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stone-man-warrior · 3 years

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April 18, 2021: 4:16 pm:

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Horrible poison Corona injection attack update:

There is no visible healing happening after two months.

(terror bastards are hijacking my computer, they prevent letter M from working, and have access to the Paint program where they prevent me from adding the StoneMan water mark, I am not able to continue with the explanation at this time. I need medical help, there are no doctors)

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4:36 pm: The letter m is very important, the terror bastards are there, live, preventing letter m from working ... I have to repeatedly push the m button in order to write a Tumblr entry, today and last night is worse than usual.

I’ll try to explain again what the photos show:

I used peroxide about 8 times today, and many times during the night. This is the result:

Those big sores all started out as tiny puncture wounds from a needle that I was attacked with that contained the poison that is eating away at my leg.

This sore here below is hard like granite in the dark area. Today there is a white circle of dead skin, and that is the very first sign of healing that I have seen there, the poison I was attacked with was injected there, and the red areas around there are where the poisons are still pooled up inside my ankle. Those small sores there beneath the bigger one happened over time as the poison is burning through the skin trying to get out, The small sores are not part of the original attack wounds.

These places highest on my leg are the most painful, and they are the smallest of the sores. They are extremely painful and are slowly growing in size and in depth over time. The poison is inside my leg right there, and gravity makes the poison move around. Look at the photos I took two weeks ago to see that those got much bigger since then.

This area below is where the gravity is taking most of the poison. no matter what way I put my leg, that area is at the bottom, and the poison moves with gravity. That is the very most painful place of all. All of that red inflamed looking area is all filled with poison from when I was attacked in February, That small oval shaped sore is not part of the original attack wounds, that one happened when I scratched an itch, it became a sore, and is very painful. If I were to cut a drain hole in my leg, that would be the place, as most of the poison is staying right there. I am reluctant to cut a drain hole due to lack of healing of the sores, so, It would be another sore, even if I could squeeze some of the poison out right there.

Other symptoms are my toes hurt, they don’t move as they should, and they feel ice cold most of the time.

There is a extremely painful burning sensation throughout my hole leg. I raise my leg to move the poison to my torso with massage, but the burning sensation is so painful that I am not able to tolerate much of that.

When the poison reaches my torso, my sternum and chest begin to burn within.

As I try to walk, after about one hundred feet, the calf muscle is involved in severe painful muscle spasm/leg cramp and swells up like a balloon.

The more I move around, try to walk, the more poisons come dripping out from my eyes, it’s ice cold, is tears, is not crying but just is poison pressured out through my eyes. Thankfully it is not the burning pain like the leg is.

There are no doctors. I went to two places, and one of them I have been to many times, they always turn me away, tell me to go somewhere else for help.

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512 pm: Please send medical services to Josephine county Oregon.

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5:14 pm:

Music industry advertisers love to see the results of the Corona COVID attack they do, they make fun of it, watching my account to see if I am dead yet, and they relish in the pain they inflict on US disabled citizens. When they are successful at killing the disabled citizens, the people at Zzounds music and their comrades will get to maximize the medications they will get from a SAGClubMed doctor, and no one will ever know that I was killed, as the rock stars are getting high on the pain meds that are kept from me.

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7:23 pm:

I just returned from shopping in Dystopia, Grants Pass Oregon, where the whole town is composed of a terror army from Canada who pretend to be store employees and customers in the stores, all are driving around doing terror scouting to seek outsiders, mark them as victims, then swoop in for the kill later.

I went to Fred Meyer gas station and then to Walmart.

At Fred Meyer, the place was nearly void of customers, is extremely unusual for that, there are usually more than fifty cars waiting for fuel at the Fred Meyer gas station as that station is the only one I am aware of that does not sell fuel that makes the car stall. thereby setting up the victims for a hit. simply because the entire terror army knows not to purchase the fuel elsewhere. Arco fuel will make your car stall within a mile of leaving the gas pump.

At Walmart, the parking lot was about half as full as usual. There were only a couple of cars parked at the very left most part of the parking area, where I like to park, it was wide open for spaces there.

Inside the store was clearly something is happening where there are no people at the Walmart. I estimate the store was about 25% of usual number of people inside, it was as if shopping at 3:00 am, almost empty inside.

You cannot judge the amount of people that are inside of a shopping center in Oregon by looking at the number of cars parked in the parking lots. The reason for that is that the store parking lots are used for temporarilly storing the cars that belonged to the murdered US citizen victims. The terror army needs to do title transfer work on many of the cars they wind up with after a kill. Also, the individual terror family residences are used for the same thing, to store vehicles and travel trailers that belonged to the murdered victims. Clyde Baum’s house and the Monroe terror cells are examples of places where many surplus. good, modern vehicles are stored after the owners were killed. Almost all of the residences in this area have at least one modern travel trailer, motor home, boat, Quad, or other RV that is stored at the residences ... vehicles that belonged to US citizens who were murdered are scattered around all over the place, and the Walmart parking lot is one of those kinds of places where surplus stolen vehicles are jockeyed to and from. It’s not uncommon to see a full parking lot at Walmart, about 500 cars, then go inside and there is not enough people for all of them to be there. Today, I estimate there were twice as many cars as people to drive them at the Walmart.

The only other thing I want to say is that I overheard two people talking about me, and wondering where Clyde is at.

The other thing, is that the checkout lady at the tobacco service counter made a comment, she said: “you two-cowed Brown and you are not in jail?” (the terror bastards all speak with a French Canadian accent, where “two-cowed” means “took out” and that means “killed”. She acknowledged that Kate Brown is dead, and was the woman that I saw burst at the Monroe Offensive Surveillance Travel Trailer.

One other group of people inside the store also said: “that’s the guy that two-cowed the governor” and, the Walmart Blue Vest who stands by the front entry making sure everyone wears a mask also said the same thing into his personal communication device as he handed me a mask; “The guy who two-cowed Brown is here”, then, he quickly left his post there, and went into the store as if some kind of emergency was happening,

I was followed into the restroom by a Walmart Blue vest but I came out as he was coming into the restroom. I suspect he was going to attempt a hit right there, and he was called to go in there by a command made on the store PA.

That’s all I have. My leg is on fire, is very painful.

One more thing about Brown having been “Two-Cowed”:

If you put a bomb up your ass, you could explode.

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7:57 pm:

Some quick info for investigative persons doing audio surveillance:

In event that nsa persons had opportunity to hear the way the terror soldiers speak to one another, I have these offerings:

“Two-Cowed” = Took Out = killed

Don‘t be surprised when the people speaking are elderly female church goers who speak the way a Chicago gangster spoke in the 1940′s. They adopted many of the terms they use from Edward G. Robinson movies.

So, with that in mind:

“We’ve Bean Made!” = the terror bastards were spotted while doing the terror activity. They pronounce the word: “been“ as “bean“ so, “we’ve bean made is spoken into the communication device to other terror soldiers for support.

“I’m Caught! = the terror soldier was physically caught. The terror soldier will speak “I’m Caught!” into the communication device if someone physically apprehends them.

“Let’s Peak In“ = a term used when the terror soldiers are deciding that they are going to spy on someone, in a house or car for instance. “Let’s Peak In“ sounds like: “Let’s Begin“ intentionally. They all trained at the same church, and they all use these terms I am telling of.

Also, I have reported many times that the terror army uses the term: “S-word” for describing a sword. “Ess Word” = Sword, however, that has changed over the past three years gradually to “Saber” for talking about swords.

They are often elderly women who speak like Chicago gangsters.

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8:25 pm:

One other observation that was unusual, have not seen before:

There were two Walmart Parking Lot Security cars parked in the Motor Home Parking area when I left the store. One was white, the other was black, the Walmart uses a “private security company” is really just a special rank and cell of terror soldiers. The cars have signage on the doors that say “Community Watch” or something like that, are Crown Victoria looking sedans with flashing yellow lights on them.

The two cars were parked caddy whompass in the parking area there, and the driver of the black security car saw me leaving, motioned to me, and pointed at the white security car. The only thing I can say about that is that there was no driver of the white Walmart parking lot security car anywhere around there. The driver of the black car was standing next to the drivers side door of the black car. I don’t know why he motioned to me or why he pointed at the white car. My guess is that the people of Walmart were expecting to see Clyde Baum at the store after the Monroe terror cell alerted them that I was on my way there. Monroe terror cell watches everything I do, and Sandy Monroe reports to someone every time my car leaves the driveway.

I suspect Clyde Baum and Sterling Chartrand were killed last night, as I was attacked in my home after I made the report about trying to check my mail, and there was a “shark” car waiting there for me.

There was a fight in my bathroom last night after that. I don‘t know who it was, but I’ll guess it was Sterling and Clyde were in my house.

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goingrvway · 6 years

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Scam Alert – Kingman Arizona (but it could happen anywhere…)

Lake Pleasant, near Phoenix Arizona

Drove from Coalinga California all the way to Kingman Arizona Wednesday…just under 500 miles. Not an easy drive since the traffic was still very heavy from Christmas, especially from Coalinga to Barstow…less traffic as we got closer to Needles and Kingman. We stayed the night in a Passport America park in Kingman, Sunrise RV Park, a very nice little park, good for a stay-over, that’s for sure. Only small complaint…the sewer is way to the back in the pull through, so I just didn’t hook sewer up. We left the park around 9 am, and headed just across the highway for Flying J…and that is where the scam started. And I want to say right up-front, Flying J had NOTHING to do with the scam, it just so happened that the scam artist followed us onto their property to do the scam.

Above is a google map of the Flying J from the street. We took this right turn, just like the white van (black arrow) is doing…and yes, I did run over the curb with my back right tire…then it was a sharp left into the RV gas pump area where the white arrow is pointing. I got out, and I see a white van (more like a family van than the business van above) pull up behind me on the side street. As I started to run my card at the pumbs, a guy walks up to me…my first thought was that he was going to ask me for money or for gas. But no, he starts his little scam…

“Did you not see me trying to pull you over? There are sparks coming out all over the place as you were driving down the road. Especially as you ran over that curb over there…I work for AAA, saw those sparks and tried to flag you down…did you not see me?”

“From the car of the motorhome?” I ask.

“From the motorhome right here”

He quickly walks to the back right of the motorhome…of course, I am at the back left…but I quickly follow him. Before I get around the corner, he is already on the ground looking and reaching up to the axle.

“Hey, get out from under my motorhome!” I yell. I see his finger up over the axle which he rubs hard and shows me a greasy finger.

“See, you are leaking grease real bad…you have a broken strut under here, it is hitting causing the sparks…”, and he goes on and on.

“I said, get out from under my motorhome…”

He starts getting out, but continues with his scam…kept saying that we had a broken strut, and that he could fix it real quick. He gives me his card, says he drives for AAA, but also has a mobile repair, and he could fix me up in less than a hour, all I needed to do was pull over to this large lot just down the street.

“I will get a second opinion in Phoenix, thanks for letting me know” I said.

“Oh sir, you will never get to Phoenix, there were sparks coming out all over down there…Just look at the grease dripping down...Here is my card, you are going to need this work now…”

“Regardless, I am getting gas, then we will decide if we want do something here, or wait until Phoenix. But thank you for your concern.”

NO, we did not fall for the scam! But believe me, it was tempting. But as Marcia and I discussed it, these are the signs that made me believe it was a scam all along.

The van was not the typically AAA van, like the one that jumped my HHR battery outside Walmart when I took mom and dad shopping a few weeks before Christmas. Yes, there was a sign on the side of the car, but it was one of those magnet type of signs, and the sign did not have the AAA logo, but clearly said AAA on it.

The guy was one of those fast, smooth talkers who anticipated what I was going to say and had a quick answer for it.

The grease on his finger was that dark, “been there on the axle” type of grease which one could easily find on an engine or an axle. He rubbed real hard and deep to get it. It was black, but not shinny like new grease. But he said there was dripping…but the grease did not come from dripping.

As I came back from inside Flying J, I did see a small wet area right under where he was…but when he came out from under there, there was not fluid on the ground. A large Class A pulled in just as I was walking back to the motorhome with my coffee…so I gave them to Marcia and went back to ask the man to watch me as I pulled out to see if there was any sparks. (Of course, I had to tell him a bit of the story…he agreed to watch…I told him I would pull in along the street behind him and get out to talk to him)

I talked to the Class A driver (from Provo Utah, nice couple headed to Mesa for the winter) after pulling out and along the side street. He sais he saw nothing. We talked for a few minutes, and both agreed that if the sparks had come from electrical (which is NOT what the scammer said), it would have popped a breaker…if it was metal hitting metal, I would hear it, and we heard nothing, not even when I hit the curb. As I went back to the motorhome, I looked to see if there was any signs of grease on the ground since I had stopped a few minutes ago…there was none.

Marcia wanted me to call Arny, I wanted to get out of Kingman…so I drove about 5 miles east on I-40 to a Love’s Gas Station, pulled in and called Arny. He agreed that it was most likely a scam, but said to drive part way to Phoenix, stop and check to see if the area around the hub was real hot. Well, I carry a Non-contact Instant-Read Infrared Digital Temperature Thermometer Gun Laser Point. So I took lots of temperature readings from both sides of the motorhome, and saw very little difference in temperature readings between both sides.

One thing that puzzled me was the liquid under the axle that showed up after I came out of Flying J with my coffee. After I pulled over to check the temps, I started contemplating this, and then it hit me as we were driving down the road. You see, I have seen that type of grease on pavement before…power steering or break fluid type of leak. This guy is so smooth, that he actually went under the motorhome to squirt fluid up on the springs…but when I got there faster than he thought…before he could wait for it to drip onto his finger because I demanded he get out from under my motorhome, he rubbed into the top of the axle and came out with that old, dirty grease. That is why he said more than once to “look under and see it drip” even though I had already gotten down along side of him to begin with as I yelled for him to stop. (I was afraid he was going to cut a brake line and say that this was our problem.) I saw no drips then, saw no puddle of fluid then, but did see it coming out of Flying J…but by then the Class A was behind me, and I did not want to make him wait, and I wanted to enlist his help.

Every time a mechanic does any work to my car or motorhome, I ALWAYS wonder if we are going to get ripped off. One time in Sacramento I took the HHR to a oil changing place that my dad use to use. When I got back to Florida and took it to my oil changing place, they informed me that whoever did the last oil change (they could tell my oil had been changed since the last time I had been there six months earlier along with the high mileage) that they did not change my filter. I asked how he knew that, and he responded that they put a mark on all their filters…this filter had that mark still. Dad found a different place to get his oil changed after that. I don’t like Jiffy Lube because they ALWAYS come up with a long list of other things they want to do…even if you say, “Just change my oil please.” I think the ultimate time I got scammed was when my manual clutch for my Malibu went out in Battle Mountain Nevada back in 1975. A Chevron Gas Station (way back when most gas stations did automotive work instead of selling groceries) did the work, and the guy said he had the shop down the street turn the flywheel (also known as resurface the flywheel). Well, about 15 months later I needed another clutch job. My friend Jay and I did it over at his house…and the flywheel still had the original factory grooves in it…it had not been resurfaced…which is why it needed to be done again 15 months later.

So it came to no surprise that when we got to Phoenix, that when I did a good search on the information on the business card that I found the following:

No company in Kingman by the name on the card.

The phone number on the card is a cell phone. Tonight I called it (*67 so he doesn’t have my phone number) and told him he is a scammer, and that I was going to call the Kingman police tomorrow morning. He hung up. Doubt the police will do anything, so I won’t call them. But I will be calling AAA and giving them anything they wish to have on the guy…which isn’t going to be much but a working cell phone number and an address which may or may not be good.

The address, according to Google Maps, is a residential area. Not a business area at all…but he did say it was a “mobil unit” (that is how he misspelled it on the business card).

I found no searches of anyone else saying they had been scammed. But I am 100% sure he is a scam, and we were not expecting it, but we were prepared to not fall for it. So keep it in mind the next time someone comes up to you and says, “Hey, you got a problem, and I can solve it for you….”

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Spring Break Jackpot 2017, Phoenix & Sedona, AZ, 3/17/17 - 3/21/17

Trip #1 of 2017 is in the books, and this one goes down in the Hall of Fame for trips that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience. From the get-go, this trip had extraordinary written all over it – sun, fun and relaxation. A perfect spring break trifecta!

The Arizona trip kicked off on the first Friday of March Madness weekend – my most favorite sporting event of the year. Therefore, before we could start the vacation, we met Jeremy, Scott and Dave at the bar for some basketball and brews. We hung out at Lone Oak Grill for about 3 hours catching up and watching some hoops. Around 3:00, Dyan whisked me away to the airport so that we could get checked in for our 6PM flight.

At 5:30, we boarded the gigantic 767-300, the first wide body plane I have been on since my Dad took Josh and I to Las Vegas for my 21st birthday. Our seats were in the middle of the aircraft, so I didn’t get the window seat I had hoped for, but holy cow, this plan had freaking tv’s streaming live broadcasts! JACKPOT! As the jet taxied down the tarmac, I found the TNT feed, and tuned into the Jayhawks, UC Davis game, which at the time was a nail biter.

Two hours into the flight (from 32,000 feet) I watched the Jayhawks finish up a dominant performance! Best. Flight. Ever.

I was amazed at the technology inside the airplane. As if the in-flight tv broadcast wasn’t cool enough, the flight also had a real-time flight tracker which showed plane location, speed, altitude and arrival time among a whole bunch of other data. For the remaining 80 minutes of the flight, I geeked out on the gps mapping software. Such a cool feature for somebody like me who likes to find landmarks 30-some thousand feet below to find out exactly where I am in the sky! But all good things must come to an end, and we landed just after sunset in Phoenix.

Going into this trip, we knew the average temp in the Phoenix for this time of year was 77 degrees. When we walked out of the airport (in jeans and sweatshirts), we were greeted by what felt like a furnace! It was 92 degrees, and it was nighttime. But, coming from 30 degree Minnesota weather, it felt heavenly. We quickly made our way over to the car rental HQ and found out it was our lucky day.

About 3 months ago, I scoured the net looking for a reasonable price on a convertible Mustang or Camaro. I figured if we were going to be in a warm climate doing some road-tripping, we needed a fun car. Basically everybody going to Phoenix over spring break must have had the same idea, because convertible sports cars were running $500-1,000 for the 4 day rental. Geez! Feeling defeated, I tried a last ditch effort by downloading an app on my phone called “Carla.” The app claims to offer the best car rental rates available. After a quick 1 minute search for my specific trip, I found a deal through Alamo for a “Convertible Mustang, or SIMILAR” at $237. What? That can’t be right. Why is it so cheap? It seemed way too good to be true, but I had nothing to lose. JACKPOT! I booked by putting 10% down and the rest due at the rental counter. But we had a few headwinds working against us. In doing some research, I found that Alamo is notorious for giving people the “SIMILAR” car in the convertible class, which happens to be a Chrysler 200….not exactly a fun sports car.

I also came to the conclusion that since we were getting in late on a Friday evening, the good cars would be sold out from people upgrading their weekend rides. It was kind of like picking teams on the playground in elementary school. Everybody wanted the good looking sporty kids – they were always picked first. Nobody wanted the unsporty clunkers. I was keeping my fingers crossed I wouldn’t get stuck with a clunker.

While at the rental counter, there was some systems problems, which meant we got to bypass the line of customers and go to a special check-in counter. I must say, Alamo was fabulous, and check-in was a breeze. When I asked the representative if there was any Mustangs left, she opened the door to the lot and barked some orders to some of the guys working the lot. She came back over to the desk and said, “It’s your lucky day!” They had one more convertible Mustang left, but it was a 2017 Mustang GT with the 5.0L V8. JACKPOT! My reservation had been for a standard V6 Mustang convertible. Dyan and I threw our bags in the car as quick as we could. We wanted to get out of there before anybody realized they accidentally put us in an upgraded convertible! Maybe it wasn’t accidental, but the fact that they did not boast to us about an upgrade made us think we were getting away with a steal! The downside of the car is that it had a heavy cigarette smell from the previous driver. No worries for us though. We put the top down before we even got on the road – which rectified the problem immediately. We were driving in paradise!

Around 9PM we pulled into the Sheraton Grand Wild Horse Pass Resort. This resort is way on the south end of Phoenix, in the booming suburb of Chandler. This would be a one night base camp only – which was unfortunate, because the property was amazing. The entire resort is decked out in Native American themed décor complete with flute & percussion inspired soft music and a four story waterfall. The moment we walked into the lobby, my blood pressure dropped. It was so peaceful and serene.

Being SPG Platinum members, we were upgraded to a mountain-view suite which also overlooked the amazing pool complex, golf course and lagoon. We enjoyed some southwestern tortilla soup around the outdoor bonfire before calling it quits for the night.

With our internal clocks still on central time, we woke up around 5AM local time. We made a few errands to Walmart, Starbucks and Krispy Kreme, and by 7:00 we decided to hit the Wild Horse Pass Casino before it got too smoky. It was here I got up close and personal with a gigantic cactus.

While standing by the cactus, I could hear the buffalo calling from inside!

Unfortunately, it was not our lucky day, but we always have fun playing Buffalo Stampede!

It was getting hot, so we headed back to the resort and spent a couple of hours wandering the resort’s nature trails and cooling off with a swim. The pool complex is amazing.

Perfect for families – multiple huge pools, a water slide, hot tubs and an outdoor restaurant. We discussed at length how this would make an amazing spring break resort for all seven of us.

The next leg of our trip was the one I had been most looking forward to! After checking out from the hotel, we took a 45 minute drive northwest to Surprise Arizona.

Dyan bought me 5th row tickets to the Royals/Indians spring training game. A few of the big name players were off playing in the World Baseball Classic (Duffy, Hosmer & Perez), but we did get to see Gordon, Moustakas and Cain.

The environment was so much different than watching a regular season game. The players were joking around on field and interacting with the fans during the game. Being that our seats were so close to the action, we could listen to the coaches talking to the players in the on-deck circle. It is such an amazing experience for a baseball enthusiast.

We had foot long hotdogs and peanuts for lunch and tried our hardest to buy some spring training souvenir hats, but they unfortunately were out of our sizes at all the shops in the stadium.

I am so lucky to have Dyan in my life. She treats me better than I ever thought was imaginable. She basically is the ultimate JACKPOT! It was so much fun sharing an experience like this with her – and having her seemingly enjoy it as much as I did! By the 8th inning, the Royals were losing 4-3, and the sun was blazing at 97 degrees. We had a long drive to Sedona ahead of us, so we bailed out of the game an inning early to beat the traffic. The Royals ended up hitting a game tying home run in the bottom of the 9th sending the game to an extra inning tie, 4-4.

The 2.5 hour drive north to Sedona was pretty as we transitioned from the desert (1,000 feet above sea level) into the mountains (4,000 feet). The best part of the drive is the final 15 minutes after exiting the interstate. The drive into Oak Creek (town just south of Sedona) was spectacular. Literally, the mountains changed from “normal mountains” to exquisite “red rock mountains” in a matter of a couple of miles. It is an area everybody should drive through once in their lifetime.

We were staying at the Hilton Red Rock Resort in Oak Creek. While the hotel is beautiful and the setting is amazing, the check-in process was a sign of the not-so-great experience that was yet to come.

For context, my work has a vacation saving program called Adestinn whereby Blue Cross will match 50% of the dollars I contribute to my vacation account. The account can then be used to book (Hilton/Hyatt) properties through the Adestinn website. To make a long story short, I had booked two separate reservations for Saturday and Sunday night because we wanted a room with a view of the red rock mountains, but that room was only available on Sunday. When checking in that Saturday night, Corbin informed us that the hotel was 100% full, and that he could not get us into the red rock view room for Saturday – which was okay with us since we had not pre-paid for the nicer room. Corbin did inform us we would need to change rooms the following day to the nicer room. We told Corbin we had a busy day the following day and would not be able to check into the new room until late in the day. Corbin and his manager confirmed our two night stay and got us all checked in to room 1020, which included a fantastic view of the parking lot. They assured us our view would be so much much better the following day.

After settling in, Dyan and I hit up the outdoor Jacuzzi for a quick soak before dinner. I was craving protein, so we headed into downtown Sedona to the Silver Saddle Cowboy Club, which is supposedly the best steakhouse in town. Dyan and I got seated and browsed the menu. Another couple was seated five minutes later adjacent to our table. After 20 minutes, we still had not had a server come by our table, although the table seated after us already had their drinks. We were famished, so we walked out of the restaurant in search of a restaurant we could get some service!

Right across the street was 89 Agave, a highly rated Latin inspired restaurant. We were seated immediately in the back of the restaurant in front of an 80” tv that was showing the UMD Bulldogs vs. UND Fighting Sioux playoff hockey game! Who would have thought? A Mexican restaurant 1,500 miles from home showing playoff college hockey. JACKPOT! We enjoyed a great meal of bottomless warm tortilla chips/salsa, chicken tortilla soup and beef enchiladas. I imagine it was as authentic as being in Mexico – minus the college hockey.

At dinner we also formalized our roadtrip for the following day. At the beginning of the conversation Dyan said she wasn’t very interested in visiting the Grand Canyon. But then the wind shifted directions. After a quick Google search of the canyon on her phone, she caught the idea of seeing the Grand Canyon at sunrise. Suddenly you’d think that was the entire reason for us coming to the area! Our drive was originally going to take us about 8 hours through northern Arizona. Now, not only were we going to be driving 8 hours, but three of those hours were going to come starting at 3AM so that we could get to the Grand Canyon in time for the sunrise…… We quickly departed dinner so we could get back to the hotel for some sleep.

3AM came quick. Too quick… We packed up, checked out of the room, and were on the road by 3:30. The drive should have been uneventful being that it was in the wee hours of the morning. However, it ended up being one of the most memorable experiences of the trip. Experience you say? Yes, experience.

The GPS backtracked us toward the interstate before heading north to Flagstaff. It’s not too difficult getting carried away with a Mustang GT and before I knew it, we were pushing 80+ on I-17. About 10 miles outside of Flagstaff, we noticed a police car driving southbound with his spotlight pointed into the trees off of the highway. Clearly he was looking for something. About 1 mile later, I swerved to avoid hitting glass and plastic fragments all over the road. It was then I noticed a car had crashed into a shear rock wall on the right side of the road. The car was smoking badly, and I assume it had rolled on the highway leaving a trail of debris before careening into the rock wall. This crash had just happened, and it certainly looked like there could have been major injuries. We slowed so that we could call 911 to report the accident. As Dyan was dialing the phone, I noticed two elk on the shoulder of the interstate. As I began pointing it out to Dyan, she said, “it’s an entire heard of elk!” There must have been 30-40 elk just loitering in the field dimly lit by the moonlight. I had to wonder if the car hit or swerved to avoid hitting one of the elk. The 911 dispatcher got on the line and we reported the crash. She told me to maintain a safe distance from the crash because emergency responders were already nearing the scene - we relayed that the police car we had seen a mile back was looking in the wrong lane of traffic and needed to look on the northbound lane just before exit 322 at Munds Park.

That was a definite mood killer, and a wakeup call to a reality that we are in elk country, and should be driving much more cautious. Yikes. And little did we know, the drive would only get trickier from here. I am usually one to study maps, but since we only planned this excursion/route less than 8 hours ago, I never really had the chance to see what kind of terrain we’d be navigating. I assumed it was pretty much flat desert from Sedona to The Grand Canyon. Boy, was I wrong...

After passing through Flagstaff, the GPS put us on a little two lane highway in the middle of Cococino National Forrest. We continued seeing deer, and elk as the white knuckle drive took us unknowingly up the Kachina Peaks. Humpherys Peak (located within Kachina), an extinct volcano, is the tallest mountain in Arizona, topping out at almost 13,000 feet. While the mountains flanking Humpherys are not as tall, they certainly aren’t a cake walk to navigate - especially in the middle of the night. Since it was pitch black, we drove seemingly blind as we followed the winding mountain highway north. The elevation signs began at 5,000 feet, then 6,000 feet, then 7,000 feet, and 8,000 feet. We were climbing in the dark and finally reached a sign that said 8,046 feet. A sign that specific must indicate the highest elevation we would get to. As such, we began our descent down the back side of the mountain range. On the north side of the mountain range, there is a clearing in the trees and a long straightway. It was at this moment Dyan looked back from where we came from and noticed the moon-lit snow-capped Humphreys peak just a few miles away. We pulled off on the shoulder, shut the car off and got out to take in that moment. Not a sound in the air or a cloud in the sky. The moon and stars shined brightly on Humphery’s. At that moment, I had two mother’s, and one was called Nature.

A few miles down the road and we saw huge purple caution signs for an active wildfire. The wildfire was burning in the Kendrick Peaks just 2 miles west of us. The fire had scorched over 220 acres and was 75% contained. Fortunately, we never encountered any issues with the fire.

We slowly wandered north as the eastern sky turned from black to navy. We were getting close. But we, or I rather, was still on lookout for wild animals on the highway. Dyan, decided an hour long nap was priority. The terrain changed from mountainous to desert like and then to forest as we approached Tusayan, the gateway to the Grand Canyon.

We pulled into the visitor’s center at 6:00AM. We had 31 minutes to find the perfect sunrise location. Lucky for us, that perfect spot was a 5 minute walk from where we parked the car. It’s called Mather Point. Photographers and tourists jockeyed for position as everybody anxiously waited. We avoided the masses when Dyan found a huge boulder that rose about 10 feet over the crowds. We climbed the boulder and waited in the 30 degree air. As usual, Dyan dressed in her cutesy-tootsey hiking wear. She looked great, but she looked cold. As usual, I was prepared for the elements, with a warm jacket. You know how this story goes. Guy gives girl jacket. Girl stays warm. Guy freezes his butt off. It never changes…

The sun came up as advertised at 6:31 AM. Not even gonna lie, it was way more spectacular than I imagined.

I’ve never been to the Grand Canyon, but I kind of always thought it would be overrated. Just a river running through the middle of a canyon. But seeing it up close and personal changed my outlook on this national park. It was stunning. There is a reason it is called “Grand” Canyon. I could not believe how gigantic the canyon actually is. The length to the other side must have been as long as it was deep. It’s so massive. Even more impressive is that it actually stretches about 300 total miles in distance, and a width of 18 miles across at its widest point. I am at a loss for adjectives on how to best describe something so incredibly scenic – that is my best indicator of how beautiful it must be.

We spent about an hour at various look-outs creating one postcard after another.

With every passing minute, the sun painted a new scene on the tops of the canyon walls and jagged rock formations.

After getting our fill of the canyon, we then continued the roadtrip traveling east on Desert View Drive (the frontage road to the canyon) stopping at several scenic lookouts along the way.

It was at one of these lookouts an elk decided to get up close and personal with us! At another lookout, Dyan decided to jump the safety railing and hike down onto one of the peninsulas that jets out into the canyon.

Another two hours into the desert drive and we finally arrived at Horseshoe Bend. Horsehoe Bend is a geological phenomenon created by a winding river perfectly wrapped around a peninsula of rock that just happens to be a thousand feet deep in a canyon. The result is a teal colored river making a perfect horseshoe bend. Again, I am at a loss for words on how to describe something so magnificent to the eye.

The difference in this scenario is that there was no guard rails on the cliff edge like there had been at the Grand Canyon. I was amazed at the tourists’ lack of caution. The kids running around and teens dangling their legs over the edge were enough to send me into a mini panic attack. So when Dyan wanted to get closer for pictures, I was not a happy camper.

We had a quick lunch in the Utah/Arizona border town of Page, before beginning the 3.5 hour drive back to Sedona. The drive was uneventful compared to our pitch black morning commute, but the sun was out and it had warmed enough (80 degrees) to put the top down.

About 30 minutes outside of Sedona, Dyan hatched a new plan. She had seen ATV rentals when we drove through Sedona the previous day, and wanted to rent an ATV to tour the back country. Forty five minutes later, we were strapped into an indestructible-mud-rocket that could take hairpin turns at 55mph. JACKPOT! Funny enough, you have to drive this through town (among traffic) in order to get to the back country. Once in the back country, we were free to explore. And explore we did!

When we picked up the ATV, they asked us if we wanted a scenic route, or a fun route. We chose FUN! Our route took us though the Ancient Hokanani Ruins.

We didn’t stop to see what the ruins looked like because driving that little hell-machine was too much fun. We blazed down the dirt straightaways at nearly 60mph. We climbed rock steps and crossed rocky creeks. We went airborn on jumps and two-wheeled uneven climbs. It was everything you could imagine an off-road course being. The only downside was the insane amount of dust that gets kicked up. At times, it was almost like driving through a thick fog, and we had a couple of close calls with some oncoming traffic! Crazy how an unplanned activity ended up being one of the highlights of the trip. When we finished, we were both covered in red dust from head to toe.

We needed a shower bad, but a cold beer even worse. It was now 4:00 and happy hour was going on at the Old Sedona Bar and Grill which was across the street from the ATV rental. As we cooled off from the heat, we watched Kansas destroy Michigan State 90-70, punching their ticket to the Sweet 16. It was also during this brief bit of downtime that Dyan decided it would be a great idea to do a sunset hike to Devil’s Bridge. She assured me it was 2 miles roundtrip….

At 4:30, we arrived at Devil’s Bridge trailhead with a couple of beers in the tank.

About a mile into the hike, I began realizing we weren’t even close to Devil’s. That is when Dyan let the truth be told. The hike is actually about 5 total miles. She knew if she told me it was 5 that I would have never agreed to go on the hike. So, there we were, in the middle of a desert forest dressed for the beach and tipsy as a tugboat. We were too far into the hike to just turnaround, but far enough away from the bridge that solicited some unpleasantries under my breath. So we hiked further. The easy hike turned into a moderate hike with akward steps. The moderate hike turned into full blown mountain expedition as we neared Devil’s Bridge. Glad I have two good knees. Oh wait, nevermind…

I will say, the view from the top of Devil’s is pretty spectacular, and is well worth the challenging hike to get there. JACKPOT!.

The red and gold mountains in the distance provide the perfect backdrop to the bridge carved into the rocks. Dyan and I posed for a few pics before heading back down the mountain.

I had feared we’d get caught out in the dark and be unprepared and cold, but my sidekick assured me the entire hike that we would get back to the car in time. And she was right. We walked up to the car right at sunset.

We were beat. We spent 9 hours on the road, 2 hours in an ATV and 2 hours hiking. All we wanted was a relaxing evening on our balcony overlooking the Red Rock mountains of Sedona . Unfortunately, Corbin at the Hilton had other plans for us. Around 6:30 we arrived at the hotel and Dyan stepped into the lobby to check-in while I fetched the bags from the car. As I approached the lobby entrance, Dyan met me and said, “You are never going to believe this. They don’t have our reservation for tonight.” I was floored. Time for a pow wow with management. We provided our confirmation number to the manager and she indicated she did not know what happened, but she no longer had our room available. We explained the situation to her that Corbin and his manager had confirmed us for the upgraded room a day earlier, so we couldn’t understand how they did not have our room. After all, it was pre-paid! The Hilton apologized profusely, and said they were overbooked and there was nothing they could do since all the premium rooms were already taken. They put us in a standard room and provided a $100 dinner voucher as a consolation. We were really ticked off, because we had spent $425 for the premium room.

We had dinner in the hotel restaurant, which was really good, but the service was awful. Our server Pauli was completely absent the entire meal. The manager, chef and host did all of the work at our table. After dinner, we made a quick stop to the Jacuzzi, but it was crowded with guests, so we didn’t last long. We needed sleep.

On Monday morning, we got out of the Hilton as soon as we could and headed south toward Phoenix to begin our pool day at the Westin Kierland Resort. About 30 minutes into the drive, Dyan and I both noticed a casino along the interstate. I sensed a pit stop coming.....

Cliff Castle Casino was not very large, but they had the two things Dyan loves. Buffalo Stampede and a High Stakes Slots room! After losing most of her daily allowance I suggested we get VIP Club cards to the casino. Each card gets a lottery chance at free slots play. I won $5 free (which I lost to the Buffalos immediately) and Dyan won $10. With her remaining money and VIP $, Dyan ventured into the High Stakes area where she sat down at the African Diamond machine. She was losing bad and was down to $6 left of her VIP money. That’s when she max bet and hit the free spins bonus. What came next was a game changer. On the first 9 (out of 10) free spins, she won NOTHING. On her 10th and final spin, she hit a JACKPOT and won $340!! We cashed out immediately and continued the trek to Phoenix.

We LOVE SPG properties, especially Westin branded hotels. They treat us SO well, and constantly give us upgrades. We arrived at the Kierland resort around 10AM. They indicated we were being upgraded to a large suite overlooking the mountains to the east of Scotsdale.

The room was not ready yet, but they offered us complimentary access to the guest lounge on the 9th floor to enjoy sodas, hors d’oeuvres and snacks while we waited. They also provided us with complementary access to the spa/locker rooms so that we could change and use the pool facilities for the day. They were absolutely accommodating.

The Westin pool did not leave much to be desired. There is a family pool, complete with lazy river and water slides which we spent some time at, however, our favorite amenity was the adult pool, where children under the age of 18 were not allowed. For 4 hours, we alternated between the pool and the sun chairs as we sipped Pina and Key Lime Coladas. Around 3, we checked into the room and got ready for the evening.

We headed toward Old Scottsdale for dinner, but neither of us were all that hungry…so, we started looking for things to do in the area. Well, well, well, there was a casino just a few miles away! Dyan looked at me and said, “It is your call, but I feel lucky.” I can’t say no to that, can I? We ventured into the casino, and immediately spotted two machines – Willy Wonka and you guessed it, Buffalos! Unfortunately both were occupied. We played lightly at several machines as we kept a close eye on our honey holes. About 30 minutes into gambling, one of the Willy Wonka’s opened up and Dyan sat down immediately. Within 5 minutes, Dyan produced a free spin bonus on a big bet. The Oompa Loompa’s were in her favor as they gave her wilds across the board. It was a JACKPOT win dishing out $308. A sign came up on the machine that said “Call Attendant” for a hand pay. The attendant was there instantaneously and paid Dyan for the win. It was also interesting that she shut the machine down and restarted it. She said they restart the machine after every jackpot win. Before leaving she made a point to say this Wonka machine had hit jackpot wins all day long! My guess is that was a canned statement trying to get gamblers to keep feeding the machine. Dyan was not hooked by the attendant’s statement and said, it’s time for a steak dinner!

We headed back toward the hotel and decided on Capitol Grill for dinner. Dyan had the filet, I had the aged NY Strip, and we shared mashed potatoes. We sat alone out on the patio for nearly two hours enjoying amazing food, each other’s company and the perfect evening. JACKPOT!

Our final day in Phoenix started off with a couple’s Rollerssage at the Agave Spa located inside the resort. The rollerssage was amazing. The spa’s description was spot on: The massage combines the deep healing power of a Swedish massage with radiating heat using a roll of smooth semiprecious stones to create relaxation and relieve tight muscles. After the massage, we utilized the spa facilities which included hottubs, saunas and steam rooms among other things.

After the spa, we laid out at the adult pool all day sipping frozen cocktails and snacking on chips and salsa. Every day we were in Phoenix, the temperature was well over 90 degrees and all sunshine. It was the most perfect spring break weather we could have asked for. Phoenix set records for high temps on multiple days. Our timing of this vacation and the extreme heat was perfect. The week before we arrived, Phoenix had temps in the 70’s, and two days after we left, it was only in the 60’s, with rain. We were so fortunate to have the weather we did.

Around 1:00, we packed up the Stang and headed to the airport. The amazing luck we had on this trip just kept rolling for us. As we drove into the car rental return, a young man looked over the car and asked us how it handled. I got pretty chatty with him telling him how awesome the car was, but did point out that the previous driver smoked heavily in the car (I didn’t want Alamo to think we were smoking in the car). As I was talking to the Alamo representative, Dyan was checking under the seats to see if we had left anything in the car. Dyan popped up holding a half package of cigarettes indicating they must have been left by the previous driver. The rep looked at the package and began profusely apologizing saying he was going to take care of the problem. He handed me a receipt for the rental that showed he took $100 off of the car rental! I told him it was not necessary and that we already got a great deal on the car. He looked at me and said, “Smoking is not allowed in our cars and I am sorry you had to deal with the smell. That is not how we do business, so hopefully this credit makes things better.” Wow! JACKPOT!

We shuttled over to the airport and checked in for what was sure to be a long flight home. Flights home are never a happy time!

Fortunately for me, we were on a brand new 757 aircraft which had the same entertainment package as our other flight. Dyan and I watched Office Holiday Party for the first couple of hours, and I geeked out again on the flight tracker software the rest of the way home.

I was even able to spot our Apple Valley neighborhood on our approach into MSP.

A couple days after getting back home, I received a survey from Adestinn on how I would rate my travel experience booking through them. I provided some honest feedback about the disappointment we had at the Oak Creek Hilton. I wasn’t really expecting anything to come from that feedback, but Adestinn circled back with me in the following week to let me know that they and the Hilton property were very sorry for the experience Dyan and I had at their hotel. Along with an apology, they offered a full refund ($425) for our stay because they were not able to give us the room we had paid for. Wow again! I feel like I won the jackpot for all the credits we received - first Alamo, and now this!

All in all, this trip was amazing at every single turn. While basking in the sun at Westin, Dyan and I were trying to rank all the trips we have taken. It was a consensus that Spring Break 2017 in Arizona at least has a share of the top spot, if not holding it outright! JACKPOT!

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