Visiting Tampico, Illinois, the Birthplace of Ronald Reagan – Part 4

July 29, 2023 After we finished our tour and dropped a $20 in the donation box, we looked at the brochure to see what else we might see in Tampico. The brochure mentions the various buildings the Reagans lived in and the park Ronald Reagan played in. It also covered the churches the Reagans attended. […]

Visiting the Small Town of Walnut, Illinois

July 16, 2023 On July 5 (Wednesday), we rode the motorcycle to the small town of Walnut and had lunch at the Walnut Cafe. The Walnut Cafe is an old fashioned diner, with booths and a counter. All the locals knew each other and were visiting and catching up with each other. We walked around […]

Rock Island State Trail Wyoming Depot Access in Wyoming, Illinois

July 10, 2023 On July 4, we looked for a hiking location using Google Maps as we wanted to see more of the area. The Rock Island State Trail came up. It is a rails to trails conversion and based on pictures people shared, it looked like it was near water. We rode south along […]

A Day Exploring Near Princeton, Illinois

July 9, 2023 On July 5, 2023, we decided to go for a motorcycle ride and see some local sights before buying some groceries. Since it was Wednesday, we expected the visitors center at the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park to be open. We rode to the visitors center and found it closed. I took […]

Cody Park Railroad Museum in North Platte, NE

June 23, 2023 After our tour of the Golden Spike Tower, we rode the motorcycle to the Cody Railroad Museum. The last bit, Google sent us down a dirt road and showed us parking on the dirt road and climbing over the tall fence to get to the railroad museum. It was easier to ride […]

The Golden Spike Tower in North Platte, NE

June 21, 2023 I was very excited to see the Golden Spike Tower. It is an eight story tower overlooking the largest rail yard in the world. The tower is not owned by Union Pacific and is operated and owned by a nonprofit organization. The satellite photos of the rail yard are impressive, as well. […]

Leaving the Great Salt Plains State Park for Ellis, Kansas

May 30, 2023 We packed up the RV on May 19 and headed west on OK 11 and then north along US 281 until we hit I-70. We took I-70 west straight to Ellis, KS. Luckily, it wasn’t raining as we packed up and hitched up. It started raining on us as we drove west […]

Acadiana Park in Lafayette, Louisiana

May 1, 2023 As both us were feeling almost back to normal, we decided to go for a short hike/walk. In looking at the map, Acadiana Park was close by and it got good reviews. It is a city park of 150 acres with 6 miles of trails and a campground. http://naturestation.org/pages/about-us Since they allow […]

Getting to Frog City RV Park in Dustin, LA

April 18, 2023 On Saturday (April 15), we got up and took Nox for a walk. We closed up the RV and left our overnight Harvest Host spot around 9:15 am. We easily pulled back onto west I-10 and headed to Louisiana. We had a small amount of rainfall as we drove through Mississippi. We […]

A Ride with Friends to Fairhope, AL

April 13, 2023 On Monday (April 10), there was a knocking on our door. A new friend, Ann, from across the road stopped by to ask us, in her charming Irish accent, if we’d like to join them for a ride. That sounded fun to us. The weather was beautiful, sunny skies in the 60s […]