The Grand Vista Hotel in Grand Junction, at the end of all things, was a little less than Grand. I don't have any big time complaints, especially in light of some of the places I've stayed in the past, but it straddled the line between hotel and motel such that I had higher expectations AFTER … Continue reading The Beehive State
Some people take vacation and decide they're going to sleep in every day, relax, and not do much of anything. That's fine and good…when I take a day off here and there, that's definitely what I TRY to do (my body doesn't let me sleep in that far these days, and if it does I … Continue reading "As I look out over this magnificent vista…"
Don't you hate it when you wake up in the morning suddenly, startled, somehow KNOWING instantly you overslept? "WHAT TIME IS IT?!" your brain screams before anything else even registers. That's how I woke up on Saturday, at five minutes to 8:00 AM. I was supposed to go pick up a rental car at 8, … Continue reading Hitting the Road
It's been a while since I've posted here! Truthfully, it's been a while since I've done much in the way of travel or had anything I felt was worthy enough to write about. Thankfully, over the extended 4th of July weekend I had thanks to a strategically-placed vacation day, I was able to get out … Continue reading A Piece of Route 66
Yesterday, I received an email at work asking if anyone wanted to volunteer to go down to Moore, Oklahoma and help man a Mobile Battery Center near the devastation caused by the F5 tornado that tore through the community on Monday. I volunteered immediately. I found myself on I-44 westbound at 8:00 AM heading to … Continue reading Moore
Thursday proved to be our busiest day, at least in terms of learning and museum hopping. We awoke early, had a quick breakfast, and rolled out (ha) to our first stop: The Newseum. It had topped the list of recommended spots, higher with some folks than even the Smithsonian. Once we arrived and figured out … Continue reading A History Lesson
After spending the previous few days seeing sights relatively close to the hotel, Wednesday was the day we decided to branch out a little and see a little more outside of the National Mall area of Washington. To that end, I was very thankful that my friend Heather was available to help get Mom and … Continue reading Arlington and the National Cathedral
Tuesday was the only day we had where there was a SPECIFIC scheduled event: a tour of the Capitol itself. In order to arrange that, I had to reach out to one of my local Senators. Considering I am not a big fan of EITHER Oklahoma Senator, I decided to go for the one that … Continue reading Touring the Capitol
We arrived in D.C. mid-day Sunday and after a brief snafu with the shuttle from the airport (they sent the car to Dulles, not Baltimore!) arrived at the hotel immediately impressed with the location. Half a mile from the Capitol Building itself and within walking distance to just about everything on the National Mall. The … Continue reading The Nation’s Capital
It's been a while since I've flown somewhere exclusively for vacation. It's been even long since I've gone on vacation WITH someone. Mom sits beside me, reading her book and enjoying her in-flight beverage. We are en route to Washington, D.C. and a week full of activities. It's the first time for both of us.The … Continue reading Flying to the District
Rhys' Pieces 