In Santa Rosa NM its claim to fame is the Blue Hole, it’s not too far from our RV park so on our departure we take a swing by to see what all the fuss is about. This time of year there is not a lot going on and the pool looks to be very […]
Heading west towards Amarillo TX, the traffic is building and can’t wait to get by this busy place. As we get past Amarillo we spot the famous Cadillac Ranch, we head towards the next exit to turn around as it’s on the other side of the highway. It’s been raining and the shoulder of the […]
They say that Oklahoma is pretty flat and windy, we are here to confirm that. we now are cutting across northern Texas to find a place just off Route 66 called Longhorn RV in Alanreed TX. This quaint place is not more than a flat dirt parking lot, the people are friendly and have some […]
Off we go to Eureka Springs AR, this is an area in the Ozark Mountains that have been a destination spot for lots of people. We cross the Arkansas River and travel through many of their rolling hills full of farms. My co-pilot Angela finds a place in the middle of town, this time of […]
We are excited to get back to the World War 1 Memorial and Museum this morning. The grounds are spectacular with the spire marking and memorializing the lives lost. Inside you are greeted by this giant glass floor with red poppies below, 9 thousand to be exact, one poppy for every thousand deaths, hard to […]
We are in a rush to get to Kansas City MO today as it is Friday and I need to get to the Kansas City 1st World War Museum before it closes to meet with Jonathan R. Casey, Director, Archives. If we do not make it will not have a chance to discuss the pictures […]
What’s interesting about our travels is that most of it is not planned so has we are driving we see this billboard that claims Casey IL is a small town with big things. They hold the Guinness Book of Records for having the official home to 12 of the World’s Largest Attractions! World’s Largest Windchime, […]
We are ready to head out this morning but decided since we are this close to Dearborn, we would stop by the Carhartt office, a company I worked for more than 30 years in Alaska. We did not call ahead to see if Mark Valade the CEO would be in, we were in hopes he […]
Today was relaxed as we are getting to prepared to depart from Detroit area back to Middlebury IN to pick our RV up. Lauren & Mark have been the ultimate host while we were here and we will miss them but, our adventure needs to continue. Tonight Lauren, Mark & Family take us to one […]
After two full days of playing tourist we take it easy today and head over to my other cousin home Tom King for lunch at his son’s Steve house and later on to dinner at Toms favorite dinner place La Dolce Vita in Highland Park MI. On our way there we see a truck test […]
Today Emily & Mark our cousins are taking us downtown Detroit to the Eastern Farmers Market, this is another must see if in Detroit. Detroit has had a bad reputation as a city in decline but now it’s having a comeback. The Eastern Farmers Market is on the edge of downtown and it is bustling […]
We got our RV in the shop and we head off to Detroit to visit our cousins, we are excited to see them and see the sites of Detroit. My cousin Laureen and her family have always been so hospitable, this time is no different as she has our schedule all filled up with great […]
We get out early wanting to get to the factory and get the work lined up. I have been in frequent contact with our representative at Coachmen, Jason, not only to coordinate what needs to be done but all the repairs that we had to do before we decided to drive all the way north […]
