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- Flying Cloud is the model name of our 1963 Airstream... now at large (but often just parked) in the 38th state.
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- Our Flying Cloud was built in Santa Fe Springs, California around 1962. Airstream manufactured the Flying Cloud model from 1950-1963, so this one was the end of the line.
- It was originally registered as #11229 in the Wally Byam Caravan Club International, or so we have heard.
- We took over this blog along with the trailer from the previous owners. We are the Flying Cloud's fifth owners.
- An ad for a 1958 Flying Cloud.
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crested butte wildflower festival
This weekend we escaped to Crested Butte. Crested Butte is the wildflower capital of Colorado and consequently the host of a Wildflower Festival. We love it here!! Crested Butte is a great little town and manages to stay unpretentious despite its growing popularity (unlike many ski towns). But it's the wilderness around Crested Butte that is most appealing. Pictured above: Rosy Paintbrush, cousin to the more common red Indian Paintbrush, and Elephants Head, the tall purple stuff whose flowers under close examination resemble an elephant's trunk and ears. The spiky plant in the foreground is Queen's Crown. I'll spare you the rest of my 300 wildflower photos.
We accidentally scored a spot at Lake Irwin Campground in Gunnison National Forest. We expected it to be full when we arrived on Friday night, but we wanted to drive through anyway to check it out. The campground is rated in the top 100 in the state according to one of my camping books and even graces the book's cover. However, when we arrived the host had just found out that another group had canceled so he gave us their spot. Lucky! We had lakeside camping in one of the best campgrounds in the state without even trying. And they aren't kidding about the wildflowers.
We decided to forego hiking this weekend and instead went 4WDing, which we haven't done much since last summer. This is at Paradise Divide. People obviously do camp here (dispersed camping, not a campground) but it's at 11,240 feet and only accessible via 4WD vehicles which excludes the Flying Cloud. Oh well. This was a fabulous drive and not too white knuckle. With my handy wildflower identification guide at hand, we stopped only about a dozen times so I could be a pretend botanist-slash-wildflower photographer.
Okay, two more. Western Aster and Fairy Trumpet.
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Gorgeous campsite! Man, y'all got real lucky!
:-D)
Posted by: Lois Greboskwi | July 16, 2007 08:06 AM
Hey! I show your website to everyone here at work almost weekly. We love to see the updates. We're also wondering - where'd you learn to take such GREAT pictures!! You do a great job, makes me need to make a trip to these beautiful places!
Have a good weekend, we're headed to the Mississippi to camp.
Posted by: Alicia M | July 17, 2007 08:08 AM
Thanks, and yes, please come visit! :)
Posted by: Lynn | July 17, 2007 10:20 PM