http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com Mesa Verde Times http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com/2009/04/time-travel.html <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3985082108974614998" itemprop="description articleBody"> I finally had time to sit down and post as you see. I had time to think too. I thought about Chief and how much I love him as my pal, I thought about how it felt to "time travel" to 2083 like we all did riding Horizons. I thought about the time period in which this all took place. I thought about Chief and I trying to absorb everything around us like we WERE in the future even though it was all just a set.<br /><br /> I thought about how Horizons is all long gone. <div style="clear: both;"></div></div> Wed, 30 Nov 2016 08:01:07 +0000 http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-like-it-here.html <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-468747225048452716" itemprop="description articleBody"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qqA2FMhXpwM/Sd0cS2XL2rI/AAAAAAAAAFM/AvSXcf0PUQY/s1600-h/hor027.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322441444777777842" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qqA2FMhXpwM/Sd0cS2XL2rI/AAAAAAAAAFM/AvSXcf0PUQY/s320/hor027.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>Let's stay in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">restaurant</span> for a little while. The middle window, the previous blogs being the last and highest window, had an Asian mother and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">daughter</span> looking at a playful seal. ............................. I'm trying really hard to be "PC" here folks. (deep breathe) I ASSUME they are Asian. OK? I'd say they were Asian American but they might not be from America. I'm NOT going to say that they are actually Eskimos who are choosing their next meal. I'm not going to say it so forget it. </div><div></div><div>Now I've done it. Damn!</div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div> Thu, 1 Dec 2016 08:01:05 +0000 http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-wierd-angles.html <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4177262417199106090" itemprop="description articleBody"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qqA2FMhXpwM/Sd0jgPeoM5I/AAAAAAAAAFU/KpUHPICrqSY/s1600-h/hor028.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322449371439575954" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qqA2FMhXpwM/Sd0jgPeoM5I/AAAAAAAAAFU/KpUHPICrqSY/s320/hor028.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Here are the trio from the catwalk. Nice shot huh? The set exterior was very tall giving the riders the feeling that they were deep under the sea. There's no way you could see the top from your omnimover car which created a very tranquil, deep sea, effect.<br /> The Kelp plants were attached to motors that made them rise up and down with the "current" and a Gobo in front of a spotlight created the water effects. Notice the tension springs on the Kelp strands. They could be adjusted to the right setting for the effect.<br /><div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div> Fri, 2 Dec 2016 08:01:07 +0000 http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com/2009/04/duo.html <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-531703288247819050" itemprop="description articleBody"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qqA2FMhXpwM/Sd5osD_i_TI/AAAAAAAAAFc/vrTbPLvhYtg/s1600-h/hor029.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322806915793878322" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qqA2FMhXpwM/Sd5osD_i_TI/AAAAAAAAAFc/vrTbPLvhYtg/s320/hor029.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>Here they are clearly ignoring the safety bar. The entire Sea Castle could be destroyed by ONE kid falling into the glass hemisphere!</div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div> Sat, 3 Dec 2016 08:01:06 +0000 http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com/2009/04/thanks-hoot.html <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1022484160946849346" itemprop="description articleBody"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u0AqCQvCFUc/SeNYRMJiX9I/AAAAAAAAAEA/fasOJcMs7vY/s1600-h/seaport_01+copy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324196236824305618" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u0AqCQvCFUc/SeNYRMJiX9I/AAAAAAAAAEA/fasOJcMs7vY/s320/seaport_01+copy.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u0AqCQvCFUc/SeNYNSV2CAI/AAAAAAAAAD4/tgtgStOKSnQ/s1600-h/seaport_02+copy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324196169767061506" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u0AqCQvCFUc/SeNYNSV2CAI/AAAAAAAAAD4/tgtgStOKSnQ/s320/seaport_02+copy.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>First off I just want to thank Hoot for letting me join as a contributor. I am so glad that he started this blog so that we can share our stories, pictures, and videos of our Horizons adventures. It has actually been a long time since I have taken a look at the pictures and videos, and now that we are going thru them again it is really helping bring back all the great memories of what we did. :)</div><div></div><br /><div>Anyways, on with the show. I thought I would continue on with the last few posts about the SeaPort area and show a few more shots of it. The first one is a pretty neat view I think, it is from up on one of the many catwalks looking down thru the 'holes' in the sets, all the way down to the sea floor. You can see the Sub Repair Room, then the room thats just on the other side of the Undersea Resort (restaurant) with the Sub on the floor, and then of course you can see the sub on the sea floor.</div><div></div><br /><div>The second shot is basically from a ride vehicle of that floor just underneath the Sub Repair room and next to the Undersea Classroom and just on the other side of the wall of the Undersea Resort (restaurant). In the distance you can see thru the triangular window, the single guy just about to order his tasty lobster. And if I remember correctly there is another triangular style window hidden just behind that purple colored beam in front of the sub, that you could see the dining black couple.</div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div> Sun, 4 Dec 2016 08:01:07 +0000