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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Wildlife Sanctuary
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We learned something new today, and that was that just down the road, less than 40 miles, is the oldest and largest nonprofit Sanctuary in the US dedicated exclusively to rescuing captive exotic and endangered large carnivores and it is …
Trip into Rocky Mtn National Park
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Since we were unable to do the road trip this past weekend, and I was all packed and itching, I went ahead and took a small one by myself to a part of the Rocky Mountain Ntnl Park that I …
More upgrades to the van
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Leading up to our 2011 summer trip, I had finally gotten around to installing all the solar panels on the top of the van and doing a complete tune-up on the engine of the van. This is something I should …
The almost-trip of Summer 2011
We had ourselves all planned, packed, and ready to roll when unforeseen circumstances popped up which prevented our departure. For Timmy and I this was not a huge loss as we have been to Yellowstone and Teton twice over the …
Black Chasm National Landmark
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Black Chasm is a natural underground cave located in Volcano California, only few minutes drive from where we are staying in California. Tim and I took a break from the afternoon heat (high 90′s today) to take the 45 minute …