by Gary | Nov 5, 2013 | Travel
My sister Beth and I began our Tasmanian trip on November 5, 2013. It seems so long ago that I walked aboard the First Class Cabin of the Quantas Airbus A-380. WOW,,,,, what a plane. It is the world’s largest commercial aircraft with a luxurious First Class...
by Gary | Aug 31, 2013 | Travel
Hi Everyone, Nothing like laying in a cold mountain stream to make ya feel good. Wilson and I went on a mushroom expedition to find some King Boletus, a most soft after mushroom in the Rockies. I went back to the house and cooked them up with grilled chicken....
by Gary | Jul 7, 2013 | Travel
My dream of hiking the Inca Trail and going to Machu Picchu has been fulfilled. I have done some crazy things in my life (like biking across America in the 80’s), to bungee jumping and skydiving. But hiking 30 miles and 3 mountain passes at 57 years old has...
by Gary | Jun 29, 2013 | Travel
Hello Friends and Family, I know you ALL have been waiting for pictures and stories of my trip. I have been traveling for almost 10 days and its been a whirlwind. Today I am relaxing in the gardens in the Sacred Valley close to Machu Picchu. The first photo is the...
by Gary | Nov 26, 2012 | Travel
WOW….. it’s been a long time since my last BLOG entry. I must be too busy or too tired to write. My sister Beth headed home over a week ago after the yoga retreat. She once again had a hell of a time getting on flights and spent the night in Japan. I...
by Gary | Nov 6, 2012 | Travel
My sister Beth and I started our journey to Thailand on Wednesday morning October 31, 2012. The plan was to meet at the Narita airport Admirals Club, relax for a few hours, take a shower and board another 6 hour flight to Bangkok. Her flight from Chicago was delayed...
by Gary | Aug 21, 2012 | Travel
The largest Pro Cycling race in the country comes threw Crested Butte today. It is televised on NBC live. http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/news/nbc-announces-live-daily-coverage It will be televised in over 200 countries. Todays stage goes from Montrose to...
by Gary | Aug 17, 2012 | Further Travel, Travel
Another epic day in Colorado. Had lunch up on a trail overlooking a mountain stream. After lunch Adam headed off on his ATV in search of mushrooms. So for the next few hours the dogs and I went on a hike up the valley. There were a few people fishing the stream...
by Gary | Aug 15, 2012 | Travel
In addition to playing volleyball and hiking, I have been doing a little office work and hanging out at the house. I have a great view of Mount Crested Butte and the surrounding countryside. The first few pictures are of two unusual houses built by former Apollo...
by Gary | Aug 9, 2012 | Travel
I have spent 1 week of my 6 week vacation and have played volleyball sand doubles on 5 of the days. There is a great court in the city park and I have hooked up with a group of serious beach players. The players here only use the new Spalding ball. (no more yellow...
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