For many years, every winter my sons and I have gone on a week-long ski trip, usually with the local ski club. Often it was the only time all three of us got together. Since I’ve stopped skiing, I’ve tried to replace this annual event with a hiking trip. Last year we went to Tucson, AZ to visit and hike with my brother. This year we decided to join a small group of ski-club friends who were going to Big Bend National Park. As it turned out, there were a few ups and downs to this memorable trip.
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National Parks
National Parks
Touring Yellowstone with a Group of Seniors…Who Knew?
I consider myself a well-seasoned traveler. I’ve logged many miles, for business and pleasure, both in the States and abroad. Except for ski club trips, I’ve always traveled on my own or with one or two people from my inner circle (BF, family, good friends). I frequently noticed these large groups of people get off big motor coaches and file through tourist sites listening to their guide using some kind of headset. They are kind of hard to miss. I scoffed at them, haughtily at times, thinking they looked like lemmings blindly following their leader. Then I took a 6-day Road Scholar trip to Yellowstone National Park and it totally changed my mind.
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