HappyTrails

We will never forget!

I am repeating the photo from my last year post last year, 9/11/2009, because it is the one that says it all for me. I spent a great deal of time in these buildings visiting my clients and setting up a telecommunications network in the mid 1990's. It is beyond my comprehension that thousands died in those buildings at the hands of terrorists who came to our soil to destroy our financial system and our "FREE" society. All I can say is: No mosque at Ground Zero! 

God Bless our beautiful America! 

"This is a photo from Lori Byrd's blog.  It still gives me chills to see that devastating reality eight years ago."

Photo shoot on fabled waters

Thanks to the long history and the foresight of some very avid outdoorsmen and philanthropists we had the opportunity to take photos at what is known as Railroad Ranch.  It is actually a large property that was owned by railroad moguls beginning in the early 1900's and held by various wealthy investors over the decades until some of the property was donated as a state park to the state of Idaho.  It is now known as Harriman Ranch.  You can learn more about this gorgeous property here.

After waiting out a brief thunderstorm we headed out to the river's edge.  I took a number of photos of the buildings and the environment.  My photos don't do full justice to the property's natural beauty.  I will be returning for early morning photos and as often as possible over our future visits.  If you are in the Yellowstone area this is a must see.  If you are a fly fishing fanatic you must experience these waters.

As we took our photos over several hours there were two evening fly fishing enthusiasts.  It was beautiful to watch them wade the waters and try their luck.  Jack was off in a different area taking his photos and when we reunited to head back to the house he said he was having a hard time concentrating on his photos because he could hear rising fish all around him.

Here are a few of my shots taken at Harriman State Park:

Happy Trails! 

Fabulous Perspective on Fulltime RVing

Before we started fulltime RVing (we had a 32 foot Alpenlite 5er before we retired), I researched and researched and was fortunate to discover an energetic fulltiming couple who wrote about it on their web magazine, See Ya Down the Road. Whenever I want information on a campground, solar power or other technical areas, I look for it on their site and have never been disappointed.  We've been on the road for fourteen months now and find it to be an evolution of sorts.  You start out with a "vacation" state of mind. After a short while and a number of miles and experiences you realize that this is your life. One of the many pleasures is having flexibility to be and do as you wish with all your important stuff near at hand. Norm and Linda have described one aspect of their experiences as "having an advantage,"  in the attached link.  The article is original to their web site.

Link: Advantage.

RVing Journals and Blogs

Link: HitchItch. 

This link goes to the posted journals of other RVers.  Hitchitch has some great links for a variety of information for RVers on their Resources pages.