On Tour in the USA - Page 8

Shawnee123 · 06-13-2009, 01:27 PM

I hope they come back soon, I love this thread and their stories!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2009, 01:51 PM

I wonder if Persistence is peeved that diminished chose to include their personal friction in this thread? I believe it was mentioned earlier that friends and family back home were following along.

Cheers folks

, it's that American water, there's something in it that makes people drinking it get rebellious with Brits. Why we sometimes even say naughty things about the Queen's Swans.

I know from personal experience, being with only one person 24/7, on road trips of 6 to 10 thousand miles, will usually lead to some friction along the way. So there's a little flare up and it blows over quickly, that's cool. Part of the bonding process that makes road trips so memorable.

diminished · 06-14-2009, 07:45 PM

Nah folks,its all good now.We're in SW Colorado (Cortez) and have spent a couple of quality days at Mesa Verde,which is jaw-droppingly spectacular.When they eventually make me King over here,I shall make it a crime not to come to Mesa Verde.
We've had internet issues at the local Super8.We booked in for a couple of nights,but a couple of hours later,their net went toes-up
I went down to try and sort it out,but their desk staff on the first night were less than capable of flicking the power off and on on their wireless router,and on the second night the princess-embryo manning the desk rudely exclaimed that because her myspace page was working on the public lobby PC (which wasnt connected to their wireless network) then my machine must be at fault.Didnt I know how to work a computer?
Needless to say,we're now at a different Motel,and my machine connected to this network and the net,first time of asking.
I left the housekeeping staff at the Super8 a note, explaining that they wouldnt be getting the nice tip I leave everywhere (I dont,but hey,),due to their rude and incompetant desk staff.
I'd have complained to the management,but at no point did anyone seem to be in charge,despite a veritable library of 'Certificates of Excellence' behind the desk.I then thought about taking a c**p in the tip jars that were all over the Motel,and thrust into our lines of sight at every opportunity,but I didnt want to appear ignorant.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-14-2009, 10:58 PM

Glad to hear you're back in the groove.

diminished · 06-14-2009, 11:51 PM

Cheers Bruce,it took 3 days of tense negotiations,but we agreed that Persistence may have been wrong,but that I was suffering from a man-period

Queen of the Ryche · 06-15-2009, 11:52 AM

If you're headed Denver way let me know! Case & Clan are in Fort Collins (even further North) too! HLJ is somewhere above 14,000 feet or something.

monster · 06-15-2009, 02:11 PM

yeah we had fun with inflated packets of chips in Santa Fe. they never actually exploded, though.....

warch · 06-15-2009, 08:19 PM

my ears are popping just looking at that.

diminished · 06-16-2009, 12:46 AM

We've found ourselves tonight in southern Utah,we've positioned ourselves for a dash to Monument Valley tomorrow,although we're taking the cheap option of the self-guided drive through tour,the guided stuff looks a bit pricey and doesnt look great value for money,unless anyone can add any info (before tomorrow morning.).
And seeing as we've unintentionally ended up in Utah,we're discussing taking a look around Canyonlands NP,with special emphasis on going to Horseshoe Canyon,to see the ancient pictograms there (7 mile hike,hope it wont be too hot.).Then we're breaking back east into NW Colorado,to resume the plans we made about 10 days back,which in turn were a departure about 3 times removed from what was originally planned so long ago now

The mileage count is now around 7500,the photo count is now around 3000.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-16-2009, 12:57 AM

I believe Monument Valley is a very rough road. Take it real slow to avoid vehicle damage. If it starts to rain, get the hell out because the road is impassable when wet.
Canyonlands is hot and dry, but cool.

glatt · 06-16-2009, 09:13 AM

There are so many awesome places in the south west. I love Capital Reef. There are all these tiny little twisty back canyons you can hike around in. Just don't do it in the rain. Bryce is spectacular, and Zion is pretty damn good too.

diminished · 06-17-2009, 01:03 AM

Monument Valley was astonishing.You can be very cheap,and view it from the Highway for free,but its so worth the $5 per person for the entry to do the 17-mile self-guided loop,and you'll see a lot more.I'd have happily paid 5x the entry price,and still have thought it was excellent value.
From what we saw,we think we were right about the guided tours.Many open-backed trucks bounced past us at speed with a lot of very uncomfortable-looking people in the back of them.We stopped to take a lot of photos over the 3 hours or so we took to get around,but at no point did we see any stopped tour trucks.The guided tours get to see more stuff,true,but I wouldnt fancy my chances at taking many good shots from the back of one of those vehicles going at speed over that road.
Having said all of that,I turned to Persistence and asked,'How on Earth are we meant to explain this place to people back home?'.It was an astounding day.

classicman · 06-17-2009, 07:36 AM

Thats awesome to hear! So glad you guys are having such a good trip.

diminished · 06-18-2009, 10:01 PM

A little too much adventure for us today.

We went to Horseshoe Canyon,to see ancient pictographs,which were astounding (there are 4 panels of them,culminating in what is called 'The Great Gallery',a 200 ft-long freize of figures estimated to be between 2000 and 8000 years old).
But foolishly we took rather less water than was recommended (about half of what we should have carried).We didnt realise that when the sun finally burned through the clouds that the termperature in the canyon would pick up so quickly.
We made it back to the climb back out of the canyon with only about 500ml left between us.The climb back out was interesting (in a horrible way),and we staggered back into the car-park with nothing but empties,and throbbing headaches.
Our own stupid faults,of course

,but next time we do anything like that,we'll pay more attention to the suggested safety rules.Fortunately we had more water back at the car.
It was a moderately strenuous hike,but I'd tell anyone who was thinking about doing it to go for it.

monster · 06-18-2009, 10:13 PM

you pillocks. don't eat a big breakfast, unless you fancy revisiting it. Dehydration can have that effect....it's sort of lke excessive boozing without the fun the night before.

06-13-2009, 01:27 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I hope they come back soon, I love this thread and their stories! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-13-2009, 01:51 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wonder if Persistence is peeved that diminished chose to include their personal friction in this thread? I believe it was mentioned earlier that friends and family back home were following along. Cheers folks , it's that American water, there's something in it that makes people drinking it get rebellious with Brits. Why we sometimes even say naughty things about the Queen's Swans. I know from personal experience, being with only one person 24/7, on road trips of 6 to 10 thousand miles, will usually lead to some friction along the way. So there's a little flare up and it blows over quickly, that's cool. Part of the bonding process that makes road trips so memorable. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-14-2009, 07:45 PM	#3
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	Nah folks,its all good now.We're in SW Colorado (Cortez) and have spent a couple of quality days at Mesa Verde,which is jaw-droppingly spectacular.When they eventually make me King over here,I shall make it a crime not to come to Mesa Verde. We've had internet issues at the local Super8.We booked in for a couple of nights,but a couple of hours later,their net went toes-up I went down to try and sort it out,but their desk staff on the first night were less than capable of flicking the power off and on on their wireless router,and on the second night the princess-embryo manning the desk rudely exclaimed that because her myspace page was working on the public lobby PC (which wasnt connected to their wireless network) then my machine must be at fault.Didnt I know how to work a computer? Needless to say,we're now at a different Motel,and my machine connected to this network and the net,first time of asking. I left the housekeeping staff at the Super8 a note, explaining that they wouldnt be getting the nice tip I leave everywhere (I dont,but hey,),due to their rude and incompetant desk staff. I'd have complained to the management,but at no point did anyone seem to be in charge,despite a veritable library of 'Certificates of Excellence' behind the desk.I then thought about taking a c**p in the tip jars that were all over the Motel,and thrust into our lines of sight at every opportunity,but I didnt want to appear ignorant. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

06-14-2009, 10:58 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Glad to hear you're back in the groove. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-14-2009, 11:51 PM	#5
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	Cheers Bruce,it took 3 days of tense negotiations,but we agreed that Persistence may have been wrong,but that I was suffering from a man-period __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

06-15-2009, 11:52 AM	#6
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	If you're headed Denver way let me know! Case & Clan are in Fort Collins (even further North) too! HLJ is somewhere above 14,000 feet or something. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-15-2009, 02:11 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yeah we had fun with inflated packets of chips in Santa Fe. they never actually exploded, though..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-15-2009, 08:19 PM	#8
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	my ears are popping just looking at that.

06-16-2009, 12:46 AM	#9
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	We've found ourselves tonight in southern Utah,we've positioned ourselves for a dash to Monument Valley tomorrow,although we're taking the cheap option of the self-guided drive through tour,the guided stuff looks a bit pricey and doesnt look great value for money,unless anyone can add any info (before tomorrow morning.). And seeing as we've unintentionally ended up in Utah,we're discussing taking a look around Canyonlands NP,with special emphasis on going to Horseshoe Canyon,to see the ancient pictograms there (7 mile hike,hope it wont be too hot.).Then we're breaking back east into NW Colorado,to resume the plans we made about 10 days back,which in turn were a departure about 3 times removed from what was originally planned so long ago now The mileage count is now around 7500,the photo count is now around 3000. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

06-16-2009, 12:57 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I believe Monument Valley is a very rough road. Take it real slow to avoid vehicle damage. If it starts to rain, get the hell out because the road is impassable when wet. Canyonlands is hot and dry, but cool. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-16-2009, 09:13 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There are so many awesome places in the south west. I love Capital Reef. There are all these tiny little twisty back canyons you can hike around in. Just don't do it in the rain. Bryce is spectacular, and Zion is pretty damn good too.

06-17-2009, 01:03 AM	#12
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	Monument Valley was astonishing.You can be very cheap,and view it from the Highway for free,but its so worth the $5 per person for the entry to do the 17-mile self-guided loop,and you'll see a lot more.I'd have happily paid 5x the entry price,and still have thought it was excellent value. From what we saw,we think we were right about the guided tours.Many open-backed trucks bounced past us at speed with a lot of very uncomfortable-looking people in the back of them.We stopped to take a lot of photos over the 3 hours or so we took to get around,but at no point did we see any stopped tour trucks.The guided tours get to see more stuff,true,but I wouldnt fancy my chances at taking many good shots from the back of one of those vehicles going at speed over that road. Having said all of that,I turned to Persistence and asked,'How on Earth are we meant to explain this place to people back home?'.It was an astounding day. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

06-17-2009, 07:36 AM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thats awesome to hear! So glad you guys are having such a good trip. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-18-2009, 10:01 PM	#14
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	A little too much adventure for us today. We went to Horseshoe Canyon,to see ancient pictographs,which were astounding (there are 4 panels of them,culminating in what is called 'The Great Gallery',a 200 ft-long freize of figures estimated to be between 2000 and 8000 years old). But foolishly we took rather less water than was recommended (about half of what we should have carried).We didnt realise that when the sun finally burned through the clouds that the termperature in the canyon would pick up so quickly. We made it back to the climb back out of the canyon with only about 500ml left between us.The climb back out was interesting (in a horrible way),and we staggered back into the car-park with nothing but empties,and throbbing headaches. Our own stupid faults,of course ,but next time we do anything like that,we'll pay more attention to the suggested safety rules.Fortunately we had more water back at the car. It was a moderately strenuous hike,but I'd tell anyone who was thinking about doing it to go for it. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

06-18-2009, 10:13 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	you pillocks. don't eat a big breakfast, unless you fancy revisiting it. Dehydration can have that effect....it's sort of lke excessive boozing without the fun the night before. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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