And now for a story
about this baseball trip.
How would you like to
travel 11,922 miles
in just over a month.
Well we did!
Larry drove from Toronto, and John flew from Tampa and we met in Detroit, Michigan.
Driving towards Mount Rushmore
we stopped in Mitchell, South Dakota the second night.
Well this is why one of our highlights is the
Corn Palace.
Then next was the
South Dakota Badlands,
and then on to
Mount Rushmore.
Close by is the
Crazy Horse Memorial,
and on the way to our first ballgame in Denver thru Wyoming is
Fort Laramie,
followed by ride to the top of the
Rocky Mountain National Park,
before we ended up near
Moab, Utah
and an evening look at the
Canyonland National Park.
Things started to unravel here as previous plans were changed and we headed south to the
Natural Bridges National Monument,
past some great scenery to
Lake Powell,
then to the North Rim of the
Grand Canyon,
then getting wet at
Zion National Park,
and walking by the hoodoos at
Bryce Canyon
we continued the circle trip and hit Moab once again. Several nights in different locations had not brought us closer to seeing a ball game, so a decision was made to get back closer
to Denver, however we went a bit south and headed east to the
Royal Gorge Bridge,
followed by taking the cog railway to
Pike`s Peak
along with its next door neighbour
The Garden of the Gods.
Ah Denver, is close by but visiting
Coors Brewery
quenched the thirst.
Now for our first ballgame this trip (about a week off our original plans).... , the
Colorado Rockies
Back on the road, thru the
Rockies
north thru Utah to
Salt Lake City
and then time for a rest visiting friends at Meridian, Utah. Even there we took a sidetrip to the mountains for
Panning for Gold
Rested up and driving alongside the
Columbia River
Just before the ball game in Seattle, we visited
Whidbey Island
now for our second ball game, the
Seattle Mariners
Back on the road driving the lower portion of the
Oregon Coast Five Star
then thru the majestic
Redwood Forests
on thru the winding roads to
Sonoma & Napa Wine Valleys,
thru the scenic tourist area of
San Francisco,
now for our third ballgame, the
San Francisco Giants
back on the road driving to
San Diego
now for our fourth ballgame, the
San Diego Padres
back on the road again, past the
Salton Sea
on to a new & upcoming gambling mecca
Laughlin, Nevada
then a sidetrip to revisit the south rim of the
Grand Canyon
continuing eastward to
Walnut Canyon National Monument
driving towards the
Petrified Forest National Park
back on the road again on the way to
Tuscon, Arizona
where there is many, many cactii at
Saguaro National Park
now for our fifth ballgame, the main reason for the trip in the first place (as this was the only city that we had not visited at that time) the
Arizona Diamondbacks
back on the road again, heading to
El Paso, Texas
then a reststop for lunch at
San Antonio, Texas
now for our sixth & final ballgame, the
Houston Astros
back on the road again, almost a year to the day from hurricanes Katrina & Rita, near
New Orleans
before heading back to Toronto & Tampa, the last visit to
Biloxi, Mississippi
And the moral of the story
We all have time
to follow our dreams.
Let`s Play Ball!
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