Ivy Green, the Birthplace of Helen Keller

August 18, 2024 After my visit to the Tennessee Valley Art Museum on Thursday (August 15), I walked across the street to Ivy Green. I was surprised by how small Ivy Green was as I approached it. I opened the door, expecting to see the fee collection station. Instead, I walked into a lovely home […]

Third Day of Travel to Get to Golden, Colorado

June 6, 2024 On May 17, we got up and walked around some at the St. Peters’ 370 Lakeside Park in Missouri. We then packed up the rig and headed out. We drove on Missouri 370 to I-70. Once on I-70, we just needed to stay on I-70 until we reached Ellis, Kansas. At Ellis, […]

Butterfly Habitat Garden at Claystone Park on Lake Tobesofkee in Georgia

May 31, 2024 We enjoyed walking in Claystone Park. The trails are well kept. We decided to go see the butterfly habitat near the entrance of the park. There was a volunteer working on the garden. She mentioned that not many butterflies were out due to the weather. Since there was a sign saying dogs […]

Chattahoochee, Florida Exploration

March 7, 2024 Chattahoochee, Florida has US Hwy 90 running through it as one of the main streets. Chattahoochee has some interesting borders; the Apalachicola River makes one borders, a small corner of man-made Lake Seminole makes a small boarder and the state of Georgia creates another border. On February 21, we rode up to […]

Fort Cooper State Park in Florida

January 7, 2024 This post is out of order. I kept meaning to post about visiting Fort Cooper State Park on Christmas Eve last year. We took the motorcycle out for a ride to get breakfast out. On the way back home, we stopped at Fort Cooper State Park just outside of Inverness, Florida. We […]

South Carolina Railroad Museum

November 5, 2023 After our train ride, we wondered through the train cars that were open. The first car was a Pullman Sleeper. It was luxurious even its dilapidated state. The Pullman Sleeper Car was an elegant and civilized way to travel! The mail car was next. The mail car in Bellevue, Ohio was a […]

Four Years of Blogging

October 9, 2023

Cliff the Big Red Truck Springs a Leak

August 11, 2023 While we were at Hickory Grove Campground in Illinois, Cliff the Big Red Truck was parked under trees. We (Bruce) left the sunroof open at a tilt to keep the truck cooler. The trees dumped a lot of litter onto the truck and that litter got into the sunroof. We had several […]

Out of Order Post – Another Fall

June 3, 2023 This morning (Saturday), we walked over to the Grateful Bread Bakery in Golden, CO. The heavy rains had washed large rocks onto the bridge to the center the bakery is in. I was glad I was wearing my hiking boots, as they supported my ankles as I tripped over a rock about […]

FOTD – Lilac

May 30, 2023