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Biography Video It looks as though North Dakota's cottonwood trees think it's autumn. We spent the day enjoying Theodore Roosevelt National Park, both south and north units. The human history, the geology, and the wildlife are all rather remarkable. Late in the...
See Park Video Ranger Talk Video It was a day of natural wonders. It began with beautiful blue skies! We drove to Devil's Tower National Monument for a three hour visit including a hike around the base marveling at the skill of the climbers. Then we drove to Medora,...
Ranger Tour Video Park Video Today we headed south on US 385 to Hot Springs, South Dakota. There in 1974 mammoth fossils were discovered and now it is an active paleontological dig under roof. It's the only mammoth site in the US with the fossils in situ (left where...
See Park Video You've probably heard the story of our first visit to Mount Rushmore National Memorial. We drove in, rushed out to the viewing platform, snapped about a dozen excellent photos of the four presidents using a variety of lenses on a 35mm SLR camera then...
See Park Video Spent all morning and part of the afternoon exploring the Badlands National Park. At the Visitor's Center we learned that when we last visited in 1973 that this area was a national monument and that the emphasis was on the scenery. Since then it has...
Camped last night at Wilson Island State Park on the western border of Iowa. For yet another night we set up camp in a light rain and broke camp in the mist. This was our most primitive camp yet. We had pit toilets! But $11 a night is not bad. In Omaha, Nebraska, then...
Devonian Fossil Gorge Park Video Amana Colonies Park Video We camped last night near the Coralville Dam. During the 1993 Flood the water spilled over the dam in such proportion that it scoured away all the topsoil and some of the limestone bedrock downstream from the...
See List of Maritime Historical Park Video See Last of the Lumber Schooners Video Finally a nice day! Not exactly sunny but at least not raining. We drove a couple of miles to Redwood City and took CalTrain up to San Francisco. We walked, rode the cable car, ate at...
Another day of breathtaking scenery! We embarked on an excursion in the company of Ed and Anita and saw Glacier Gardens, some incredible gardens crafted in what had been a mudslide area. From flowers planted in the roots of upside down trees to...
Spent the day in Skagway. It was a wonderful adventure to ride the White Pass & Yukon train with John & Amy. We saw fabulous scenery and the some of the treacherous trail that the Klondike Gold Rushers faced. In town we visited some Klondike Gold Rush...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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It’s been an amazing week of sharing adventures with Amanda as well as trotting off on our own to see some “must sees” as well as more obscure and out of the way spots in this amazing capitol city.
Born in 1693 in Yorkshire in the north of England he was a self-taught carpenter and clockmaker. When he was twenty-one Parliament passed the 1714 Longitude Act and set the course for Harrison’s life as he set off on a quest to build an accurate marine chronometer.
We’ve been celebrating all year, partied with family and friends in May, and most recently sailed across the Atlantic to celebrate our 50th Anniversary today here in London, England.