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Since shortly after we crossed the border from South Dakota into Wyoming we have more or less been following the Bozeman Trail which was designed to be the shortest overland route from Ft Laramie to the Virginia City gold fields. John Bozeman was a major figure...
Just outside of Bozeman and just ten minutes from the Museum of the Rockies, Bear Canyon Campground Site #54 is our current home with a million dollar view. After stuffing our brains with all sorts of great information at the museum today we stopped for Wilcoxson's...
The Museum of the Rockies is amazing! We ventured back into the dinosaurs realm first thing this morning and watched a video in which Curator Jack Horner (Yes, he's the famed paleontologist, scientific advisor for the Jurassic Park movies, and inspiration for the...
On our 2008 trip we stopped here to get just a little taste of this stupendous museum. This trip we want to see more. We camped just a ten minute drive away and came in this afternoon to begin the adventure. We browsed a bit in the Siebel Dinosaur Complex...
The Montana sticker is now proudly displayed on the map on the side of our T@B meaning we have now wandered into 45 of the contiguous states! And last night we stayed at the original KOA campground in Billings, established 1962. Our first stay together at a KOA was in...
See Park Video We returned this morning to Little Big Horn for the ranger talk on Last Stand Hill, to remember the soldiers and warriors who fell here in defense of what they believed was right, to visit the Indian Memorial and to ponder the prospect of unity through...
The days here are brutally hot and the nights tend toward chilly but the temperature in the evening is perfect. We enjoyed conversation with neighbors and then decided It would be a good time for a walk. As we cruised the perimeter of this KOA, we realized that it was...
As he was showing us to our campsite, Robert, one of our hosts volunteered a restaurant recommendation. He suggested Three Brothers Bistro and if we like dark beer to get the Pig's Ass Porter. We took him up on it. Not just dinner last night but for lunch today....
In 1868 the US signed the Laramie Treaty with the Lakota and other tribes ceding reservation lands and creating unceded territory for the use of the nomadic tribes for hunting. In 1873 the US experienced a severe recession. In 1874 gold was discovered in the Black...
After nearly two weeks in North Dakota and a quick visit with family in South Dakota, we're ready to head to Montana. It's one of the missing states on the T@B map. Our route is taking us west through the Black Hills along US-16 into Wyoming then north on I-90. It's...
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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Our short visit to Njardarheimr gave us insight into life in 11th Century Norway and educated us on the role of “Vikings” within the Norse community of the time.
A stop at Ålesund at the entrance to Geiranger Fjord gave us a glimpse into life in and the history of a coastal city in Norway.
After a few days of exploration in the realm of the Arctic Circle, we aboard the Jewel of the Seas celebrated with a Blue Nose Ceremony and will receive Arctic Crossing Certificates!