LA gran Aventura de Las mujeres pequinas (Big Adventure of the Cranky Forumites)

[petitepedal ★]

Left late..it a all your fault  got on the road about 8:15 or so..lots of traffic til quite a way souwayand west of the metro..Renaissance Festival 

About 50 miles from Sioux Falls..stopped for a Ice Cream sammich to help me wake up!! Lots of haze and smoke from Canada..started about 10 miles west of Mankato 

I did not have breakfast..so may look for lunch in Sioux Falls..or not.

[Airehead]

Stay hydrated because this is an endurance event. 

[Airehead]

Maybe some Zima each evening?

[BuffJim]

Pin this thread!  I don’t know Spanish but does it mean The Big Adventure of the cranky Forumites?

[sheep_herder ★]

You are just saving room for your steak in Valentine. Eating ice helps me stay awake, but I know that is not good for some teeth.

[petitepedal ★]

[Bikeguy]

1/2 way there... 

[Kzoo]

5 hours ago, BuffJim said:

Pin this thread!  I don’t know Spanish but does it mean The Big Adventure of the cranky Forumites?

Yes 

[shootingstar]

Try asking for senior's discount.   It was given to me today at MacDonald's... just 5 months early. 

[shootingstar]

Is petite the only person who can pin her own thread or ?  I'm happy to do this but I can't find the button ..

[petitepedal ★]

[petitepedal ★]

My nextdoor neighbors at the hotel..there was a quick draw contest in Valentine..tonight they are having dinner

[shootingstar]

Ok, I really have to insert this well-wisher card from a sunshine member 1 wk. ago for a journey that will converge with petite's and MoseySue's soon  

[petitepedal ★]

Just for @sheep_herder

[Kirby]

2 hours ago, shootingstar said:

Is petite the only person who can pin her own thread or ?  I'm happy to do this but I can't find the button ..

I think an admin has to pin and unpin threads.

[petitepedal ★]

Booked an Air B&B in Trinidad CO for tomorrow night!

[sheep_herder ★]

1 hour ago, petitepedal said:

Just for @sheep_herder

Did you eat there, and were you happy with the meal?

[Bikeguy]

1 hour ago, petitepedal said:

Just for @sheep_herder

https://peppermillvalentine.com/

I like how they more or less tell you how they will cook the steak.

I'd go for the prime rib.   

WoBG is a vegetarian...  she may have a difficult time at this place finding something to eat.   Maybe the Steakhouse Grilled Cheese without the steak and I get the chili.

 

 

[Further]

9 minutes ago, Bikeguy said:

https://peppermillvalentine.com/

I like how they more or less tell you how they will cook the steak.

I'd go for the prime rib.   

WoBG is a vegetarian...  she may have a difficult time at this place finding something to eat.   Maybe the Steakhouse Grilled Cheese without the steak and I get the chili.

I'm liking that ribeye

[petitepedal ★]

I wanted the Filet..but went for the heart city strip (NewYorkStrip)..due to price..it was good..but not as good as the filet would have been  I am not all that in to Prime Rib...

A good way to end the day...I topped it off with gelato from the grocery store..since I couldn't find an ice cream shop 

[groupw]

49 minutes ago, petitepedal said:

I wanted the Filet..but went for the heart city strip (NewYorkStrip)..due to price..it was good..but not as good as the filet would have been  I am not all that in to Prime Rib...

A good way to end the day...I topped it off with gelato from the grocery store..since I couldn't find an ice cream shop 

Isn’t there a Sonic or McDonald’s close by? That was probably your best bet. 

[Kirby]

35 minutes ago, groupw said:

Isn’t there a Sonic or McDonald’s close by? That was probably your best bet. 

Probably better for the wallet, but it can be nice to have a real meal when you can on long drives.  There's a lot of snacking and fast food along the way.

[groupw]

I was meaning for ice cream. 

[petitepedal ★]

8 hours ago, groupw said:

Isn’t there a Sonic or McDonald’s close by? That was probably your best bet. 

Maybe a Runza...if not today...on the way back 

[petitepedal ★]

Up and at em..

Fell back asleep..woke up just before my alarm..planning on 7:15ish as my departure time..it's sill dark don't want to run into deer or cows or antelope.

Planning on breakfast down the road..maybe real food instead of gas station food. @Kirby how do you do it 

[Airehead]

Definitely stop and get real food, but not too heavy. 

[petitepedal ★]

Got 70 miles in in about 20 minutes  left at 7:22 it is now 8:33 and I have gone over 100 miles

Nebraska 97..for 79 miles saw 3 cars

[petitepedal ★]

Getting an egg sausage cheese sammich...at the gas station..made fresh 

[petitepedal ★]

Early

[petitepedal ★]

[petitepedal ★]

Nebraska 20 for 30 miles had more traffic..maybe 15 vehicles

[sheep_herder ★]

You are driving through a bit of heaven, The Sandhills, enjoy. This is one of my favorite places on earth.

[groupw]

4 hours ago, petitepedal said:

Maybe a Runza...if not today...on the way back 

If you stop at Runza, I want you to breathe on your keyboard so  I can maybe get a whiff of fast food Nirvana!

[petitepedal ★]

1 hour ago, sheep_herder said:

You are driving through a bit of heaven, The Sandhills, enjoy. This is one of my favorite places on earth.

It is beautiful

[MoseySusan]

Slow down! 
I can suggest a very scenic route from Trinidad to Sante Fe if you’re interested. 

[petitepedal ★]

30 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

Slow down! 
I can suggest a very scenic route from Trinidad to Sante Fe if you’re interested. 

Sounds good...the goal is Trinadad tonight..I'm a bit drowsy..about to turn towards Limon..but needed a pit stop..no gas foe 73 miles..I good..but the diet coke needed to exit my bod.

[shootingstar]

1 hour ago, MoseySusan said:

Slow down! 
I can suggest a very scenic route from Trinidad to Sante Fe if you’re interested. 

I agree. In latter part of drive, petite needs to enjoy some scenery. 

[shootingstar]

Where I will start from, these leaves and colour will have fallen off by the time I return.  (Not sure why the boys are riding on the sidewalk. Today the road is closed off from cars for shopping, wandering, etc.)

 

[Ralphie ★]

54 minutes ago, petitepedal said:

Sounds good...the goal is Trinadad tonight..I'm a bit drowsy..about to turn towards Limon..but needed a pit stop..no gas foe 73 miles..I good..but the diet coke needed to exit my bod.

Aren't you gonna need a boat for that?

[Rattlecan ★]

6 hours ago, petitepedal said:

Got 70 miles in in about 20 minutes 

Yikes! That’s 210 mph. You should make your destination today.

[Kirby]

When do you leave @shootingstar ?  I know you're technically employed and using vacation for a fairly long time, but will this be your last "real" day of work?

[Bikeguy]

1 hour ago, Rattlecan said:

Yikes! That’s 210 mph. You should make your destination today.

Or...   I suspect there may have been a change from CDT to MDT may have helped a bit.  

[Ralphie ★]

1 hour ago, Rattlecan said:

Yikes! That’s 210 mph. You should make your destination today.

Zoom zoom!

[shootingstar]

24 minutes ago, Kirby said:

When do you leave @shootingstar ?  I know you're technically employed and using vacation for a fairly long time, but will this be your last "real" day of work?

Thurs. is last day of work.  I might feel differently 6 months from now but for the past 4 months, for me, it truly feels right to me, to retire now.  Just seeing some not-so-great developments on the horizon at work and my comments on AI in another thread today, just reinforces what may easily happen well into the future.

I even have mini trips planned next yr. which hopefully will fall into place too. 

I have visions of awkward good-bye coffee meetup at work. I'll just rattle on about this trip in general so far,  and maybe cycling with a 78 yr. old friend.  

[MoseySusan]

5 hours ago, petitepedal said:

Sounds good...the goal is Trinadad tonight...

 

[shootingstar]

To drive for so many hrs. over 2 days is alot  --especially when one doesn't do that sort thing often per month or every few months. 

I was just talking last wk. to another employee.. He and wife have owned their little vacation home near Tuscon AZ for past 20 yrs.  He himself makes the drive down ..with I believe 1 stop along the way. Ever yr. except for covid yrs. Maybe they want a car to do stuff. But seriously, it becomes demanding ...a decade from now. 

 

[MoseySusan]

Trinidad to Raton, NM, on I-25 south over Raton Pass. 

Take the NM Hwy 64 exit to the west. This road will take you through the Cimarron canyon with pretty places to stop and enjoy the river there. There is a spectacular view of Eagle Nest Lake and then the highway skirts the lake area for awhile.

Turn south on NM 434 toward Angel Fire. It's a ski town, and there are places to stop for refreshment. As you continue south, you'll drive through a massive forest burn. 

At Mora, turn onto NM 518. This is old NM country. 

And then get back on I-25 at Las Vegas. The freeway starts off heading south, but then curves back to the north again as it skirts a mountain range. 

Now that I look at it, I should have included The Plaza as the destination instead of Santa Fe. But you can put that into your Map just as well.

[groupw]

17 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

To drive for so many hrs. over 2 days is alot  --especially when one doesn't do that sort thing often per month or every few months. 

I was just talking last wk. to another employee.. He and wife have owned their little vacation home near Tuscon AZ for past 20 yrs.  He himself makes the drive down ..with I believe 1 stop along the way. Ever yr. except for covid yrs. Maybe they want a car to do stuff. But seriously, it becomes demanding ...a decade from now. 

As my parents got older and their endurance decreased, they would stop twice instead of once and take more breaks on the way. When you retire and don’t have the same time demands, traveling can be more relaxed. 

[petitepedal ★]

Oops..I posted some pics in the Air B & B thread by mistake 

[petitepedal ★]

The house I am at tonight