The "Worthless trip" That WASN'T

Posted Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 11:21 AM
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    ahhh..... My Dad spent a year in CA while I was 9-10. Naturally, we did the normal touristy things. And of course we went to see Roy Rogers and Trigger. The museum anyway. We were not lucky enough to see Roy himself. I did not yet have a horse of my own, and I loved seeing "Trigger" in his Golden Glory. The start of my dream of having a horse had started.

    I didn't know all that about the museum, and that does make a person sad. So many things are being lost to "newness" ...I'm afraid that those of us that remember "the good things" will be gone...and all the memories with us. Never to be recovered. (just like losing all the lands that used to be beautiful pastures and fields of grain/corn that are now concrete)

    I heard about 2 months ago where some of the Roy Rogers stuff was, and it seemed curious to me at the time, (almost didn't believe it) but now I understand that it's true. (now realizing that it's all been sold)

    Wayne's son works at a magnnificent ranch up in Bellevue, Idaho. In December, or maybe January, there was an award part of some sort that was held at another apparently amazing place. Brett was super excited to have seen some of Roy Roger's and Trigger stuff. I know there was a gun, and seems like chaps, saddle, and various other original items. The items were lining a winding spiral staircase. How cool does that sound? It feels good to know that some of those wonderful momentos of days past are right here in Idaho, and apparently someone values them appropriately.

    Jessie

    -- Posted by jessiemiller on Thu, Mar 10, 2011, at 12:21 PM
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    I was also going to say,

    While reading this, I was soooooooooooo hoping that it was going to turn out that Roy Rogers was in that Edsel that you raced. That'd be OK to lose to him huh?

    I'm going to say that it was him, cuz that would make me happy!

    It's my dream and my story (that part anyway)

    -- Posted by jessiemiller on Thu, Mar 10, 2011, at 12:24 PM
  • If you turned south on I-15 from Norton you would never get to Victorville. It is north of San B.

    I had breakfast with Roy and Dale on each side of me at DaNang AB, RVN. I also drank a few beers with Roy at his favorite bar in Apple Valley, CA where he lived.

    -- Posted by Mr.427539 on Mon, Mar 14, 2011, at 12:37 PM
  • It was I-15 and it does run through the Cajon Pass. I made that trip almost every weekend for almost a year. However Norton and San Bernadino are South of Victorville.

    -- Posted by Mr.427539 on Tue, Mar 15, 2011, at 11:28 AM
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