Sunday, June 6, 2021

End of 2020

By Jen.

Dates: 12/17/2020 to 12/31/2020

We only had 5 days before we needed to be back in Tulsa, so we made a beeline back to Oklahoma, but we tried to keep things interesting along the way.

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We saw a quail!


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Kingman Wash on Lake Mead provided an interesting place to stay the night.


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We walked the Sandys Cyn trail in Flagstaff for a short break.


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In Albuquerque, we checked out Rinconada Canyon’s petroglyphs.


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Some were quite elaborate, even taking advantage of the rock’s shape to add dimension to their drawing.


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This is a more modern one, since sheep didn’t arrive until 1600s in the area.


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We also got to see the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction in the clear skies of Kansas.

 

We did stop in Kansas to see my family for 2 nights before we made it to Tulsa. It was good to see my parents and brother for Christmas. In Tulsa, we got a few chores done, hung out with friends and family, and had a good time.

 

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In Tulsa, we finally got to open up our kayak and make sure it arrived in 1 piece.


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We made a visit to Oxley Nature Center to get some walking in before filling up on all that food for Christmas.


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It was a little surprising to see all those pelicans there.


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Our sister-in-law does elaborate table settings for fun.


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We received many thoughtful and useful gifts, one of which our sister-in-law made for us a plaque with the van’s name on it. She does great work; check out her store: https://britandcompany.com/.

 

One last visit for the year placed us in Missouri to see my grandparents.

 

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We made zucchini noodles for dinner, but no one told us we needed to cut the occasionally, otherwise you end up with mile-long strings, haha!

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