Royal Gorge, Canon City, CO, September 2013

Royal Gorge, Canon City, CO, September 2013

Canon City (pronounced "Canyon") provided us with a new and unique perspective at our first stop in Colorado. Royal Gorge had a big fire in June and the bridge and park were closed. But the Royal Gorge Railroad was running on schedule, and we found ways to go off-road with Red Wrangler to view the burn area and the bridge.

The burn area was very stark in appearance, but already was showing signs of recovery with wild flowers flourishing.

We feel that it is not possible to ride too many trains nor take too many pics.

We stayed at Starlite Classic Campground, a truly delightful place. The owners restore vintage RVs and then place them on some of their campsites for vacation rentals.  The owner/hostess even wears saddle shoes!
http://starliteclassiccampground.com/

It was a "No Parking" sign

Royal Gorge Bridge

Gold panning still happens here!

Skyline drive, Canyon City.

Straight cliff on each side!

Nola called it the place I tried to kill her!

Salida, CO

Starlite Classics!!!

A 58 Winnebago

and

A 58 Chevy

New Brunswick, Canada - August 2013

New Brunswick, Canada - August 2013

This was a magical tour for us in a place we had never been; new roads, sites, history, and the luck of great weather.

We have been to Maine maybe seven times, and the thought of discovering the other side of the Bay of Fundy was exciting to us. We stayed at the Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground near St. Andrews; a superbly gorgeous, friendly and peaceful place.

Much to see and do, and we filled up the time very well. We traveled as far away as St. John to see the Old City Market that we first saw on our Fall Colors tour a few years ago. The ice cream is still Om-Nom there!

The wild blueberries were at their peak, and the best was found in St. George. It was fun to see them process the berries there.

Bay of Fundy from camp

Downtown St. Andrews (GREAT FOOD!!)

The Fundy Discovery Aquarium, Saint Andrews, 

and the park that surrounds it

Da shore, aye?

Mill and raceway in St. George

St. Andrews pier at high tide

and low tide; highest tides in the world!

Old City Market, St. John and some folks we met nearby

Fundy National Park

A lovely day trip!



Mom's Celebration of life service, June 15, 2013

Mom's Celebration of life service, June 15, 2013

It was a grand gathering of
friends and family for Mom's service.

There were many folks that we had not seen for many years.

Here are some pictures

 

The family, around where Mom is to be placed,

right next to Dad

Been quite a while since all 5 of us were together