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See Oregon Trail Museum Video At the suggestion of a fellow camper at the Arco KOA, we headed this morning for Baker City, Oregon. There we visited the Oregon Trail Regional Museum before heading out to see The Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. We discovered that a...
See Park Video Ranger Talk Video Arco is the home of the first nuclear reactor in the world but we were there on a weekend and couldn't do the tour. We headed for the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Talk about a forbidding landscape! Caused by the same...
We spent today in search of new adventures in Grand Teton National Park. At the suggestion of a park ranger we hiked near String Lake where the mountains seem to come up out of the water. We explored a little in the Laurence S. Rockefeller Preserve to learn more about...
We spent today in search of memories from our honeymoon - and we found them! The Grand Tetons are more crowded than when we came in 1973 but we found an almost quiet stretch of Jenny Lake shore for our lunch. The door on the outhouse at Menor's Ferry is now nailed...
Park Service Video Series Spent the day in the western side of the park, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The falls are spectacular! We hiked "Uncle" Tom's trail from the top of the canyon to the bottom of the 308 foot Lower Falls. The hike down was pretty easy but...
Tuesday dawned bright and clear! We set out in search of more Yellowstone adventures. The Fountain Paint Pots was spectacular. We watched Old Faithful erupt twice. The second time we learned firsthand that you should not sit downwind from it unless you want to be...
Spent the day walking boardwalks through all sorts of geothermal phenomena. Nothing like walking around on top of one of the world's most enormous volcanoes! Also saw lots of wildlife...elk, bison, an eagle, and more. Made the mistake of arriving at Canyon Village...
Started the day with Mass at St William in Gardiner, Montana, then drove through the Roosevelt Gate at the northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. We were greeted almost immediately with two herd of elk near the Mammoth Hot Springs Lodge. At one point the two...
We returned to the Lewis & Clark Center in Great Falls this morning. Enjoyed the talk on the kinds of boats they used and tried pulling a keelboat ourselves. Saw some of the five sets of falls that they portaged around then more or less followed the Missouri to...
By sunrise we were the first in line waiting for the service department to open at City Motors Chevrolet in Great Falls. We've logged about 4,700 miles so far so figured routine service might be in order also wanted the A/C repaired. While we waited we had breakfast...
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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Perhaps not everyone is aware that viniculture, the growing of grapes and production of wine, is a feature of all fifty states. Although we'd known that, it's through our membership in Harvest Hosts that we've developed a deep appreciation for wines that hail from...
For a couple of reasons we decided to pause in our travels for a few days. We're parked in the driveway at Tween Creeks and plan on enjoying some of the little comforts here that the T@B doesn't offer, like a big comfy sofa. We'll take care of a few tasks to make the...
As our great 2019 cross country adventure winds down we find ourselves deadheading toward the house even more quickly than we planned because we have an appointment this afternoon. But it's a gorgeous October morning in Tennessee and we've got enough time to linger...