BBQ / Lake George / 11 Mile Canyon Reservoir

 

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I had a load of laundry in the wash...

and as I waited for the cycle to end...

Bandi and I just relaxed on my bed (our bed :)...

with the windows open.

It was in the mid 60s F (18.3 C)...

and there was a fresh mountain breeze blowing about 5 - 10 MPH.

I also had the kitchen and one of the great room's windows open...

which had allowed a gentle cross breeze which filled the house with its coolness...

and freshness.

My bedroom is Bandi's favorite room.

She loves to relax on the bed...

and on me.

Whenever she hears a noise...

she will rush over to one of the windows to investigate.

As it is Spring...

there are birds chirping in the trees.

Bandi would look in the direction of the chirping...

but after a while...

she realized that they weren't intruders...

so she just relaxed on the bed and enjoyed the cool breeze.

This is Bandi's view out the side window.

It is also my view whenever I turn my head to the left while in bed.

During Autumn...

this view is particularly stunning.

As we were lying in bed while drinking in the mountain breeze...

I suddenly got a craving for BBQ.

So...

I decided upon a BBQ place less than 30 minutes away.

It is near Lake George...and 11 Mile Canyon Reservoir...

which lies 11 miles west of the town of Lake George (where the BBQ place is).

I stopped in to eat BBQ before Bandi and I continued on to Lake George...

and then on to 11 Mile Canyon Reservoir.

I had a delicious pulled pork and beef brisket combo plate.

The meat was succulent...

and the BBQ sauce was so mouth watering.

This will be my go to BBQ place from now on.

Just before leaving...

I gave Bandi some water to drink.

This was Lake George.

I continued beyond the small lake and headed West along a country backroad.

There was another small lake for the nearby residents 

on the way to 11 Mile Canyon Reservoir.

I drove on until I reached the southernmost shore of 11 Mile Canyon Reservoir

(I had been there once before).

The countryside was just so peaceful.

As I drove...

I belted out slightly out of tune vocals to my favorite songs.

The temperature here was 20 degrees warmer than my home...

but, I didn't use the air conditioner 

as Bandi was loving having half her body out the window as I drove.

The southernmost section of 11 Mile Canyon Reservoir in view.

This is how far out the window Bandi loves to hang out of it when I drive...

but she usually does this on the driver's side rear window.

There are many coves along the shoreline of the reservoir.

I drove past the southern portion all the way until I rounded the northern most portion.

This is how Bandi loves to ride in the car...

halfway out of it.

She just loves our country drives...

with the wind in her face.

There were some Pronghorn Antelope near the road.

I drove around the northern most section of the reservoir to reach a different road 

going back to the town I had just come from via a southern entrance road.

I then headed back to the town to catch the highway back home.

We were almost back to town here.

Once we got back home...

Bandi went back to lie on our bed...

and went to sleep.

Not only from the excitement of our trip...

but her insistence to stand the whole way...

with her body half way out a window must have also tired her out.

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Although I love to plan things out in life...

I also love the freedom to be spontaneous whenever I get an urge to do so.

This is just one of the privileges of being comfortably retired...

being free to do whatever I please...and whenever I please.

I will be visiting many more places in the future...

as the weather has warmed.

My elder sister and her husband are planning to visit sometime soon.

I will be sure to take them to some of the beautiful locations around here.

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As I am finishing this article...

I realize how tired I am from my little country drive.

I am going to open up my bedroom windows

and enjoy the cool mountain breeze as I watch a movie until I get sleepy.

Yes...

life is good.