Driving day: from Utah through Idaho to Oregon

Leaving Oden, Utah very hot. Stopped by Dragonfly Health Food Store to drop off Biomat books/brochures. They also promote yoga/dance, holistic health. Visit them at www.DragonflyHealthFoods.com We had lunch there. The place is painted in several bright colors - the kind I love to wear! (Jocelyne).
Beautiful driving weather although we noticed a dark cloud most of the day and it was as if we drove around it. Thanks for that!
Key words/signs today: Summit, Independence, Eagle, Echo, Four Winds, Bliss, Pioneer, Knight Transportation, Sinclair (French word translation - free of sin). In true history, the Sinclair family was part of the Royal blood line. Some referred to us as pioneers following our bliss and setting fears aside. As we arrived in Oregon and stopped at the rest area, we read about the Oregon Trail reminded of how challenging some trails can be while others breeze right through to the golden days.

Warning: "Dust Storm area". I believe it with big open spaces and large areas of dry land.
Ate at 'Garden of Eden' in Idaho. '7th Heaven' was a sign by the highway.

Getting easier and faster to pack/unpack.
Over 12 miles of freshly poured black tar. Josh and I used cotton cloth as a mask to shield to strong odor. Jeff said "What smell?" (joking)
Staying at a Holiday Inn Express. The hotel clerk was impressed to log in a zip code starting with '0' - we still use our Manchester address until such time as our permanent address is known to us.
Driving miles: 365 miles
Total from CT: 2,254 miles

Did you eat your vegies?

hi ...did you know that vegies grown very big out west??? Remember eat your vegies!!!

R & R in Ogden

Sleep in again til 9ish, even though we were awake earlier. Jocelyne is up early doing yoga quietly - it feels so good to stretch! Then catch up on work, phone calls, this blog which we haven't written in since the 4th of July and so on. We've been busy enjoying things! We have had internet connections most everywhere we've been and we also have our own internet via verizon to hook up all 3 computers to when privacy is needed. We just haven't had the time to devote to the blog til now yet jot down notes every day. We are alive and well, quite well actually while parts of the U.S. are going through floods, power outages, high heat indexes etc.
It's 99 degrees here in Ogden but that's like 85 in CT or Iowa. Humidity is low here. Skies are clear and we go for walks in the morn and at night in the cool of the day (say 65).
Still unable to upload pictures to this site. We have taken loads of them and will find a way to share some of them.

I (Jocelyne) called a former teacher who lives in Idaho. Unfortunately she will be at a daylong spa as we drive near her place tomorrow. It was great to reconnect even by phone. She is gifting us with a 3 hour seminar to release issues based on the story of genesis pushing away the trust between man and woman. It actually has been quite smooth driving our own vehicle and managing to communicate our needs as we travel hundreds of miles...at times there is no phone connection even though our vehicles are visible to one another.

We found a quaint Health Food Store/Restaurant in town and had a wonderful lunch there. We walked to the Perry's Ogden Egyptian Theater. Although it was closed today as most places are on Sunday in this mostly Mormon town, we enjoyed the outside of the building's architecture. http://www.utah.com/ogden/egyptian-theater.htm

There seems to be a recurring "EGYPTIAN" theme ... hummm

staying in Ogden Utah

We decide to stay a few days here in Ogden and catch up on our rest. Deep energy flows seem to be running through us, coupled with the near full moon approaching this Sunday. Jeff is up and awake with the frequencies coming through from 3am til 5:30am making his system 'reset'. Jocelyne goes to sleep with a headache (a rarity these days).

We sleep in today and part of the afternoon after breakfast. Jocelyne is up early though and does all of our laundry. Blessings to her for that! Then we just hang out in the old downtown taking photos of life size horse statues that are painted with many designs from B/W spirals to complicated dinosaur or galaxy scenes.
We 3 are a bit out of sorts and feel we must ground the new enrgies coming into us at this time.
We have seen more pregnant young women with 1-3 children in tow than I have ever seen in my life outside of the deep south. Happy people, or so they seem. Is it this area or are we being mirrored something that is pregnant within us ready to deliver soon with a new life around the corner?

By around 7pm we all start to feel a little less 'out there' and more grounded.
We set up our projector and watch the movie "Bruce Almighty" tonight.

Driving thru Utah

Today we left Grand Junction Colorado around 10:30am. Beautiful clouds. Driving along I-70 West is like cruising through a mini version of the Grand Canyon. You can see old Reef areas from when this part of the country was under water. Rocks vary in red, whites, grays, greens and yellow colors in varying layers. The wide open spaces make Jeff feel expansive and for Jocelyne the same areas feel desolate until large rock formations are visible and bigger than life. There are areas where there are no towns/services for 100 miles. And few, if any plants, with dry areas for many miles.
Stop at a rest area about 30 minutes east of Salina, Utah. Total mileage so far: 1855.5 (note the repeating 5's)
555= hold on cuz things are about to change!
Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah were easy to drive through on route I-15 North even though there was a lot of construction. Once we got onto I-15 North then the green plants started to come back with the sage brush and yucca.
Today we thought we were traveling 6 driving hours and 350 miles. It ended up being 400 miles and 6+ hours of drive time. Including time out of the car from hotel to hotel was 9 hours. Much longer day than intended. We made it to our hotel just at 7pm, right in time for a our conference call as Josh was happy to check out sports car videos on his laptop. Long day!

Colorado Springs to Grand Junction, CO

Wake up in Co. Springs @ the Travel Lodge. Head out around 10 am to Castle Rock. (about an hour). Stop at Library for directions to the Cherokee Castle. A castle that was imported from England (block by block)over 100 years ago. It went into to a ranch called Daniels Park and was originally Highlands Ranch - a ranch many miles across and is now a suburb of 100,000 people just south of Denver. We need an appointment, so we cancel that idea. Alternate plan is we Go to Wolfensberger and 105 "Sanctuary" along a scenic route. Great views etc. Then take Jocelyne and Josh to Bee Rock for a minor attunement for them.
Then drive up Sante Fe (stopped in Sedalia for 10 minutes waiting for a coal train to pass by) to 470 and have lunch in Idaho Springs. Good fajitas.
mileage so far: Idaho Springs 1461 miles
Driving along I-70 West from Denver is well worth the time. You can see spectacular views of mountains up close and far away with snow on them in the middle of July.
Driving thru Glennwood springs area it rained on us. This is unnerving for Jocelyne as we are suspended above the canyon about 100' to 800' for 10 miles or so on a 'bridge' that contours the river below. She makes sure to follow the speed limit feeling more safe.
Make it to Grand Junction around 7:30pm to the Clarion hotel – nice place and reasonable $89. It's 92 degrees here at 7:30pm. When we get out of the car, both Jocelyne and I feel ‘tingley’ all over like a very fine vibration, more intense on the feet.
Total miles for trip: 1672 mi
5hrs just in the car (left hotel at 10 am and arrived next hotel at 7:30pm with excursions on the way)
320 travel miles today

Garden of the Gods

Go to Air Force Academy chapel but it's closed. It's a huge piece of gorgeous metal and stained glass architecture. We at least get to see the outside. Eat at Whole foods and Josh has TOFU that he likes. On and off light rain today.
Humidity is high today, quite unusual for Colorado. Locals say it has been quite rainy this year (reminds me of 1995 when it rained a lot that summer and plants grew that I had not seen before or since.) Very little snow on the mountain peaks for summer. I have never seen it this 'light' on the mountains before. There is snow but very little. Josh and Jocelyne are pleased at the site of the mountains..very peaceful feeling.

'Garden of the Gods' Day in Co. Springs. The stones here are spires or finger-like rock formations made of red rocks.

Notice the EYE between the two adjoining rocks (image on the left).

There is one called 'kissing camels' that is well known (image below).

Beautiful pathways and driving paths.

Josh is liking the trip. He is finding places in his body to store the memories of the mountains. Interesting...



Doing my best to lift the rock!!!