A visit to Wings Over the Rockies was part of our day today.
It’s a very cool museum at the old site of Lowry Air Force Base. We got to see many, many aircraft, both military
and civilian
but the highlight (for some) was an X-Wing fighter from Star Wars
with R2D2 on the back
While our main goal on this trip is to have fun and see many amazing wonders, which we certainly have been doing, we had a few personal guidelines to help us make decisions along the way:
1. No fast food – Subway is allowed but we haven’t been there yet and Dairy Queen is allowed for ice cream only. Unfortunately some of the food at tourist places like Niagara was not much better than fast food – we have been having lots of picnics. So far, so good.
2. No Wal-Mart – we were directed to Wal-mart when we asked about the nearest grocery store – but we declined and waited for a better opportunity. So far, so good.
3. Return in better shape than when we left (parents mostly) – no great progress to report on this one, but we are plenty active when we get out of the car, so I think we are holding steady. There will be more hiking in the 2nd part of the trip.
Just a little insight into the strange workings of our minds.
More about our fun day at the Rockies game in another post!!!
No; this isn’t a duplicate post. Grampa bought us all tickets to an afternoon Rockies game against the Nationals.
It was a bright sunny afternoon, and 97º, but our seats were in the shade most of the game.
And when the sun finally reached us, we were able to move to empty seats behind us. After the game, we sat briefly in the “Mile High” seats
Normally, Rowell Pool refers to the family football pool, but at this moment, it refers to the neighborhood pool. A refreshing way to celebrate our arrival!
We have reached our intermediate destination, at Susan’s parents’ house. We will be here for about a week before heading on to further adventures West and South.
First view of the Rocky Mountains!
One of our favorite stops along the way has been Dairy Queen, as there are DQ’s in most towns.
Two hours to go!
This morning, we leave behind Alliance, Nebraska and the Holiday Inn Express there
and the very bumpy land
and the big coal trains
and head to Colorado
Who needs big stones…
When you have cars to stick in the ground.
This morning, we had breakfast by a not so roaring campfire. Seeing as we were trying to get going, there seemed little point to getting a blazing fire going, when we would just have to put it out. I think everyone slept better either due to exhaustion from lack of sleep the night prior, or due to familiarity. In any case, we had breakfast, packed up our gear, and headed out. The oatmeal was warm today, as we broke out the propane stove for cooking (thanks, John!)
