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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...
See Register Cliff Park Video Here. See Oregon Trail Ruts Park Video Here. This section of The Oregon Trail was also a part of The California Trail as early as 1841, as well as The Mormon Trail beginning in 1846, and The Pony Express in 1860-1861. When The Mormons...
Years ago we got a book listing some of the best state parks in the US. Today we're staying at one of the parks listed. It's not the best time for boating since the lake/reservoir has been drained to send water to Nebraska for irrigation. But another great thing about...
As we sought a campsite last night near Ft Collins CO, we learned that Frontier Days is in full swing in Cheyenne WY and that campsites and hotel rooms are a scarce commodity. We were lucky enough to score a tent site for last night but we now know that we'd rather...
We traveled today from Steamboat Springs to Fort Collins along US-40 and CO-14, the Cache la Poudre Scenic Byway. Oh! The scenery! It's unbelievable. We traveled north of Rocky Mountain National Park but the scenery was every bit as beautiful! But now in Fort Collins...
We enjoyed a leisurely morning in camp listening to the rushing of the Yampa River next to our site before going into the town of Steamboat Springs for lunch, a bit of geocaching, and a little shopping. We finished our day in a most relaxing manner by soaking in the...
Forty-one years ago when we were tent camping across the country on our honeymoon The Carpenters' hit On Top of the World was high on the charts and being played frequently on FM stations across the country. It was a bit of an anthem for us. Today as we were traveling...
The docent at the visitor center in Meeker told us about the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway. It's shown as a major road on the official Colorado highway map but to call this mostly gravel road between Meeker and Yampa a highway would be a stretch. It is a nice wide...
Wow! This has been on Our List for ever so long. We're at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah! It's another of those places where we must come back! This time we arrived just after two busloads of Roads Scholars so it was crazy busy. We took the tram up to the quarry...
We're in a high altitude desert. Sagebrush sprinkled across a red landscape here in the Colorado Plateau. Small towns are occasionally found along this stretch of US-40 but the population is so sparse that we've not had cell service for hours. We've gotten so...
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 travels yesterday were a rather lengthy 234 miles ending at the Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain KOA in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and a yummy dinner of Chicken Cordon Bleu at Muller's Diner, an eatery recommended by a local as we checked in. But even before...
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...
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...