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Dad took me hiking for the day yesterday in Big Pocono State Park near Tannersville,PA. Although the peak fall foliage season is past,there were still lots of colorful leaves to see and for me lots of rich fall smells along the trails. The day was sunny and cool for the most part although some cloudiness at mid day did produce a very small amount of wet snow. It was just a few flakes,nothing to really bark about. Dad had his GPS along and used it to locate a hidden geocache. It was a brisk fall hike and we both had a fun day!
Dad and I travelled thru Missouri today stopping to hike at Katy Trail State Park which was near Booneville. This is an old abandoned stretch of railroad that has been converted into a hiking trail and it parallels the Missouri River. Dad and I hiked 4 miles of the trail and enjoyed views of high rocky cliffs close to 100 ft high on one side and the Missouri River on the other. In one spot,there was a cabin or more correctly cliff dwelling carved into the cliff wall. It was only 1 room in all but it was neat to see! In another place,there was a small spring gushing directly out of a rock. That reminded Dad of a Bible story! We travelled as far as mid-Ohio tonight. The weather had turned rather cloudy and cool. We slept in our car at a rest area so as to get an early start for the final day of the trip.
Fri Oct 16
We arrived home today. The weather in Pennsylvania was cold and rainy. The temp was in the upper 30`s and there was a touch of snow in spots as we traveled the PA Turnpike. What a change after all that glorious sunshine out West! The trip was 8641 miles in all. We had lots of fun. Dad will work on his pictures and post them as he runs them thru his photo program.
Dad walked me early this morning in Kanab,Utah and he found another geocache in the early morning darkness by the light of his headlamp. We went back to the motel for breakfast and after checking out,we drove 5 miles to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. After "bagging" another geocache nearby,Dad and I visited Best Friends and the memorial that he has for his dog angel,Butch,there. Dad placed Smiley`s urn by Butch`s memorial and said a few prayers there. He plans to put another memorial for Smiley next to Butch`s stone.
We traveled thru Utah this afternoon,headed east towards Colorado. A few short hikes in this area revealed an amazing landscape of colored rock spires and narrow canyons. If one were not careful,it would be easy to get lost in the maze of canyons here!
Local Indian Tribes were selling beads and pottery at some overlooks along Interstate 70. Dad purchased a nice cedramic urn and will place it next to Smiley`s urn when we return home. We reached western Colorado late in the afternoon and camped for the night.
Tues Oct 13
Dad and I were awakened in the predawn darkness by the sound of light rain. After leaving camp,the rain intensified as we were driving along Interstate 70. The highway was climbing in altitude as it crossed the Rocky Mts and light snow began at the higher altitudes. It dusted the nearby ground and road for a bit,but the driving was not too dicey at all. Amazingly,sun broke thru the clouds later in the morning and dad and I explored the old silver mining town of Georgetown,CO. There were old buildings here from the 1800`s and even a church with stained glass windows. Dad got some nice pix here. A narrow gauge railroad winds thru the mountains here and dad got some nice shots of the trestle and old railway depot. We would have taken a ride on it,but it was only running on weekends after Labor Day. We did some hiking in the Rocky Mts near Pine,Colorado. There was a scenic mountain lake here with nice trails. The sun was out and it was nearly 70 degrees,quite a change from the morning snow!
Later in the afternoon,Dad and I drove thru the high plains of eastern Colorado. The land is totally flat here with gentle ridges and is covered with grasses. There is nothing to block the wind and it was quite gusty as we did a short hike here near Limon,CO. We camped for the night by sleeping in our car along desolate US 40 right at the Colorado/Kansas border. A dark and peaceful campsite in the wilds of eastern Co/western Kansas. There was a dense fog tonite and the temp hovered around 37 degrees.
Wed Oct 14
Not too eventful a day today as it was mainly a travel day thru Kansas and Missouri. Very foggy in the morning as we traversed western Kansas so no views were had of the dramatic folded landscape here. The fog lifted by afternoon but it remained cloudy and quite cool. We are staying at a motel in Booneville,MO tonite as Dad needed a warm shower after the camping out. We will probably sleep in our car at a rest area tomorrow night so as to make it home on Friday night. Dad likes to have a little bit of rest time before having to return to work. It has been a very nice trip and dad will post final notes upon our return home. We may have some snow in central PA on the way home,amazing for October!
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