The antithesis of Urban Montréal is Romantic Quebec. Of course we just walked around inside the fortified city that grew up in the 1700’s. We had flashbacks to our introduction to the old-world flavor of our two vacations in France in 1990 and 1999. The streets are narrow and crooked. The cars park on the sidewalk. If a truck is delivering something it simply blocks the whole street. Continue reading Romantic Quebec:
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It’s Just Incredible.
Here we are at a rally for people with the same brand of motor home as we have; an Alpine. We are in Quartzsite, Arizona. This is a somewhat flat stretch of the Sonora Desert. This is where a rather large group of “Snow Birds” hang out for the winter. They camp out on the desert on BLM land. Continue reading It’s Just Incredible.
Just what is a Tuzigoot anyway?
Ah well! It is a name “we” have given to the site of the dwellings of an ancient culture in north central Arizona. We call the people Sinaqua which is Spanish for “without water.” They irrigated crops and built masonary, above ground, dwellings. They lived here from perhaps 1100 to 1400 AD and were long gone when the Spanish entered the valley in 1583. Continue reading Just what is a Tuzigoot anyway?
What’s so fascinating about a big hole in the ground?
We made it over the hills to Springdale Utah right at the entrance to Zion National Park. We spent three days there and finally got to ride up to the end of the canyon. It was about ten miles and 300 ft of elevation gain, so it really wasn’t a bad ride. Continue reading What’s so fascinating about a big hole in the ground?
Classic Air-Sea and Land Fly-in at Roache Harbor.
We had a great time at the Classic Air-Sea and Land Fly-in at Roache Harbor. There were a few classic aircraft at the little airport right there at the resort. Continue reading Classic Air-Sea and Land Fly-in at Roache Harbor.