MAKING MEMORIES

MEMORIES

I know not nearly all of my good memories will be made on the road. You are all a part of the great memories of my life and I am thankful for you and the memories from our relationships. Every day, wherever we are, we make memories. Sometimes they are just not good memories and we try to let go of as many of those as we can. This collection of memories is just life. 

As we contemplated retirement and looked forward to it, we thought about what we wanted to do and how we would enjoy (or not) the "Golden Years" of our lives. Certainly, we wanted them to be fun and we wanted to see some places and things which we had not seen before. As more and more seniors seem to be discovering, we learned that full time RVing is a way to do the things we thought we were interested in doing. 

Already, we have lived three years in an RV. We have traveled thousands of miles, seen many beautiful mountains, oceans, landscapes, wildlife, and best of all made many great friends. Don't worry, we never forget you guys. Some how our hearts always expand and make room to love more individuals. 

To each his own, but we feel the same way.

We (especially me I think) love the western states. I really don't have much interest in traveling east of the Mississippi River. I know many of you do and you can tell many places we should visit. You are probably right but I am not into the "city traffic and the noise of man". I love the wide open spaces and drive a lot of extra miles just to avoid those big cities even in the west.

We are adding to our memories with our travels and love the lifestyle. If we don't want to stay in one place, we don't have to. However, staying in one location for a period of time cuts down on travel expense. We have learned the work camping lifestyle works well for us. We get a place to stay free, usually with free electric, water, sewer, wifi, sometimes propane, and ice. And while we are in that location, we have time to explore and make more memories.

Make Memories

Everyone decides what is important to them and how they will live out their lives. I wouldn't want to tell others what they will like or won't like but for us, we love the traveling and experiencing life in different locations. We have found people everywhere to be helpful, welcoming, and fun to be with most of the time. We have made so many friends, some days the emails and texts are almost too much to keep up with. Sharon says the hardest part of the lifestyle is leaving the good friends we make.

We have been here in Buena Vista, Colorado, only four days and have already made several new friends and celebrated work, play, and happy hours together. Last night we went to Deerhammer distillery downtown with owners and workampers from the park. It was a fun opportunity to get acquainted and learn more about the places right here near us.

DEERHAMMER Distilling Company

Happy Hour at Deerhammer

Now there is one more sight that has been pointed out to us since we have been here even more unique than the other things we have seen.

Of course, all the mountain peaks are pretty and really awesome to me. I am always in awe at their size. Some are so rough and jagged with rocks and boulders. Others so green with trees up high and snow at the top. This one just to our west appears to have the letters  "G-O-D" near the top and the locals say it will become more visible and apparent as the snow melts. Can YOU see it? The G is difficult at this point. This does seem to be God's country. The letters are naturally there and not man made. Wow!

GOD'S COUNTRY?

        WHEREVER YOU ARE IN YOUR LIFE AND TRAVELS, ENJOY THE JOURNEY.