Friday, May 11, 2007
Tuesday May 1st at "The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum and Happy Trails Theater"
We had a wonderful time at the Museum and Happy Trails Theater. It is a great place and definitely one of our favorite parts of the trip!!!
There is a bigger than life size statue of Trigger in the parking lot.
Roy Rogers Jr., "The High Riders" and "Mr. Red" have an outstanding show. We really enjoyed it!!!
Getting set for the show!!!
"Mr. Red"
Roy Rogers Jr. and "The High Riders" performing.
Us kids with Roy Rogers Jr.
Us kids with "The High Riders" Roy Rogers Jr.'s singing group.
Us kids with "Mr. Red" Roy Rogers Jr.'s sidekick.
There are exibits honoring the three children that Roy and Dale lost. They had 9 children altogether.
Robin, Roy and Dale's only biological daughter who had downs syndrome, died from complications of the measels shortly before her second birthday.
Debbie, the korean orphan girl Roy and Dale adopted, was killed in a church bus accident.
Sandy, the Kentucky orphan boy Roy and Dale adopted, choked to death while over seas in the service.
Roy Roger's singing group the original "Sons of the Pioneers".
The Rogers' family table.
Trigger Jr. and Buttermilk
Trigger "The Smartest Horse in the Movies" and Bullet "Roy's Wonder Dog".
Roy and Dale's gun collection.
Roy Rogers' first gun holster.
One of Dale Evans' gun holsters.
Roy and Dale's parade car. You can't see as well in the picture, but the handles are made out of six shooters!!!
The truck that Roy Rogers (at the time Leonard Slye) and his family moved west in.
Pat's Jeep Nellybelle
Roy and Dale's boot collection.
Some of Roy and Dale's guitars and...
more guitars!!!
Sabrina and Sienna
Roy and Dale's hand and foot prints.
An exibit honoring several of Roy's sidekicks.
The Cochran Clan
The "King of the Cowboys" and the "Queen of the West".
Happy Trails Partners!
Tuesday evening, we enjoyed a delicious chuckwagon dinner and a wonderful performance from the Sons of the Pioneers.
All of us cowboys and cowgirls waiting for dinner.
Dishing up a good old chuckwagon meal.
The Sons of the Pioneers
Seth in his the bunk bed in the trailer.
The playground accross form our campsite.
Wednesday
Our campsite.
Daddy taking down the patio room.
Hey Sayer!!! Do you feel ejected, rejected and dejected?
Us kids enjoying breakfast at the campsite before heading home. We enjoyed a nice sprinkle of rain!