COVID19 Days

Hubby and I are trying to stay away from people and the places they congregate.  Apparently, we are of the age that if we were to contract COVID19, it would likely be a serious situation.  I heard today (Dr. Sanjay Gupta) that many of those who had the Corona Virus and have since recovered, still have a 20-30 percent deficiency in lung capacity several months later.  Gee, you don't hear that part!

Anyway, we're at home and bored as hell.  

I have several projects that I could take on but I hesitate to start them because as soon as the weather is decent again we want to spend a lot of time on our bikes.  I don't want to start something I won't finish.  Actually, I don't want to start anything period.  I think I am in a funky mindset.  

We had an earthquake yesterday.  We are 39 miles (as the crow flies) from the epicenter.  We were at Smith's when it hit and the baked goods I was looking at started moving.  I got a bit dizzy.  Then I heard a sound, it was kind of loud.  This is a newer building so I bet it was built to sway a bit in the event of such a thing.  There have been over 100 aftershocks but we haven't felt most of them.

I think 2020 is off to one hell of a start.  My youngest sister died recently.  It was very unexpected.  Now, some weeks later, we are dealing with COVID19, and then we get an earthquake. 

I'm finding myself feeling very irritable.  All I want to do is get outside and feel the warmth and sunshine.  Unfortunately, it's a bit early to expect that to happen with any kind of regularity. 

So in the meantime, I'm just keepin' on.....

We Arrived

How odd that I am actually posting again!  We made it to Cortez, after about an 8-hour drive.  I guess we beat the holiday weekend traffic - whew!  But it was pretty tiring, all that sitting, so we didn't do much after getting set up except for checking out the surrounding area.

This morning we took off for Mesa Verde National Park.  As I said, we've been here before but it was many years ago.  We are thinking it was in the early 90's.  We packed water and water bottles, hats, and day packs then left every bit of it back at the trailer.  I had on my hiking shoes but Bob didn't even have that (again, back at the trailer).  To our credit, we remembered sunglasses lol!

It was really too hot to do any serious, or even not so serious, hiking. So I guess it didn't matter much that we forgot everything.  But Bob has lost enough hair and had enough spots frozen off his head that a hat would have been nice.

Anyway, we did check out some of the FASCINATING ruins left behind after the mysterious disappearance of the ancient Pueblo people who used to call this place home.

A ranger-guided tour shows just part of the community where they lived.  It's a 2.5 hour tour so since we forgot all our supplies we didn't undergo it and opted for the overlook instead.  We took this tour last time we were here and it is a must-do for anyone not having done it before.

Unfortunately, I had to shoot into the sun on some of these pictures.

See the grain storage areas in the side of the cliff.  All these dwellings are on the side of the cliffs. 

See, no hat, no water lol!

We came back to the trailer and found that the A/C was keeping the Doods nice an cool.  However, there is a big shade tree so the test results aren't official yet.  But, so far, so good, and it looks hopeful.

Today is our anniversary 28 years for Bob & 29 for me (cuz I'm ahead of him) so we'll look for a restaurant to go out to dinner tonight.  We joke that I was "on the road" and collected an extra year but the truth is that last year I mistakingly told everyone we were married 28 years.  A few days after our anniversary Bob asked why I said it was 28 instead of 27 (I think he had to look it up to be sure) so I'm sticking with it!

F

PS - Congrats Beth on your extra 5 pound loss.  I can't wait to see you again! 

It's Been A While

For some reason, the past few days I've felt a calling to post on this blog.  It isn't like there's anything exciting happening in my world.  Well, we are getting ready to head out in the wheelie house in the morning so I suppose that is sort of exciting.

We're going to Mesa Verde National Park.  We haven't been there in many years so I look forward to seeing the amazing Anasazi ruins again.  After that, we'll head to the Grand Canyon.  Last time we were there, just a couple years ago, we went in the spring.  It will likely be a lot warmer this time!

We're taking our bikes with us.  The Grand Canyon has lots of places to ride.  I think the area around Mesa Verde (Cortez) will provide us with new streets to explore too.  Of course, all this depends on the A/C doing a good job in the wheelie house.  This is the first REAL test since the other trips were much cooler weather.

Guess what, I've finally managed to lose some weight! But I guess I'll save that for another post.  OK, we'll see what happens from this point on . . .

F

PS - Yes I am still running!

Bryce Canyon BAR 2019

The first BAR (Blogville Awesome Retreat) happened in Indiana.  The following year we met at a mini-BAR in Oregon.  The next year it was just 2 of us in Northern California.  This year it was 4 couples in Utah at Bryce Canyon.  I share the following photos with you...

Stanley is on the way!  He and Murphy are "easy riders".

The Get-To-Know-You pen at Mabel's place.  

K10 (Hailey & Phod) at the fire.

Always lots to look at whether you're at Red Canyon or Bryce Canyon.

The shuttle bus is the way to go in National Parks!

Everyone who goes to Bryce ends up a tree sniffer!

Yup, the view is that great!

 Jakey & Rosy with Murphy & Stanley

Mabel, Arty, Jakey, Rosy, Murphy & Stanley

 As we were lining up all 6 dogs for a photo in front of the rim, this Asian lady decided to photo bomb us!

Murphy & Stanley were happy to share their canyon with friends!

The ladies of the BAR.

The men of BAR.

Every evening we gathered at Mabel's place (the pawty house) around the firepit.  It got REALLY cold at night.

Blogville Mayor Arty looked cool in his shades.

But is the trail REALLY closed? (Answer, yes it is!)

We hope we will see more faces at BAR 2020!