Road Trip – Twisted Words OF D.E. Haines

Colorado

We are in Colorado for the third time since September last year. After a forty-five year absence, I am becoming somewhat of a regular in this Denver suburb. We are here doing our favorite thing, being Grandparents. While here we took in two soccer games, a dance recital, and will attend a school performance this… Continue reading Colorado

I’ll take the Tesla, Part Four

In this installment I am going to review the overall electric vehicle experience, including charging. I found that getting around in a Tesla is no different than with any gas-powered vehicle, though when you first slide behind the wheel it feels more like a command center than a driver’s seat. The navigation not only gives… Continue reading I’ll take the Tesla, Part Four

I’ll take the Tesla, Part 3

My Latest Tesla experience was through Budget Rent a Car in San Diego. I was on a four-day trip to assist with a family issue. It was a bit of a challenge retrieving the car because after getting off the shuttle bus at the rental car complex, I saw a sign indicating Budget was on… Continue reading I’ll take the Tesla, Part 3

I’ll take the Tesla, Part Two

My wife and I rented a Tesla for two days during a vacation to Nashville. Rather than going through a traditional rental company, we used the TURO App, which is a peer-to-peer car sharing company that allows car owners to make extra cash renting out their vehicles. When we first heard about TURO and began… Continue reading I’ll take the Tesla, Part Two

Our Night at the Historic Elk Mountain Lodge

A hidden jewel along Wyomings Medicine Bow River Through the blowing snow, the place looked more like a farmhouse or Bed and Breakfast than a hotel. We kicked the snow off our boots, shook off the cold and stepped into the warmth of a tribute to the past. Every piece of furniture was in perfect… Continue reading Our Night at the Historic Elk Mountain Lodge

The Historic Elk Mountain Hotel

Part One “Come in she said I’ll give you, shelter from the storm.” Bob Dylan, Shelter from the Storm. Recorded September 17, 1974. “Stay right behind him,” my wife instructed as I crawled along interstate 80. Blowing snow had the semi in front of us running with its blinking emergency flashers, fading in and out… Continue reading The Historic Elk Mountain Hotel

Day one in the books.

Eleven hours on the road. Five-hundred and ninety-six miles. We climbed over fifty-three-hundred feet through temps as low as nine degrees and as warm as thirty-four degrees. We passed a herd of Elk grazing in a hay field in Eastern Oregon, and ten miles later, encountered twenty mule deer preparing to cross the highway.We stopped… Continue reading Day one in the books.