PaPa Mickey's Place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkswXVmG4xM

2011-10-07T09:30:00.005-07:00

one wonders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkswXVmG4xM

2011-10-07T09:30:00.003-07:00

one wonders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkswXVmG4xM

2011-10-07T09:30:00.001-07:00

one wonders

2011-08-31T12:16:00.000-07:00

well - if you keep up with papa's thing here,,,Im back in OK. Mary and Tim took me to the airport at 4:30 mon..Karen picked me up in Tulsa and we drove straight down to Jefferson TX. My uncle Bob passed away from cancer last Friday.Karen and I made it to the viewing Mon night only to find out that aunt Dorthy had passed out earlier and all the family was in the hospital with her. So Karen and I were the only family there -so we greeted everyone and told them what we knew. Aunt Dorthy was ok and the Funeral was yesterday -Tue- and after some family visiting and good food we drove back to Tulsa getting here around 11pm. I will rest here for a few days and Sat will go to an OU football game with Karen and Jason. The game is 7pm. Will fly back next Sunday evening - late.. Nice having time to do these things. Hope everyone is well and Rob has power back - it is 105 here today - yea,,,

2011-08-31T12:12:00.000-07:00

heading home

2011-08-21T20:13:00.000-07:00

I've had a good rest in OK. and a lot of good eating today. I got my VW juiced up with my 10k milage work here in Tulsa. They did a good job of cleaning all the bug life off the front and I feel good with new oil - ready to head on home - but wait - what is that that I see on the map - hey -its Branson MO - surely I cant pass that up...just another day - or two... onward!!!!

2011-08-21T20:10:00.000-07:00

Karen trying to tolerate the heat - didnt work

Jackson walks around with this smile on his face....

What a cutie - too much energy

First time Jackson met me...didnt quite know what to think -seeing how I had my hat and alien glasses on and all....

2011-08-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

Hot time in OK

2011-08-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

On Davy Crocket road or at least near..history - cool stuff

2011-08-18T22:48:00.000-07:00

Well this was my free room in San Antonio - great place -hot but fun. I tried to make it to OK city but it was the worst traffic so far on my trip--from San Antonio through FT Worth..crazy traffic. in Ft Worth my phone said 102 but my car said 136...no kidding...I think my car was trying to talk to me - Get me off this stupid road!! I stopped as I crossed the OK boarder.. Will try and end up in Tulsa Friday night.. and spend a few days with Karen.....

2011-08-18T22:46:00.000-07:00

It was really windy up this tower thing and the wind was hot - but it was all cool

2011-08-18T22:41:00.000-07:00

Fun place to hang out - if youre a freekin lizard... I toughed it out though and walked quite a bit of it then went in the mall and had dinner at Mortons.....mmmmm

2011-08-18T22:39:00.000-07:00

Neat place

2011-08-18T22:34:00.000-07:00

Wierd seeing this big shadow from way up there...

San Antonio Hypersphere... cool

One small bit of the riverfront...really fun place - but hotter than heck

2011-08-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

The Alamo! It was hot but i am in Texas... more latter

2011-08-16T22:31:00.000-07:00

Strange things are afoot..................

2011-08-16T22:27:00.000-07:00

A real town with a real story..........................

Cool stuff

2011-08-16T22:25:00.000-07:00

Proof!!

um,

2011-08-16T22:17:00.000-07:00

Some friends of mine

2011-08-16T22:13:00.000-07:00

The path down - it went for about 2miles...it was a nice walk but pretty steep down....took an elevator up....that was cool to. It front of the entrance of the caves...it was up on top of the mountain.

Made it....

2011-08-16T22:00:00.000-07:00

You can see the people at the bottom - it was a big cave...this was called the big room

Oddly enough - they had this lit up but didnt have a name for it,,,,

Probably not too many signs like this one.....I came back for the Bat Flight at 7: 30..they started coming out of the cave and it lasted about 30min...several hundred thousand...eats lots of bugs...it was cool.

2011-08-15T21:23:00.000-07:00

These saguaros are really cool --this was in Old Tucson - an old movie set used since the 30's - it is a little tourist stop in the desert about 20 mi outside Tucson.. A lot of old movies -Ive seen were shot there....anyway the lady I met took me out there - it was a fun day...and it was in the middle of Saguaro National park....those things went on and on for miles....
Im in Carlsbad NM today -Monday..and will go to the caverens tomorrow. Then I have to make a decision to go south to San Antonio or North to --------Roswell.......------- decisions decisions

2011-08-15T21:18:00.000-07:00

Scenes from this movie was shot here...

Some friends of mine.............

One of the sets...used in many movies....cool - but it was hot this day - it was Old Tucson

2011-08-15T21:16:00.000-07:00

Watching guys murder each other is the way I grew up... ha...

2011-08-15T21:13:00.000-07:00

New Mexico - woo woo!!

2011-08-14T10:22:00.000-07:00

Kind of hard to see - this was really big when I was driving toward it,, thought it was a big fire...just a dust storm in the desert,.,,, cool stuff!

2011-08-14T10:16:00.000-07:00

I decided to start my travels east... it did start heating up when i went through the mountains..the car said 110 at one point - but it is raining in Tuscon and not too hot...I think I dragged the cool weather with me... still beautiful sights. Finally stopped at IN & Out burgers. yummy.

2011-08-14T10:15:00.000-07:00

Mile after mile of desert - I entered the twilight zone.....

2011-08-14T10:11:00.000-07:00

Driving into Tucson area these things went on for miles and miles...

This is a lot bigger than it looks here. People were riding up and down these dunes..

Dinner at the ole corral....ha. had a nice date and some good grub...

2011-08-14T10:06:00.000-07:00

Cool Techno music!! - this was actually at seaworld at night..

2011-08-13T00:25:00.000-07:00

My first ride at seaworld. It was another beautiful day-mid 70's. The park was fun. Stayed till the park fireworks and closing at 11pm....got a day off tomorrow -will go to San Diego Old Town about a mile away...established 1769...also has a monument dedicated to the mormon battalion in about 1850..apparently the battalion did a lot for the country in the west..should be interesting --will head east Sunday to Tucson. Thank you Jen for helping with my VW tags...Im now legal..:)

2011-08-13T00:21:00.000-07:00

A look at the bay.

2011-08-13T00:20:00.000-07:00

Splashy Splashy

2011-08-13T00:14:00.000-07:00

Friends of mine...

Good bye squirt....

2011-08-12T00:28:00.000-07:00

Friends

Well here I am --with a silly grin on my face apparently.. the zoo was pretty cool. You couldnt see very far because they made it like you were walking in the jungle....therefore - I saw several things several times - everyone was walking around with the zoo map talking too themselves...or maybe that was just me - anyway it was cool and another fun day. Didnt take a lot of pictures - we've all seen the zoo... I did happen to walk into the sloth area just as the female was giving birth,,it was really fun watching all the zoo keepers running up to catch the action, they were laughing and giggling and reeeely excited - apparently she was pregnant when they captured her many months ago and they were all waiting for this moment....lucky me - the dad was at the bottom of the cage and apparently could care less...or maybe he is just slow to react being a sloth and all...I moved on to the baby hippo,,at least I could see him.....

2011-08-12T00:25:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine...

A friend of mine.......

A friend of mine.....

2011-08-12T00:21:00.000-07:00

Not very impressive but it is Capistrano Beach -sounds cool and it was - 63.... It got warmer in San Diego - all the way up to 75 today... life is a beach here....heh heh

2011-08-10T23:15:00.000-07:00

Well - I wasnt sure if I would stop here since Ive been here before - but my car wouldnt drive past it....:) It was a cool day in the 70's and it was fun -specially the new star wars ride...cool. I left the park late and drove to Capistrano Beach for the night...I can hear - and see the waves..people are actually out there with camp fires tonight.. I will get on to San Diego tomorrow and the zoo.,,..I will spend a few days in SD - probably need to rest a little...

Couple friends of mine

2011-08-10T23:12:00.000-07:00

Friend of mine

Couple friends of mine

Beautiful day

2011-08-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

Frontier Land - I road the water ride - got comPLETly soaked..took me 3-4hrs to dry out...fun stuff -

Main street same -o same-o....also -new mickey hat.

The smaller castle

2011-08-10T23:00:00.000-07:00

Ok i know youre singing it ...its a small world after all- its a small world after all - its a small world after all its a SMALL SMALL WORLD --- ha I love it

Round and round we go

Dinner at New Orleans French Quarters..

2011-08-10T22:54:00.000-07:00

long day

kinda punk compared tp FL but hey its still Disney

2011-08-09T22:48:00.000-07:00

This is the outside univeral City -lots of cool stores - It went on pretty far - similar to FL but more stuff - had dinner at Hard Rock - Bubba Gump was there also but the line was too long..

2011-08-09T22:43:00.000-07:00

I gave myself the red carpet treatment...I didnt want to carry around my extension rod so that is my arm holding up the little camera...

2011-08-09T22:38:00.000-07:00

Hollywood valley

Jurassic Park --I know...I need a haircut

Different mummy ride than in FL - still cool

2011-08-09T22:34:00.000-07:00

Friend of mine

2011-08-09T22:28:00.000-07:00

Main street

Waterworld show -

Friend of mine

2011-08-08T22:34:00.000-07:00

Another milestone in my trip. Beautiful place. Had a good day and night in the park. I did see a bear but the park rangers surround it with their truck and tried to hide it from the tourists...that was fine with me....dont want no bear dinkin my new ride.....

2011-08-08T22:33:00.000-07:00

Just one of the trees on the way into the park

2011-08-08T22:31:00.000-07:00

2011-08-08T22:23:00.001-07:00

The Lodge was nice.. The rooms were in buildings up the mountain. All the fresh smell of pine needles,,the quite in the air,,, I went out after dark to see the stars with my binoculars,,spectacular,,,, no phone service, no internet,,, it very nearly made me sick to think I was almost camping...I need to be more carefulllll....

Jeez im not sure what i was thinking with this smirk on my face -so i took a closer look hence the next picture...

My new little camera is wierd but fun.....

2011-08-08T22:17:00.000-07:00

Lunch at Lodge Wucsachi...watched deer out the window....

This was just a view over the ledge to the General Sherman tree

Well this is it....the biggest living thing in the world... pret T cool.....

2011-08-08T22:12:00.000-07:00

General Sherman again

Me and General Sherman..the big guys

This was a tree along side of the road in...i stopped every now and then to smell the air and to rest my buttocks....

2011-08-08T22:09:00.000-07:00

Just some more pics at the park.....this slice shows rings back to BC..

2011-08-08T22:02:00.000-07:00

A fallen tree..couldnt find the tree that you supposedly drive through..rumor is it was built for model A not our cars....

End of my trip to the giant sequoia's.

2011-08-07T01:14:00.000-07:00

Yeah baby! Strange things are afoot......heh heh....

2011-08-07T01:07:00.000-07:00

This is the highway over the mountains from Fresno to Monterey. nice drive cept it is the only path over the mountians for many miles and I was afraid if something happened it would take me a long time to get back...well something did happen and on the way back it took me 2.5 hours to go 5 miles... california - you can have it.... I just decided sitting around for another day was boring so I took out for monterey bay...150 miles but 4hrs one way - actually took me 6 to get back...but fun stuff anyway ..Monterey Bay shore. it was 63 and overcast so not many were out for the day - just us tourists!

2011-08-07T01:02:00.000-07:00

This is Monterey Bay - Fisherman's Wharf. Lots of neat little shops and many places to eat,,fresh fish everywhere - if you like that sort of stuff... pretty little town though. Cloudy all day on the coast.

2011-08-04T23:07:00.000-07:00

From my phone camera. This fall usually is dry this time of year....lots of snow.

2011-08-04T23:04:00.000-07:00

Big Yosemite falls... after my visit to Yosemite I drove to Fresno. Spending a few days here waiting for the 7th reservation at Sequoia National Park.... Went to see Cowboys and Aliens tonight.

2011-08-04T23:01:00.000-07:00

Using my extend pole -everyone was watching....im so cool.....

2011-08-04T22:59:00.000-07:00

Yosemite falls

2011-08-04T22:58:00.000-07:00

Big Valley - beautiful stuff

2011-08-04T22:56:00.000-07:00

using my new camera with my extend pole...cool!

2011-08-04T22:55:00.000-07:00

Just a couple more shots from my phone

2011-08-04T22:52:00.000-07:00

On my way to Yosemite. Clear Lake in the mountains..

2011-08-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

Couple of pics from my new camera. Still trying to figure it out...

2011-08-03T21:08:00.000-07:00

This was a big redwood and this blue bird just sat there looking at a few of us. It was only about a yard away and not really afraid...no wonder it is almost extinct...

2011-08-03T21:06:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of nice pics from hwy 101---

2011-08-03T21:01:00.000-07:00

Reached the Pacific!! Found this sand dollar on this beach. Kinda dirty but I didnt look long. Lots of people were gathering the little things...anyway it was beautiful

2011-08-03T08:02:00.000-07:00

This is the walk back to the river after lunch,,,Beautiful trip - I think it got up to 80..

Redwoods

2011-08-03T07:59:00.000-07:00

the redwoods - still working on my videos

2011-08-03T07:34:00.000-07:00

Cant seem to get my new camera video to work. so took a film on the PC but doesnt come out very well. I guess i need to work on my technical capabilities... fun though!!

2011-08-03T07:31:00.000-07:00

2011-08-03T07:26:00.000-07:00

The riverboat ride was great..this is a stopover for lunch - 18mi down river. It was a wet ride so I used my new camera but I cant seem to upload the videos..I think since it is an HD video it is too much memory.. but it was great anyway.

2011-08-03T04:22:00.000-07:00

2011-08-02T08:10:00.000-07:00

This is the first attempt of using my gogosport camera. Its a dinky thing but for active people. Im active,,but Im not sure I like the expensive little booger,,, cant tell what youve taken until you download it,,,can take pretty good pics and video I guess. This is Coeur d'Alene.

2011-07-31T23:07:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful day - got a little warm though - I think around 80....in the am it was 62...br:)

2011-07-31T23:03:00.000-07:00

just havin a good time

2011-07-31T23:00:00.000-07:00

Seattle's Pikes Market - fun stuff

2011-07-29T21:58:00.000-07:00

A walk on the longest floating dock - so they say...very nice. and the shopping and eating is cool to.

2011-07-29T21:54:00.000-07:00

My hotel and a view of the lake. Beautiful place! Coeur d'Alene ID

2011-07-29T21:50:00.000-07:00

Montana was beautiful -- specially between Mosulla and ID

2011-07-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

Im not really sure - something about a mailbox in the mountains...I'll miss her....

2011-07-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

She wanted to go see the giraffe,,,so we did.

2011-07-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

Itinerary
29 July Coeur D'Alene Resort ID
30-31 July Seattle Waterfront Marriot
1 Aug Grant Pass OR Vintage Lodge at Riverside
2 August Cresent City CA - Travelodge Redwood National Forest Headquaters
3 - 6 August Northern CA Somewhere
7 Aug Sequoia National Forest -Wuksachi Lodge
8-9 LA Universal studios and maybe Disney
10-11 San Diego Zoo and Sea World - and a date
12 - Tuson - date
13 Phoenix - date
14 15 Carlsbad NM
16 - San Antonio
17 - Dallas - Deanie
18 - OK city Suzie
19 -20 Tulsa - Karen
21- Memphis - Date -
24 - Home
This is all tentitive after the 7th
Happy Trails

2011-07-26T22:17:00.000-07:00

Reminder****dont stand under a street crossing post during the parade.....chirp chirp crap...

2011-07-26T22:15:00.000-07:00

My favorite float...wanted to follow it down the route to see the reactions....

Parade

2011-07-26T22:11:00.000-07:00

Vegas!!! Fun stuff!! Donnie & Marie were fun,,good show,,,,she's hot.

2011-07-26T20:31:00.000-07:00

He actually was stuck and I didnt know it....he got out but was tired. It was a fun day....papa got burned pretty bad..

2011-07-26T20:29:00.000-07:00

Just havin fun in the lazy river....

2011-07-26T20:24:00.000-07:00

I will miss these guys.

2011-07-13T00:54:00.000-07:00

Lobby of the View Hotel in Monument Valley....nice....

2011-07-13T00:49:00.000-07:00

I have no idea who this fat guy is but he takes up 4 states.....

2011-07-13T00:26:00.000-07:00

Fun times - Jeanette is a sweet gal - a friend - just a friend... the view and weather was spectacular!!! I even wore my boots...yeehaw!

2011-07-13T00:18:00.000-07:00

Thsi was in Mesa Verde - stayed on top of the mountain about 8K ft. Nice view from the room. The clif dwelling sites were cool....everything is cool....including my car... the navigation system is cool...blue tooth is cool...playing my nano pad is cool...Im cool......

2011-07-13T00:12:00.000-07:00

View from my room....cool

2011-07-13T00:09:00.000-07:00

Sunrise on the Valley.. it was very strange .. 6am -- course me - I couldnt miss a sunrise - I was too excited to sleep. Beautiful place...

2011-07-13T00:06:00.000-07:00

Talked with a local Indian at this place...it is a sacred monument called the 3 sisters...or it is a W V which means Wonderful Valley - or it can mean Welcome Visitors --- his name was Roger.,well he looked like an indian anyway

2011-07-13T00:02:00.000-07:00

Stopped on the drive and touched one of the rocks...actually there was a big ridge to drive over to get here and I wanted to test the VW - it was cool and handled the ridge and dip just fine --fun stuff...felt like a cowboy...