Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] 'out west'
Karin
> Anyone coming to the North Virh=ginia Unshoolers thing tomorrowShyrley,
> at my house?
>
> Shyrley
>
> PS> I am back from 'out west'
>
You don't have to get into specifics if you don't want to, but I'm curious
as to if you all enjoyed your trip "out west" and what any highlights were
or what things you hated?
In short, how was your trip? :-)
Karin
Shyrley
On 13 Dec 02, at 9:44, Karin wrote:
We flew into Vegas which was a place that I didn't really like
although seeing the lights was cool and the kids loved the
exploding volcano in front of the mirage casino.
We then drove to the Grand Canyon which gave me my first
glimpse of the sheer emptiness of Nevada and Arizona. Every so
often you come upon a town in the middle of no-where and I just
wondered what on earth those people do for a living!
The Grand Canyon was awesome, I could have looked at it for days
and days.
We then drove to the Meteor Crater in Arizona, going round the
back of the snowy mountain that overlooks Flagstaff and again I
just enjoyed the views of emptiness. The Arizona desert is beautiful
which is something I didn't expect.
We had lunch in Flagstaff. I loved that town. People were actually
using bikes as transport rather than fashion vehicles to show off
Lycra and there were people with pink hair. I felt right at home there
:-)
We then went to see London Bridge in Lake Havasu which was
interesting but the city itself was a bit dull and hot even though its
December. Then it was Death Valley time.
It was stupendous. The mountains, the salt flats, the rocks, the
dunes. Wow. At night we went out into the desert and looked at
the stars which we could actually see cos there was no light
pollution and I felt my ears relax cos there was no noise. My kids
have never really experienced true silence before.
We saw Coyotes :-)
Going back to Las Vegas for the flight back was really depressing.
Driving down from Yucca mountain we could see the brown blur of
pollution from 40 miles out, then the traffic and lights and all them
miserable looking people feeding money into slot machines.
I can't wait to go out west again although this time I'll drive cos the
flights were horrible, small seats, terrible food and one cancelled
flight leaving us in Chicago.
I want to go to Santa fe and sedona and Taos and and and....
I did think of Sandra too when we saw a sign that read Albuquerque
300 miles on a sign on Interstate 40 but we weren't allowed to take
the car into NM plus I didn't know Sandra's address or maybe I
would have popped by :-)
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
>We had a great time.
>
> Shyrley,
>
> You don't have to get into specifics if you don't want to, but I'm
> curious as to if you all enjoyed your trip "out west" and what any
> highlights were or what things you hated?
>
> In short, how was your trip? :-)
>
> Karin
>
We flew into Vegas which was a place that I didn't really like
although seeing the lights was cool and the kids loved the
exploding volcano in front of the mirage casino.
We then drove to the Grand Canyon which gave me my first
glimpse of the sheer emptiness of Nevada and Arizona. Every so
often you come upon a town in the middle of no-where and I just
wondered what on earth those people do for a living!
The Grand Canyon was awesome, I could have looked at it for days
and days.
We then drove to the Meteor Crater in Arizona, going round the
back of the snowy mountain that overlooks Flagstaff and again I
just enjoyed the views of emptiness. The Arizona desert is beautiful
which is something I didn't expect.
We had lunch in Flagstaff. I loved that town. People were actually
using bikes as transport rather than fashion vehicles to show off
Lycra and there were people with pink hair. I felt right at home there
:-)
We then went to see London Bridge in Lake Havasu which was
interesting but the city itself was a bit dull and hot even though its
December. Then it was Death Valley time.
It was stupendous. The mountains, the salt flats, the rocks, the
dunes. Wow. At night we went out into the desert and looked at
the stars which we could actually see cos there was no light
pollution and I felt my ears relax cos there was no noise. My kids
have never really experienced true silence before.
We saw Coyotes :-)
Going back to Las Vegas for the flight back was really depressing.
Driving down from Yucca mountain we could see the brown blur of
pollution from 40 miles out, then the traffic and lights and all them
miserable looking people feeding money into slot machines.
I can't wait to go out west again although this time I'll drive cos the
flights were horrible, small seats, terrible food and one cancelled
flight leaving us in Chicago.
I want to go to Santa fe and sedona and Taos and and and....
I did think of Sandra too when we saw a sign that read Albuquerque
300 miles on a sign on Interstate 40 but we weren't allowed to take
the car into NM plus I didn't know Sandra's address or maybe I
would have popped by :-)
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
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In a message dated 12/13/02 4:45:54 PM, shyrley.williams@... writes:
-=-I did think of Sandra too when we saw a sign that read Albuquerque
300 miles on a sign on Interstate 40 but we weren't allowed to take
the car into NM plus I didn't know Sandra's address or maybe I
would have popped by :-) >>
We're in the phone book--Keith and Sandra Dodd.
Use the second listed number, though, because the first rarely has a phone on
it, just computers.
-=-
<< I want to go to Santa fe and sedona and Taos and and and....
-=-
Not in that order!! <bwg>
I grew up in the town between Santa Fe and Taos!
Sometimes I feel guilty that I forget to appreciate the beauty around us.
Driving to Alamogordo for Thanksgiving, we passed through parts of New Mexico
where you can go a long time without seeing a building--just cactus, little
trees, sage brush, mountains in the background, as far as one could possibly
see in all directions. And we end up sleeping in the car, kids playing
Gameboy... But them sometimes I look up and gasp because it's so gorgeous.
Especially light and cloud shows.
Sandra
-=-I did think of Sandra too when we saw a sign that read Albuquerque
300 miles on a sign on Interstate 40 but we weren't allowed to take
the car into NM plus I didn't know Sandra's address or maybe I
would have popped by :-) >>
We're in the phone book--Keith and Sandra Dodd.
Use the second listed number, though, because the first rarely has a phone on
it, just computers.
-=-
<< I want to go to Santa fe and sedona and Taos and and and....
-=-
Not in that order!! <bwg>
I grew up in the town between Santa Fe and Taos!
Sometimes I feel guilty that I forget to appreciate the beauty around us.
Driving to Alamogordo for Thanksgiving, we passed through parts of New Mexico
where you can go a long time without seeing a building--just cactus, little
trees, sage brush, mountains in the background, as far as one could possibly
see in all directions. And we end up sleeping in the car, kids playing
Gameboy... But them sometimes I look up and gasp because it's so gorgeous.
Especially light and cloud shows.
Sandra
Karin
I'm glad you had a great time Shyrley!
It was fun reading about your travel adventures.
I love the Grand Canyon, too. We actually hiked down and spent a few nights
in it. It was hard climbing back out!
The Arizona desert *is* beautiful and I know what you mean about the vast
emptiness with little towns dotted here and there.
Flagstaff is a fun town - I'm sure the university there helps to draw the
kind of people you felt at home with. ;-) Northern Arizona (and Flagstaff)
is expecting snow early next week, I just heard on the news. Too bad you
missed that!
Lake Havasu is a very popular destination for spring-breakers and partying -
I'm sure you must've heard about that. Otherwise it is a quiet little town
the rest of the time. But weren't you impressed with the London Bridge? ;-)
I've never been to Meteor Crater or Death Valley - we'll visit someday.
I know you'd love Sedona - it has a magical feel to it - or at least I think
it does.
Thanks for sharing about your trip - glad you made it home safely and all
that. :-)
Karin
It was fun reading about your travel adventures.
I love the Grand Canyon, too. We actually hiked down and spent a few nights
in it. It was hard climbing back out!
The Arizona desert *is* beautiful and I know what you mean about the vast
emptiness with little towns dotted here and there.
Flagstaff is a fun town - I'm sure the university there helps to draw the
kind of people you felt at home with. ;-) Northern Arizona (and Flagstaff)
is expecting snow early next week, I just heard on the news. Too bad you
missed that!
Lake Havasu is a very popular destination for spring-breakers and partying -
I'm sure you must've heard about that. Otherwise it is a quiet little town
the rest of the time. But weren't you impressed with the London Bridge? ;-)
I've never been to Meteor Crater or Death Valley - we'll visit someday.
I know you'd love Sedona - it has a magical feel to it - or at least I think
it does.
Thanks for sharing about your trip - glad you made it home safely and all
that. :-)
Karin
> We then drove to the Grand Canyon which gave me my first
> glimpse of the sheer emptiness of Nevada and Arizona. Every so
> often you come upon a town in the middle of no-where and I just
> wondered what on earth those people do for a living!
> The Grand Canyon was awesome, I could have looked at it for days
> and days.