Travel Updates

Wow! I can't believe that I haven't posted anything in months.
This past summer I spent some time in Colorado with family and friends, went to Minnesota to see family, to Wisconsin to see more friends and then to Minot, ND, for the FMCA Rally.
I had a great time and the weather was generally pretty good.
While in Colorado, cousin Mark did some remodeling on the motorhome. It sure made a big difference and gave us more storage area.
After coming back to Colorado Springs in September, we went to Albuquerque for the International Balloon Fiesta. We parked with the Monaco International group on the grounds and had a great time.
From Albuquerque we traveled to Tucson for the Rocky Mountain Area Rally, then on to Cottonwood, AZ, to make plans for a rally next March.
We are now in Bullhead City, AZ, and will soon head to the Parker Strip and then on to Palm Springs.
One major thing that happened in Colorado Springs in September is that I adopted a new cousin--a Black Lab who goes by the name GUS!! Needless to say, this has caused some confusion, but so far he has now gotten me into any trouble.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I will try to get some pictures posted from the Balloon Fiesta.

Warmest regards, Gus

Salina, Utah

Today, Betty and I visited the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and POW Camp museum in Salina, Utah. The CCC camp provided many jobs during the 1930s and up until WWII. During WWII, the sugar beet farmers needed labor for the fields since most of the local young men had gone off to war. The U.S. Army agreed to bring 250 German prisoners of war to Salina from the Odgen camp to work in the fields. The prisoners were treated well by the locals and were paid $0.10/day plus meals to work on the farms. In July 1945, one of the Army guards mounted the guard tower and started firing 250 rounds from a .30 caliber machine gun at the prisoners who were sleeping in tents. Nine prisoners were killed and 17 were injured.
While the incident made national news at the time, it was soon overshadowed one month later by the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
If you are ever traveling on I-70 in Utah, it is worth your time to stop and tour the museum.

Happy Halloween

Betty and I are ready to go Trick or Treating tonight at Emerald Cove RV Park, in Earp, CA. We are just across the Colorado River from Parker, AZ.
Cousin Jim has included some pictures of my new friend, Nala. Cousins Jim and Pat adopted Nala from the Lake Havasu City Shelter on Monday. She is part Collie, but we are not sure what else. Any guesses?
Hope all is well with you.
Your friend, Gus.

Tri-Chapter Rally

Tri-Chapter Rally

Here are some pictures from the Tri-Chapter Rally in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Life on the Mississippi

On our return trip to Colorado after attending the FMCA Convention in Perry, GA, I am sitting with Betty and Billy on the bank of the Mississippi River watching the tug boats push barges up and down the river.
The weather is cool and windy, but it always is fun to marvel at the power of the tugs.

Prior to the rally in Perry, I spent some time in Unadilla, GA, at the Tri-Chapter Rally and then some time in Cordele, GA, at the 3Ts Rally after Perry.

My plan is to spend some time in Colorado and then go to Rapid City, SD, and then much of the summer in Wyoming at three or four rallies. It is so much fun at the rallies to see people I have met at previous rallies. Many of them remember my name (I do wear a name tag) and often ask about my travels. Since I help with security at the rallies, I do get to meet most of the attendees. We had over 5,000 in Perry. I even got to see some of my friends from the Alaska trip I made in 2014.

Warmest regards, Gus

August 2017-February 2018

I can't believe it has so long since I last posted on the blog. Since I was in Indiana last summer, I went to Colorado Springs to see family and relax after the rallies.  There was a quick trip to Oklahoma City for Jim's brother's 80th birthday party and lots of good times with family and friends.

From Colorado Springs, I went to Farmington, NM, for a Rocky Mt. Region Rally, Camp Verde, AZ, for a Rocky Mt. Monaco Rally, and then spent some time in Cottonwood, AZ.

Then I went to Quartzsite, AZ, to see a friend, Diesel Dave, then up to the Parker/Earp area before going to Menifee, CA. In Menifee I saw good friends Bob & Freda Cerney at Wilderness Lake Park. Then I went to Palm Springs for several weeks before attending the Western Region Rally in Indio.

From there I went to Yuma and Tucson and attened the International Area Rally at the Pima County Fairgrounds. The picture above was taken at Saguaro National Park near Tucson.

Then it was to Sierra Vista where I met my good friend Stumpy. Stumpy lives with friends Bob & Betty and Carter.

It was here in Sierra Vista that Betty and I had our picture taken at Fort Huachuca. We stayed at the Elks Lodge in Sierra Vista and met some really nice people.

Tonight I am in Deming, NM. I will be leaving in the morning as we all are heading to San Antonio for a few days before moving on to Perry, GA.

Everyone in the family is doing well and we are still having a great time on the road.