We’re in a high altitude desert. Sagebrush sprinkled across a red landscape here in the Colorado Plateau. Small towns are occasionally found along this stretch of US-40 but the population is so sparse that we’ve not had cell service for hours. We’ve gotten so accustomed to constant connectivity that this feels weird. Besides that we’re probably missing oodles of geocaches! Looks like we’ll be without signal overnight…
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
Been tagging along via google maps and geocaching.com. (Playing where’s
WaldoSteve & Karen). Hope you get cell service before the Colorado state line. You’ll need a dime.Keep having fun and wish you safe travels.
Steve, Check out those cliffs for topaz and aquamarine, hope you guys are enjoying rush hour traffic on that highway!