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Vacation Day 10: Toulumne Meadows
We started fairly early with breakfast up at the lodge. I got the biscuits and gravy along with Rich. Rick went for the French toast, which looked good, too. We had Michael again. Not too bad on the service this time. We headed up the very winding and hilly road to the park. This time, […]
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Vacation Day 9 A walk through the valley of Yosemite
Rich woke up again today! The guys tried to sleep in again today, but we had things to go and do. We might be on vacation, but we have limited time that we are here to see the sites. Up, up with you two. We went to the restaurant here as usual for breakfast. Lately, […]
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Vacation Day 8: Amazing location for our stay in Yosemite
I’m running a little late with this entry. I don’t have regular WiFi connection here in Yosemite. Oh yeah, and Rich woke up on this day, too. We left San Francisco to head out to the wilderness in Yosemite National Park. I’ve never been to Yosemite, so this will allow me to mark off yet another […]
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Vacation Day 7: Walking the Golden Gate Bridge
Yep, Rich woke up yet again today! Today was the first real 60 degree weather since the second day of our trip. The sun was shining down and the wind wasn’t quite so bad today. The plan for today was to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, at least halfway across. Everyone else was […]
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Vacation Day 6: Hello, San Francisco!
Rich woke up again this morning. It’s a great day for a vacation. The guys tried to sleep in this morning. I let them go until 8:00, but we needed to hit the road. Today, we were driving into San Francisco. The drive was only a couple of hours, but I felt like we had a lot to do when […]
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Vacation Day 5: Onward to Lake Tahoe
Rich reminded me that he woke up this morning. It was going to be a good day. This morning, we started off on another leg of the adventure called the Zurek Family Vacation. Today, we were heading into Lake Tahoe to look around and then to Placerville for a visit with Rich’s Aunt Fran and […]
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Vacation Day 4: What season is this?
Today started out cold yet again. Isn’t this supposed to be summer? Listening to the weather on TV, the western part of the U.S. was experiencing temperature 30 degrees below normal. You would know this would happen on my vacation. And it was upper 80s and 90s back in Chicago! We left Park City this […]
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Vacation Day 3: WTFwith the WiFi?
Sorry about not getting my post for Day 3 up. The hotel in Park City, UT had a horrible connection. Rich got his newspaper loaded on his Nook by standing in the doorway of the bathroom! It’s hard to image someone having a WiFi that only has one bar of strength. Leaving Cheyenne was cold […]
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Vacation Day 2: Long and Winding Road
Day 2 is another driving adventure. We drove from Council Bluffs, IA to Cheyenne, WY. On Wednesday, the temperature was 92. Today, we never hit 70! I hope it gets better. I forgot to mention that Rick continually searches for great root beer. As Rich is tasting beers at brewpubs across the west, Rick is tasting […]
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Vacation Day 1: A Humbling Beginning
Family vacation is here again. After my blogging for the Memphis getaway in January, my Zurek sisters have applied the pressure for me to blog this entire vacation. Since I now have more than 5 total readers, I should probably attempt to share some of the highlights of our day as we travel, explore, and […]