St. George, UT to Nipomo, CA via Tehachapi, CA

We didn't do much today other than drive. With one exception... We stopped for a bit in Tehachapi, CA. Railfans familiar with the area will immediately think of the Tehachapi Loop, a 360-degree track loop to help make the climb in limited space to the Tehachapi Pass. I did a railfan field trip to the Loop back in 2004, click here. But, I had never visited the Tehachapi Railroad Depot Museum which is housed in the Tehachapi Depot. The building has quite a history, from the original in 1861 to the new one in 1904 (because of fire), to the one there today following a fire in 2007, finished in 2010. And as luck would have it, a train went by while we were there with a UP locomotive in Rio Grande livery. Don't miss the German Bakery right next door. We got to Nipomo in time for dinner! Today's photos start here.

Great day in St. George, Utah! All the day's photos start here.

Belgian Waffles at the Bear Paw Cafe.
Guess who had the one with ice cream,
cherries jubilee, and chocolate syrup?!

Very fun street art in St. George.

Inside the St. George Tabernacle.

At the Bringham Young winter home in St. George.

Outside the Painter Pony Restaurant.

Wood Ash Rye Restaurant in the Advenire.
A "best meal ever" kind of experience.

Framed picture in our hallway at the Advenire.
Caught my eye having just finished a melodrama.

View from out window.

From Grand Junction, CO to St. George, UT

The drive from Grand Junction all the way to St. George was gorgeous on I-70 and I-15. There seemed to be no end to the great rock formation views! All the day's photos start here.

Breakfast at Tamarisk in Green River, CO.
Our tableside view of the Colorado River.

It was very hard to not have easy access to the camera.
Could have taken a million pics.

Welcome to The Advenire (The Arrival) in St. George, Utah.

Our view from the Cliffside Restaurant.

Georgetown, Glenwood Springs, and Grand Junction

From home (in Colorado Springs) to Grand Junction, CO the first day out. Thus starts Nana and Papa's journey to California. All the photos are here.

Breakfast at the Happy Cooker in Georgetown, CO.

Ice cream break in Glenwood Springs, CO.
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Found a bison in Grand Junction!
Lots of statuary along the main drag in old town.

Grand Junction, CO

Great Dinner at the Winery Restaurant in Grand Junction, CO.

The Other Day

The other day... on the highway.

The other day... at the pool.

The other day... Griffen brought home his art project.
That's a clay "baseball" flower pot.

Casting their lines at Palmer Lake

Matt took some of the boys fishing at Palmer Lake today. And Remi caught his first fish!

"Stop the Presses"

Or, "She's not My Type," by Tim Kelly. We've been workin' on this melodrama show since Nana and I got back from our Kansas City trip in March. We did the show twice at a fundraiser for the John Wesley Ranch (this weekend) and then once at each of two senior care centers this coming week. First Company.

6/16/23 at Brookdale Senior Living.

Sleazy Tab Lloyd
"I'm exhausted. I better decompose myself."

After our last rehearsal. It's been a very stormy week.

All "set" at the John Wesley Ranch.

These three came up to see the show Friday evening, and
had at least as much fun with the tire swing out back!