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Skriven 2007-04-11 13:33:00 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Hap,

-> west of Deming because of tornadoes west of Las Cruces; we'd planned to
-> get off a couple miles further up the road but no problem since we knew
-> the area well enough to get to the road we wanted.

 hn> We certainly enjoyed the small roads and side trips that we took while
 hn> in New Mex. Lots of wonderful scenery to enjoy! We made this trip
 hn> "Albuquerque and North" which basically meant Albuquerque and Santa Fe
 hn> and some side day trips in between to some Pueblo's and the "outback".

IOW, a part of NM we've not covered.  We know the I-10 portion too well
from trips to Fort Bliss while at Huachuca. For trips north we'd do the
Deming cut off to I-25 to I-40, except this last time when we threw in
one more side road unexpectedly.  Steve has a great aunt in Amarillo we
wanted to see on our way out to GA.


->  hn> exercise in ..and the altitude had a big effect on us as well...we
->  hn> were told we're getting 30% less oxygen at this altitude than at

-> That'll do you, especially if you're not used to it.

 hn> It certainly did! We slept the sleep of the exhausted each night!

Steve had to do a PT test shortly after arriving at Fort Huachuca from
Fort Devens, Mass.  It was not one of his better runs. (G)

->  hn> Tacoma and (probably) I'll head west as well. Was originally planning
->  hn> on driving north through Denver, but the weather does NOT look
->  hn> propitious in that direction so I'll head west through AZ again...may

-> No probelm there, AZ has a lot to make cutting thru it worthwhile.  If
-> you used I-10 (presuming you're beyond that now), I hope you stopped at
-> Stout's Cider Mill east of Willcox.  Then stop at Texas Canyon (rest
-> area) about 25 miles west for some great photo ops!

 hn> I took I-40 as it's a straight shot west from Albuquerque, and unless
 hn> I plan to make stops for photo's I usually DRIVE when I drive (grin).
 hn> I went from Albuquerque to Kingman AZ on the first day and didn't


That's a lot of driving!  I knw it's a straight shot but I'd be getting
saddle sores.

 hn> afternoon. Decided not to go north through Vegas and went from Kingman
 hn> AZ to Redding CA with only two stops for gas and bathroom...then
 hn> yesterday (Monday) went from Redding to Tacoma (647 miles) with one
 hn> stop to fill the tank in Medford OR....left Redding about 8 am got to
 hn> Tacoma at 4:01pm...I made good time (grin). When Anne is aboard we
 hn> make a LOT more stops, and when I am just out cruising for photo
 hn> places I may not do more than 100-200 miles a day....but like I said I
 hn> have a tendency to get from one place to the other with few stops

Easy for you to do.  Just thought I'd suggest a couple of our favorite
places along I-10.  Of course you know our attraction in Vegas. (G)

 hn> In retrospect I would have preferred to go through Vegas if only to
 hn> put down a bet on the Mariners to win the world Series....Wonder what
 hn> the odds are? (grin) But I didn't think of that unitl I was already in
 hn> California headed north.


20/20 hindsight.  How are the Mariners expected to do this year?  If
they make the series and are against the Mets, we'll have to make sure
not to get too "into it" against each other here. (G)


 hn> Had a wonderful drive across the Mojave with the Ocotillo in bloom!

Pretty!  Did you get any pictures?  We went thru the desert in late
August but didn't stop as it was too hot.  Rental car had a temperature
sensor for the outside; it read something like 115 at one point.

-> Brunswick.  The place was small but serving sizes were huge! I took
-> about 2/3 of my small plate of flounder, scallops and shrimp home.

 hn> We at quite well on vacation...now it's back to the diet !

I saw my primary care doctor Monday for a routine check, meds renewal.
Found I've lost a couple of pounds without trying; if I try a bit, I'll
drop a few more.

->  hn> as you and grind our own wheat to make good whole wheat (and
 hn> other
->  hn> grains) bread on our own.
 hn> ->
-> We got the original bread machine after I found I couldn't knead bread
-> very well after breaking my wrists.  Wore that out in about 6 years and
-> replaced it; now this one is showing signs that it'll need replacing in
-> the not so distant future.  We like home made whole wheat bread better
-> than (most) store breads so our machine gets used on a regular basis.

 hn> Hopefully ours will get some use eventually (grin)

Once you start with the home made bread, you won't go back. I know you
do the Atkins diet thing tho & can't have the carbs with that--too bad
as some carbs are better for you than that much protein, especially if a
lot of fat and sodium are involved.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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