Our thoughts are of home as we drive south from Lake Superior on this last month of our trip. It will take us four days to travel the 1200 miles to reach our first stop, Heber City, Utah. Continue reading Westward Ho
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Minnesota and the Shores of Lake Superior
Minnesota opened her arms and welcomed us with a tornado warning.
Our history of natural disasters included our stay in Lockport, Nova Scotia while Hurricane Dorian churned the ocean and his winds tore down trees and buildings along the shore; being swallowed and blinded in a violent dust storm known as a “Haboob” on a drive home through Yuma, Arizona; and watching a curtain of rain from a monsoon erase homes across the fairway from view and flood the golf course. We did not want to add surviving a tornado to our list. Continue reading Minnesota and the Shores of Lake Superior
Little Switzerland – Iowa’s Best Kept Secret
For the next six weeks we will be traveling by the seat of our pants. That’s the way Terry likes to travel…no reservations and decisions made on the fly. I’m just the opposite. I’ll research something to death, agonize over my decisions and then make reservations. Well, judging by our experiences In Little Switzerland, Terry may have a good point. Continue reading Little Switzerland – Iowa’s Best Kept Secret
Calamities and Silver Linings
When we began to camp our friends gave us helpful advise. They talked about two important things to remember. The first being to walk around your coach before leaving a campsite. Be sure the connections for the water and electrical are disconnected to avoid the major calamity of pulling them out of the ground. The second was if towing a vehicle be sure the connections are tight to avoid the “toad” disconnecting to race down the highway without you. After several weeks on the road, we discovered a third. Continue reading Calamities and Silver Linings
Southern Highlights
We buckled up for whirlwind tour of the South. Here are the highlights: Continue reading Southern Highlights
Ode to Kentucky
We have been traveling in rural Kentucky for almost a month. The narrow two-lane roads slice ribbons of grey through miles and miles of brilliant green corn fields. Wildflowers bend and sway on tall whisper thin stalks. The densely forested hillsides have been a welcome relief from the desert landscape at home. Continue reading Ode to Kentucky
Corvette Museum
We visited the Corvette Museum late in the afternoon and had the 115,000 square feet to ourselves. The museum opened in 1994 and sits on a 60-acre campus, complete with race track. Our self-guided tour began with a walk down vignettes depicting Main Street in an American small town. Early model Corvettes are cleverly displayed against the backdrops of a Photo Shop, Al’s Barber Shop, an assembly line, a Mobil gas station, a car dealership and a repair shop. Continue reading Corvette Museum
Orange Peel
Terry’s dad, Ralph, was a great dad who supported Terry in all his interests from Corvettes to boats to airplanes…whatever had an engine and could go fast. This story is dedicated to him. Thanks Ralph for mentoring such a great son. Continue reading Orange Peel
Memphis and Nashville
Our four month adventure began when we turned the nose of the coach in an easterly direction toward Bowling Green Kentucky for the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion over Father’s Day weekend. Memphis and Nashville would be two major stops along the way. Continue reading Memphis and Nashville
Wild Horses of the Lower Salt River
Wild horses, descendants of the horses brought by the Spanish, have roamed freely along the Salt River before the Tonto National Forest was designed in 1902. Even though they had been living on the land for over a century, their fate was uncertain in the early 21st century. In 2015, the United States Forest Service issued a notice declaring the herd as “unauthorized livestock” and announced a plan to capture, remove and auction off any unclaimed horses. Continue reading Wild Horses of the Lower Salt River