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Church in Medellin
January 19, 202 The principal reason for traveling to Medellin this January was to visit the Church that missionary Marc Gerosin started in 2014. He and his family are delightful! He has a few church plants which are led by Colombians who have attended his church and grown to leadership roles. Our Pastor and Pioneer…
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Birding in Medellin Day 2
January 18, 2025 We met Daniel at 6:30 and headed to a mountain on at the south end of town. On the way up, I wanted to stop for a picture of the panaramic view: While we were stopped on the side of this impossibly steep and busy road , there was a guy bicycling…
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Birding in Medellin, Day 1
January 17, 2025 WE FOUND A BIRDING GUIDE!! About a week before we left on our trip, we found an eBird list of over a hundred birds seen in one day along a road we were hoping to visit. I contacted the man who made the list and asked if he guides birding trips. He…
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Banking in Medellin
January 16, 2025 Since we went to sleep around 5:00 in the afternoon (Eastern Time), it isn’t much of a suprise that we were awake by 7:30 the next morning. Ted grabbed his binoculars and stood on the balcony. Within half an hour he was able to show me a Yellow-headed Cara Cara, a Blue…
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Hail Colombia!
January 13-15 Travel Days Why Colombia About 3 months ago, we decided to visit Colombia. Many of our friends and family think we are nuts. So, before I start sharing our journey, a short explanation might help. Ted and I are nearing retirement age. About 30 years ago, we promised each other we wouldn’t sit…
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Heading Home
June 17-18: More weather and lots of driving. Our last leg of the journey took us to the Uintas Mountains in Utah. Turns out I am definitely impacted by elevation sickness. The views were incredible but I really didn’t care. Flowers were blooming everywhere, but I couldn’t even get up the gumption to get out…
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Wyoming
June 12-16: Emptying the bucket and more. First stop in Wyoming – Devils Tower National Monument. Ted’s bucket list item since “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”. It’s hard to believe it came out in 1977 – 45 years ago. The tower is impressive and you can see it from miles away: We walked the…
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South Dakota Part 2
June 9-12: Gorgeous drives, Visiting old friends, Wild weather Needles Highway in Custer State Park is remarkable. Words don’t fully describe it, so here are a few images: The road had two-traffic and a one-way tunnel. I ended up walking through the tunnel to stop on-coming traffic. The scenic road ends and Sylvan Lake. We…
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South Dakota Part 1
June 7-12: Bison and Bucket Lists and National Treasures We love Western South Dakota. Great weather, really cool people/places to visit, and beautiful country side. We arrived at Custer State Park late in the day without a reservation. It’s much better to plan in advance because the campgrounds fill up. There is one campground that…
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Nebraska
June 7, 2022 Whew, lots of driving! Nebraska is another state we expected to find flat and boring, but really enjoyed. There were a few rather sad and depressed areas, but, all in all, our time in Nebraska was quite enjoyable. We spent the morning touring some Lewis and Clark sites. We were crossing and…
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