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Nov 16, 20218 min read
OKC:"Voted One of America's *Least* Glamorous Cities!"
Next stop Oklahoma City! A short two hour drive from our last campground in Tulsa. If you've ever wondered what the state of Oklahoma...
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Oct 11, 20217 min read
Peaking Behind the Curtain: Tulsa Part 2
After one year on the road (we were here in October, 2018), one of the most impactful aspects of our travels has been the opportunity to...
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Aug 19, 20216 min read
Every Stop has a Story
So, where to next? It's a question that we ask often. And it is pondered carefully. One part of us excitedly looks at the roadmap laid...
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Jul 10, 20218 min read
Branson, Missouri (a lot like Vegas, with more Jesus and less gambling)
I don't remember who brought up the idea but somehow as we looked at a road map of Missouri, this iconic family destination was added to...
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May 29, 20219 min read
Gateway to the West (and my 100th post!)
And I've only chronicled about a third of our journey! We've seen and done so many fun and exciting things that it's hard to find the...
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Apr 3, 20217 min read
"SHOW-ME!":
After an enjoyable tour of Iowa, we continued our southward journey into the state of Missouri. Never having been to the Midwest, we were...
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Feb 6, 20216 min read
IOWA (Part 2) - "Going Where No Man Has Gone Before!"
During the few days we spent in Iowa, we stayed at the Newton/Des Moines KOA in the centrally located, small town of Newton. NEWTON...
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Jan 11, 20217 min read
IOWA - "Frank Lloyd Wright, Buddy Holly, and Dwight"
We arrive in the Hawkeye State! When you cross the border from Minnesota into Iowa you pass into the heartland of America. And the...
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Nov 30, 20206 min read
Pivot Points Along Our Path
One of the questions we are most frequently asked is how do we plan our travel route. No, we don't throw a dart against a wall map, no we...
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Oct 28, 20208 min read
Beautiful Wisconsin..
I had never thought much about the state of Wisconsin. It's not in the news very often. It doesn't have a major tourist attraction like...
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Jun 30, 20209 min read
Home of Laverne and Shirley!
If you're too young to remember this late 1970's TV show, it was about the misadventures of two best friends Laverne DeFazio and Shirley...
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May 21, 202010 min read
The Land of Lincoln and Corn!
After leaving the Hoosier State we decided to visit the last of the Great Lake states: Illinois , Wisconsin , and Minnesota . Our...
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Apr 21, 202011 min read
Time to play catch-up: INDIANA
So I thought I'd use this down time during Lorraine's recovery from surgery (and the quarantine) to catch up on my travel journaling. I...
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Mar 22, 20206 min read
Breaking Ankle
Well, it was probably only a matter of time.. After visiting 36 states and hiking hundreds of trails of various terrain and difficulty,...
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Jan 14, 20208 min read
How has travel changed us?
This past Christmas, we left our RV in Pahrump, Nevada and flew back to Delaware to spend time with family and friends. [Many thanks to...
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Nov 25, 20199 min read
Year TWO Is In The Books! And, our top ten list!
It's hard to believe but a little over 24 months ago, we pulled up stakes in Delaware and became asphalt adventurers. Us, two years ago:...
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Oct 20, 20192 min read
One Of The Coolest Places We've Visited!
In my last blog post, I mentioned our visit to giant dunes of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.. While those mammoth dunes were...
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Oct 6, 20194 min read
Michigan's Best Kept Secret..
Quick! ..Where is the tart-cherry capital of the United States? [Que the Jeopardy music] Well, stay tuned to find out the answer to this...
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Sep 10, 20194 min read
The U. P. or P. U.!?
Okay, so it wasn't really that bad, but everybody had talked with such glowing reverence for the Upper Peninsula, otherwise known as the...
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Aug 19, 20197 min read
"It was Summertime in Northern Michigan"..
Like the lyrics to the popular song state: we spent our summertime in northern Michigan. This is the second of four blog posts...
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