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Celebrating in Watertown

Celebrating in Watertown

We're still celebrating! Yesterday was our wedding anniversary and we marked the occasion at Dempsey’s Brew Pub on Broadway in Watertown, South Dakota with their award winning Casanova Pizza on Cauliflower Crust accompanied by their delicious Black Bear Stout! And...

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nüCamp Rocks!

nüCamp Rocks!

The two of us left from üCamp on the 20th of last month to begin our 2021 Summer Ramble and over the course of thirty days had had adventures in just three states. From eastern central Ohio we'd traveled and explored parts of Indiana then on to Illinois. At Starved...

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A Wisconsin Dive Bar

A Wisconsin Dive Bar

Today was a travel day, albeit a short one, from Rochester to New Salem, communities on either side of Springfield, Illinois. Our habit of late is to enjoy some leisure on either side of the travel. Thus we didn't plan to have anything worth blogging about. We'd...

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A Bloomington Fourth

A Bloomington Fourth

Our visits to Bloomington, Indiana are always amazing but this visit has taken it to the next level. We were privileged to have the opportunity to moochdock in CJ & Phil's driveway over the busiest campground weekend of the year and to share a spirit of adventure...

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Never Stop Dancing

Never Stop Dancing

Our granddaughters have been studying dance each since they were about two years old. Now at ages 17 and 11 they are quite accomplished and it's an incredible treat each time we get the opportunity to watch them perform. Today they and their fellow dancers are...

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Mountain House Interlude

Mountain House Interlude

Tonight is our tenth night of driveway camping in Bell@ at our mountain house. This has given us the chance to bring home some items that we'd used in Sc@rlett that we do not currently need as we continue to get settled into Bell@. And we had just a few things to do...

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Chickens & Eggs

Chickens & Eggs

One of the reasons that Greg & Rachel chose to move their brood from the big city to a small town was the opportunity to produce some of their own food. Along that line they have joined a chicken co-op in the neighborhood. Yesterday Greg helped build the coop and...

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Skipping Stones & Sleeping Over

Skipping Stones & Sleeping Over

Skipping stones is a skill that has been passed from father to son for generations. Now for Greg, Rachel and family, their new home in western Massachusetts is giving the boys a better than ever opportunity to develop their skills at a local park nearby. We're...

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Just One Egg

Just One Egg

When we arrived at Timbercrest nearly three weeks ago, we were shown a Killdeer nest in the middle of the gravel in the campsite across from ours, four black and white speckled eggs, and a very frantic parent trying to distract us from the nest with a characteristic...

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John & Michael Darling

John & Michael Darling

Sometimes the stars align just right. This evening we followed the directions given to Wendy, John, and Michael, by Peter Pan, “There it is Wendy. Second star to the right then straight on ‘til morning.” Thus we traveled, guided by a troupe of young dancers, to...

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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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New Opportunities in Medina

New Opportunities in Medina

Little Fox Cafe and Bakery, great for coffee, croissants, and conversation When we first posted that we were updating our website we were in Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter we headed west to Medina. With the trailer safely ensconced in our son's driveway, we settled...