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Archive for August 2009
Collegiate Peaks
August 25. 2009 by Merilee.
Buena Vista, Colorado
August 25,2009
Our route today from Estes Park to Buena Vista took us over three scenic byways: the peak to peak, top of the rockies and the collegiate peak scenic byways. It was a challenging mountain drive in the RV but Brad seemed to have a smile on his face the entire way. The scenery was truly amazing in all directions. The sky also delivered a dose of rain, hail and SNOW.
This is the view from our campsite in Buena Vista. It is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks, Mt Princeton. It is 14,000+ in elevation. Our campsite is at 8,053 feet! We plan to do some jeeping up to Tin Cup an old ghost town that used to be a mining meca.
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rocky mountain high~~~~
August 22. 2009 by Merilee.
Rocky Mountain National Park
8/21/09
To view magnificent wildlife in the natural environment is always a thrill. We watched two bucks grazing in the alpine tundra grasses on a beautiful sunny day. Later we spotted a whole herd of elk grazing on the steep mountain side. It just does not get any better than this. The park always has new experiences to offer. We hiked around Bear Lake and enjoyed the high mountain scenery. The mountain air is thin but rejuvenating.
Our travel plans include two more weeks of Colorado mountains in Buena Vista and Ouray. That means jeep adventures. I’ll keep you posted.
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Corny
August 6. 2009 by Merilee.
Madison, SD
8/5/09
The corn and soybeans fields of SD are amazingly green this year. Seems they have had a lot of rain this year! We are enjoying our “tourist hat” in Mitchell SD. The Corn Palace is a true landmark for this town since 1892. It is redecorated with new corn designs each year and takes 250,000 bushels of corn and other grains. The trim and frames are made from over 3,000 bushels of milo, rye, oat heads, and sour dock that are tied in bundles and attached to the building. Over a half million ears of corn are sawed in half and nailed to the building following patterns created by local artists. Twelve colors of corn are grown at separate farms to maintain the color integrity. It is considered the folk art wonder on the prairies of SD. It is very well done and wonderful to see pictures of the buildings in years past. The gift shop had everything CORN and I mean everything! Great fun.
(click on the corn palace to see it large)
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