Rocky Mountaineer Canada Trip 2019 - Day 4, Part 1

A glorious morning

A glorious afternoon

A glorious evening

Camping At Big Bend National Park 2019 - Day 3, Part 2: Second Hike

Todd was up when I got back to camp so we made breakfast on the stove (sandwiches with english muffin, scrambled egg, cheese and Canadian bacon - homemade egg McMuffins).  Afterwards we cleaned up, filled up our water bottles and drove to the Lost Mine Trail trailhead.

The view from the trailhead parking lot

Gaining elevation

Camping At Big Bend National Park 2019 - Day 1

In May of this year we went for the first time to Big Bend National Park in West Texas to camp.  As described on the National Park Service website:

"There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone.  Here, at the end of the road, hundreds of bird species take refuge in a solitary mountain range surrounded by weather-beaten desert.  Tenacious cactus bloom in sublime southwestern sun, and diversity of species is the best in the country.  This magical place is Big Bend..."

That pretty much sums it up.

We got an early start that morning and drove about 9 hours across Texas to get there around 3:30pm.

Thumbs-up for wind energy!

We packed a lunch and stopped to eat just south of Fort Stockton at a little picnic area on a hill

Couldn't have picked a better spot

Colorado Trip - Days 7 and 8

Today we start for home.  I didn't make any notes, so I'll just caption the photos.

Funny, I always thought both tunnels were collectively called The Eisenhower Tunnel.  Apparently you exit through Johnson's tunnel.

Colorado Trip - Day 5: Fondue Or Fondon't?

The temperature was so perfect, we bundled up under the warm comforter and slept with the balcony door open all night.  It rained several times during the night, but the overhang kept it out of the room.

Good morning world

Colorado Trip - Day 4, Part 2

I must have had a temporary brain aneurysm the other day, because I just realized there were other photos I meant to include in my Day 4 post.  So here they are - these were taken by Todd.

The Stanley Hotel

Colorado Trip - Day 4, Part 1

This was our last morning in Denver before heading into the mountains.  It was also my birthday.  :o)