Sir Lancelot and the Cowboys

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Today was a day we were to take Sire on a hike. After thinking about it, we decided that taking him on this one trail that we enjoy, it would be better during the week when there are less people than on the weekends. So we went shopping instead. Yes, Tommy took me shopping. Just for silly little things we forgot to take from home and needed - like a picnic table cloth, lint roller, etc. Silly things, but necessary things.

We spent most of the afternoon running around because as nice and pretty as Moab is, there is no mall. Its all little Mom and Pop stores. Which is what actually makes it so nice.Theres no price comparison going on anywhere around here so if you find what you're looking for, you pay whatever it is they are asking. How much is a lint roller, you ask? $7.95!! Yup! The same one you can get at home at the Dollar Tree for a buck is almost $8 here. But when you live with a huge dog and 2 cats you pay the price.

Which leads me to my next little escapade.

Last night after the Rodeo,Tommy and I came home  grabbed a glass of wine and watched a movie called Tombstone. enjoyed it.  Especially being out west right now. After it was over and Sire needed to go out for the night, Sir Lancelot decided he wanted out too. He has been whining ALOT lately. (like Cruiser when the neighbors dog is in heat, lol). So Lance bolts out the door. I scream, NO! NO! NO! Too late, he is gone.

There are so many rabbits and cats and chipmunks and prairie dogs around here that Lance, my awesome hunter, will never stop chasing, and never come back. Meanwhile I doubt very much he even knows where to come back to. I'm frantic and because I screamed NO, Sire thought I was yelling at him as he is climbing the stairs to come back in and falls back. It was a mess. Finally Sire gets in and Tommy and I grab flashlights to find the cat.

At home, they, both Sir Lancelot and King Arthur, are outside all day from 6am till dinnertime and then back out until bed. They come in every single time we call them. Every time. No fail! We have an acre and a half so they have alot to explore.

I start calling Meow, Meow. (They think that is their names, lol.)...... Now you have to picture this. Its probably 11pm. Everyone goes to bed early because everyone plays hard all day when you are RV'ing. The sitting around the campfire doing nothing is only in the movies. Anyway, there is no light - anywhere. No street lights, no parking lot lights, no lights period. Pitch black. Walking around with a flashlight and peering under everyone's camper was so completely rude, but we had no choice. I had to get my baby back. Not only was I afraid of the other campers coming out to get me, but what was leerking underneath all the temporary housing units. But I continued on with my search.

Finally, I come back to our camper and sit on the outdoor rug by our picnic area and - you know that commercial where the husband asks the wife for more toilet paper and she throws it to him and it shaves his head? Well, that is what Sir Lancelot did to me, from behind. Scared the #$%$ out of me! (Remember, there are alot of open range animals around. No bears or Mountain lions though, at least not in the park). And  Poof, Lance is gone again!

He did the same thing to Tommy and I several more times as if to say, I know where you guys are, leave me alone, I'm exploring. Tommy got frustrated and said he was going in to bed. I couldn't leave him out all night. No way! But I was too scared to stay outside alone. Tommy finally decided to sit for a while with me after alot of whining on my part. Now King Arthur comes to the screen door. I start talking to him and scratching his head through the screen and BOOM, he comes Lance again! I grabbed his furry little ass and put him inside. Man, was he angry! All he did was whine and cry and whine and cry for an hour. But he is home and safe and we both slept better knowing that. It was pretty dramatic and I'm sure we will get some dirty looks from our neighbors this morning. The whole ordeal lasted at least 45 minutes.

Before the Lance episode Tommy and I stopped by Gloria and Ivan's for  a bit. We chatted a while and headed over to the Rodeo. There is an arena here in the park that annually hosts a rodeo. We went last year and enjoyed it so decided to go again. This year they did not have as many riders as last year. But this year 2 of the 8 bull riders made 8 seconds. Last year no one did. It was fun. I love the girls barrel racing.


Its now Sunday morning and the sun just came up. All is well in the animal world and Tommy is still sleeping. Wait until he tastes the coffee. Its horrible, lol. I just cant seem to make coffee, at all.

We have no plans today, just playing it by ear - and keeping a close eye on the doors and the cats. I hope everyone has a good day. Enjoy the pictures. Oh, the bull riding pictures are blurry because they kick so fast and my shutter couldn't keep up, sorry!

Thanks for reading!

golden cont'd

Golden, CO cont'd

Golden Colorado

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Yesterday we arrived in Moab, UT. One of our favorite places in the United States. Gloria and Ivan were there to greet us and gave us the very same spot we had stayed in last year.

Before I start to tell you about CO and our trip here, I forgot to tell you pieces of our trip from Paducah, KY to Golden, CO. I am throwing in pictures of our journey of just the highlights.

The first place we passed after leaving Paducah was Metropolis. The home of Superman. He is everywhere in this town. Its fun to visit.

Next passed through St. Louis and the grand Arch. It stands 660 feet tall and over looks the city on one side and the Mississippi River on the other. It is impressive. They have a 'ride' you can take to the top for viewing. Under the arch is a Louis and Clark Museum. Very very interesting. Don't pass it by if you're ever in St. Louis.

We passed through Topeka, the capital of Kansas, Abilene (which is in almost every Western movie ever made).This is where Wild Bill Hickok became famous for attempting to maintain law and order.  It is also the boyhood home of Dwight Eisenhower.

We passed a million and one corn, soybean, and wheat fields. Kansas is not a flat state in which I was expecting. It has rolling hills and valleys and is actually very beautiful. Booorrrriiinnnggg but beautiful. It took 2 full days of driving all day to get through the state of Kansas.

As soon as we hit Golden, CO and checked into the RV park we were greeted by the local newstation, KUSA, channel 9, and Wil Ripley their reporter. They were concerned about the upcoming snow melt and the overflow of the banks of the river in which we were camping. The put mikes on us and followed us into the park. I was shocked that Tommy agreed to this. But he did - so we went for it.

The rest of the park goers had no idea what was going on except that we pulled in with a news crew following us. The neighbors all chipped in with advice and help to negotiate our parking spot and channel 9 interviewed us.

Tommy and I usually fight when pulling into a park because our unit is huge and sometimes it very tricky with the tree branches and other RVs. Our communication skills are lacking when I say turn right and he turns the wheels left. I was very apprehensive on being miked but they assured me they had a bleep button. LOL. I did good, not one curse!

The ironic thing is that when it was all said and done, they edited it to look completely different that how it all went down in reality. They were concerned about the rivers overflowing and I was concerned about the mountain lions. Hee. Hee. Here is the link if interested in watching. Its pretty funny! 
http://www.9news.com/rss/article/200796/222/Quick-warmup-could-bring-flooding

So now, onto Golden.... incredible town. Its the home of Coors Beer. You know those little blue, temperature changing mountains you see on your beer bottles? Well, they are right there. Beautiful! Coors offers free self, guided tours all week long from 10-4 but because we were there on Memorial Day Weekend it was not open to the public. We missed out.

The Clear Creek River we were situated on was running very fast. It is a big draw for kayak's. Sire had some fun in it too.

We visited Red Rock Canyon. This park has a naturally formed amphitheater where big names perform. The venue this year was/is Moody Blues, Earth Wind and Fire, Ray LaMontagne, Willy Nelsons Country Throw down and so many more. Can you imagine sitting outdoors, early evening, with natural lighting, natural acoustics, surrounded by massive, gorgeous, red rock everywhere. I always thought the Jones Beach Theater (on Long Island) was pretty cool - but this is AMAZING!!!

Every Tuesday evening they have a movie playing and somewhere around 8-9 thousand people show up. They tailgate, climb the gazillion and one stairs and sit outside and watch a movie. It is so incredible. OH, and we learned a new form of Corn Hole. Its called Washers. Completely Red Neck! lol. For more information and hiking trails go to redrocksonline.com.

We also visited Boulder. I liked Boulder, alot. Tommy, not so much! Its kinda Foo Foo but we spent the day there. The University of Colorado, Bolder is in town so there are alot of young people. Alot of them play instruments for money downtown in the out door shopping mall. We witnessed several young performers who were extremely talented.

The last thing i want to tell you about Golden is - you see the picture of the two barrels with wine bottles sitting on top of them? Well, guess what? YUP!!! I hit a bottle which caused a domino effect and all the bottle fell to the floor. I tried desperately to stop them but my reactions were too slow. Clink, clink, crash, aroma, on and on ....I was completely and utterly mortified. The ladies behind the counter said, 'no one has ever done that before'. Tommy just walked away, of course.

We left Golden Wednesday morning and drove to Moab, UT. We are in Moab now and today will be a day to get provisions and set up house. I apologize this is so long but I think now I am totally caught up. Enjoy the pictures and  Happy Summer!

Thanks for reading. Feel free to leave comments. (little modification to this, sorry, I have 58 pics and I cant load them all on one blog so I am going to blog again with just pictures). Thanks.