Tag Archives: Retirement

Phriday Phunnies

Stolen from around the web While stitching up a 75-year-old farmer, the doctor mentioned politics. The farmer said, “Well, the way I see it, most politicians are post turtles.” The doctor asked, “What’s a post turtle?” The old farmer replied, “Sometimes, when you’re workin’ the farm, you come across a fence post with a turtleContinue reading “Phriday Phunnies”

San Francisco to LA

The Coast Starlight along the California coast These travels occurred in late September/early October 2021. The posts are gathered under the ‘Travel’ category (top right of page) and numbered to indicate the order in which they should be read. Post 12 The return trip back to SF from Yosemite with Jack trying to set newContinue reading “San Francisco to LA”

Yosemite National Park

Visiting El Capitan and Half Dome These travels occurred in late September/early October 2021. The posts are gathered under the ‘Travel’ category (top right of page) and numbered to indicate the order in which they should be read. Post 11 On the trip to San Francisco there were several stops at stations where we couldContinue reading “Yosemite National Park”

Overnight to San Francisco

A real failure for Amtrak These travels occurred in late September/early October 2021. The posts are gathered under the ‘Travel’ category (top right of page) and numbered to indicate the order in which they should be read. Post 10 Our trip continues with an 11 PM boarding of an Amtrak train in Salt Lake CityContinue reading “Overnight to San Francisco”

Our Second Day at Yellowstone

Old Faithful and The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone These travels occurred in late September/early October 2021. The posts are gathered under the ‘Travel’ category (top right of page) and numbered to indicate the order in which they should be read. Post 7 Backing up a bit for a Yellowstone primer, Yellowstone is a volcano; anContinue reading “Our Second Day at Yellowstone”

Our first view of Yellowstone

Buddy the Bison and Very Hot Springs These travels occurred in late September/early October 2021. The posts are gathered under the ‘Travel’ category (top right of page) and numbered to indicate the order in which they should be read. Post 6 Thursday evening we were in a hotel in West Yellowstone, Montana. When we wereContinue reading “Our first view of Yellowstone”

The Continental Divide

Crossing the Rockies These travels occurred in late September/early October 2021. The posts are gathered under the ‘Travel’ category (top right of page) and numbered to indicate the order in which they should be read. Post 5 The train between Colorado and Salt Lake City passes through the Rockies and the Continental Divide; through notContinue reading “The Continental Divide”

The trip gets underway

The beginning of the train voyage These travels occurred in late September/early October 2021. The posts are gathered under the ‘Travel’ category (top right of page) and numbered to indicate the order in which they should be read. Post 2 Once we started across the country on Amtrak we were able to watch much ofContinue reading “The trip gets underway”