Long drive today. But I'm going to back up first, to last night. We stopped in at Montagna to try their rum. Had their flagship drink, the Thai Boxer. It was great, and here's the recipe: Thai Boxer (also may be strained and served as a martini) Collins Glass with…
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While we were driving in Silverton yesterday we were rear-ended. Now we're trying to figure out how this will affect our future travel plans (we're supposed to be in Denver on Tuesday). Our hitch wasn't damaged, but the tailgate, bumper, and left rear quarter panel all need replacing. If we…
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Airstream in the early morning light We got up early this morning and headed downtown to meet up with our ATVs and our guide, Larry, at San Juan Backcountry. We highly recommend this place. The owners (Jessica and Larry) are awesome and we had SUCH a great time. Definitely will…
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Last night we went to the 31st Annual Great Western Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival in Silverton, CO. It was a blast. All of the musicians dressed in period outfits and played a variety of Sousa marches and other band standards. This is Dennis Kurtz (below). He plays xylophone, and…
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We've been meaning to write this post for a long time. I think I've mentioned the subject before (I know in our "About" section we talk about it some), but we work and run our business(es) while we're on the road. Most work days we're sitting at the dinette for…
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Thought I'd keep track of our route on this trip. Here's what we've done so far: Portland, OR –> Pendleton, OR –> Declo, ID –> Price Canyon Recreation Area, UT –> Ouray, CO –> Silverton, CO. 1,172 miles.
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Last night we met one of our neighbors while we were outside grilling. This is Danny, and his parrot, Yo-Yo. Yo-Yo is a 20 year scarlet macaw, and Danny is retired from The John Deere Company. Danny said they've got two other parrots as well: an African Gray, and a…
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We went in and walked around downtown Silverton this afternoon. Lots of little touristy shops and old buildings. I stocked up on some cool rock jewelry — a turquoise pendant on an 18" cord: An agate ring: And another pendant to put on the same cord — I can't remember…
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We made it. In case you were worried. Here are some pics: Okay and somewhere up way way way WAY up on the side of a cliff, I noticed a little cabin (or maybe two small structures). Here's the overall pic (tiny brown dot in the middle)… And here's the…
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I don't even know where to start. After work today we decided to drive just the truck from Ouray to Silverton (along the winding, twisty, Milion Dollar Highway, steep drop offs, hairy) to check out the campsite we thought we might head to tomorrow (the free, park wherever spot we…
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