Andrew and Kim's New House

Andrew and Kim moved into a new house in Apex, NC, a bedroom community of Raleigh. The house has kitchen, living room/dining area, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and 2 large rooms (one for her pottery making and one for his "man cave"). This is the front of the house,

Lots and lots of boxes. They had many friends and family members helping them move all their stuff.

Kim cleaning the kitchen cupboards. The house was a foreclosure and had been empty since July. Thus it needed a lot of deep cleaning in the kitchens and baths. They replaced the carpet in all the bedrooms and painted them also. It took 2 coats of paint in each room, making for a long week-end of painting.

The large shed in the back yard. It came with a new bicycle.

Thew swimming pool. I can't wait for summer time.

The back of the house with the deck off the kitchen.

Two Wheel Saloon is OPEN!!!

The Two Wheel Saloon recently opened in Galville. Now there is a place to eat, drink, and make merry. The mayor and some of his friends stopped by the other night a cool one after the city council meeting.
The left side of the saloon is decorated with an American eagle poster as well as a harley Davidson poster.

The right side has a Harley poster as well as one for Koehler's Beer. That must be an old poster since Koehler's Beer went out of business about 20 years ago. The brewery in Erie, PA was recently torn down.

University of Michigan Solar Car Team

The University of Michigan Solar car Team is racing in the Global Green Challenge Race in Australia. Here is a picture of Infinium and the crew. This is a solar powered car than can achieve 110 KM/hour.

Checkout the daily results of the race at http://solarcar.engin.umich.edu/

HIghway Construction Complete

More of the government's stimulus package has been put to good use in Galville. The city road structure has been repaired and new concrete roads have been laid throughout the city. The Mayor took his Shelby Cobra out to check out the roads.

here the mayor is waiting for the 3:20 freight train to pass at the Swift Street crossing. The train is headed for a siding in Galville to offload the first of several train loads of building supplies. Rumor has it that construction on the Two Wheel Saloon will start shortly.

the train continues to pass along the main line of the Cumberland Railroad.

Here is an aerial view of the street of Galville.

The city has started construction of a gazebo for the city park along Dickens Lane. Another good rumor is that the barber shop quartet, Clear Choice, from Kent, Ohio will be the opening show at the dedication of the gazebo and park.

Stimulus Package Arrives in Galville

The highway construction stimulus package has arrived in Galville. The road crews have laid new asphalt and finished striping the roads in the industrial park. I took out my Shelby Cobra to check out the new roads.

here I am at the intersection of Greenwood Street and Underwood Avenue. The street signs are not up yet but there was no other traffic so I had a safe drive.

here I am cruising down Oak Ridge Road.

The last leg was to check out Tillis Road.

On to Seattle

We left Yellowstone National Park via the West Entrance and had to travel over Montana state roads to get to Interstate 90 and on to Seattle. Rounding a curve on Montana State Road 2 I had to come to a sudden stop because the was about 100 head of cattle being driven down the highway. We followed behind the herd for awhile (needed a car wash in Spokane ,our stop for the night.) We had to pull over into a gas station and let the herd clear the highway.

The herd was being driven by 7 cowboys/cowgirls and 2 dogs.

One of the cows broke away from the herd and came back towards our car. Quickly a cowboy turned around and rounded up the stray dogie and returned him to the herd.

We left Yellowstone National Park via the West Entrance and had to travel on some Montana roads to get to Interstate 90. Rounding a turn On Montana State Road 2 I had to come to a sudden stop. There in font of us was about 100 head of cattle being driven done the road. There were 7 cowboys/cowgirls and 2 dogs herding them along. We trailed behind the herd for a while (needed a car wash in Seattle) and then were able to pull into a gas station for awhile to let the herd clear the highway.

Stop Three - Yellowstone National Park

We entered Yellowstone National Park at the east entrance. We were headed for Grant Village on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. We stayed here for 2 nights. It took almost 2 hours from the east entrance to the lodge at Grant Village. Along the way we saw the effects of various wild fires in the park. Square miles of destroyed trees with various stages of new growth emerging.

While taking a walk around the geyser basin at Old Faithful, we came across a herd of bison. There were 7 bison including several calves.

This is the Grand Geyser. It was bubbling over but did not erupt while we were there.

This is the head bison watching over his herd.

This is the Morning Glory pool. It got its name from the vivid colors of the pool.

Finally Old Faithful erupting right on schedule.