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General => General Discussion & Topics => Member Gatherings and Road Trips => Topic started by: HighOnSmoke on April 24, 2018, 04:18:32 PM
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Tee has been sending me a few photos of their trip and wanted me to post them here so you can follow along with them.
As he sends me more photos I will be updating it here.
This first one is especially for RG and his cafe road trips! ;) Cafe is the Suburban Phoenix in Peoria, AZ.
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-MmWMWK3/0/78e38650/L/Desert-L.jpg) (https://michaelcoffman.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-MmWMWK3/A)
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Some SW Cuisine: Chili Rellanos. These are fantastic. Big Hatch green chili peppers - filled with jack cheese, then a nice egg batter dip, rolled in flour - then fried. Topped with lots of salsa and other veggies and served with a side of pinto beans a rice.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-xrRNrcF/0/52c053a5/L/Dinner-L.jpg) (https://michaelcoffman.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-xrRNrcF/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-qKsWMcn/0/9b969603/L/chili%20relanos-L.jpg) (https://michaelcoffman.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-qKsWMcn/A)
Monument Valley and John Wayne's Cabin:
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-nwHdjfN/0/008c10a7/L/John%20Wayne%20Cabin-L.jpg) (https://michaelcoffman.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-nwHdjfN/A)
More to come!
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Nice wish I was there :thumbup:
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Looks like fun, and not too hot................yet.
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Love it! That first pic is cool, I didn't know that I could've been parking inside this whole time! :)
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What a fun looking trip! Look forward to seeing more :)
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All I can say is WOW....................i have not been away in over five years ........since they let me out on parole ;D ;D ;D ;D
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What a great trip so far
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Looks like fun, and not too hot................yet.
:D Only 99F...but it's a dry heat.... 8) Really - more comfortable than 85F with the typical high humidity I have at home in NC.....
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You still have time to make it the PERFECT road trip by joining, LA, IR2dum, and me in New Orleans next week. It's already started - SWMBO and I got in yesterday in time for oysters at Luke.
Just sayin'...
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Thanks for posting these pics, Mike. Tim sent me some as well, but I'm so busy with the new job I started this week...
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You still have time to make it the PERFECT road trip by joining, LA, IR2dum, and me in New Orleans next week. It's already started - SWMBO and I got in yesterday in time for oysters at Luke.
Just sayin'...
You know...I would LOVE to do that.....I am sure you remember my act of gluttony committed on those awesome Gulf oysters.....
And had I planned the trip routing better....I could . But I done screwed up~ :-X
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You still have time to make it the PERFECT road trip by joining, LA, IR2dum, and me in New Orleans next week. It's already started - SWMBO and I got in yesterday in time for oysters at Luke.
Just sayin'...
Maybe Tee can have the bail money ready.
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Looks like a great trip so far.
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Beautiful country to be sure.
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The early part of this trip Tim and Kaye was in Waco. Wendy and I came up from Marlin and had a good Mexican supper with them. Wendy and Kaye hit it off and Tim is one of the good ones :)
We are looking forward to having them over to the house for lots of red meat and adult beverages :)
Oh, Tim and Kaye also got to meet someone that we all know and love ;) ........and Kaye almost ran off with him :) :)
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The early part of this trip Tim and Kaye was in Waco. Wendy and I came up from Marlin and had a good Mexican supper with them. Wendy and Kaye hit it off and Tim is one of the good ones :)
We are looking forward to having them over to the house for lots of red meat and adult beverages :)
Oh, Tim and Kaye also got to meet someone that we all know and love ;) ........and Kaye almost ran off with him :) :)
I mean why keep Tee when you can have Smoochy
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The early part of this trip Tim and Kaye was in Waco. Wendy and I came up from Marlin and had a good Mexican supper with them. Wendy and Kaye hit it off and Tim is one of the good ones :)
We are looking forward to having them over to the house for lots of red meat and adult beverages :)
Oh, Tim and Kaye also got to meet someone that we all know and love ;) ........and Kaye almost ran off with him :) :)
I mean why keep Tee when you can have Smoochy
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Well Pappy, expect a slight increase in your monthly membership after this latest zinger...........but it was worth it :) :)
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Here are a couple photos from Tee's visit with Scott and Wendy.
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-5wHK23f/0/07f9fd3b/L/20180418_183153-L.jpg) (https://michaelcoffman.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-5wHK23f/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-D42z8cx/0/8b5ff0e6/L/20180418_183223-L.jpg) (https://michaelcoffman.smugmug.com/Tim-AZ-Trip/i-D42z8cx/A)
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Well Pappy, expect a slight increase in your monthly membership after this latest zinger...........but it was worth it
Thanks for your concern but it's all good - Pappy and I get a bulk rate.
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Well Pappy, expect a slight increase in your monthly membership after this latest zinger...........but it was worth it
Thanks for your concern but it's all good - Pappy and I get a bulk rate.
Y'all need it :)
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Here's another beautiful pic from Tim & Kaye's road trip.
The Red Rocks of Sedona
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Sedona is a cool area. Lot of hippies for Tee to play with
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Sedona is a cool area. Lot of hippies for Tee to play with
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I DO love to play a good game of..."Cowboy and Hippy"...... SADDLE UP!!!
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Tee looks like he has already had a couple of adult beverages.
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Tee looks like he has already had a couple of adult beverages.
Well...I had to start the trip o a "high" note, Ken..... :D :D :D
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Nice to see Smoochey made it to lunch! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Really would love to get out and have a trip like that ;)
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for this northern Boy is that "sweet Tea" on the table? Never understood that sweet tea thing...just ice tea with sugar added ...right?
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Sweet tea is the work of the devil
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I don't know what you guys are seeing....but I can assure you - there was NO sweet tea consumed or re-cycled in the partaking of this meal..... ;D
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I don't know what you guys are seeing....but I can assure you - there was NO sweet tea consumed or re-cycled in the partaking of this meal..... ;D
look tee we won't tell on you...man up>>>>>Decaf ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ?
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I don't know what you guys are seeing....but I can assure you - there was NO sweet tea consumed or re-cycled in the partaking of this meal..... ;D
look tee we won't tell on you...man up>>>>>Decaf ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ? At least you had water as a chaser...low carb I hope ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Sweet tea is the work of the devil
I am a South Alabama boy, born and raised , if you don't like sweet tea, I will pray for you.
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Sweet tea is the work of the devil
I am a South Alabama boy, born and raised , if you don't like sweet tea, I will pray for you.
So ken what is it besides tea & sugar? What kind of tea is it (besides sweet lol)
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I have recently discovered Sweet tea since moving to Texas and I tell ya there is nothing better to quench your thirst when you aint drinking beer.
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Sweet tea is the work of the devil
I am a South Alabama boy, born and raised , if you don't like sweet tea, I will pray for you.
So ken what is it besides tea & sugar? What kind of tea is it (besides sweet lol)
It is made with love and served in a Mason jar by your Momma or wife.
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Sweet tea is the work of the devil
I am a South Alabama boy, born and raised , if you don't like sweet tea, I will pray for you.
So ken what is it besides tea & sugar? What kind of tea is it (besides sweet lol)
It is made with love and served in a Mason jar by your Momma or wife.
Thats moonshine
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So I am finally getting some pictures reduced in size so they will work on our pages...
Please remember that ALL of these are straight from the camera. I have not done any correction on them - not even straightened the ones that are crooked.....
UntilI find my memory card for the first part of the trip...these pics pick up with eh Grand Canyon - then Monument Valley. Share your popcorn and turn off your cell phones..... ;) :D
First... When trying to take pictures....If you are going to beat the air pollutants, thermals rising, and - as was our case...any effect of wildfires in the region causing haze - you gotta get up early enough to kick-start the rooster and wakeup the milk man!
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Then...you have to be patient, and hike for a few hours looking for where the light is good, and not facing the sun. Difficult sometimes. Take what nature offers.....Because complaining will not change things.... ;) 8)
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After that golden few minutes...the light changes how things look. This is more true where the landscapes offer more shadow points, and altitude changes
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See what I mean?.....
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I was very fortunate to have reserved the room I got....Not a bad view to look at when you throw the curtains back, huh?
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The light keeps changing....
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So...the restaurant tries to grow all of the herbs for their cooking needs on the grounds. Bur, as you see here - tho they try to protect them from critters - it is not always successful....Wonder who would be so brazen as to destroy the cages to browse on the tender green parts?
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HERE are the culprits.....And when you throw your curtains open in the morning.....it can be a bit of a shock for both parties.... :D :D :D :D
Here is the frustration for me...Every year, a struggle to get within 250 yards of an Elk - to get a shot. And I could practically thump these with a baseball bat...... ::) :D :D :D They knew they were safe.....
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Another breath taker. I only wish that any camera could come close to the immersive experience that we have as humans. Our eyes deliver soooo much more information to our brain than we can rationally reproduce with a camera.
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Good pic,s and a great experience.
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HERE are the culprits.....And when you throw your curtains open in the morning.....it can be a bit of a shock for both parties.... :D :D :D :D
Here is the frustration for me...Every year, a struggle to get within 250 yards of an Elk - to get a shot. And I could practically thump these with a baseball bat...... ::) :D :D :D They knew they were safe.....
A 6x6 is my ultimate dream hunt
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HERE are the culprits.....And when you throw your curtains open in the morning.....it can be a bit of a shock for both parties.... :D :D :D :D
Here is the frustration for me...Every year, a struggle to get within 250 yards of an Elk - to get a shot. And I could practically thump these with a baseball bat...... ::) :D :D :D They knew they were safe.....
A 6x6 is my ultimate dream hunt
You should call me....I have friend that is a guide...he has 4 bull Elk tags, and 1 a week fully guided hunt...food, cabin, etc...
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We left the Grand Canyon area, and headed East/N.East toward Monument Valley Navaho Park. This is owned by the Navaho Nation as part of their tribal lands. It is where many, many movies have been filmed - or at least big scenes have been. Back in the John Ford directed western movie era....folks like John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, etc....were pretty regular around Monument Valley. But - not just westerns...scenes from Indiana Jones movies, and Back to the Future also.
I was happy to see that it was not trashed by such tho. The Navaho ae strict about the respect and use of the land. SO, it remains a true treasure for all to see and enjoy....for a price :D :D :D. Hey - it's business. And - the Navaho are a quiet, reserved and welcoming people. A few pictures of Monument Valley.
This first one is just on the drive TO Monument Valley. Early - about 6:15 a.m. - Had to pull over and take this first one. Some of the others were taken at about 80-85 m.p.h.....
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The scale of this is hard to reckon with - until you spot a person or car in the lower foreground. Look at the last photo.
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And...YES the color of the sand rocks really are that red/orange. It is a brilliant a natural color as I have seen. This is a hogan. The traditional house made by the Navaho prior to the modern era.
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Inside the hogan - this woman tells us about the symbolism of the way it is constructed, and always faces East. She also demonstrates how the Navaho worked with wool in order to make many household and clothing articles.
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Of course their way of life is more modern now- tho the less than a dozen family that still actually live in Monument Valley Park - live "close to the Earth". Simple lives, lived outdoors much more than we do....
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The "roads" thru the Park are not paved. And the land is still "grazed" by a few horse, sheep and cows. But it takes more than 100 acres per head to grow enough o keep the animals alive. Feeding them additionally is the only real way to maintain them.
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Stunning
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The last series of shots i will post here about Monument Valley are of the are where the petroglyphs and ancient ruins are located. This is not part of the "main tour". We paid EXTRA....to get our guide to take us into eh back country of the Valley, to see these.
Not the evidence of the last rain...several months ago....the ground was as hard as concrete is is area.
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It will take some time to select which ones I will work on and fix. But - I host my photos at:
www.teesquare.smugmug.com
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Awesome photos Tim!
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Doesn't look real but yet it is in our own backyards. Awesome picks Tee
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A fantastic trip, and the pic's are beautiful.
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Thanks fellas! Found the memory card from the first part of the trip...Will post some of those in a while. In my usual lack-of-order manner of course.... :D :D :D
I HIGHLY recommend that if you are considering a vacation, look at the Southwest U.S.. DFW down to the Hill country of Texas - then west to New Mexico and Arizona.
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Great pics!! Great trip!!
Art
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Thanks fellas! Found the memory card from the first part of the trip...Will post some of those in a while. In my usual lack-of-order manner of course.... :D :D :D
I HIGHLY recommend that if you are considering a vacation, look at the Southwest U.S.. DFW down to the Hill country of Texas - then west to New Mexico and Arizona.
Remember Tim, meeting Smoochy is not part of the itinerary for most folk :)
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I have naked pics of Smoochy....Film at 11:00..... ;) :D :D :D :D
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Just loaded all of the "good enough" photos of the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley on Smugmug.
Link: https://teesquare.smugmug.com
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I hope you said high to my AZ Cardinals!!!!!!! Really looks like a great trip
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Awesome photos on Smugmug Tim!
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I hope you said high to my AZ Cardinals!!!!!!! Really looks like a great trip
Awesome photos on Smugmug Tim!
Thanks fellas....
TG...I mooned the stadium on your behalf..... ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I hope you said high to my AZ Cardinals!!!!!!! Really looks like a great trip
Awesome photos on Smugmug Tim!
Thanks fellas....
TG...I mooned the stadium on your behalf..... ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
That must have been a full moon ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)