left behind that she parked herself right in the middle of everthing being toted from our little apt to the rv and refused to move until the big wheels started turning...

After two fun (and treat) filled days in Athens GA with Kelsea, we are on our way to Music City USA.