Travel Log

Our visit to Gettysburg was educational, moving, hot and too short. We wanted to see the battlefield  but didn’t want to be tied to a tour bus schedule.  So, we opted for a recorded audio tour.  The local tourism bureau …

Our week in Ohio was a trip back in time.  Linda attended her 50th High School Reunion (Watkins Memorial HS, Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio)  and was reunited with Marty, her childhood BFF.  (They were Best Friends Forever before anyone ever …

Custer State Park, SD was on our way home from the Wind Cave.  Rather then take the same route we decided to take a short cut through the park that was labeled on the map “ Wildlife Loop Road”.  Little …

After leaving the Mammoth Site, we headed to the Wind Cave National Park just a few miles up the road.  We are both cave nuts…so this was a great exploration opportunity.  Luck was with us as the tour we selected …

We have always wanted to go to a dig but wanted to see the real thing.  While looking through the tourist brochures…yes we do read the local handouts to see what attractions are in the area…we discovered a day trip …

As it turns out, the west end of South Dakota held a lot of adventure for us.  We will start with Mount Rushmore, as it has been on our “must see” list of for several years.  Linda visited when she was young, …

“Temple Square” is the centerpiece of Salt Lake City.  Although we probably should have, we didn’t fit the tour into our Salt Lake City visit.  We arrived here ready to explore and to get to know the  area.  We found …

We are off on another adventure and, as usual, are still amazed by the places Ingress takes us.   By the way, for those of you who might be new to our blog the top portion details our traveling adventures …

The time has come for us to start the return trip to Washington.  Bidding a sad farewell to Mike, Staci and the grandkids we hit the road on Tuesday, January 5th.  We decided to drive for 5-6  hours a day then …

We are starting the new year headed back home from Florida.  3,600 miles over 22 days (weather permitting).  We are going to  be flexible and these things will undoubtedly change, but here is the rough draft of our plan. We …