Change to Trip Schedule

Hello All:

Well, we have not even started the trip yet and already there is a change.  Instead of returning on June 30 we will be back home on June 27.  Jim is playing in the Member-Guest tournament at Autumn Ridge June 28-29 so we will be back for that.  We are just a week away for blast off and we are both getting excited.  The first stop will be at the Hawthorn Golf and Country Club in Fishers, IN (yes, the fun begins before we even leave the state) and then on to Terre Haute to spend the night.  My golf game is, uhm, interesting but has yielded a birdie on a Par 3 at Autumn Ridge on May 26th.  From Terre Haute we head to Kansas City.  We look forward to sharing this adventure with you and hope you will post comments if you have also visited any of the places we share with you.

Mattie and Jim

New Expedition Announcement

Hi Family and Friends:

Welcome to the blog for our next expedition starting June 4, 2013.  This trip has been eight months in planning and I just realized today (April 10) that I had not yet created the blog site!  We are still in Florida but getting ready to head north on April 23rd. 

We will be home about five weeks before heading West for most of the month of June.  This trip will take us across the middle of the country with an emphasis on Colorado since we missed that state almost completely during the 2007 expedition.  We are especially looking forward to seeing our dear friends, Brent and Judy, at their summer location in Wyoming.  The photo below was taken in Arches National Park in 2007. 

 

 

We may stop in Arches again, if time permits, but this trip will include Canyonlands NP just across the street (relatively) from Arches.  It is here I will experience my first Hot Air Balloon ride as a special landmark birthday gift from Jim.  Never mind which one.  Jim, for some odd reason, does not want to join me on this adventure. 

 

In addition to Canyonlands, we will see three National Parks in Colorado - Great Sand Dunes NP, Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, and Rocky Mountain NP - plus 6 scenic drives.  (I haven't told Jim about all the scenic drives yet since he will know that means frequent stops along the way.)  Also included are a few Wildlife Refuges and 5 golf stops since I have now taken up the game (long story).  We will be camping more this trip (20 out of 26 nights) but usinge the luxury accomodations of KOA Kamping Kabins.  Nothing like a solid roof over your head on a rainy night!

 

So that is the broad overview of the trip.  We hope you will join us by checking the blog from time to time to share our travel adventures and make your recommendations of places to see along the way.

 

Mattie and Jim