{"id":4453,"date":"2016-09-13T13:17:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T13:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/?p=4453"},"modified":"2020-07-01T13:02:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T13:02:59","slug":"the-adventures-of-bob-the-backhoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/?p=4453","title":{"rendered":"The Adventures of Bob the Backhoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who needs flat Stanley when you have Bob the Backhoe. I was headed out the door on Tuesday morning headed for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/?tag=dmc\">DMC <\/a>ride in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/?tag=colorado\">Colorado<\/a> and stepped on this little gem. So the idea came to mind to bring him along and give him a little adventure that I would share with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/?tag=ryder\">Ryder <\/a>and the rest of the world through FB. I&#8217;m pretty sure Bob had a great time in the high mountains of Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, Ryder will tell you in his confident knowledge of construction equipment, that this is an excavator. However Edwardo the Excavator didn&#8217;t have the same euphonious ring to it that Bob the Backhoe did.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4453 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160906_091536\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_091536.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_091536-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4430\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4430'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the plane\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160906_102816\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_102816.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_102816-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4431\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4431'>\n\t\t\t\tAt the Albuquerque Airport\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160906_110833\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_110833.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_110833-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4432\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4432'>\n\t\t\t\tPicking up the car rental\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160906_122047\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_122047.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_122047-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4434\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4434'>\n\t\t\t\tDriving across the desert in New Mexico\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160906_145537\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_145537.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_145537-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4435\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4435'>\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to Colorado\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160907_081249\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160907_081249.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160907_081249-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4438\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4438'>\n\t\t\t\tEarly morning at the Animas River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160906_171039\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_171039.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160906_171039-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4436\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4436'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom the Hotel along the Animas River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160907_101100\" 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href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_091242.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_091242-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4448\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4448'>\n\t\t\t\tAlong the Trail\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160908_091229\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_091229.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_091229-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4447\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4447'>\n\t\t\t\tAlong the Trail\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160907_142906\" href='https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160907_142906.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160907_142906-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4445\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4445'>\n\t\t\t\tTesting Vegas&#8217; Patience\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"20160907_132135\" 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