Checking Out Ellis, KS – Part 2

May 21, 2022 See https://retirementrvdream.com/2022/05/20/checking-out-ellis-ks-part-1/ for earlier in the day. We walked along a gravel road that is next to the scaled down train tracks. We saw the old brick buildings that had been part of the railroad roundhouse. We noticed a park and as we walked around, we realized it was a town RV […]

Checking Out Ellis, KS – Part 1

May 20, 2022 Yesterday (May 19), my friend contacted me and we made plans to meet up. She also made some suggestions of places to see and some restaurants to try. I wanted to see the train museum in Ellis, KS. I love trains. It runs in the family as my great-grandfather was a train […]

Hiking the McKay Hollow Trail in the Monte Sano State Park, AL

May 15, 2022 Bruce’s friend had been on most of the hiking trails at Monte Sano, but he hadn’t hiked the McKay Hollow Trail. It is marked as difficult on the hiking map. You can either start from the playground parking lot or hike another trail to get to the other end of the trail. […]

Japanese Tea Garden at Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, AL

May 15, 2022 On Saturday (May 14), we met up with Bruce’s friend in the picnic parking lot of Monte Sano State Park. We planned to go hiking in Monte Sano State Park. This was our old stomping grounds, as we lived in Huntsville in the early 90’s and often went hiking on Monte Sano. […]

Sunset Drive Walking Trail in Guntersville, AL

May 11, 2022 Post updated on May 12, 2022 to add more about the cormorant picture. Yesterday (May 10), we rode the motorcycle to Guntersville to walk the Sunset Drive Walking Trail. We first parked at a spot near the City Harbor. We walked along the dock to the City Harbor center. We walked out […]

Cathedral Caverns State Park

May 11, 2022 On Sunday (May 8th), Bruce and I rode the motorcycle to Cathedral Caverns State Park. We meet up with friends at the gift shop parking lot around 9:45 am for the 10 am tour. Bruce and I removed our gear and stowed it in the motorcycle case. As we walked away, I […]

Bucks Pocket State Park in Alabama

April 28, 2022 Here is the post for Bucks Pocket State Park that I mentioned I was going to write in my previous post. After we dropped our tire off to have it replaced, Bruce drove us to Bucks Pocket State Park. It is past the Lake Guntersville State Park and just a few miles […]

What a Weekend!

April 17, 2022 Friday, we rode the motorcycle back to B. J. Reece’s Apple Barn and pick up a peck of Elite Crisp apples. We then rode into Ellijay for dinner at the Cajun Depot. I will just say I cannot recommend the Cajun Depot and leave it at that. Friday evening at Talona Ridge […]

Bear!!!!

April 14, 2022 Today, we drove up to Fort Mountain State Park with Nox to do some hiking. Fort Mountain State Park has several hiking trails. Bruce wanted to hike to the stone tower. The hiking brochure we had picked up at the Ellijay Welcome Center made it sound like we could go up to […]

Tumbling Waters Nature Trail at Carters Lake in Georgia

April 12, 2022 Today, we decided to take Nox along with us on our hike. Bruce drove the truck from the RV park to the trail head for Tumbling Waters Nature Trail. The trail head is in the same lot as the boat ramp. There were three picnic areas on the opposite side of the […]