The boys both received new bikes for Christmas, so we thought we'd go for a family ride somewhere new. Anytime we drive to Orlando via State Road 50, we always notice the Little Econ Greenway bridge, so we thought we'd give it a try.
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Every December we work diligently to plan for the following year's Summer vacation. We go over all the options, costs, ideas, etc. until we work out a preliminary itinerary. This year the plan was an adventure vacation to New England, to include rafting, kayaking, and more. But that all changed...
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It is that time of year again. Time to start thinking about filling your 2008 tax return. It is also the time to take advantage of last minute deductions. Do not wait until you HAVE to look at your taxes. You may benefit from taxing steps prior to January first.
Here are some easy ways to reduce your income taxes...
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The day after Thanksgiving, each year, Orlando SpeedWorld holds their semi-annual Crash-A-Rama event. Imagine normal round track races, with a twist.
Instead of simply racing, each race has variables added to them to make it more difficult for the drivers, and more entertaining for the spectators. For instance...
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In the "land of the mouse", it sometimes feels impossible to find inexpensive things to do. While I was bored one day, I wrote down as many free (or almost free) things to do that I could think of. Surprisingly, I came up with a pretty long list.
Below is a quick list of 50 or so things from that list....
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Our official last day of vacation out West. We woke up to the sounds of life outside our condo, then ate breakfast and cleaned up.
We checked out at about 9:30 and headed East on Route 6 toward Arapahoe Basin ski area and Loveland Pass.
We stopped at the pass and hiked up to the peak. Brandon and I were first to the top. Trevor and Jennifer finally made it to the top after taking a few breaks. It gets extremely hard to breath at 12,000 feet plus.
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Surprisingly, today was our first day to somewhat relax on the entire vacation. We slept our first of two nights at Expedition Station in the Keystone Resort.
I spent a lot of time searching for a hotel or condo in this area with AC, but we discovered that, it was all a waste of time.
Last night we left all of the windows open, and still needed a blanket. In fact when we woke up, it was 50 degrees outside.
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We started the day at 7AM with the great free breakfast at the hotel. I've officially got the kids addicted to Holiday Inn Express' cinnamon rolls.
After checking out of the hotel, we started our four hour drive from Moab to Breckenridge.
We arrived in Breckenridge at about 3ish, and we spent the afternoon exploring and shopping downtown.
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This morning we woke up to another great pot of cowboy coffee, fresh blueberry pancakes, and bacon. Last night's sleep was not as good as the night before, at least for me.
Jennifer, the kids, and I tried to get our camp packed up while we still had the shadow of the canyon on it. Other's didn't, and had to pack up in full sun.
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After a surprizing good night of sleep, we woke up to great cowboy coffee and hot chocolate. The guide's made a egg, sausage, pepper, onion, and tomato scramble in the dutch oven.
After packing up camp we rafted down calm water, to about a 1/2 mile past the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers. The confluence is the point which splits Canyonlands National Park into its three distinct districts: Islands in the Sky, Maze, and Needles.
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