This gallery has a couple different events in it. In July, we went to Houston to pick up some stuff at Debbie's parents' condo. We decided to take the birds on the road trip. We had another road trip in August/September but you will find those photos in the Katrina gallery. In October, we tried our hands at indoor rock climbing. At Thanksgiving, we took a road trip to Las Cruces.
![Stokes-R-Us > [000] July trip. When driving thru New Mexico and Arizona in July, you see a lot of these dust devils.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/DustDevils1573/44404532_ifCVZ-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [000] July trip. When driving thru New Mexico and Arizona in July, you see a lot of these dust devils.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [005] July trip. Another dust devil. I think this was somewhere in New Mexico.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/DustDevils1560/44404512_QU8j5-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [005] July trip. Another dust devil. I think this was somewhere in New Mexico.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [010] July trip. When we're travelling, this is Shiloh's spot. He won't tolerate being anywhere else in the car.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/TravelingShiloh1564/44404569_FLJ7s-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [010] July trip. When we're travelling, this is Shiloh's spot. He won't tolerate being anywhere else in the car.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [015] July trip. Dixie wasn't so much perching as laying on Debbie's shoulder. You can see that her baby spots are almost gone on her head.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/TravelingDixie1576/44404550_i8CQ8-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [015] July trip. Dixie wasn't so much perching as laying on Debbie's shoulder. You can see that her baby spots are almost gone on her head.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [020] July trip. We stopped every couple of hours or so for a birdie rest stop. Everyone got out of the truck and had a snack.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/BirdieRestStop1572/44409640_p72n5-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [020] July trip. We stopped every couple of hours or so for a birdie rest stop. Everyone got out of the truck and had a snack.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [025] July trip. Shiloh loves vanilla milk shakes.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/ShilohMilkShake1566/44409653_htXb6-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [025] July trip. Shiloh loves vanilla milk shakes.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [030] July trip. Dixie playing with a straw during one of our rest stops.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/BirdieRestStop1568/44409680_YgxzC-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [030] July trip. Dixie playing with a straw during one of our rest stops.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [035] July trip. Both birds playing with the straw during one of our rest stops.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/SharingAStraw1570/44409670_Vng2A-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [035] July trip. Both birds playing with the straw during one of our rest stops.")
![Stokes-R-Us > [050] Rock Gym. This is the indoor climbing gym. The walls are 31 feet high. All of those ropes are for belaying.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/RockGym2723/44415008_7yhyN-Ti.jpg "Stokes-R-Us > [050] Rock Gym. This is the indoor climbing gym. The walls are 31 feet high. All of those ropes are for belaying.")
[020] July trip. We stopped every couple of hours or so for a birdie rest stop. Everyone got out of the truck and had a snack.
![> [020] July trip. We stopped every couple of hours or so for a birdie rest stop. Everyone got out of the truck and had a snack.](http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Other/Recreation-2005/BirdieRestStop1572/44409640_p72n5-S.jpg "> [020] July trip. We stopped every couple of hours or so for a birdie rest stop. Everyone got out of the truck and had a snack.")
[020] July trip. We stopped every couple of hours or so for a birdie rest stop. Everyone got out of the truck and had a snack.
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