Cleo Park

Presenting at the CLEO Conference in Long Beach, then travelling around California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah with Ara and Suk Yee.

... up with books, maps, and other goodies, spending over 300 bucks.  Can’t say we don’t support our national park system!  The Zion canyon scenic drive is wonderful.  Walls of pink, mauve, black, and hunter green surround a clear ...

... :)  And it's been a lot of fun with a big group of folks some from Intel and elsewhere, family, friends etc. Skiied Park City yesterday - almost nobody there with the snow conditions these days.  So we made a lot of runs that day esp. in the ...

... sandstone mountains.  The trail provided more wonderful views one reaching the north rim of the Grand Canyon!  Cleo and Clayton provided great entertainment by dancing and singing from Yovimpa Point.  They are starting to play together ...

... we had seen enough rocks for one trip.  At Hanksville we hopped onto I70 and cruised toward Crescent Junction and Arches National Park.  Well, maybe we’ll make time to see a couple more rocks.  Brett’s friend Julie lives near ...

... the road at 8:15am, we left KOA campground after showers, laundry, dump and clearing out of water holding tank.  Cleo took her first campground shower....yikes.  Onto Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming has pine trees but much smaller than ...

... ; No RVs are allowed which we learned was wise!  Lesli and Brett took a helicopter trip over the park. I couldn't go because of my ear so I baby sat Cleo.  I was getting sicker by the minute at this point and was able to take a short ...

... lodge, pancake eggs, french toast.  Great pancakes!  Left Signal Mountain Lodge after shopping at gift store.  I bought Cleo a "just moosing around" onesie and bib. Stopped to try out boat.  Battery was dead after one hour of ...

... around the campfire.  Brett roasted marshmallows with the kids and we all enjoyed our smores before taking a long walk around the park with Dolly. I gave Clay a toy beach wagon to play with and he pushed it around the park for hours.  ...

... mindboggling: "If that snake doesn't climb down this tree right now i will sue you and the Malaysian park service!" Who did this tart think she was? Cleo-fucking-patra? I couldnt help thinking, and if it does come down, your husband will be suing ...

... and evening with only a couple of stops for gas.  We stopped for the night at John Day fossil site, a small observation park on top of a hill overlooking barren hills and an outhouse.  We have a beautiful sun set before stopping and a full moon ...

... a distance. I wanted to know so that I could see it; but I didn't want to be anywhere near it. 'Still in the chair', replied Cleo And sure enough, it's tail and head were poking out looking at us, looking at it. A dark, dark shiny set of scales. ...

... over Brantley Lake was a sight to see the next morning.  I went for a short paddle in the lake.  Cleo followed me around its shores, splashing and chasing birds while I navigated submerged trees and stone outcroppings.  The glassy lake ...

... and getting showers, yes HOT showers, we set out for a doggie friendly bike & hike along the South Rim trail with Cleo. I should mention we purchased a bike trailer for the not so safe areas….like along the rim of a canyon. Needless to say, the ...

... on another planet.  Our only distraction from this serenity was the signs to watch out for rattlesnakes, for this reason, Cleo is held tight.  Thank you God for giving us such a wonder gift.  After dark we drove through our ...

... features as Yellowstone, so its definately worth the trip to check it out.      Grandma notes: Happy Birthday Cleo, 5 months old today!!  We woke up cold at 4am and left around 7am for Old Faithful.  We arrived around 9:15 ...

... : But my grief will never go. Farewell my beloved friend.  Your funny little ways will be missed.  But think where you go Belle, Cleo, Lucky and Smudge are already there making friends for you - and you don't have to fight Rommie for your bed! ...