Florida / Trip to Colorado, July 2006

 

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On the left: our route

Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado
(click HERE for a detailed map)

..and the way back:

Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
(click HERE for a detailed map)

Big Pine Key to Naples, North to Tallahassee, then West to Pensacola, and then to Mobile / Alabama
Putting the hurricane shutters on before leaving (you never know - it's hurricane season!)
The first stop was the (only) drawbridge on the Keys, on Snake Creek
The second stop was at Tom & Vals's place in Naples where we stayed overnight
the first campground was the Gulf Pines KOA in Milton / FL near Pensacola
in Mobile / Alabama the brakes started to smoke and we had to be towed
it took 5 hours to get our brakes repaired at Big10Tires
All alone at the Lake Perry Campground in Perry / Mississippi
there was no human being except us in the whole park
and there was that beautiful lake...
...if only there were not those signs...
the lake at sunset
first sunlight in the morning
everything is absolutely quiet
Louisiana State Cotton Museum (near Lake Providence / Louisiana)
Admission was free
picking cotton
in them old cottonfields back home :-)
an old 'Cotton-Gin'
many music styles have their roots here
inside the historic store
From Russellville / Arkansas to Muskogee and Tulsa /Oklahoma, then heading to the mountains
Sunset at Lake Dardanelle State Park Campground near Russellville / Arkansas
Squirrel checking the barbeque
Getting more West into the middle of Nowhere
Sunrise at the lonely RV Park in Boise City / Oklahoma
Getting in the mountains
Nice blue (and cold) mountain lake
Alamosa / Colorado - Hot Swimming Pool
Who would expect a swimming pool in the middle of Nowhere...!
The water was really hot!
...especially under the waterfall
In the background the mountains and the sand dunes monument
Having barbeque at the Swimmingpool Campground in the evening...
...surrounded by a colorful sunset
Getting esoteric in the desert and spiritual in Crestone / Colorado :-)
There have been many UFO sightings in the area
The Shamballah in Crestone - the most spiritual place out of Maui that I know :-)
Having breakfast inside - with interesting people going in and out
It's an Internet cafe, as well
The mountains are getting higher
Little creek in a mountain valley
Gunnison / Colorado
Driving into Gunnison / Colorado
A pretty long oldtimer in front of the smallest WALmart in the USA
Rocky River Campground
...is at the Gunnison River
...just like the property with 'the fence'
Swinging in the trees at Gunnison River
Crested Butte / Colorado
The (great) cat of Tony & Wendy
Going to a concert at the Center for the Arts with Tony & Wendy
Concert visitors having fun
Strolling around in Crested Butte with Tony & Wendy
In front of the place where we had dinner together
Cute little house
Crested Butte
Crested Butte
Crested Butte
Crested Butte
Fox sneaking between the houses at dawn
Hot air balloon over Crested Butte
In the Rocky Mountains
View into a deep Canyon
These mountains are getting damned high!
Fear of height anyone?
Somewhere in the mountains
Hot Springs
...too hot to touch!
Having dinner with Scott in the Woody Creek Tavern, home of the late Hunter S. Thompson (founder of Gonzo)
Black cat 'Piff' on a bar stool in Woody Creek Tavern
The famous ski slope in Aspen / Colorado
Aspen / Colorado - ski lift
Blue mountain sky
...and more mountain views
Hiking in the mountains
Picking wild strawberries
Our RV is way up there
Yes, this IS snow!
Independence Pass - elevation 12,095 feet
The Colorado State Flower
Taos / New Mexico
Getting to New Mexico
Strange neighbors on the campground ;-)
Fiesta de Santiago in Taos
Mariachi playing at the plaza
Church where the procession starts
Mural on Pueblo
Rest on Kit Carson Street
Kit Carson Museum
Waiter pours 2 beers at a time :-)
More of those typical Pueblo style houses
The famous Taos Inn (hard to get a table)
Kaw Liga & me
Get your kicks on Route 66
At McDonald's in Santa Rosa, New Mexico
On Historic Route 66
Car museum on Route 66
Inside the car museum
Inside the car museum
Prairie dogs looking out of their hole
Roswell, New Mexico - UFO crashsite
UFO museum in Roswell
Huge library of documents about 'the truth'
Scene of the movie about the autopsy of an alien
Outside the museum
WALmart in Roswell has tons of alien stuff - and I got my birthday present there ;-)
Even at McDonald's there are aliens ;-)
Ranch-life in Fredericksburg / Texas
Joe & Alice have horses, goats and cats
Alice likes to do shooting games on horseback
Being waked up in the morning by horses
Colt is curious like all kids
His mom is curious, too ;-)
My special friend Tiger, the tail-less Manx cat
The Alamo in San Antonio / Texas
28 years since my last visit
On the left the Emily Morgan Hotel
Actually, photographing is prohibited - even in the commercial part
The monument of the heroes who faught against the Mexicans
Close up of the monument, showing Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and many more
Remember the Alamo!
From Texas to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and back to Florida...
The skyline of Houston / Texas
Terrible hurricane damages in Biloxi / Mississippi
After Katrina, it looks like after war
White sandy beach near Panama City
View from the 'Tucan' where we had a drink
View on the waiter's back ;-)
Along the Old Suwannee River
The Original Suwannee River Campground
...located under big shady oak trees
...with a view on the river
Majestic oak trees covered with spanish moss
The Historic Suwannee River Bridge (built 1938)
...and the new bridge
Final days in Naples - then going home through the Everglades
At Naples beach
Big black duck...
...walking the beach
Airboats along Route 41
Another gator along Route 41
...and the fourth flat tire!!!