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On the Road
Yes, the boy has turned 60 and such a momentous occasion calls for a momentous celebration trip. For an event this special, only a truly special place would do. So, of course, our destination was Sea Ranch.
A last minute trip to New Orleans was the perfect way to celebrate surviving this past year... especially the last 5 months of it. New Orleans was chilly, but the spicy delicious food made it a wonderful 58th birthday trip, anyway.
An unexpected trip to California to crash an engagement party. Thelma and Louise ride again.
Another of Ken Poston's L.A. jazz events provided the impetus for a wonderful 11 day western adventure. Grab your cowboy hat and come along for the ride.
We had a fabulous time on our 40th anniversary trip sailing from Buenos Aires around Cape Horn to Valparaiso, Chile.. with many exciting stops along the way. We hope you enjoy our photos of this once in a lifetime journey.
Posted Friday, October 7, 2005
Leaf Peeping on the Backroads of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
The hot weather didn't keep us from enjoying the beauty of fall in New England.
In the season of weirdly wonderful weather, I suppose we shouldn't have been surprised that it we had HOT weather for our annual fall colors drive. By hot I mean 80 degrees, eat dinner outside in the mountains in Vermont HOT! I must admit that even this tropical girl likes her fall folliage trip crispy cool, but we didn't let the weather take away from the fun of driving the windy little roads during the most beautiful season of the year.
The colors were somewhat muted this year. Probably the drought this summer had an impact on that. We actually saw far more color in Maine than in Vermont... another anomolie.
We saw ZERO MOOSE... no matter how many roads we drive that claim that moose sightings are practically guaranteed, the big goofy looking cows of the north woods cleverly stay out of our view. I look anyway.. gazing longingly into the swampy ponds near the road, sitting tensely when those MOOSE warning signs pop up on the horizon. Sigh.. I'll never give up. (I have seen a few moose over the years... but I've been in a big slump for about 2 years.)
My favorite moment of the trip... Definitely dinner on the deck of Gracies followed by a walk through the quiet streets of Stowe.
Oh... a close second was some time spent on a little pond in Maine where we met a couple and their dog heading out for a late afternoon canoe trip. The setting was lovely.. and we got a great photo of the trio motoring away toward the loons. Ralph loved this stop too.. he got to meet a new dog, swim for sticks, and wander about feely enjoying all of the good smells.
There is a LEAF PEEPING album on the homepage photo gallery.
