After a fun evening in the City of Presidents and a delightful visit with our campground neighbors, we are eastbound on I-90. We traveled this stretch in '73 on our honeymoon and in '08 on our three month ramble. Both times we were westbound and both times we stayed...
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2014 West then East
With Jana & The Presidents
Thanks to Jana we've finally, on our third visit to the Black Hills, visited downtown Rapid City, City of Presidents! It was a delightful evening. She met us at the KOA where we got to show her our T@B then on to a delicious meal at Tally's Silver Spoon, a trip to the...
OneYear Ago
We took delivery of our little T@B one year ago today! In our little gypsy wagon we have logged many miles and many nights. It's given us the opportunity to explore new places and to return to familiar ones, to visit family and friends, and to make new friends....
Agate Fossil Beds
See Park Video Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is out in the middle of the prairie many miles from any sizable city, in fact the closest town is Harrison, Nebraska 25 miles to the north, a community of less than three hundred people. What was once the Agate...
Chimney Rock
See Park Video This morning we visited Chimney Rock. It was an iconic landmark on the Overland Trails. It's amazing to gaze on a bit of geology was was a much anticipated site for folks traveling west a hundred and fifty years ago!
Scotts Bluff
See Park Video Rising 4659 feet above sea level, Scotts Bluff was a landmark on the Overland Trail, this huge rock rising out of the prairie. We stopped at the Scotts Bluff National Monument near Gering, Nebraska. At the Visitor Center we were the only visitors! When...
Pioneer Women
150th Anniv Ft Laramie Treaty Video See Park Video Another opportunity at Fort Laramie is to talk with a costumed interpreter at a covered wagon. We talked with her about the Mormon Migration. Our family connection is to a woman named Charity who left Karen's...
Mountain Howitzer
At Fort Laramie we were treated to an interpretive talk about the Mountain Howitzer and it's role, actually it's uselessness in the wide open spaces of Wyoming. But the fascinating thing is that it is the little baby brother of the Twelve Pound Napoleons that were...
As Far As the Eye Can See
Listened last night to the sounds of the nearby train switching yard. This morning saw a line of railroad coal cars as far as the eye can see. And everywhere we look it seems the scenery goes on as far as the eye can see.
Sunset at Lake Guernsey
Because it's listed in National Geographic Guide to State Parks in the United States, we decided to visit Lake Guernsey State Park near Guernsey, Wyoming. At registration we were advised that the water levels in the lake, which is a reservoir, were at very low levels...
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A Bitung Welcome and Jungle Trek
The apprehensive with which we approached our the Bitung Jungle Trek quickly evaporated with the incredibly warm welcome offered us by the Bitung people, the gorgeous lush landscape, the beautiful beaches, and the fascinating wildlife. This has been an incredible experience.
Australia’s Termite Architects and Waterfalls
Today’s adventure took us into The Australian outback in the Northern Territory, Australia’s last frontier in search of towering termite mounds and incredible waterfalls as well as a most delicious Aussie lunch.
Moore Reef, A Great Barrier Reef Adventure
Our much anticipated excursion to the Great Barrier Reef from Queen Mary 2 docked at Yorkey’s Knob near Cairns, Australia turned out to be not quite what we had hoped for but did yield an absolutely amazing helicopter experience as we flew above Moore and Elephant Reefs.












