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On the Road, Saturday, August 13th – The Journey’s End

On Saturday morning we drove east from Fort Wayne, IN to home, Perrypolis, PA for my aunt, Roseann Oldham, and Indiana, PA for my mom, Emma Lancaster, Faye Bradwick and me. On this final leg, there were no interstate highways for … Continue reading

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On the Road, Friday, August 12th

On Friday morning we left Sterling, IL and drove east to Fort Wayne, IN. I routed us so that we went through downtown Chicago. I was unable to take pictures in Chicago due to the heavy traffic and congestion. We went … Continue reading

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On the Road, Thursday, August 11th

We made it to Council Bluffs, IA. It is across the Missouri River from Omaha, NE. The Hampton Inn that we stayed at is located on the Missouri River. We arrived after dark so we could not see anything out … Continue reading

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On the Road, Wednesday, August 10th

We left Colorado Springs on Wednesday morning about 8:30am. We returned home via a northern route following I-80 a large part of the way. This route would enable Faye to visit with her Aunt Nancee in Sterling, IL. Her aunt, who will be turning 80 later … Continue reading

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On the Road, Tuesday, August 9th

On Tuesday, Faye and I went to the United States Air Force Academy. We went to the visitors center and then walked over to the Chapel. The campus is huge, over 18,000 acres. Because of the relative flatness and lack of humidity in the … Continue reading

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On the Road, Monday, August 8th

Today we were scheduled to go for a walk on the grounds of Glen Eyrie. Glen Eyrie is a 67-room English Tudor-style castle built by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs. It is  now owned by The Navigators, … Continue reading

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On the Road, Sunday, August 7th

On Sunday, my brother, David and his wife, Janna, hosted the families for a breakfast in the common house at Doris and Kurt’s. We invited Dwayne and Vickie Pryce down from Aurora, CO. Vickie lived with us in Indiana, PA for a … Continue reading

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On the Road, Saturday, August 6th – Kyle & Amy’s Wedding

On Saturday, August 6th, Amy Womeldorff and Kyle Peters were married in Demonstration Garden at Monument Valley Park. The Garden is maintained by the Horticultural Arts Society of Colorado Springs. It is located on Monument Creek next to the campus of … Continue reading

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On the Road, Saturday Morning, August 6th

On Saturday morning I had to drive to Canon City, CO to go to the Canon City Correctional Complex to pick up the flowers for the wedding. The complex has 9 state prisons and 4 federal prisons including a $223 million state-of-the-art “Supermax” … Continue reading

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On the Road, Friday, August 5th

Today was our first full day in Colorado Springs. We spent the day at my sister’s home. In the late afternoon, we went to Amy’s parent’s house for a day before the wedding reception. We are staying at the Hampton Inn – Air Force … Continue reading

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