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A New Re-Start

Well, we spent 10 days in Connecticut doing something we prefer not to do when traveling by RV; we moved out of the RV and into a friend’s house. Then we put the RV into a storage lot. However, we were...

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Hangin’ with Simone

It is always fun to see our favorite Grand Daughter, Simone, when we are in Boston. She is such a smiley, happy kid. And at 17 months, has a surprisingly large vocabulary. She has been able to do a lot...

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The Great Rolling Yellowstone Caravan

After a great time in Boston, we headed to Croton Point Park in Croton-On-The–Hudson, NY. We were supposed to meet up here with our traveling companions, Dave and Myra Snowise, but Myra had a doctor...

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Westward Ho!

We have left the Northeast in our rearview mirrors and taken the Great Rolling Yellowstone Caravan a couple of states further west. From Ohio, we traveled to Shipshewana, Indiana. Ellyn and I were here...

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Making Strides

We have been “haulin’” for a couple of days, at least for us. 480 miles in one 11 1/2 hour day and 433 miles in 10 1/2 hours the next day to get from Joliet, Illinois to Wall, South Dakota. But we...

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The Badlands

Our first National Park visit was in South Dakota; The Badlands. It is quite something to come upon after all of the very flat, open farm land. Suddenly you see the peaks and valleys of the Badlands....

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The Black Hills of South Dakota

We brought some hot weather with us to Rapid City and The Black Hills. The first few days here are predicted to be 90-100 degrees. This is way off the chart for normal June weather in South Dakota....

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Spearfish, Lead, and Deadwood

Ok, we had one day off from touring and it was a good one to take off, because it was the hottest. The temperature hit 100 degrees, but it was a dry heat. We did a few errands and then hit the pool. It...

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The Wild West

Our continuing journey westward has taken us from the Black Hills of South Dakota into the state which is synonymous with the Wild, Wild West, Wyoming. Miles and miles of open range, lots of cattle...

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The Grand Tetons

We looked at routes into West Yellowstone and realized that going through the park from the east was not an option because of the mountain passes and narrow roads. We had planned on going north through...

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The Caravan Arrives!

At last, after 23 days and 2700 miles, The Great Rolling Yellowstone Caravan has arrived at the West Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Our drive out of Grand Teton over Teton Pass was a little...

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Yellowstone is Youuuuge!

Wow, we have put almost 300 miles on the car and have only seen about a third of Yellowstone National Park. We have back-tracked over some areas that we already saw and some parts where we drove but...

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The Great Family Expansion of 2016

We have been perched in the Portland Oregon area now for nearly three weeks. We came here to help out with our son Brian and his family while they added a new member. With a due date of July 12th...

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California Dreaming

OK, no dream, we headed off to the Golden State from Oregon for some friend and family time, although we had to leave the Grandkids behind for a while. The ultimate destination was the San Francisco...

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Whales and Craters

We spent a week on the Pacific Coast in Pacifica, CA. Ellyn’s Sister, Laura, lives just a couple of blocks from the ocean and from the closest RV Park to San Francisco. The RV park is slowly...

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Summer’s End

Our summer has been an eventful one, even though we have spent nearly all of it in Portland, Oregon. We arrived here in late June to begin waiting for the arrival of our second Grandson, Martin. We...

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And Away We Go!

The reason for staying in the Northwest beyond the Birthday of our Grandson, was for the Wedding of our Niece, Sarah, in Tacoma, Washington. That happened on October 9th and our entire immediate family...

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Where It All Began

Geoff is feeling nostalgic. He is visiting a place where one of the biggest adventures began 46 years ago that set him on a path that would determine the rest of his life. This place is out on the end...

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Home Again, Home Again

After Houston (see the post before last for how we got that far, we passed out of Texas, through Louisiana, and into Alabama. Our stop there was near Mobile and way after dark. No satellite available...

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Beginning the 2017 Travel Season

On May 31st, it was time to get going again on the road. This would be the latest we have stayed in Sarasota in the Spring since we started coming here in 2010. In the past, we have been on the road by...

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