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State Fairs, Halloween, and Backpacking – Raleigh, NC
In our travels we have attended state fairs all over the country and we make a point of attending the North Carolina State Fair whenever we are here in the fall. I don’t suppose that there is anything special about … Continue reading
What the heck is GEOCACHING?
I learned about geocaching from a friend while camping in Key West, FL. He and I traveled all over that part of the Keys, finding geocaches of various types. It has become a fun hobby and I have searched for … Continue reading
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, September 2016
This was out third trip to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park but it was different from our past trips. This time we were meeting Pat’s brother and sister and their families. Where normally we would be out on the hiking … Continue reading
Paddling the Mississippi River in LaCrosse, WI – September 2016
Years ago I presented a workshop in Winona, MN and stayed at a hotel in LaCrosse. As I was driving to the hotel I watched the Mississippi River and thought it would be interesting to camp along it and to … Continue reading
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Why is it called Sioux Falls? September 2016
Why is it called Sioux Falls? Because it has a significant water fall! We were driving across South Dakota, headed for Michigan and planned this as a short stop – only two nights. Sometimes when we make such stops we … Continue reading
Teddy Roosevelt and “Strenuous Living” – September 2016
I have always been interested in Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. In his youth he suffered from a range on illnesses that left him almost incapacitated. He was also very nearsighted which caused him to wear glasses most of his life. Yet … Continue reading
Custer’s Last Stand – September 2016
As we planned our route to Michigan I noticed that we would be driving near the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. I didn’t want to bypass this site of American history so we planned it as a stop. After a … Continue reading
River Rafting with Wine, Smoke Jumpers, and Montana History – August 2016
We left the Tacoma area on August 28th and headed east over the Snoqualmie Pass. As we drove east I was struck by the difference in terrain. We had just left the deep forest of the Cascade Mountain range and … Continue reading
Junior Rangers at Mount Rainer, August 2016
Mount Rainer dominates the eastern skyline of the Seattle/Tacoma area. A volcano that made its last major eruption too long ago to remember, it is still an active volcano. We were able to have our three granddaughters stay with us … Continue reading
Exploring the Olympic Peninsula, July 2016
Olympic National Park is a million acres in the Olympic Peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound. The park is unique in that it is actually three parks in one. First, there is the temperate rain forest in the … Continue reading
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