The Road Genealogist: September 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

Rocky Mountain National Park - Part II

Rocky Mountain National Park - Part II Scotts Valley, CA, Library

I'm always interested in any creeks, streams, or lakes; that's to determine whether they contain trout. I felt this creek was too small to provide a habitat for trout even though it appears several visitors had scrambled down to it. As for drinking the water -- beware of giardia lamblia!!

These photos were taken on 8 September 2016.

As a former classmate often reminded me the Sierra Nevada in California is one continuous block of granite whereas the Rockies are several different blocks or ranges. And there are more 14,000 ft peaks in Colorado even though the highest peak in the contiguous 48 states is Mt Whitney in California.

Here's my rig on one of the wide-outs with some alpine peaks in the background.

In order to post the rest of the photos of Rocky Mountain Natl Park I'll omit captions for now and hopefully be able to add some of them later.

More of my photos to follow as time permits; in the interim, check out Google's massive collection.

Links:

National Park Service webpages for Rocky Mountain Natl Park
Wikipedia article on RMNP
Google photos of Rocky Mountain National Park (Great Photos!!)

Routes:

F 13 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - PA VA Hosp ER - PA VA Hosp Pk Lot
Sa 14 Jan Actual Route: PA VA Hosp - Mt View W/M - SV Lib -DWLs
Su 15 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib -DWLs
M 30 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - Apco Propane - DWLs
T 31 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - Dominican Hosp ER - DWLs
W 1 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
Th 2 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
Sa 11 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - Apco Propane - DWLs
Su 12 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - Aptos Lib - Marina - W/M - $ Tree - DWLs
M 13 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - $ Tree - DWLs
T 14 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
F 24 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - Marina - Monterey VA Clinic - Aptos Lib - DWLs
Sa 25 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - Apco Propane - DWLs
Su 26 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - Vineyard Church/SV Civic Ctr Pk Lot- DWLs
M 27 Feb Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
Th 9 Mar Actual Route: DWLs - SJ VA Clinic - Walmart - SV Lib - DWLs
F 10 Mar Actual Route: DWLs - SC Barber Shop - Walmart - DWLs
Sa 11 Mar Actual Route: DWLs - SC Barber Shop - Walmart - DWLs
Su 12 Mar Actual Route: DWLs - SC Barber Shop - Walmart - DWLs
Sa 25 Mar Actual Route: DWLs - Aptos Lib - Marina Walmart - DWLs
Su 26 Mar Actual Route: DWLs - Live Oak Lib - Capitola Lib - DWLs

Finding Campgrounds:

RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
Free campsites website
Info on finding BLM Campgrounds

N.B. I receive nothing from Trailer Life, Woodalls, or FreeCampsites.net for including links to their free campground lookups.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Christmas in Salinas, 2016

Christmas in Salinas, 2016 Scotts Valley, CA, Library

    Due to a flu virus both my brother-in-law Phil and his daughter Lori missed the Christmas Day festivities.

    But Blaise and Michelle stepped forward and hosted the Christmas dinner which had originally been scheduled at Lori's home; her husband Greg and their two sons were at Blaise & Michelle's home.

    But since Michelle advised me that they do not post their photos to the Internet I'll only include photos of those who had no objections -- such as their Christmas Tree.
    I shall do an L-Clan Mailing List update with photos of Blaise & Michelle's family and relatives as time permits.

Lori's husband Greg Voogd flanked by their two sons: Tyler on the left and Nick on the right.

Posey, Blaise & Michelle's hungry Lab. She was named after Giants catcher Buster Posey. She patrolled the Christmas dinner table -- to prevent any food scraps from "going to the backstop."

Links:

See post immediately below, Christmas Eve in Scotts Valley, 2016

Routes:

F 13 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - PA VA Hosp ER - PA VA Hosp Pk Lot
Sa 14 Jan Actual Route: PA VA Hosp - Mt View W/M - SV Lib -DWLs
Su 15 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib -DWLs
M 30 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - Apco Propane - DWLs
T 31 Jan Actual Route: DWLs - Dominican Hosp ER - DWLs
W 1 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
Th 2 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
Sa 11 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - Apco Propane - DWLs
Su 12 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - Aptos Lib - Marina - W/M - $ Tree - DWLs
M 13 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - $ Tree - DWLs
T 14 Feb Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs

Finding Campgrounds:

RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
Free campsites website
Info on finding BLM Campgrounds

N.B. I receive nothing from Trailer Life, Woodalls, or FreeCampsites.net for including links to their free campground lookups.