tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89434947684023982272024-03-05T02:16:15.460-06:00Team TizzelDave A. (socashark)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02828005543139191657noreply@blogger.comBlogger596125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-69570108115105007642021-07-24T18:24:00.010-05:002021-07-24T18:54:27.346-05:002020 Beers from Around the World (recorded 2021)<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4lOmdJxLBzJK5bZNapeYlTWv64-uM2a4pEUPBIcWuCiyqXVplAlYqXcFJw5XBX4M2aQYFKPth0Jrvtp08LUblbnugvt4jnJz0TP1WDWYyd1U3VCNFDKZ9EYBcmcSr-knFXz1xxevZ4jq/s1846/1BFA24A0-DF95-43B3-89E0-7595193441A4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1846" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4lOmdJxLBzJK5bZNapeYlTWv64-uM2a4pEUPBIcWuCiyqXVplAlYqXcFJw5XBX4M2aQYFKPth0Jrvtp08LUblbnugvt4jnJz0TP1WDWYyd1U3VCNFDKZ9EYBcmcSr-knFXz1xxevZ4jq/s320/1BFA24A0-DF95-43B3-89E0-7595193441A4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Here are the videos from our 2020 Beers From Around the World (actually 2021 but keeping with the Tokyo tradition of calling it 2020). First link is a playlist of all videos followed by the individual segments. Enjoy!</span></div><div><font face="Arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>All segments together</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></div><b><font face="Arial"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLyx74-9K9i0ax8Dq0-hZ25mZTQh5EelFi" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></font></b><div><b><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></b></div><div><b><font face="Arial"><b>Individual segments</b></font></b></div><div><b><font face="Arial"><b><br /></b></font></b></div><div><b><font face="Arial">
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Team Tizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190560718238220299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-17052614721753424312020-04-15T09:08:00.001-05:002020-04-15T14:35:55.436-05:00Galaxy's Edge and Festival of the Arts Figment Brush with the Master's Scavenger Hunt<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just in case you are a little nostalgic for Walt Disney World, here are three videos from our January trip.</span><br />
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<br />teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-79262353840355352112020-03-22T12:45:00.002-05:002020-03-22T14:00:18.855-05:002020 Epcot's International Flower and Garden Festival<img id="id_b8e4_7015_c320_8288" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/LlczsH7xoNDNmhuIhLJWClWcWf-Pu49nfZQgSUumw7fstN_52xBys5QKrPelO7g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px; float: right; display: block;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately not many people are going to get to experience Epcot's Flower and Garden Festival this year. It was only running for 10-or-so days before Walt Disney World parks shut down to limit the spread of COVID-19. Our trip was booked months ahead of time and the concept of social distancing was coming into play towards the end of our trip. Luckily we left Orlando for home on schedule, before the announcement of the park closures.</span><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall impressions: Same festival, different year. With Epcot's construction a few things were out of place and there wasn't the usual grand display at the park entrance. The butterfly house was between The Land and Imagination.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We played Spike's Pollen-Nation Exploration scavenger hunt game.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Enjoyed the temporary entertainment in Canada - <i><a href="https://www.marcangers.ca/" target="_blank" id="id_f94b_6279_f90c_43fb">Marc Angers and Friends</a>. </i>This is the best act we've seen in the Canadian Pavilion since the departure of Off-Kilter.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Took in 3 Garden Rock Shows: Peabo Bryson in the front row, The Orchestra featuring former members of ELO, and The Guess Who.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ate or drank something from most of the festival food booths. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had dinner with friends at Takumi-Tei, the newish restaurant in the Japan Pavilion. We had excellent service and food. Our table enjoyed the omakase (tasting) menu along with wine/sake pairing.</span></li>
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</div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-20266716928060284092020-03-10T21:42:00.000-05:002020-03-15T11:07:44.795-05:00Brewery Hopping Brooklyn and the TWA Hotel<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">During our
time in New York at Christmas we made plans with friends to spend a day in
Brooklyn brewery hopping.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">The day of fun
would be capped off with a stay in the newish TWA Hotel at JFK Airport.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">We’ve had our eye on staying here someday
and Christmas vacation was the perfect time for a visit since we were all ready
in New York.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Usually we drive from Illinois
to visit our families, and were planning to do so again this year, but then we
came to the realization that our last night of the trip was going to be spent
AT AN AIRPORT so why drive?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br>
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and Amanda at the hotel before venturing off in an Uber-filled trip around
Brooklyn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave grew up near New York City
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Brewery experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Graffiti style art in
a light industrial area filled with garages and metal shops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Music inside was edgy hip-hop and you could
see into the whole brewing section. Beers were very good and the staff was nice
and patient with us as we obsessed over building perfect flights.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
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large communal tables, high ceilings, and an overall cheery feel with some
colorful artwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alt-Indie was the
music choice and beers were served in stemmed glassware.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 118%;"><a href="http://arrogantswine.com/">Arrogant Swine</a>: </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 118%;">Not a brewery…. Arrogant Swine is a bar/restaurant in an industrial
section that looks to be going under some slow gentrification. Holly and Dave requested this stop because
they caught it on a food show that put the spotlight on their waffle-iron mac
and cheese. Atmosphere was similar to
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spinning. Great spot that had a neighborhood
hangout kinda feel with a modern coffee shop décor (subway tile and wood accent
walls). Beer was great and ran the
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finally made it Folksbier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their focus
was traditional styles of beer with a twist here-ot-there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tap room was in the style of a small
neighborhood German beerhall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate
some hipster brand popcorn they were sell because the BBQ lunch had finally
worn off.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
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people. The lighting was low, the place
was packed, and they were pouring a ton of beer. Their beer choices were many and we enjoyed
almost everything we had – Dave ordered a taster of some over-flavored barrel
age stout that just stuck in your mouth.</span></font></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 118%;"><font face="Arial"><img alt="" id="id_222a_3f1d_c01b_7bea" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/bez1nSpCSWZyu3AFh0vCBBk42Ej-A8LsANIsf7Yq-Zv1LlmkSKYcQJ2QZRtOhM0" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip=""><br><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 118%;">The old TWA
terminal</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 118%;"> in New York’s JFK airport was transformed into the
boutique <b><a href="https://www.twahotel.com/">TWA Hotel</a></b> in 2019. The
Eero Saarinen designed building is reason enough to visit with its curved
lines, little hidden alcoves, and tunnels accessing wings of the property. The flight center opened in 1962 and
everything is crafted to bring as much of that period to life as possible. Staff had replica period uniforms, there
were rotary phones in the rooms, and the music in public areas was all
1960’s. </span></font></span></div>
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occurred at the old airline check-in desk with either an agent or computer
terminal.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We arrived before our room was
ready and our checked luggage was put on the conveyor to store in the back
room.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We booked runway rooms and looked
over the International Terminal. We watched planes come and go all hours of the
day and night.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It wasn’t noisy since
they use the second-thickest glass in the country (The Pentagon has the
thickest).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 118%;"><font face="Arial">Branding is
everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The gift shop had a ton of
fun merchandise! There is no chance you will forget you are at the TWA
Hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One odd item in our room was the
trash mat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, a mat on the desk for
your trash and recycle items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yuck!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave works in the hotel supply industry and
passed the photo around the office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
one has seen this before and thankfully it does not appear to be a trend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are plenty of TWA souvenirs to buy in
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lot to do here for a day.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We noticed
many people were visiting the hotel just for drinks on a date night. You can
look at several old cars around the property, play in the Twister Room, get
pictures texted to you from the photo booth, look at the replica 1960’s living
room and Howard Hughes’ office. You can dine in the Sunken Lounge and watch the
old departure board create pixelated art every few minutes. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></span></div>
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excited when it was time for our reservation at/in Connie – an old airplane converted
into a cocktail lounge. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course they
ran out of the plastic TWA wings that came with the martini. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></span></div>
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morning we braved the cold and watched the airport action from the rooftop
heated pool (note:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Not a hot tub so not
too comfy in 30 degree weather. Also, we didn’t bring our phones to the pool in the morning so we only have the night photo.).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For
food, the hotel offers a full-service restaurant, a quick service counter, and
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fun hotel stay and we recommend checking the public spaces next time you’re at
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<br>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-36118032123077436562020-02-21T06:21:00.001-06:002020-02-26T20:31:00.312-06:00Catching up from Christmas<font face="Arial">We decided to do a quick catch-up post since writing posts has not been a priority lately. We've had a few home projects to do and some fun vacation planning occupying our time.<br>
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Christmas Time in Chicago: We spent a weekend doing the Christmas Pop-up bar thing. We loved <a href="https://www.chicagoathletichotel.com/?utm_source=google-local&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb" id="id_bedb_f56a_3a8a_bf05">Chicago Athletic Club's</a> Pop-up bar last year, but it lost a little charm this year being the first bar of the evening (crowd still sedate at 5pm and we didn't have a few cocktails yet). <a href="https://sablechicago.com/?utm_source=googlemybusiness&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbreferral" id="id_aa05_a40e_77b3_f13c">Sable's</a> Miracle was as fun and festive as we remembered and we made a new friend with the person next to us, who also got the bartender to get Dave a taste of special bourbon. Thanks Eric! Macy's had new window decor this year that was very cute. <a href="https://welovefrostys.com" id="id_a801_7208_85d1_4fc1">Frosty's</a> Pop-up was a great place to kill 90 minutes, but it was smaller than we expected it to be and there really wasn't anywhere to sit. We were happy it was near a ramem place and <a href="https://www.offcolorbrewing.com/taproom/" id="id_e52a_16ff_684f_371e">Off Color's Mousetrap</a> The <a href="https://virginhotels.com/chicago/" id="id_bf9e_c408_e590_7346">Virgin's</a> Cirese rooftop bar did a horrible job of executing the theme of their pop-up. We experienced the newish <a href="https://www.threedotschicago.com/thebambooroom/" id="id_75fa_9c58_7cba_b0e2">Bamboo Room</a> within Three Dots and a Dash. The small bar requires a separate reservation and gives you the opportunity to learn more about the special rare liquors they use. Dave wants an ice brander. Dinners were at <a href="https://thesmithrestaurant.com" id="id_9211_f957_f048_3409">The Smith</a> (great - would be good with a group) and <a href="https://www.primeandprovisions.com" id="id_7017_b56b_b253_39d7">Prime and Provisions</a> (meh). Stayed at the <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/chilhqq-londonhouse-chicago/?SEO_id=GMB-QQ-CHILHQQ" id="id_907_70bd_641f_1818">London House</a>.</font><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_3f5d_1e72_7efc_7600" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/K6_lIBSC7FpNEdxKI7LZikyaDsmnSx3YKc5w1kP9VF1xldIccKt9EzOKLc9BWc8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br></font><img id="id_fe61_4c10_eb0b_dac7" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jv99gggimdXtUgKbn7hRm-xlI1KLUmfURQtg_rAlTPDHZfoz2iaXWvYMBpH-GMA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_e76e_7845_76a0_485b" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/gIdzxEWIuIaB7e4FGCH7wuiOZl-rX1N4hJIAB4ySn_PGIYIM7Kq_jVqtse0VJpE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_e69b_ca12_855a_8f30" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/m6jGa_B5-nfdFe9xewA9QH6B4HJ9XH9uDJJSvsEPwM3p0f2WOQ2tpNKRVht2G4M" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br></font><img id="id_7acb_cab7_78c6_d8f9" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MP2pPTEMGGjB4tIIo4k71syJcIVoaK9QLG9923aOrWzE2XM6FsUl1kC3b7mZy1U" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_f6bb_4f97_73b8_2ff" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/YExQDXLbUdmbqlH79SMrZEMXYtAgkqWPhwCObm1XNLF7VnOLSHMV_RkzGaNpjy0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_a8c4_b3fc_2242_682f" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/mIQfUpkpoJ8wMZsjpcMlntCAC-dfOzlT6Ltgddu8tS5F0cppum7s4WWeeeIFhLg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_dea8_4e97_79c6_604a" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/OWUJK2xfx67VnkvRXsw_XC1c3NYxdbun77Sz73GWOiPG7Hl36WvZ-7I8kN9zB6k" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br>Christmas Travels: While back east visiting our families we added a few new breweries to our list. In Pennsylvania we took a short trip to <a href="http://www.lancaster-gallery.com/rumspringa/index.php" id="id_27ab_e42e_c76a_52be">Rumspringa</a> in the heart of Amish Country. Holly's hometown now has a promising new brewery - <a href="http://raneycellarsbrewing.com" id="id_f762_c929_1114_358e">Raney Cellars</a> On the way to New York we stopped at <a href="https://www.yuengling.com" id="id_29e0_2edf_954e_f0bd">Yuengling's</a> in Pottsville to tour America's oldest brewery. Pottsville has a lot of unique monuments dotting the town that would be interesting to tour around. In New York Holly had her first visit to <a href="https://hudsonvalleybrewery.com" id="id_4d06_1cf7_d636_6194">Hudson Valley Brewery</a> followed by a stop at <a href="https://www.sloopbrewing.com" id="id_5b3_c036_7ed3_16be">Sloop Brewing</a> which is in an old IBM facility. Of course we visited other favorites such as <a href="https://springhousebeer.com" id="id_f9b_6a49_5db4_e65">Spring House</a>, <a href="https://www.lancasterbrewing.com" id="id_7d59_7ec2_37b1_7ff2">Lancaster Brewing</a>, <a href="https://www.rushingduck.com" id="id_d237_1295_fcae_65c5">Rushing Duck</a>, and <a href="http://www.columbiakettleworks.com" id="id_634b_b5c9_16ed_ba30">Columbia Kettle Works</a> in their Lancaster location.<br>
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That's the quick catch-up. Our next post will still be from the Christmas timeframe, but focus on our fun day with friends in Brooklyn and at the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport.<br>
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<br></div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-44595533939145426682020-02-01T19:01:00.001-06:002020-02-01T19:14:02.499-06:00Never Homevember - Jamaica<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.teamtizzel.com/2019/12/never-homevember-2019-walt-disney-world.html" id="id_ffb9_99cd_db27_4077"><font face="Arial">Never Homevember Intro and Walt Disney World</font></a></div><font face="Arial"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></font><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.teamtizzel.com/2020/01/never-homevember-2019-las-vegas.html" id="id_40ac_d6e7_7d83_48ce">Never Homevember - Jamaica</a><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial">Spending time out of the country during Thanksgiving has been our tradition since 1997. This year we chose to go to visit one of our favorite places - Jamaica. This was our 18th visit to Jamaica and tenth visit to </font><a href="https://www.sandals.com/royal-plantation/" id="id_4a51_1823_fa20_d926"><font face="Arial">Sandals Royal Plantation</font></a><font face="Arial"> in Ocho Rios. We’ve visited this small hotel (74 rooms) off-and-on since 2001 and have seen many changes over the years as it converted from the Royal flag, Beaches Flag, and Sandals flag. We’ve seen staff come-and-go and watched friends move up the corporate ladder over the years. It’s one of those places they remember you, even after a 5 year absence. </font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><img id="id_c404_555e_2398_2f80" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/XbTMl5c_JrAWeJVv1-xBESg90wORITquX9S__yuIv6U6mRtN3TvufA8clsBDtNk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><img id="id_5e23_934c_a5fe_bda0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/SCMB3qo7OP9n870GawTrgxHOPVMdR-ms6dYCkOFj3s4zuO6C87Ap7saCm5QNYjk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial">Our original plans were to go to another Sandals this year, but we landed a sale price cheaper than we paid in 2001. If only we could say the same about the airfare.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial">This year we had nearly perfect weather. Rain interrupted maybe one hour of the whole trip - a first for Ochi this time of year. Mornings and afternoons were spent on the beach, sunset in the hot tub on the terrace deck, and dinners were spent at 2 of the three restaurants most nights. Thanksgiving night we dined at the neighboring Sandals Ocho Rios (guest of Royal Plantation can take advantage of all they have to offer but their guests can’t come to Royal) at the Japanese restaurant. Another evening we attended the Returning Guest Dinner - a weekly affair at Sandals where you dine banquet style with management and other guests.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><img id="id_71b5_1738_8cf5_d868" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/M7IEEQUa_iM_i8aSzKdwEvoFIPCAA7pRNkPXadBk6NDUzEI-9rZaTNEfz3FfBUs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_d3a0_bab2_246a_1f71" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/igdl4zXVWyBXNFKlAM9Pdr0wlIWWZDLfwiaSOhCiaHGFoCd01cJJgpkh3SXAK0o" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_a2fc_702b_12c1_4c02" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dlHcErSVZHuowgQbCLqVf4VPjeZZPWYV6Ca3VUJBWqAJkCuxSdYt5ev3nIJGlrw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_ad6e_4057_81c3_3e3a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8TLmVnMIN_Nbqp92c6vkM5EyrLlKjY-Rz2mlVgScjo44omnbjoKGqgc_fNvkz5I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><img id="id_2cc0_9eec_1d6_14b0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/1CJnBfISUPasqh1yY8iMjT4HLlbuA9vXOJeZLZacrp5yjHm574LpMq6OCWFSjZU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_5e0a_70f5_e667_f506" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/LM6LuThR68cw8xBko05Q-HSuSm2LCB53t3ojn85QwV9Nms1pv6p-PaR_I1RCTXY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_248b_424b_2fad_46f8" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rut9S2SKFkdabMLKX2qOU5ui7107532UXudBGXBV0pcefRV2oZ1HL9HAWhHlV7Y" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><img id="id_b0f9_e2ff_e872_77ac" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/z3GeGBJd93bpKwHNUphqWoNiaQa5eprwYlUKvqOGOa46arJdz5gDbXrgWS-VDFA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial">One fun new activity for this trip was going to the main Sandals newish speakeasy called The Rabbit Hole. You needed a password to get in (obtained by asking a butler). The decor inside was a mix of Alice in Wonderland meets Al Capone. Each night there’s a short cabaret show before the venue turns into a disco. We saw Mama perform and she did not disappoint. </font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><img id="id_e78b_6de5_65d1_456e" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0VoFvfr4rTw4kyPFS3b8NrO0BOUS0XYVVIpVCyP-odKMA-pUXHGzt_CsGHnxnyw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_331a_d04b_2213_4d5d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yih5GS0fFtRMH0TGwARYiFGuSc_Dxw0aSPZJiQHY0Qukva6IYy1-SQKF2UdprSw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_3c97_dec6_e674_22f5" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/7_LzkVYgfhIcxCET-GLSjIb-LLIVsJIMOdi9BrFu3J1y7ZgF52Wkd6X4IeFWD9k" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial">We did not take too many pictures since we’ve done this trip many times. We also had intentions of leaving the resort but ended up lazy and enjoying the rain/cloud free days on the beach.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><img id="id_21d4_700c_c5c9_babc" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZG_J0UWpCjXx8b45yT-56ufl11UZyWMknYVTfuQ_uOcTBkwEBrvcgRc6Cw-oD4k" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><img id="id_4100_76af_ac3a_3173" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Frguuw4MlCaJp4OWHC6VcY5P8anPrG5IgJ_niVrnOY8h2wsLz7NkAwOH7OyTF3A" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div></div> <br><br><br>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-40954566833111048372020-01-04T12:33:00.001-06:002020-01-11T08:03:01.786-06:00Never Homevember 2019 - Las Vegas<div>
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at home in November meant no Christmas decorating. Full Christmas
decorating is an 8-10 hour process and tear down slightly less. This
year we went with our 2’ prelit tree and 2 star showers on the lawn.
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We decided to take
the first flight out to Las Vegas since we didn’t really want to waste a
portion of a day off from work at home. We landed around 9am. Our
reason for taking this trip was to run some of the </span><a href="https://www.runrocknroll.com/las-vegas/"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Rock & Roll</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> races on The Strip at night and to spend time with friends
Tom and Maggie (father and daughter). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We were able to check
into our room at </span><a href="https://www.caesars.com/linq/deals?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=the%20linq&utm_content=57930368325&utm_campaign=386887356&ef_id=CjwKCAiAuqHwBRAQEiwAD-zr3dLtwAGD9CDVTdYHlmAQ3LNetj3P5x06PBeaIowg3tkqF13AcBd12BoC-e0QAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!5440!3!"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Linq</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> early. When we visited in May we thought the hotel was
a good choice based on location, the number of eateries, a good beer selection
at a couple bars, and they had the horse racing game where the horsies go
around the track. Our rate was pretty reasonable too for an event
weekend. Before heading to the race expo via Monorail we grabbed a
burger at In-n-Out. This was our second time at the chain and we still
don’t understand what all the fuss is about. Holly was thrilled to be
doing the half instead of the full marathon this weekend, but out of habit she
went to the wrong check-in tables. Dave ended up getting Corral 1 for the
10K, which meant if he stayed in that corral race day he would likely be
trampled. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><img id="id_7605_d244_2f0d_52b3" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/VINaDn8ikMjGKqKnEbtH-lYkKqtcEx4rJcUA3qc9ydlP-XtK2qUIo0VSBQE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br></div>
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stuff back in our room we made our way south towards Mandalay Bay with a few
stops beforehand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The monorail
took us to MGM Grand, which we toured around a bit before crossing over to New
York, New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made our
way to a little park that was home of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hello
Kitty Café.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>This is basically
a semi-permanent trailer/food truck selling snacks and coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some items are shaped like Hello
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snacking we got some walk-around beers at a nearby bar and headed towards
Excalibur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We enjoyed the
continuity of theme throughout the casino (Sherwood Forest Bar and suits of
armor lining an entryway).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The MGM casino monorail took us over to Mandalay Bay, which we thoroughly
walked through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
disappointed to find the Shark Reef required admission and the pool had been
closed (it’s a nice pool to look at).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We were hungry and decided to eat at <a href="https://mandalaybay.mgmresorts.com/en/restaurants/noodle-shop.html" target="_blank">Noodle Shop</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the
hotel<span style="color: black;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We decided we’d eat a lot of Asian food this trip since the Asian restaurants
in our town are awful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our final
stop was at Luxor to take a look at their Egyptian theming.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">`<img id="id_a73e_f239_2b6b_2cb6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ku4D9aozOImCGPbLf9R_UMdCSG4RSGz_RM7zyeUuGFucTjdAnR8cAqgegiI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Our evening activity
was <a href="https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/las-vegas" target="_blank">Cirque to Soleil’s</a> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Beatles' Love. <b> </b></i>We’ve never
been to a Cirque show and figured having music we are familiar with would help
us ease into the experience.
We were surprised that the show was more of a dance show vs. people
hanging from the ceiling or balancing on each other. We ran into Tom and Maggie after the show and we
decided to meet up again in the morning for a trip to the Hoover Dam. We went back to The Linq for dinner at
<a href="https://www.virgilsbbq.com/locations/las-vegas" target="_blank">Virgil’s BBQ</a> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">before
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Saturday morning we ate the most
expensive Starbuck’s breakfast in Harrah’s (you thought airports were
overpriced) before meeting Tom and Maggie at Mirage. Tom rented a mini van to take us on the hour trip to
<a href="https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/" target="_blank">The Hoover Dam</a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">. We spent time walking around the
dam, making every “dam” joke you could imagine, before taking one of the
shorter tours offered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Although the dam is big, it was actually smaller than
we thought it would be. It’s
worth the trip to see the dam, but an added benefit is the beauty of the
area. There were some great
desertscapes intermixed with the river and Lake Meade. We stopped for lunch in Boulder
City, a town created to house the builders of the dam. The town was very cute, but our
lunch location was lackluster. On the way back to town we stopped in Henderson
and enjoyed some beers at <a href="https://www.loveladybrewing.com/" target="_blank">LoveLady Brewing</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Back
in Las Vegas we split up since Tom and Maggie were running the 5K race that
evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We walked down to
the Fashion Mall to visit the ABC Store – a Walgreen’s sized convenient store
from Hawaii.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have good
snacks from Hawaii.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
stocked up on macadamia nuts, Hi-Chews, and Kona beer for the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We toured around our hotel area
visiting Flamingo, Cromwell, and Caesar’s Palace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discovered a great craft cocktail bar in The
Cromwell – <a href="https://www.caesars.com/cromwell/things-to-do/bound" target="_blank">Bound</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate dinner at <a href="https://www.caesars.com/caesars-palace/restaurants/beijing-noodle-number-9#.XhKAYUdKiM8" target="_blank">Beijing Noodle No.9</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and gambled a bit before
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our favorites since it is hard to judge what to eat and when. We had an early
breakfast at the hotel and then tried to figure out how to kill time. We headed
to The Venetian and just sat on the steps enjoying the sun and watching
gondolas go by. Dave had to leave around 2pm for his race and Holly could walk
to her start line a little later. Dave would start the 10K 45 minutes before
Holly would start the half.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<img id="id_2097_9a2c_bce4_a5a4" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vvxBP8X2kV9K5ermo0mdXvJSlZPio3YYxj9d1sy-ajg14rgaMobyPbtR66E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px; float: right; display: block;"><br><span style="font-family: arial;">I had too much time to kill. I exited the Monorail
at the Sahara (nice casino) and crossed through the casino with many other runners. A Plinko
type machine caught my eye so I gave it $5. Our staging area was the
fairgrounds, which is just a vacant lot when there’s no fair. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Many of us chose to soak up the sun on
the artificial turf while waiting to corral up. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">We had access to
real bathrooms, a plus.</span><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><span style="font-family: arial;">When it was time to get to the corrals I decided to go to the back of
Corral 1 so I could avoid getting in the real runners’ way (I actually do not
run but can walk fast).</span><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><span style="font-family: arial;">Unfortunately we did not have a wave start as advertised so I ended up moving
really fast to try to get to the side and out of the way.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Spacing on the course really didn’t
open up until Mile 2.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I
probably ended up with my fastest single miles ever in a race.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I ended up finishing at 1:22, better
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was fun getting to see a part of The Strip I’d
normally never go near:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The old
wedding chapels, biker bars, run-down dispensaries, and urban decay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some bars near Fremont looked fun
though and the casino lights on the way back were pretty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was hoping for a margarita to
cross the finish with but the race barriers kept me from reaching the
stand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The light show at the
finish was decent and course entertainment was adequate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The process to go through the
finish chute and cross streets to get back to the sidewalk was
underwhelming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
figured Holly was going to be coming to my area soon so I grabbed a beer from <a href="https://www.sincitybeer.com/" target="_blank">Sin City Brewing</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I videoed her running by before heading back to Linq for a shower.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was excited to run on the Vegas strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I wasn’t excited to start running at 4:45pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually eat very little before any race so I wasn’t
sure what to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a big
breakfast and then just had a Lunchable as a snack around 1 because I was
starving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It worked out well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The start area was much more
chaotic for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took forever to
get from the staging area to the corrals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You had to funnel thousands of people into a small alleyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I got to the start corral it was fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed running up and down the strip
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did kill the whole day though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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ran into Maggie while running the half and she was icing down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had burgers and beers at <a href="https://www.venetian.com/restaurants/black-tap.html" target="_blank">Black Tap</a> in the Venetian, played a few
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time to head home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a
late-afternoon flight so there was still time to play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Breakfast was in the hotel
at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.hashhouseagogo.com/" target="_blank">Hash House a Go-Go</a></b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started the morning with mimosas and
obscene amounts of food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
left our luggage with bell services and played a few games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were down around $220 for the
weekend and decided we should stop soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Holly wanted to try the Jurassic Park 3D machine so we gave it our last
$30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She ended up winning
around $250!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hot dog, back in
black!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We played a few more games
and maybe left the town $30 up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img id="id_e7ea_20b6_518e_2018" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aH1nR7l0xADovx6DeDWKecSVgXr-4CysWcg2Qm5ysdcUDePkE8D2DUlkf5I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">To celebrate we took a lift to China Town (nice area) and had drinks at
<a href="https://www.thegoldentiki.com/" target="_blank">The Golden Tiki</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This place
was fantastic!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good
thing about going to tiki bars early is they tend to be empty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bartender was super friendly
and told us about how the place was designed by former Disney Imagineers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many Disney references and props
all around the bar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had two
replica Tiki Room birds that had raunchy banter from time-to-time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back on The Strip we had one more
Asian meal at <a href="https://www.venetian.com/restaurants/noodle-asia.html" target="_blank">Noodle Asia</a> in the Venetian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The last charity we featured was <a href="https://sandalsfoundation.org/donation#" target="_blank">Sandals Foundation - Hurricane Dorian Relief</a> to aid hurricane relief in the Bahamas. We also gave another donation while in Jamaica at a Sandal’s resort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Adam’s Army: </b>We learned about this charity over the holiday’s on <u style="font-style: italic;">The Today Show.</u> Adam, the charity’s founder, was interviewed about being a former St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital patient and his work helping to raise funds for the hospital. The next big challenge for Adam was to run his first marathon on December 7th. He completed the marathon and got his organization to the $1 million donation milestone. From their website:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #37474f;">The mission of Adam’s Army is to support the efforts of St. Jude by helping to be the “<em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Voice for the Voiceless</em>”.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #37474f;"><br />The founder, Adam Cruthirds, diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at age 16 in 2014, created Adam’s Army to help carry on the legacies of friends who have died and help the little ones that can’t speak up. His grueling 2 and 1/2 year treatment plan that concluded in February 2017 was beyond tough, but it has made him realize that childhood cancer can and must end with us supporting St. Jude.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #37474f;"><br />We seek to spread this message of faith and hope throughout the world and do our part to help realize Danny Thomas’ belief that “no child should die in the dawn of their life.” We are making every day count. </span></blockquote>
<b style="font-family: Arial;">Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: </b><span style="font-family: "arial";">A friend of ours picked this organization as her Facebook Birthday Charity of choice. We are fans of any group that helps to protect Africa’s wildlife. The organization cares for and rehabilitates elephants, rhinos, giraffes, and other animals rescued from all around Africa. From their website:</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial;">Toys for Tots: </b><span style="font-family: "arial";">We kept the tradition alive by braving Walmart on a Saturday to fill the cart with toys and drop them off at a local brewery. Since it’s too late to donate toys the organization can use cash for wrapping supplies and other logistical expenses. There is still time to help out this season.</span></div>
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teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-81470871449334088022019-12-25T07:47:00.001-06:002019-12-25T07:47:19.210-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Christmas Day<div><img id="id_29aa_13b4_58fc_3501" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nEX05heGD56WHtCVkYnrwyB-0bdOf5hYYq9nvBYixClW6mJTpAznwJTVlKA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><font face="Arial">Merry Christmas! We close out this year’s countdown with some military homecoming videos.</font><br><br></div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXIwMw2H_gM" width="600" height="337" id="y_id_8db_9d02_6524_7657" frameborder="0"></iframe> teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-42013270051425966662019-12-24T07:23:00.001-06:002019-12-24T07:23:05.123-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 10 <div><br></div><div><img id="id_72fe_5819_a5f7_d478" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qzBlWjupCrCGnSaXEFULxXyZuknQk0XvVP7gVR1EQBKS1U1U6XboAabZoyY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><font face="Arial">Today Tizzel is featuring a “Choose Your Own Adventure”. He’s offering up Christmas fails and a multi-denominational choir singing a Bob Marley song in several languages. It’s not a Christmas video, but the message fits with the season. </font></div><div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DL0KDO7zUnc" width="600" height="337" id="y_id_c947_9757_8303_45a9" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TZzK29_V8jQ" width="600" height="337" id="y_id_4d6b_eb51_94b0_ff5f" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-20136420975097534882019-12-23T07:40:00.001-06:002019-12-23T07:42:21.466-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 9<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Elves have been working hard this year to create advertisements with heart. Here’s another example from Toyota.</span></div>
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teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-86974519571040568722019-12-22T07:27:00.001-06:002019-12-22T07:27:34.995-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 — Day 8<img id="id_2c61_b4ca_37e7_9505" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Mm1dP0KZrFrq19qsBC06_Km1cxbUjsCp93j_PaMJWAMyzyE-3_LvI3R6-qY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><font face="Arial">Tizzel has spent many hours watching old Christmas specials and has learned one thing.... Mask technology has come a long way. The dancing Santas in this segment are scary!</font><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1LsMmRPsTSA" width="607" height="341" id="y_id_b390_447e_a6fd_a643" frameborder="0"></iframe><font face="Arial"><br></font></div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-45637012008376367302019-12-21T07:34:00.001-06:002019-12-21T07:34:39.736-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 7 <div><br></div><div><img id="id_45f9_9ae7_ec26_443c" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/AHfdRw1zY4PMuK2Lxoreh6kqy-S42tRIAiCEHRN__rZ-IaBVhGi6muKn2Vk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><font face="Arial">Today we visit Eithiopia for a traditional Christmas event.</font><br><br></div><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xzDdS7Z-Jw" width="600" height="337" id="y_id_b835_b8b9_3fa1_2f4" frameborder="0"></iframe>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-61758598242415629992019-12-19T23:05:00.001-06:002019-12-20T09:05:49.452-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 6 <div><br></div><div><img id="id_6e30_b710_9cc1_30c9" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/48C-hJQhVQMiVc4MLOG_l9S07UvL5cyHxvyrbEY_NjhvfceZcYf0YPMTpAw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><font face="Arial">We are celebrating the opening of the new Star Wars movie with a Christmas song mash-up.<br></font><br></div><div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YoWSY4ZkggQ" width="600" height="337" id="y_id_7ff9_3082_46c6_86e8" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-37897045983335937422019-12-17T21:57:00.001-06:002019-12-19T07:51:00.395-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 5<img id="id_9aad_a51c_4fd8_92e6" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/a3h11R-DMldTPYRxOw2wMdt8iNr6hu9u-QY1b_cuYGwMNMKupzjDTNK7jgY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Since we have been on a Macy’s kick... Here is a recent Saturday Night Live bit that Tizzel actually thought was a Macy’s ad until the laugh track kicked in.</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MVXN85TJabg" width="600" height="337" id="y_id_b565_9c8d_910e_28b9" frameborder="0"></iframe><font face="Arial"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div><br><br> </div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-60972022512584748112019-12-17T21:39:00.001-06:002019-12-18T07:32:50.022-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown - Day 4<img alt="" id="id_1bae_cf68_ffa2_ac9b" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/azITENH3UnVurcbL-9AKIe_3EOZ3Omj9EtGbxnCfFPhXQQjfk6oxn87vuPA" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Today we go back to 1948 to see a special holiday message from our local movie theater staff. They wish us a happy holiday season, even the manager! What kind of jerk is the manager if they have to call him out?</span></div>
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teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-33708729660566427572019-12-16T21:23:00.001-06:002019-12-17T07:23:24.161-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 3 <div><img id="id_3a6e_57fa_722b_688f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/T7Vsp01JSyrO6b9ahziYXubK7kHm8j0LKy3mkSsJt3H2vgfUAO1a-_oj54o" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><br></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Tizzel knows you are not happy that all the videos have been heartwarming so here is a video with a slight twist on all your favorite holiday classics.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ovy0daV9yso" width="600" height="337" id="y_id_fc2f_553a_8f7b_c14" frameborder="0"></iframe><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-85219352636438956412019-12-15T17:50:00.000-06:002019-12-16T05:32:26.558-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 2<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Today Tizzel has 2 videos for you from Macy’s ads. The first is this year’s ad featuring a girl who wants to be Santa and the second one features a parade balloon making an unexpected visit.</span><br />
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teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-64201250570604820462019-12-15T08:56:00.001-06:002019-12-15T08:56:49.305-06:00Tizzel’s Christmas Countdown 2019 - Day 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Stayed at the Polynesian using our Disney Vacation Club. </b>We booked a lake view room which offers a view of the Magic Kingdom from the 2nd and 3rd floors. We of course ended up on the first floor with no view. Oh well... One benefit of our location was the quick walk to the Transportation and Ticket Center to grab the Monorail to access to Magic Kingdon, several resorts, and Epcot. Another plus was access to Trader Sam's Tiki Bar for the chance to get the Hat Box Ghost mug.</span></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_ee29_8_3381_b3f0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/esXgT3LdsSNiXkRWMzTTsI2Ewyo7gwN5IMvvNRMMJ_E30SuD1dNUQ_8FCc0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Checking out the new land in Disney's Hollywood Studios: Galaxy's Edge</b>. We were really looking forward to experiencing the land, especially after missing opening weekend. Since the land’s opening crowds at Disney World were low....but not on Veteran's Day Weekend. The place was packed with lines out-the-door to get into shops.</span><br><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We experienced a lot in a short amount of time thanks to Holly's tenacious attack on Disney's online reservation system. The morning started with cocktails and beer at 10am in Oga's Cantina. "Fortunately" they still had all the collectible tiki glasses including the Rancor tooth flight glasses and tray. Next we went to build our custom remote control R2-D2 style droids. Around noon we finally got in the 105 minute long line for Smuggler's Run - the Millennium Falcon simulation. Holly let people go ahead of us at role assignment time so we could be the pilots. 2pm: Time for more cocktails since we had another Oga's reservation. 4pm: Build light sabers.</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_8180_3fab_c5f0_f166" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WDF852Zo2WWEs0PbTwXa19oYzrkG5A3FNOmsx922bgVNgr2Azv-s9xZfp8U" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_2781_365d_5d46_7dda" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ECopI9FWx-AcCQ3quZqNaROsZF9H1NxhJ3N6Tx5ldPME-SyJVUvQHmGcP9I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_e76_4279_9dc3_8013" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/DDfExgCsUx7GbnlBD4_hXvVtJ8HlBaJLG_het1psrTpB9CZoCs2usltukq4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_f004_17ed_3a32_a896" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sZWCgLVycerl1yskQ-sGmr76HWvpE03kkdQK0ptFxhODgjeZcV6fXdtt0gc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall the world was very well thought out, just wish we could have had the non-crowd experience of the prior months. Dave felt it needed a little more nods to the old era like having the Jawas trade with guests and more random creatures walk around the area.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Food</b>: This whole trip was supposed to be centered around eating, but we had to cram all the Star Wars stuff in after cancelling the September trip. We had a great night at the <b>Swan and Dolphin's Food and Wine Classic</b>. The event gets better each year with more offerings and themed areas. Epcot was still hosting their Food and Wine Festival. Our original wish list of 75 items was created in August when we had two trips to spread the eating. We culled that down a bit before the trip and maybe ended up skipping a 1/3 of what we wrote down. We enjoyed the new night time show - <i>Epcot Forever</i>.<i> </i>Too bad it's temporary.</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_eccb_b34b_e6fa_e819" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/jwQWYoWjzKuvuKBH4I5OsQXzHZklnis2WIzmYPW1570I876Sf00vFLDTZ08" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><br><br><img id="id_ab7e_7ed3_e8a6_1d07" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/X_uv6k9ECz50TwpRC8HCQwvq-iTNoJ08ocekJWer81hfMZ525EaR1g-KO8M" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"></div><div><br></div><div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We grabbed a drink at the new <b>Enchanted Rose Lounge</b> in the Grand Floridian. The bar is a lightly themed to Beauty and the Beast and replaces Mizner's Lounge in a much larger space. It will be nice to spend some time on their outdoor deck during a longer trip.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We decided to celebrate our anniversary dinner at <b>The California Grill</b>. Food was good as always, but we had some issues with the check-in desk. They had us wait a 1/2 hour past our reservation time in some dank corner of the Contemporary 2nd floor and weren’t sure they would have called us if Dave didn't check on the progress. We had it noted all over the place it was our anniversary - so where do they sit us? A booth in front of the chef's pass. Not cool. We told them we were not happy and were reseated a few minutes later. Kinda put a damper on the mood and we left 5 minutes before the fireworks. We did catch them at TTC - good spot for them. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We scored a Mickey's Christmas Tree popcorn bucket. It's our Christmas Tree this year. Dave was really tempted to buy more for ebay after seeing the after-market price, but we believe in letting people have a chance to get one in-park.</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_bb29_2ef7_1687_42a5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/A_GPntkNBbyOVvctDwOy-HhIjnxVEloSUXpvBCkHwxx8Xftmxt4qlHAdfW4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial">Once again we were able to squeeze a lot into a short amount of time and had a great trip. </font></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial">The video below is our experience making custom light sabers in Galaxy’s Edge. Dave gets to show some Star Wars nerdiness when a cast member asks him a question.</font></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GNVJtESuy4k" width="640" height="360" id="y_id_6020_8b24_380a_cad7" frameborder="0"></iframe><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial"><br></font></span><br><br><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font>
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teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-80753245271071968942019-11-03T16:44:00.001-06:002019-11-03T19:08:12.182-06:00Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Ace Report and Video - October 2019<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><font face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My marathon for the year is the <a href="http://www.runmdi.org/" id="id_6f06_17cd_d1fa_cb5a">Mount Desert Island Marathon</a></span> in Maine. I have been training all summer for it and my motivation was not there. The training was a grind mentally. I had a 50 State hangover! I had one more long run before the Maine Marathon and was dreading one more boring 20 mile run by myself in the neighborhood or on the treadmill. I saw that the <a href="https://www.milwaukeelakefrontmarathon.org/" id="id_f4cb_4acf_fb67_9b90">Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon</a> was the same weekend. I had wanted to do this one some day so now seemed as good as any. I would get a supported long run and hopefully it wouldn’t be boring. </font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><font face="Arial"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The marathon is a point to point and starts north in Grafton, WI and ends at the Milwaukee </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Summerfest</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> grounds. With the race on Sunday we dropped Dave’s car off in a garage in Milwaukee since he’d leave for work from the city on Monday morning. We stayed at a B&B in Cedarburg, WI since it was close to the start and we had heard it was a cute town. It is a cute town, but not that much to do. An afternoon was perfect. Touring included </span></span><font color="#000000" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://thefermentorium.com" id="id_54fd_932b_c454_17c3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fermentorium Brewery</a>, lunch at </font><font color="#000000" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">, chocolate shopping at </font><font color="#000000" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">, bourbon tasting (for Dave) at </font><font color="#000000" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://handendistillery.com" id="id_2afb_734_dcf9_813" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Handon Distillery</a>. The town was also hosting Oktoberfest this weekend so we made a stop in for a beer. Dinner was Holly’s traditional spaghetti and meatballs at </font><font color="#000000" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.tomasoscedarburg.com" id="id_a07_ccbb_86e9_6a21" target="_self" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tomaso’s</a>.</font></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br></span></font></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><img id="id_e2b9_fc46_f8b4_d4d3" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/lgX_lnZ8G0seMJuoOfJPVulXEAOg64LCtgXJ3MTCDDp9FbNzk3rWmadUrUY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_4e9e_dcde_eb4_fc7e" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/O_naYB6rDUG-gihaRuqzuZ8HDKn319IZ-Wb_L4tmdjIu6INHYdODnyEKEtE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_48f6_de8d_caeb_ba7b" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xQhN2IPtNvoD8GmCq63ouKIQU5nhtH-I13WCDMSEAUTjd1-KMqdiCqGTaS8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_4d01_3869_3aae_f2f9" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nrfgwoTGQNCZcf-o1Wp1CqNTmWbUCOTxUto0Vq08wmbghnAiEKGb3WBJE4A" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">We got to Grafton High School early and there were a lot of people. It was nice that they let us in the school, so you could use a real bathroom. Long lines though! Soon we had a Disney race day like walk to the start corrals. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The course is flat with more uphill sections than I thought there would be. It was a beautiful day for a marathon. </span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The course had some boring parts in the beginning as you ran through farmland. Then you started going through some beautiful neighborhoods by the lake. I was feeling good and having fun. I did have a volunteer tell me to stop walking and get to running. I admit I yelled at him. Not cool dude. He obviously doesn’t know the Galloway Run/Walk/</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Run method. I may have said, </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">I have run 60 of </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">these,</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> I think I know what I’m doing. </span></font></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br></span></font></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><img id="id_e9bb_96d4_d89_1637" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/oXC2Lz5QN-c06jDgU1f_loodldNR4BSbt6uK4P1Mz78aUubPzxwSALTf2-I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_347a_db5e_72ea_c8f0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/jAXd2uprB5KFjuSHYDZC-Z8RJ0nX4u69nmOC02K42FSjZx6TONp8TzLpaD4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_49d3_81f9_1f54_c318" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nEkwpqEMCg4AV1mK4sTK1O5wnvCf1j1juKa73Khbq_lH00xVcZjK9EMCzhI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_da_1e98_4cc0_8b57" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/thOiZ4OCfTKOanliW35G36J6NlB2olgQ2nWEYhZWPzXy8iTLQpUQXmSUJoc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><br></font><img id="id_4ff1_2c2b_809c_c0a2" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/D_QBaijma0oFYRqCM863XgENq3qH7WeAIi_75QOHXdnYN2rrS6onvgF9gLg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">My only other complaint was the water on course. Every stop but two of them used a garden hose hooked up to people’s houses. I don’t know if it was the hose or Milwaukee’s wa</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">ter, but the smell and taste were</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> awful. Thank goodness for Dave to fill up my bottle.</span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The finish area was great. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">You were immediately greeted by a medical person to see if you were ok</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. Then got your medal and then they handed you a huge bag of snacks! Dave had procured me a free beer and we sat and enjoyed that, the snacks, and listened to a great band. All in all a pretty good day for a last minute “training” run.</span></font></span></p> <font face="Arial"><br></font><div><img id="id_727b_2d18_339a_40c5" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/oYjfFmDtGfmgJL7Y1EdBIMhHJNWfyQCwy5SsXdqxa_VX0TV370itllCWs8w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"><font face="Arial"><br>Video from the race<br><br></font><font face="Arial"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7lHo41u9XkQ" width="500" height="281" id="y_id_cc2d_c6e3_6fe_7588" frameborder="0" style="height: 360px; width: 640px;"></iframe><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">After the race we were going to explore the Brady Street section of the city but decided to just hang out by our hotel downtown and hit up some of our favorites. We hadn’t been in Milwaukee since our Labor Day Disney World trip was cancelled due to the hurricane so there were a few places we missed on that trip that we enjoy. The burgers at <a href="https://ajbombers.com" id="id_8d87_ab36_4981_2638">AJ Bombers</a> were excellent as always. We tried to visit <a href="http://www.unclebucksonthird.com" id="id_e2db_8128_2e56_6471">Uncle Buck’s</a> in the new entertainment district by the stadium but it was crazy crowded with people watching the Packers. We moved over to <a href="riverhousemke.com" id="id_28ad_34e2_168_ce20">Ale Asylum</a> Brewery and then <a href="buckbradleys.com" id="id_3e45_ae8d_9b56_7a1f">Buck Bradley’s</a> (we are done with that place - turned tourist trap). We discover a new bar (to us) called <a href="https://www.trio1023.com" id="id_76d1_b6fd_845e_3cff">The Trio</a> with $5 Absolut drinks. Score! We had a dinner of Mac and cheese at <a href="waterstreetbrewery.com" id="id_aa7e_230b_ba80_e3ad">Water Street Brewery</a> before heading back to our hotel (<a href="saintkatearts.com" id="id_929_2d00_55b6_d2b">Saint Kate</a>) bar Giggly for a champagne cocktail nightcap. It was nice to see Dave’s commute to work from Milwaukee was only 20 minutes longer than it is from home. </font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><img id="id_fbed_48b4_f139_29b0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MSbq9gv4YARfgRf3vbkxPXG-sbTqBWV_3Xke3wB_xToYiaVmRLXZ1eABeU0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br></font></div>teamtizzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421375590711565654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943494768402398227.post-15667878274576496852019-11-02T08:19:00.000-05:002019-11-03T09:54:02.002-06:00Zion National Park - Las Vegas and Utah - May 2019<img alt="" id="id_4c4f_f462_697b_acb8" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/DO48CgmRDpukbAXpQuOXnwQbQBZKMyBP4NwFgJyXrTpWHaxSjV1O9-gmRn8" style="display: block; float: right; height: auto; margin: 4px; width: 385px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "arial";"><u><a href="http://www.teamtizzel.com/2019/08/las-vegas-and-utah-may-2019-las-vegas.html?m=1" id="id_4e70_7c61_4859_92ff" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Las Vegas/Utah Trip Overview</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://www.teamtizzel.com/2019/10/bryce-canyon-las-vegas-and-utah-may-2019.html" id="id_82c1_9ace_19ba_f290" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_self">Bryce Canyon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The main portion of Zion was just a 90 minute drive from Bryce. At the beginning of our trip we visited the Kolob Canyon section in the northern part of the park. The two areas are not connected through the park. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We entered the park through the Eastern Entrance which meant our first experience in the park would be viewing the checkerboard mountains. After a quick stop and a pass through the small carved out arch over the road we stopped near the long tunnel for a quick hike on the Canyon Overlook Trail. Nothing too difficult other than the steep rock ramp at the beginning of the trail. Some lady coming down came sliding by us on our way up and Holly saved her from a nasty tumble. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This was a great place to stop and help us understand how different the scenery would be here vs. what we just experienced in Bryce. A lot more mountains with straight verticals and more woodlands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Next it was time for the tunnel. The thing was carved like a hundred years ago and it's long and creepy. About this time we realized we never really drove our rental car at night and auto headlights were not turned on. Dave panicked because he couldn't find the switch for the lights and ended up flashing his high beams off and on until exiting. Sorry people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">When we made it to the visitor center we could tell the weekend crowds were starting to build. What makes Zion different from the other parks is cars are not allowed to drive through most of the park. They have a shuttle bus system that takes visitors to the sights. This holds for guests of the lodge as well. We weren't able to get reservations in the lodge and ended up staying in Springdale, UT - a real town at the edge of the park. We were surprised at the efficiency of the shuttle system. We maybe waited 5 minutes at most any given time we wanted to take a ride.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Our first stop on the shuttle was number 5 to visit Emerald Falls. Some rains earlier in the season had closed a few of the trails and sights including Upper Emerald Pools and The Narrows. We visited Lower Emerald Falls with the rest of everyone else in Zion that morning. It's a short and easy walk on a paved trail to get to the falls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Time for lunch. The only place to eat is the lodge, unless you want to go back to town. The two options here were table service or quick serve. We fought the masses and chose quick service. The bright spot was a beer cart from <a href="https://www.zionbrewery.com/" target="_blank">Zion Brewery</a> in the middle of the outdoor seating area. After lunch we hopped back on the shuttle to tour the Riverside Walk area and the entrance to The Narrows. At one of the shallow points we took off our boots and stepped into the water. Dumb idea - it was freezing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial";">The rest of our park time that day was spent hopping off-and-on the shuttle to see a few of the sites like Mossy Cave and Court of the Patriarchs. Zion did have a lot of short walks to get to some fun areas to tour. Once we were done touring we drove over to the Zion Brewery. We lucked into outdoor seating with a great view of the mountains. Dinner that evening was at a bar next to our hotel - <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjWwYDY2MvlAhVPIqwKHUCICwAQFjAAegQIABAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fswitchbackgrille.com%2Fjacks-sports-grille-zion-canyon%2F&usg=AOvVaw3rUc9X9DcOyIdpPXBb_Yn2" target="_blank">Jack's Switchback Grille</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Up early again so we can beat the crowds to the rest of the sights of Zion. We started the morning off by getting to the visitor center parking lot and take a nearby hike on The Watchman Trail. Lines for the shuttles were long; filled with people wanting to hike Angel's Landing before the heat of the day sets in. We decided we were skipping Angel's Landing because it was described as strenuous and not for those with height issues. The Watchman Trail had a few steep portions, but nothing too terrible. We were happy we did this one before the sun came out because we could see it was having a toll on people coming up while we went down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">We took the Archeology Trail to the Pa'rus Trail in order to make our way to the museum for the park movie. The turn-off for the museum wasn't well-labeled and we ended up walking way more than we intended. Our easy walk still turned into a dash so we wouldn't miss the movie start time. We did some more exploration around the area, including the easy portion of Angel’s Landing Trail before heading to the Zion Lodge for lunch. We chose the sit-down option on the 2nd floor deck which gave us great views of the mountains. The lodge served the perfect Prickly Pear Margarita - it was in a small martini glass so the balance to tequila to mix was perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Next up was our horseback riding tour. About 12-15 people go up the Sand Beach Trail in a straight line with a couple of guides. When horses were handed out the man asked Dave when was the last time you've been on a horse? 40 years ago was the answer. We chose to wear helmets. Holly also suggested Dave not bring the big camera, but he did and ended up losing the lens cap somewhere on the trail. At the top of the trail we had an excellent view of the surrounding valley and The Patriarchs. Somehow Dave ended up in the back of the horse line-up with the seven year old the only one keeping an eye on him. We survived and it was a unique way to experience the park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next morning we were up early again. Our flight back home was late in the day but since it was Dave's birthday he wanted to spend some more time back in Las Vegas. The drive back was a little over an hour so not too bad. We parked for free at The Venetian and spent some time playing slots at <a href="https://www.caesars.com/linq" target="_blank">The Linq</a>. An added birthday surprise was finding a horse race game at The Linq with the little mechanical horses going around the track! The Linq also had a nice beer bar right on The Strip - a perfect place for people watching. Lunch was at <a href="https://www.venetian.com/restaurants/noodle-asia.html" target="_blank">Noodle's Asia</a> in the Venetian - also a good choice. When we left Las Vegas for Utah we were up $13. That was not the case when we headed off to the airport!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As many of our readers know a week hiking in National Parks is not our typical vacation. We were actually surprised how much we enjoyed our time in Utah. The uniqueness of the area and the diversity in scenery makes this part of the country a must-do. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.teamtizzel.com/2019/09/canyonlands-and-part-one-of-capitol_50.html" id="id_f18b_ea7a_2c35_e727"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Canyonlands/Capitol Reef Part One</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After a good lunch and long drive through the Grand Staircase-Escalante we finally made it to Bryce Canyon. Accommodations in the area leave a lot to be desired. The park's lodge was booked so we ended up staying in Bryce City at one of two Best Westerns. We chose to stay at the "historic" <a href="https://www.rubysinn.com/" target="_blank">Ruby's Inn Best Western</a>. Ruby was some guy who moved to the area like a 100 years ago and bought up all the land so nothing good could be built near the park entrance. There are 3 hotels, all owned by some Ruby heir, all with an Economy rating on the STR scale. The room at the Inn was well-worn, but we chose this location over the others because it was the flagship property. There's a store, restaurant, laundry mat, and quick serve restaurant. Across the street is a country music dinner theater, and some nights a small rodeo (canceled due to unexpected cold weather). We checked in to our large, but well worn hotel room, and got out after checking the beer selections in the store for later (no bar here).<br />
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After the obligatory sign photo we took a ten+ mile ride up to Rainbow Point. There were a few short trails up here (Bristlecone being one of them) that mostly went through pine forests and took us around a rim for incredible views. While here we saw some dumb girl sitting at the edge of some crumbly looking ledge posing for Instagram pictures. Hopefully she and her friend made it out ok. <br />
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Bryce was so different from the areas we left a few hours ago. Lots of pine trees, snow on the ground in a few spots, and gorgeous views into the valley below. Now add into that the hoodoos - stone formations eroded over time - and you have something very unique.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our next trek was along the Rim Trail, which is an extension of some of the area we visited the night before. In many places you had no choice but to be close to the edge. Holly wasn't enjoying this much but she took it in-stride and actually stopped for a photo.</span></div>
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</span><img alt="" id="id_b03b_5f1f_a634_db52" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/GkPFAmwJWcPu-reB1WKReMTbfD3rBpDQiJQ_M7oF4D7WKRrTvf13lVDMXUE" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 4px auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_eb56_dd36_bcb2_8ca3" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/dTWvePZkXy3yaP0rHJgtvc_HE24394LL-HWgzNnUJmKSGXaLdz4LG0XzWZ8" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_13aa_a41f_b89c_b81d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GuJs1pnMuie3-P4ppFb8WkC_TdsHkUkY1CWylrCe7__cJLVBjMT0dcqmZpA" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_5ebf_1127_b4c5_c89b" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ddqYnSWURs5ZCgbwTLTtaHtHMw7bQR_R7qHA5n7T51r5Ijdg-0h8ulYsnDU" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Our final bit of sightseeing was at the north end of the park which was inaccessible from inside the park. A short drive on 12 brought us to the Mossy Cave Trail. Here you can take a short hike and climb up some stairs to see an area that’s carved out of the rocks by water and covered with moss. It’s not a cave as much as it is a sheltered area. There’s also a river trail to walk around complete with waterfall and a few interesting rock formations. </span></div>
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<img alt="" id="id_33dc_b9d9_73f4_d1d8" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/CYsvcgg3p6z8RT9YK17ut-8CFuaLGlHWfUCx0Q2BxijIaHqFjzTds1sgGJ8" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_1248_613e_73b3_6df5" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/vcb9jaTeotG9L56ZEQxo52FqQo7R4-2d4PbEpk-Y0uY8zIxudo1_6hkfTq4" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_1af3_1c9d_a10_19f2" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/75_4fUBYUDxZOWez9aRXh0qw_e1tzloLQlOTDgU_S8wMA9EIDtYj56Wg9CA" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_3ddc_b09a_510a_48c9" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Q7ML097KdrB5uUxmVt0u6Dy-8Md2CA5DS7pShX58Db0zlHRVktC3jy1xDNM" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_4f85_75e6_1441_d37f" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/BfqT6wVlP_S_q-qOGDyXmymxWCPa30rdH79qHHICuVxcFg2Mjgn7mTplk58" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 616px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><img alt="" id="id_ef07_cd26_3504_8adf" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/l9B4_b30jwDN3jXZpuorxE64GQjQWry8oNxbpu2CQIFogyjEPWK5DYWKyjQ" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 459px;" title="" tooltip="" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />On the way back we found a bar. At the corner of 63 and 12 is the <a href="https://www.brycecanyonresort.com/dining" id="id_4b0e_4352_f6f9_dbf0">Bryce Canyon Resort</a> with the Cowboy Ranch House restaurant. We found a pleasant enough bar with 12 taps (most local) and a few signature cocktails. We stuck around long enough to watch some tourists come-and-go and left before the dinner crowd arrived. We dined at our hotel’s main restaurant, which was a mistake. Thankfully the next day we’d be off for Zion and staying in a real town. </span></div>
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