Thank You!

This trip was special on so many levels. One of the best parts were the family and friends we had the opportunity to spend time with along the way.

A huge thanks to our gracious hosts! We come in like a cyclone and can leave a mark. We truly appreciate your hospitality and look forward to the time when we can welcome you into our home.

Thanks a bunch to:
Nancy & Larry Sinclair
Trish & Greg Moore
The Wille Family, Jill, Kevin, Alex, & Kate
Grandma Elaine & Grandpa Ed
Aunt Deena, Uncle Allan, Beverly & Monica
Rob Sokoloff
Martha Dodge
Yogi & Dana Yeager

As always, we could not have made the trip and seen all that we did without our new 2017 Rand McNally atlas (we had to retire the old one- too many pages were falling out), the wacky, wild, & weird app (a.k.a. Roadside America), and all the advice and suggestions of family, friends, and strangers we met along the way. A smartphone is an essential tool for these adventures, though we still had amazing experiences for the week plus that we were without service. It's nice to know that there are still so many place that technology is no more than a paperweight. If you are as crazy as we are and decide to embark on your own adventure, get in touch. We are always eager to share the must-see sites and the places that are best to avoid. Until next time...

Home is where the heart is...

and the road is the place for adventure!

36 days, 7,452 miles, 20 states, 2 Canadian Provinces and we are back home in Eagle! 7,452 miles is a long way and a long time to be on the road. Once again we were reminded how vast a country this is and how much there is to explore. Like all of our adventures, this one was fantastic and unique. Though the East Coast is densely populated with things in close quarters, we found some gems and enjoyed visiting with family and friends. As we drove west and the distance betweens towns, and in some cases any sign of civilization, grew we breathed deeper and were reminded why we love the west and would not consider living anywhere but here.

As always, we learned a lot on this trip. We learned that the girls love the beach. We have always known that they prefer water to land, but now we know that the water on the beach is their happy place. We learned that North Dakota is a very nice place as long as the bison stay at a safe distance. We learned that Niagara Falls is the Vegas of the East. We learned the proper way to eat a lobst-ah. Most importantly, we learned how to tolerate and appreciate one another and were reminded that we love to travel, we love adventure, and we will do it again next year!

Walden, CO

We stopped at the Moose Cafe in Walden and were chatting with the waitress. She was camping in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park last week too! (We got on the subject because Jim asked if they served Bison burgers. He wants some revenge!) She had video of the bison wandering through the campground. We figured out that we were there on different nights. They obviously take that path often. We thought the volunteer in the ranger station was full of it when she said they come through almost every night. Aside from the volunteer, anyone who has heard the story has the same reaction- that's a precarious and undesirable situation! A warning sign or a fence would be a great addition to the campground. It's an accident waiting to happen!

Home

We are in Colorado, though there is no photo to prove it. No "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" sign on this road. Very disappointing!

Oregon Trail Ruts, Guernsey, WY

Very interesting spot! The wagons were narrow and there must have been a lot of them to carve ruts this deep!

Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, South Dakota

It was a sink hole where the male mammoths came to eat during the winter. They slipped in and drowned then got buried in the sediment. They have found remnants of 62 mammoth here.

All the bones are real, not petrified.

A replica named Sinbad .

Mammoth skulls.

A. Bone house like the ones they have found in Siberia. 

Bison sighting...

It's better than in a campground!