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From the Journal...
We have returned…
…almost unscathed.
I say almost because Mo’s foot (which she injured while trying to capture a photo of Mission Dolores in San Francisco) has turned out to be slightly more than sprained.
To be more specific: It’s broken. … And requires surgery.
So it’s not been exactly an easy landing on our return to “reality”, but we’ve [...]
Yes, we’re still out here…
“It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. ” Mark Twain
Okay…so we haven’t exactly kept up with the promise to update the site regularly. My excuse is two-fold.
Number One – technical difficulties. In spite of the considerable effort and skills of our Trip Engineer , AKA Troy, we were [...]
Shhhh…..
The sun was just starting to rise, but the rest of the Cawley clan was fast asleep.
So I sneaked out into the quiet morning for a few moments alone, and I snapped some pictures.
There was a peaceful calm, that took my breath away.
And nothing was moving…except me and the sun and a stray [...]
Time travel takes a lot out of you
So do temperatures over 110 degrees (yes, even with no humidity).
So by the time we had crossed the awesome loneliness of the local landscape into Monument Valley, we were greatly diminished as a group. So much so, that we feared Goulding’s Lodge, which sat as an oasis in endless miles of red sand and rock [...]
Oh the times they are a changin’ and a changin’ and a changin’
We were ready for a four-hour ride when we packed our stinky clothes and our stinkier selves into the minivan and bid good-bye to the cool yurt (and the cool temperatures) in Mancos State Park.
We were headed west…toward Monument Valley, Utah, with a planned pitstop for a photo op at Four Corners Monument–the one spot [...]
