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Category Archives: Vacation
Memorably Speaking: Vacations?
The challenge inspiring this piece was to describe my most memorable vacation. At first, I bypassed the thought as I had many other prompts to spur me and hundreds of other bloggers to publish something. I’ve had so many great … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation
Tagged @jacksonseric, BLT, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1990, family trips, train rides
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Speaking of Travel
Our January muse sent out a question today, asking about our preferred mode of travel. My mind immediately went to a meme that makes me smile whenever I see a version of it. My second, more rational thought was, “First … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor, Journalism, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation, Writing
Tagged #bloganuary, @jacksonseric, cruise ship, Hawaii, Kauai, motorcycle
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Of Altitude and Attitude: Challenging Our Waistlines
As a regular reviewer of restaurants on TripAdvisor* and other sites, I cannot leave the story of our Rocky Mountain excursion without mentioning the food. First, hat’s off to my long-time friend and Rocky Mountain regular, Scott Windham. Scott made … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Family Vaules, Travel, Vacation
Tagged dining, Dunraven Inn, elk fest, Notchtop Cafe, Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, vacation
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Of Altitude and Attitude: 12K and Windy
We met some lovely people on this Rocky Mountain adventure. Two of the nicest were a couple of gals about our age but in better high altitude shape. We met them waiting for the park and ride shuttle at Bear … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vaules, Holidays, Travel, Vacation
Tagged Aspens, Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road
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Of Altitude and Attitude: Bear Lake and Beyond
As chronicled in A Rocky Mountain Story, Bear Lake was “closed” when we attempted to visit it the first time. Our second try was more successful, but the start of our day made one wonder if we were in for … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Travel, Vacation
Tagged Bear Lake, Emerald Lake, Estes Park, Hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Of Altitude and Attitude: A Rocky Mountain Story
All right, before the grammar hawks start swooping in trying to take my scalp for using altitude when I meant elevation, it’s a play on words, not a scientifically correct title! Anyway, my attitude at altitude on this trip was … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Family Vaules, Travel, Vacation
Tagged chipmunks, Elk, Estes Park, Hiking, mule deer, Rocky Mountain National Park
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