Well, needless to say, there wasn't a post last night. That is because the place we were staying, The Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde National Park, had no television, no cell phone service and no internet service. One of the children who will remain nameless, said "what are we gonna do???"
Backing up....leaving Colorado Springs was difficult. There were so many things we wanted to see and do that we didn't have time for. So off we went for Cortez, Colorado and Mesa Verde. We were "somewhere" in the middle of "nowhere" when we had to stop to go to the bathroom. While there, a guy told Julie that we just had to see the Great Sand Dunes. After all, it was only two and a half hours from Mesa Verde.
We could see the dunes from 10 miles out, and when we got to the guard gate for the park and saw that we had to pay $3 per person to go in, we turned around.
Will summed it up best when he said, "Why do we need to pay to see sand we can already see?"
And was it two and a half hours to Mesa Verde? Nooooo...more like four hours. We had lunch at a Sonic somewhere, which is Julie's least favorite place to eat.
But going to Mesa Verde was worth it. We saw wild horses running around, deer, an eagle and a coyote. Our lodge was on the top of one of the Mesas, and we could see "forever".
We had dinner in the lodge, and it was great...I had buffalo, Julie had trout, others had Salmon.
This morning, at 5:00 a.m., the sun was a brilliant red as it rose over the Mesas. We could see it out of our picture window. We got up and drove to the "The Palace" archeological site. It was bigger and more overwhelming than I ever imagined it could be. Julie and I both said we would go back to this again sometime.
Traveling from Mesa Verde, we went to the four corners monument (where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado come together). The kids had fun with pictures, playing "twister" over the four states.
Then, it was miles and miles and miles with no place to eat. We drove way too long without food until we came through Flagstaff to Williams, Az. Tonight, we had dinner in Williams, on historic Route 66. There was a rodeo today, and people in their "cowboy attire" were everywhere. Tonight we had a major lightning and rain storm, and even had small hail. Hope tomorrow is better.
Tomorrow morning we go to the Grand Canyon. Hannah is convinced the whole state of Arizona is one big canyon, and that the grand canyon is just deeper than the rest. I can't really argue with her.
Well....everyone but me is in bed now. It is 9:40 p.m. here.....12:40 a.m. back home. So, let me sign off and wish every one well.
We hope everything goes well at church tomorrow.
---WJLsr
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Hi to the Lane family. I miss Julie, I have lots I need to tell her. It's been so much fun to read about your adventures, it's like being there. I want to go on a driving family vacation out west too! We're having a good Salkehatchie Sunday. The pictures were great. You all take care, Love you
Sounds like you had a great time at the Mesa. What! No Internet, No Television, and No Cell phone service. This reminds me of my early years when we had none of the above. The one main thing that you have though is the family is together. If not today, one day all of you will treasure what you have experienced together. I know you will have a great time at the Grand Canyon. This is something that you must experience as you cannot explain it and pictures do not do it justice.
Continue to have a marvelous trip and give all our love.
Mawmaw and Granddaddy
OK, finally, a picture. I guess that ain't Spartanburg in the background, huh?
We miss you guys. Jeff needs to get back so we can plan out next Sunday School outing.
We sent the Moore's off today with many tears shed. Bobby had everyone choked up during service today. They made really cute cards with contact information, I'm sure she left one for you so I won't spoil it for you.
We go tomorrow to look at campers. Perhaps we'll do this same trip sometime in the coming years. Maybe before Will and Larissa get addicted to cell phones!
Love to all,
Lysa and the gang
Great picture. Hopefully one day I'll see the sights there also. We had a good day. In Sunday School we talked about the inscription on the cross and about the different languages and why. Bobby brought Philip, Tonya, Chandler and Charity to the front of the church to say bye. There were lots of smiles and tears. The program was good. There were lots of pictures of the "Lane girls" and watermelon must have been very refreshing after a long day of work. Greg Hill got very emotional when talking about his experiences there. Have a great week and thanks for letting us "ride along". Love to you all.
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