Visiting Curling Vine Winery

August 7, 2024 Yesterday, after we got parked at Wood Hat Spirts, I asked Bruce if he was interested in seeing what the winery had to offer. The answer was a resounding, “Yes!” We walked through the parking lot, down the hill to the entrance to the winery. The Curling Vine Winery was open until […]

Stopped at a Harvest Host, The Wood Hat Sprits in Missouri

August 6, 2024 This morning, we pulled out of Walt’s Four Seasons Campground in Kansas at 8:45 AM. There was a lot of road and bridge construction. Surprisingly, we saw a Stuckies We stopped in Topeka, Kansas at a Love’s Tuck Stop to fuel up. We spotted a tiny house being moved. We headed down […]

Heading a Short Distance East on I-70 to Abilene, Kansas

August 4, 2024 In Ellis, KS, we got up at 8:30 AM and got dressed. Nox was happy to go for a walk. After Nox’s needs were taken care of, Bruce and I walked to JR’s BrickHouse Diner and had breakfast. If you’re ever in Ellis, Kansas, JR’s BrickHouse Diner is worth a stop. Bruce […]

Rolling, Rolling to Ellis, Kansas

August 3, 2024 We did most of our check list yesterday, making this morning packing up a breeze. We did run into a gross situation. As I was removing the blocks of wood we use underneath the stabilizers, a vast number of earwigs poured out. I knocked the blocks of wood on the concrete pad […]

Wildlife in Tin Cup Park

August 1, 2024 Here are some pictures I’ve taken our walks in Tin Cup Park and at Dakota Ridge RV Park. We see a lot of Brewer’s blackbirds in the Dakota Ridge RV Park. According to my Merlin Bird ID app, Brewer’s blackbirds are uncommon. Yesterday was the first time we’ve seen magpies in […]

An Interesting Bumblebee

July 31, 2024 When walking in Golden, CO on July 16, I noticed an interesting bumblebee in the Russia Sage. The bumblebee had an orange belt on her abdomen. A search determined she was a Hunt’s bumblebee. The Hunt’s bumblebee is an important pollinator and is used commercially to pollinate tomatoes in greenhouses in Western […]

Bright Flash of Yellow

July 31, 2024 On July 14, we were walking in the Tin Cup Park. I was trying to get an artistic picture of curly dock/yellow dock seeds. They are a dark brown in amongst the greens, light browns and tans. A bit further on the trail, I saw a flash of yellow out of the […]

Visiting Friends in the Clear Creek RV Park in Golden, CO

July 30, 2024 Yesterday, we went to the post office to pick up a package from Amazon. Dakota Ridge RV Park doesn’t take deliveries from the postal service, so if packages are sent USPS, we have to pick them up at the post office. After getting our package, we headed into downtown Golden and parked […]

I Fulfilled a Lifelong Dream!

July 28, 2024 I have always wanted to ride the rails with a small human powered car. Yesterday, I was able to fulfill this dream! I had always thought it was an impossible dream, unless one of the many train museums would have it as ride. I wasn’t holding out much hope. Then, a few […]

Dinner after Museum Visit

July 28, 2024 After our second visit to the Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science, we walked to Washington Ave, which is the main street of Golden. On the way, we passed the old armory. The rock tower on South Table Mesa lined up with the armory making it appear the old armory […]