Colorado Trip

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Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

I just returned from a 3 week vacation.  Thanks to everyone on the TC list 
that emailed me with tips on cool things to do and see in the Colorado 
area.   I did not see any Tesla stuff while I was there I guess all of 
Tesla's stuff is gone now.   I did get to see an old power plant in 
Georgetown that was built about 1900.  We were in Colorado Springs on 
Friday.  We spent Saturday in Leadville.  We were in Georgetown all day 
Sunday.  We drove up Mt Evans Monday it was one of the high lights of the 
trip.   We camped and spent several days at Rocky Mountain National 
Park.  We were in Glenwood Springs later in the week.  Great Sand Dunes was 
really nice and the river water was very warm but too many misquetos.  Mesa 
Verda was ok but not as interesting as I had inticipated.  We spent 5 days 
at Arches National Park in Utah and Canyon Lands National Park in 
Utah.  Needles was the best we must return there in the fall to camp and 
hike for about a week.  Ground zero atomic bomb site in New Mexico was 
closed.  White Sands New Mexico is an interesting place.  Crossed the 
border at El Paso onto Old Mexico.  Juarez is a real interesting place we 
bought 4 large sombreros.  Carlsbad Caverns has not changed I was there 30 
years ago.  We arrived home 7pm Friday night.  The 6 year old hot water 
heater in the garage blew up about 9pm two hours after we arrived 
home.   Geeeees.....I am glad the hot water heater did not self distruct 
where we were gone.   Everything in the garage is orange now that the rusty 
water has dried up.  My 2 boys, the wife and I all had a great trip.   I 
fired up my 10" coil last night the 4th of July in the back yard.   I put 
floriscent tubes in a circle sticking in the ground in a 24 ft circle 
around the coil.  All the floriscent tubes light up and the 12 ft arcs were 
really cool.   My 2 teenage boys and several of their friends shot 
fireworks for about an hour.  Earlier in the evening we went to the 
University Campus and watched the local fireworks display.

Gary Weaver