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.