Our freezer full of Yum-O elk, on December 8 we started our road trip back home to West Virginia, seeing a lot of Very beautiful Colorado countryside: We stopped first at Palisade (remember- I made Dan promise…), so we could get to at least a few of this town’s many Read more…
Today (12/11/20), on our wonderful 3-week long Road Trip from WV to Colorado and back, was Gold Mine Day, and we drove to the historic (since 1875!) and operational Phoenix Gold Mine: https://www.phoenixgoldmine.com/, where we got a tour of the mine from Dave, the mine’s owner and operator, and I Read more…
Our next stop on our Road Trip back home to West Virginia was infamous Dodge City, Kansas, where we checked into the Dodge City Hampton Inn https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ddctyhx-hampton-suites-dodge-city/, again on our Hilton Honors points 🙂 When we asked about nearby restaurants, the check-in clerk suggested Casey’s Cow Town Club: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g38668-d458713-Reviews-Casey_s_Cowtown_Club-Dodge_City_Kansas.html for Read more…
NOTE: This is a post about elk hunting, and how we got our freezer full of YUM-O elk meat (which was not connected to the hunt, BTW…), and has photos of all that entailed. Remember that the meat you eat was once a live (and often beautiful) creature, and that Read more…
The next morning of our Road Trip from West Virginia to Colorado (12/2), we happily left Denver as early as possible (Hotel Teatro’s “Nickel” restaurant being closed, of course), and drove west towards Grand Junction. Within minutes of leaving Denver we finally- and delightedly- saw the Colorado of our dreams Read more…
The fourth day (12/1/2020) of our Road Trip from West Virginia to Meeker, Colorado to elk hunt, found us in Denver, which I had been quite looking forward to, having heard for years what a great city it was, with so many things to see and do, great restaurants, wineries, Read more…
The next morning of our Road Trip from West Virginia to Colorado (11/29/2020) we headed from Illinois to Kansas, crossing the river from East St. Louis, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri, and driving went on I-70 through Missouri. We passed the village of Burnt Prairie, Illinois and I had to Read more…
Shortly before we left on our Road Trip from West Virginia to Colorado, I won Dan a pair of Woodies Sunglasses, and they arrived literally as we were getting in the truck! So he looked spiffy, indeed! 🙂 As I detailed in my previous “Trip Tips” post, I use mapquest.com Read more…
Ever since my husband and I returned from our Road Trip across the USA and Canada to Moose Hunt in British Columbia in 2013 (about which I blogged extensively: https://southernwestvirginia.blogspot.com/2013/12/oh-canada-british-columbia-moose-madness.html is the post about my getting us our moose), we have been talking and dreaming about doing an elk hunt! Read more…
Summersville Lake West Virginia is open for business and #vacation #travel fun! Come on down! NOTE: Due to possible COVID-19 restrictions, which seem to be changing daily, before you travel or book Anything, CALL every place you want to go and make SURE they are open and operating! I have included phone numbers Read more…