Next up on our travel plan is the town of Spearfish South Dakota as we continue our southeastern trek. There are many things to see and do in the local area including the historic Deadwood SD.
Spearfish South Dakota
Remembering Apollo 11 – 50 Years Ago
During this past week, I have seen many TV specials about the events from fifty years ago. Fortunately, I was old enough to remember the historic time. I was 15 years old during the summer of 1969. It is still difficult for me to think about that much time has passed in my life. I can remember when 30 years old seemed to be ancient! Not anymore. Anyway, here are my recollections and a few interesting facts of the Apollo 11 moon landing from 50 years ago.
Painting Update – Places We Have Been
A few months ago in this blog, I included some new hobbies that I had picked up over the winter. Namely wood carving and painting. I have been working on the carvings occasionally, but have started painting some landscape scenes as we have traveled to different locations. Places we have been…
Santa Fe, New Mexico Part II With Family!
We continued our nine day stay in Santa Fe, New Mexico with a family visit during the last three days. Pat’s brother Mike and his wife Lorna made the long ten hour drive over from the Plano, Texas area. They will also move over to Angel Fire NM with us for another three days. It was great to see them again and to have help exploring this area of the country and the local food!
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
It was time again to pack up and move on up the road after a very nice 12 day stay at Alamogordo in southern New Mexico. Our next destination is Santa Fe, New Mexico that is 259 miles Up North. Way more than I like to drive in one day. So, we planned a stopover in Albuquerque at the 200 mile point and then an easy drive of 59 miles the next day to Santa Fe.
New Hobbies! – Part 1
I have always enjoyed having hobbies, although some people do not seem to have an interest in pursuing a hobby. I just don’t understand them. In fact, I’ve had so many different hobbies over the years and just not enough time for them. That was back when I was working 50-60 hours a week. My plan was to really get into the hobbies after retirement.