Visit to Tin Cup, Colorado

On Sunday June 14 we left Hotchkiss, Co for Tin Cup, CO to visit a Campbell cousin that Howard's sister Nancy located through her genealogy search. We camped that night at Taylor Lake near Gunnison, CO in a forest service camp ground. It was cool there--about 10,000 feet or higher but very beautiful. The next day we left for Tin Cup, Colorado--not too far down the road. Tin Cup is a old Mining town. When prospectors found gold at there, they called it Tin Cup because all they could find to pan gold was a tin cup. Jimmy enjoyed being there also. I will post more later on our visit there.

Vacation to Wyoming

We left Oracle on June 13, Travelled to Globe and then to Show Low through Salt River Canyon. Ater that we went through St John's to the Interstate 40. We went to Gallop, New Mexico, turned North and travelled through New Mexico to Cortez, Colorado where we spent the night in a Rv Park. The next day we travelled to Rico and Telluride, Colorado. These two towns are old gold mining towns. It was very beautiful there and also very interesting. We went over the mountains to Monrose, CO and then on to Hotchkiss, CO where Howard's cousin Eddie Vandenberg and his wife, Jill, live. They live right next to the convention grounds. We went to Meeting with them on Sunday at the convention grounds. Then after Meeting we had lunch with Jill , Eddie and Margaret(Dollie) Vandenberg. Dollie was the worker we first hear the Gospel from and also professed in her meeting. I don't have pictures to accompany this message as Howard accidently deleted the first three days of our trip. Jill is going to e-mail us pictures she took of us with Dollie. Dollie is in her eighties now. She is no longer in the work. I will post pictures later.

CORRECTIONS

I just wanted to let you know that I noticed that I had the buffalo and moose picture titles mixed up. I do know the difference between a buffalo and a moose.

Jimmy Nearly Gets Attacked

I nearly got attacked by a dog in Tin Cup, Colorado. My Mom took me out of the motorhome to meet Dad's cousin Larry Campbell,whom Aunt Nancy found through her Campbell Genealogy search. Their dog, Sammie, growled at me and tried to attack me. We sniffed noses and everything was okay after that. I had alot of adventures after this. Stayed Blogged in.

Jimmy

Wyoming Wildlife

Moose outside Wheatland in a preserve.

Buffalo outside Wheatland in a Preserve.

A mother antelope and baby.

Picture to Ponder

Home From Wyoming

We arrived back home on Thursday June 26. We were glad to get home, although we had a welcome home surprise. Our refrigerator had died. Ich! what a smelly mess. We had to throw everything away. The reley to the compressor burned out. A little part that caused such much mess. Aunt Nancy told me to put used coffee grounds in the refrigerator and it would absorb the oder. It really works. I will be posting highlights of our trip. We haven't gotten all the pictures on the computer.

Jimmy was exausted from the trip and could hardly climb the steps. Stayed blogged in to see where Jimmy went and see all the family members he met.