The Return

After Mountain Home Arkansas and fishing the White River, we plied our way home..

Staying in B&Bs in Bardstown KY and Frostburg MD, we are now comfortably ensconced in "the cottage" in Putnam CT -- everyone needs to stay in "the cottage"

We are almost home.

We have a 2 week housesit just outside of Newport RI during which we plan on visiting the mansions and seeing how other people like us live... I am not sure if they are living up to our lifestyle, but it will be fun to see what the upper class are doing.

Night Fishing

Our friend and guide Paul Bobby ( the kids call him Mr Booby) has been consistently telling us that night fishing was excellent and we should do it. We procrastinated. Hell, it's cold at night. ....and you can't see!

So, with much fanfare... and since we had to say "Yes Paul" .. we set off for night fishing.

It was to be a twilight fishing expedition that simple "evolved" into a trip that took us into midnight or beyond.  Yikes, I go to bed at 10!

We set off, now in the dark, and casted to water that we could not see.... Paul said "Be Patient" - let it happen (or something like that)... There are BIG fish here... the last trip we caught 28 fish...

Well, we didn't catch 28 fish, since the water levels we all screwed up ....

But we did catch BIG fish -- Alicia was happy.

First it was about the Bald Eagles

Then it was about buzzards

Then a two fished fisherman that Paul enjoyed!

Then the BIG fish at night

Ha, mine was bigger that hers!

Couple of buds enjoying the catch -- almost 25"  -- BIG

Observations

Peculiar

Now that is a place that I could live in.... unlike Normalville PA (near FallingWater) which is an unlikely place,

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As we drive around we see a TON of signs making note of Historic Downtown (fill in the blank). Really they are everywhere... my guess is that the government gives you money and a sign if you simple suggest that your town is "historic" -- why else?  No pictures, but a real deal.

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Cheyenne Bottoms

It's wildlife refuge in Kansas http://www.naturalkansas.org/cheyenne.htm but I think it would be better if it were the name of a running back in the NFL, or maybe an exotic dancer!


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2.99

When was the last time you saw this....  I just had to stop and fill up. And to think, gas was 4.09 in Aspen (where of course, we spotted the store sign that said "Be Prepared To Spend"

Home is..... drum roll ... an RV!

We returned to Arkansas to fish the White River and hang out with Paul Bobby... who, after guiding us a few times, has become a good friend. In June, Paul and his wife Cindra suggested that staying in their RV was a possibility (after a few glasses of wine) so, after a few months out west, we took them up on it. Paul is a retired Air Force MP, so I need to be careful. Cindra is a retired LtCol.

Anyway, we worked it out so that we reserved the site, and Paul "delivered" the RV to the site. We just thought it would be totally cool... in a way it is more that totally cool, since I am sitting in a comfortable chair while it is absolutely pouring out (nasty day of weather).

Here is a look at our home for the next 4 days.

It's a 35footer

Alicia just thinks it is totally cool! But she doesn't want to drive it, or own one..... yet! ha

Home is .....

on the road.... as we head sloooowly back to the east coast.

The plan:

Sunday, Sept 14: Drive from Park City, Utah to Frisco, Colorado; stay at a hotel
Monday, Sept 15: Drive from Frisco, CO to somewhere in Kansas; stay at a B&B that we stayed at on the way out in June
Tuesday, Sept 16: Drive from Kansas to Mt. Home, Arkansas; stay tuned for the lodging details … wait’ll you see them! it will be totally different.
Wednesday, Sept 17 thru Saturday, Sept 20: Fish the White River in Arkansas with our guide/friend Paul Bobby.
Sunday, Sept 21: Drive from Mt. Home, Arkansas to Bowling Green Kentucky; stay at a B&B that we stayed at on the way out in June
Monday, Sept 22: Drive from Kentucky to Maryland; stay two nights at a lodge that we stayed at on the way out in June
Wednesday, Sept 24: Drive from Kentucky to Connecticut; spend four nights with Bev and Mike (YAY!)
Sunday, Sept 28: Drive from Connecticut to Newport, Rhode Island for a housesit
Saturday, Oct 18 OR Sunday, Oct 19: Return to Saco!!

Above Park City ..... and Into the Fog. - part 2

.... Into the Fog..

As we traveled the road above Park City, the fog started to shift around and creep up the mountain "on little cat feet".. it was pretty fun to watch.. and it created some nice shots.

 fog-tree line

The creeping fog  - we watched it move toward the right.

In quick time... we were in the fog.

 The road dropped down into the Heber Valley. --- nice views along the way.

A grove of Aspen trees ...

Heber Valley -- town of Midway.

When we arrived in Park City, the trees were changing color.. 10 days laters the color was fading.

Nice color as we get into the "color zone"

Outdoor temperature this AM at 8:00

38F